Boxer (Bengali: বক্সার) [1] is an Indian Bengali sports drama romantic film directed by Sanjoy Bardhan.[2] Boxer is about a young boxer based in Kolkata. The film stars debutant Shikhar Srivastava and Ena Saha in the lead roles and was produced by Koushik K Roy, also known as Roy Koushik.[3] The music was released through SVF Music. It was heavily inspired by the 2016 Bollywood Film Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, which was itself based on the 2011 South Korean Film Always.

Boxer (Bengali Movie) 2018
Theatrical release poster
Bengali: বক্সার
Directed by	Sanjoy Bardhan
Written by	Ivana Dutta
Produced by	Koushik K Roy New Era Entertainment
Starring	Shikhar Srivastava Ena Saha Soumitra Chatterjee Rajatava Dutta Labony Sarkar Sudip Mukherjee Sudip Sarkar
Cinematography	Madhusudan Shi
Edited by	Sanjib Datta
Music by	Samidh Mukerjee Joy-Anjan
Distributed by	New Era Entertainment Private Limited
Release date	5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Plot

The film is the story of an 18-year-old boxer, Rony, who has reached adulthood after making many mistakes, but must move on. The boxing ring is a metaphor for life; every hurt and injury is a lesson in life, as he strives to win not a trophy but his first love, Jinia.[1][4]

Cast

• Shikhar Srivastava as Rony
• Ena Saha as Jinia
• Soumitra Chatterjee as Church Father
• Rajatava Dutta as Digvijoy Sengupta
• Laboni Sarkar as Sanghamitra Sengupta
• Sudip Mukherjee as Boxing Coach
• Sudip Sarkar as Siddhartha Chowdhury
• Riya Bhattacharje [5] as Item Girl Dancer
• Samidh Mukerjee as Rock Singer
• Dheeraj Shaji as Kiran

Soundtrack

The music for the film was composed by Samidh Mukerjee and Joy-Anjan. Akash Chakrabarty, Budhaditta and Samidh Mukherjee have written the lyrics for songs. "Du chokher Isharay" song composed by Joy-Anjan and penned by Budhaditta. The soundtrack was released by SVF Music. The full music album was released on 26 April 2017.

References

External links

• Boxer at IMDb
• Boxer on Facebook