দাবাড়ু (2024)

Anecdotes

Dabaru is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language biographical sports drama film directed by Pathikrit Basu. Produced by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee under the banner of Windows Production, the film is based on the life of the Indian chess Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly. The film chronicles the journey of Ganguly from North Kolkata's slums to becoming India's youngest Grandmaster at age 19, played by Arghya Basu Roy. It also features an ensemble cast of Dipankar De, Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Rituparna Sengupta, Shankar Chakraborty and Kaushik Sen in another pivotal roles.

Production

Producers Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee approached director Pathikrit Basu in 2022 about adapting Ganguly's life, seeing it as "the perfect intellectual sports drama". Ganguly revealed he learned about the project "a day before my daughter was born" and served as creative consultant.

Principal photography began July 2023 in Kolkata's Kumartuli and Shovabazar areas. The climactic Commonwealth Championship scene featured 16 real chess players from Kolkata clubs. Cinematographer Madhura Palit employed overhead drone shots transitioning chessboards to Kolkata alleyways.

Bonnie Chakraborty and Prasen composed the soundtrack, with the title track fusing "dhol rhythms with chess clock ticks". The song "Jhogra Kori Chol" by Mainak and Surangana topped Bengali charts for 3 weeks.

The motion poster launched September 2023 with Grandmasters Viswanathan Anand and Dibyendu Barua present. The trailer debuted April 2024 at Kolkata's Quest Mall, attended by chess legends and actor Mithun Chakraborty who praised its authenticity.

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