MUMBAI: Reliance Big Pictures will release Rituparno Ghosh's Abohomaan on 22 January.This would be the first Bengali release coming from the Big Pictures stable in 2010.

Says Reliance Big Pictures' CEO Sanjeev Lamba, "After Shob Charitro Kalponik, we are extremely glad to extend our relationship with Rituparno Ghosh to release Abohomaan. The film's response across various festivals is a testimony to the maestro's craftsmanship brilliantly with the most talented actors in Bengal."

The film that has travelled extensively in the international festival circuit will be the production house's second dealing with Ghosh. It has been well received at various international film festivals including Montreal World Film Festival 09, Pusan International Film Festival 09, Mumbai Film Festival 09 and Morocco Film Festival 09.

Says director Ghosh, "Abohomaan has garnered a very heartening response from film festivals all across the world and is finally set for a theatrical release in Bengal. I am very eager to know how the cineastes in our home territory will respond to the film."

Abohomaan explores the nuances of relationships as a married Aniket, one of Bengal's finest directors, falls in love with Shikha, an actress as young as his son. Shikha bears an uncanny resemblance to Deepti, Aniket's wife as she was in her younger days. And thus begin the trials and tribulations of what was till then a picture perfect family with a father, mother and son.

The film has Deepankar De, Mamata Shankar and Jishu Sengupta essaying stellar roles. It also has Ananya Chatterjee and Riya Sen who makes her debut in Bengali films with Abohomaan.