This Durga Puja audience will witness a thriller movie “Raktabeej” which will be released in four languages including Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Hindi.
The movie which is based on the Burdwan blast in 2014, and the accidental blast in a firecracker unit leads to a bigger threat to the protagonist’s life, is directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee.
The film stars Victor Banerjee, Anasua Majumdar, Abir Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty, Kanchan Mallick, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Satyam Bhattacharya, Debasish Mondal, Devlina Kumar, and others. The poster of the film which was released on the occasion of Independence Day, highlights the Durga Puja backdrop. The film is set to release in Durga Puja.
Raktabeej, as it is titled, is a taut thriller and a first of its kind by renowned director duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. Inspired by the Burdwan blast in 2014, which shook up Bengal and also the nation, the film is about the homecoming of a man, who holds an important portfolio, and how an accidental blast in a firecracker unit unveils a bigger threat to his life. On the occasion of Independence Day, the main poster of the film, marking the countdown to Durga Puja 2023.