Guptodhoner Sandhane
Guptodhoner Sondhane is a 2018 Indian Bengali action, adventure and mystery film, written and directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. The film was a blockbuster at the box-office.
Plot
Professor Subarna Sen, alias Sonada, is a professor of history at Oxford University. Returning to India after several years, Sonada meets his nephew Abir and Jhinuk, Abir's best friend. Abir takes Sonada to their ancestral home in the village of Manikantapur, where Abir’s eccentric but erudite maternal uncle Harinarayan Singha Roy had recently died under mysterious circumstances. During their visit, they learn of the 350-year-old Mughal treasure of emperor Shah Jahan's second son, Prince Shuja, that is hidden somewhere in that palace. Before his death, Harinarayan Singha Roy had left a clue in his diary to help Abir locate the treasure. At the same time, they discover that the local promoter and political hopeful Dashanan Da also knows about the treasure and is trying to steal it.Cast
- Abir Chatterjee as Professor Subarna Sen aka Sonada, the protagonist
- Arjun Chakrabarty as Abir, Sonada's nephew
- Ishaa Saha as Jhinuk, Abir's friend and love interest
- Rajatabha Dutta as Dashanan Da, the main antagonist
- Kamaleshwar Mukherjee as Akhilesh, Jhinuk's father
- Goutam Ghose as Harinarayan Singha Roy, Abir's eccentric maternal uncle
- Arindam Sil as Abir's father
- Baisakhi Marjit as Abir's mother
Production
Development and filming
The film was directed by Dhrubo Banerjee and written by Banerjee and Subhendu Dasmunsi.Banerjee conceived of the film as part of a franchise with the same protagonist, and has already written the next two stories.
Shooting started at the end of December 2017, on location at Kolkata and Bolpur.