''Dharmajuddha'' () is a 2022 Indian

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-language

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film co-written and directed by

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. The film is jointly produced by

and Shyam Agarwal under their banners of Raj Chakraborty Entertainment and Srijan Arts respectively. The film is set at the backdrop of a communal riot between Hindus and Muslims. The film stars

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Ritwick Chakraborty Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagal Premi in 2007. Career Chakraborty was associated with Bengali theatre from a very early age. As he grew older he became passi ...

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and

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in lead roles. This film was OTT released 19 July 2024 on hoichoi.

Plot

The plot revolves around a sudden outbreak of communal riots in the small town of Ismailpur. Four persons, communal rivals to each other, namely Munni, Raghav, Shabnam and Jabbar, take shelter at an old woman's house. Each one of them has a heart-wrenching backstory connected with the riots. Though initially hostile, they eventually feel sympathy for each other and realise their pains are not different. Through a series of events occurring that night, they understand the utter futility of these riots and that the ultimate loser in these riots is the poor common man.

Cast

as Ammi *

as Raghav *

as Munni *

as Jabbar *

as Shabnam *

Koushik Roy Kaushik Roy is an Indian television and film actor. Roy is best known for playing the lead antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a vill ...

as Narayan, Shabnam's lover * Saptarshi Maulik as Ratan, Munni's husband

Release

The teaser of the film was released on 6 December 2019. The trailer of the film was unveiled on 14 February 2020. The film was released theatrically after numerous delays and postponements due to

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on 11 August 2022.

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed by

Indraadip 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 in ''Begum Jaan (2017 film), Begum Jaan'', for which he composed the background score. Film direc ...

. All the lyrics are penned by Ritam Sen.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dharmajuddha 2022 thriller films 2022 films Bengali-language Indian films Indian thriller films Indian political drama films Films directed by Raj Chakraborty Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic