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Bengali films of the 2010s and 2020s

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Aajo Ardhangini

Aajo Ardhangini (আজও অর্ধাঙ্গিনী) is a 2026 Bengali family drama directed by Kaushik Ganguly, sequel to Ardhangini (2023), starring Churni Ganguly, Jaya Ahsan, and Kaushik Sen; released 10 July 2026, streaming on Hoichoi from 18 September 2026.

Aamar Boss (আমার বস)

Aamar Boss (আমার বস) is a 2025 Bengali corporate drama directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, starring Rakhee Gulzar in her Bengali comeback after 22 years, about a retired nurse who interns at her son's publishing office and starts an elderly daycare; premiered at IFFI 2024, released 9 May 2025.

Aarii

Aarii (আড়ি) is a 2025 Bengali family drama directed by Jiit Chakraborty, starring Moushumi Chatterjee as a mother with dementia, Yash Daasguptaa, and Nusrat Jahan; released 25 April 2025, it earned about ₹0.30 crore India net.

Abhimaan (অভিমান) (2016 film)

Abhimaan (অভিমান) is a 2016 Bengali family drama directed by Raj Chakraborty, starring Jeet, Subhashree Ganguly, and Anjana Basu; released 6 October 2016, distinct from the 1973 Hindi classic of the same name.

Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay (আমি শুধু চেয়েছি তোমায়)

Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay (আমি শুধু চেয়েছি তোমায়), "I Only Wanted You", is a 2014 India-Bangladesh joint-production Bengali romantic action film directed by Ashok Pati and Anonno Mamun, starring Ankush Hazra and Subhashree Ganguly, released 16 May 2014 amid a joint-production rules dispute.

Baishe Srabon

Baishe Srabon (২২শে শ্রাবণ) is a 2011 Bengali psychological thriller directed by Srijit Mukherji, starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Parambrata Chatterjee as police officers hunting a serial killer who leaves Bengali poetry verses at each murder in Kolkata.

Bhanupriya Bhooter Hotel

Bhanupriya Bhooter Hotel is a 2026 Bengali horror comedy directed by Aritra Mukherjee, starring Mimi Chakraborty, Soham Majumdar, Bonny Sengupta, and Swastika Dutta, set in a haunted mountain hotel.

Bibi Payra

Bibi Payra (বিবি পায়রা), 2026 Bengali dark comedy directed by Arjunn Dutta, starring Swastika Mukherjee and Paoli Dam as Shiuli and Jhuma; released 10 April 2026, UA 16+, streamed on Hoichoi from 5 June 2026.

Binodiini (film)

Binodiini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan (বিনোদিনী: একটি নটীর উপাখ্যান), also called Binodiini, is a 2025 Bengali biographical drama directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee, starring Rukmini Maitra as theatre icon Binodini Dasi, released 23 January 2025.

Bohurupi (বহুরূপী)

Bohurupi (বহুরূপী) is a Bengali action drama directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The film is based on robberies that occurred in Raypur from 1998 to 2003.

Bohurupi: The Golden Daku

Bohurupi: The Golden Daku is a 2026 Bengali caper action-thriller and the sequel to Bohurupi (2024), released on 15 October 2026 for Durga Puja, starring Shiboprosad Mukherjee as ex-accountant-turned-bank dacoit Bikram Pramanik alongside Jisshu Sengupta.

Boomerang (2024 Indian film)

Boomerang (বুমেরাং), 2024 Bengali-language Indian sci-fi comedy directed by Sauvik Kundu, starring Jeet and Rukmini Maitra, adapted from the play Punoray Ruby Ray, released 7 June 2024.

Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale

Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale (চালচিত্র) is a 2024 Bengali crime thriller directed by Pratim D. Gupta, starring Tota Roy Chowdhury as Kolkata detective Kanishka Chatterjee, released 20 December 2024 and streaming on Hoichoi.

Chander Pahar

Chander Pahar (চাঁদের পাহাড়, Mountain of the Moon) is a 2013 Bengali action-adventure film directed by Kamaleswar Mukherjee, adapted from Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1937 novel, starring Dev as Shankar on a Rs 15 crore budget, the then highest in Bengali cinema.

Chatrak

Chatrak (Mushrooms) is a 2011 Bengali-language drama by Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara, shot in Kolkata, premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight as the only Indian feature that year, about an architect, his mad forest-dwelling brother, and a border guard.

Chotushkone

Chotushkone (চতুষ্কোণ) is a 2014 Bengali thriller directed by Srijit Mukherji, starring Aparna Sen, Chiranjeet, Goutam Ghose, and Parambrata as four directors making short films on death.

