Jhilli
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| Jhilli | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ishaan Ghose |
| Written by | Ishaan Ghose |
| Produced by | Goutam Ghose Ishaan Ghose |
| Starring | Bitan Biswas, Shombhunath De, Sayandeep Guha, Aranya Gupta, Sourav Nayak |
| Cinematography | Ishaan Ghose |
| Edited by | Ishaan Ghose |
| Music by | Soumajit Ghosh, Rajarshi Das |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | 5,000,000 |
Jhilli (transl. Discards) is a Bengali language film written and directed by Ishaan Ghose in 2021 and produced by Goutam Ghose Associates.[1][2][3][4] The film is about a boy named Bokul who resolves to make changes in his life after realizing that most of his friends are leaving him behind in the debris of discards.[5]
Bokul, a fourth-generation manual laborer, toils in the largest trash yard in Kolkata at a facility that crushes bones. He makes the most of his existence in his environment while being unaware of his difficulties. He has no idea that the outside world is transforming quickly and preparing for a new economic boom. His entire world was exchanged for a recreation area.[6][7]
Cast
- Bitan Biswas as Ganesh
- Shombhunath De as Shombhu
- Sayandeep Guha as Guddu
- Aranya Gupta as Bokul
- Sourav Nayak as Chompa
Production
The film was shot with a Sony a7sii camera and one lens – a Canon 16-35mm – on a hand-held stabilizer. With the lack of sound equipment, the sound was recreated completely in post-production with Aneesh Basu, which took a year during the pandemic. This was a self-funded production which had no shooting script and was heavily improvised.[8]
Awards
| Year | Awards | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kolkata International Film Festival | International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images
Best Film | Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award |
Won | [9][10][11] |
| 2022 | Mammoth Lakes Film Festival | INT'L Narrative Feature | Honorable Mention | [12] |
| 2023 | 69th National Film Awards | |||
| 2023 | Torino Film Festival | Premier | ||
| BFJA | 2023 | Best Debut Director, Best Cinematography | ||
| Filmfare Award | 2023 | |||