Konttho
Konttho (English: Voice) is a 2019 Bengali drama film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The movie is produced by Windows Production.[1][2]
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| Cinematography | Subhankar Bhar |
| Edited by | Moloy Laha |
| Music by | Anupam Roy Prasen |
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Running time | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
A story of friendship, a story of struggle, Konttho is about the indomitable human spirit. Arjun Mallick is a popular RJ, who is not only famous but well-loved. His listeners connect with him and his voice is music to their ears. Soon he receives the prestigious "Voice of The Year" award and with a loving wife, Pritha and son, Arjun's life seems full of happiness. But before long, his perfect life comes to an absolute halt when he is diagnosed with Laryngeal cancer. The doctors had to perform Laryngectonomy to save Arjun's life. Arjun's whole life comes crashing down. He feels distanced from everybody. However, as destiny would have it, he is introduced to Romila, a speech therapist. A vibrant character herself, Romila, is a divorcee who with her daughter, Saheli, is all set to return to her country, Bangladesh. However, circumstances make her accept Arjun as her patient. With Romila's help, Arjun turns around and accepts all the challenges thrown at him by her to learn how to speak again. Throughout his therapy, Romila gives him daunting challenges to make him use his voice rather than relying on signs and writings. He gives his first slang in his new voice during a heated conversation with a taxi driver. He learns to speak with an esophageal voice. He cannot speak but improvises himself. This is the story of the struggle of a cancer patient and his undaunted spirit. He then takes up the job of an RJ with Laryngeal cancer and the show is a success.[3][4]
Cast
- Shiboprosad Mukherjee as RJ Arjun Mallik
- Paoli Dam as Pritha Mallik
- Jaya Ahsan as Romilla Chowdhury
- Koneenica Banerjee as Indrani
- Chitra Sen as Pishima
- Jimmy Tangree as Manoj
- Paran Bandopadhyay as Somnath Da
- Tanima Sen as Somnath's wife
- Barun Chanda as himself
- Usha Uthup as herself
Production development
Konttho is inspired by the life of Bibhuti Bhushan Chakraborty, whose life was one of trauma and triumph. He fought on despite losing his voice box. Chakraborty was detected with cancer of the larynx in 1972. Two years later, he went under the knife for the elimination of his voice box. The railway officer was “dumbfounded” when doctors told him he would never speak again, but he declined to give up without combat. So, he learned the technique of developing a speech of his own with the muscles of his food pipe. Medical science terms it as “oesophageal speech”. After months of practice, he perfected the technique and started with sounds, simple phonetic ones, to begin with, followed by a combination of words and then short sentences, and in no time Chakraborty started participating in conversations, leaving cancer specialists stunned. He was soon approached by experts at the Thakurpukur cancer hospital to teach fellow patients the art of speech after voice-box surgery.[5]
Remake
Malayalam remake of the film titled as Meri Awas Suno starring Jayasurya, Manju Warrier, Sshivada was released on 2022.
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Music | Singer | Length |
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| 1 | "Alote Alote Dhaka" | Anupam Roy | Anupam Roy | 05:25 |
| 2 | "Tomar Jonmodine" | Anupam Roy | Tushar Debnath | 03:01 |
| 3 | "Obak Jole" | Prasen | Prasen | 04:41 |
| 4 | "Shobai Chup" | Prasen | Sahana Bajpaie | 04:55 |
| 5 | "Bornoporichoy" | Prabuddha Banerjee | Anindya Chattopadhyay & Prashmita Paul | 04:44 |
External links
- Konttho at IMDb
References
- ^ "Konttho is a brave attempt undone by its verbosity". Film Companion. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Manju Warrier, Jayasurya to star in remake of hit Bengali film 'Konttho'". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Konttho Movie Review {4.0/5}: Critic Review of Konttho by Times of India, retrieved 20 May 2021
- ^ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, বিনায়ক. "মুভি রিভিউ: 'কণ্ঠ'-এ জীবনই পারে মৃত্যুভয় অবজ্ঞা করতে". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Did you know 'Konttho's story was conceived 18 years ago? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2021.