Chorabali (English: Quicksand) is a 2016 Bengali Suspense Thriller film directed by Subhrajit Mitra and produced by Pradip Churiwal, starring Barun Chanda, June Malia, Sayani Datta and Shataf Figar.[1][2] The film is based on Agatha Christie's novel Cards on the Table.[3][4]
| Chorabali..the game of hunting | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Subhrajit Mitra |
| Produced by | Pradip Churiwal |
| Starring | Barun Chanda June Malia Shataf Figar Sayani Datta Malobika Banerjee Locket Chatterjee |
| Cinematography | Supratim Bhol |
| Music by | Dibyendu Mukherjee |
Production company | Macneill Engineering |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editThe storyline intertangles with the idea of perfect crime, as well as with the basic vices of human mind - greed and lust. It is a whodunnit thriller, set in the backdrop of Kolkata. A doctor is killed in a house party while all the guests are playing cards. Criminologist Professor Ardhendu and Police officer Vishnu investigate the case along with crime-fiction writer Tilottama. It is revealed that the victim knew about the dark past of each one of the suspects and was blackmailing them. He himself also had a dark past. Two more murders take place. Now it is up to Professor Ardhendu to unmask the real culprit.
Cast
edit- Barun Chanda as Ardhendu Chatterjee
- June Malia as Debolina
- George Baker as Dr. Dasgupta
- Tanusree Chakraborty as Tilottama
- Shataf Figar as Vishnu
- Locket Chatterjee as Madhurima Sen
- Sayani Datta
- Malobika Banerjee as Elina
- Dipanjan Basak
- Tathagata Banerjee
- Mou Baidya
Release
editChorabali was released on 22 January 2016 in West Bengal under the banner of Macneill Engineering.
References
edit- ^ "Chorabali Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Chorabali by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 4 December 2021
- ^ "MX Player". www.mxplayer.in. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Barun Chanda turns Hercule Poirot in Chorabali". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Young filmmaker Subhrajit Mitra strikes all the right notes with his epic film, Avijatrik". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.