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শ্রাবণ, \"the twenty-second of Srabon\") is a 2011 Bengali-language psychological thriller directed by [Srijit Mukherji](https://www.edgepedia.org/srijit-mukherji), in which a serial killer stalks Kolkata and leaves verses of Bengali poetry beside each victim while two police officers, a suspended veteran and a rookie, work the case.[1](https://hoichoi.tv/movie/baishe-srabon) It was Mukherji's second feature film, made after his debut *Autograph* (2010), and was produced by SVF Entertainment ([Shree Venkatesh Films](https://www.edgepedia.org/shree-venkatesh-films)).[2](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/52575811-shree-venkatesh-films-baishe-srabon-bengali-2011-autograph-director-srijit-mukherji/) The film shares its name with an unrelated 1960 film directed by [Mrinal Sen](https://www.edgepedia.org/mrinal-sen).[3](https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/bn/filmography-details.php?t=ODY0)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Film | Baishe Srabon (২২শে শ্রাবণ), 2011 Bengali psychological thriller directed by Srijit Mukherji[1](https://hoichoi.tv/movie/baishe-srabon) |\n| Premise | A serial killer murders according to verses of Bengali poems; suspended cop Probir Roy Chowdhury and rookie Abhijit Pakrashi investigate[1](https://hoichoi.tv/movie/baishe-srabon) |\n| Lead cast | Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Abir Chatterjee, Goutam Ghose, Rajesh Sharma[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/baishe-srabon-2011/) |\n| Runtime and rating | 2 hours 18 minutes (138 minutes); rated A (18+) in India[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/baishe-srabon) |\n| Release | Late September 2011; sources give 27, 28, or 30 September 2011[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/baishe-srabon-2011/) • [6](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/93373311-srijit-mukherjis-baishe-srabon-2011-release-prosenjits-birthday-team-meets-press-vi/) |\n| Budget and box office | Around ₹14.5 million (₹1.45 crore) budget; approximately ₹35 million (₹3.5 crore) collected by conservative trade estimates[7](https://radiobanglanet.com/srijit-mukherji-baishe-srabon-made-web-series/) |\n| Music | Songs written and composed by Anupam Roy; background score by Indraadip Dasgupta[2](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/52575811-shree-venkatesh-films-baishe-srabon-bengali-2011-autograph-director-srijit-mukherji/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot and premise\n\nThe story follows a serial killer terrorizing Kolkata, leaving behind verses of Bengali poetry as clues at each murder.[1](https://hoichoi.tv/movie/baishe-srabon) The police seek the help of a retired officer to unravel the case.[8](https://www.justwatch.com/eg/movie/baishe-srabon) Suspended cop Probir Roy Chowdhury, played by [Prosenjit Chatterjee](https://www.edgepedia.org/prosenjit-chatterjee) and known for his temper and brutal methods, teams up with the young officer Abhijit Pakrashi, played by Parambrata Chattopadhyay, to catch the killer before another life is lost.[1](https://hoichoi.tv/movie/baishe-srabon) • [9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/baishe_srabon)\n\nA central character is Nibaron Chakraborty, an eccentric poet of the Hungryalist Movement (1960s avant-garde Bengali poetry movement defying literary establishment) of Bengali poetry, a movement notorious for its anti-Establishment stance, played by the filmmaker Goutam Ghose; his poetry recitations make him a target of police suspicion.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/baishe-srabon/) The film is described as the first mainstream film incorporating the Bengali Hungry Generation movement of the 1960s into its plot.[11](https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/5ed451f3-8518-4860-a6c9-2b01484f9814/baditu.pdf) The Times of India's review framed the film as a Bengali murder mystery that also dwells on relationships and on how far a person can go when denied basic recognition and respect despite being true to one's calling.[12](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/baishey-srabon/movie-review/10229487.cms)\n\n## Production\n\n**Origins of the script.** Mukherji wrote the script in 2008 at the request of Parambrata, who wanted a story for a telefilm to be broadcast on the STAR Jalsha Bengali channel and to direct himself; circumstances prevented that version from being made.[6](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/93373311-srijit-mukherjis-baishe-srabon-2011-release-prosenjits-birthday-team-meets-press-vi/) The script was finalized in January 2011, shooting began in March, and the shoot wrapped in 40 days.[13](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/14110412-interview-srijit-mukherji-holds-forth-baishe-srabon/) Apart from a small outdoor sequence in Sikkim, the film was shot entirely in Kolkata.[13](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/14110412-interview-srijit-mukherji-holds-forth-baishe-srabon/)\n\nMukherji has described the film as being about the dark underbelly of Kolkata, a history of violence, and Bengali poems, deliberately darker in tone than *Autograph*. Because the thriller structure demanded tightness in incidents, evidence, and turn of events, he kept actors' room for improvisation limited and pre-determined the edit pattern within the script; the areas he experimented with were cinematography and shot-making, shooting parts of the film digitally and using a body rig, or Snorricam, probably for the first time in Bengali films.[13](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/14110412-interview-srijit-mukherji-holds-forth-baishe-srabon/) • [14](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/73036311-interview-film-maker-srijit-mukherji-bengali-movie-baishe-srabon-remarkable-journey/) Much of the crew from *Autograph* was retained, including cinematographer Soumik Haldar and editor Bodhaditya Banerjee.[2](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/52575811-shree-venkatesh-films-baishe-srabon-bengali-2011-autograph-director-srijit-mukherji/) Casting Goutam Ghose, a noted filmmaker, in an acting role was publicized as his return to acting in film after twenty-nine years.