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MUMBAI:
The story revolves around two young men, Apu (Parambrata Chatterjee)
and Andy (Shayan Munshi), trying to achieve their dreams. Apu is
a Bengali who has lived in Kolkata all his life and works for an
IT company. He has dreams of going to the US and making it big there.
He gets his chance when a relative offers him a job in Houston,
Texas. As he is leaving he promises his girlfriend, Sheela (Raima
Sen) that he will come back soon and take her to the US.
Andy,
a second-generation Bengali born and brought up in New York, has
dreams of becoming a musician and working in films. He comes to
Kolkata to pursue his passion and stays at the house of his paternal
uncle and grandfather. In Kolkata he meets Sheela, befriends her
and falls in love with her.
Meanwhile
Apu, arrives in the US and struggles to find his way in an alien
nation. In the process he befriends Rita (played by Peeya Rai Chowdhary)
whose parents want to get her married to Apu. The rest of the movie
revolves around the socio-comic adventures of Apu and Andy as they
struggle to find their calling in life.
The
movie featured an appearance by Kolkata alt-rock band Cassini's
Division.
The
Bong Connection is a 2006 Indian movie starring Raima Sen, Shayan
Munshi and Parambrata Chatterjee and directed by Anjan Dutta.
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