Uma (2018 film)

In the film, a young girl, Uma living in Zurich, Switzerland, is fighting for her life with a terminal disease during a visit with Uma's Docter, he reveals that she has hardly two months to live, Himadri is shattered after hearing this and She wants to see Durga Puja of Kolkata, the biggest celebrated festival in Bengali culture. Himadri had earlier promised Uma that he will take her to Kolkata but failed because of his busy work schedule. Himadri takes her to Kolkata to fulfil her dream by planning to set up a fake Durga Puja with help of some movie makers Gobindo find a director called Brahmananda Chakraborty. The failed director sees this as his opportunity to create a masterpiece, by helping a dying girl. The director at first didn't agree to the proposal of the father. Later after remembering his past and how he couldn't make his son's life a beautiful one, in past it shows he was not a successful director as many of his movies failed to make a mark following which his wife and son separated from him, the director goes to the residency of Himadri and gives a proposal to creating the Durga Puja after a brief talking. Jisshu Sengupta agrees in the proposal and the director goes on to create a false set of Durga Puja. During this, they face many problems to make Uma's dream true. Mohitosh Sur resident of that society call it a mockery of the festival but the society members rebuff him, meanwhile the crew is facing problem that with whom Uma will live, Brahmananda tells that Uma will live with her mother, it is seen in flashback because of Himadri busy schedule Menoka was having Extra-Marital Affair with a Man named Indra a Govt Officer, after Himadri found out he divorced Menoka forcing her to leave everything including Uma who was then 2 years old, because as per Himadri, she can't take the child back because of having affair after marriage as per the law, after learning about it, they finally audition for girls who will play for Uma mother, after Much failed attempts they finnally find a suitable women named, Marium. Meanwhile Mohitosh tries all attempts to stop the fake festival by reaching the Police but fails, he even threatens file a case in court but Gobindo bribes the lawyer brought by Mohitosh turning the tables, meanwhile Himadri bring Uma from Zurich after landing in Kolkata, he find that electricity department has denied permission and the officer personally wants to meet Himadri, the officer is none other Indra, after a small argument Himadri leaves not long punching him in nose, just he did when menoka left with him, as he leaves with Uma for the pandal the decoration lights are switched on, Himadri receives a message from Indra learning about his side of story, it turned out Indra didn't knew that menoka was already married, and he had no intention to destroy anyone married life, as they reach Uma receives a grand welcome from everyone. Uma finally meets her mother (who is in reality an actress) after a long time. Meanwhile Mohitosh after failed legal attemps, threatens himadri with illegal way by calling a local Bihari goon, who points gun on himadri to shoot him, but suddenly Uma come near that Bihari goon begging to leaving him, seeing Uma, the Bihari Goon remembers his past, it turned out his father was killed in same way in front of his eyes when he was a kid, feeling mercy he lets go Himadri, instead he threantens Mohitosh to stay away from them. Days pass and puja celebration goes swiftly, on one night Indra comes to visit Himadri, where he tells someone is waiting for him in the car, the person is none other Menoka who looks like is now married to Indra, on asking about Uma, he points her towards Maruim, and says even being her fake mom she is doing what a real mother need to do, eventually he leaves her, as himadri leaves for Uma and Marium, Menoka cant do nothing but cry reallizing her mistakes done in past, Meanwhile Mohitosh also learns about the reason behind the fake durga puja, and he decides he will do wahtever he takes to fulfill Uma last wish.

As the day of Dashami (last day of Durga Puja) arives the crew find out that there are no Junior artist, everyone including Mohitosh try there best, he even pay visit to that bihari goon house requesting help, as the crew slowly losses hope, but not shortly the bihari goon arrives with the required crowd needed for Durga Visarjan. Uma also arrives and celebrate, but for surprise for Brahmananda his wife and son come there to celebrate with him, as they all dance and celebrate Uma suddenly faints, in later scene we see everyone including Mahitosh, the Bihari goon and Brahmananada family bid farwell to Uma as evryone is feeling emotional as it might be the last time they will be seeing Uma. As they proceed towards airport, Himadri shows an old photgraph of his and Uma actual mother, it turned out Uma in real already knew that Marium is not her actual mother, she eventually appologises Himadri does nothing but cry. Few days later Marium is now living with Uma and Himadri, as docter has approved for carrying out operation on Uma, she mails to Himadri family members about each and every experience she witnessed till now and also pray fro Uma speedy recovery.

The plot is based on true events surrounding the life and death of Evan Leversage, who lived in St George in Ontario, Canada.[1][4]

• Sara Sengupta[2] as Uma[5]
• Jisshu Sengupta[2] as Himadri Sen
• Anjan Dutt[2] as Brahmananda
• Srabanti Chatterjee[2] as Mariyam (Acting as Menoka, the mother of Uma)
• Sayantika Banerjee[2] as Menoka (Real mother of Uma)
• Rudranil Ghosh[2] as Gobindo
• Anirban Bhattacharya[6] as Mohitosh Sur
• Babul Supriyo as Mahesh [7]
• Gargi Roychowdhury as Medha
• Sujan Mukhopadhyay as Barun
• Nibedita Mukherjee as Meera
• Abhijit Guha
• Ambarish Bhattacharya
• Sayantani Guhathakurta
• Beas Dhar
• Srijit Mukherjee as Indra

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The music and lyrics of the film are composed by Anupam Roy.[9]

• Uma at IMDb