Film: Iti Srikanta (2004) Language: Bengali Subtitles: English
Director: Anjan Das Producer: Shantasree Sarkar Writer: Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (Based on Srikant) Screenplay: Rajarshi Roy, Shantasree Sarkar Cast: Adil Hussain, Soha Ali Khan, Reema Sen Music: Bikram Ghosh Cinematography: Shirsha Roy Editor: Sanjib Datta
Production: Beyond Reels Distributor: Shemaroo
Description: Iti Srikanta (Your Truly, Srikanta) is a 2004 Bengali period drama film directed by Anjan Das. This film is based on novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel, Srikanta (1917).
This was actor Soha Ali Khan's debut film, and also of actors, Aparajita Ghosh Das and Bengali film debut of lead actor, Adil Hussain, whose voice was dubbed in the film by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. The film was part of the Indian panorama section at the IFFI in 2004. At the 2004 Anandalok Awards, Anjan Das won the award for Best Director.
The film is a love triangle between a young man Srikanta (Adil Hussain) and two women in his life, Rajalakshmi (Reema Sen) a rich courtesan and Kamalata (Soha Ali Khan), a vaishnavite living in an ashram. The movie depicts Srikanta’s inner conflict and turmoil over the two women in his life, torn between a baiji and a vaishnavi.
