# Tekka (টেক্কা) (film)
**Tekka** (টেক্কা) is a 2024 Bengali-language Indian hostage thriller directed by [Srijit Mukherji](https://www.edgepedia.org/srijit-mukherji), starring Dev as a dismissed janitor who takes a schoolgirl hostage in an office building to win back his job, and released theatrically in India on 8 October 2024, during the [Durga Puja](https://www.edgepedia.org/durga-puja) festival.[1](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/tekka) • [2](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dev-starrer-tekka-to-alia-bhatts-jigra-films-releasing-in-theatres-this-week/cid/2054003)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / screenwriter | Srijit Mukherji (director); Bhaskar Chattopadhyay (screenwriter)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tekka) |
| Lead cast | Dev as Iqlakh Alam, Swastika Mukherjee as Ira Sengupta, Rukmini Maitra as ACP Maya Khastogir, Paran Bandopadhyay as the MLA, Aameya as Avantika[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tekka) |
| Production | Dev Entertainment Ventures; producers Dev Adhikari and Gurupada Adhikari[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tekka) |
| Release | 8 October 2024, wide theatrical release in India; Durga Puja window[1](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/tekka) |
| Runtime | 2h 15m theatrical (135 minutes per IMDb); 2h 12m in Hoichoi's streaming listing[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tekka) • [4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) |
| Certification / genre | U/A 13+; drama and thriller (also listed as action)[1](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/tekka) • [5](https://hoichoi.tv/bn/movies/tekka) |
| Box office | ₹36.6 million (₹3.66 crore) India net[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) |
| Streaming | Hoichoi (world digital premiere 27 December 2024), Hoichoi Amazon Channel, and free with ads on JioHotstar[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H93N4DWBWv4) • [7](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tekka-2024) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The story centers on Iqlakh (Dev), a janitor who loses his job and, concluding that the world of the rich around him has no place for people like him, takes a young girl hostage in a large office building in a desperate attempt to get his job back and attract public attention.[5](https://hoichoi.tv/bn/movies/tekka) • [2](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dev-starrer-tekka-to-alia-bhatts-jigra-films-releasing-in-theatres-this-week/cid/2054003) The girl's mother, Ira ([Swastika Mukherjee](https://www.edgepedia.org/swastika-mukherjee)), counter-kidnaps Iqlakh's son Guddu, creating a standoff between the two parents.[1](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/tekka) ACP Maya Khastogir (Rukmini Maitra) leads the police negotiation while a young journalist pair, Brishti and Tintin, covers the story; the synopsis describes a sentimental thriller spanning 48 hours in the office building.[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) Hoichoi's English synopsis adds that as the standoff grows, the truth slowly comes out, bringing twists, hidden secrets, and a fight that grabs everyone's attention.[8](https://www.hoichoi.tv/movies/tekka)
The film engages social themes alongside the thriller mechanics. The Indian Express Bangla review notes that Iqlakh's line "and if that poor man is a Muslim..." poses a question to millions, and credits the director with exposing unseen and suppressed sides of the social system, religion, and the divide between "us" and "them".[9](https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/review/dev-starer-srijit-mukherjee-directorial-tekka-film-review-7293039) RadioBanglaNet's review frames the film's foundation in corruption, a word it calls the most discussed in Bengal at the time.[10](https://radiobanglanet.com/review-of-srijit-mukherji-film-tekka-dev-swastika-mukherjee-rukmini-maitra-sc/)
