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Byomkesh Pawrbo
ব্যোমকেশ পর্ব
Byomkesh Pawrbo poster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Arindam Sil
Screenplay byPadmanabha Dasgupta
Arindam Sil
Story by Saradindu Bandopadhyay
Produced by Shrikant Mohta
Nispal Singh
Mahendra Soni
Starring Abir Chatterjee
Ritwick Chakraborty
Sohini Sarkar
Sayantika Banerjee
CinematographySoumik Haldar
Edited bySujoy Dutta Roy
Production
companies
Distributed by Shree Venkatesh Films
Surinder Films
Release date
  • 16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)
Running time
2h 36min
Country India
Language Bengali
Budget2 crore (US$250,000)

Byomkesh Pawrbo (English:Byomkesh Episode) is a 2016 Indian Bengali language thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. [1] [2] The film is a sequel to the 2015 film Har Har Byomkesh . Produced jointly under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films, the film reprises cinematography and music by Soumik Haldar and Bickram Ghosh respectively. Sayantika Banerjee [3] as Gulab Bai (cameo) is doing a special dance number for a particular scene which is being choreographed by Saroj Khan. [4] The film stars Abir Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty and Sohini Sarkar in lead roles. The movie is based on the story Amriter Mrityu by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay. [5] The film was released on 16 December 2016 to positive critical reception. [6] [7]

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Plot

Byomkesh and Ajit have been approached by Mr. Bagchi (Arindam Sil) to investigate the whereabouts of arms which were left by the U.S. soldiers after the 2nd World War. They go to the Dooars, and get rocked by the murder of a young man, Amrito followed by the explosion of Sadananda Sur's house, killing him in the process. What follows are shocking truths of Sadananda, which is connected with the arms smuggling, ending in a suspense-filled chase with the villain.

Cast

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleSingerLength
1."Dil Rasiya"Ujjaini Mukherjee2:59
2."Kholo Dwar Bodhua"Iman Chakraborty,Anita Basu Mallick2:49

Critical reception

The Times of India gave the film four stars out of five. [10]

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