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RUNTIME
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Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Ahalya
"Ever seen an apsara, the king of gods and a maharishi share screen space?"
2015 0h 14m BN
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7.4
SOLID
★7.4TMDB · 25
Thriller
Synopsis
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Ahalya, set as a modern-day thriller, is an ode to a legend from Ramayana. The 14-minute-long film replays the deadly game of Gods, spinning a web of intrigue, seduction, desire and mystery between Gods and Apsaras. Ahalya is a deadly game you can’t escape.
“Ever seen an apsara, the king of gods and a maharishi share screen space?”
Cast
Soumitra Chatterjee
Goutam Sadhu
Radhika Apte
Ahalya
Tota Roy Chowdhury
Inspector Indra Sen
Ayushman Mitra
Model Arjun Roy
Dhruva Lal
Model
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sujoy Ghosh
- Writers
- Sujoy Ghosh, Sujoy Ghosh, Satyajit Ray
- Languages
- Bengali, English
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 11 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Bengali, English.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, shot by Sethu Sriram. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Namrata Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Soumitra Chatterjee and Radhika Apte and Tota Roy Chowdhury carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Ever seen an apsara, the king of gods and a maharishi share screen space?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sujoy Ghosh directs. Sethu Sriram behind the camera. Namrata Rao cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in India. Dialogue in Bengali, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 14-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 11 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Bengali, English.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, shot by Sethu Sriram. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Namrata Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Soumitra Chatterjee and Radhika Apte and Tota Roy Chowdhury carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Ever seen an apsara, the king of gods and a maharishi share screen space?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt4876528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sethu Sriram
- Editing
- Namrata Rao
- Production design
- Kaushik Das
- Costume design
- Suchismita Dasgupta
- Sound
- Dipankar Chaki
- Runtime
- 14 min · 0h 14m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- BN
- IMDB
- Ahalya (2015)
Also by
Sujoy Ghosh
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- BO
Bound Script Production
IN
- RO
Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films
IN
Key crew
- Executive ProducerMohammed Attarwala
- Production DesignKaushik Das
- Sound DesignerDipankar Chaki
- Costume DesignSuchismita Dasgupta
- EditorNamrata Rao
- Line ProducerSaubhik Das
- Production DesignSubrata Barik
- Sound DesignerAnirban Sengupta
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2015-07-21
