''Inspector Notty K'' is a 2018

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film, directed by

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and produced by Jeet,

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, Gopal Madnani, Amit Jumrani, Joydeep Roy Chowdhury and Abdul Aziz. It is a remake of the 2013 Punjabi film ''

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'' starring

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. Jeet as the titular character alongside

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, the two starring in their third film together after ''

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'' (2016) and '' Boss 2: Back to Rule'' (2017).

Cast

* Jeet as Natabar Khara aka Notty K, the would be inspector of Uttarpara Police Station *

as Sameera/ Simi , inspector of Italian police * Champa Gulshan Ara Akter as Sameera's mother *

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as Deben Ghosh (OC) * Supriyo Dutta as Notty K's father * Pradip Dhar as constable of Uttarpara Police Station *

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(special appearance) * Sanghashree Mishra

Production

The film was announced two months after the release of '' Boss 2: Back to Rule'', and filmed in

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and

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Release

The film started as an India-Bangladesh joint production by Jeetz Filmworks and

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. Late in shooting, the rules for joint productions changed. Rather than delay the release until a required preview committee was formed, the producers decided to release it as an Indian film, which Jazz Multimedia then imported to Bangladesh. It was released in India on 19 January 2018 in 130 theatres. Originally intended to release simultaneously in Bangladesh, it was delayed there by one week to 26 January, when it opened in 81 theatres.

Critical reception

In a review by ''

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'', the film received 2.5 out of 5 stars, saying the film fails to keep the audience entertained due to its weak screenplay and storyline.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Suddho Roy &

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. The soundtrack features vocals from

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, Shweta Pandit, Raj Barman &

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inspector Notty K 2018 films 2010s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Films scored by Savvy Gupta Films scored by Shuddho Roy Bengali remakes of Punjabi films Films shot in Italy Fictional portrayals of the West Bengal Police Films directed by Ashok Pati Jaaz Multimedia films