''Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' is a 2013 Indian

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directed by Srijit Mukherji, based on the fictional character Kakababu created by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It stars

Prosenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors in modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Bengali cinema . He is the son of veteran Bollywood actor Bis ...

Indraneil Sengupta Indraneil Sengupta is an Indian film and television actor, and a model living in Kolkata since 2004. Career Sengupta was a finalist of the 1999 Gladrags Manhunt Contest in which John Abraham was the winner. He modelled for designer Rohit Ba ...

, Swastika Mukherjee,

Aryann Bhowmik Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992) is a Bengali film actor who is best known for his work in the 2011 Bengali film ''Chalo Paltai''. His acting has made a mark in the Tollywood arena. Apart from films, Aryann has also made appearances in television and ...

, and many others. The plot revolves around a

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trail that leads the protagonist to

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and underneath a

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. The film became one of the biggest hits of 2013 and gained a strong cult following from the audience and critics. The second film of this Kakababu series '' Yeti Obhijaan'' was released in 2017. The third film, ''

Kakababur Protyaborton ''Kakababur Protyaborton'' () is an Indian Bengali-language adventure drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. It is based on a Bengali adventure novel of Sunil Gangopadhyay, ''Jongoler Modhye E ...

'', was released in 2022.

Plot

''Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' starts with Kakababu (

) and his nephew Shontu (

) smiling after watching news informing of the imminent overthrow of the dictatorship in

. The film rewinds into a flashback. It is 2010. Kakababu is contracted by Egyptian businessman Al Mamun ( Rajit Kapur) to decipher the meanings of hieroglyphic symbols that his teacher, Mufti Muhammad (

Barun Chanda Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of Kolkata. He is mostly remembered for his role in Satyajit Ray's '' Seemabaddha''. Biography Chanda was born in Dhaka in present day Bangladesh, ...

), had drawn on a piece of paper supposedly during his sleep. Muhammad is terminally ill and is about to grant his last wish while he is being treated in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

. Mamun thinks that the symbols are the key for locating Mufti Muhammad's will which will describe where to find treasures Mufti Muhammad had acquired during his tenure as a political leader and revolutionary. However, Kakababu is convinced that the symbols have a different meaning and they are very unusual. Mufti Muhammad symbolically requests Kakababu to verify something, a very unusual last wish. Meanwhile, a war of rivalry ensues between Mamun and Hani Al Qadi (

), another of Mufti Muhammad's disciples (and a rival of Mamun) who accuses Mamun of stealing a secret that isn't rightfully his. While in

, there was an attempt to murder Kakababu, in which Kakababu was injured. Kakababu took the challenge to uncover the truth; he and his nephew Shontu head to

where they are drawn into the vortex of the mystery. Kakababu gets kidnapped by Al Qadi's men which sets off a chain of events, culminating in a climax under a pyramid. Inside the pyramid, Kakababu discovers the lost mummy of an Egyptian queen with the help of the hieroglyphics code written by Mufti Muhammad. The present-day political turmoil in Egypt subtly reverberates. At the end, Kakababu gives Hani Al Qadi the coded message written inside the coffin of the mummy and wishes him good luck for his upcoming revolution to free Egypt from the corrupt dictator Jashni Mubarak (fictionalized Hosni Mubarak).

Cast

as Kakababu/Raja Roychowdhury. this was his third film with Mukherjee *

as Shontu/Sunanda Roychowdhury *

as Hani Al Qadi * Rajit Kapur as Al Mamun * Rajesh Sharma as CBI officer Narendra Verma * Neel Mukherjee as Siddhartha * Swastika Mukherjee as Snigdha *

Tridha Choudhury Tridha Choudhury is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi series and films and Telugu films. She won the title, ''Clean & Clear Times of India Freshface 2011''. Her first movie was ''Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' in 2013, directed by Srij ...

as Rini *

as Mufti Mohammad (cameo appearance) * Kamaleshwar Mukherjee as Sadat Manto (cameo appearance) *

Biswajit Chakraborty Biswajit Chakraborty, (born 29 October 1948) is an Indian film actor who appears predominantly in Bengali movies. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. His debut movie was '' Sunya Theke Suru'' directed by Ashoke Viswanathan. He has acted in more ...

as Kakababu's elder brother/Sontu's father * Indranath Mukherjee as Indranath Mukherjee at JNU

Development

Srijit Mukherji licensed the first three books in the ''Kakababu'' series with the intent to produce a film every other year starring Prosenjit Chatterjee as Kakababu, his only choice for the role. Filming took place in Cairo, Egypt and

in early 2013, with Chatterjee stating that Mukherji was updating the character to be more contemporary. Chatterjee also commented that, although they had not changed Ganguly's character too much, that "lookwise he is a modern Kakababu." The movie also features Rabindranath Tagore's famous poem Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack consists of six tracks composed by

Indraadip Dasgupta Indraadip Dasgupta (born 17 January 1973) is an Indian composer whose range of music is well known in various Bengali Films. In 2017 he worked with Anu Malik in ''Begum Jaan'', composed the film background music . Film director Music dir ...

with lyrics by

Srijato Srijato Bandopadhyay is an Indian poet of the Bengali language. He won the Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book ''Udanta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers''. In 2014, he won the Filmfare Awards East for Best Lyricist for the song 'Balir Shoho ...

. It was released on 2 October 2013 by the cast and crew in the Oberoi Grand Hotel in

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Critical response

Sutapa Singha writing for ''

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'' gave a rating of and said the album is like an audio window to the gripping thriller on-screen.

Reception

''Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' garnered mixed to generally positive reviews from critics. Gautam Chakraborty of ''

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'' rated it . Dippanita Mukhopadhay Ghosh of ''

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'' rated it .

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards East Filmfare Awards Bangla is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held for Bengali, Assamese and Odia ...

:: *Filmfare Award for Best Actor Supporting Role Male – Bengali -

(Won) *Filmfare Award for Best Film – Bengali (Nominated) *Filmfare Award for Best Actor Male – Bengali -

(Nominated) *Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Bengali -

for Baalir Shawhor (Nominated) *Filmfare Award for Best Singer Female – Bengali -

Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awar ...

for Baalir Shawhor (Nominated)

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Gaurav Samman:: *Zee Bangla Cinema Superhit Film of the Year (Nominated) *Best Director - Srijit Mukherji (Nominated) *Best Actor - Male -

(Nominated) *Best Supporting Actor - Male -

(Nominated) *Best Actor - Negative Role -

Rajit Kapur Rajit Kapur is an Indian film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, '' The Making of the Mahatma'' for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. Other notable roles are as ...

(Nominated) *Best Music Director -

Indradeep Dasgupta Indraadip Dasgupta (born 17 January 1973) is an Indian composer whose range of music is well known in various Bengali Films. In 2017 he worked with Anu Malik in '' Begum Jaan'', composed the film background music . Film director Music di ...

(Nominated)

Sequel

The sequel '' Yeti Obhijaan'' was released in 2017. The second sequel ''

'' is scheduled to be released in October 2019.

References

External links

Official Facebook page
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