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299:, all specialists in different suicide methods. Meghna goes with him, leaving a goodbye message for her parents at her apartment door. Dr. Basu comes in search of his daughter, finds the note and shatters in grievance. Dr. Basu and Niharika start their search for Meghna and almost leave no stone unturned. Meanwhile, at Hemlock Society, Meghna encounters with miscellaneous experiences related to humans lives and death. The three-day workshop at the society makes her understand the importance of life and what difference her loss would mean to her near and dear ones. The metamorphosis of Meghna occurs when she realizes the miseries of other inmates and considers herself lucky. On the final day, Meghna confesses to Ananda that she wants to live and a vital reason which worked behind her changing of mind is that she had fallen in love with Ananda. Ananda informs her that he is suffering from 'Lymphocytopenia' a medical condition for which he would survive only for two more years. Meghna leaves Hemlock Society, sobbing and returns to her father. The very thought that someone near the cradle of death can ‘drink life to the lees’ in spite of complain and regret, surprises her. She learns from Ananda, that Hemlock society is an institute that refrains people from ending their life by making them aware of the importance of life. Six months later, Meghna reconciles with Ananda while he is on a nursing home bed, after having a blood-transfusion. The film ends with a witty note where Meghna's fiancé ( 734:
Parambrata Chatterjee received the Anandalok Award for Best Actor, while Anupam Roy got the Anandalok Award for the Best Song (Ekhon Onek Raat). At the Mirchi Music Awards 2013, it got the Best Album and Best Song (Ekhon Onek Raat) in the Listener's Choice category as well as the Best Male Playback for Rupankar Bagchi for Aamar Mawte. At the 13th Telecine Awards, it got Parambrata Chatterjee the Special Jury Award for acting, and Anupam Roy, the Best Lyricist Award. It also got the Best Movie Poster at the Srijon Shawmman 2013. At the Bengal Youth Awards 2013, Srijit Mukherji and Anupam Roy got the Best Director and the Best Music Director Awards respectively. Anupam Roy also got the Best Male Playback for Ekhon Onek Raat in the ETV Shongeet Shawmman 2013. It also got the prestigious
295:) as the name suggests ‘make merry’ refrains her from ending her life. He comes with an unusual proposal of imparting her technical know how about committing suicide. He adds 'the training will save you from embarrassment if suicide becomes a vain attempt'. Ananda Kar is the founder of the Hemlock Society, that teaches aspirants how to successfully commit suicide. The names of the professors are also significant of the tricks they will teach to execute the end. The society is a film studio. Meghna assembles with all other suicide aspirants being addressed by the over-enthusiastic professors, 291:
used dexterously to bring out the fear of death. The protagonist Meghna (Koel Mallick), misses her mother, hums the songs of her favorite Sidhartha Roy numbers, blames the new lady in her father’s life, shaken by the dejection by her fiancé. Yet, as an escape route from the world of pain and suffering she goes to her father doctor to get prescribed sleeping pills. Ananda Kar (
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award, the oldest film award in India, for Best Actress, Best Actor (Jury's choice), Best Male Playback, Best Female Playback (Female) and Best Art Direction. It also fetched the Zee Banglar Gourab Samman for Anupam Roy for Best Lyricist and Male Playback for Ekhon Onek Raat and Best Actress for Koel
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The movie is a very strong insight into psychological dilemma about the primal existence of life. It reiterates the fact that you can 'shock someone by letting them know that death is impending and inescapable.’ It is a dark comedy which successfully evokes an awareness of life. The comic element is
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The film received generally positive reviews by critics. Parambrata Chatterjee's performance was critically applauded, as was Koel Mullik's. It has received 21 awards till now. Srijit Mukherji and Koel Mallick got the Shoilojanando Mukherjee Memorial Awards for Direction and Acting respectively.
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Umesh Ghadge, who has previously worked as an associate director on films like
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Indranath Mukherjee as the effeminate history professor
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The name is inspired by the erstwhile 1298:Bengali films remade in other languages 788: 714: 402:as Setu Venkataraman (guest appearance) 384:as Doyal Khashnobish (guest appearance) 327:as Niharika Basu (Meghna's Step Mother) 232:released on 22 June 2012, directed by 715: 7: 396:as Trenlet Biswas (guest appearance) 390:as Raktim Ganguly (guest appearance) 138:Bodhaditya Banerjee. Saikat Sengupta 871:Dasgupta, Priyanka (24 June 2012). 378:as Dhomoni Ghosh (guest appearance) 1308:Films scored by Indradeep Dasgupta 1293:Indian romantic comedy-drama films 372:as Jhulon Gupto (guest appearance) 25: 1313:Films directed by Srijit Mukherji 988:Films and Web series directed by 572:. All the lyrics are written by 424:as Shikha Dhor (guest appearance) 1263:(Jawto Kando Kathmandute) (2023) 1219:(Chhinnamastar Abhishap) (2020) 901:Khatton, Amina (23 June 2012). 264:, a society which was based in 586: 248:. The film's cast consists of 236:, who is also the director of 1: 1318:Bengali-language Indian films 708:Composed by Indrajit Dasgupta 342:as Siddhartha Roy, the Singer 336:Reeta Basu as Meghna's Mother 1323:2010s Bengali-language films 754:Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai 564:The soundtrack is composed 1339: 1303:Films scored by Anupam Roy 1157:Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga 433:as Hiya (guest appearance) 274:physician-assisted suicide 701: 685: 669: 653: 633: 617: 601: 593: 590: 558: 545: 536: 439:in a (special appearance) 39: 282:. 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Hemlock society (film)

Srijit Mukherji
Shrikant Mohta
Mahendra Soni
Parambrata Chatterjee
Koel Mallick
Soumitra Chatterjee
Dipankar De
Roopa Ganguly
Sabyasachi Chakrabarty
Soumik Halder
Anupam Roy
Indraadip Dasgupta
Bengali
Bengali
romantic
dark comedy
Srijit Mukherji
Autograph
Baishe Srabon
Parambrata Chatterjee
Koel Mallick
Soumitra Chatterjee
Hemlock Society
Santa Monica
US
physician-assisted suicide
Welcome Zindagi
Parambrata

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