[2](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/52575811-shree-venkatesh-films-baishe-srabon-bengali-2011-autograph-director-srijit-mukherji/)\n\n## Music\n\nThe songs were written and composed by [Anupam Roy](https://www.edgepedia.org/anupam-roy), with background score by Indraadip Dasgupta.[2](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/52575811-shree-venkatesh-films-baishe-srabon-bengali-2011-autograph-director-srijit-mukherji/) Playback singers included Rupam Islam, Anupam Roy, Srikanto Acharya, Raghav Chatterjee, Saptarshi Mukherjee, Anindya Chatterjee, and [Shreya Ghoshal](https://www.edgepedia.org/shreya-ghoshal).[2](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/52575811-shree-venkatesh-films-baishe-srabon-bengali-2011-autograph-director-srijit-mukherji/) The soundtrack album runs 32:29 and includes \"Ei Srabon\" and two versions of \"Gobhire Jao\", a Tagore song sung in male and female versions.[11](https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/5ed451f3-8518-4860-a6c9-2b01484f9814/baditu.pdf) • [15](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/baishe-srabon-1430.html) Parambrata also directed the music video \"Ei Srabon\" for the film.[6](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/93373311-srijit-mukherjis-baishe-srabon-2011-release-prosenjits-birthday-team-meets-press-vi/)\n\n## Reception and box office\n\nThe film released in late September 2011 around [Durga Puja](https://www.edgepedia.org/durga-puja); a press meet announced 30 September 2011 as the release date, timed to Prosenjit Chatterjee's birthday, while the review aggregator Bengalimoviereviews lists 28 September and Digit Binge lists 27 September 2011.[6](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/93373311-srijit-mukherjis-baishe-srabon-2011-release-prosenjits-birthday-team-meets-press-vi/) • [4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/baishe-srabon-2011/) • [15](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/baishe-srabon-1430.html) It received positive reviews and was one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of 2011.[11](https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/5ed451f3-8518-4860-a6c9-2b01484f9814/baditu.pdf) Made at a budget of around ₹14.5 million (₹1.45 crore), it collected approximately ₹35 million (₹3.5 crore) according to conservative trade estimates.[7](https://radiobanglanet.com/srijit-mukherji-baishe-srabon-made-web-series/) The daily *Anandabazar Patrika* rated it 8.5 out of 10.[11](https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/5ed451f3-8518-4860-a6c9-2b01484f9814/baditu.pdf) On IMDb it holds 8.1 out of 10 from about 6,900 votes.[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/baishe-srabon-2011/) [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) review praised the film but judged the focus on the Hungryalist Poetry Movement too intellectual for a mainstream audience unfamiliar with it.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/baishe-srabon/)\n\n## Legacy\n\nIn September 2018, SVF announced a web-series adaptation with an entirely new cast for the Hoichoi streaming platform.[7](https://radiobanglanet.com/srijit-mukherji-baishe-srabon-made-web-series/) The film remains available for streaming on JioHotstar, Hoichoi, and the Hoichoi Amazon Channel in India.[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/baishe-srabon) An academic study of socio-political discourse in Bengali cinema lists the film's dialogues as addressing corruption in the administrative system, insufficiency of democracy, and education becoming a business.[16](https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/api/file/viewByFileId/1591867)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Baishe Srabon, Hoichoi](https://hoichoi.tv/movie/baishe-srabon)\n2. [Shree Venkatesh Films' \"BAISHE SRABON\" (Bengali, 2011) by \"Autograph\" Director Srijit Mukherji, Washington Bangla Radio](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/52575811-shree-venkatesh-films-baishe-srabon-bengali-2011-autograph-director-srijit-mukherji/)\n3. [বাইশে শ্রাবণ (1960), Bengal Film Archive](https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/bn/filmography-details.php?t=ODY0)\n4. [Baishe Srabon (2011) Movie Review, Bengali Movie Reviews](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/baishe-srabon-2011/)\n5. [Baishe Srabon streaming: where to watch online?, JustWatch India](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/baishe-srabon)\n6. [Srijit Mukherji's BAISHE SRABON (2011) Release on Prosenjit's Birthday, Washington Bangla Radio](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/93373311-srijit-mukherjis-baishe-srabon-2011-release-prosenjits-birthday-team-meets-press-vi/)\n7. [Srijit's Baishe Srabon to be made as a Web-Series, RadioBanglaNet](https://radiobanglanet.com/srijit-mukherji-baishe-srabon-made-web-series/)\n8. [Baishe Srabon - فيلم, JustWatch Egypt](https://www.justwatch.com/eg/movie/baishe-srabon)\n9. [Baishe Srabon, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/baishe_srabon)\n10. [Baishe Srabon News Archive, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/baishe-srabon/)\n11. [Baishe Srabon full movie link (film information compilation)](https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/5ed451f3-8518-4860-a6c9-2b01484f9814/baditu.pdf)\n12. [Baishey Srabon Movie Review, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/baishey-srabon/movie-review/10229487.cms)\n13. [Interview: Srijit Mukherji Holds Forth on Baishe Srabon, Washington Bangla Radio](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/14110412-interview-srijit-mukherji-holds-forth-baishe-srabon/)\n14. [Interview: Film-Maker Srijit Mukherji on Bengali Movie \"BAISHE SRABON\", Washington Bangla Radio](https://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/73036311-interview-film-maker-srijit-mukherji-bengali-movie-baishe-srabon-remarkable-journey/)\n15. [Baishe Srabon Movie (2011), Digit Binge](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/baishe-srabon-1430.html)\n16. 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