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BONDHUK BAAJI

Two low-life pickpockets are down on their luck and dream of having a better life. One of them suggests that they should be climbing the ladders of organized crime by committing murder. Fortunately, they are assigned to kill a shrewd lawyer by their boss. They try to plan the attack in the most efficient way possible but fail to do it properly and decide to attack the lawyer after breaking into his house. Things don’t quite work out in the way they were supposed to and they are met with an ironic fate.

  • SUVODEEP MUKHERJEE
    Director
  • PUSHPAK BHATTACHARYA
    Writer
  • JOYRAJ BHATTACHARYA
    Key Cast
    "JHINGE"
    HERBERT, GANDU, BAISHEY SRABON, LAND OF CARDS, BOSE:DEAD/ALIVE, CATSTICKS, CHIPPA
  • AKSHAY KAPOOR
    Key Cast
    "BOWAL"
    HEMLOCK SOCIETY, CHOTUSHKONE, BOSE:DEAD/ALIVE, GUMNAAMI, RAY, ANTARDHAAN, MRS.UNDERCOVER
  • Abhishek Dey
    Cinematography
  • Brotin Banerjee
    Cinematography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    BONDHUK BAAJI
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    36 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 8, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - SUVODEEP MUKHERJEE

A lover of cinema, Suvodeep Mukherjee has been making short films since 2018. He is influenced by various filmmakers from both the traditional and experimental spaces. He is keen on exploring the dark or grey areas of the human psyche in his films. Often playing with the visual and aesthetic facets of filmmaking in a non-traditional way, Suvodeep has been able to explore some of the darkest narratives and by blending them with comedy, he has been able to establish a sense of familiarity in out of the ordinary situations in his films. He has directed three short films and hopes to make more in the near future. He is also a professional singer-songwriter who loves to bind his music in his films too.

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Director Statement

I have always been inclined towards films that have a buddy comedy dynamic blended with unusual plotlines such as, 'Kiss kiss Bang bang' by Shane black or 'The big Lebowski' by the Coen Brothers. When the idea for the film came to me, I wanted to make sure that all the elements that I enjoy as an audience of Hollywood films must be touched upon without alienating the audience.
Hence the Screenplay was developed (by pushpak bhattacharya) in a way that could contextualize these concepts in a quintessential Bengali backdrop, with the help of a strong team.
As a director, I was able to tell the story in an enjoyable way without compromising on the quality of the film. Hopefully, the Bengali audience finds the film as enjoyable as I, as the director was able to enjoy making it.