July 11, 2025 08:49 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Pakistani actress Humaira Asghar, whose decomposed body was recovered from Karachi flat, died 9 months ago: Report | Radhika Yadav's death: Father spent 2.5 crore on tennis | 'I wouldn't have continued without high command's support': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah amid power struggle with DKS | RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat favours retirement at 75, Opposition says it's a message for Modi | Not me or Mamata primarily responsible to strengthen INDIA bloc, says Omar Abdullah blaming Congress | Aadhaar, Ration and Voter IDs must be valid for SIR: Supreme Court to Election Commission | 'Timing and not exercise is the problem': Supreme Court on Election Commission's voter list revision drive in Bihar | ED files case against 29 celebs including Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati for endorsing betting apps | Enforcement Directorate raids Karnataka Congress MLA's premises in FEMA case probe | Maharashtra MLA canteen's license cancelled after Sena lawmaker assaulted staff over poor quality food
Raktabeej
(From L to R) Abir Chatterjee, Victor Banerjee and Mimi Chakraborty | Photo courtesy: YouTube/Windows Production

'Raktabeej' trailer: Abir Chatterjee, Mimi Chakraborty probing a blast case; Victor Banerjee as President

| @indiablooms | Oct 01, 2023, at 08:40 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The trailer of veteran actor Victor Banerjee, Tollywood stars Abir Chatterjee and Mimi Chakraborty starrer 'Raktabeej', which is one of the major Durga Puja releases this year, is now out for the audience.

The trailer- spanning 2:30 minutes- shows Abir as an investigating officer on behalf of a central team while Mimi is seen in a never-seen-before look as the Superintendent of Police (SP), Burdwan.

Abir and Mimi, who are named Pankaj Sinha and Sanjukta Mitra respectively in the film directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, are on a duty to investigate a blast in West Bengal's 'Khoyragarh'.

Victor Banerjee as Animesh Chatterjee plays the President of India, who returns to his village for the first time since assuming the top post.

Though the makers haven't revealed much, the look and instances provide ample suggestions that Banerjee is modelled after India's former President late Pranab Mukherjee, who is the first and only Bengali to assume the top post.

Though initially the trailer shows Pankaj Sinha and Sanjukta Mitra locking horns over the probe, they later seem to accommodate each other for the "mission".

Speaking at the trailer launch, Abir says, "The trailer gives a better idea regarding the subject of the film. It is based on a real incident which occurred not very far from Kolkata just a few years ago. So the film has gained much significance."

On playing a cop, Mimi says, "I loved doing stunts. I was very happy. And the dialogues! They are more or less like me only."

Apart from Victor Banerjee, Abir and Mimi, the film features Anashua Majumdar, Satyam Bhattacharya, Devlina Kumar in pivotal roles.

Plot of the film

Inspired by the Burdwan blast in 2014, which shook up Bengal and also the nation, the film is about the homecoming of a man, who holds an important portfolio, and how an accidental blast in a firecracker unit unveils a bigger threat to his life.

On October 2, 2014, which coincided with Mahashtami that year, an explosion took place in a two-storeyed building in the Khagragarh locality of Burdwan. Locals informed the police, who sprang into immediate action.

When the police arrived, two women inside the building stopped them from entering, threatening to blow up the building and destroy several documents and evidence. They were arrested and the police recovered more than 50 improvised explosive devices in that house.

'Raktabeej', which is produced by Windows Production, is slated to release in Bengali, Odia, Assamese and Hindi languages on October 19 on the occasion of Durga Puja.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Close menu