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Badshahi Angti
Directed bySandip Ray
Written bySatyajit Ray
Sandip Ray
Based onBadshahi Angti
by Satyajit Ray
Produced byShrikant Mohta
Mahendra Soni
Nispal Singh
StarringAbir Chatterjee
Sourav Das
CinematographySirsha Ray
Edited bySubroto Roy
Music bySandip Ray
Production
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Release date
  • 19 December 2014 (2014-12-19)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget₹2.0 crore (US$240,000)
Box office₹4.0 crore (US$480,000)[1]

Badshahi Angti (Bengali: বাদশাহী আংটি, The Emperor's Ring) is a 2014 Bengali thriller film directed by Sandip Ray, based on the novel of same name by Satyajit Ray,[2] starring Abir Chatterjee and Sourav Das as Feluda and Topse respectively. The film was released on 19 December 2014. It is the first film which stars Abir Chatterjee as Feluda. This is going to be a reboot to previous Feluda films after Royal Bengal Rahashya.[3]

Plot

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Feluda (Abir Chatterjee) and his cousin Topshe (Sourav Das) visit Lucknow with Topshe's father (Deepankar De) to spend the Puja vacation. They arrive at the house of Dhirendra Kumar Sanyal (Biswajit Chakraborty), a friend of Topshe's father. That evening Dr. Shrivastav (Bharat Kaul) also comes to Dhirendra Kumar Sanyal and tells him that last night, a thief tried to steal his 'Ring of Aurangzeb' (The Emperor's Ring) which was given to him by Pyarilaal Seth. After the incident Dr. Shrivastav is afraid and asks Dhirendra Kumar Sanyal to keep the ring safe. Sanyal agrees and keeps the ring at his home. But one day the ring goes missing from there. Then Feluda and Topshe start investigating, to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Feluda meets an interesting person in the neighbourhood, Mr. Bonobihari Sarkar (Paran Bandyopadhyay). Bonobihari babu has ferocious and poisonous creatures like crocodile, African tiger, hyena, rattlesnake, scorpion and black widow spider in his home. Feluda also meets Mahabir (Tathagata Mukherjee), late Pyarilal's son and a film actor who believes foul play is behind his father's death. They travel to Lakshman Jhula Temple, Haridwar. Here, when Feluda lights his cigar near the banks of Ganga, Topse gets a glance of a shining object in Feluda's matchbox. He think that it may be the Emperor's Ring (Badshahi Angti). Later that night he asks Feluda about it when Feluda agrees that it was the ring. Next day when they move on to Lakshman Jhula the whole group gets divided into two and Feluda and Topse accompany Bonobiharibabu. The driver of their car was a servant of Bonobiharibabu, Ganesh Guho (Rajatava Dutta) in Punjabi disguise. They trap Feluda and Topshe in a log house 1.5 miles from Lakshman Jhula. Their whole story is revealed by Feluda and it is also proved that Bonobihari babu is the culprit and also the murderer of Pyarilaal Seth. The film ends when Topshe regains his consciousness after the last scene climax and glances over Feluda wearing the Badshahi Angti.

Cast

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Production

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Casting

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Abir Chatterjee was casted as new Feluda and Saurav Das was casted as new Topshe in mid-2013.[5][6] In an interview Sandip Ray said Abir Chatterjee was best fitted to be cast as Feluda.[7]

Filming

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Shooting begun from early 2014. 60% shooting was captured in Kolkata, and rest of the shooting was in Lucknow.[8][9] In mid-2014, director Sandip Ray said "We will finish shooting by October and release the film in December."[2]

Release

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As the earlier Feluda flicks, Badshahi Angti released on 19 December 2014 in West Bengal before the Christmas Eve; and released nationally in 2 January 2015.[10][11]

Critical reception

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The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Shomini Sen of IBNLive gave it 3 star out of 5, and said: "Sandip Ray offers a genuine film which creates the same magic of Feluda in modern times".[12] The Times of India gave it 3 and a half star out of 5.[13]

Box office

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The film collected ₹3.75 crore (US$450,000) in 3 weeks.[1]

Sequels

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In December 2014, director Sandip Ray revealed, the sequel to this film will be based on Gangtokey Gondogol, and another sequel will be Nayan Rahasya if he finds an actor who is suitable for Jatayu's role.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Prithvijit Mitra (6 January 2015). "Sleuths' super success sparks sequel speculations". The times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Sandip Ray on his next film with short stories and casting Abir as feluda". The Telegraph India. 28 August 2013
  3. ^ Ruman Ganguly (14 May 2013) "Feluda’s comeback with Badshahi Angti". The Times of India.
  4. ^ Ruman Ganguly (22 December 2013) Abir to play Feluda in Badshahi Angti. Times of India.
  5. ^ "Feluda’s comeback with Badshahi Angti". The Times of India.
  6. ^ Ruman Ganguly (22 December 2013) Abir to play Feluda in Badshahi Angti adaptation. Times of India
  7. ^ "Abir fittest to be Feluda: Sandip Ray". The Hindu. 4 September 2014
  8. ^ Iti Shree Misra (23 February 2014) Badshahi Angti cast goes to Lucknow. Times of India
  9. ^ "'Badshahi Angti' trailer: Filmmaker Sandip Ray brings his father Satyajit Ray's 'Feluda' novel on screen". IBNLive. 25 November 2014
  10. ^ "Abir Chatterjee set to play Feluda in Sandip Ray's film". DNA. 4 September 2014
  11. ^ "Abir Chatterjee is the perfect guy to play the popular Bengali sleuth Feluda, says filmmaker Sandip Ray". IBNLive.
  12. ^ 'Badshahi Angti' review: Sandip Ray, Abir Chatterjee revive Feluda's magic on screen once again     
  13. ^ Movie Review - Badshahi Angti     
  14. ^ Ruman Ganguly (8 December 2014). "Gangtok-e Gondogol next Feluda film?". The times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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Category:2014 films Category:Indian films Category:Films based on Indian novels Category:Indian children's films Category:Indian Detective films Category:Bengali-language films Category:Films directed by Sandip Ray Category:Screenplays by Satyajit Ray

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