''Byomkesh Gotro'' is a

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-language

detective A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads the ...

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Arindam Sil Arindam Sil (born 12 March 1964) is an Indian actor, film director and line producer who predominantly works in Bengali films. Early life Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. J ...

and based on a

Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective created by Bengali author Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. A self-proclaimed "satyanweshi" (literally seeker of truth), Bakshi is known for his keen observation, logical thinking, and knowledge of forensic sc ...

story ''Rakter Daag'' by

Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay (30 March 1899 – 22 September 1970) was an Indian Bengali language, Bengali-language writer. He was actively involved with Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. The creator of the Bengali dete ...

. This film is produced by

Shrikant Mohta SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film production and distribution company, founded by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni in 1995. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Assam and Tripura, SVF als ...

and

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under the banner of

Shree Venkatesh Films SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film production and distribution company, founded by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni in 1995. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Assam and Tripura, SVF a ...

and it was released on 12 October 2018.

Plot

Satyakam, a young boy comes to Byomkesh in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

and introduces himself as the son of a business magnate from Mussourie. He confesses that he is a womaniser by nature. He invites Byomkesh to come to Mussoorie because he feels that his life is under threat. When Byomkesh reaches Mussoorie, he finds that Satyakam was murdered mysteriously. Boymkesh starts an investigation which reveals a dark history of Satyakam's family.

Cast

Abir Chatterjee Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theatre personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut i ...

Sohini Sarkar Sohini Sarkar (Born 1 October 1992) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Bengali films. Sarkar made her film debut in the 2013 film ''Rupkatha Noy''. In the same year she acted in the film '' Phoring''. In 2018, she was nominated at Film ...

as Satyabati * Rahul Banerjee as Ajit *

Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt (born 19 January 1953) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter known for his work in the Bengali alternative music genre ''anyodharar gaan''. As an actor, Dutta began his career in Bengali cinema in the Mrinal Se ...

as Ushapati Das *

Arjun Chakraborty Arjun Chakraborty () is an Indian actor and director based in Kolkata. He made his debut as an actor in the 1983 Hindi film ''Zara Si Zindagi'', and his first major role was in the 1986 film '' Ankush'' starring Nana Patekar. Later he shifted ...

as Satyakam Das *

Priyanka Sarkar Priyanka Sarkar (born 31 December 1990) is an Indian film and television actress who mostly works in Bengali films. She started her career working in the Bengali television industry in 2003 while she was only 12 years old. Later she worked in se ...

as Emily *

Harsh Chhaya Harsh Chhaya (born 2 December 1966) is an Indian actor. He debuted in a minor role as "Jijo" in the early 1990s Zee TV series '' Tara'', but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series ''Hasratein'' ...

as DSP Purandhar Pandey *

Anindita Bose Anindita Bose is an Indian actress in Bengali-language film and television. She started her acting career in television and then moved to the big screen. In 2012 she acted in the film '' Bhooter Bhabishyat''. Career Bose started her acting c ...

* Sauraseni Maitra as Chumki * Bibriti Chatterjee as Meera *

as (Cameo) *

Indrasish Roy Indrasish Roy is an Indian film and television actor. He played the role of Tintin in serial '' Gaaner Opare''. Later he played the lead role of Chandrakiran Chowdhury, the male protagonist of serial '' Adwitiya''. He debuted in films with Kaus ...

as (Cameo) * Baisakhi Marjit as Suchitra, Satyakam's mother * Joydip Kundu * Surendra Bhandari as mahadev

References

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* {{Shree Venkatesh Films 2018 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films 2018 crime thriller films Indian crime thriller films Films scored by Bickram Ghosh Indian detective films Byomkesh Bakshi films Films set in Uttarakhand Films based on works by Saradindu Bandopadhyay