Once Upon a Time in Calcutta

Once Upon a Time in Calcutta
Film poster
Directed byAditya Vikram Sengupta[1]
Written byAditya Vikram Sengupta
Produced by
  • Anshulika Dubey
  • Priyankar Agarwal
  • Shashwat Singh
Starring
CinematographyGökhan Tiryaki[1]
Edited byAditya Vikram Sengupta
Music byMinco Eggersman
Production
company
For Films
Release date
CountriesIndia
France
Norway
LanguageBengali

Once Upon A Time In Calcutta is a 2021 Bengali language Indian-French-Norwegian film directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta.[1] It is the third film by the Indian director and produced by Wishberry Films, in association with For Films, with Catherine Dussart Productions (of France) and DUOfilm As (of Norway). The film had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in September 2021.[2]

The film stars Sreelekha Mitra as the protagonist, along with Arindam Ghosh, Bratya Basu, Satrajit Sarkar, Anirban Chakrabarti, Rikita Nandini Shimu and debutant Shayak Roy in supporting roles. The film was in development since 2015 and was part of the LÁtleier Cinefondation at the Cannes Film Festival before it was supported by CNC, Sorfond and NFDC Film Bazaar.

Sengupta says he got the idea for the film when he took a picture of a dinosaur statue outside Kolkata's Science City, which was fast being overshadowed by the construction of a new flyover – a literal representation of a relic from the past, juxtaposed with a symbol of Kolkata's economic development. To Screen Daily, Sengupta mentions, "It looked like the flyover and the dinosaur were about to start a race".[3] It received two awards at New York Indian Film Festival, 2022, including Best Direction for Sengupta and Best Actress for Mitra.[4]

Synopsis

Ela (Sreelekha Mitra), a bereaved mother, wants to leave the house of her husband and start an independent life of her own. She's the daughter of a cabaret dancer, who once had an affair with the owner of an iconic theatre in North Calcutta, called Sarkarina (the first revolving stage in Asia, owned by Amar Ghosh). Ela's step-brother, Bubu (Bratya Basu) lives alone in the now abandoned theatre.

Unable to secure a bank loan to buy a house of her own, Ela uses her boss, owner of a ponzi-scheme to get what she wants. Soon, however, she realizes that she's not the only scavenger in a city hungry for more.

The film is inspired by true events.[5]

Cast

Production

The film was shot over a period of two and half months in Kolkata, India.[citation needed]

Initially, Fred Keleman was supposed to shoot the film, which was then titled Memories and My Mother. Later, Gökhan Tiryaki, the collaborator of Nuri Bilge Ceylan came on board as the cinematographer.[citation needed]

The shoot was abruptly interrupted because the production refused to play by the rules of the Federation. The conflict arose when the Federation asked Aditya Vikram to hire its members. Generally, a film shot in Kolkata has to have approximately 70 members from the Federation in its crew. Many directors and production houses have complained that sometimes it gets too much for them to abide by this norm. "They wanted us to work with their members. That wasn't possible for me as I have my own team. When I refused, the Federation president said they would not let me work in Kolkata. That is when I realised this was an unfair logic and stopped indulging in it. I found it juvenile," Aditya told Times of India.[6]

Jonaki Bhattacharya, who previously collaborated with Aditya on Labour of Love and Jonaki joined as the executive producer and the production designer. Dutch composer, Minco Eggersman, was the last to creatively come on board and scored the original soundtrack of the film.[7]

Release

The film premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.[8] The premiere was attended by the lead actors Sreelekha Mitra and Arindam Ghosh, along with co-producers Catherine Dussart and Ingrid Lill Høgtun, and For Films producer, Priyankar Patra, who also attended the Venice Production Bridge to pitch Sengupta's next project.[9] The film had its North American premiere at the New Directors New Films MoMA in 2022 before screening and winning awards at other festivals in the US.[10]

Reception

The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews after the Venice screening.

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film four out of five stars. He writes, "Once Upon A Time In Calcutta is a triumph. It meshes the intimate with the epic with glorious felicity."[11] Giving the film 4.5 out of 5, The Quint writes, "As we concentrate on the minutiae of everyday life, the film captures with tenderness and brilliance a city in flux."[12]

The Hindu in its post-Venice coverage added, "save Dune for IMAX, don't miss Once Upon a Time in Calcutta."[13] David Katz of Cineuropa gave the film a positive review, calling it "a cinematic poem to contemporary Kolkata".[14] Anupama Chopra praises Sreelekha Mitra in her review for Film Companion, "Sreelekha plays Ela without a trace of vanity. Her circumstances might be pathetic but she certainly isn't. Instead, Aditya and Gokhan imbue her life with poetry."[15]

Awards

Award Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
El Gouna Film Festival 2021 NETPAC Special Mention Aditya Vikram Sengupta Won [16]
Washington DC International Film Festival 2022 Circle Award Aditya Vikram Sengupta Won [17]
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2022 Grand Jury Award - Best Feature Film Aditya Vikram Sengupta Won [18]
New York Indian Film Festival Award 2022 Best Director Aditya Vikram Sengupta Won [4]
Best Actress in a Leading Role Sreelekha Mitra Won [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Aditya Vikram Sengupta on his film 'Once Upon A Time In Calcutta'". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2021 | Once Upon a Time in Calcutta". La Biennale di Venezia. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ Shackleton2021-09-05T21:31:00+01:00, Liz. "Indian filmmaker Aditya Vikram Sengupta talks Venice premiere 'Once Upon A Time In Calcutta'". Screen. Retrieved 19 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "NYIFF 2022: 'Once Upon a Time in Calcutta', 'Shoebox' win top honours". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b Once Upon A Time in Calcutta | Anupama Chopra's Review | Film Companion, retrieved 19 September 2021
  6. ^ "The Federation president told me I am doing illegal things and I asked him to file a case against me: Aditya Vikram Sengupta - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ^ "ONCE UPON A TIME IN CALCUTTA, by ME". ME. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  8. ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (28 July 2021). "Aditya Vikram Sengupta On His Venice-Bound Once Upon A Time In Calcutta: 'This Is A Film For Everyone'". Film Companion. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2021 | Selected projects of the Venice Gap-Financing Market / New edition of the Book Adaptation Rights Market". La Biennale di Venezia. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. ^ Correspondent, Our. "Shankar's Fairies, Once Upon A Time In Calcutta to be screened at New Directors/New Films". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Once Upon A Time In Calcutta Review: A Portrait Of A City As A Giant Living Organism". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  12. ^ Ghosh, Stutee (9 September 2021). "Review: 'Once Upon a Time in Calcutta' Tenderly Captures a City in Flux". TheQuint. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  13. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (9 September 2021). "Notes from Venice Film Festival: save 'Dune' for IMAX, don't miss 'Once Upon a Time in Calcutta'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  14. ^ Katz, David. "Review: Once Upon a Time in Calcutta". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  15. ^ Chopra, Anupama (8 September 2021). "Once Upon A Time In Calcutta Review: A Heartbreaking Fairytale About A City That Survives". Film Companion. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Egyptian film 'Feathers' wins best Arab feature at El Gouna Film Festival". The National. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Aditya Vikram's film 'Once Upon A Time In Calcutta' bags prestigious Circle Award in US - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  18. ^ "IFFLA announces winners for 2022 edition, 'Once Upon a Time in Calcutta' bags top honour". ThePrint. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  19. ^ "নিউইয়র্ক ইন্ডিয়ান ফিল্ম ফেস্টিভ্যালে সেরা অভিনেত্রীর পুরস্কার পেলেন শ্রীলেখা". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 May 2022.

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