Mrigaya: The Hunt
| Mrigaya: The Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Abhirup Ghosh |
| Screenplay by | Aritra Banerjee Abhirup Ghosh Soumit Deb |
| Dialogues by | Soumit Deb |
| Story by | Debashish Dutta Additional Story: Pallab Malakar |
| Produced by | Suman Banerjee |
| Starring | Ritwick Chakraborty Vikram Chatterjee Anirban Chakrabarti Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh Sourav Das Priyanka Sarkar Susmita Chatterjee Ananya Bhattacharya |
| Cinematography | Subhadeep Naskar |
| Edited by | Sumit |
| Music by | Rana Mazumder Nirupam Dutta |
Production company | Tenth Dimension Entertainment |
| Distributed by | PVR Inox Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Mrigaya: The Hunt (/mrɪˈɡɑːjə/) is a 2025 Bengali-language neo-noir buddy cop action thriller film co-written and directed by Abhirup Ghosh. Produced by Tenth Dimension Entertainment, the film is based on a real-life incident in 2022.[1][2] It starts an ensemble cast of Ritwick Chakraborty, Vikram Chatterjee, Anirban Chakrabarti, Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh, Sourav Das, Priyanka Sarkar, Susmita Chatterjee and Ananya Bhattacharjee in her debut. The film follows four cops who team up to hunt down the mastermind behind the murder mystery of a Sonagachi based prostitute.[1]
The story of the film is written by Debashish Dutta, the officer-in-charge of Maniktala Police Station, who was deeply involved in investigating the original incident.[3] The film was announced in November 2024, marking Ghosh's collaborations for the third time with Chakrabarti and the second with Chatterjee. Principal photography commenced in December 2024 and wrapped up in February 2025, with filming taking places in Kolkata, Howrah and Jamshedpur. Music of the film is composed by Rana Mazumder and Nirupam Dutta. Subhadeep Naskar handled its cinematography, while Sumit edited the film.
Mrigaya released in theatres on 27 June 2025.
Cast
- Ritwick Chakraborty as OC Debanjan Dutta[4]
- Vikram Chatterjee as SI Animesh Chatterjee[5]
- Anirban Chakrabarti as Rudra
- Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh as Imran, an officer from Anti-Dowry squad
- Sourav Das as Sardaar
- Priyanka Sarkar as Chhaya
- Ananya Bhattacharya as Chameli a.k.a Annapurna
Special appearance
- Sohini Guha Roy as Maya, Debanjan's wife
- Susmita Chatterjee in the song "Shor Machaa"
Soundtrack
Music of the film is composed by Rana Mazumder and Nirupam Dutta. The first single "Shor Machaa" was released on 29 May 2025.
| No. | Title | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shor Machaa" | Rana Mazumder | Sunidhi Chauhan, Rana Mazumder | 3:16 |
| Total length: | 3:16 | |||
Marketing
A motion poster of the film was unveiled on 1 May 2025, on the occasion of Labour Day. Its teaser was launched on 18 May 2025.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b Chatterjee, Arindam (9 March 2025). "In Abhirup Ghosh's film Mrigaya, four cops team up to hunt down a dangerous criminal. Here's the first look". www.t2online.in. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Bhanja, Sandipta (12 March 2025). "যৌনকর্মীকে কুপিয়ে খুন! মির্জাপুর থেকে পাকড়াও খুনি, কলকাতা পুলিশের রুদ্ধশ্বাস তদন্ত এবার পর্দায়". Sangbad Pratidin. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Ghosh, Dwaipayan (5 December 2024). "KIFF screens Kolkata Police OC's short films". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
Two of his short films are now being showcased at the ongoing Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF).
- ^ Mitra, Pooja (4 January 2025). "Make this winter all about suave style with Vikram Chatterjee's cop avatar". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Arindam, Chatterjee; Roy, Payel; Roy, Piya (1 January 2025). "Spotlight on some of the much-awaited Bengali films set to release in the first half of 2025". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Abhirup Ghosh's 'Mrigaya: The Hunt' teaser sets the tone for a gritty cop thriller". The Telegraph. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
Lending weight to the script is the fact that it has been penned by someone who knows the job from the inside — Debasis Datta, a serving police officer. Datta is joined by fellow officer Pallab Malakar in shaping the screenplay.
- ^ Chatterjee, Arindam (30 May 2025). "The teaser of Mrigaya amps up the intrigue and delivers high-octane action sequences". t2online.in. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
The concept of hunting plays a major role in the film, with multiple people hunting each other. Mrigaya — starring Vikram Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, Susmita Chatterjee, Priyanka Sarkar, Anirban Chakrabarti, Saurav Das and Rezwan — is set to release on June 27.