Kacher Manush

Kacher Manush
Official Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Pathikrit Basu
Written by	Pathikrit Basu (Story) Shubhendu Dasmunshi Arnab Bhaumik Priya Das (Screenplay & Dialogues)
Produced by	Dev
Starring	Prosenjit Chatterjee Dev Ishaa Saha
Cinematography	Modhura Palit
Edited by	MD. Kalam
Music by	Nilayan Chatterjee
Production company	Dev Entertainment Ventures
Distributed by	SSR Cinemas
Release date	30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)
Running time	135:29 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Box office	5.5 CR

Kacher Manush (transl. Close people , Bengali - কাছের মানুষ) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language thriller drama film co-written and directed by Pathikrit Basu.^[1] It is produced by Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures. The film stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, along with Dev, and Ishaa Saha.^[2] The story revolves around Kuntol and Sudarshan who meet when they are at their lowest point in life. On hearing Kuntol's story, Sudarshan gets a dangerous idea that can solve both their problems. It results in a hide and seek game with life.

Plot

Kuntol is suffering from suicidal depression as he is unable to cope up with the fact that he is responsible for his brother's death as well as his mother's paralysis. He is rescued from the railway tracks by Sudarshan, an eccentric man, who comes up with a policy wherein the nominee gets a huge amount of money if the policy-holder meets an accidental death. Sudarshan suggests that Kuntol be the policy-holder and he himself be the nominee, so that after Kuntol's suicide, Sudarshan will take care of Kuntol's mother as well as pay for his sister Kusum's surgery with the policy-money. Though Kuntol agrees at first, he is unable to commit suicide after he falls in love with Alo, who is revealed to be none other than Sudarshan's sister. Thereafter, Sudarshan becomes hellbent on killing Kuntol so as to pay for his mortally ill sister's treatment. What results is a life-and-death game between Kuntol and Sudarshan.

Cast

• Prosenjit Chatterjee as Sudarshan Ghosh^[3]
• Dev as Kuntol Sarkar^[4]
• Ishaa Saha as Alo/Kusum^[5]
• Ranjit Mullick as industrialist Bikash Sengupta (cameo)
• Susmita Chatterjee as Asha(cameo)
• Sanjib Sarkar as local leader Sadeq Ali

Soundtrack

Kacher Manush
Soundtrack album by Nilayan Chatterjee
Released	25 September 2022[6]
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	19:43
Language	Bengali
Label	Sony Music East

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Are Are Bondhu"	Amit Kumar, Shaan	3:10
2.	"Chumbok Mon"	Usha Uthup	3:00
3.	"Mukti Dao"	Sonu Nigam	4:10
4.	"Taka Lage"	Pranjal Biswas	3:25
5.	"Ke Bole Manush More"	Kuthi Mansur, Parvathy Baul	5:58
Total length:			19:43

Release

The film was released on 30 September 2022, just before Durga Puja.^[7]

References

1. "Pathikrit Basu's 'Kacher Manush' starring Dev Adhikari & Prosenjit Chatterjee to release on Durga Puja this year!". The Times of India. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
2. "Dev, Prosenjit and Ishaa make a humble request after fans took shooting pics without any consent - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
3. "মহালয়ায় সুখবর, বড়পর্দায় টলিপাড়ার দুই 'কাছের মানুষ' Dev-Prosenjit". Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
4. "Dev-Prosenjit's Kacher Manush: 'কাছের মানুষ'-দের নিয়ে হল, দেব -প্রসেনজিতের ছবির শুভ মহরৎ! দেখুন PHOTOS". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
5. "Ishaa Saha: Dev has no starry airs and it's a lesson for all - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
6. "Kacher Manush – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 25 September 2022.
7. "Dev & Prosenjit Chatterjee: এই প্রথম প্রসেনজিৎ-দেব জুটি, ছবি মুক্তি বুম্বাদার জন্মদিনেই". EI Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 August 2022.