''Munshigiri'' (Bengali: মুন্সিগিরি ''Munsigiriḥ'') is a Bangladeshi

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drama film directed by

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from a script by Naseef Amin for Chorki. Based on the novel ''Mriterao Kotha Bole'' by Shibabrata Barman, it stars

Chanchal Chowdhury Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal ( bn, সুচিন্ত চৌধুরী চঞ্চল), known as Chanchal Chowdhury ( bn, চঞ্চল চৌধুরী), is a Bangladeshi actor. Critically acclaimed for his performances in ''Rupkothar ...

as Masood Munshi,

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as Suraiya Akhter, and

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as Parveen Sultana. It is released via Chorki on 30 September 2021. This is going to be the first installment of the trilogy franchise ''Munshigiri''. It is a character-driven franchise and Masood Munshi is the protagonist played by

. The story revolves around Munshi, who is an Additional Deputy Police Commission (ADC) from the detective branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police. How he deals with his personal and professional life, this is the story. ''Munshigiri'' has been produced by Chorki in association with Half Stop Down and presented by Daraz.

Premise

Cast

– Masood Munshi *

– Suraiya Akter *

– Parveen Sultana *

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– Ishtiaque Mirza *

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– Additional Police Commissioner *Khandaker Lenin – Bipin *Kazi Anisul Haque Borun – Khorshed *

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– Ali Aqbar *Tasnia Rahman – Sharmili Anwar *Ashoke Bepari – Idris Mawla * Ahsan Habib Nasim – ADC Wahid

Production

This is the first time, any Bangladeshi-origin detective story is going to be adopted into a film. The director has waited two years to make this film. And the director and producers have the plan to make two more sequels to this film. Chorki has announced ''Munshigiri'' on 15 January 2021. On the same day it is announced that Naseef Amin will write a script based on the novel ''Mriterao Kotha Bole'' by Shibabrata Barman, and

and

were cast in the lead roles. On 28 January 2021,

joined the cast of the film. Filming began on 15 February 2021. In an interview with Sara Fairuz Zaima director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury said that principal photography has taken place in

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, Bakshi Bazar,

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. He also added that filming has been interrupted three times due to

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breakdown related lockdown in Bangladesh.

Release

On 28 September 2021, the trailer of ''Munshigiri'' was released on social media by Chorki. On 30 September 2021, the film was released digitally worldwide via Chorki.

Reception

Siffat Bin Ayub of ''The Business Standard'' rated ''Munshigiri'' 7 out of 10 and praises its cinematography. In his review for ''The Financial Express'', Shadya Naher Sheyam described ''Munshigiri'' as "The growth and treatment of mystery in the novel and cinema differ greatly. Even though some minor plot holes popped up, the deviation that took place between the mediums is handled in a subtle way".

References

External links

* {{Chorki original programming 2021 films Chorki original films Bengali-language Bangladeshi films Bangladeshi mystery films Films scored by Jahid Nirob Bangladeshi detective films Bangladeshi crime thriller films 2020s Bengali-language films