Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy’s directorial Bengali film was released in theatres on October 8, 2024, on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja. The film opened to positive reviews from the audience and became a blockbuster film at the box office.
The film emerged as the second-highest-grossing Bengali film of 2024 and the fourth-highest-grossing Indian Bengali film of all time. It is set to be released on OTT in May 2025.
When and where to watch Bohurupi?
The acclaimed film is set to be released on ZEE5, starting from May 9, 2025. The streaming platform shared the announcement clip on X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “Will Sumanta Ghoshal be able to handle both his duties towards society and his responsibilities towards his wife in the end? To find out, watch #WorldDigitalPremiere on #BiggestBlockbuster Bahurupi May 9 only on #Zee5.”
Storyline of Bohurupi
Bohurupi is set in the 1990s and follows the story of Bikram, played by Shgigoprosad Mukherjee. His life takes a drastic turn when he is wrongfully arrested by the police and imprisoned. In jail, he meets a bank robber and decides to form a bond with him. Eventually, Bikram becomes involved in the robbery and a bank heist. The situation escalates into a tense cat-and-mouse chase with a police officer named Sumanta Ghosal, portrayed by Abir Chatterjee. What will happen as Bikram’s actions lead to increased conflict with the law?
Everything about Bohurupi
The film features Abir Chatterjee as SI, Shiboprosad Mukherjee as Bikram Pramanik, Koushani Mukherjee as Jhimli Pramanik, Ritabhari Chakraborty as Pori Ghoshal, Prodeep Bhattacharya as Khuro, Sujan Neel Mukherjee as SP Rajat Dhar, and Reshmi Sen as Pori’s Mother, Kanchana Moitra as Bikram’s sister-in-law, among others. The film is produced by Windows.
