Devi Chowdhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal | |
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Directed by | Subhrajit Mitra |
Screenplay by | Subhrajit Mitra |
Dialogues by | |
Story by | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
Based on | Devi Chaudhurani |
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Cinematography | Anirban Chatterjee |
Edited by | Sujay Dutta Ray |
Music by | Bickram Ghosh |
Production companies | ADited Motion Pictures LOK Studios HC Films Moringa Studios |
Release date | 22 September 2024[1] |
Country | India |
Languages | Bengali |
Dubbed languages | Hindi English Tamil Telugu Kannada Malayalam |
Budget | ₹200 million[2] |
Devi Chowdhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal is an upcoming Indian Bengali period film directed by Subhrajit Mitra.[2][3] The film is produced by Aniruddha Dasgupta and Aparna Dasgupta under the banner of ADited Motion Pictures. The film stars Srabanti Chatterjee in the title role, alongside Prosenjit Chatterjee, while Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Arjun Chakrabarty in pivotal roles.[4]
The film marks the film comeback of Sabyasachi Chakrabarty.[7][9][10] In January 2023, Sabyasachi Chakraborty attended the 21st Dhaka International Film Festival Bangladesh (East Bengal) as a special guest, he told the media at the film festival that "he will be retiring from films for some time".[11][12][13] However, Devi Choudhurani: Bandit Queen of Bengal's director Subhrajit Mitra chose Sabyasachi Chakrabarty to play the role of Zamindar Haravallav Ray in May 2023. Srabanti Chatterjee will play the role of Devi Chaudhurani,[6] while Prosenjit Chatterjee will essay Bhavani Pathak, an important character in the film.[2][5] Indraneil Sengupta was initially cast as Rangaraj, but actor Arjun Chakraborty was eventually roped in to portray Rangaraj.[8][14][15] The film went to the floors on 27 January 2024.[citation needed]
Devi Chowdhurani will release in theaters on Autumn 2024, along with its dubbed version in a total of 6 languages excluding the original Bengali language version.[16]