Asha Jaoar Majhe


Asha Jaoar Majhe is a 2014 Indian film by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. The film stars Ritwick Chakraborty and Basabdatta Chatterjee as an unnamed married couple, which brings focus to the hard lives endured by ordinary working people in Kolkata.
The film premiered at the 11th Venice Days at the Venice International Film Festival on 4 September 2014 At the 62nd National Film Awards, it won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director and Best Audiography.

Plot

The woman works in a handbag factory while the man works the night shift at a printing press. The film follows that young married couple as they go about their day, how they stay apart all day long except one brief moment when they get to be with each other. The entire movie has no dialogue. It has background music and some classic old songs thrown in for a soothing effect.

Cast

Awards

62nd National Film Awards (India)
New York Indian Film Festival
World Premiere at the 11th Venice Days Film Festival
  • Best Debut Film
Marrakech International Film Festival
  • Best Director
Abu Dhabi Film Festival
  • Jury Special Mention
BFI London Film Festival
Bangalore International Film Festival
Jaipur International Film Festival
  • Best Feature Film