AKORIK is a story about a relationship between a 75 year old man, who grew up under the umbrella of the traditional Bengali Joint Family System, and a 10 year old boy, who lives with his mother – a single parent. The man, now in his final phase of life, lives in a beautiful town amidst the hills with his ailing wife where he meets the boy who had come there for a holiday with his mother. The man and the boy, from two differentgenerations, develop an emotional bonding despite their different upbringing values and eventually share a philosophical journey together.
The Film talks about the disintegration of the Bengali Joint Family System down the ages and how it has reduced to even Single Parenting. Disintegration of the Bengali Joint Family System is a cultural crisis for the community and over the years, many generations have come up without knowing their roots, the outcome being severe often.
Getting detached from one’s roots often leads to a fractured childhood and a confused life thereafter. The relationship between a 75 year old Arunabha and a 10 year old Aakash develops an interesting journey between the two which is the crux of the film. The film tries to look into the situation neutrally searching an answer to a significant question….
where are we heading?
USP
AKORIK is a content driven film and the Urban Bengali community all over the world would connect with it as the film talks about a social crisis which the Bengali community is facing. Even other communities in India are faced with the same crisis today and the film would touch their chords as well.
- The story is Original (not a remake or borrowed idea) and is never touched upon in Bengali Cinema before.
- Though it is content based, the cast includes Superstars of Bengali Cinema like Victor Banerjee and Rituparna Sengupta playing lead roles in the film. The support cast also has popular names of Bengali Cinema.
- Victor Banerjee has returned to Bengali Cinema after a long time with this film which is exciting news for the Bengali Film Audience. The Internationally recognized actor is a recipient of this year’s PADMA BHUSHAN and AKORIK is his latest work.
- The storytelling is through a soft narrative to engage the family audience. The film makes its point through the bonding between an old man and a boy coming from different Family Structures but have their respective crises within.
- The film is visually rich (outdoor locations in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh to be seen for the first time in Bengali Cinema) and technically at par with the best Bengali Films of today.
- The lead actors (Victor Banerjee and Rituparna Sengupta) are both National
Award Winners. The lead child actor, Ankan Mallick, has won an International Award (Best Child Actor) in his last film BANSURI (Hindi) starring eminent film maker Anurag Kashyap. - The Film has an Original Theme song & 3 Tagore Songs (Rabindra Sangeet)- a pivotal factor to connect with target audience.
- The film ends with a positive note and with a hope for both the
older and younger generations to see better days ahead.
