Saswata Chatterjee
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Movie Review: Aschhe Abar Shabor (2018)
This is my third recent review of a Bengali whodunit. I am hooked! In this post, we look at another action-packed investigative thriller featuring Shabor Dasgupta, created by author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and played by Saswata Chatterjee. Subhrajit Dutta and Gaurav Chakrabarty also reprise their roles as Shabor’s sidekicks, SI Nandalal and SI Sanjib. Like the Read more
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Movie Review: Eagoler Chokh (2016)
It is time for another Bengali Whodunit/Crime thriller. In the wake of the success of “Ebar Shabor” (2015), Saswata Chatterjee reprises his eponymous role as ACP Shabor Dasgupta in “Eagoler Chokh” (Eyes of the Eagle). The opening scene is reminiscent of the first “Scream” movie, with a woman on the phone in the dead of Read more
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Movie Review: Ebar Shabor (2015)
Ebar Shabor (“Now It’s the Hunter”) is another noteworthy Bengali whodunit. The crime this time is tackled by ACP (Assistant Commissioner of Police) Shabor Dasgupta, played by the immensely talented thespian Saswata Chatterjee. Ebar Shabor is based on the novel “Rwin” by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and directed by Arindham Sil. The movie opens with a woman Read more
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Chiriyakhana (1967) vs Byomkesh o Chiriyakhana (2016)
The fictitious sleuthing duo of Holmes and Watson, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, have inspired numerous other detective duos, including Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Hastings. Another detective duo inspired by Holmes and Watson are the “truth-seeker” Byomkesh Bakshi and Ajit Kumar Banerjee, his loyal friend and sidekick. This duo was created by the Bengali Read more
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