Bishorjan

Not to be confused with Bisarjan, 2012 film directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay.

Bishorjan
Directed byKaushik Ganguly
Screenplay byKaushik Ganguly
Story byKaushik Ganguly
Produced byOpera Movies
StarringAbir Chatterjee
Jaya Ahsan
Kaushik Ganguly
Lama Halder
CinematographySouvik Basu
Edited bySubhajit Singha
Music byKalika Prasad Bhattacharya
Release date
  • April 2017 (2017-04)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Bishorjan (transl. Immersion) is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language film written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly, produced by Opera Productions. It stars Abir Chatterjee, and Jaya Ahsan. The story revolves around a love story between a Bangladeshi Hindu widow and Indian Muslim businessman, who one day washes up on the Bangladesh side of the Ichamati river.

The film was officially selected at the 2017 Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival and was released theatrically on 14 April 2017.[1] It was a critical and commercial success.[2][3] Bishorjan received six Filmfare East Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Story, and Best Actress, as well as Best Feature Film in Bengali at the 64th National Film Awards.[4][5]

  1. ^ "'Bishorjon' to get a theatrical release in Bangladesh - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Bishorjon does better than One at the box office - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Verdict out: Original wins over remake - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ "64th National Film Awards 2017: Kaushik Ganguly's Bishorjon (Bisarjan) bags the Best Bengali Film award".
  5. ^ Chatterji, Shoma A. (27 April 2017). "Kaushik Ganguly's Bisorjon Wins National Award for Best Bengali Film". The Citizen. Retrieved 10 August 2021.