Bollywood item-girl Barkha Bisht, famous for her "Ishq Barse" dance-number from the film " Raajneeti", was roped in for a song called 'Pyarelal' and was selected to play one of the two female leads. While the main film was shot by cinematographer Somak Mukherjee Sirsha Ray came on board for the Venice-leg as Somak couldn't allot his dates. It was the first Bengali film to be shot in Italy and only the second mainstream Bengali film to be shot in Europe, after " Bhalobasa Bhalobasa" (2008) was shot in Austria. The film was extensively shot in Kolkata and the rural belt of West Bengal like Lalgarh and Gopiballavpur (Maoist-infested areas), Purulia, Bantala, etc., and the songs were filmed in Venice. The ' muhurat shot' was canned on 2.3.10.
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For the first time a budget of Rs.35 million was commissioned for a Bengali film as this was the first road movie in the industry which was required to be shot on a large-scale and canvas. It was also the first time that the two reigning Bengali superstars, Dev and Jeet had come together. It was Raj's 1st film with Jeet-Koel, fourth with "SVF" and the 3rd with Dev after " Challenge" (2009) and " Le Chakka" (2010). It was the 5th film of director Raj Charaborty and the 10th film for Dev and the Jeet-Koel pair. The film was the 42nd venture of the leading Bengali production house " Shree Venkatesh Films". Barkha Sengupta as Mandakini, Shibu's love interest and a dancer.Koel Mallick as Nandini, Rahul's love interest and a doctor.Dev as Shibu, Mandakini's love interest and a good-hearted motorbike thief (deceased).Jeet as Rahul, Nandini's love interest and a multimillionaire.Be it a teacher ( Manoj Mitra) who supports orphan kids, a disillusioned ex-militant ( Debranjan Nag), a prostitute who craves for love ( Barkha Bisht Sengupta), or his own companion Shibu, they all aid in his journey to self-discovery. The landscapes and the people he meets takes him through an emotional journey that alters his perceptions forever. The journey Rahul takes changes his life drastically: as he is exposed to the hard realities of rural life and yet its simple joys. Though Shibu is a vehicle thief, he is good at heart. In the process, he happens to meet a motorbike thief called Shibu ( Dev). After gaining consciousness, Rahul cannot find Nandini and he decides to go in search of her on his bike. Nandini survives the accident, while Rahul wakes up from injuries in hospital. In the process, Rahul has an accident, where a woman dies and her son is orphaned. While dropping her at her hostel on his car after a party, Rahul tries to convince her that he is really in love with her but she does not listen to him. By the time, she wants to express her love, she learns that Rahul has challenged his friends about his love and decides to keep herself off. A privileged upbringing makes him myopic to the hard realities of life. Though she likes him, she can't love him for he's not sensitive to the people and things around him. At the same time, Nandini keeps maintaining some distance and does not express her love. However, Nandini's free-spirited nature takes him very near to her and he develops an intimate friendship.
But, being a rich boy, Rahul hates those people. She mingles with poor people and provides succor to them. Nandini, being an orphan, is very kind towards the poor people and is a good Samaritan. Rahul invites Nandini for coffee after a dance programme and proposes to her. Rahul challenges his friends that he would make her fall in love within few days. He comes across Nandini ( Koel Mallick), a young & charming doctor. He is portrayed to be a happy go lucky character and quite popular with the female kind. He is born and brought up in comfort and luxury and for him life is just a game and he is accustomed to lavish lifestyle.
Rahul Roy, ( Jeet) as called by his friends and family, is the son of a multi-millionaire called Abhiraj Roy.