72 Ghanta

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72 Ghanta
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Directed by Atanu Ghosh
Written byAtanu Ghosh
Produced byAtanu Ghosh
CinematographySoumik Haldar
Edited bySujay Datta Ray
Music by Debojyoti Mishra
Production
company
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Distributed by Chorki
Release date
  • 25 November 2021 (2021-11-25)(Worldwide) [1]
Running time
1 hour, 49 min.

72 Ghanta (72 Hours) Indian Bengali drama film directed and produced by Atanu Ghosh. [2] The film is released in Chorki, a Bangladeshi OTT platform. [3] This is the last film of veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee which will be released posthumously. [4] [5]

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Plot

An old man, former stand-up comedian commits suicide and thereafter six different stories unfold one by one. The 12 protagonists of the stories are appearing unrelated but latter reveals that they are highly interlinked. [6]

Cast

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