{"id":13523,"date":"2022-10-28T13:55:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bizzsight.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/28\/avijatrik-creates-many-firsts-in-its-awards-kitty\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T13:55:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:55:46","slug":"avijatrik-creates-many-firsts-in-its-awards-kitty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bizzsight.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/28\/avijatrik-creates-many-firsts-in-its-awards-kitty\/","title":{"rendered":"AVIJATRIK Creates many firsts in its Awards kitty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Delhi [India], October 26: Avijatrik (The Wanderlust of Apu)\u00a0<\/strong>continued to receive accolades and huge appreciation locally & globally. Since 2020-21, despite the pandemic, the film has travelled far & wide globally and won 44 nominations <\/strong>in reputed Film Festivals and 28 awards & recognitions<\/strong>. These include 2 National Awards<\/strong> & 3 Filmfare (East) Awards, <\/strong>amongst others. It is the second National Award for Gaurang Films, the first being for Safed Haathi, 43 years ago.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the 68th National Film Awards (NFA) awards, Producer Gaurang Jalan said, “This is the most awaited award for any film, and I am glad that <\/em>team Avijatrik<\/strong> received two. We thank the<\/em> Honourable President of India,<\/em> the I&B Minister, DFF, the learned Jury of 68th<\/sup> NFA, audiences & the media for supporting and encouraging us all the way.”<\/em> He further added that it had been a season of many firsts<\/em> with Avijatrik. Promising Director Subhrajit Mitra<\/em> & DoP Supratim Bhol<\/em> received their first National Awards. Noted percussionist Maestro Bickram Ghosh<\/em> received his first Filmfare for best background score, along with Supratim Bhol for best cinematography. Lead actor Arjun Chakrabarty<\/em>, who played iconic  Apu- also received his first Filmfare award for Best Actor. Four times National Award winner Madhur Bhandarkar<\/em> received his first national award as Co-producer of a Regional ( Bengali) Film, along with NCKS Explorations<\/em>. Awards were also obtained for Best Sound design & Costume design by Tirthankar Mazumdar<\/em> & Agnimitra Paul,<\/em> respectively, from WBFJA, for the first time. Infact, a new trend has also been set for B&W films after Avijatrik!<\/p>\n

On enquiry about future projects by Gaurang Films<\/strong>, Gaurnag Jalan remarked, “We are discussing a bilingual (Hindi\/English) project with a leading American streaming platform for web series besides a few local projects. We also intend to be in the music space in the near future!”<\/p>\n

Avijatrik<\/strong> is a unique film with a rich legacy. With ‘Avijatrik’ (The Wanderlust of Apu)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 the enduring and endearing character of\u00a0‘Apu’<\/strong>\u00a0returned to the silver screen after six decades! It is the sequel to the classic\u00a0“Apu Trilogy”,<\/em>\u00a0directed by\u00a0Satyajit Ray <\/em>& BG by Pt Ravi Shankar.<\/em> The plot takes off from where\u00a0“The Apu Trilogy<\/strong>” had ended in 1959 with “Apur Sansar”.\u00a0\u00a0 Warner Music Group, India, have acquired the soulful music of\u00a0 Avijatrik,<\/strong> and it is their first Bengali acquisition <\/em>which is available on all major music platforms. On popular demand, Avijatrik<\/strong> was re-released during Puja vacations, in 2022, in Kolkata & IMDb rating is 8.8. <\/em>For more details, please visit: \u00a0filmavijatrik.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Avijatrik has been streaming on Zee5 & Zee Bangla<\/strong> since October 2022.<\/p>\n

Some awards & recognitions at a glace<\/strong><\/p>\n

– 26th Kolkata International Film Festival [ KIFF ] 2021.<\/p>\n

– 51st International Film Festival of India [ IFFI ] 2021. Indian Panorama.<\/p>\n

– 24th Shanghai International Film Festival [ SIFF ] 2021.Panorama Competition.<\/p>\n

– 38th Miami Film Festival [ MIFF ] 2021. International Competition.<\/p>\n

– Winner at Seattle Film Festival 2021.<\/p>\n

– Winner of Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival of Boston.<\/p>\n

– Premiere London Indian Film Festival [ LIFF ] 2021. Panorama.<\/p>\n

– Premiere Birmingham Indian Film Festival [ BIFF ] 2021. Exclusive premiere.<\/p>\n

– Premiere Manchester Indian Film Festival [ MIFF ] 2021, Exclusive premiere.<\/p>\n

– 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival [ BIFFES ] 2022  Winner Best Film, Asian Competition.<\/p>\n

– 26th International Film Festival of Kerala [ IFFK ], 2022. Kaleidoscope section.<\/p>\n

– West Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards 2022: 9 Nominations | 5 Winners<\/p>\n

– FilmFare Awards Bangla 2022: 9 Nominations | 3 Winners<\/p>\n

– 68th<\/sup> National Film Awards(2020): 2 Awards | Best Bengali Film| Best Cinematography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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