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{{Short description|2015 Indian Bengali mystery film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Har Har Byomkesh
| image = File:Har_Har_Byomkesh_poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| based_on = 'Bahni-Patanga' by [[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]]
| starring = [[Abir Chatterjee]]<br>[[Ritwick Chakraborty]]<br>[[Sohini Sarkar]]
| director = [[Arindam Sil]]
| cinematography = Soumik Haldar
| writer = Padmanabha Dasgupta
| producer = [[Mahendra Soni]]<br />[[Shrikant Mohta]]
| editing =
| studio = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]<br />[[Surinder Films]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2015|12|18|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| music = [[Bickram Ghosh]]
| budget = {{INR}}2 crore<ref name="bo">{{cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2016/12/08/amazon-prime-video-snares-bengali-thriller-byomkesh-pawrbo/ | title=Amazon Prime Video Snares Bengali Thriller 'Byomkesh Pawrbo' | date=8 December 2016 | first=Don | last=Groves | work=Forbes | accessdate=15 March 2019 }}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}4 crore<ref name="bo" />
}}

'''''Har Har Byomkesh''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] film directed by [[Arindam Sil]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/direction-is-my-priority-now-says-actor-arindam-sil/story-NivCExSrtuz0sw8TBEmV8L.html|title=Direction is my priority now, says actor Arindam Sil|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=2 Oct 2015}}</ref> and produced jointly by [[Mahendra Soni]], [[Shrikant Mohta]] and Nispal Singh Rane on [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] and [[Surinder Films]] banner respectively. The film is based on the fictional detective, [[Byomkesh Bakshi]], created by the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] writer [[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]]. The film stars [[Abir Chatterjee]] as the eponymous sleuth, while [[Ritwick Chakraborty]] enacts the role of his assistant Ajit Bandopadhyay and [[Sohini Sarkar]] helm in the shoes of Satyabati.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Har-Har-Byomkesh-actors-share-their-experiences/articleshow/50159625.cms|title=Har Har Byomkesh actors share their experiences|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=13 Dec 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/Har-Har-Byomkesh-Complete-cast-revealed/photostory/47865943.cms|title=Har Har Byomkesh: Complete cast revealed!|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref> The teaser of the film was released on 11 October 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/har-har-byomkesh-teaser-out-watch-abir-chatterjee-the-newest-byomkesh-in-town-arindam-sil-detective-byomkesh-bakshy-byomkesh-bakshi-new-film/1/496898.html|title=Har Har Byomkesh teaser out: Watch Abir Chatterjee, the newest Byomkesh in town|magazine=[[India Today]]|accessdate=12 Oct 2015}}</ref> The trailer was launched on 15 October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Stars-shine-down-at-Har-Har-Byomkesh-trailer-launch/articleshow/49376160.cms|title=Stars shine down at Har Har Byomkesh trailer launch!|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=15 Oct 2015}}</ref> The film was released on 18 December 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/CBFC-proposes-a-cut-in-the-lovemaking-scene-of-Har-Har-Byomkesh/articleshow/50203898.cms|title=CBFC proposes a cut in the lovemaking scene of 'Har Har Byomkesh'|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=16 Dec 2015}}</ref>

==Plot==
In [[Benaras]], Inspector Ratikant Choudhury ([[Shadab Kamal]]) invites [[Byomkesh Bakshi]] ([[Abir Chatterjee]]), Ajit Bandopadhyay ([[Ritwick Chakraborty]]) and Satyabati ([[Sohini Sarkar]]) to a party thrown by zamindar Deepnarayan Singh ([[Adil Hussain]]) at his residence to celebrate his recovery after a prolonged illness. But the very next day , Deepnarayan dies under suspicious circumstances. Byomkesh takes the responsibility of investigating his murder. He is clear about two motives - money and an illicit relationship. The list of suspects grows, even as Byomkesh discovers the painting skills of Dipnarayan's wife, Shakuntala ([[Nusrat Jahan]]) , through a portrait of [[Dushyanta]] and [[Shakuntala]] drawn by her. The painting haunts him, though he fails to understand why . Then he comes to know about Deepnarayan being bed-ridden for long and Shakuntala's pregnancy . The rest of the story revolves around how Byomkesh, along with Ajit, DSP Purandhar Pandey ([[Harsh Chhaya]]) and Satyabati, solved the mystery.

