Proloy (film)

Proloy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaj Chakraborty
Written byRaj Chakraborty
Produced byShree Venkatesh Films
StarringSaswata Chatterjee
Parambrata Chatterjee
Mimi Chakraborty
Paran Bandyopadhyay
CinematographySupriyo Dutta
Edited byBodhaditya Banerjee
Music byIndraadip Das Gupta
Production
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Release date
  • 9 August 2013 (2013-08-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Proloy (Bengali: প্রলয়; English: Disaster) is a 2013 Indian Bengali language socio-political action-crime thriller film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty, produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, starring Parambrata Chatterjee, Paran Bandopadhyay, Saswata Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Supriyo Dutta and Mimi Chakraborty in lead roles. This movie is inspired on the life of Barun Biswas, a social activist and teacher.[1] The film's music is by Indraadip Dasgupta in his second collaboration with Banerjee, with 2 additional tracks by Nilesh Dasgupta. The film was critically and commercially well received and the performances along with the direction was praised. Due to multiple creative differences, this was Sonali Banerjee's last film with Shree Venkatesh Films. Sonali Banerjee named the film Roshni after her sister who was raped and killed and said that the movie was a tribute to her. Throughout the years, the film has gained a cult status and is often regarded as Raj Chakraborty's best film.[2]

  1. ^ "Did you know Abir was first choice to play Barun Biswas in Raj Chakraborty's 'Proloy'". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "7 years of 'Proloy': Why Raj Chakraborty's political thriller packs a punch even today". The Times of India. 10 August 2020.