Projapoti (2022 film)

Projapoti (lit: Butterfly , Bengali: প্রজাপতি ) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri (Bengal Talkies), co-produced by Dev and distributed by SSR Cinemas . The film features Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar and Dev in lead roles.[3][4] The movie was theatrically released on 23rd December 2022 and had its digital premiere on the streaming platform ZEE5 on 14th April 2023.[5] Made on a budget of 1.5 Crores, it was a master hit at the box-office. The film was a blockbuster.

Projapoti
Projapoti film poster
Directed byAvijit Sen
Produced by
  • Atanu Raychaudhuri
  • Pranab Kumar Guha
  • Dev Adhikary
Starring
CinematographyGopi Bhagat
Edited bySujay Datta Ray
Music byAnupam Roy
Surojit Chatterjee
Rathijit Bhattacharjee
Production
companies
Distributed bySSR Cinemas
Release date
  • 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)[1]
Running time
140 min
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget1.50 crore
Box officenet 13.21 crore[2]

Cast

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "As holiday releases go, Projapoti brings a lot to the table, be it in terms of cast, story or a family-friendly viewing experience and audiences wouldn't be remiss if they walked into the theatre for this, especially if they’ve ever been Mithun fans".[6] A critic from OTT Play wrote that "Projapoti is an outright entertainer and it will not let you down in terms of entertainment. It makes you laugh and cry".[7] Shatarupa Bose reviewing in Anandabazar Patrika praised the performances of Chakraborty and Dev along with other cast, music, cinematography, screenplay and dialogues and noted that melodrama at the end of the movie could have been toned down.[8]

Controversy

After the release of the film, it was not allowed to be shown in Nandan Cinema Hall, in Kolkata, which is being operated by Government of West Bengal. Netizens replied that as the leading actor of the film Mithun Chakraborty is an active member of Bharatiya Janata Party, the show has been cancelled. Following the decision of show cancellation, leading actor of the film Dev reacted by a post.[9] In the post, Dev regretted for cancelling the shows of his film. However, senior Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh said that this film would not be able to run in the theatres because of Mithun. In reply to that, Dev reacted to do more films again with Mithun, and advised Kunal not to interfere in films.[10] BJP leader Dilip Ghosh regretted that the movie has not been released in Nandan, because Mithun is an active member and supporter of BJP.

Box-Office

The film collected 13 crores at the box-office against a budget of 1 crore and hence was declared a blockbuster [2] The film earned an additional 5 crores by selling the satellite rights which was acquired by Zee Bangla. It is the third highest grossing Bengali film of all time.

Awards

References
  1. "Dev and Mithun Chakraborty's 'Projapoti' set for Christmas release". The Times of India. 26 October 2022.
  2. "ওটিটিতে উড়বে 'প্রজাপতি'! বক্স অফিসে দুর্দান্ত ব্যাটিংয়ের পর আবার চমক". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata: Anandabazar Patrika. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. "Mithun Chakraborty's Bengali film 'Projapoti' breaks box office record". The Times Of India. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. "Prajapati Box Office: একদিনে ১ কোটি টাকার ব্যবসা বাংলা ছবির 'প্রজাপতি'র". TV9 Bangla. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  5. "Mithun Chakraborty & Dev Starrer 'Projapati' To Get A World Digital Premiere, Zee5 Announces The Date". Koimoi. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. "Projapoti Movie Review: A Mithun movie through-and-through". The Times Of India. 24 December 2022.
  7. "Projapati review: Mithun Chakraborty and Dev present a heartwarming entertainer and question social convention". Ottplay.com. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. Bose, Shatarupa (24 December 2022). "Projapoti Movie Review | কেমন হল দেব-মিঠুনের 'প্রজাপতি'? জানাচ্ছে আনন্দবাজার অনলাইন" [Projapoti Movie Review | How is Dev-Mithun's 'butterfly'? Anandabazar Online reports]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. "Prajapati-Nandan: 'বাবা'র জায়গা নেই 'নন্দন'-এ, দেবের টুইট প্রসঙ্গে মমতা শঙ্কর যা বললেন". TV9 Bangla. 24 December 2022.
  10. "Projapoti Controversy: 'সিনেমাটা আমার-মিঠুনদার উপরেই ছেড়ে দিন,' কুণালকে পাল্টা দেব". ABP Ananda. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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