| Teenkahon | |
| Director: | Bauddhayan Mukherji |
| Producer: | Monalisa Mukherji |
| Screenplay: | Abhinandan Banerjee Bauddhayan Mukherji |
| Story: | Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay Syed Mustafa Siraj Bauddhayan Mukherji |
| Starring: | See below |
| Music: | Arnab Chakraborty |
| Cinematography: | Abhik Mukhopadhyay |
| Editing: | Arghyakamal Mitra |
| Studio: | Little Lamb Films |
| Distributor: | Viacom18 |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 124 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
Teenkahon (Three Obsessions) is a 2014[1] Psychological mystery-thriller Bengali film directed by Bauddhayan Mukherji and produced by Monalisa Mukherji under the banner of Little Lamb Films.
Teenkahon is a triptych film. The Gulf Today described it as "a rare international art house film from Bengal which, as a piece of social document, tries to capture the changing face of morality, the degeneration of values, the increasing pollution of the spoken language and the changing social fabric of Bengal through three stories."[2]
Teenkahon is the first film of Little Lamb Films, the production house founded by Bauddhayan Mukherji.
Filming locations include places in West Bengal such as Kolkata and Bolpur.
Teenkahon was the only Asian film which was showcased in the prestigious DC Independent Film Festival in 2015. Director Bauddhayan Mukherji was also one of the few selected filmmakers who took part in the summit hosted by US Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus, the topic of which was the use of drones in films and policy decisions on the usage guidelines. The seminar was presided over by American politician Brad Sherman.
Teenkahon is slated for a theatrical release on 11 September 2015 in India.
Teenkahon was screened at the following film festivals in 2015.
| Teenkahon | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Arnab Chakrabarty |
| Released: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
Playback singer Arnab Chakraborty was chosen to compose the film score for Teenkahon. The film will be his debut as a music composer. Singer Shreya Ghoshal was reported to record a song for the film.
Teenkahon went on to receive multiple awards in various international film festivals, being the only Bengali film in consideration in most cases. It won a Special Mention Award from six student jury members in Paris. Director Bauddhayan Mukherji was bestowed with the Aravindan Puraskaram for Best Debutant Director by Beena Paul, receiving a cash prize of, a certificate and a statuette.
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Festival du Film d'Asie du Sud Transgressif[5] | Special Mention of the Student Jury for Best Narrative Feature | Bauddhayan Mukherji | rowspan="2" |
| Kerala State Chalachitra Academy[6] [7] | Aravindan Puraskaram | ||