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Banobas is a short film on the coronavirus pandemic

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The lockdown shorts series from Windows Production is already one of the most talked-about Bengali short film series. They have released their new short film ‘Banobas’. The latest shorts film from Windows talks about the uncertainty of a newlywed couple who have self-quarantined themselves due to recent international travel history amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

With ‘Kabir Singh’ fame Soham Majumdar as one of the leads, he will be seen again in a Windows’ project after the last released Bengali film before lockdown, ‘Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti’. The story and screenplay writer of the same film, Zinia Sen, has penned down a beautiful tale of two young couples who are stuck at home after a recent vacation abroad. Sauraseni Maitra, who was seen in ‘Finally Bhalobasha’, is paired opposite Soham Majumdar. Windows is collaborating with Sauraseni for the first time for ‘Banobas’.

The story depicts the anxiety faced by the couple and how they overcome the same with love and care. With every sneeze and cough, there is the fear of contamination and thoughts of contracting coronavirus. ‘Banobas’ is a beautiful tale of the struggle that the young couple faced during the lockdown due to pandemic.

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