Like every year, Durga Puja promises an eclectic lineup of films for the Bengali audience. From a much-anticipated sequel to a period drama, a new instalment in a popular franchise to an action entertainer, there’s a diverse mix of films hitting the big screen this week. Aside from the pandal hopping and bhuri bhoj, you can also delve into these highly-anticipated Bengali releases.
DeSu7
Directed by: Dev
Cast: Dev, Subhashree Ganguly, Anirban Bhattacharya, Priyanka Sarkar, Rajatava Dutta
Tollywood actor-producer Dev makes his debut as a director with DeSu7, his much-anticipated big-screen reunion with Subhashree Ganguly. Billed as an action entertainer, the film follows two lovers — played by Dev and Subhashree — who are separated. The trailer shows Dev in a ‘massy’ avatar, taking on goons and lighting a cigarette from the flaming barrel of a gun. The video also offers a glimpse of his showdown with the antagonist, played by Anirban Bhattacharya in a never-seen-before look.
Bohurupi: The Golden Daku
Directed by: Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy
Cast: Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Koushani Mukherjee, Sohini Sarkar, Jisshu Sengupta
A sequel to 2024’s Bohurupi, The Golden Daku features Shiboprosad Mukherjee reprising his role as Bikram Pramanik, who continues his heists this time too. Unlike banks in the first chapter, his targets are jewellery shops this time. And chasing Bikram and his gang of bohurupis is a new cop played by Jisshu Sengupta. Koushani Mukherjee is back as Bikram’s love interest while Sohini Sarkar joins the cast as a sex worker.
Emperor Vs Sarat Chandra
Directed by: Srijit Mukherji
Cast: Tota Roy Choudhury, Abir Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty, Rik Chatterjee, Divyani Mondal
Tota Roy Choudhury’s Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay fights for India’s freedom through his revolutionary writing, which stirred a generation against British rule in Srijit Mukherji’s Emperor vs Sarat Chandra. The film explores the political storm surrounding Sarat Chandra’s landmark novel Pather Dabi, which was published in 1926 and soon drew the ire of the colonial government for its revolutionary themes. Abir Chatterjee portrays Sabyasachi, the iconic revolutionary protagonist created by Sarat Chandra.
The Eken: Kerala-e Kurukshetra
Directed by: Joydeep Mukherjee
Cast: Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Somak Ghosh, Raima Sen, Ritwick Chakraborty
Bengal’s eccentric sleuth is back and packing his bags for a change of climate. The Eken: Kerala-e Kurukshetra takes Eken Babu, Bapi and Pramath to God’s Own Country Keralam for a new mystery. With Anirban Chakrabarti reprising the titular role, the film’s story revolves around Eken Babu investigating a case involving coded Harappan clues, shifting equations and a conspiracy that takes him beyond the scope of his usual investigations. The film is based on a story by the late Sujan Dasgupta, with screenplay by Padmanabha Dasgupta.