Mahendra Soni

Mishti, a housewife, is taken for granted by her husband and ignored by her children. Cheeni, is full of life and has big dreams. These two women bond over their shared struggles and embark on a journey of self-discovery together.

Set in the troubled Naxalite period of Bengal, 1971, Byomkesh Bakshi gets involved in a story of revenge when he decides to attend a play at the theatre and becomes witness to a crime unfolding on the center stage.

Kakababur Protyaborton, the third in the adventure series Kakababu Santu, is based on the book `Jongoler Modhye Ekti Hotel` by Sunil Gangopadhyay. Kakababu and Santu go on a trip to the great Masai Mara Game Reserve where they find a new owner who tells them about missing tourists and the troublesome Masai tribe. Kakababu and Santu are intrigued by the mystery and get sucked into yet another dangerous game of life and death

Joyee, a young music-maker from Kolkata, gets fascinated by the performance of a musical band of young slum kids. However, her life takes a magical turn when she meets Sanjib Mondal, the bandleader and a former gang member.

A primary school teacher who has a protruding pair of canine teeth earns the nickname Dracula Sir. As destiny pushes him towards becoming the vampire he has always been referred to as, he begins to tell a story from 1971 - a tale of finding love and revenge. This is the Bengali Dracula without the castle, who is out to create his own myth.

Love Aaj Kal Porshu tells the tale of two people whose love is a force that can never be changed, no matter how much its surroundings may change. A unique take on the timelessness of romance, the film`s many twists and turns will keep you hooked.

A modern retelling of Rabindranath Tagore`s classic novel, the film chronicles a triangular love story which is as much a story of passionate romance as it is of clashing ideologies. Directed by Aparna Sen, Ghawre Bairey Aaj stars Anirban Bhattacharya, Jisshu Sengupta and Tuhina Das in central roles.

Gumnaami is a film based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings which happened from 1999 to 2005 where the three theories about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death were discussed and debated. It is a dramatization of the hearings where an investigative journalist supporting the Gumnaami Baba theory locks horns with the official lawyer who supports the plane crash theory. In their clash, the Death in Russia theory also comes up.

Teenager Bikram spends his days mooning over his crush Tuki and reading lots of crime-fiction. An odd twist of events leads Bikram on a quest to solve the perfect crime: a murder cleverly disguised as a natural death! Can the young sleuth solve the mystery like his fictional heroes? Goyendra Junior is a suspense thriller which also deals with relatable themes like family bonds and teenage romance; all wrapped in an exciting plot peppered with clues, unexpected surprises, and twists that will keep audiences guessing.

A comedy caper involving two childhood friends Anupam (Ankush) and Rajat (Rudranil Ghosh) who decide to get married. Soon after they realise the consequences of conjugal life. Thus starts their marital adventure or Bibaho Obhijaan, a roller-coaster laughter riot! It`s a playful tribute to the eternal `Tom & Jerry` bonding between husbands & wives!

Sona da with Aabir and Jhinuk embarks on his new adventure, a quest that will take them to the legendary Durgeshgor. The journey reveals that the Debroy family, the erstwhile zamindars in their princely mansion hold the key to a presumed rumor of a treasure connected with Plassey. With an amazing vibrant backdrop of Durga Puja in the princely Debroy mansion where the trio is invited for the occasion, one after the other clues are revealed testing Sona da`s wit and grit one more time leading towards the discovery of one of greatest treasures Bengal has ever witnessed.

Ke Tumi Nandini is the journey of a young, spirited girl Nandini (Rupsha), who is of tom-boyish nature and aspires to be a medical student. She develops a liking for a man named Abir ( Bonny) much older than her and a fitness trainer and social worker . Over the course of the rest of the film, Nandini constantly tries to attract the attention of Abir in different ways possible but he seems to be not interested in her. Will Nandini be able to make Abir fall in love with her? Will her love story have a happy ending?

Finally Bhalobasha depicts three stories that narrate the relationships between people of different age and gender, which is considered as a social taboo in our society. The movie very aesthetically shows how people in such relations go through the test of time by mentally juggling the concept of sin and their need of physical longing that finally transcends into true love.

Dhananjoy, a police detective, is drawn back into the case that ruined his life and career at the request of his colleagues. Reluctant at first, he dives head first into the case to nab the culprit after he finds some new and alarming clues. Arko, meanwhile, carries on murder after murder, seemingly taking inspiration from the five elements - earth, water, wind, sky and fire.

Aamir (Yash), a contract killer who works under an underworld boss (Shataf) marries an orphan, Pari (Mimi). His life turns on its head after Pari goes missing and returns to his life two years later as a drug addict.

