Mountains of the Moon
চাঁদের পাহাড়
Synopsis
Chander Pahar follows Shankar Choudhury, a 20 year-old that takes a job working for the Uganda Railway, and winds up quitting his job in search of diamonds and the Kenya's Mountain of the Moon. Based on the popular Bengali adventure novel of the same name.
Part of the Chander Pahar Trilogy
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Top Cast
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Dev
Shankar Roy Chowdhury
Gérard Rudolf
Martin Cito Otto
Jim Carter
David James
Albuquerque
Peter Moruakgomo
Luthuli Dlamini
Paul Ditchfield
Jacobus Marius
Matthew Monika
Keith Gengadoo
Andrew Stock
Laboni Sarkar
Tamal Ray Chowdhury
Nabeel Khan
Tirumal Appa
Welile Nzuza
Rafiq Jajbhay
Luigi Lanca
John Majeke
Vusani Mutsila
Release History & Theatrical Window
January 10, 2014
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$2.3M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$3.1M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
1.35x
+$800K net gain
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kamaleswar Mukherjee
- Screenplay & Story
- Kamaleswar Mukherjee
- Original Score
- Indraadip Dasgupta, Debojyoti Mishra
- Original Title
- চাঁদের পাহাড়
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Bengali, English
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Production Budget
- $2.3M
- Worldwide Gross
- $3.1M
- Production Studios
- Mannequin Films, SVF Entertainment
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kamaleswar Mukherjee
Kamaleswar Mukherjee, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Srijato Bandopadhyay
Indraadip Dasgupta, Debojyoti Mishra
Soumik Haldar
Rabi Ranjan Moitra
Department Leadership Roster
Kamaleswar Mukherjee
Director
Soumik Haldar
Director of Photography
Indraadip Dasgupta
Original Music Composer
Kamaleswar Mukherjee
Screenplay
Debojyoti Mishra
Original Music Composer
Rabi Ranjan Moitra
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Frequently Asked Questions About Mountains of the Moon
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Mountains of the Moon about?
Chander Pahar follows Shankar Choudhury, a 20 year-old that takes a job working for the Uganda Railway, and winds up quitting his job in search of diamonds and the Kenya's Mountain of the Moon. Based on the popular Bengali adventure novel of the same name.
Who directed Mountains of the Moon?
Mountains of the Moon was directed by Kamaleswar Mukherjee.
Who stars in Mountains of the Moon?
The principal cast of Mountains of the Moon includes Dev, Gérard Rudolf, Martin Cito Otto, David James, Peter Moruakgomo.
When was Mountains of the Moon released and how long is it?
Mountains of the Moon was released in 2013 with a total runtime of 2h 29m.
What was the box office and production budget of Mountains of the Moon?
Mountains of the Moon had a reported production budget of $2.3M and grossed $3.1M at the worldwide box office (1.35 return on budget, classified as a budget recovered).
Who composed the musical score for Mountains of the Moon?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Mountains of the Moon was composed by Indraadip Dasgupta, Debojyoti Mishra.
Is Mountains of the Moon based on a book or true story?
Mountains of the Moon is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay".