''Yeti Obhijaan'' (English:''

Yeti The Yeti ()"Yeti"
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Adventures'') is an Indian Bengali

adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...

thriller film directed by

Srijit Mukherji Srijit Mukherji is an excellent national award winning Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. His regular collaboration with veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee brought him into the ...

and produced by

Shrikant Mohta SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media and entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, founded by Shrikant Mohta. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films, SVF also distributes Bollywood and Hollywood films i ...

Mahendra Soni SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media and entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, founded by Shrikant Mohta. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films, SVF also distributes Bollywood and Hollywood films i ...

under the banner of

Shree Venkatesh Films SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media and entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, founded by Shrikant Mohta. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali language, Bengali films, SVF also distributes Bollywood and ...

. The film 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 Bisw ...

and

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 ...

in lead roles. The film is a sequel to ''

Mishawr Rawhoshyo ''Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' is a 2013 Indian adventure thriller film directed by Srijit Mukherji, based on the fictional character Kakababu created by Sunil Gangopadhyay. It stars Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indraneil Sengupta, Swastika Mukherjee, Arya ...

''. It is an adaptation of ''Pahar Churaye Aatonko'' from the Bengali adventure series Kakababu by author

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (7 September 1934 – 23 October 2012) was an Indian poet, historian and novelist in the Bengali language based in the city of Kolkata. He is a former Sheriff of Calcutta. Gangopadhyay obtained his ma ...

Plot

After the mysterious disappearance of mountaineer Caine Shipton, rumours of the giant beast

Yeti The Yeti ()"Yeti"
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are spread all over the world. Kakababu and Sontu embark on an adventurous journey to Gorokhshep Plateau at the base of Mount Everest to unveil the mystery. With the help of Nepali special force officers Jang Bahadur Rana and Tribhuban Gupta and loyal sherpa Mingma, they expose the illegal ventures going on under the caves of the mountain, with Caine Shipton himself being the mastermind behind it.

Cast

as Raja Roy Chowdhury ''a.k.a.'' Kakababu *

as Sunanda Roy Chowdhury ''a.k.a.'' Sontu *

Jisshu Sengupta Jisshu Ujjwal Sengupta (born 15 March 1977) is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter. who predominantly works in Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films. Sengupta made his debut through a Bengali TV series, '' Mahaprabhu'' where he portraye ...

as Jung Bahadur Rana (Guest Appearance) *

Bidya Sinha Saha Mim Bidya Sinha Saha Mim is a Bangladeshi actress and model. She made her debut in 2008 appearing in Amar Ache Jol directed by Humayun Ahmed and produced by Impress Telefilm Limited. Career Mim participated in '' Lux Channel I Superstar'' in 2007 ...

as Chitrangada Verma * Ferdous as Thomas Tribhuvan Gupta *

Alexx O'Nell Alexx O'Nell (born Alexander Leonard O'Neill on July 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician who is based in India and has appeared in films, series, and music videos in English and Indian languages. He is best known for ''Golondaaj'', '' Roo ...

as Caine Shipton * Nima Norbu Lama as Mingma

Production

''Yeti Obhijaan'' is produced by

. The film was originally intended to be a

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between India and Bangladesh, with the production company

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set to serve as the Bangladeshi co-producer, and this would eventually lead to the casting of Bangladeshi actors

Ferdous Ahmed Ferdous Ahmed (born 7 June 1974), known mononymously as Ferdous, is a Bangladeshi film actor and producer. He acts in Bangladesh and Indian Bengali films. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor 5 times for his roles in the films '' ...

and

. However, due to conflicts with filming, Jaaz Multimedia removed their investment and the film became solely an Indian film. The film was shot in

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Release

Yeti Obhijaan released on Durga Puja 2017. This is the first 3D film of Bengal, but will now witness a 2D release due to some infrastructure constraints. The sole reason for the same is the lack of sufficient 3D screens in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

. As per multiplex reports, a 3D version of a film always has a better pull than its 2D version.

Soundtrack

The songs and background score of ''Yeti Obhijaan'' are composed by

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 ...

. All songs are sung by

Arijit Singh Arijit Singh (born 25 April 1987) is an Indian singer and music composer. He sings predominantly in Bengali and Hindi, but has also performed in various other Indian languages. He is the recipient of a National Award and six Filmfare Awards ...

Rupam Islam Rupam Islam (born 25 January 1974) is an Indian Bengali singer, songwriter, music composer, writer and humanist. He is the lead vocalist of the popular Bengali Rock Band Fossils. He gained popularity mainly through his solo albums and his work ...

, Anupam Roy and Papon. The first song "Kakababur Obhijaan" was released in 3 September 2017. The second single from the soundtrack, "Jete Hawbe", released on 15 September.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics.''

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'' gave the film a 2.5 star rating out of five, and commented, "On the whole, Yeti Obhijaan is disappointing. ''Pahar Churaye Aatonko'' is one of the best Kakababu adventures and it is sad to see our childhood nostalgia snuffed out on screen. It fails to thrill, let alone entertain. It is too early to say that Srijit Mukherjee has lost his mojo, but his storytelling is a shadow of what it used to be a few years back. It seems that there was a time when he wanted to tell stories, today he wants to helm projects. And the difference shows."

Sequel

Third sequel of this Kakababu franchise, ''

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 ...

'' is scheduled to release in October 2021.

References

External links

* {{Srijit Mukherji} Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Indian sequel films Films shot in Switzerland Indian adventure films Films about Yeti Films about Mount Everest Films set in Nepal Films directed by Srijit Mukherji Indian detective films Indian mystery films Films based on Indian novels 2010s adventure films Films about cryptids Films based on works by Sunil Gangopadhyay Films scored by Indradeep Dasgupta