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Sep 9, 2019

The Official Trailer of ‘Gumnaami’ screened at the Kolkata office of All India Forward Bloc

Kolkata, 9th September 2019 – The official trailer of Srijit Mukherji’s much anticipated Puja release – Gumnaami had its inaugural public screening amidst much discussion, debate and contemplation at the Kolkata office of All India Forward Bloc, the political party established by the legendary leader Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The trailer has been released online in both Bengali and Hindi languages.

The film Gumnaami which is based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings, takes us through the various theories on the death and disappearance of one of the greatest freedom fighters of British India – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

After surpassing multiple legal notices, remonstrances from a certain fraction of the Bose family and various altercations, the awe-inspiring trailer of the film released yesterday in the august presence of Bose family members Jayanti Bose Rakshit, Arya Kumar Bose, Indranil Mitra, noted researcher on Netaji – Dr. Purabi Roy, and other members of All India Forward Bloc.

The trailer starts with the soulful note Subhasji, sung by the immensely talented and nationally acclaimed singer Sonu Nigam, recounting the glories of one of India’s greatest leaders Subhas Chandra Bose (portrayed by the Nationally renowned star Prosenjit Chatterjee). This is followed by a speculation on the various theories that surround the death of Netaji being narrated to the Mukherjee Commission by an investigative journalist (portrayed by Anirban Bhattacharya). The first theory suggests that he died on 18th August 1945 in a plane crash in Taiwan and this remains as the official theory till date. The second theory suggests that he escaped to Russia and was captured and killed in a prison. The third theory being that he escaped the plane crash, travelled back to India and lived in disguise as an ascetic.

The trailer is laden with some power-packed dialogues for instance when the investigative journalist is heard telling the Mukherjee Commission that in independent India every Indian citizen’s surname is ‘Bose’ because they are all family to Netaji, or when asked for water he seeks justice. Finally, the trailer ends with the journalist stating that he isn’t part of any political party but a member of the proud INA (Indian National Army), thus promising the Bengali audience that this 2nd October, they would be travelling through history and commissions to seek answers behind one of the greatest conspiracies in Indian history.

Speaking about the trailer and his upcoming release director Srijit Mukherji said, “Gumnaami is a film that does not give any verdict on what happened to one of our greatest leaders in the country – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose but prompts the audience and the people of the country to question the fate of this legendary leader. It is my humble attempt to ensure that the forthcoming generations continue in their quest to seek the truth behind the disappearance of one of India’s greatest hero.”

Gumnaami, produced by SVF, starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya, Tnusree Chakraborty and others is scheduled to release on 2nd October 2019 in both Bengali & Hindi. The music used in the film is the original soundtrack by INA & D.L. Roy and has been rearranged by National Award Winning music director Indraadip Dasgupta.

ABOUT SVF:

SVF is Eastern India’s largest entertainment company, having business interests in Film Production, Television Content Production, Film Distribution, Digital Cinema, Music, New Media and Cinemas.

SVF has successfully produced over 135 films including National Award winning ‘Chokher Bali’, ‘Raincoat’, ‘Memories in March’, ‘Chitrangada’, ‘Chotoder Chobi’ and most recently – ‘Ek Je Chhilo Raja’; blockbusters like ‘Challenge 2’, ‘Chander Pahar’, ‘Zulfiqar’, ‘Yeti Obhijaan’, ‘Amazon Obhijaan’, ‘Guptodhoner Sondhane’, ‘Byomkesh Gowtro’, ‘Vinci Da’, ‘Durgeshgorer Guptodhon’ and critically acclaimed ‘Meghe Dhaka Tara’, ‘Cinemawala’, ‘Dhananjoy’, ‘Asche Abar Shabor’, ‘Aami Ashbo Phirey’, ‘Uma’, ‘Generation Aami’ to name a few.

SVF’s newest venture is hoichoi, a one-stop online destination for Bengali entertainment – an on-demand video streaming Website and App with over 500 Movies and Original Web Series, Original Films, Original Shorts and soon, Documentaries. Hoichoi also added audio streaming section from April 2018. (The Hoichoi App is available for download on iTunes – http://bit.ly/iTunesHCDownload and Android – http://bit.ly/AndroidHCDownload)