Abar Aranye (English title: In the Forest ...Again) (2003) is an Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Goutam Ghose.
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Plot
The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Asim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link with civilisation for a few days. However, the trip turns sour when Asim and Aparna's daughter, Amrita, goes missing. It transpires that she is being held for ransom by local tribespeople. Police intervene and the kidnapped girl is returned to her parents, albeit against her own wishes.
Cast
Soumitra Chatterjee as Asim
Sharmila Tagore as Aparna (wife of Asim)
Subhendu Chatterjee as Sanjoy
Gulshan Ara Akter Champa As Champa (wife of Sanjoy)
Tabu as Amrita (daughter of Ashim & Aparna)
Samit Bhanja as Hari
Roopa Ganguly as Shimul (wife of Hari)
Saswata Chatterjee as Saswata (son of Sanjoy and Champa)
Bidipta Chakraborty as Bidipta (wife of Saswata)
Jisshu Sengupta as Jishu (friend of Saswata)
Rajatava Dutta as manager of tea estate
Chaiti Ghoshal as wife of manager
Awards
2004 :BFJA Awards
2004 :National Award - Best Director for Goutam Ghose
2004 :National Award - Best Screenplay for Goutam Ghose
2004 :National Award - Best Supporting Actress for Sharmila Tagore
2003 :Nominated for Montreal World Film Festival
2003 :Nominated for International Film Festival of Marrakech