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Release Year2015
Runtime2h 35m
LanguageBengali
CertificationUA
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorParambrata Chatterjee
WritersParambrata Chatterjee, Padmanabha Dasgupta
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsLorai: Play to Live
About Lorai: Play to Live
Sports minister of Westbengal sends an alcoholic retired football player (Prasenjit Chatterjee) to a politically disturbed (by Maoist activities) village of Purulia to setup a football team. The intention was to build a good activity among the poor villagers and turn their attention to football. One day, the coach is kidnapped by the Maoist (leader Parambroto Chatterjee) and rescued later. Coach decides to stay back with the villagers and teach them football, however, the ministry decides to stop the football project and the cold fight begins between the sports minister and the football coach. Sports minister decided to organize a football match between the village team vs Kolkata akadosh. If the village team could perform well government would retain the project. In the match village team perform in a extraordinary way and able to retain the project.
Directed by Parambrata Chatterjee, Lorai: Play to Live leans on a strong ensemble — Prosenjit Chatterjee, Paayel Sarkar, Indrasish Roy — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2015.
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