Dui Prithibi (2010 film)

Dui Prithibi
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Directed by	Raj Chakraborty
Produced by	Shree Venkatesh Films
Written by	N.K.Salil
Starring	Dev Jeet Koel Mullick Barkha Bisht Sengupta
Music by	Jeet Gannguli Samidh-Rishi
Cinematography	Somak Mukherjee Sirsha Roy
Editing by	Rabiranjan Maitra
Distributed by	Shrikant Mohta
Release date(s)	October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)
Running time	2 hrs 30 mins (approx)
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Budget	5 crore
Box office	6.5 crore(net collections)

Dui Prithibi (Bengali: দুই পৃথিবী; English: Two Worlds) is a 2010 Bengali film directed by Raj Chakraborty. It is a Bengali remake of the 2008 film Sharwanand-Allari Naresh starring Gamyam, a Telugu film. It was a hit at the box-office.^[1]

Plot

Rahul Roy, (Jeet) as called by his friends and family, is the son of a multi-millionaire called Arup Roy (B.D.Mukherjee). He is born and brought up in comfort and luxury and for him life is just a game and he is accustomed to lavish lifestyle. He is portrayed to be a happy go lucky character and quite popular with the female kind. He comes across Nandini (Koel Mullick), a young & charming doctor. Rahul challenges his friends that he would make her fall in love within few days. Rahul invites Nandini for coffee after a dance programme and proposes to her.

Nandini, being an orphan, is very kind towards the poor people and is a good Samaritan. She mingles with poor people and provides succor to them. But, being a rich boy, Rahul hates those people. However, Nandini's free-spirited nature takes him very near to her and he develops an intimate friendship. At the same time, Nandini keeps maintaining some distance and does not express her love. Though she likes him, she can't love him for he's not sensitive to the people and things around him. A privileged upbringing makes him myopic to the hard realities of life. By the time, she wants to express her love, she learns that Rahul has challenged his friends about his love and decides to keep herself off.

While dropping her at her hostel on his car after a party, Rahul tries to convince her that he is really in love with her but she does not listen to him. In the process, Rahul has an accident, where a woman dies and her son is orphaned. Nandini survives the accident, while Rahul wakes up from injuries in hospital. After gaining consciousness, Rahul cannot find Nandini and he decides to go in search of her on his bike.

In the process, he happens to meet a motorbike thief called Shibu, brilliantly played by Dev. Though Shibu is a vehicle thief, he is good at heart. The journey Rahul takes changes his life drastically: as he is exposed to the hard realities of rural life and yet its simple joys. The landscapes and the people he meets takes him through an emotional journey that alters his perceptions forever. Be it a teacher (Manoj Mitra) who supports orphan kids, a disillusioned ex-militant (Debranjan Nag), a prostitute who craves for love (Barkha), or his own companion Shibu, they all aid in his journey to self-discovery.

Music

The music is composed by Jeet Gannguli and Samidh-Rishi. The first 2 songs of the following are by Samidh-Rishi, while the rest are by Jeet:

• "Its Only Pyar" - Kunal Ganjawala, Monali Thakur
• "Pyarelal" - Richa Sharma, Anand Raj Anand
• "O Yaara Ve" - Kunal Ganjawala, Bony Chakrovorty, June Banerjee, Monali Thakur
• "Bol Na Ar" - Shaan, Monali Thakur
• "Dui Prithibi" - Timir, Rana Majumdar

Release

Running Period

The film released in an unprecedented 209 theaters across West Bengal on a thursday during 'Saptami' of the 'Durga Puja'. It ran for 5 weeks in the city, after which it had to make space for another big release "Mon Je Kore Uru Uru"; though according to "The Telegraph", the film managed to complete a 6 week run in the city. The film had its longest multiplex run of 4 weeks at 'Bioscope', Axis Mall in Rajarhat and 'Inox Burdwan'. "Dui Prithibi" completed an extra-ordinary run of 50 weeks at the distant rural theaters of 'Basanti' at Dantan and 'Haraparbati' at Jhatipahari. It is understood, that the producers, 'SVF' deliberately withdrew the film from the city for "MJKUU" since they share extremely friendly relations with their producers, 'Surinder Films'. They in turn returned the favour to 'SVF' by withdrawing "MJKUU" from city-halls within 5 weeks to make room for the next 'SVF' offering, "Sedin Dekha Hoyechilo". Without this friendly gesture from the producers, "Dui Prithibi" could have been expected to continue its successful city-run for a longer period of time.

Box Office

"Dui Prithibi" was one of the highest grossers of 2010. The film had the highest ever opening week collection for a bengali film. It grossed almost Rs.5 crores in its 1st week, while the producers raked in almost Rs.2 crores. The film continued a steady run in the city till the 3rd week. The rural collections though witnessed a fall from the 2nd week itself. Ultimately, after the less-than-expected 5 week city-run, the producers earned an impressive Rs.6.5 crores, as reported in 'The Gulf Times'. Considering the budget (it was the most expensive bengali film at that time) and the massive cast & crew of the film, nothing less than a 'blockbuster' was expected. The overall collections would have been good enough to merit a 'superhit' status for any other film, but the film's huge budget of Rs.5 crore, proved a determining factor. "Dui Prithibi" fell short of delivering a 'superhit/blockbuster'; but the collections were good enough to adjudge the film a 'hit' and a considerable success.

References

1. ^ The Telegraph:16.12.10;30.12.10.