2012 Indian Bengali film
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy (English: Where there is a fear of ghosts) is a 2012 Indian Bengali film directed by Sandip Ray. There are three short ghost stories in this film.[1][2]
Plot
The film starts with Tarinikhuro or Tarinicharan Banerjee, one of Satyajit Ray's characters, telling some boys from his fanclub about ghosts. In the first and second stories the ghosts he talks about were Satyajit Ray's Anath Babur Bhoy and Brown Saheber Bari. The last one was Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay’s Bhoot Bhobishyot. (Initially four stories were supposed to be filmed, but the fourth one, Lucknow-er Duel was dropped later to avoid the length).[3]
Anath Babur Bhoy
Anath Babur Bhoy ( Anath Babu's Terror ) revolves around the story of Anathbandhu Mitra, who is a ghost hunter. He, along with his friend, Sitesh Babu, narrate their experience regarding a dilapidated haunted house, Haldar Mansion, "Haldar Bari".
Brown Saheber Bari
Brown Saheber Bari ( Mr. Brown's Cottage ) is about "Simon", a mysterious entity whom the owner of the cottage, a British gentleman loved dearly.
Bhoot Bhobishyot
The story is based on a peculiar relationship between a writer and a friendly 19th century ghost. It is a light-hearted story with a memorable twist at the end of it all.
Filming
The film is produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The shooting of this film has been done in different places like Shantiniketan, Kalimpong, Raipur etc.[3] The film released on 21 December 2012.
Home video release
The film was released in Anamorphic Widescreen DVD format on March, 2013 with English subtitles and some bonus features in all regions with 5.1 channel surround sound for non-commercial home viewing.
