Chengiz

Chengiz
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajesh Ganguly
Written byNeeraj Pandey
Rajesh Ganguly
Screenplay byRajesh Ganguly
Based onCalcutta Underworld
Produced byJeet
Gopal Madnani
Amit Jumrani
Starring
CinematographyManas Ganguly
Edited byMalay Laha
Music byKaushik Guddu
Aneek Dhar
Beatz MA
Production
companies
Grassroot Entertainment
Jeetz Filmworks
Distributed byJeetz Filmworks (Bengali)
AA Films (Hindi)
Release date
  • 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)[1]
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali[2][3]

Chengiz: The One Who Has No Boundaries, No Limits or simply Chengiz is a 2023 Indian Bengali-language period action-crime thriller film co-written and directed by Rajesh Ganguly. Based on a story written by Neeraj Pandey about Calcutta underworld, the film is produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani under the banner of Grassroot Entertainment and Jeetz Filmworks. It stars Jeet in the titular role, alongside Susmita Chatterjee, Rohit Roy and Shataf Figar in pivotal roles.The film shows the situation of Kolkata from mid 70s to late 90s following the journey of a child named Jaidev Singh who struggles with his life since his childhood and later becomes the dreaded drug lord named Chengiz in the Calcutta underworld.

The music is composed by Aneek Dhar and Kaushik-Guddu, with cinematography and editing handled by Manas Ganguly and Malay Laha respectively. The action sequences of the film were designed by Stunt Silva, while the dance sequences were choreographed by Imran Sardhariya.[4] The film was announced in March 2022, being the 55th film of Jeet as the leading actor. Principal photography commenced the next month in Kolkata along with a sporadic schedule in Marakkesh (Morocco) and Bangkok (Thailand). The filming was wrapped up in November 2022.

Chengiz was theatrically released in India on 21 April 2023 in Bengali, along with its dubbed version in Hindi to be the first Pan Indian Bengali film to be released simultaneously in Bengali and Hindi languages.[2][3][5][6] It became the highest grossing Bengali film of 2023 from Tollywood.[7][8]

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  4. ^ "Famous stunt director from South roped in for Jeet's next 'Chengiz't". The Times of India. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Superstar Jeet's 'Chengiz' to Be the First Bengali Film to Release in Hindi and Bengali". News18. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "জিৎ ইজ ব্যাক! ইদে অনন্য ডবল ধামাকা নিয়ে আসছে চেঙ্গিজ". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ "'Chengiz'".
  8. ^ "Bengali films grossed Rs. 66 crores in 2023".