Detective is an Indian Bengali thriller-drama film directed by Joydip Mukherjee and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films.[1] The film features Anirban Bhattacharya, and Ishaa Saha in lead roles with Saheb Bhattacharya, Trina Saha, and Ambarish Bhattacharya in the supporting roles.[2][3] The film is based on eponymous short story of Rabindranath Tagore.[4][5][6] The film was released on 14 August 2020 on Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi.[7][8] It is the first Bengali film released on OTT platform directly.[9]

Detective
Film poster
Directed byJoydip Mukherjee
Screenplay byJoydip Mukherjee
Story byRabindranath Tagore
StarringAnirban Bhattacharya
Ishaa Saha
Saheb Bhattacharya
Trina Saha
Ambarish Bhattacharya
Music byJoy Sarkar
Production
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Distributed byHoichoi
Release date
  • 14 August 2020 (2020-08-14)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

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The film is a Bengali thriller comedy based on Tagore's story of the same name. Set during the time of the British Raj, the backdrop for the story is the partition of Bengal in 1905. The film revolves around Mahimchandra, a detective with the Bengal police. His obsession with western detective novels and crimes makes him think that his job is too boring. Mahimchandra searches for the perfect crime with a complex motive that will make his profession somewhat exciting. Filled with hilarious dialogues and comic deductions of Mahimchandra, the film progresses with the growing political turmoil of the Swadeshi movement. As Mahimchandra continues his search for the perfect criminal, his obsession starts to affect his career and personal life.

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Soundtrack

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Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Khelaghor Bandhte Legechi"Madhuraa Bhattacharya3:01

References

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  1. ^ "SVF's 'Detective' to be released on Hoichoi". The Daily Star. 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "hoichoi presents "First Day First Show", a new property to stream Bengali feature films; SVF produced 'Detective' will mark its first Direct-to-Digital release". Box Office India. 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Digital premiere is trending in Bengali film industry, SVF skips theatrical release for 'Detective'". Moneycontrol.
  4. ^ "Rabi ṭhākurēra gōẏēndā" রবি ঠাকুরের গোয়েন্দা [Detective of Ravi Tagore]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali).
  5. ^ "Ōṭiṭi plyāṭapharmē sarāsari, rabīndranāthēra 'ḍiṭēkaṭibha'" ওটিটি প্ল্যাটফর্মে সরাসরি, রবীন্দ্রনাথের 'ডিটেকটিভ' [Directly on OTT platform, Rabindranath's 'Detective']. anandabazar.com (in Bengali).
  6. ^ "Ḍijiṭyālē mukti'ḍiṭēkaṭibha'-ēra" ডিজিট্যালে মুক্তি 'ডিটেকটিভ'-এর [Digitally released 'Detective']. www.sananda.in (in Bengali). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ Moitra, Subhechha (7 July 2020). "Rarīndranāthēra gōẏēndā galpa niẏē ōẏēba sirija āsachē ha'ica'i ḍijiṭāla plyāṭapharmē" ররীন্দ্রনাথের গোয়েন্দা গল্প নিয়ে ওয়েব সিরিজ আসছে হইচই ডিজিটাল প্ল্যাটফর্মে [A web series about Rarendranath's detective story is coming on Heechee digital platform]. Hindustan Times (in Bengali).
  8. ^ Daw, Nivedita (4 August 2020). "Śēṣa śyuṭiṁ! Śīghra'i ōṭiṭi plyāṭapharmē āsatē calēchē natuna chabi ḍiṭēkaṭibha" শেষ শ্যুটিং! শীঘ্রই ওটিটি প্ল্যাটফর্মে আসতে চলেছে নতুন ছবি ডিটেকটিভ [Last shoot! A new picture detective is coming to the OTT platform soon]. Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  9. ^ "hoichoi presents "First Day First Show", a new property to stream Bengali feature films; SVF produced 'Detective' will mark its first Direct-to-Digital release". Indian Television. 4 August 2020.
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