Boxer (2018 film)
Boxer (Bengali: বক্সার) [1] is an Indian Bengali sports drama romantic film directed by Sanjoy Bardhan.[2] Boxer is based on a young boxer based in Kolkata. The film stars debutante Shikhar Srivastava -Ena Saha in the lead roles and the film produced by Koushik K Roy, also known as Roy Koushik.[3] Film music was released through SVF Music. It was heavily inspired of 2016 Bollywood Film Do Lafzon Ki Kahani which itself based on 2011 South Korean Film Always.
| Boxer (Bengali Movie) 2018 | |
|---|---|
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| Bengali: বক্সার | |
| Directed by | Sanjoy Bardhan |
| Produced by | Koushik K Roy New Era Entertainment |
| Written by | Ivana Dutta |
| Starring | Shikhar Srivastava Ena Saha Soumitra Chatterjee Rajatava Dutta Labony Sarkar Sudip Mukherjee Sudip Sarkar |
| Music by | Samidh Mukerjee Joy-Anjan |
| Cinematography | Madhusudan Shi |
| Edited by | Sanjib Datta |
| Distributed by | New Era Entertainment Private Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
Story of an 18 years old young boxer, Ronny who has achieved the license to life but there are many hurdles to cross, there may have mistakes or the road of no return but the Boxer have to move on. In this film boxing ring is a metaphor for Ronny. Here fight is not for the violence but to feel the tolerance of life. Here every pain and wounds are not for the trophy but to learn the lesson of life from his first love, Jinia. A beautiful portrayal of the characters played by Soumitra Chatterjee, Laboni Sarkar and Rajatava Dutta. Shikhar Srivastava and Ena Saha aptly played their lead roles [4]
Cast
- Shikhar Srivastava as Rony
- Ena Saha as Jinia
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Church Father
- Rajatava Dutta as Digvijoy Sengupta
- Laboni Sarkar as Sanghamitra Sengupta
- Sudip Mukherjee as Boxing Coach
- Sudip Sarkar as Siddhartha Chowdhury
- Riya Bhattacharje [5] as Item Girl Dancer
- Samidh Mukerjee as Rock Singer
Soundtrack
| Boxer | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Samidh Mukherjee, Joy-Anjan | |
| Released | 2017 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 25:18 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Label | SVF Music |
The music for the film is composed by Samidh Mukerjee and Joy-Anjan. Akash Chakrabarty, Budhaditta and Samidh Mukherjee has written the lyrics for songs. "Du chokher Isharay" song composed by Joy-Anjan and penned by Budhaditta. The soundtrack was released by SVF Music. The full music album was released on 26 April 2017.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boxer Anthem" | Sudipta Gain, Samidh Mukerjee | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Sob Khali Khali" | Samidh Mukerjee | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Du chokher Isharay" | Asit | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Rock N Roll" | Samidh Mukerjee, Ujjaini Mukherjee | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Nesha nesha" | Ujjaini Mukherjee,Samidh Mukerjee, Suyasha Sengupta | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 25:18 | ||
References
- "A new boxer in the ring". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "বক্সিং নিয়ে বাংলা ছবি". Anandalok.
- "Film on Youth With Flavour of Football". The Times of India .
- "অভিনয় ছেড়ে শিক্ষিকার ভূমিকায় এনা?". kolkata24x7.
- "আসছে 'বক্সার', চমক দিতে পারেন রিয়া". Anandabazar Patrika.