Posto (Here, a name for the child character of film. Meaning: Poppy Seeds) is a 2017 Bengali Family drama film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee.[5][6] The film features Soumitra Chatterjee, Jisshu Sengupta and Mimi Chakraborty. The film was released on 12 May 2017 in 100 theatres across West Bengal, India and overseas (United States, Canada, Japan, Dubai, United Kingdom, Netherlands) on the same day. The film received critical acclaim as it portrayed the relationships in a very subtle way. The film was remade in Hindi language by the same director-duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee named Shastry Virudh Shastry (2023) which is set to release on 3 November.
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Posto film-release poster | |
| Directed by | Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee |
| Written by | Nandita Roy |
| Produced by | Atanu Raychaudhuri & Windows Production |
| Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Jisshu Sengupta Lily Chakraborty Mimi Chakraborty Paran Bandopadhyay Sohini Sengupta |
| Cinematography | Gopi Bhagat |
| Music by | Anupam Roy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date | |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Box office | ₹8 crore (US$960,000)[3][4] ( collection worldwide ) |
Plot
editArko, affectionately called Posto (Arghya Basu Roy), is a little boy raised by his grandparents—Dinen Lahiri (Soumitra Chatterjee) and Gouri Lahiri (Lily Chakraborty)—in Santiniketan. His parents, Arnab Lahiri (Jisshu Sengupta) and Sushmita Lahiri (Mimi Chakraborty), are both settled in Kolkata. They only visit their son once on the weekend. A clash between the grandparents and parents begins when the latter want to take away the child as the father gets an offer to start a restaurant business abroad. The relationship between the parents of Posto and his grandparents, which eventually sours, drags the kid into the courtroom.
Cast
edit- Soumitra Chatterjee as Dinen Lahiri
- Jisshu Sengupta as Arnab Lahiri
- Lily Chakraborty as Gouri Lahiri
- Mimi Chakraborty as Sushmita Lahiri, Arnab's wife
- Paran Bandopadhyay as Alok, The lawyer and friend of Dinen Lahiri
- Argha Basu Roy as Arko / Posto
- Sohini Sengupta
- Siddartha Chatterjee as a Judge
- Malabika Sen as a Teacher
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack is composed by Anupam Roy, with lyrics by himself. Nachiketa Chakraborty won the Filmfare award for best playback singer (Male), 2018, for the song Keno Erom Kichu Holona. It’s a song about distance between relationships and Nachiketa’s melodious voice effectively brings forth the nuances contained in the composition.
| Posto | |||||
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| Released | 14 June 2017 | ||||
| Recorded | 2017 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 23:46 | ||||
| Language | Bengali | ||||
| Label | Windows Music | ||||
| Producer | Windows Music | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Posto" | Anupam Roy | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Jonaki" | Anindya Chatterjee | 5:38 |
| 3. | "Home Shanti Home" | Prashmita Paul, Upal Sengupta | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Keno erokom kichhu holo na" | Nachiketa Chakraborty | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Sokatore" | Sharana Sengupta, Soumita Ghosh, Palashi Ghose, Shreyan Majumdar, Utsa Biswas, Shabnam Parvin | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Daakghor" | Soumitra Chatterjee | 2:15 |
| Total length: | 23:46 | ||
Release
editThe movie released on 12 May 2017. Its theatrical release created quite a buzz. Posto was later made part of the Family Welfare course organised by the State. Nandu Ahuja, Senior VP, India Theatrical, Eros International Media Ltd, said, "History repeats itself as Posto, our third film with Shiboprosad and Nandita, is well on its way to become another blockbuster after Belaseshe and Praktan. We are happy with the response the film has received in Kolkata and hope the film will similarly woo audiences across the country."
Box office
editOn the first day, the movie collection 2 million rupees (₹ 21 lakh). In the first four days, the film's earnings were 10 million (₹1 crore (US$120,000).[4] In 1st 2 weeks, the collection breached 35 million (₹3.5 crores).[7] After 17 days, the box office collection crossed ₹4.5 crores.[8] After the 1st 3 weeks, the movie had done a business of ₹ 5 crores.[9] At the end of 4 weeks, the movie had done a business of ₹ 5.5 crore from the state of West Bengal alone[10] and a worldwide business of ₹ 8 crores.
Remake
editShastry Virudh Shastry(Shastri vs Shastri) is the remade Bollywood film with similar story starring Paresh Rawal and marking Mimi chakraborty first Hindi debut film. The film released on 3 November 2023.
References
edit- ^ "Posto to release in the US, Canada, Dubai, Tokyo and London!". The Times of India. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Acharya, Anindita (11 November 2016). "Shiboprosad and Nandita's next Bengali film is on parenting". Hindusthan Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Posto does business of 5.5 crores in West Bengal in 4 weeks".
- ^ a b "Posto creates history, makes 1 crore in 4 days".
- ^ "Guess who: This director forwarded anti-Posto messages". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Posto Praktone Bratyo Suchitra". kolkata24x7.com. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "'পোস্ত'র সাফল্যটা স্পেশ্যাল, বললেন মিমি-যিশু".
- ^ "Posto collects 4.5 crores in 17 days". Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Posto, first film of the year to cross 5 crore mark". The Times of India. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Posto does business of 5.5 crores in West Bengal in 4 weeks".