| Paromitar Ek Din | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for Paromitar Ek Din. | |
| Directed by | Aparna Sen |
| Written by | Aparna Sen |
| Starring | Rituparna Sengupta Aparna Sen Soumitra Chatterjee |
| Cinematography | Abhik Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Arghyakamal Mitra |
| Music by | Jyotishka Dasgupta |
Release date | 8 January 2000 |
Running time | 130 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Paromitar Ek Din (Bengali: পারমিতার একদিন Paromitar Êkdin, lit. "One day of Paromita's", English title: House of Memories) is a 2000 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Aparna Sen.[1][2]
Plot
The film explores the dual themes of friendship and loneliness. Sanaka (Aparna Sen) and Paromita (Rituparna Sengupta) are mother and daughter-in-law who, despite differences in age, backgrounds and temperaments, build a strong bond together. But when Paromita's marriage to Sanaka's son breaks down, social mores prevent the women from remaining close friends. While Paromita remarries and begins a new life, her mother-in-law, Sanaka, is left heartbroken and alone and eventually falls seriously ill. When Paromita learns of her friend's deterioration, she is compelled to flout convention, and returns to nurse Sanaka on her deathbed.[3]
Cast
- Aparna Sen as Sanaka
- Rituparna Sengupta as Paromita
- Sohini Sengupta as Sanjukta (Khuku)
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Moni Biswas (Moni-daa or Moni-mama)
- Rajatava Dutta as Biru (Paromita's husband and Sanaka's younger son)
- Rita Koiral as Sanaka's elder daughter in law
- Rajesh Sharma as Rajeev Shrivastav (Paromita's second husband)
- Dulal Lahiri
- Kaushik Banerjee
- Ratna Sarkar
Awards
The film had won many national and international awards –
- 2000 – Ecumenical Jury Award at the 35th International Film festival of Karlovy Vary
- 2000 – Best Film recommendation from the FIPRESCI Jury at 3rd International Film Festival of Mumbai
- 2000 – National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Sohini Sengupta
- 2000 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali
- 2000 – National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Jayashree Dasgupta – "Hridoy Amar Prokash Holo..."
External links
- Paromitar Ek Din at IMDb
- Chatterjee, Shoma A. Memories of another day, Movie Reviews, Rediff.com, 8 February 2000.
References
- ↑ "অনেক কথা বললেন অপর্ণা". www.prothomalo.com (in Bengali). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Pritha (20 August 2020). "Film Review: Paromitar Ek Din Explores The Friendship Between A Mother-In-Law & Daughter-In-Law". Feminism In India. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ↑ "'Paromitar Ek Din ' - All-time great Bengali films that boosted woman empowerment". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2022.