Upcoming Bengali films which has already hooked the cine buffs

‘Bornoporichoy’, the most anticipated film starring Jisshu Sengupta and Abir Chatterjee is all set to hit the theatres on July 26. People are excited to see the two acting powerhouses sharing the screen for the first time. But, there is a hand full of Bengali films that have made us equally excited about the Tolly box office. Check out this list to know more about the most-talked-about upcoming Bengali releases we're looking forward to.

Ever since Srijit Mukherji announced his dream project ‘Gumnaami’, a film based on Gumnami Baba, the thriller has been in the center of controversy. Even Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose took a dig at the national award winning director in public. Not only that, director Aniket Chattopadhyay in his series of Facebook posts took a dig at the Gumnaami baba - the godman who has been rumoured to be Netaji. However, it didn’t dump Srijit’s spirit and he insisted time and again the film will be made despite all the odds and criticisms. The upcoming thriller is set to explore the myth of the mysterious sadhu often addressed as Gumnaami Baba and Prosenjit Chatterjee will be seen in the titular role. There are so many rumors and conspiracy theories on Netaji's return to India after his supposed death in Taihoku plane crash. Srijit’s upcoming film’s plot is one of those rumours which apparently set the crux of the film. The film draws inspiration from Anuj Dhar and Chandrachur Ghosh’s book ‘CONUNDRUM, Subhas Bose’s Life After Death’. Produced by SVF, ‘Gumnaami’ is set to release this Puja.

Sandip Ray’s adventure science-fiction movie ‘Professor Shonku O El Dorado’, inspired by his father Satyajit Ray’s story ‘Nakur Babu O El Dorado’, has made headlines ever since it was announced. While veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee will play the titular role of Professor Shonku, Subhashish Mukhopadhyay will be seen as Nokurbabu. Many believe Ray’s creation Professor Shonku was inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘Professor Challenger’ and ‘Hesoram Husiar’, another unique character made by his father Sukumar Ray. Sandip Ray had earlier said his father Satyajit Ray made it extremely difficult to portray the character differently as Ray sketched every one of his characters in his own way. So, there is no liberty to change their physical appearances. He also claimed there is no creative license to make Shonku behave or speak any differently.

After winning hearts with the beautiful and heart-warming film ‘Konttho’ which is still running successfully at theatres even after completing 6 weeks, Nandita and Shiboprosad are ready with their next film ‘Gotro’. While this writer-director duo is tight-lipped about the project, they have announced ‘Muktodhara’ fame Nigel Akkara and Manali Ghosh will play a romantic couple. Anashua Majumdar plays an elderly woman. We hear Shaheb Bhattacharjee, Tota Roy Chowdhury and Kharaj Mukherjee among others will also play pivotal roles in the film. ‘Gotro’ revolves around searching for the true identity of a human being. Is it their religion or caste, or is it humanity? In these politically charged times, this movie is sure to raise very pertinent questions. The film is releasing this August.

Kaushik Ganguly is set to work under Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy’s production banner Windows and will be directing his son Ujaan Ganguly for the first time in his upcoming ‘Lokhhi Chele’. The film which is being scripted and directed by Ganguly will start rolling form this August. “We wanted for a long time now to work with Kaushik. So, we thought it would be great to get him direct his son's second film? If Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap or Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani can work together in Bollywood, then why can't it happen here?” feels Shiboprosad. The film has a social perspective and is about a lokkhi chele, who will be played by Ujaan.

Mainak Bhaumik’s upcoming ‘Bornoporichoy’ promises a spine-chilling thriller plotting Abir Chatterjee and Jisshu Sengupta opposite each other for the first time while Priyanka Sarkar plays the female lead. The story revolves around the killer and a cop like a cat and mouse game. While Abir’s character believes he is controlling the game, Jisshu as the determined cop challenges him manipulating each of his moves. So, get ready for some bone-chilling crime scenes and equally thrilling chase sequences. Priyanka Sarkar will be seen as Jisshu’s wife in the film playing a crucial role in his past. ‘Bornoporichoy’ is slated for a July 26 release.

After Abir Chatterjee and Jisshu Sengupta, it’s time for Parambrata Chatterjee to don the character of Byomkesh Bakshi. Directed by ‘Jawker Dhan’ and ‘Alinagarer Golokdhadha’ fame filmmaker Sayantan Ghoshal, the new film on the iconic sleuth ‘Satyanweshi Byomkesh’ will have Parambrata as Satyanweshi, while Rudranil Ghosh will be seen as his friend and close associate Ajit Bandyopadhyay. Based on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's popular story ‘Magna Mainak’, the detective thriller will no doubt throw a fresh challenge to not only Sayantan but Param also. Anjan Dutt who had earlier director few Byomkesh films will work as the screenplay writer and creative supervisor of this film which is also eyeing a Puja release.

Atanu Ghosh’s next 'Binisutoy' sees Ritwick Chakraborty and Jaya Ahsan teaming up as the lead pair for the first time. The film’s story penned by Atanu himself sheds light on the eternal quest for an alternative lifestyle. The ensemble cast also includes Kaushik Sen, Chandrayee Ghosh, Kheya Chattopadhyay and others in important roles. According to the director, he has tried to go out of his comfort zone and do something completely different than his previous works in the upcoming film.

After ‘Shonar Pahar’, Parambrata Chatterjee has started shooting for his next directorial ‘Bony’ based on a novel by renowned author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay of the same name. The upcoming sci-fi thriller, being produced by Surinder Films, has an ensemble cast including Koel Mallick, Anjan Dutt and Kanchan Mallick. Parambrata too will be seen in a pivotal role. The story of ‘Bony’ revolves around a Bengali couple settled in Italy with their mysterious newborn baby, an American born Bangladeshi scientist and a middle class Bengali clerk. Music for the film will be composed by Anupam Roy.

Starring Dev, Paoli Dam, Rukmini Maitra, Adrit Roy, and Parambrata Chatterjee in the lead, ‘Password’ is one of the most anticipated Bengali films this year. ‘Passward’ sees Dev playing a top cop in the cybercrime department and Rukmini Maitra as an ethical hacker. Adrit Roy will be seen as a deep web strategist. Directed by Kamaleswar Mukherjee, the thriller revolves around the dark side of social networking. Internet can actually invade the privacy of anyone these days and can steal the life of anybody. ‘Password’ will deal with this much relevant idea. Bankrolled by Dev’s home production, it will release during this Puja.

In this Arindam Sil directed detective thriller Koel Mallick plays a woman who is as great at decoding the mystery as making new, delicious dishes. The iconic female detective character Mitin Mashi has an aura of her own as she is a representative of women empowerment, so the body language has to match accordingly and Koel seems to be the ideal match. Arindam plans to start the shoot mid-July and it will be shot in and around Kolkata. He has chosen the story titled ‘Haate Matro Teen Din’ by Suchitra Bhattacharya for the first movie on Mitin Mashi. Camelia Production is bankrolling the venture and eyeing a Puja release for the film.