Sayani Datta

A whodunit thriller set in the backdrop of North Kolkata with its British Raj charm, based on Agatha Christie's Cards on the Table.

KAYA: The Mystery Unfolds is a Bengali movie starring Kaushik Sen, Priyanka Sarkar and Raima Sen in prominent roles. It is a thriller drama directed by Rajib Chowdhury, with Shamik Kumar Rakshit and Rajib Chowdhury as the writer, forming part of the crew.

The movie revolves around a married couple who move into a new apartment where they are haunted by a malevolent spirit. The couple struggles to save not only their relationship but also their lives.

The sylvan settings of North Bengal where light and shade play amid the somber lines of conifers and eucalyptus. The winding serpentine roads curling along a green mountain like lazy laces. Perhaps the ideal place for a game of black, white and grey. A writer comes to Kolkakham with his trophy wife for a holiday. In a most unexpected place he is run down by a car and goes into coma. He wakes up in a hospital after 3 days to an inspector questioning his identity. The only things he remembers are his name Samrat Ray, his wife's name Sayani and the hotel they are staying at. Inspector Chettri takes him to his wife who refuses to recognize him. Instead she introduces them to her husband and their friends. Now begins a perfect mind game to solve a riddle that keeps taking the protagonist to people and places where he keeps getting trapped in the intrigues of lies, deceit and betrayal.

Jijibisha tells a simple story of how love can overcome all societal pressures and transcend all stereotypes. Problem arises when the film, in itself, fails to do that — transcend stereotypes, we mean.

With 'Avijatrik' (The Wanderlust of Apu) , by Subhrajit Mitra - the enduring and endearing character of 'Apu' is all set to return after 60 years. It is the sequel to the classic "Apu Trilogy", which were directed by Satyajit Ray.

Jui is caught in a situation where she could save only one of her kids and leave the other to die. Being a mother, Jui could never forgive herself for having to choose between her two children Ratan and Shiuli.