MANOHAR  &  I

PRESS KIT
Winner
 SYNOPSIS

Two solitary individuals meet each other every day in the city of Calcutta and
share the stories of their imaginary life. But one day when death makes an
appearance, the truth is revealed.
 DIRECTOR'S INTENTION

The story centres around a man (60 years) and a woman (30 years). Both of them go to city everyday
for work and return to their suburb in the evening. The city is quite indifferent about them. I felt like
listening to their stories. But the aloofness of the city does allow them to tell their real stories. So I follow
them.

I always wanted to be like the walls of the cities which over the centuries have listened to these stories.
But with modernization, the walls are collapsing .I am scared that people will be more lonely when all
the walls would disappear.
 RANK 3RD IN Top 15 all-India, South Asian
films to see in 2019
- Meenakshi Shedde
South Asia Consultant to the Berlin Film Festival

"...Kudos to director Amitabha Chaterji and the entire team of

“Ami O Manohar” for crafting out such a brilliant movie which is
undoubtedly one of the best Indian movies of recent times."
- Sankha Ray
FILM CRITIC
Asianmoviepulse.com

Ranked 5th in Favorite Films of 2019

- Rüdiger Tomczak
FILM CRITIC,   GERMANY
 BEST DEBUT FILM 
INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA 2018
 IN MEDIA
ASIANMOVIEPLUS
https://asianmoviepulse.com/2019/04/film-review-ami-o-manohar-
2018-by-amitabha-chattopadhyay/

MID-DAY
https://www.mid-day.com/articles/top-15-all-india-south-asian-films-
to-see-in-2019/404048

San Diego ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL

https://sdaff.org/2019/movies/manohar-i/

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA

https://iffk.in/manohar-i-ami-o-manohar/

IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni62448285

TOI
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/
i-want-to-continue-making-independent-films-amitabha-
chatterjee/articleshow/68216651.cms

MUBI
https://mubi.com/films/manohar-i
 Amitabha Chaterji
script & direction

Amitabha Chaterji is an Independent filmmaker from India. His first feature film 'Manohar
& I' got best debut director award in the International Film Festival of Kerala 2018.He
also received the Best Debut Film Award nomination in Jaffna International Cinema
Festival 2019 & Best Feature Film Award in the Pondicherry International Film Festival
2019. He received certificates in Indology, Appreciation of Indian Art, Appreciation of
Film Aesthetics from state government of India. He is also a passionate street-
photographer.
SPECIFICATION
ORIGINAL TITLE : AMI O MANOHAR
ENGLISH TITLE : MANOHAR & I
RUNNING TIME : 118 MINS
LANGUAGE : BENGALI
SUBTITLE : ENGLISH
FORMAT: 1920X1080 ,
2.39:1,
24FPS
BLACK & WHITE
STEREO SOUND
AMRITA MUKHERJEE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

She is a theater actor & short story writer. After completing her studies in geography,
she has started her career in filmmaking in 2009. Her first three shorts as a director
have been screened in various film festivals including prestigious Kolkata Film
Festival.FEW THINGS WE KNOW ABOUT EARTHQUAKE is her first feature length
film.She received certificates from Nandan (FILM CENTRE,WEST
BENGAL,INDIA)and Charukala Bhavan ((ART CENTRE,WEST BENGAL,INDIA) .

MODHURA PALIT
CINEMATOGRAPHER

Modhura is an alumna of the Satyajit Ray Film and

Television Institute, and Asian Film Academy (AFA).
She is tthe first Indian to receive Angenieux
Encouragement Award at the Cannes Film Festival
2019.
 CAST
SHYAMAL CHAKRABORTY
SENJUTI ROY MUKHERJEE
MONALISA CHATTERJEE
UDITA MAITRA
AMRITA MUKHERJEE
ASHIS MAJUMDAR
UPAMANYU MAJUMDAR
TANIA CHOWDHURY

CREW
CAMERA : MADHURA PALIT
AMITABHA CHATERJI
LOCATION SOUND : APARNA DAS
SOUND DESIGN : SK.ABDUL RAJJAK
EDIT: SIMANTA MUKHERJEE
PRODUCTION DESIGN: AMITABHA DAS
 AMITABHA CHATERJI

+91-8017740914

amitabhachaterji@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/amitabhachaterji
https://www.facebook.com/amiomonohor/
 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA 2018, India

SAN DEIGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2019, USA

JAFFNA INTERNATIONAL CINEMA FESTIVAL 2019,

Sri Lanka

PONDICHERRY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019 , India

NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA 2019, India

DIORAMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019, India

INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF BHUBANESWAR 2019, India

INTERNATIONAL SHORT & INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2019

, BANGLADESH

AGARTALA FILM FESTIVAL OF 2020, India

THIRD EYE ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2020, INDIA