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The Parcel
2019 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Parcel is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language mystery cum psychological thriller film directed by Indrasis Acharya, produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal.[2] The film features Rituparna Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Anindya Chatterjee and Ambarish Bhattacharya in lead roles and Sreela Majumdar and Pradip Mukherjee as supporting characters.[3][4] The story of the film revolves around a doctor-couple and Nandini, the protagonist, and mysterious parcels.
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Acharya, the director of the film, won the Best Director award (Hiralal Sen Memorial) at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival for the film.[5] The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020.[6]
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Plot
The film begins with a couple, Nandini and Souvik, both doctors,[7] and their teenaged daughter leading an uneventful life until it is abruptly disrupted. Nandini receives a parcel one morning from an anonymous person.[8] She feels that someone from her past might be blackmailing her. This leads to an exploration of her psychoses.[9] The couple fall into a trap that raises questions about their careers, reveals extramarital affairs, and upends regular life as they knew it. Nandini's past haunts her present, creating a major disruption of balance in her narrative.
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Cast
- Rituparna Sengupta as Nandini
- Saswata Chatterjee as Souvik
- Anindya Chatterjee
- Ambarish Bhattacharya
- Sreela Majumdar
- Pradip Mukherjee
- Daminee Basu
- Juin Bagchi
Production
The film is produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal.[10]
Promotion and release
The official trailer of the film was unveiled by Acharya on 11 February 2020.[11]
The film was theatrically released on 13 March 2020.[6]
Soundtrack
The music of the film is composed by Joy Sarkar.[12]
Awards
- The Parcel has received two festival laurels – the 14th Jogja NETPAC Asian film festival in Indonesia and the Diorama international film festival in Delhi.[5]
- Indrasis Acharya won the Best Director award (Hiralal Sen Memorial) at the 25th Kolkata International Film Festival for the film The Parcel.[13]
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