Babli is a 2024 Bengali period romantic adventure drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty,[1] based on Buddhadeb Guha's novel of the same name.[2][3][4] This film was released on 15 August 2024 under the banner of Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions.[5]

Babli
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRaj Chakraborty
Written bySouvik Bhattacharya (dialogues)
Screenplay byRaj Chakraborty
Story byBuddhadeb Guha
Based onBabli
by Buddhadeb Guha
Produced byRaj Chakraborty
Subhashree Ganguly
StarringSee below
CinematographyManas Ganguly
Edited bySanglap Bhowmik
Music byIndradeep Dasgupta
Production
company
Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions
Distributed byPVR Inox Pictures
Release date
  • 15 August 2024 (2024-08-15) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Box office1.30 cr

Premise

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Set in 1995, Abhiroop is a graduate from the London School of Economics. On the way to Dimapur from Imphal by car he befriended Damayanti aka Babli, his boss's relative. Babli, a chubby girl, thinks that writers don't create stories about people like her. She has a little complex about being overweight. Still their friendship takes a new colour during the journey. When their car broke down midway they had to stay in a wooden house inside the jungle. Babli started to feel vulnerable after knowing that her air hostess friend Jhuma is also attracted to Abhiroop.

Cast

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Marketing

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The teaser of the film was released on 14 April 2024.[6] The trailer was dropped on 3 August 2024 along with the announcement of new release date.[7]

Soundtrack

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Babli
Soundtrack album by
Released2024
Recorded2023–24
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageBengali
LabelRaj Chakraborty Entertainment

The music of the film has been composed by Indraadip Dasgupta. The lyrics are penned by Barish, Saikat Kundu and Indraadip Dasgupta.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dube Achi"BarishMinar Rahman3:57
2."Elomelo Raat"BarishShreya Ghoshal4:02
3."Bhalobeshe Phelechi Tomaye"Saikat KunduRupam Islam5:53
4."Mon Pakhi"Indraadip DasguptaShreya Ghosal3:47
5."Babli Title Track"Indraadip DasguptaAnupam Roy2:35

Release

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The film was released on in the theatres on 15 August 2024, coinciding with Independence Day.

Reception

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Critical reception

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Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote "Raj Chakrabarty handles the intricacies of the relationship and the challenges that Babli and Abhirup face quite well." He also praised the cinematography, background score and director's vision for creating a visually stunning and emotionally resonant film but criticized some songs which seemed to forcefully inserted in the plot.[8]

Subhasmita Kanji of the Hindustan Times rated the film 3.8 out of 5 stars and opined that Subhashree played her role with extreme precision, while Abir and the other cast were also aptly perfect in their roles. She specially praised the cinematographer of the film for beautifully portraying the vivid landforms but criticized the forceful insertion of some songs which had nothing to add to the plot.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Ganguly, Dharitri (2024-01-01). "Abir & Subhashree & sausreni in Raj Chakraborty's Babli". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  2. ^ "Chocolates can bring a smile on anyone's face, irrespective of age, says Koel Mallick". The Times of India. 2024-07-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  3. ^ "Babli Movie: এবার সাহিত্য নির্ভর ছবি বানাবেন রাজ, সম্পন্ন হল 'বাবলি'-র শুভ মহরৎ". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  4. ^ "Abir and Subhashree have a New Year surprise". Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ^ Dey, Sushmita (3 August 2024). "অচেনা পথ, অজানা মানুষ... 'বাবলি'র ভালোবাসার মানুষের জীবনে কি অন্য কেউ?". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ^ Roy, Piya (15 April 2024). "All you need to know about Babli, Raj Chakraborty's new film". t2 Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  7. ^ Majumder, Rahul (6 August 2024). "Babli: মুক্তি পেল 'বাবলি'র ট্রেলর, রাজের 'বন্য প্রেমের গল্প'-এর ছবি নিয়ে কী বললেন আবির, শুভশ্রী, সৌরসেনী?". Aajkal (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  8. ^ Niyogi, Agnivo (17 August 2024). "Babli: Subhashree Ganguly owns this film about body image issues". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Babli Review: রং চড়ানো নয়, শুভশ্রী যেন বুদ্ধদেব গুহর উপন্যাসেরই সেই 'মোটাসোটা নায়িকা'! কেমন হল রাজের বাবলি?". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.     
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