Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya
Official film poster
Directed byShilpa Ranade
Screenplay bySoumitra Ranade
Rohit Gohlowt
Story byUpendra Kishore Roychowdhury
Based onGoopy Gyne Bagha Byne
by Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury
StarringManish Bhawan
Shailendra Pande
Rajeev Raj
Edited byAvinash Walzde
Music by3 Brothers and a Violin
Production
companies
Paperboat Animation Studios
Children's Film Society
Karadi Tales
Distributed byChildren's Film Society
Release dates
  • 7 September 2013 (2013-09-07) (Toronto)
  • 1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) (India)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹2 crore[1]

Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya is a 2013 Indian animated film directed by Shilpa Ranade.[2][3] It is based on the characters Goopy and Bagha created by Satyajit Ray's grandfather Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury.[4][5] The film is inspired from Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, the first film from Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne trilogy. The film was released on 1 March 2019 in India.[6]

Premise

Two blundering yet lovable musician protagonists meet ghosts, obtain boons, avert wars, marry princesses and help the common people live happily ever after.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2013.[7] The film was also screened at 11th Mumbai International Film Festival on 17 October the same year.[8] It was released theatrically in India on 1 March 2019.[6]

Reception

Namrata Joshi of The Hindu wrote, "The look is mint fresh and distinctly 'Indian', so is the lingo and the music. The bright animation, colourful props, puppet-like human figures and the rich production design with abundant use of our textiles, is gorgeous artwork in itself. The film is enchanting not just for the children but can hold an adult in thrall."[9] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the 3 out of 5, calling production design "remarkable" and music, "superb."[10]

The soundtrack for the film received positive reviews.[11]

Awards and nominations

Year Name of competition Category Result Recipient
2013 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Animated Feature Film Nominated Children's Film Society India[12]
2014 FICCI BAF Awards Best Indian Animated Feature Film (Theatrical Release) Won Children's Film Society, Paperboat Animation Studios[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Satyajit Ray's Goopy-Bagha film remade in Hindi". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Cimmfest". Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Dubaifilmfest". Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ^ Marie Seton (1 June 2003). Portrait of a Director: Satyajit Ray. Penguin Books India. pp. 313–. ISBN 978-0-14-302972-4. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. ^ Satyajit Ray; Bert Cardullo (1 March 2007). Satyajit Ray: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-1-57806-937-8. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Animated film Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya first look poster out — Check". Zee News. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. ^ Ranade, Shilpa (17 March 2019). "In conversation with the mind behind Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya" (Interview). Interviewed by Shalini Saksena. New Delhi: Opinion Express. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ "'Gopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya' to be screened at Mumbai Film Fest". News18. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ Joshi, Namrata (1 March 2019). "Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya review: #SayNoToWar". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (1 March 2019). "Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya movie review: It's all fun and games". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ^ KrishnaMurthy, Akhila (9 March 2019). "Behind the success of 'Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya'". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ^ "FULL LIST: 2013 APSA NOMINEES". Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury's Goopy - Bagha
Satyajit Ray
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