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{{short description|2018 Bengali adventure mystery film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Guptodhoner Sandhane
| image          = The_official_theatrical_release_poster_of_film_Guptodhoner_Sondhane.jpeg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| native_name      = Guptodhoner Sondhane
| director       = [[Dhrubo Banerjee]]
| producer       = [[Mahendra Soni]]<br/>[[Shrikant Mohta]]
| writer         = [[Dhrubo Banerjee]]<br/>Subhendu Dasmunsi
| screenplay     = 
| story          = 
| based_on       = 
| starring       = [[Abir Chatterjee]]<br/>[[Arjun Chakrabarty]]<br/>[[Ishaa Saha]]<br/>[[Rajatabha Dutta]]<br/>[[Goutam Ghose]]<br/>[[Arindam Sil]]
| narrator       = 
| music          = [[Bickram Ghosh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/apr/25/12795/composer-bickram-ghosh-turns-singer-for-guptodhoner-sandhane|title=Composer Bickram Ghosh turns singer for Guptodhoner Sandhane|first=Roushni|last=Sarkar|website=Cinestaan}}</ref>
| cinematography =[[Soumik Haldar]]
| editing        = Sanjib Kumar Dutta
| production_companies = [[Shree Venkatesh Films| Shree Venkatesh Films (SVF Pvt Lmt)]]
| distributors   = 
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2018|04|27|India}}
| runtime        = 133 minutes
| country        = [[India]]
| language       = Bengali
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Guptodhoner Sondhane''''' ({{Translation|Quest for the hidden treasure}}) is a 2018 Indian Bengali action, adventure and mystery film, written and directed by [[Dhrubo Banerjee]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bongshomoy.in/topics/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8/tollywood/articleshow/guptadhoner-sondhane-is-remaining-hit-in-51-days.cms|title=৫১ দিনের মাথায় টলিপ্রাঙ্গনে রমরমা "গুপ্তধনের সন্ধানে"|work=The BongShomoy News|access-date=2018-06-21|language=bn}}</ref> and produced by [[Shrikant Mohta]] and [[Mahendra Soni]] under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]].

==Plot==
[[Professor Subarna Sen|Subarna Sen]] (Sonada) ([[Abir Chatterjee]]) is a professor of history at Oxford University. Returning to India after several years, Sonada meets his nephew Abir ([[Arjun Chakrabarty|Arjun Chakraborty]]) and Jhinuk ([[Ishaa Saha]]), Abir's best friend. Abir takes Sonada to their ancestral home in the village of Manikantapur, where Abir’s eccentric but erudite maternal uncle Harinarayan Singha Roy ([[Goutam Ghose]]) had recently died under mysterious circumstances. During their visit, they learn of the 350-year-old Mughal treasure of emperor [[Shah Jahan]]'s second son, Prince Shuja, that is hidden somewhere in that palace. Before his death, Harinarayan Singha Roy had left a clue in his diary to help Abir locate the treasure. At the same time, they discover that the local promoter and political hopeful Dashanan Da ([[Rajatabha Dutta]]) also knows about the treasure and is trying to steal it.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://ebela.in/entertainment/hoichoi-to-present-an-adventurous-web-series-for-the-first-time-in-bengal-1.724170|title=ফেলুদা-ব্যোমকেশকে টেক্কা দিতে পরদায় আসছে এবার সোনাদা|last=প্রতিবেদন|first=নিজস্ব}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/feb/28/11403/bengali-ethos-essence-of-dhrubo-banerjee-s-guptodhoner-sandhane-to-be-released-on-27-april|title=Bengali ethos essence of Dhrubo Banerjee’s Guptodhoner Sandhane; to be released on 27 April|first=Roushni|last=Sarkar|website=Cinestaan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/mar/28/12086/actor-abir-chatterjee-promises-biggest-treasure-hunt-in-guptodhoner-sandhane-trailer-launch|title=Actor Abir Chatterjee promises 'biggest treasure hunt' in Guptodhoner Sandhane: Trailer launch|first=Roushni|last=Sarkar|website=Cinestaan|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="firstpost.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/guptodhoner-sandhane-movie-review-dhrubo-banerjee-takes-us-on-a-joyride-of-a-treasure-hunt-4450153.html|title=Guptodhoner Sandhane movie review: Dhrubo Banerjee takes us on a joyride of a treasure hunt- Entertainment News, Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangbadpratidin.in/guptodhoner-sandhane-movie-review-tight-knit-story-depicting-bengali-fabric/ |title=Guptodhoner Sandhane movie review: Tight knit story depicting Bengali fabric &#124; Sangbad Pratidin Home |publisher=Sangbadpratidin.in |access-date=2018-06-09}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Abir Chatterjee]] as ''Professor Subarna Sen aka. Sonada'',<ref name="biswabanglasangbad.com">{{cite web|url=http://biswabanglasangbad.com/2018/04/01/bengal-new-detective-sonada/|title=বাংলার নতুন গোয়েন্দা সোনাদা - বিশ্ব বাংলা সংবাদ|date=1 April 2018|access-date=10 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004419/http://biswabanglasangbad.com/2018/04/01/bengal-new-detective-sonada/|archive-date=15 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> the protagonist
* [[Arjun Chakrabarty]] as ''Abir'',<ref name="biswabanglasangbad.com"/> Sonada's nephew
*[[Ishaa Saha]] as ''Jhinuk'',<ref name="biswabanglasangbad.com"/>  Abir's friend and love interest
*[[Rajatabha Dutta]] as ''Dashanan Das'', the main antagonist
*[[Kamaleshwar Mukherjee]] as Jhinuk's father
*[[Goutam Ghose]] as ''Harinarayan Singha Roy'', Abir's eccentric maternal uncle (special appearance)
*[[Arindam Sil]] as Abir's father (Guest Appearance)
*Baisakhi Marjit as Abir's mother (Guest Appearance)