## Production and release
**Announcement and music change.** The first-look poster was released on 25 December 2023, Dev's birthday, with Srijit Mukherji posting it as "my gift for Dev"; reports at the time planned the film for the following year's Durga Puja.[11](https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/tuj179j4z6) Anupam Roy was originally set to compose the music, but Ranajoy Bhattacharjee replaced him, announced in June 2024; it was Bhattacharjee's first time scoring a Srijit Mukherji film.[12](https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/entertainment/cinema/ajphsszg7lqoy) The song "Tomay Chhere Jete Parlam Koi", composed by Bhattacharjee and sung by [Anupam Roy](https://www.edgepedia.org/anupam-roy), was trending at number five on YouTube for five days around the trailer release.[13](https://radiobanglanet.com/srijit-has-matured-as-a-director-says-swastika-mukherjee-at-tekka-trailer-release-sc/)
**Crew.** Modhura Palit was the director of photography and Pronoy Dasgupta the editor, per Moviebuff; the art director was Nafisa Mondal.[1](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/tekka) The film was shot in color at 24 fps with a 2.39:1 scope aspect ratio.[1](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/tekka)
**Theatrical and digital release.** Tekka opened in cinemas on 8 October 2024, one of three Bengali films released that Durga Puja alongside *Bohurupi* and *Shastri*.[1](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/tekka) • [14](https://eisamay.com/entertainment/cinema/durga-puja-2024-bengali-movie-release-dev-tekka-shiboprosad-mukherjee-bahurupi-in-close-competition/articleshow/114185539.cms) It later premiered digitally worldwide on Hoichoi on 27 December 2024, and is also available on the Hoichoi Amazon Channel and free with ads on JioHotstar.[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H93N4DWBWv4) • [7](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tekka-2024)
## Source and inspiration
The film's premise parallels the 1997 Costa-Gavras English-language thriller *Mad City*, starring [Dustin Hoffman](https://www.edgepedia.org/dustin-hoffman) and [John Travolta](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-travolta). The North East Film Journal review describes Tekka as "inspired" by *Mad City* with changes to the original story to make it more attractive to a Bengali mainstream audience, and credits the story to its writer Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, a Canada-based Indian who left film journalism to write thrillers.[15](https://northeastfilmjournal.com/tekka-a-thriller-with-a-defeating-twist) The Anandabazar review makes the mapping explicit: Dev plays the role Travolta had, Rukmini Maitra the Hoffman role, and the original's single television journalist character is split between two new actors, Aryann and a debutant; it also notes that no acknowledgment of the original appears in the film.[16](https://www.anandabazar.com/app/entertainment/review-of-the-movie-tekka-starring-dev-swastika-mukherjee-rukmini-maitra-tota-roy-chowdhury-directed-by-srijit-mukherji-dgtl/cid/1551858)
## Reception
**Critical scores.** Bengali Movie Reviews aggregated 14 critic reviews into an average of 3.4/5, with a rounded score of 3.5/5; 12 of the 14 critics rated it 3.0/5 or higher, the highest being a 4.5/5 BMR estimate from JagoBangla and the lowest 1.0/5 from the YouTube channel Thrush Hour. Written reviews averaged 3.6/5 against 2.3/5 from YouTube critics.[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) On IMDb the film holds 6.1/10 from 2,465 votes.[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/)
**Points of agreement and disagreement.** Critics agreed on Dev's performance, the ensemble, and a hostage setup that keeps tension up through a strong climax; the Times of India review rated it 3.5/5, praising the direction, script, acting, and camera work while finding the second half slow and the dialogue heavy.[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) • [17](https://eisamay.com/entertainment/film-review/new-bengali-movie-tekka-review/114240807.cms) The twist divided reviewers: most found it powerful and surprising, but the North East Film Journal felt it turned the ending into melodrama, in a review titled "A Thriller with a defeating twist".[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) • [15](https://northeastfilmjournal.com/tekka-a-thriller-with-a-defeating-twist) Common complaints included a slow first half, screenplay gaps, logic lapses, and unnecessary cameos.[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) The Anandabazar review withheld a high festival-film rating over the dialogue's frequent use of profanity, while crediting the film with gripping drama, pace, good acting, and complex psychology.