Bilu: A Demon Within
Synopsis: Bilu Rakhhosh ( Bilu- A Demon Within)
The story of “Bilu Rakkhosh” revolves around the central protagonist “Bilu” who is a
direct product of the hollow modernization the current times are going through. Bilu
works in IT in a typical corporate environment, although Bilu finds himself strangled
and gasping. He loves singing and always wanted to pursue his career as a singer. But
he has got trapped himself within his own demons (hence the name!). His own
worldly desires along with the expectations of the persons surrounding him takes
him for a toss from which he never finds a way out. Bilu's crisis is not as hackneyed
as a mid-life one, nor is it as profound as existential. Bilu is a man stuck in time. His
life circles around the same circumference every day, piling up on the frustration of
not being able to follow his heart. He occasionally vents his vexation out on his
family, but the rest just stacks up in his mind. Unable to withstand his erratic
behavior, Bilu's wife leaves him taking his son away from him in the process. To
make matters worse, Bilu finds himself slowly getting desolate as each and every
person he valued stroke off their names from the registry of his life in some way or
another. As a single paradigm of hope stood the character of Amalda who time and
again assured and comforted Bilu and asked Bilu to join him. But Bilu's life had
already set off for an irreversible trip to doom. Like a rat in a maze he stumbles and
fumbles unable to find a sortie. Being a living phantom of himself he forgets about
singing as his heart implodes for the ones who left him. Unbearable as it becomes,
Bilu refuses to concede defeat. He takes off. Bilu takes off from the chaotic city he has
been for so long, from his suffocating job, his dilapidated home and finally from his
painful reality. His augmenting hallucinations slowly start to give his soul a little
shade that he has been looking for so long. As a result of which he grips on to them as
firmly as he can. When he fails to lean onto his imaginations, he enacts them out. He
hires a local prostitute and pays her to either be his divorced wife or his dead mother.
Bilu starts to escape from his surroundings as wildly as he can and at the end of the
line, as his final fantasy, he meets his childhood right at the edge of a mountain peak.
He finally manages to feel at home as he could touch the purity and innocence that
was long lost from his life. He meets eyes with his childhood and calmly smiles.
In a nutshell, this story is about a man who rebelled to be a puppet of the reality
imposed by others as he creates his own through his delusions, for Bilu albeit living
with inviolable demons inside, is also a dreamer.
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Indrasis AcharyaDirector
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Indrasis AcharyaWriter
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Anirban MaityProducer
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Joy SenguptaKey Cast
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Pradeep MukhopadhayKoneenica Banerjee
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Project Title (Original Language):Bilu Rakhosh
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:2 hours 9 minutes
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Completion Date:July 30, 2016
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Production Budget:70,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:Bengali
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)New York
United States
May 4, 2017
International Premiere -
Jagran International Film Festival in CompetitionMumbai
India
November 11, 2016
World Premiere -
3rd Eye Asian Film FestivalMumbai
India
January 15, 2017
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Bodhisattva International Competition top 8 filmsPatna
India
February 18, 2017
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Summary: Bilu Rakhosh (Bilu:A Demon Within) is an attempt is to make a different genre Bengali film focusing a universal subject of human situation in a modern backdrop. Un-Fair-y , Oneker Modhhey Ekjon (One Amongst Many) which got accepted at Cannes 2015, 2014 respectively under short film corner , Ektu Antorikotar Jonno (For a Little Affection) (winners and special mentions in various National and International Festivals) and Living Beyond The Line (Winner of Best Film in 4th National festival for Short and documentary Festival). I am an IT Consultant (Associate Director in a Big 4 Consulting firm in India) in one of the Leading consultancy firm (MNC) in the world. 4 short films were made while doing my regular 9 to 7 job egged on by the dream and passion of the arc lights. Just need little of assistance in terms of exploring my dreams to live with this passion. Being a corporate professional I understand the difference between professionally and unprofessionally managed projects and Expectations.
Being an avid lover of nature, human life, art and literature, my inspiration comes from my love for life and exploring life beyond the realms of everyday existence.
I have more than 14 years of varied experience as a Project Manager in the different fields of Technology and consulting services . Having worked in USA, Europe and Africa I have had the privilege of experiencing and exploring different lives from different perspectives.
FILM Experience.
I do not have any formal training or a degree on film making. Watching different human beings in different environments, conditions, and situations has been a lifetime interest and probably attributed to the itch to make a film. My upbringing in an musical environment helped me developing an individual with sense of music along with literature and Acting. Cinema is the medium where I can amalgamate all three. The habit of watching world cinema has slowly given birth the passion of making cinema in an anticipation of telling my stories to the world .
Awards and Achievements:
UN-FAIR-Y
• Best Film in RISFF 2015
• Special Mention in Kolkata Film Festival
• Cannes Short Film Corner
• Top 50 Films from South Asia in Chicago South Asian Film festival
• Nominated in top 10 Indian Films by Pocketfilms for Stuttgart Film Festival
• Broadcast in National Channel (NDTV Prime) and more..
ONEKER MODHHEY EKJON (One Amongst Many):
• Accepted at Cannes International Festival 2014 under Short Film Corner program for screening.
• Special Festival Mention in Kolkata International Festival.
• Officially selected in Bangalore Short Film Festival (Special Mention)
• Officially selected in Goa International Short Film fest. (Awaiting)
• New York International Film festival.
Living Beyond The Line:
• Winner of best Film award in 4th National Short and Documentary Film festival.
Official Selections : In Bangladesh Intl Film festival, Tiruvanthapuram film festival (2nd best film ) along with lot of international film festivals.
Ektu Antorikotar jonno (For a Little Affection) :
• Ranked as Best film in Kolkata short film festival 2010. Selected as Inaugural film in Kolkata short film festival and screened at NANDAN.
• Ranked as Best Motion picture and awarded in ISI (Indian Statistitical institute) in Integration 2011, India.
• Ranked 2nd in We Care International Festival. A special Honor given for getting selected consecutive 3 years.
• Best Child Actor in Imphal International Film Festival
Already Selected in Worldkids international festival, Milan International Film Festival Jaipur International Film Festival, Kerala International Film Festival (SIGN 2012) and Many more.
Premiered at Gorky Sadan in presence of renowned film personalities and appreciated beyond expectations.
Ready with Projects
Ready with multiple scripts with different genres and budgets. All scripts have been thoroughly researched and surveyed with different groups, class and ages of people. Objective is to make feature keeping business potential as well as acceptance from the eminent critics.
This is a tremendous opportunity for me to showcase my style, thoughts to assess myself in terms of making a quality cinema in the international arena. This is my debut film and requesting every viewer, judges to watcj it without any perception and thoughts . Please watch it with utmost concentration till the end . I am sure you will feel the magic.