This is a coming-of-age story of friendship, parenting, growing up and finding yourself. A 17-year-old boy's relationship with his parents is tested as he discovers teenage rebellion and fun in the company of a cool but troubled 19-year-old girl who shakes things up giving him the courage to be true to himself.

Convinced that his life is in jeopardy, Satyakam, the son of a business magnate hailing from Mussoorie, approaches Byomkesh with a plea for help. The legendary detective soon heads to Mussoorie, where he finds out that the youngsters worst fears have come true. Can Byomkesh unravel the mystery shrouding Satyakam's murder before it is too late?

An ageing Byomkesh decides to call it quits and passes the baton of 'Satyanweshi' to his grandson Satyaki Bakshi. Is this the end of the road for the iconic detective? Or another grand new beginning? Bidai Byomkesh offers a unique insight into the inner world of a great character who has inspired awe in generations of readers and viewers alike.

The sudden demise of his maternal uncle leaves budding lawyer Abir in charge of his ancestral property. Accompanied by his friend, philosopher, and guide Subarna Sen, aka. Sona da, Abir visits his ancestral mansion only to figure that his uncle has left behind for him a series of clues to unearth the hidden treasure of Mughal prince Shah Suza kept secured within the property. Jhinuk, Abir`s childhood friend, joins them in the quest. Soon, Sona da, Abir, and Jhinuk are caught in a web of mystery and deceit.

Aami Ashbo Phirey is a musical that is about four different stories that are all connected by a violent incident. A young, unknown and unheard singer and songwriter accidentally enters the stories through virtual media and changes their lives for the better. The film re-asserts that art can surpass all differences, violence, intolerance and give them a chance to redeem oneself.

Joy, an engineering student, who has failed twice in a class, falls in love with Jonaki, a girl who is studying MBA in the same college. All goes well for him until he discovers that Jonaki is the daughter of the same professor, who wants him out of college. What happens next, forms the crux.

An aged Byomkesh Bakshi and a tale of his family. After 2 years of exile, one night 'Khoka' A.K.A Abhimanyu Bakshi surrenders in a police station declaring a murder. His son Satyaki initially accepts that fact but after his grandfather's suggestions he tries to uncover the truth and uncovers a grand conspiracy. Will he be able to find the 'satya' (truth) in time? —KOUSHIK MAJUMDER

This is yet another adventure of Kakababu and Santu, where they unravel the mystery of the legendary beast, the Yeti. Gorokhshep plateau is the new destination where the uncle-nephew duo find themselves facing harsh circumstances in the process of unwinding the actual truth behind the various incidents revolving around the attacks of the giant beast. The quest introduces them to new characters such as Mingma and Norbu, local sherpas, who help them in the expedition. Their adventure leads them to unravel a secret intelligencia organisation which carries on various illegal work with the mask of the Yeti myth.

Shyamo, a young and carefree boy who indulges in a lavish lifestyle is disowned by his rich grandfather who gets a whiff of his unscrupulous activities. Infuriated, Shaymo leaves the house and while wandering alone, he meets Uma, the daughter of Gopor Pal, a popular personality in North Calcutta in a train and clicks a selfie with her while she is asleep. Soon, the pictures go viral and Shyamo is beaten up by Uma's brother who believes that they are eloping. Things change for Shyamo when he realizes that he is in love with Uma and decides to give up his lavish lifestyle and returns home to take care of his grandfather's business.

Shob Bhooturey is a Bengali ghost film where the protagonist Aniket (Abir Chatterjee) is a modern guy who is hell-bent on closing down the ghost magazine, started by his father, the Late Nabinmadhab Sen. The editor of the magazine "Shob Bhooturey" and Nabinmadhab`s friend Kripadhar Babu (Supriyo Dutta) is opposed to Aniket`s decision. At this time a strange girl, Nandini (Sohini Sarkar), comes to their office and claims that Nabinmadhab had promised her employment because she can apparently see ghosts. Parallel to this, a school in the village of Kushumpur is shut down due to the occurrence of ghostly events culminating in the mysterious death of a child named Mini (Ida Dasgupta). The headmaster of the school, Poritosh Mukherjee (Sumanto Mukherjee) comes to this magazine for help. Aniket, Nandini and Kripadhar Babu set out on a mission to re-open the school and unravel the ghostly mystery.

The story is based on the conviction Dhananjoy, accused for the gruesome murder of Hetal Parekh, which took place in the year 1990. On the basis of circumstantial evidence and on the basis of the deceased mother`s statement, Dhananjoy Chatterjee- a security guard, was executed and hanged to death on the early hours of 15th August 2004, after serving imprisonment for 14 long years and after having appealed to all levels of court in the country; and finally, to the President of India.

