Raghu Dakat (2025)

Original title

রঘু ডাকাত

Directed by

Dhrubo Banerjee

Genre

history, drama, crime, action

Country

India

Runtime

2h 32m

Rated

U/A 16+

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An 18th century outlaw in Bengal becomes a folk hero by uniting people against British colonial rule during the Indigo revolt. The film is a fictionalized version of his life and legends.

heroicintensedramatichistoricaldefiantfast-pacedgrittyinspiring

What happens

Raghu Dakat (Bengali pronunciation: [ɾɔɡʱu ɖakat]) is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language epic period folk superhero film written and directed by Dhrubo Banerjee. Produced by Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni, Gurupada Adhikari and Dev under the banners of Shree Venkatesh Films and Dev Entertainment Ventures, the film stars Dev himself in the titular role as a notorious 18th-century outlaw turned folk hero. It also features Anirban Bhattacharya, Om Sahani, Sohini Sarkar, Idhika Paul and Roopa Ganguly in other pivotal roles. The film is a fictionalised tale set in the backdrop of the Indigo revolt (1859–1860), during colonial unrest in Bengal. Banerjee conceptualised the film by reimagining the life and legends of Raghab Dutta, who later turned into Raghu Dakat as a formidable force uniting to battle British colonial rule. Announced in November 2021, the film was stalled in the development phase for four years and later reannounced in December 2024. It marks Banerjee's collaborations with Dev and Bhattacharya for the second and fourth time respectively. It also pairs Dev and Paul for the second time. Principal photography commenced in January 2025, primarily in Purba Bardhaman and Jharkhand. The music has been composed by Rathijit Bhattacharjee and Nilayan Chatterjee, the background score is done by Rathijit Bhattacharjee did the background score while the cinematography and editing were handled by Soumik Halder and MD. Kalam respectively. Raghu Dakat released in the theatres on 25 September 2025, coinciding with Durga Puja. The film received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office. It emerged as the second highest-grossing Bengali film of 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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