Sunyo Je Kol
Sunyo Je Kol (Bengali: শূন্য যে কোল, English: The Empty Lap) is a 2016 Bengali film with story, screenplay, dialogues and direction by Bhaswati Roy. The film revolves on the issue of surrogate motherhood. Dr Rajesh Das, Bhaswati's husband, and four of his doctor friends from Calcutta Medical College acted in her debut film. The film had a limited release on January 29, 2016.[1]
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| Directed by | Bhaswati Roy |
| Produced by | Shoven Ray |
| Screenplay by | Bhaswati Roy |
| Starring | Sayanti Banerjee Tuhin Mukherjee Soma Dutta Saswata Banerjee |
| Music by | Snehasish Ganguly |
| Cinematography | Shubhodip Mazumder |
| Edited by | Anindya-Shubhodip |
Production company | Download Creation |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
Sumi, a 25-year-old woman maintains her family by giving private tuition. Suddenly they have a huge monetary requirement due to heart surgery of her widowed sister's six-year-old daughter. Desperate in thoughts, she finds an advertisement in newspaper for surrogate mother for an affluent lawyer. Due to low information on the subject of surrogate motherhood, Sumi nor the lawyer are initially aware that a surrogate mother must be married and have at least one child. Still Sumi becomes a mother. She gets the promised Rs 5 lakhs but pays a heavy price. Her boyfriend severs ties, society rejects her and her tuitions are discontinued. Once the baby is born and she has to hand him over to the lawyer and his wife, she feels the heart-rending pain of separation.[2]
Cast
- Sayanti Banerjee - Sumi
- Tuhin Mukherjee
- Soma Dutta
- Saswata Banerjee - Sumi's boyfriend
- Rajesh Das
Release
Sunyo Je Kol released on 29 January 2016 in West Bengal.
References
- "Filmipop - Sunyo Je Kol". www.filmipop.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- "Give Surrogate Moms their Due Respect, Says this Film by Doctors". The Quint. Retrieved 29 January 2016.