Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!

"1943 Calcutta... a war... a mystery... and a detective..."

2015 2h 19m HI

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6.8

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63%

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7.6

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★6.8TMDB · 120🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes★7.6IMDB · 24,626

CrimeMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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Byomkesh, fresh out of college, agrees to investigate the disappearance of Bhuvan, a chemist. Assisted by Bhuvan's son Ajit, Byomkesh links the case to a larger conspiracy that will unsettle Calcutta.

“1943 Calcutta... a war... a mystery... and a detective...”

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Cast

Sushant Singh Rajput
Byomkesh Bakshy
Anand Tiwari
Ajit Kumar Banerjee
Neeraj Kabi
Dr. Anukul Guha
Swastika Mukherjee
Anguri Devi
Divya Menon
Satyavati
Meiyang Chang
Kanai Dao
Mark Bennington
Deputy Commissioner Wilkie
Takanori Higuchi
Dr. Watanabe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Writers: Dibakar Banerjee, Urmi Juvekar, Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Languages: Hindi, English
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, shot by Nikos Andritsakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dibakar Banerjee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Namrata Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Sushant Singh Rajput and Anand Tiwari and Neeraj Kabi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "1943 Calcutta... a war... a mystery... and a detective...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3447364 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dibakar Banerjee directs. Nikos Andritsakis behind the camera. Dibakar Banerjee scores. Namrata Rao cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
3Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, shot by Nikos Andritsakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dibakar Banerjee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Namrata Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sushant Singh Rajput and Anand Tiwari and Neeraj Kabi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "1943 Calcutta... a war... a mystery... and a detective...".
8IMDB entry: tt3447364 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.