[16](https://www.anandabazar.com/app/entertainment/review-of-the-movie-tekka-starring-dev-swastika-mukherjee-rukmini-maitra-tota-roy-chowdhury-directed-by-srijit-mukherji-dgtl/cid/1551858)
**Performance notes.** Reviewers singled out the leads. RadioBanglaNet wrote that Dev could be rediscovered in this film, calling his Iqlakh Alam completely believable, and called Swastika Mukherjee excellent as expected.[10](https://radiobanglanet.com/review-of-srijit-mukherji-film-tekka-dev-swastika-mukherjee-rukmini-maitra-sc/) The Eisamay review highlighted the taut performances of Dev and Rukmini Maitra and Swastika Mukherjee's portrayal of a single mother, adding that the characters have many dimensions and are not conventionally written.[17](https://eisamay.com/entertainment/film-review/new-bengali-movie-tekka-review/114240807.cms) Anandabazar reserved its strongest praise for Rukmini Maitra's urban, self-confident police officer, calling her delivery and bearing polished.[16](https://www.anandabazar.com/app/entertainment/review-of-the-movie-tekka-starring-dev-swastika-mukherjee-rukmini-maitra-tota-roy-chowdhury-directed-by-srijit-mukherji-dgtl/cid/1551858)
**Box office and context.** Tekka earned ₹36.6 million (₹3.66 crore) India net.[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) Among 2024 Bengali films with a BMR score it ranked 7th of 20, behind *Bohurupi* (3.6) and *[Padatik](https://www.edgepedia.org/padatik-2024-film)* (3.8) but ahead of *Shastri* (3.25).[4](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/) • [18](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movies/year/2024/)
## References
1. [Tekka on Moviebuff.com](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/tekka)
2. [Dev-starrer Tekka to Alia Bhatt's Jigra: Films releasing in theatres this week, Telegraph India](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dev-starrer-tekka-to-alia-bhatts-jigra-films-releasing-in-theatres-this-week/cid/2054003)
3. [Tekka, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tekka)
4. [Tekka (2024) Movie Review: Critic & Audience Reviews & Box Office, Bengali Movie Reviews](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movie/tekka-2024/)
5. [টেক্কা – Watch Bengali Movie Online, Hoichoi](https://hoichoi.tv/bn/movies/tekka)
6. [Teaser – Tekka (টেক্কা), Hoichoi YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H93N4DWBWv4)
7. [Tekka streaming: where to watch movie online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/tekka-2024)
8. [Tekka – Watch Bengali Movie Online, Hoichoi (English)](https://www.hoichoi.tv/movies/tekka)
9. [Tekka Review, Indian Express Bangla](https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/review/dev-starer-srijit-mukherjee-directorial-tekka-film-review-7293039)
10. [হস্টেজ থ্রিলারকে টেক্কা দিয়ে গেল কঠিন বাস্তব, RadioBanglaNet](https://radiobanglanet.com/review-of-srijit-mukherji-film-tekka-dev-swastika-mukherjee-rukmini-maitra-sc/)
11. [দেবের জন্মদিনে সৃজিতের উপহার, 'টেক্কা'র পোস্টার প্রকাশ্যে, bdnews24 Bangla](https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/tuj179j4z6)
12. [সৃজিতের সিনেমা থেকে সরে গেলেন অনুপম, Ajker Patrika](https://www.ajkerpatrika.com/entertainment/cinema/ajphsszg7lqoy)
13. [সৃজিত এখন অনেক পরিণত, মনে করেন স্বস্তিকা, RadioBanglaNet](https://radiobanglanet.com/srijit-has-matured-as-a-director-says-swastika-mukherjee-at-tekka-trailer-release-sc/)
14. [পুজোয় হলমুখী বাঙালি দর্শক, Eisamay](https://eisamay.com/entertainment/cinema/durga-puja-2024-bengali-movie-release-dev-tekka-shiboprosad-mukherjee-bahurupi-in-close-competition/articleshow/114185539.cms)
15. [TEKKA: A Thriller with a defeating twist, North East Film Journal](https://northeastfilmjournal.com/tekka-a-thriller-with-a-defeating-twist)
16. ['টেক্কা'য় 'সৃজিতীয়' চমক, Anandabazar Online](https://www.anandabazar.com/app/entertainment/review-of-the-movie-tekka-starring-dev-swastika-mukherjee-rukmini-maitra-tota-roy-chowdhury-directed-by-srijit-mukherji-dgtl/cid/1551858)
17. [টেক্কা review, rating 3.5/5, Eisamay](https://eisamay.com/entertainment/film-review/new-bengali-movie-tekka-review/114240807.cms)
18. [All Bengali Movies, Reviews and Ratings 2024, Bengali Movie Reviews](https://bengalimoviereviews.com/movies/year/2024/)
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