Katmundu

Katmundu
Directed by	Raj Chakraborty
Produced by	Shyam Sundar Dey
Written by	Padmanabha Dasgupta
Starring	Soham Chakraborty Abir Chatterjee Rudranil Ghosh Srabanti Chatterjee Mimi Chakraborty Saswata Chatterjee
Music by	Anupam Roy
Production company	GreenTouch Entertainment
Release dates	16 October 2015
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Budget	₹4 crore (US$590,000)
Box office	₹4.5 crore (US$670,000) (42 Days Collection)

Katmundu is a 2015 Bengali comedy romantic thriller film directed by Raj Chakraborty.^[1] It features Soham Chakraborty, Abir Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh, Srabanti Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty and Saswata Chatterjee in the lead roles. The film is produced by Shyam Sundar Dey under GreenTouch Entertainment. The film is slated to release on 16 October 2015.^[2] The story, penned down by Padmanava Dasgupta, is about three software engineers who undertake a journey to Nepal to escape the stress of a 9-to-5 job and how their life takes an unexpected turn after meeting three girls on their way, forms the crux of the story.^[3]

Cast

• Soham Chakraborty as Sunny Ghosh
• Abir Chatterjee as Pablo Bose
• Rudranil Ghosh as Siddharth Sikdar / Sidhu
• Srabanti Chatterjee as Pallabi
• Mimi Chakraborty as Rai
• Saswata Chatterjee as Aiyoswami
• Roja Paromita Dey as Kanchi
• Malobika Banerjee as Minakshi
• Ekavali Khanna
• Sanjit Mahato as nepal sunjiy

Production

The film went on the floors from 5 November 2014. Mimi Chakraborty has been cast as Soham Chakraborty’s girlfriend, Srabanti Chatterjee as Abir Chatterjee's girlfriend while Rudranil Ghosh plays other pivotal role. Saswata Chatterjee plays the boss of the office in which the male protagonists work.^[4] Model Roja Dey, who debuted on the silver screen with this film, will play the role of a Nepali.^[5] The music is given by Anupam Roy, while Sirsha Ray has been roped in as the DoP. Parts of the film has been canned in Darjeeling, Sikkim and Kolkata.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film, which is composed by Anupam Roy, has six tracks. Nabarun Bose, keyboard player and programmer of the Anupam Roy Band and Ganesh Talkies, debuted as a playback singer with this film.^[6] The soundtrack of the film was released in Kolkata on 25 September 2015 in the presence of the cast and crew.^[7]

All music composed by Anupam Roy.

Critical reception

Zinia Sen of The Times of India reviewed "All the actors add to the revelry that this hilarious script by Padmanabha Dasgupta ensures. There are smart lines too many, and most work despite the heavy sexual undertones. But the narrative is not entirely devoid of glitches. The beautiful sunkissed pre-quake Nepal comes alive with Sirsha Ray's deft handling of the camera and some euphoric un-Anupam Roy numbers by Anupam Roy. The opening scene leaves a mark and sets the tone for the laughathon ahead. In the end, as Raj Chakrabarty chooses north over south, we don't really give a damn. It's cinema, both smart and with a heart." ^[8]

Sequel

Buoyed by the success of Katmundu, director Raj Chakraborty is planning a sequel. And if all goes according to plan, Katmundu 2 should see the light of day next Puja.^[9]

Box office: katmundu film's budget is 4 crore Rs & this film's box office collection is 4.15 crore after 28 days.

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