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Projapoti 2 (2025)

Projapoti 2 poster
Original title
প্রজাপতি ২
Directed by
Avijit Sen
Genre
drama, family
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Bengali family's restaurant and home become the setting for a reunion during a festival. Generations return and are forced to redefine their relationships and sense of belonging.

emotionalfamily-centeredwarmbittersweetgentlenostalgicintimate

What happens

Projapati 2 (Subtitled as Bhalobasha; Bengali pronunciation: [prɔd͡ʒapoti 2]; transl. Butterfly 2) is a 2025 Bengali-language culinary drama film directed by Avijit Sen. Produced by Dev and Atanu Raychaudhuri under the respective banners of Dev Entertainment Ventures and Bengal Talkies, Pranab Kumar Guha and Swastik Bibek Ruia served as its co-producers. A spiritual sequel to the 2022 blockbuster Projapati, the film stars Mithun Chakraborty and Dev in the lead roles, reuniting for the third time on-screen, alongside an ensemble cast of Anirban Chakrabarti, Jyotirmoyee Kundu (in her debut), Anumegha Kahali, Kharaj Mukherjee, Aparajita Auddy and Shakuntala Barua in other pivotal roles, with Idhika Paul in a special appearance. It revolves around a Bengali family's restaurant and home which become the backdrop for an emotional reunion as scattered generations return for a festival, forcing them to redefine their bonds and sense of belongings. Initially titled as Protikkha, the film began its production in December 2024, marking Chakraborty's 359th and Dev's 48th film as actors. It was announced in January 2025, in the fourth collaboration between Sen and Dev, also pairing the latter with Paul for the third time. Principal photography commenced in July 2025 and wrapped by in October 2025. Predominantly shot in London and Edinburgh, portions were filmed in Kolkata. Music of the film is composed by Jeet Gannguli, while Rathijit Bhattacharjee provided its score. Subhankar Bhar and Sujay Datta Ray handled its cinematography and editing respectively. Projapati 2 was released in the theatres on 25 December 2025, on the eve of Christmas, to positive reviews from critics and audience alike with specific appraisals of its cast performances, direction, script and musical score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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