Shastri (2024 film)

Shastri
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPathikrit Basu
Based onDolgobindo Babur Chashmah by Debarati Mukhopadhyay [1]
Screenplay byAritra Banerjee
Arnab Bhaumik
(Also Story development)
Dialogues byArnab Bhaumik
Aritra Banerjee
Story byDebarati Mukhopadhyay
Produced bySoham Chakraborty
Nispal Singh
Bajrang Lal Churiwala
StarringMithun Chakraborty
Soham Chakraborty
Debashree Roy
Rajatava Dutta
Anirban Chakraborty
Saswata Chatterjee
Kaushik Sen
Sauraseni Maitra
CinematographyGopi Bhagat
Edited byMD Kalam
Music bySongs:
Indraadip Dasgupta Background score:
Indraadip Dasgupta
Diptarka Bose
Production
companies
Soham's Entertainment
Surinder Films
Creative Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Distributed bySurinder Films
Release date
  • 8 October 2024 (2024-10-08)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Shastri is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language science fiction action thriller film directed by Pathikrit Basu, jointly produced by Soham Chakraborty, Nispal Singh and Bajrang Lal Churiwala under the banners of Soham's Entertainment, Surinder Films and Creative Solutions Pvt. Ltd respectively. This film is based on Debarati Mukhopadhyay's short story Dolgobindo Babur Chashmah.[2][3] It stars Mithun Chakraborty in the titular role,[4][5] alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Soham Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Rajatava Dutta, Anirban Chakraborty, Saswata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Sauraseni Maitra and Ayush Das in pivotal roles.

The film was officially announced on 16 October 2023 with an announcement teaser.[6] Principal photography commenced in February 2024, with filming taking place in Kolkata. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Indraadip Dasgupta, with the lyrics penned by Srijato. The screenplay of the film was written by Aritra Banerjee, while the dialogues were by Arnab Bhaumik, with cinematography handled by Gopi Bhagat and editing by MD Kalam.[7]

Shastri marks the 12th film of the hit pair Mithun Chakraborty and Debashree Roy after Tiger (2007);[8][9][10][11][12] and also the 9th film of Chakraborty and Rajatava Dutta together after Le Halua Le (2012).[13] It was released in theatres on 8 October 2024 on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja, clashing with Dev starrer Tekka and Abir Chatterjee-Shiboprosad Mukherjee starrer Bohurupi.[14][15][16]

  1. ^ Niyogi, Agnivo (10 September 2024). "Debasree Roy attends Shastri mahurat, to share screen space with Mithun Chakraborty after 14 years". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "জ্যোতিষ আর বিজ্ঞানের দ্বন্দ্ব মেটাতে এবার ভরসা মিঠুন, 'শাস্ত্রী' নিয়ে যা বললেন লেখিকা". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  3. ^ Shastri (2024). Retrieved 2024-10-02 – via letterboxd.com.
  4. ^ "Mithun Chakraborty: 'I chose Shastri for its theme". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  5. ^ "Shastri: Mithun Chakraborty gets back on the floors". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  6. ^ "Announcement of Mithun Chakraborty's new film 'Shastri'". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  7. ^ "জওয়ান'-এর ঝলকও সাত দিন আগে আসে!', মিঠুনের 'শাস্ত্রী' প্রসঙ্গে বললেন আত্মবিশ্বাসী পরিচালক". Anandabazar Online. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  8. ^ "Mithun, Debasree team up for Bengali film 'Shastri' slated for Durga Puja release". The Times of India. 2024-09-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  9. ^ "Mithun Chakraborty, Debasree Roy reunite for Bengali Film 'Shastri', IBW News: English News, Breaking News in English, ताज़ा हिदी समाचार". Indian Broadcasting World. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  10. ^ Ananda, A. B. P. (2024-01-31). "মিঠুন-দেবশ্রীর জুটিকে ফিরিয়ে আনছেন সোহম, পরিচালনায় পথিকৃৎ". bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  11. ^ "Mithun Chakraborty and Debasree collaborate after over 1.5 decade; 'Shastri' trailer out now". The Times of India. 2024-09-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  12. ^ "পুরনো জুটিই কি এখন হিট? মিঠুন-দেবশ্রীর প্রত্যাবর্তন উস্কে দিল 'ত্রয়ী'র স্মৃতি". Anandazar Online. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  13. ^ "Shastri: Rajatava Dutta opens up about working with Mithun Chakraborty". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  14. ^ "Only three Puja releases — has Tollywood's festivity gone astray this year?". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  15. ^ "Battle of Puja releases: Mithun Chakraborty is the star that we can't miss in Shastri". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  16. ^ "A three-way battle between Dev, Abir Chatterjee and Mithun Chakraborty! Take a look at this year's Durga Puja releases". The Times of India. 2024-10-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-10-05.