==Production==
===Development and filming===
The film was directed by Dhrubo Bandopadhyay and written by Bandopadhyay and Subhendu Dasmunsi.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/2017/12/16/abir-chatterjee-to-don-the-cap-of-detective-sona-da-for-bengali-film-guptodhoner-sondhane/|title=Bengali Film Guptodhoner Sondhane - Sholoanabangaliana Portal|first=Sholoana|last=Bangaliana|website=sholoanabangaliana.in|access-date=10 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409143633/http://sholoanabangaliana.in/2017/12/16/abir-chatterjee-to-don-the-cap-of-detective-sona-da-for-bengali-film-guptodhoner-sondhane/|archive-date=9 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ebela.in/entertainment/hoichoi-to-present-an-adventurous-web-series-for-the-first-time-in-bengal-1.724170|title=ফেলুদা-ব্যোমকেশকে টেক্কা দিতে পরদায় আসছে এবার সোনাদা|first=নিজস্ব|last=প্রতিবেদন|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

Bandopadhyay conceived of the film as part of a franchise with the same protagonist, and has already written the next two stories.<ref name="auto1"/>

Shooting started at the end of December 2017, on location at Kolkata and Bolpur.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Release==
The trailer launched on 27 March 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://svf.in/press/official-trailer-guptodhoner-sondhane-launched/|title=Official Trailer of Guptodhoner Sondhane launched - SVF|date=27 March 2018|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> and the film released on 27 April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/rajula/movies/guptodhoner-sondhane/ET00071045|title=Guptodhoner Sondhane Movie (2018) {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Rajula -  BookMyShow|last=BookMyShow|website=BookMyShow|language=en|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref>

==Sequel==
A sequel to this movie titled ''[[Durgeshgorer Guptodhon]]'', with the same lead cast and director, was released on 24 May 2019.<ref name="timesofindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/durgeshgorer-guptodhon-to-repeat-the-same-star-cast-of-guptodhoner-sondhane/articleshow/64189540.cms|title=‘Durgeshgorer Guptodhon’ to repeat the same star cast of ‘Guptodhoner Sondhane’ - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.eisamay.com/entertainment/cinema/announcement-of-guptodhoner-sondhane-sequel-the-film-has-been-named-durgeshgorer-guptodhon/articleshow/64028482.cms|title=সোনাদা ফের অভিযানে, এবার মিশন 'দুর্গেশগড়ের গুপ্তধন'! - Eisamay|date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name       = Guptodhoner Sandhane
| type       = Soundtrack
| artist     = [[Bickram Ghosh]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released   = 9 May 2018
| recorded   = 2018
| venue      =
| studio     = Bickram Ghosh Studios
| genre      = [[Film Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=05|s=15}}
| label      = SVF Music
| producer   = Bickram Ghosh 
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title =
| next_year  =
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Guptodhone Sandhane
 | type        = Soundtrack
 | single1     = Guptodhon History Rap
 | single1date = 27 April 2018
 | single2     = Rangiye Diye Jao
 | single2date = 9 May 2018
}}
}}
The soundtrack is composed by [[Bickram Ghosh]] and lyrics by Shubhendu Das Munshi. The song "Rangiye Diye Jao" originally composed by [[Rabindranath Tagore]], was reinterpreted by Bickram Ghosh under direction of Dhrubo Banerjee.<ref name="moviebuff.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.moviebuff.com/guptodhoner-sondhane|title=Guptodhoner Sandhane on Moviebuff.com|website=Moviebuff}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/videos/entertainment/music/bengali/guptodhoner-sondhane-song-rangiye-diye-jao/videoshow/64094151.cms|title=Guptodhoner Sondhane - Song - Rangiye Diye Jao - Entertainment - Times of India Videos|website=Times of India}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline     = Track list
| total_length = 5:15
| extra_column = Singer
| title1  = Guptodhon History Rap
| note1   = Backing Vocal and Efx Voice: Daliya Maity Banerjee
| length1 = 2:34
| lyrics1 = Shubhendu Das Munshi
| extra1  = [[Bickram Ghosh]]
| music1  = Bickram Ghosh

| title2  = Rangiye Diye Jao
| note2   = Music reinterpretation by: Bickram Ghosh
| length2 = 2:41
| lyrics2 = Rabindranath Tagore
| extra2  = Iman Chakraborty
| music2  = Song originally composed by: Rabindranath Tagore
}}

==Reception==
Guptodhoner Sandhane was a box office hit.<ref name="timesofindia.com"/> Arghya Bandyopadhyay of [[Anandabazar Patrika|''Anandabazar'' Patrika]] gave it a rating of 6 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/anandaplus/abir-chatterjee-biggest-treasure-hunt-in-guptodhoner-sandhane-1.791941?ref=guptodhoner-sandhane-topics-topic-stry|title=বাঙালি কেতায় গুপ্তধনের খোঁজ|first=অর্ঘ্য|last=বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়}}</ref> [[Firstpost]] rated it 3 out of 5 saying "The best thing about the film is its simplicity. The makers do not have any illusions of grandeur, they know exactly the kind of film they are making, they know their audiences in and out and they customise their offering accordingly.<ref name="firstpost.com"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt8374266}}

[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:2010s action adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian action adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]