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Bengali Film 'Bijoyer Pore' Selected for Osaka Festival

Bengali Film 'Bijoyer Pore' Selected for Osaka Festival
Bengali film selected for Osaka Asian Film Festival · thestatesman.com

A Bengali film called 'Bijoyer Pore' is going to be shown at a big film festival in Japan!

The movie, directed by Abhijit SriDas, is about family, tradition, and dealing with tough times.

It stars famous actors and has already won awards.

The director is excited to share this story with Japanese audiences, and this selection is a big achievement for Bengali movies, creating a link between India and Japan through film.

Key facts

Film Title
Bijoyer Pore (Autumn Flies)
Director
Abhijit SriDas
Producer
Sujit Raha
Festival
Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) 2025
Main Actors
Mamata Shankar, Swastika Mukherjee, Deepankar De
Awards
Filmfare Best Actress Award 2025

Quotes

Abhijit SriDas

Director of "Bijoyer Pore"

“a historic honour for Bengali cinema”
thestatesman.com
“Bijoyer Pore is a story of silence, memory, and reconciliation at the edge of life and death—universal emotions that bind people across cultures.”
thestatesman.com

Mamata Shankar

Actress and Padma Shri awardee

“Cinema has always been a mirror to society, and a festival like F5IFF, with its focus on environment, climate change, and human dignity, is deeply relevant in today’s times.”
thestatesman.com

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