Praktan (2016)
May 27, 2016Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Ujaan Mukherjee
Rituparna Sengupta
Sudipa
Biswanath Basu
Ajay
Soumitra Chatterjee
Train passenger
Manali Dey
Ajay's Wife
Sabitri Chatterjee
Train passenger
Anupam Roy
Himself / Music
Anindya Chatterjee
Himself
Details.
Release DateMay 27, 2016
Original Nameপ্রাক্তন
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 22m
Box Office$1,200,000
Genres
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Praktan (Bengali: প্রাক্তন, lit. Former) is a 2016 Indian Bengali film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee and starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta. It brings back the Prosenjit - Rituparna collaboration 14 years after Pratihinsa (2002). The theme of the film is based on conflict between contentment and sacrifice of married life.
The film opened to a huge reception on 27 May 2016 worldwide. It won the International Film Business Award 2016 for becoming the Highest Grossing Movie of the Year - Bengal alongside films like Kabaali, Sultan, Sairat and Action Hero Biju, at Indywood Film Carnival at Ramoji Film City. The film's music was released by Amara Muzik. Praktan was remade in Bollywood with the title Jalebi.