==Cast==
* [[Abir Chatterjee]] as [[Byomkesh Bakshi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Our-Byomkesh-is-national-even-international-Abir/articleshow/49982076.cms|title=Our Byomkesh is national, even international: Abir|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=1 Dec 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ritwick Chakraborty]] as [[Byomkesh Bakshi|Ajit Bandopadhyay]]
* [[Nusrat Jahan]] as Shakuntala<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/A-chat-with-Nusrat-Jahan-days-before-the-release-of-Har-Har-Byomkesh/articleshow/50090296.cms|title=A chat with Nusrat Jahan days before the release of Har Har Byomkesh|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=8 Dec 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sohini Sarkar]] as Satyabati
* [[Shadab Kamal]] as Inspector Rathikanta Chowdhury
* [[Adil Hussain]] as Deepnarayan Singh
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as DSP Purandhar Pandey
* [[Rachel White (Actress)|Rachel White]] as Chandni
* [[Deepankar De]] as Dr. Pannalal Palit
* [[Subrat Dutta]] as Narmadashankar
* [[Indradeep Dasgupta]] as Debnarayan Singh
* Joydeep Kundu as Leeladhar Bangsi
* [[June Malia]] as Miss Manna (cameo)
* [[Dilip Dave]] as Khublal

==Production==

===Development===
[[Shree Venkatesh Films]] bought the rights of ''Byomkesh'' franchise, except those with [[Anjan Dutt]], planned to have on board more than one director to build the ''Byomkesh franchise''. The first one from their stable is ''Har Har Byomkesh'' by [[Arindam Sil]], based on [[Saradindu Bandopadhyay]]'s ''Banhi Patanga''. [[Shrikant Mohta]] hinted that after this film, one of the possible sequel may be directed by [[Sandip Ray]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Sandip-Ray-to-direct-Byomkesh/articleshow/48081613.cms|title=Sandip Ray to direct Byomkesh?|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref>

===Casting===
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[[Sohini Sarkar]] was selected to play the role of Satyabati.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Sohini-Sarkar-on-playing-Satyabati-in-Har-Har-Byomkesh/articleshow/50090467.cms|title=Sohini Sarkar on playing Satyabati in Har Har Byomkesh|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=8 Dec 2015}}</ref> Initially, the character of Shakuntala was offered to [[Aditi Rao Hydari]], who was recommended by [[Shoojit Sircar]] to the director, which would make her Bengali debut.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Aditi-Rao-Hydari-to-star-in-Arindam-Sils-Byomkesh/articleshow/47734662.cms|title=Aditi Rao Hydari to star in Arindam Sil's Byomkesh|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=20 Jun 2015}}</ref> [[B.A. Pass]] actor [[Shadab Kamal]] was selected to enact the role of the main [[antagonist]], making his debut in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] cinema.

[[Adil Hussain]] was selected for a supporting role.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Mostly-Im-just-a-guest-actor-who-behaves-himself-of-the-sets-Adil-Hussain/articleshow/48759297.cms|title=Mostly, I'm just a guest actor, who behaves himself of the sets: Adil Hussain|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=1 Sep 2015}}</ref> [[Harsh Chhaya]], [[June Malia]], Rachel White and [[Subrat Dutta]] were selected to play prominent roles. On 12 July 2015, it was announced that [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] walked out from the film and [[Nusrat Jahan]] would replace her.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Aditi-out-Nusrat-to-star-opposite-Adil-in-Har-Har-Byomkesh/articleshow/48042609.cms|title=Aditi out, Nusrat to star opposite Adil in Har Har Byomkesh|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref> Actor Soumyajit Majumdar, known for his role in ''[[Aashiqui 2]]'', was also inducted in the film's cast.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Aashiqui-2-actor-Soumyajit-Majumdar-roped-in-for-Har-Har-Byomkesh/articleshow/48695|title=Aashiqui 2 actor Soumyajit Majumdar roped in for Har Har Byomkesh|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Shinjini Kulkarni, granddaughter of Pandit [[Birju Maharaj]], was hired to play a mujra sequence in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Birju-Maharajs-granddaughter-in-mujra-act-of-Har-Har-Byomkesh/articleshow/48114639.cms|title=Birju Maharaj's granddaughter in mujra act of Har Har Byomkesh|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>

