''Durgeshgorer Guptodhon'' () is an Indian

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adventure

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directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. This is the sequel to ''

Guptodhoner Sandhane ''Guptodhoner Sondhane'' () is a 2018 Indian Bengali action, adventure and mystery film, written and directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. The film was blockbuste ...

'' and the second film in the ''Sona Da'' franchise. This film was released on 24 May 2019 under the banner of SVF Entertainment.

Plot

Professor Subarna Sen, aka Sonada, a professor of history, along with Abir and Jhinuk decide to visit one of Sonada's student's ancestral mansion at Durgeshgor. The ancestor of this student, Durgagati Deb Roy, was an erstwhile zamindar and a renowned artist of Bengal. There is a myth that runs in the family that they had once received a massive treasure from famous King Krishnachandra Roy after the

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. Presently all traces and trails of it have been lost. Sonada along with Abir and Jhinuk join the festival of

Durga Puja Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...

in that mansion and stumble upon the lost clues that may lead them in unearthing one of the greatest treasures of Bengal.

Cast

* Abir Chatterjee as Professor Subarna Sen aka. Sona da *

Arjun Chakrabarty Arjun Chakrabarty is an Indian television actor mainly working in the Bengali-language television industry based in Kolkata. He came to prominence playing the male protagonist "Gora" in the television serial '' Gaaner Oparey''. and is now known ...

as Abirlal Roy/Abir *

Ishaa Saha Ishaa Saha is an Indian actress who mainly works in Bengali cinema. She started her career with Bengali television. She made her film debut in Bengali cinema in 2017 as a lead with ''Projapoti Biskut'' directed by Anindya Chatterjee. She acted i ...

as Jhinuk Majumdar *

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as Pinakpani Deb Roy * Kaushik Sen as Trishulpani Deb Roy * Aryann Bhowmik as Damburopani Deb Roy aka Dumble * Lily Chakravarty as Pishima *

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as Rini Boudi * Debjani Chattopadhyay as Moni Boudi * Kharaj Mukherjee as Aparup da *

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as Subir Roy *

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as Akhilesh Majumdar * Baishakhi Marjit as Rai Roy * Master Bihan Saha Dalal as Kucho * Amit Saha in a cameo role * Lama Halder in a cameo role

Soundtrack

The background score and the soundtracks are composed by

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and lyrics are penned down by Shubhendu Das Munshi.

Reception

Following the trivia of the previous film

, Durgeshgorer Guptodhon was also a box office blockbuster and the highest grossing Bengali film of 2019. The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics. Upam Buzarbaruah of ''

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'' gave it a rating of 3.5 out of 5. Antara Mazumdar of ''Anandabazar'' Patrika gave it a rating of 6.5 out of 10. ''

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s editor Bhaskar Chattopadhyay rated the movie 3 out of 5, saying "Durgeshgorer Guptodhon, like his previous film, too tells the adventurous story of the trio, who has by now captured the imagination of Bengali audiences, both young and old. Flavored in a dizzying marinade of history and lore, and garnished with ample doses of puzzles, riddles, ciphers, and hidden codes, it is one of the more intelligent Bengali films in recent times. The puzzles seem neither fake nor forced, the clues are in fact quite exciting to decode, and the overall breezy nature of the storytelling ensures that even the strictest of critics have a jolly good time. I know I did".

Sequel

''A'' sequel titled ''

Karnasubarner Guptodhon ''Karnasubarner Guptodhon'' () is an Indian Bengali adventure thriller film directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni. It is a sequel to '' Durgeshgorer Guptodhon'' and the third film in ''Sona Da'' franchise. ...

'' was released on 30 September 2022, with Abir Chatterjee,

Arjun Chakraborty Arjun Chakraborty ( bn, অর্জুন চক্রবর্তী) 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 ...

and

reprising their roles, directed by Dhrubo Banerjee.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 9537068 2019 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films 2010s adventure thriller films Indian adventure thriller films Films scored by Bickram Ghosh