Shastri (2024)
October 8, 2024Release Date
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Mithun Chakraborty
Parimal Shastri
Soham Chakraborty
Saikat Majumder, Astrophysicist / Producer
Debashree Roy
Sarala
Sauraseni Maitra
Anuradha
Rajatabha Dutta
Ramen Bagchi (as Rajatava Dutt)
Anirban Chakrabarti
Dipu
Saswata Chatterjee
Madhab
Kaushik Sen
Ravi Shastri
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Release DateOctober 8, 2024
Original Nameশাস্ত্রী
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
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Shastri is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language science fiction action thriller film directed by Pathikrit Basu. Produced by Soham Chakraborty, Nispal Singh and Bajrang Lal Churiwala under the banners of Surinder Films, Soham's Entertainment and Creative Solutions Pvt Ltd respectively, the film is based on Debarati Mukhopadhyay's short story Dolgobindo Babur Chashmah. It stars Mithun Chakraborty in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Soham Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Rajatava Dutta, Anirban Chakraborty, Saswata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Sauraseni Maitra and Ayush Das in pivotal roles.
The film was officially announced in October 2023 with an announcement teaser. Principal photography commenced in February 2024, with filming taking place in Kolkata. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Indraadip Dasgupta, with the lyrics penned by Srijato. The screenplay of the film was written by Aritra Banerjee, while the dialogues were by Arnab Bhaumik, with cinematography handled by Gopi Bhagat and editing by MD. Kalam.
Shastri marks the 12th film of the hit pair Mithun Chakraborty and Debashree Roy after Tiger (2007); and also the 9th film of Chakraborty and Rajatava Dutta together after Le Halua Le (2012). It was released theatrically on 8 October 2024 to positive reviews from critics, on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja, clashing with Dev starrer Tekka and Abir Chatterjee-Shiboprosad Mukherjee starrer Bohurupi.