SVF and director Dhrubo Banerjee revealed the first look motion poster of their historical drama Golondaaj and also gave a sneak-peek into the characters of the film.

The motion poster starts with a group of skilled and well-dressed British players playing in a field adjoining a British flag flying high atop a hillock giving a clear picture of a colonial India. Suddenly emerges a native Indian man, well built with an athletic body who seems to take away the ball from them and block their game, thereby showing that he challenges their status quo. We see the man to be none other than Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari (Dev).

The following characters and actors of Golondaaj have been introduced with a timeline of 1892:

Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari – Helming the role of the protagonist of the film will be Dev Adhikari. He will be seen portraying the radical, open minded, prolific athlete who will be responsible for introducing the concept of football among the people of India, with its roots from undivided Bengal.

Bhargav – The role will be essayed by actor Anirban Bhattacharya. Bhargav is a freedom fighter who is responsible for instilling the nationalist angle in the narrative.

Kamalini – Bengali actress Ishaa M Saha portrays the character of Kamalini. She is the princess of Sovabazar married to Nagendra and contributes to an amazing romantic side to the film.

Jeetendra – Actor Indrashish Ray will adorn the character of Jeetendra, a fearsome, robust character, whose love for his land made him anti British.

Jackson – The role is essayed by American actor Alexx O’Nell – Major Jackson of Captain of East Surrey, one of the finest British football teams of that time.

Surya Kumar Sarbadhikari – Veteran singer and musician Srikanto Acharya will be seen as Nagendra’s father.

Prasanna Kumar Sarbadhikari – Director-actor Joydeep Mukherjee will be seen playing this character. Prasanna is Surya Kumar’s elder brother, one of the leading educationists of the time who loved Nagendra like his own son.

Naru – Naru is an integral cast in the film, junior to Nagendra and his childhood friend who adds the lighter notes to the narrative. The cast for this role has not been finalized yet.

Binod – John Bhattacharya will be seen playing the character of Binod. Junior to Nagendra Prasad and his childhood friend, Binod is a good player.

Nabakumar– Anirban Bhattacharya (who had previously played the role of police inspector in Bidaay Byomkesh, also a dialogue writer in the film) is another key cast to the film. Nabakumar poses a serious challenge to Nagendra towards fulfilling his mission.

Golondaaj is based on the life and time of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari and the events that follow. The screenplay and direction of the film has been done by acclaimed director Dhrubo Banerjee. The story of the film has been written by Dulal Dey and director Dhrubo Banerjee. The music for the film will be accomplished by maestro Bickram Ghosh and lyrics by acclaimed lyricist Srijato.

The film is scheduled to go on floors soon.