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-language thriller drama film co-written and directed by

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. It is produced by Dev under the banner of

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. The film stars

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, along with Dev, and

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. The story revolves around Kuntol and Sudarshan who meet when they are at their lowest point in life. On hearing Kuntol's story, Sudarshan gets a dangerous idea that can solve both their problems. It results in a hide and seek game with life.

Plot

Kuntol is suffering from suicidal depression as he is unable to cope up with the fact that he is responsible for his brother's death as well as his mother's paralysis. He is rescued from the railway tracks by Sudarshan, an eccentric man, who comes up with a policy wherein the nominee gets a huge amount of money if the policy-holder meets an accidental death. Sudarshan suggests that Kuntol be the policy-holder and he himself be the nominee, so that after Kuntol's suicide, Sudarshan will take care of Kuntol's mother as well as pay for his sister Kusum's surgery with the policy-money. Though Kuntol agrees at first, he is unable to commit suicide after he falls in love with Alo, who is revealed to be none other than Sudarshan's sister. Thereafter, Sudarshan becomes hellbent on killing Kuntol so as to pay for his mortally ill sister's treatment. What results is a life-and-death game between Kuntol and Sudarshan.

Cast

as Sudarshan Ghosh * Dev as Kuntol Sarkar *

as Alo/Kusum *

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as industrialist Bikash Sengupta (cameo) * Susmita Chatterjee as Asha(cameo) *

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as local leader Sadeq Ali

Soundtrack

Release

The film was released on 30 September 2022, just before

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References

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