Aditya Roy Chowdhury (Ankush) plays a dashing, young millionaire---the irresistible Casanova with a heart of gold. He successfully runs the business of resorts. His high-flying life is anchored by his best friend and business associate, Prachi (Sayantika). Life is all about fun and work and girls, till his car bumps into Esha`s (Nusrat) cycle. Aditya is instantly enamored by the pretty and innocent girl who seems to have no interest in the flirty, rich bachelor. He ends up giving her a job in his resort even though she can`t work in the second shift. As times goes by, Aditya starts sharing his deepest thoughts with Esha. She sees the simple, lovable man behind the successful persona who loves the food made by his aunt. Unwittingly, she loses her heart to this flirty man who confesses to be commitment phobic. These three characters become the best of buddies. Prachi sees the growing chemistry between these two and she keeps her love for Aditya hidden inside her. Turbulence occurs when Prachi`s past crops in and misleads their lives in different directions. A question arises on their relationship status with each other which forms the crux of the film.

One is essentially a modern retelling of the eternal conflict between good and evil. Yash Dasgupta plays an honest police officer, whose sole aim in life is to destroy corruption in every form. In his lifelong battle against evil, he comes across his archenemy- an unscrupulous businessman - whose brutality knows no bounds. This character has been essayed by Prosenjit Chatterjee. A cat and mouse game ensues between the two, with too many lives at stake. Will good triumph over evil in the end?

Join us in this action packed drama. Where you'll engage in the struggles and life in the streets.You will see how the story unfolds, when a mobsters daughter falls in love with a Chinese mobster. When Big Tony the Italian mob boss finds out his daughter is having an affair with a Chinese mob hit man. He then sets out to wage war on the Chinese. There is a lot of Hardship,Deception, Betrayal, Animosity and Corruption. Who will claim victory between the mob families in the $treetz. This movie has many twist and turns it will keep you on the edge of your seat. Detective Lorenzo is up to his old tricks lets just say he's the ladies man. The film of controversy is back. —Eddie Rocky Rivera

The film revolves around a young mother, a victim of the war who represents the generation of civil war-torn women, children, and mothers of Northern Sri Lanka, but it makes the audience realize that the aftermath of war is universal. The location of the film shows the sixth type of land that the war created. Everyone is full of hopes, but what they seek makes the difference. The characters are fighting a different war. —Anantha ramann

Set in a small town in West Bengal, the film revolves around the family of a film exhibitor, his son, wife and the old projectionist of their cinema house. It is a tribute to the remaining few single screens that are home to the celluloid, the projector and the skilled projectionist.

Arshinagar is an imaginary neighborhood, which is terrorized by two rival gangs belonging to the Khans & the Mitras. Both families are in the real estate business and are sworn enemies. Both have their eyes on Arshinagar slum, which they dream of developing into luxury apartments or shopping malls. To this end, both Mitra and Khan consult a corrupt politician called Deendayal who accepts bribes from both parties and promises both that he will have the slum evacuated. While the Khan and Mitra goons continue to engage in violent battles over acquiring the slum by fair means or foul, Bishwananath Mitra`s son Ronojoy and Sabir Khan`s daughter Zulekha happen to meet and fall in love at first sight. Aware of the consequences if their families come to know of their relationship, Rono and Julie conduct their love affair in secret.

Joy, a chef in a premium city hotel falls for Ranjana and loves to cook for her. Life is a bed of roses till the day Ranjana receives a phone call - someone calls up saying he is cholesterol and he wants to get rid of her. She feels a mysterious person in a mask stalking her. Soon it turns into a nightmare for Ranjana and Joy takes her to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist claims it is all in her mind. The fear of putting on weight has embedded itself in her subconscious mind. The film is about what happens when Ranjana gets obsessed with losing weight.

Nirbaak comprises of four love stories connected through the theme of silence. The stories are intertwined and connected through Sushmita Sen`s character.

Khaad is a story of hope and survival. It recounts the tale of a group of tourists who are on their way to the mountains of North Bengal. Their bus, however, meets with an accident and they fall into a cliff. Shaken but still alive, they must now make their way out of this abyss before it is too late.

Golpo Holeo Shotti is about Rudra (Soham Chakraborty), a pizza delivery boy and a ghost story writer, Anuradha (Mimi Chakraborty). The film starts with their love story. Strange things happen and the film takes a horrifying turn when Rudra goes to a particular house to deliver a pizza. This horror thriller delves into Rudra`s psychological disorder, which makes him start wondering whether or not Anuraddha really exists.

