Uma is 2018 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji, under the banner of SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd, starring Jisshu Sengupta, Sara Sengupta, Anjan Dutt, Srabanti Chatterjee, Sayantika Banerjee, Anirban Bhattacharya and Rudranil Ghosh. The movie was released on 1 June 2018.
Plot
In the film, a young girl, Uma (Sara Sengupta) living in Switzerland, is fighting for her life with a terminal disease. She wants to see Durga Puja of Kolkata, the biggest celebrated festival of the Bengali Hindus. Himadri Sen, her father (Jisshu Sengupta) takes her to Kolkata to fulfill her dream by planning to set up a fake Durga Puja. Her father and family struggle much to make his daughter’s dreams come true and find a director called Brahmananda Chakraborty (Anjan Dutt). The failed director sees this as his opportunity to create a masterpiece, by helping a dying girl. After several requests, the director agrees and makes a false set of Durga Puja. During this, they face many problems to make Uma’s dream true.
The plot is based on true events surrounding the life and death of Evan Leversage, who lived in St George in Ontario, Canada.
Cast
Sara Sengupta as Uma
Zara Sengupta as little Uma
Jisshu Sengupta as Himadri Sen
Anjan Dutt as Brahmananda
Srabanti Chatterjee as Mariyam
Sayantika Banerjee as Menoka
Rudranil Ghosh as Gobindo
Anirban Bhattacharya as Mohitosh Sur
Babul Supriyo as Mahesh
Gargi Roychowdhury as Medha
Sujan Mukhopadhyay as Barun
Nibedita Mukherjee as Meera
Abhijit Guha
Ambarish Bhattacharya
Sayantani Guhathakurta
Srijit Mukherjee as Indra
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