''Shah Jahan Regency'' is an

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directed by Srijit Mukherji, under the banner of SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd, starring

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, Anjan Dutt,

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, Swastika Mukherjee,

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while

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and Babul Supriyo appear in Guest appearances. The movie, based on the popular novel ''

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'' by

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, was released on 18 January 2019.

Plot

The movie is based on the well-known novel ''

'' by popular Bengali author

(Sankar). The 1968 film ''

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, Anjana Bhowmik ,

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Cast

* Anjan Dutt as Makaranda Paul, owner of Shah Jahan Regency *

as Mrs Sarkar, mother of Arnab Sarkar *

as Barun Raha *

as Samiran Bose *

as Rudra Mukherjee *

as Arnab Sarkar * Swastika Mukherjee as Kamalini Guha, a Suite Hostess and escort of Mr. Agarwal *

as Supreeta Mitra, an airhostess *

as Gayatri Chakraborti, in a Guest appearance * Babul Supriyo as Mr. Agarwal, a rich businessman in a Guest appearance *

Kanchan Mullick Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like ''Mahakaal'' and ''Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali theatr ...

as Dhananjoy 'Dheno' Chatterjee, maternal uncle of Arnab Sarkar *

Pallavi Chatterjee Pallavi Chatterjee (born 30 October 1965) is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her works in Bollywood and Bengali Film Industry. She is best known for her role as Brinda in Rituparno Ghosh's ''Dosar'' (2006). She is the recipient ...

as Mrs. Mala Paul * Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee as Nitya Banerjee aka Nitty-gritty *

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 Disha

Release

The official trailer of the film was launched by SVF on 20 December 2018.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Anupam Roy and Prasen on lyrics of Anupam Roy, Dipangshu Acharya and Ritam Sen.

References

External links

* {{Srijit Mukherji Films directed by Srijit Mukherji Indian drama films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Films scored by Anupam Roy Films scored by Prasen Films based on works by Mani Shankar Mukherjee Films based on Indian novels