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Mon Mane Na (2008)

Mon Mane Na poster
Original title
মন মানে না
Directed by
Sujit Guha
Genre
drama, romance, comedy
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
2.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman runs away from home to confront her unfaithful fiance. On the way, she gets tangled up with a man who is smuggling a stolen diamond necklace to save his village.

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What happens

Mon Mane Na (Bengali pronunciation: [mɔn mane na]; transl. My Heart doesn't care) is a 2008 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Sujit Guha. Produced by Nispal Singh under the banner of Surinder Films, the film is an adaptation of the 1995 American film French Kiss. It stars Dev and Koel Mallick in lead roles, alongside Tapas Paul, Biswajit Chakraborty, Kaushik Banerjee and Premjit Chatterjee in supporting roles. Written by N. K. Salil, the film revolves around Ria, who flees from her house confront her straying fiancé and gets into trouble when a suicidal-thief naming Rahul seated next to her uses her to smuggle a stolen diamond necklace, in order to save his village lands. Extensively shot in Kolkata, Darjeeling, Mumbai, Paris and Singapore, the film pairs Dev and Mallick for the second time. Jeet Gannguli composed its soundtrack, while Priyo Chattopadhyay and Gautam Sushmit penned lyrics. The cinematography and editing were handled by Premendu Bikash Chaki and M. Susmit respectively. Mon Mane Na was theatrically released on 5 December 2008. It was a major box-office success and received critical praise. The film also ended up being the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2008. Since its release in 2008, Mon Mane Na has achieved cult status. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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