Ashchorjyo Prodeep (2013)

Original title

আশ্চর্য প্রদীপ

Directed by

Anik Dutta

Genre

comedy drama

Country

India

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

UA

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An everyday couple struggles with unfulfilled dreams. When the husband finds a magic lamp, a genie grants him wealth and luxury. The film follows how they adapt to their sudden good fortune.

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What happens

Aschorjyo Prodeep (transl. Astonishing Lamp) is a 2013 Indian Bengali-language film directed by Anik Dutta. The film is based on a short story by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. It is Dutta's second feature film as a director. The film's theatrical trailer was released on YouTube on 26 October 2013 while the film was released on 15 November 2013 in Kolkata. The film deals with the unfulfilled aspirations of an everyday couple whose dreams never become a reality and as they try hard to excel in life. Anilabha discovers a magic lamp from which a genie emerges and is able to take him to unseen heights in life that he never reached before and also life of extreme luxury and fortunes. How they adjust and cope with their new-found lives forms the rest of the story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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