The Nowhere Son is an Indian/American independent film written, shot and directed by San Banarje starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Trisha Ray, San Banarje and Biswajit Chakraborty. The film, produced by Next Actor Studio, Houston, was shot in India and United States in cities such as Calcutta, Kashi, Houston, Galveston and New Orleans.[1]
The film is listed in movie critic Joe Leydon's list of 'Five movies not to miss at Worldfest Houston'.[2]
Plot[edit]
Physician Sanjay Chakroborty (San Banarje) lives in Calcutta with his professor father Anil (Soumitra Chatterjee) in a centrally-located house owned by their family for decades. The corrupt minister Maity (Biswajit Chakraborty) wants to acquire their plot for making a luxury hotel. However, the professor is against selling the house. Within a few days, Anil goes missing. Now Sanjay gives up everything in search of his father.
Production[edit]
While filming in Kashi (Varanasi), director San Banarje was detained by the local police for pointing the camera at a Hindu temple without permit. He was released after two hours.This is the third film that San Banarje and Trisha Ray shot with Soumitra Chatterjee.[3]
Cast[edit]
- Soumitra Chatterjee
- San Banarje
- Biswajit Chakraborty
- Trisha Ray
- Samba Banerjee
- Sankar Roy Chowdhury
- Dibyaroop Roy
- Ramasankar Paul
- Suman Nandy
- Sukanto Bhattacharya
- Shahab Peer
- Thiago Paes
Crew[edit]
- Producers : San Banarje and Trisha Ray
- Writer : San Banarje
- Director : San Banarje
- Cinematographer : San Banarje
- Editor : Trisha Ray
- Sound : Gautam Nag
- Music : Gianmarco Leone
- Production Manager : Sambhu Munshi
Screenings[edit]
The film first premiered in Houston at the Worldfest Houston International Film Festival in April 2013 where it was named as "Top Five Not to Miss Movies at Worldfest" by critic Joe Leydon. In June 2013, it played at the Hoboken International Film Festival in New York. Writer-Director San Banarje was interviewed by Garden State Journal prior to the screening.[4] In November 2013, the film was screened at Alexandria, Virginia for Alexandria Film Festival.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Soumitra Chatterjee will begin shooting for "Nowhere Son" on September 3. "San is trying to work differently and his style is different from what we get to see in Kolkata. It will be interesting to shoot this indie. I will be shooting in the city on September 3 and 4," Soumitra says". 1 September 2011 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "An insider's guide to Houston's international film festival: Five don't-miss movies at WorldFest". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Soumitra in indie film". epaper.timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "GARDEN STATE JOURNAL Q&A San Banarje, Director/Producer/Actor/Writer of The Nowhere Son-GSJ Staff- Garden State Journal". www.gardenstatejournal.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
