''Kakababur Pratyabartan'', marketed as ''Kakababur Protyaborton'' () is an Indian

Bengali-language Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South ...

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film directed by

Srijit Mukherji Srijit Mukherji (born 23 September 1977) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. His regular collaboration with veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee brought him into the limelight. His first featur ...

and 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 Mahendra Soni. It is based on a Bengali adventure novel by

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (September 7, 1934 – October 23, 2012) was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 Avant-garde, avant-gra ...

, ''Jongoler Modhye Ek Hotel''. This film was released 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 ...

. This is the third film of Srijit's

Kakababu Kakababu, or Raja Roy Chowdhury, is a fictional adventurer created by Bengali people, Bengali author Sunil Gangopadhyay. The series debuted in the 1971 Puja issue of Anandamela, Anandamela magazine with ''Bhoyonkor Sundor'', and quickly became ...

series after '' Mishawr Rawhoshyo'' and '' Yeti Obhijaan''.

Plot

Raja Roy Chowdhury alias Kakababu and his nephew, young Santu take a trip to

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. On reaching their destination for a vacation, they get along with a Bengali man, Amal and learn that the hotel is going through a change of ownership along with a string of problems. Their vacation starts on a disturbing note when Kakababu receives a threat call from a stranger but he ignores it. On speaking to the current owner, Mr. Livingstone, Kakababu finds out that he is eager to sell off the property. It leads him to believe that some people are conspiring to acquire the hotel at a much lower price. The new owner tells them about the mysterious disappearance of two German tourists and how it has drastically affected their hotel business. He also tells them how the Masai tribe has been poaching wild animals and selling off their skin to protest against the government policy. A Kenya Government official and businessman, Mr. Ninjane invites Kakababu to visit his hotel in

Masai Mara Maasai Mara, sometimes also spelt Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honour of the Maasai people, th ...

forest. After an adventurous journey, they reach the hotel, Little Viceroy. Kakababu comes across some shady people in the hotel, senses foul play and decides to dig deep. As he starts enquiring, they get sucked into yet another dangerous game of life and death.

Cast

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 ...

Aryann Bhowmik Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992) is a Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali film actor is best known for his work in the 2011 Bengali language, Bengali film ''Chalo Paltai''. His acting has made a mark in the Telugu cinema, Tollywood arena. Apart from film ...

as Santu *

Anirban Chakrabarti Anirban Chakrabarti is an Indian Bengalis, Bengali film actor best known for portrayal of the character of ''Ekenbabu'' in a film franchise and separate web series under the same name. He has acted in several other thriller films including ''Kak ...

as Amal De *

as PR Lohia (special appearance) * Soumyabrata Rakshit as Hasmukh Patel * Jacques Adriaanse as Gunard Olen * Alonso Grandio

Soundtrack

The background score and the soundtracks 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 ...

and lyrics are penned by

Srijato Srijato Bandyopadhyay is an Indian poet of the Bengali language. He won the Ananda Puroskar in 2004 for his book ''Udanta Sawb Joker: All Those Flying Jokers''. In 2014, he won the Filmfare Awards East 2014, Filmfare Awards East for Best Lyrici ...

Release

The film was released on 4 February 2022 coinciding with the occasion of

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Reception

References

External links

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''Jungler Moddhe Ek Hotel''
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