Dutta Vs Dutta
Dutta Vs Dutta is a 2012 Indian Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt.[2] This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film.[3] Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of his old house of Beniapukur.[4][5]
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| Directed by | Anjan Dutt |
| Produced by | Purnendu Roy, Nilakhi Roy |
| Written by | Anjan Dutt Roopa Ganguly |
| Starring | Anjan Dutt Ronodeep Bose Arpita Chatterjee Roopa Ganguly |
| Music by | Bhalobeshe Sokhi by: Rabindra Nath Tagore Composer (Original & Score): Neel Dutt |
| Edited by | Arghyakamal Mitra |
Production company | Orion Production & Communications Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 hours 4 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
The film received mixed reviews. According to Anandabazar Patrika reviewer Sangeeta Bandopadhyay, this was Anjan Dutt's best film.[6] This opinion was shared by another Bengali newspaper Ei Samay. However, The Times of India said that "the plot comes across as a total mishmash and therefore, loses punch".[1]
Plot
Biren Dutta is a lawyer. He is unsuccessful in his career and does not have any client. His wife is an alcoholic.The couple have one son and one daughter. Biren Dutta has an extra-marital affair with his only client.[7] Biren's daughter China first falls in love with Ghenti Kaku, who is of her father's age, and later, with a guy who is involved with Naxalite movement. She runs away with the latter without the permission of her parents.[1][7] Biren's teenaged son, Rono, comes back from boarding school since Biren can no longer afford pay school fees. Biren wants Rono to be a barrister but Rono wants to become an actor. Biren's father starts a music school in the house. China comes back with her Naxal husband and is accepted by her father. The couple later settle in the US. One of Rono's Naxalite friends takes shelter in the house to evade the police. Biren, unaware of this, has an altercation with the police when they come to the house searching for the boy. The police take him away to a police station, where he is beaten up, and drop him home 3 days later. Biren suffers a major setback and stops talking to anyone. In the end, Rono gets a role in a film by Mrinal Sen (Anjan Dutta's first film was also with Mrinal Sen). The film ends on that positive note.[7]
Credit
Cast
- Anjan Dutt as Biren Dutta[8]
- Ronodeep Bose as Rono (Biren Dutta's teenage son)
- Arpita Chatterjee as China (Biren Dutta's daughter)
- Rita Koiral as Rita (Biren Dutta's wife)
- Kaushik Sen the Naxalite (China's husband)
- Shankar Chakraborty as Ghenti Kaku
- Deepankar De as grandfather
- Roopa Ganguly as Runu
- Somak Ghosh (RJ Somak) as Doi
- Parno Mittra as Nandita aka. Diana
- Srijit Mukherji as Tony Mukherjee
Crew
- Writer and Director: Anjan Dutt
- Production:
- Producers: Purnendu Roy, Nilakhi Roy
- Co producer: Genesis Hospital
- Executive producer: Sanjay Pathak
- Music director: Neel Dutt
- Editor: Arghyakamal Mitra
- Production controller: Bipin Mukherjee
- Costume design: Chanda Dutt
- Graphic design: Arnab Dasgupta
Filming
In this film director Anjan Dutt has tried to revive Calcutta of the 1970s, a period when the city evidenced emergence of rock music bands, the arrival of Hippie culture and also the Naxalite movement. In an interview he told–[9]
Unlike other films which have the shade of the Naxalite violence, Dutta Vs Dutta has taken a different direction. I have tried to recapture the turbulent College Street, the pub culture of Park Street and the emergence of Gautam Chattopadhyay.
Arpita Paul gave full credit to the director for the realistic portrayal of her character. She told– "It is a very different kind of movie by Anjanda with realistic elements that would help the audience to relate to the period and the characters... "[10]
Indraneil Sengupta, another actor of the film told– "Everybody in the cast acted their part to bring back that era, which rocked Kolkata and neighbourhood, about which we heard so many things, alive."[10]
Critical reception
| Professional reviews | |
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| Review Scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Anandabazar Patrika | 9/10 |
| The Times of India |    |
The film received positive reviews. According to Anandabazar Patrika critic Sangeeta Bandopadhyay, this was Anjan Dutt's best film. This opinion was supported by another Bengali newspaper Ei Samay too. Anandabazar Patrika gave the film 9 out of 10.[6] The Times of India gave it 3½ stars out of 5 stars.
Songs
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bhalobeshe Sakhi" | Rabindra Nath Tagore | Rupankar Bagchi and Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury | 03:46 |
| 2. | "Somewhere" | Neel Dutt | Neel Dutt | |
| 3. | "Tobu jodi" | Neel Dutt | Rupankar Bagchi | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Uthogo Bharatalakkhi" | Neel Dutt | Anjan Dutt and Somlata | |
| 5. | "Dutta Vs Dutta Theme" | Neel Dutt | Anjan Dutt and Neel Dutt |
References
- "Dutta vs Dutta (review)". The Times of India. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- "Dutta Vs Dutta: Anjan Dutta's New Venture". Outlook India. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- "Anjan Dutta's new film focuses on his childhood". Times of India. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- "First look of Dutta vs Dutta". Telegraph Calcutta. Calcutta, India. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- "Dutta vs Dutta: National award winner Anjan Dutta's new venture". IBN Live. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (1 December 2012). "Anjan Dutt er sera chhobi" (in Bengali).
- "Dutta vs Dutta bengali movie 2012 - Story, review". Get Ahead India. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- "Anjan Dutt's Dutta Vs Dutta gets serious". Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- "Dutta Vs Dutta takes different angle on naxalites". The Times of India. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- "I went by what Anjanda said in Dutta vs Dutta: Arpita". Business Standard. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