===Filming===
Though in the book by [[Saradindu Bandopadhyay]], [[Patna]] was the story's main backdrop, but director [[Arindam Sil]] decided to shoot the whole film with [[Benaras]] in the premise. Sil, with his crew, left to conduct a recce in [[Benaras]] on 16 June 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Byomkesh-team-in-Beneras/articleshow/47689097.cms|title=Byomkesh team in Beneras|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=16 Jun 2015}}</ref> The filming commenced on 19 August 2015 at [[Benaras]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/my-byomkesh-is-more-a-benaras-tough-arindam-sil/|title=My Byomkesh is more a Benaras tough: Arindam Sil|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=30 Oct 2015}}</ref> The filming took place for 25 days in many historic places such as the [[Ramnagar Fort]] in [[Benaras]] and [[Kolkata]]. The filming ended on 13 September 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/Team-Byomkeshs-Benaras-journey-ends-in-Kolkata/photostory/48998700.cms|title=Team Byomkesh's Benaras journey ends in Kolkata!|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/Har-Har-Byomkesh-Straight-from-Benaras-shoot/photostory/48666361.cms|title=Har Har Byomkesh: Straight from Benaras shoot|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Soundtrack===
[[Bickram Ghosh]] is selected as the music director. Sutapa Basu penned down the lyrics for a Sawan, sung by Barnali Chattopadhyay and a Chaiti, sung by Sabina Rahman. With usage of old aged instruments [[Bickram Ghosh]] had aptly recreated the semi classical format which was popular in Benaras during the period captured in the movie. [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] singer [[Kalpana Patowary]] was confirmed to sing a bhajan, written by Sugata Guha in the film, which would pay tribute to a scene from [[Satyajit Ray]]'s film on detective ''Feluda'' titled ''Joi Baba Felunath''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kalpana-patowary-to-pay-tribute-to-ray-in-har-har-byomkesh-115090200172_1.html|title=Kalpana Patowary to pay tribute to Ray in 'Har Har Byomkesh'|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|accessdate=2 Sep 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/Har-Har-Byomkesh-song-tribute-to-Joy-Baba-Felunath/articleshow/48723090.cms|title=Har Har Byomkesh song tribute to Joy Baba Felunath|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=29 Aug 2015}}</ref>

==Release==
===Critical response===
The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Sankhayan Ghosh of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated "Har Har Byomkesh is a moody, engaging detective film, yet crippled by the same old problems of the genre" <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/a-bengali-in-banaras/article8087937.ece|title=Har Har Byomkesh: A Bengali in Banaras|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=10 Jan 2016}}</ref> while ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave a rating of 4 stars out of 5.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/Har-Har-Byomkesh/movie-review/50254781.cms|title=Har Har Byomkesh Movie Review|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=20 Dec 2015}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film was a runaway hit at the theatres.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Byomkesh-holds-fort-in-box-office-clash/articleshow/50251547.cms|title=Byomkesh holds fort in box-office clash|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=20 Dec 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=5304172|title=Har Har Byomkesh}}
{{Byomkesh Bakshi}}

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[[Category:Indian detective films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Arindam Sil]]
[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Byomkesh Bakshi films]]
[[Category:Films set in the British Raj]]

Har Har Byomkesh - Revision history

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