''Kachher Manush'' () is a 2022 Indian

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-language

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co-written and directed by

Pathikrit Basu Pathikrit Basu is a prominent Bengali language, Bengali film director known for his diverse storytelling and impactful contributions to Cinema of West Bengal, Tollywood. His works traverse a wide range of genres, establishing him as a versatile ...

. It is produced by Dev under the banner of

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. The film stars

Prosenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors of modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is the son of Bollyw ...

, along with Dev, and

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

. The story revolves around Kuntol and Sudarshan who meet when they are at their lowest point in life. On hearing Kuntol's story, Sudarshan gets a dangerous idea that can solve both their problems. It results in a hide and seek game with life.

Plot

Kuntol is suffering from suicidal depression as he is unable to cope up with the fact that he is responsible for his brother's death as well as his mother's paralysis. He is rescued from the railway tracks by Sudarshan, an eccentric man, who comes up with a policy wherein the nominee gets a huge amount of money if the policy-holder meets an accidental death. Sudarshan suggests that Kuntol be the policy-holder and he himself be the nominee, so that after Kuntol's suicide, Sudarshan will take care of Kuntol's mother as well as pay for his sister Kusum's surgery with the policy-money. Though Kuntol agrees at first, he is unable to commit suicide after he falls in love with Alo, who is revealed to be none other than Sudarshan's sister. Thereafter, Sudarshan becomes hellbent on killing Kuntol so as to pay for his mortally ill sister's treatment. What results is a life-and-death game between Kuntol and Sudarshan.

Cast

as Sudarshan Ghosh * Dev as Kuntal Sarkar *

as Alo/Kusum *

Ranjit Mullick Ranjit Mallick (born 28 September 1944) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Bengali cinema. Though he has starred in parallel films like ''Interview'', ''Calcutta 71'', ''Shakha Proshakha'' and romantic comedy like '' Mouchak''; he is part ...

as industrialist Bikash Sengupta (cameo) * Susmita Chatterjee as Asha(cameo) *

Sanjib Sarkar Sanjib Sarkar () is an Indian sound designer, music director and film score composer Early life He was born on 16 November 1986 in Bankura, West Bengal, India, to Bengali parents, Debi Prasad Sarkar and Ratna Sarkar. He stayed in Bankura unti ...

as local leader Sadeq Ali

Soundtrack

Release

The film was released on 30 September 2022, just before

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References

External links

* {{Dev Entertainment Ventures 2020s Bengali-language films Bengali-language Indian films Indian drama films Dev Entertainment Ventures films Films directed by Pathikrit Basu Bengali-language black comedy films