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Padatik
Padatik
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Srijit Mukherji
Written by	Srijit Mukherji
Screenplay by	Srijit Mukherji
Story by	Srijit Mukherji
Based on	Mrinal Sen
Produced by	Firdausul Hasan; Prabal Halder;
Starring	Chanchal Chowdhury; Monami Ghosh;
Cinematography	Indranath Marick
Edited by	Srijit Mukherjee
Music by	Salil Chowdhury ; Rabindranath Tagore ; Kabir Suman
Production; companies	Friends Communication,; Big Screen Productions House
Distributed by	PVR Inox Pictures
Release date	15 August 2024 (India);
Running time	126 Minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Padatik is a 2024 Indian Bengali language biographical drama film written, directed and edited by Srijit Mukherji. The film focuses on Mrinal Sen's active lifetime and his contribution in the Bengali Cinema.^[1]^[2] The film was released theatrically on 15 August 2024, India's Independence Day.^[3]

Plot

Mrinal Sen's journey from his struggling early days as an idealistic filmmaker during India's independence to his pivotal role in the Indian New Wave cinema movement in 1950s Calcutta, working alongside Satyajit Ray.

Cast

Chanchal Chowdhury – as Mrinal Sen
Korak Samantha – as young Mrinal Sen
Monami Ghosh – as Geeta Devi Wife of Mrinal Sen
Aishani Dey – as young Geeta Sen
Samrat Chakravarthy - as Mrinal and Geeta's only son Kunal Sen
Barun Chanda as Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India
Jeetu Kamal - as Satyajit Ray
Sujan Mukherjee - as Anjan Dutt
Akshay Kapoor – as Kapoor
Rohit Basfore
Sajjadul Ahamed Riyad
Tanisa Islam Mahi

Create

Initially, Srijit decided to make a biopic on Mrinal Sen in the form of a web series, but later decided to make a film after changing his mind. The shooting of Mrinal Sen's biopic 'Padatik' began on 15 January 2023 in Kolkata.^[4]

Reception

Padatik won the Best Screenplay award at the 2024 New York Indian Film Festival.^[5]

References

^ "Mrinal Sen biopic 'Padatik' goes on floor, Chanchal Chowdhury says 'my courage and qualifications will be tested'". The Times of India. 16 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "মৃণাল সেনের ভূমিকায় চঞ্চল চৌধুরী, কালজয়ী পরিচালকের প্রয়াণ দিবসে 'বড় আপডেট' সৃজিতের". EI Samay (in Bengali). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "স্বাধীনতা দিবসে বক্স অফিসে জোর টক্কর; বাবলি,পদাতিক না স্ত্রী ২— শেষ হাসি কার?". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "এ তো অবিকল মৃণাল! সৃজিতের 'পদাতিক'-এর ফার্স্ট লুক প্রকাশ্যে, চঞ্চলকে চেনা দায়". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "'Padatik' wins big at New York Indian Film Festival". The Daily Star. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

External links

Padatik at IMDb

[1] "Mrinal Sen biopic 'Padatik' goes on floor, Chanchal Chowdhury says 'my courage and qualifications will be tested'". The Times of India. 16 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[2] "মৃণাল সেনের ভূমিকায় চঞ্চল চৌধুরী, কালজয়ী পরিচালকের প্রয়াণ দিবসে 'বড় আপডেট' সৃজিতের". EI Samay (in Bengali). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[3] "স্বাধীনতা দিবসে বক্স অফিসে জোর টক্কর; বাবলি,পদাতিক না স্ত্রী ২— শেষ হাসি কার?". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[4] "এ তো অবিকল মৃণাল! সৃজিতের 'পদাতিক'-এর ফার্স্ট লুক প্রকাশ্যে, চঞ্চলকে চেনা দায়". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[5] "'Padatik' wins big at New York Indian Film Festival". The Daily Star. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

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