Ek Je Chhilo Raja

Ek Je Chhilo Raja
	Film poster
Directed by	Srijit Mukherji
Written by	Srijit Mukherji
Screenplay by	Srijit Mukherji
Based on	The life tragedy of Bhawal Raja
Starring	Jisshu Sengupta
Music by	Indraadip Dasgupta
Edited by	Pronoy Dasgupta
Production; companies	SVF Entertainment
Distributed by	SVF Entertainment
Release date	12 October 2018[1];
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Ek Je Chhilo Raja is an Indian Bengali drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji,[2] under the banner of SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd, starring Jisshu Sengupta in the titular role of Maharaja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury as well as the Bhawal sanyasi. The film also stars Bangladesh actress Jaya Ahsan, Aparna Sen, Anirban Bhattacharya, Anjan Dutt, Rudranil Ghosh and Sreenanda Shankar.[2] The movie was released during Durga puja 2018.[2][3] Most of the film was shot at Kathgola in Murshidabad. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali at India's 66th National Film Awards.[4]

Plot

The movie is based on the Bhawal case, an extended Indian court case about a possible impostor who claimed to be the prince of Bhawal, who was presumed dead a decade earlier.

Cast

Jisshu Sengupta as Raja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury
Jaya Ahsan as Mrinmayee Debi
Anirban Bhattacharya as Satya Banerjee
Anjan Dutta as Lawyer Bhaskar Mukherjee
Aparna Sen as Lawyer Anupama Basu
Rudranil Ghosh as Doctor Ashwini Dasgupta
Rajnandini Paul as Chandravati Devi
Barun Chanda as The Judge
Alexx O'Nell as Rankin
Sreenanda Shankar as Kadambari (Baiji)

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Srijato; all music is composed by Indraadip Dasgupta.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Esho Hey (এসো হে)"	Srijato	Indraadip Dasgupta	Shreya Ghoshal & Ishan Mitra	3:37
2.	"Tu Dikkhe Na (তু দিখে না)"	Srijato	Indraadip Dasgupta	Kailash Kher & Ishan Mitra	5:56
3.	"Maharajo"	Rabindranath Tagore, Srijato	Rabindranath Tagore, Indraadip Dasgupta	Sahana Bajpaie	4:16
4.	"Ke Ami Kothay"	Srijato	Indraadip Dasgupta	Arijit Singh	3:03
5.	"Ruthey Naina"	Srijato	Indraadip Dasgupta	Kaushiki Chakraborty	2:42

Release and reception

Ek Je Chhilo Raja released on 12 October 2018. Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika wrote in their review that Jisshu Sengupta performance was one of the best portrayals in his career. They also praised the mind blowing performance by the exceptionally talented Jaya Ahsan, who in other words stole the show.[5]

References

"Jaya starrer 'Ek Je Chhilo Raja' releases new track 'Maharajo'". 30 September 2018.
Mazumdar, Shreyanka (17 April 2018). "Dubbing for Ek Je Chilo Raja starts". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
"'Ek Je Chhilo Raja': Anirban Bhattacharya spills the beans on his character". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
"66th National Film Awards: Full winners list". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
রায়, অময় দেব. "মুভি রিভিউ: যিশুর সেরা অভিনয়, তবে কামাল করলেন জয়া". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 October 2018.

External links

Ek Je Chhilo Raja at IMDb

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[1] "Jaya starrer 'Ek Je Chhilo Raja' releases new track 'Maharajo'". 30 September 2018.

[dubbing_starts-2] Mazumdar, Shreyanka (17 April 2018). "Dubbing for Ek Je Chilo Raja starts". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[‘Ek_Je_Chhilo_Raja’:_Anirban_Bhattacharya_spills_the_beans_on_his_character-3] "'Ek Je Chhilo Raja': Anirban Bhattacharya spills the beans on his character". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[4] "66th National Film Awards: Full winners list". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[মুভি_রিভিউ:_যিশুর_সেরা_অভিনয়-5] রায়, অময় দেব. "মুভি রিভিউ: যিশুর সেরা অভিনয়, তবে কামাল করলেন জয়া". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 October 2018.