''Shah Jahan Regency'' is an

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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 ...

, under the banner of SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd, starring

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 ...

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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 ...

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, Anirban Bhattacharya,

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and

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while

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and

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appear in Guest appearances. The movie, based on the popular novel ''

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'' by

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, was released on 18 January 2019.

Plot

The movie is based on the well-known novel ''

'' by popular Bengali author

(Sankar). The 1968 film ''

'' is an iconic Bengali film, based on the namesake novel, and starring

Supriya Devi Supriya Devi (Supriya Choudhury; 8 January 1933 – 26 January 2018) was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema for more than 50 years. She is best known for her portrayal of Neeta in Ritwik Ghatak's Bengali film '' Megh ...

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and Biswajit.

Cast

as Samiran Bose *

as Makaranda Paul, owner of Shah Jahan Regency *

as Mrs Sarkar, mother of Arnab Sarkar *

as Barun Raha *

as Rudra Mukherjee * Anirban Bhattacharya as Arnab Sarkar *

as Kamalini Guha, a Suite Hostess and escort of Mr. Agarwal *

as Supreeta Mitra, an airhostess *

as Gayatri Chakraborti, in a Guest appearance *

as Mr. Agarwal, a rich businessman in a Guest appearance *

Kanchan Mullick Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like '' Mahakaal'' and '' Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali the ...

as Dhananjoy 'Dheno' Chatterjee, maternal uncle of Arnab Sarkar *

Pallavi Chatterjee Pallavi Chatterjee (born 30 October 1965) is an Indian actress and producer who is known for her works in Bengali Film Industry. She is best known for her role as Brinda in Rituparno Ghosh's ''Dosar'' (2006). She is the recipient of Kalakar Awar ...

as Mrs. Mala Paul * Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee as Nitya Banerjee aka Nitty-gritty *

Ushasie Chakraborty Ushasie Chakraborty is an Indian actress and academic who works in Bengali language films. She has played the role of Satyabati in Anjan Dutt's film adaptations on Byomkesh Bakshi. She currently plays the role of June Guha in the Bengali telev ...

as Disha

Release

The official trailer of the film was launched by SVF on 20 December 2018.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Anupam Roy Anupam Roy (born 29 March 1982) is an Indian Bengali singer-songwriter, music director, composer, writer, guitarist, playback singer, engineer from Kolkata, India. He made his debut with ''Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao'' & ''Benche Thakar Gaan'', ...

and Prasen on lyrics of Anupam Roy, Dipangshu Acharya and Ritam Sen.

References

External links

* {{Shree Venkatesh Films Films directed by Srijit Mukherji Indian drama films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Films scored by Anupam Roy Films scored by Prasen Films based on works by Mani Shankar Mukherjee Films based on Indian novels