Babli is a 2024 Bengali period romantic adventure drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty,[1] based on Buddhadeb Guha's novel of the same name.[2][3][4] This film was released on 15 August 2024 under the banner of Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions.[5]
Premise
Set in 1995, Abhiroop is a graduate from the London School of Economics. On the way to Dimapur from Imphal by car he befriended Damayanti aka Babli, his boss's relative. Babli, a chubby girl, thinks that writers don't create stories about people like her. She has a little complex about being overweight. Still their friendship takes a new colour during the journey. When their car broke down midway they had to stay in a wooden house inside the jungle. Babli started to feel vulnerable after knowing that her air hostess friend Jhuma is also attracted to Abhiroop.
Cast
- Abir Chatterjee as Abhiroop sen
- Subhashree Ganguly as Damayanti alias Babli
- Sauraseni Maitra as Jhuma Bose, an air hostess
- Sohini Sengupta as Babli's aunt
- Koushik Sen as Nimesh Kaka
- Reshmi Sen as Nimesh Kaka's wife
- Sandip Bhattacharya as Author
Marketing
The teaser of the film was released on 14 April 2024.[6] The trailer was dropped on 3 August 2024 along with the announcement of new release date.[7]
Reception
Critical reception
Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote "Raj Chakrabarty handles the intricacies of the relationship and the challenges that Babli and Abhirup face quite well." He also praised the cinematography, background score and director's vision for creating a visually stunning and emotionally resonant film but criticized some songs which seemed to forcefully inserted in the plot.[8]
Subhasmita Kanji of the Hindustan Times rated the film 3.8 out of 5 stars and opined that Subhashree played her role with extreme precision, while Abir and the other cast were also aptly perfect in their roles. She specially praised the cinematographer of the film for beautifully portraying the vivid landforms but criticized the forceful insertion of some songs which had nothing to add to the plot.[9]
References
- ^ Ganguly, Dharitri (1 January 2024). "Abir & Subhashree & sausreni in Raj Chakraborty's Babli". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Chocolates can bring a smile on anyone's face, irrespective of age, says Koel Mallick". The Times of India. 8 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Babli Movie: এবার সাহিত্য নির্ভর ছবি বানাবেন রাজ, সম্পন্ন হল 'বাবলি'-র শুভ মহরৎ". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Abir and Subhashree have a New Year surprise". Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Dey, Sushmita (3 August 2024). "অচেনা পথ, অজানা মানুষ... 'বাবলি'র ভালোবাসার মানুষের জীবনে কি অন্য কেউ?". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Roy, Piya (15 April 2024). "All you need to know about Babli, Raj Chakraborty's new film". t2 Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Majumder, Rahul (6 August 2024). "Babli: মুক্তি পেল 'বাবলি'র ট্রেলর, রাজের 'বন্য প্রেমের গল্প'-এর ছবি নিয়ে কী বললেন আবির, শুভশ্রী, সৌরসেনী?". Aajkal (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Niyogi, Agnivo (17 August 2024). "Babli: Subhashree Ganguly owns this film about body image issues". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Babli Review: রং চড়ানো নয়, শুভশ্রী যেন বুদ্ধদেব গুহর উপন্যাসেরই সেই 'মোটাসোটা নায়িকা'! কেমন হল রাজের বাবলি?". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
