Silence of the Womb is a film directed by Soumodeep Ghosh Chowdhury and is a part of the Competition on Indian Language Films at the ongoing 30^th Kolkata International Film Festival.

The director Soumodeep Ghosh Chowdhury along with the cast and crew attended the press conference at the 30^th Kolkata International Film Festival.

The director’s earlier works were Feet and Foe, Work in Progress, The Spark, The Open Secret, and others.

The film is about a woman going through Phantom Pregnancy. The plot centers on a couple who have been eager to experience parenting and have come very near to it twice. However, they were never able to achieve the height of their happiness because of unanticipated events. Even though it turned out to be a natural disaster, the man’s guilt is increased when he realizes how many of his own mistakes contributed to the accident. With her persistent prayers and cravings, she becomes pregnant for the third time. However, she does not have a child in her womb this time, as fate would have it written with its most cruel ink. Are they going to accept this call to reality? Or will their world be permanently altered? The film shows how a baby boy can continue the lineage and throws light on the old social infrastructure.

Speaking at the event Sreya Bhattacharya said “I knew about phantom pregnancy. To get an offer to act in such a film was an amazing opportunity. The character is something that I have not played before. It was a great experience for me”.

The director said “I did not have any lofty ideas while making this film. I came to know about this topic and found it interesting enough to make a film about it. This kind of pregnancy is mostly found in rural areas where going to the doctor is a posh affair”.

Tuhin is the DOP of this film.

The editing has been done by Sujay Dutta Ray.

Subhadeep Guha has composed the music for the film.

The cast of the film consists of Sagnik Mukherjee, Sreya Bhattacharya, Paromita Mukherjee, Baisakhi Roy, Moinak Ganguly, Avik Bagchi, Nandita Chanda, and others.

There are about 100 artists in the film. And many of them are new actors.

The producer of the film is Mahua Ghosh.

The concept of the film is by Mounashree Ghosh.

The film’s shoot was completed within one year.

The film is 102.4 minutes long.

Audiences can watch the film on 9^th December at Radha Studio at 4 pm, and on 11th December at Menoka Cinema at 10 am.

Priyanka Dutta