Omor Shongi (2025)

Interesting facts

Omorshongi is a 2025 Bengali-language supernatural romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Dibya Chatterjee in his directorial debut. Produced by Avinaba Ghosh, Paridhi Khaitan and Arnab Pal under the banners of Dreams On Sale Productions and Handykraft Pictures, the film stars Vikram Chatterjee and Sohini Sarkar in the lead roles, while Dibyasha Das, Shreema Bhattacharya and Aniruddha Gupta play other pivotal roles. The film revolves around a grief stricken novelist, who is confronted by the ghost of his late girlfriend and she persuades him to move on with his life.

Production

The film marked the Bengali film debut of director Dibya Chatterjee. The director explained that the title of the film is suggestive of a love story that transcends the mortal plane and means "Lovers beyond the realm". In an interview, the director informed that he didn't have any trouble while recruiting the cast and crew of the film.

Vikram spoke in an interview that he signed to the film for its script and unique genre, which encompasses the elements of horror with a romantic comedy film. Sohini also revealed that she signed the film owing to its interesting script and her personal acquaintance with the director after working in a Hindi language web series.

The cinematography has been done majorly in Kolkata and partially in Howrah. Major schedules have been shot in Rashbehari Avenue, Deshapriya Park regions of South Kolkata and on the banks of Hooghly River beside the Howrah Bridge. The filming was started on 25 August 2023. Sohini spoke about a rain scene, in which the artificial tank was finished in just taking Vikram's shots.

The first look of the characters was revealed on 21 August 2023. The first poster was released on 6 December 2024. The teaser was released on 17 December 2024. The trailer was released on 22 January 2025 on Zee Music Bangla and Dreams On Sale Youtube channels.

At the trailer launch event, the trailer was unveiled by Prosenjit Chatterjee. He was present as the chief guest at the event, as they makers decided to show respect to the 1987 Bengali classic Amar Sangee, which has the same title as their film. The lead pair did a Kolkata themed photoshoot with nostalgic Kolkata symbols like the yellow ambassador and Victoria Memorial, as a part of the promotions.

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