The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika (2025)

Original title

দ্য একেন: বেনারসে বিভীষিকা

Directed by

Joydip Mukherjee

Genre

mystery film, thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

U/A 7+

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Kolkata detective with a sharp mind and odd habits takes on a case in the holy city of Varanasi. The investigation mixes mystery, action, and dark humor as he uncovers a layered conspiracy.

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What happens

The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language black comedy action thriller film co-written and directed by Joydip Mukherjee. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Hoichoi Studios, the film is based on Sujan Dasgupta's novel Ideal Jewellery, and serves as the third instalment in the Eken Babu franchise. It stars Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukherjee and Somak Ghosh reprising their roles as Eken Babu, Bapi and Pramatha respectively, alongside Saswata Chatterjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty and Ishaa Saha in another pivotal roles. The film was officially announced in January 2025, marking the fifth collaboration between Mukherjee and Chakrabarti. Principal photography commenced in March 2025. It was released in the theatres on 16 May 2025. It emerged as the second highest grossing Bengali film of 2025 as well as the highest grossing film of The Eken theatrical franchise. At the end of the series Eken Babu season 9, the pre-credits scene indicated a sequel, The Eken: Keralay Kurukkhetro, which will be releasing on Durga Pujo 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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