Phoring

{{Short description|2013 Indian Bengali film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Phoring | image = Phoring_Title_Art.jpg | alt = Film title written in Bengali script | caption = Film Title Art | director = [[Indranil Roychowdhury]] | producer = [[Sugata Bal (Das)]] [[Anasua Roychowdhury]] [[Pinaki Shoukalin Ghosh]] | writer = Indranil Roychowdhury Sugata Sinha | based_on =  | narrator = | starring = [[Akash Adhikari (India)|Akash Adhikari]]<ref name=".telegraphindia2"/> [[Sohini Sarkar]] [[Sourav Basak]] [[Sankar Debnath]] [[Senjuti Roy Mukherji]] [[Dwijen Bandopadhyay]] [[Ritwick Chakraborty]] | music = [[Prabuddha Banerjee]] | cinematography = [[Indranil Mukherjee]] | editing = [[Sumit Ghosh]] | studio = G B C Enterprise | released = {{film date|df=y|2013|9|27}} | runtime = 2hr 07min | country = India | language = Bengali | budget = | gross = }} '''''Phoring''''' is a 2013 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] feature drama film directed by [[Indranil Roychowdhury]].<ref name=VC/> It was produced by Chitrabeekshan Audio Visual PVT LTD., and is 126 minutes long. The film won the Prasad Labs post-production completion award for 2012.<ref name=VC/>

==Plot outline== An adolescent boy (Phoring, Bengali for "Dragonfly") grows up in a back-of-beyond township in [[North Bengal]]. Surrounded by the lush [[Dooars]] countryside, the town barely survives the shutdown of a factory. Maladjusted and a born loser, Phoring fights the voices in his head which he calls God. A new teacher (Doel) arrives in school, and opens up his mind to things unknown. Phoring starts to believe that this is not a dream. Doel invites Phoring to her house to nurture his creative skills. She also presents a cell phone to Phoring during Phoring's birthday. Phoring records a video of Doel while celebrating and dancing. This video tape is leaked out by one of Phoring's classmate Lattu. Doel is harassed by a group of older teachers. Phoring's mother warns Doel to stay away from him. An enraged Doel starts avoiding Phoring. Phoring is suspended from his school. Then Doel's brother comes and resides in Doel's house. One day Phoring and his friend discovers some firearms and a transceiver in the locked down factories. Doel and his brother disappears abruptly leaving behind a trail of doubt and suspicion. Police then searches for them due to be linked with terrorism. Phoring decides to go looking for her in [[Kolkata]]. He stays many a days doing hard labour in a Muslim-owned hotel to survive in the city. At last he meets Doel in a jail. Before departing Doel promises him that she will write letter to him. He ultimately returns to his town.<ref name="timesofindia"/><ref name="indianexpress"/><ref name="telegraphindia1"/>

==Awards and screenings== Vincent Ward Prize. Asian New Talents Competition. [[Shanghai International Film Festival]].2014 Best Project: Work In Progress Lab. Filmbazar 2012, Goa Selection, Indian Panorama, 2013 Also Screened at: Indian Film Festival Los Angeles and Indian Film Festival Stuttgart, Chiocago South Asian Film Festival, Indian Film Festival, Prague. all in 2014.

[[Filmfare Awards East 2014|Filmfare Awards East]]: * Best Cinematography: Indraneel Mukherjee * Best Background score: Prabuddha Banerjee * Best Debut Actor: Sohini Sarkar * Best Debut Director: Indranil Roychowdhury

[[Zee Bangla]] Gaurav Samman:

* Rituporno Ghosh Memorial Award: Akash Adhikary and Indranil Roychowdhury * Best Actress (Jury) - Sohini Sarkar

==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em|refs= <ref name="indianexpress">{{cite news |date=9 September 2013 |title='Phoring,' first Bengali film on adolescent psyche |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/phoring-first-bengali-film-on-adolescent-psyche/1166641/ |work = [[Press Trust Of India]] |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |location=[[Kolkata]] |access-date=4 June 2017 }}</ref> <ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite news |last= Nag |first=Kushali |date=13 September 2013 |title=The growing-up tale of Phoring|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130919/jsp/t2/story_17365031.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315045802/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130919/jsp/t2/story_17365031.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 March 2016 |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |location=[[Kolkata]] |access-date=4 June 2017 }}</ref> <ref name=".telegraphindia2">{{cite news |last= Nag |first=Kushali |date=5 September 2013 |title=Akash on playing phoring in Phoring, releasing on September 27 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130905/jsp/t2/story_17312538.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908134205/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130905/jsp/t2/story_17312538.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 September 2013 |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]] |location=[[Kolkata]] |access-date=4 June 2017 }}</ref> <ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news |date=18 May 2016 |title=Phoring Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/phoring/movie-review/23355965.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=4 June 2017 }}</ref> <ref name="VC"> "'Phoring', 'Chavunilum' win India bazaar awards", Variety.com, 26 November 2012, webpage: [https://variety.com/2012/film/news/phoring-chavunilum-win-india-bazaar-awards-1118062605/ Var605]. </ref> }}

==External links== {{Portal|Film}} * {{IMDb title|id=2960004|title=Phoring}}

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