Guldasta (2020 film)

Guldasta is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Arjunn Dutta, starring Arpita Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee, Debjani Chattopadhyay and Anubhav Kanjilal. The film was released on 21 October 2020, in theaters coinciding with Puja holiday.

Plot
Guldasta is a women-centric film, and interweaves tales of three lead female characters. Srirupa, Renu and Dolly constitute the trio whose journey of life is depicted in Guldasta. The backbone of the story stands strong with the realities of life faced by these three women who has a surprisingly unique world of make-believe emotions of their own. Be prepared to let the story touch your soul.

Cast

 * Arpita Chatterjee as Srirupa Sengupta
 * Swastika Mukherjee as Dolly Bagri
 * Debjani Chattopadhyay as Renu
 * Anubhav Kanjilal as Tukai, Renu's Son
 * Anuradha Mukherjee as Riya
 * Ishaan Mazumder as Arnab Sengupta, Srirupa's Husband
 * Chhanda Karanji Chattopadhyay as Renu's Mother In Law
 * Mayukh Ray as Rohit
 * Abhijit Guha – Special appearance as Renu's Husband

Soundtrack
The soundtrack and lyrics of the film are composed by Soumya Rit.

Reception
Guldasta received mediocre ratings from critics. Shantanu Ray Chaudhury, reviewing Guldasta, noted that despite its shortcomings, the film manages to appeal to the audience's emotion because of the director's "feel for the minutiae of life".