''Byomkesh Bakshi'' a

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detective

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fictional detective

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...

, released on 16 October 2015. The film is directed by Anjan Dutt. This is the fourth installment of '' Byomkesh series'' by Anjan Dutt. The film is based on ''Kohen Kobi Kalidas'' by

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi, Sharadindu compos ...

. Unlike the previous three installments,

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portrayed the character

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in this one replacing

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Cast

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as Ajit Bandyopadhyay *

Ushasie Chakraborty Ushasie Chakraborty is an Indian actress and academic who works in Bengali language films. She has played the role of Satyabati in Anjan Dutt's film adaptations on Byomkesh Bakshi. She currently plays the role of June Guha in the Bengali tele ...

as Satyabati (Guest Appearance) *

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as Gobinda Haldar *

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as Manish Chakraborty * Sagnik Chatterjee as Aurobindo Haldar * Joyjit Banerjee as Phanish Chakraborty * Prantik Banerjee as Mrigen * Debdut Ghosh as Madhumoy Sur *

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as Indira (Guest Appearance) * Ankita Chakraborty as Mohini *

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as Bhuban Das * Arindol Bagchi as Surapati Ghatak(Guest Appearance) * Siddhartha Banerjee as Inspector Pramod Barat (Guest Appearance)

Plot synopsis

The curtain rises on a small coalfield town. Plagued with a series of unexplained troubles that broke out suddenly, owner of a coalmine seeks the help of Byomkesh Bakshi to sort things out for him. When Byomkesh arrives with his trusted confidante Ajit, they discover to their complete dismay a maze of crimes woven around a violent murder that had little to do with the job that they were entrusted with. A mesmerizing mosaic of criminal characters, a sordid saga of lecherous lust, the thriller unfolds the complex layers of the human mind, so powerfully penned by Sharadindu, now retold by the master movie-maker Anjan Dutt. Byomkesh eventually cracks the case but seals it with his own sense of justice.

Reception

Upon release, the movie received moderately positive reviews from the critics while it was well received by the public.

Sequel

A hint for the next case was given at the end of this movie. The sequel was released on 7 October 2016.

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