Shemaroo wishes Shubho Naba Barsho with Antarmahal VCDs and DVDs.

National Award Winning Director Rituparnao Ghosh’s yet another riveting story now on Shemaroo.

As Bengali’s all over India celebrate and welcome the New Year, Shemaroo presents a special gift to cine-lovers with the release of Bengali Film Antarmahal’s VCDs and DVDs.

National Award Winning Director Rituparno Ghosh’s film Antarmahal stars Jackie Shroff, Rupa Ganguly, Soha Ali Khan and Abhishek Bachchan in key roles. The film has been around international festival circuits and received critical acclaim for its bold portrayal of lives and superstitious practices of Bengal in British era.

All lead actors have been widely appreciated for their performances, especially Rupa Ganguly and Abhishek Bachchan. Antarmahal being the first Bengali film for Jackie Shroff, his ease in delivering dialogues in Bengali has also been appreciated.

The DVDs and VCDs have been released over four months after theatrical release on the occasion of Bengali New Year as an ad-on from Shemaroo during the celebrations.

The DVD has sub-titles in 4 languages for a pan-India reach. These are English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The DVD also has a bonus-feature that showcases Antarmahal’s theatrical trailers. The back cover of the DVD lists some of the critical acclaim received by the film in major publications to give a first-timer a better view about the film.

Special features in the DVD include:

Anamorphic Widescreen format presented in 2.35:1 aspect ratio enhanced for 16:9 Widescreen TVs All Region DVD Digitally mastered from Original Film 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound Interactive menus for easy access DVD 9.

The DVD and VCD have inserts that contains interesting trivia about the film. It also contains the Director’s say about the film and about the criticism the film received.

The DVD is priced at Rs. 399/- and the two-disc full version VCD at Rs. 249/-

Storyline: A dark, multi-layered film set in the British era, Antarmahal takes you to the backwoods of Bengal where the whimsical and tyrannical Bhubaneshwar Chowdhury (Jackie) is obsessed by the desire for an heir and hunger for power.

The film explores the inner world of Bhubaneshwar, his wives (Rupa and Soha) and a Bihari potter (Abhishek), trapped in feudal, colonial, patriarchal and religious set-ups. It narrates the story of the lengths to which superstition, jealousy and despair will drive a man in his consuming quest for power.

Shemaroo has a bouquet of classic stories from Bengal, which include Chokher Bali, Utsab and Mondo Meyar Upakhyan. Other stories by popular Bengali filmmakers also in Shemaroo’s catalogue include Raincoat, and Aparna Sen movies like Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, 36 Chowringhee Lane and 15 Park Avenue.