DeSu7

DeSu7 (দেসু7), 2026 Bengali action drama-romance, Dev Adhikari's directorial debut, his seventh film with Subhashree Ganguly, with Anirban Bhattacharya in dual roles; set in fictional Simantapur near the India–Bangladesh border, released 16 October 2026.

Dhumketu (ধূমকেতু) (2025 film)

Dhumketu (ধূমকেতু), 2025 Bengali romantic drama directed by Kaushik Ganguly, starring Dev and Subhashree Ganguly; shot in 2015, released 14 August 2025 after a decade-long delay, a record Bengali opener.

Emperor vs Sarat Chandra

Emperor vs Sarat Chandra (এম্পেরর ভার্সেস শরৎচন্দ্র) is a 2026 Bengali historical drama by Srijit Mukherji about the British ban on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1926 novel Pather Dabi and his Tagore correspondence, starring Tota Roy Choudhury and Abir Chatterjee, released Durga Puja 2026.

Game (2014 film)

Game (গেম) is a 2014 Bengali action thriller directed by Baba Yadav, starring Jeet and Subhashree Ganguly, released 30 May 2014; a remake of Tamil hit Thuppakki about an army officer fighting sleeper cells in Kolkata.

Gandu (film)

Gandu (গান্ডু) is a 2010 black-and-white Bengali rap musical directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee (Q), starring Anubrata Basu as a Kolkata wannabe rapper; banned from Indian release, it won awards at the South Asian International Film Festival and screened at Berlinale 2011.

Ghatak (ঘাতক) (2006 film)

Ghatak (ঘাতক) is a 2006 Bengali political action film directed by Swapan Saha, starring Jeet and Koel Mallick, produced by Surinder Films, about a man avenging his brother's murder in Kolkata.

Grihapravesh (গৃহপ্রবেশ) (2025 film)

Grihapravesh (গৃহপ্রবেশ) is a 2025 Bengali drama directed by Indraadip Dasgupta, starring Subhashree Ganguly, Kaushik Ganguly, and Jeetu Kamal. Released 13 June 2025, a Rituparno Ghosh tribute about a wife in a North Calcutta Rajbari whose homestay guest reveals he was her vanished husband's lover.

Hok Kolorob (হোক কলরব) (film)

Hok Kolorob (হোক কলরব) is a 2026 Bengali social thriller directed by Raj Chakraborty, produced by Subhashree Ganguly, released 23 January 2026. Inspired by a real ragging death, its title borrows the 2014 Jadavpur University protest slogan; it stars Saswata Chatterjee as Inspector Khudiram Chaki and drew a legal notice from a JU alumnus.

Keu Bole Biplobi Keu Bole Dakat

Keu Bole Biplobi Keu Bole Dakat (কেউ বলে বিপ্লবী কেউ বলে ডাকাত) is a 2026 Bengali biographical action drama directed by Pathikrit Basu, starring Jeet as revolutionary Ananta Singh, released 14 August 2026 and streaming on Zee5.

Khadaan (খাদান)

Khadaan (খাদান) is a 2024 Bengali action crime drama directed by Soojit Dutta, starring Dev and Jisshu Sengupta as friends rising in the Damodar Valley coal mines; released 20 December 2024, it earned ₹8.24 crore India net in 12 days.

Killbill Society

Killbill Society (কিলবিল সোসাইটি), full title Killbill Society: Amader Kono Shakha Nei, is a 2025 Bengali black comedy thriller by Srijit Mukherji, a sequel to Hemlock Society, starring Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Koushani Mukherjee, released April 11, 2025.

Lawho Gouranger Naam Rey (লহো গৌরঙ্গের নাম রে)

Lawho Gouranger Naam Rey (লহ গৌরাঙ্গের নাম রে) is a 2025 Bengali period drama by Srijit Mukherji on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's disappearance across three timelines, released 25 December 2025.

Manush: Child of Destiny

Manush: Child of Destiny (মানুষ) is a 2023 Bengali-language action thriller directed by Sanjoy Somadder, starring Jeet as NCB officer Arjun who becomes drug lord Victor to save his daughter; released 24 November 2023 in Bengali and Hindi.

Mirza: Part 1 – Joker

Mirza: Part 1 – Joker (মির্জা), 2024 Bengali action crime thriller directed by Sumeet and Saahil Goradia, produced by and starring Ankush Hazra as a Kolkata gangster; released April 11, 2024, IMDb 6.8, sequel Mirza 2: Tiger teased.