Maharaja Arunangshu, the ruler of a princely state named Balabantpur, had made a wish list on his death bed in the presence of Dewan Chandrashekhar, the family physician Kaligati and the High Priest. It laid down certain conditions for his heir, his son Himangshu. The first of which forbade Himangshu from marrying a non Hindu girl, and the second demanded a legitimate heir within three years of his marriage. Bound by the conditions of succession, Himangshu is compelled to marry Alaka, an aspiring actress. A year and half into the marriage, Harinath, the young palace librarian disappears without any trace. This mystery occasions the arrival of the sleuth Byomkesh and his author friend Ajit to Balwantpur. The visit though is under the pretext of an invitation for a hunting expedition. The ensuing story revolves around his unveiling of the culprit behind the mystery of Balwantpur.

Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay`s famous tale of 3 generations of women and their changing position in society, seen in relation to a box of jewels, handed down from one generation to the next. Moushumi Chatterjee, Konkona Sen Sharma, Srabanti Biswas, Saswata Chatterjee star in this Bengali drama, directed by Aparna Sen and produced under the Shree Venkatesh Films banner.

ACP Abhiraj Roy accepts the challenge to catch a dangerous mobster. He soon finds the source of corruption in the political nexus and decides to end it.

The film revolves around choreographer, Rudra who is performing Tagore`s, `Chitraganda`, a dance drama. He is in a homosexual relationship with Partho, a drummer. In order to fulfill their desire of having a baby, Rudra decides to opt for a sex reassignment surgery.

Hemlock Society tells the unique story of a man who runs a workshop where lessons are given on how to commit suicide successfully. The school has on its roll professors who demonstrate fail-safe methods in committing suicide. The film takes a hard look at death and how life triumphs over death.

Thomas tries to solve the mystery of the Little Green Engine at the Blue Mountain Quary. When the Fat Controller sends Thomas to work at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Thomas spots an engine he has never seen before trying to hide. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Thomas tracks down and befriends Luke, who tells Thomas he is hiding because he did something so bad, he could be sent away from the Island of Sodor forever. Thomas does not believe this and sets off on a journey to discover the truth behind the story of the poor runaway engine. On the way, he learns of engines brought to Sodor from faraway lands and of an accident at Brendam Docks where an engine fell into the sea. But only when he has learned every piece of the story, can Thomas convince his new friend that there is no reason to hide. When trouble strikes at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Thomas is sent to help his Narrow Gauge engine friends. While shunting and hauling, he catches a glimpse of a small engine trying to hide, yet no one will provide any clues to the engine's identity. Thomas is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery but discovering the truth is harder than he imagined!

Binodini is a young widow who lives with a woman and her son, Mahendra, who had once refused to marry her. Their lives are thrown into disarray when there is deceit and adultery between Binodini, Mahendra, his wife and his friend. The book, Binodini, is the story of a young woman, who is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies soon after they are married. She returns to her village and lives there for a couple of months until she sees one of her relations passing by there on her way to somewhere else. Binodini hails the woman and the two soon agree that it would be best if Binodini came to live with the woman and her son, Mahendra (who, by the way, was one of the first to see Binodini's photo when she was unwed and up for grabs yet refused her on account of his being "unready for marriage"). Now, when the two arrive the woman's son and his new bride are in the throes of passion, constantly sneaking off to be alone together; this infatuation does not last long, however, when Mahendra begins to see that his wife's friend, Binodini, is more his type. The story details the lives of these three and Mahendra's best friend as they deal with certain issues as distrust, adultery, lies, and numerous fallings-out between them. The movie correctly depicts what Tagore so skillfully wrote and is a sad, stirring tale of the deceit and sorrow that come from being unsatisfied and unhappy. —gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com) Mahendra is a doctor circa British rule in India, who lives a comfortable life in a city in Bengal (India). He is friendly with a young man, a bachelor named Behari. Both Mahendra and Behari are of marriage age, and do get a lot of proposals. One day they receive a proposal of a young woman named Binodini along with a photograph. Neither of them shows any interest nor even take a look at the photograph. They get news that Binodini has got married. Shortly thereafter, they receive another proposal without a photograph, for a young woman named Ashalata. Behari is asked to check her out for Mahendra - he ends up consenting to marry her, but subsequently let's Mahendra be the groom. A few months later Ashalata gets pregnant, and the family gets the news that Binodini has been widowed only after a year's marriage. Then things get complicated when Ashalata befriends Binodini - and both Mahendra and Behari get attracted to her - so much so that Mahendra is considering separating from his bride - and Behari separating from his bachelorhood - but both in quandary over the social taboo of marrying a widow - and of the present agitation aimed against the British to quit India. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)