Porichoi

Porichoi is a 2013 Bengali Language drama film written & directed by Ms. Rupali Guha. It's theatrical release on 21 July 2013.

Porichoi
Directed by	Rupali Guha
Produced by	Soumo Ganguly
Written by	Rupali Guha
Starring	Prosenjit Chatterjee Mishti Joey Debroy Heidi Mumford Ferdous Ahmed
Narrated by	Prosenjit Chatterjee
Music by	Anupam Roy
Production company	Johar's Production Company
Country	India
Language	Bengali

The film is a story of father and daughter, played by Prosenjit Chatterjee and Indrani Chakraborty, highlighting Bengali-speaking Asians living in the UK who find various means to stay connected with their homeland, especially during adversities.

Rupali is the daughter of film director Basu Chatterjee, and makes her directorial debut in Bengal with this film.[1]

Plot

Porichoi is Anupam and Rimi's story as the two get re-introduced to each other after twelve years. Anupam had left for UK leaving Rimi and her mother behind. Rimi takes off to the UK to reconnect with her estranged father. She comes in terms with her father's lifestyle in UK. Rimi also befriends a British-Bangladeshi boy Fahim played by Joey Debroy. The movie focuses on Rimi, Anupam, Fahim and Laurie's world and as it gets disintegrated, they are all forced to look within themselves. The international cast also includes renowned British - Bangladeshi actor Ifte Amed in a dynamic negative role. [2]

Cast

• Prosenjit Chatterjee as Anupam
• Mishti as Rimi
• Joey Debroy as Fahim
• Heidi Mumford as Laurie
• Ferdous Ahmed as Salim
• Ifte Amed as Proshonto Choudhury
• Indrani Chakraborty

Production

The film has been shot in UK and Kolkata.[1]

References

1. "Porichoi", Times of India, 2 July 2013
2. "First look of Prosenjit's 'Porichoi' unveiled ", Sify, 1 July 2013