Piyalir Password (2009)

Piyalir Password (2009)
Piyalir Password is a Bengali Thriller Film entirely shot in United States, directed by Raj Basu. Piyalir Password has some of the leading starts of Bengali Cinema from Kolkata including Rituparna Sengupta, Kaushik Sen, Roopa Ganguly and Sabyasachi Chakraborty. The film is about conspiracy in corporate world and medical ethics set in Biotech corridor of Maryland. The film is being presented by “Center for Social Change”. Check out reviews, Photogallery, Showtime, Interview with Raj Basu at Calcutta Tube.

Piyalir Password - Rituparna Sengupta - Bengali Thriller
Director: Raj Basu
Cast: Rituparna Sengupta, Kaushik Sen, Roopa Ganguly, Sabyasachi Chakraborty,
Music: Bikram Ghosh

“A fast-paced suspense thriller set in Maryland, USA where a young woman comes to the United States from India to complete the legal formalities of her scientist sister’s accidental death. However, as she tries to wrap things up, to her horror she discovers that perhaps her sister’s death was not accidental. Caught in a web of conspiracy in a foreign land she struggles to get behind the truth, determined to unravel the mystery behind her sister’s untimely death.
Piyalir Password, the first Bengali film shot entirely in USA, is about corporate conspiracy and medical ethics set in the Biotechnology industry of USA. It is a story of conspiracy, search for truth, love, trust and betrayal. It has an international cast of actors from India, USA, South Africa, Russia and other nations.”
Official Website: http://www.piyalirpassword.net/


Raj Basu’s Bengali thriller Piyalir Password was screened to the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia audience at a World Premiere held at the Jewish Community Center Kreeger Auditorium in Rockville, Maryland on April 4, 2009. The sponsors of the event, Center for Social Change, which works with individuals with developmental disabilities, plans to take the film to select cities in the US to reach out to the Indian community and create awareness about their work. Along with several members of the US-based cast and crew and the director Raj, Indian actors Roopa Ganguly and Rituparna Sengupta who play leading roles in the movie, flew in from Kolkata to attend the event.

Piyalir Password Movie Review by Bangla Podcast:

Piyalir Password is a fast-paced, nail-biting medical thriller set in the backdrop of a medical research institute in Maryland. Piyali, played by Roopa Ganguly, a biomedical research scientist is unexpectedly found dead in her laboratory at an unearthly hour due to a mysterious gas leak. Rituparna, who plays the victim’s sister Rupa, has traveled from India to wrap up her sister’s legal formalities and execute her will. As she becomes involved in investigating her sister’s untimely death many uncertainties surface- is this just an innocuous accident or does it reek of foul play? Did Piyali fall victim to a deadly medical conspiracy or is her sister being overtly suspicious? As the plot unravels, Rupa is caught in a swirl of mystery in a foreign land as she struggles to get behind the truth and is forced to question other facets of her sister’s life. What is her brother-in-law concealing; does her niece know more than she dares to share? Who are Piyali’s colleagues really, are they as innocent and blameless as they seem? Is Samar, played by Sabyasachi, merely a friend?
The director has accomplished the task of pulling together stalwarts of the Bangla film industry in an effort to produce a movie of notable standard in spite of being handicapped by a low budget. This houses eminent actors like Rituparna Sengupta, Koushik Sen, Roopa Ganguly and Sabyasachi Chakraborty coupled with an international cast of actors from the US, South Africa, Russia and few other nations. Bickram Ghosh’s sound design establishes the reality of the tension, suspense and emotions. Being the first Bangla movie shot entirely in the US, there is a sense of credibility in the lifestyle depicted in the film. The scientific aspect, an intrinsic component of the plot focusing on Type A Diabetes and its medical cure, creates a thrilling suspense making the conspiracy very plausible and well researched. The director has effectively used robust imagery in conveying deeper insights as is indicated by the name itself. As a caveat to the future audience…. pay close attention to every detail of the film.