Unishe April
| Unishe April | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rituparno Ghosh |
| Produced by | Rituparno Ghosh |
| Written by | Rituparno Ghosh |
| Starring | Aparna Sen Debashree Roy Prasenjit Chatterjee Dipankar Dey |
| Music by | Jyotishka Dasgupta |
| Cinematography | Sunismal Mazumdar |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Running time | 138 mins |
| Language | Bengali |
| IMDb profile | |
Unishe April (19th April) (1994) is an award-winning feature film directed by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is in Bengali. It stars Aparna Sen, Debashree Roy, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Dipankar Dey. The film's music is composed by Jyotishka Dasgupta. It won 2 National Film Awards in 1995, including the Golden Lotus Award for Best Film. It is a loose remake of the 1978 Ingmar Bergman film Autumn Sonata.
Plot
Sarojini (Aparna Sen) is a dancer, whose immense love and dedication of her art causes divisions between herself and her daughter (Debashree Roy) following the death of her husband. She seems to find a replacement for the void in her life, however is unsure whether her blossomming career and success is really bringing her happiness.
Aditi (Debashree Roy) is keen to make a go of her career as a doctor, away from the spotlight that her mother's career attracts. Convinced that her mother has forgotten her late husband, whose death anniversary is on the 19th April, the film explores the cold relationship that has developed between Sarojini and Aditi, and whether Aditi will forgive her mother.
Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release:
1995 National Film Awards (India)
- Won - Golden Lotus Award - Best Film - Unishe April - Rituparno Ghosh
- Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actress - Debashree Roy
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