Ajogyo

Ajogyo is a 2024 Indian Bengali language romantic thriller written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Silajit Majumder and Lily Chakravarty in the lead roles. Ambarish Bhattacharya and Sudip Mukherjee play other pivotal roles. It is produced by Surinder Singh and Nispal Singh under the banner of Surinder Films.

This film marked the 50th collaboration of the iconic pair of Prosenjit - Rituparna in the lead roles. Indraadip Dasgupta, Anupam Roy and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee did the music of the film. It was released in the theatres on 7 June 2024. The film opened to positive responses from the critics and audiences alike. The film was a blockbuster at the box office.

Cast

 * Prosenjit Chatterjee as Prosen Mitra, Parna's ex-lover
 * Rituparna Sengupta as Parna, Raktim's wife
 * Silajit Majumder as Raktim, Parna's husband
 * Lily Chakravarty as Prosen's mother
 * Ambarish Bhattacharya as a solo traveller
 * Sudip Mukherjee as Parna's boss

Synopsis
Parna`s (Rituparna Sengupta) husband Raktim (Silajit Majumder) was suddenly fired from his job. In this crisis-ridden state, they received an unexpected guest Prosen Mitra (Prosenjit Chatterjee). He is her husband's confidante. The story revolves around whether Prasen will be able to usher in happiness in the breaking down family or will he create further problems.

Announcement and Filming
On 28 April 2024, director Surinder Films released an announcement poster of the film. The announcement poster mentioned the fact that it is going to be the 50th film of Prosenjit - Rituparna duo.

Marketing
The film was promoted and marketed as the 50th film of Prosenjit - Rituparna duo. The official trailer was released on 17 May 2024 on The Youtube channel of Surinder Films. Glimpses of the film were shown on the Biswa Bangla Gate as a part of the promotions. The film was mostly shot in parts of Kolkata and Puri.

Music
The music of the film has been composed by Anupam Roy, Indraadip Dasgupta and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee. The lyrics were written by Kaushik Ganguly, Anupam Roy and Ranajoy Bhattacharjee.

The first single "Tui Amar Hobi Na" was released on 13 May 2024. It created a controversy on social media regarding the wrong spelling of the word "Hobi". The second single "Ajogyo Ami", which is the title track of the film, was dropped on 22 May 2024. The third song "Keu Janbe Na" was released on 27 May 2024. The fourth single "Ajogyo Ami (Rock Version)" was released on 1 June 2024. The fifth song "Amar Dukkhe Tumi" was released on 6 June 2024. The sixth single, a male version of "Tui Amar Hobi Na" was released on 15 June 2024.

Release
The film was released theatrically on 7 June 2024.

Critical Reception
Suparna Majumder of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote " Kaushik Ganguly has successfully interwoven the emotions of love, anger, grief with the past and present. All the actors, specially Prosenjit, Rituparna and Silajit have successfully done their roles."

Poorna Banerjee of Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote " The dialogues and script moves at a sluggish pace, making the second half more slow. Despite the music and the beautiful settings, the romance lacks emotional depth."

Sudip Ghosh of Anandabazar Patrika rated the film 7.5 out of 10 stars and wrote " The director has failed to justify the thriller part in the film." He praised the chemistry between Prosenjit-Rituparna, acting of the actors, the story and its twists.

Shamyita Chakraborty of OTTplay rated the film 3 out of 5 stars. He specially praised Silajit's acting skills. He wrote " Silajit's tiny touches and simple gestures make the character look real and his subdued acting is a pleasure to watch. Prosenjit - Rituparna shared a charming chemistry." He praised the music, background score and cinematography. But he also criticised the elusiveness of Prasen's character and the umpteen number of times reference to Lord Jagannath.

Souvik Saha of Cine Kolkata rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote " The stellar performance of the cast and dialogues are the USP of the film. But the slow second half and predictability of the film makes it a one time watch."

Subhasmita Kanji of Hindustan Times rated the film 4.1 out of 5 stars and wrote "The performance of the whole cast, fine storytelling of the director, the music and dialogues - everything was perfect to make it a mind refreshing film."

Box office
The film took a blockbuster opening at the box-office. In the first week, the film minted around ₹ 97 lakhs. It has collected over ₹2.65 crores at the box office as of now.