A film exploring the life and emotions of the transgender community, which has been ruthlessly cast aside by society.
Nagarkirtan, a Bengali film, has recently bagged 4 awards in the regional film category at the National Films Awards function 2018-19. The Film has been prestigiously acclaimed for the following categories.
Nagarkirtan (Special Jury Award)
Best Actor – Won by Riddhi Sen
Best Make up artist – won by Ram Rajak
Best Costume – won by Gobindo Mondol.
The director, Kaushik Ganguly has come a long way after he made his last film, ‘Just another Love Story – Arekti Premer Golpo’. Joy B Ganguly, Co-producer at Mojo Productions (Mumbai and Kolkata) graciously adds, “We are honoured to receive 4 national awards this year. This is my 2nd film with Kaushik Ganguly and he proves to be one of the leading film-makers of our generation in India. Riddhi is our today andtomorrow and there was no second guessing why he wouldn't get the award. Partnering with Acropolis Entertainments (Sani Ghosh Ray) one of the leading production houses in the country has been a great experience and we hope to do more collaborations in the future”.
Over the years Kaushik Ganguly has delved in the crux of pervading gender issues and acceptance of ones sexuality in Indian society. Indian’s have conveniently decided on overlooking the presence of the third sex (transgender community) that was constitutionally recognized by the government in 2013. Even today masses shy upon the mere presence of a transgender who could be sitting alongside (let alone offering them a job). The transgender community has been battling the vices of societal predispositions, and censure that has been imposed upon them for over centuries.
Nagarkirtan is a simple film; exploring the story of Piramal, who is born a boy, and then understands that he is a woman, trapped in the body of a man. He is later renamed as Puti. The social dilemma worsens as Puti falls in love with a flute player, Madhu. Both, society, and the transgender community would ostracize such a relationship, and ex-communicate the offenders.
“The film signals a language of change that can be used to build a narrative of resistance. It is inherent in the power of cinema to precipitate universal conversations and this social issue – which, I strongly believe Nagarkirtan does” quips Joy B Ganguly. The film beautifully explores the underlining emotion of love and pervading social issues that run parallel alongside. The portrayal of the protagonist is brilliantly justified with the realistic tones used by the make-up artist, Ram Rajak. The costume designed by Gobindo Mondol, has catalysed Riddhi Sen’s emotions that have been brilliantly captured by Kaushik Ganguly.
About Acropolis:
Acropolis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd (AEPL) is dedicated towards providing engrossing and intriguing entertainment through films and television software. We launched Acropolis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd in 2008 to produce entertaining and engrossing stories for the Indian audience.The company planned to take its expertise and years of experience into production of its’ first full-length Bengali feature film- Cross Connection, an urban romantic comedy, in 2009. Acropolis Entertainment has produced over 3000hrs of TV software. The parent company Acropolis Design Management Group has, since its inception in 1997, designed and created temporary photogenic and non-photogenic environments, Production design/ Art direction, for over 5000 ad film sets, 100 music videos, 20 television serials, over 30 feature films including a Hollywood venture and a plethora of events and shows. We are production designers to some of the biggest blockbusters of Bollywood. ‘BhaagMilkaBhaag’, ‘3 idiots’, ‘P.K.’, ‘Rockstar’, ‘Sultan’,’Dangal’ to name a few.
MOJO PRODUCTIONS is a production company, based in Kolkata & Mumbai, committed to producing films crafted by a new generation of directors, writers and technicians working in India.
Joy B Ganguly is an international independent boutique film producer who’s capability has been successfully demonstrated through releases such as “The Bong Connection” (English/Bengali 2007), “Via Darjeeling” (Hindi-2008), “Brakefail” Kaushik Ganguly (Bengali - 2009), “033” (Bengali) & “Shukno Lonka” (Bengali - 2010), “Bhooter Bhobishyot” (Bengali - 2012), “Maach, Mishti & More” (English/Bengali - 2013), “Colkatay Columbus” (Bengali 2016),“The Bongs Again” (English/Bengali Jan 2017), “Maacher Jhol- The Fish Curry” (Bengali/French 2017) the yet released “Khelechi Aajgubi” and “BBD – Kolkata Junction” (Hindi).
It has a significant film distribution network with home video & music companies (Moser Baer, BIG, Saregama, Sony-BMG), theatre & multiplex operators (PVR, Inox, Cinemax, BIG, Fame), TV broadcasters (Star, Zee Network, Colors, Imagine TV, Sony), DTH operators (BIG, Airtel, Tata Sky, Dish TV), and online & mobile download providers (Onmobile, Hungama, Mauj). Additional partnerships include co-productions with big studios such as Imagine Film Company, Mumbai Mantra Media Ltd, NFDC, etc.