Goenda Shabor (film series)


Goenda Shabor is a series of Indian crime thriller films directed by Arindam Sil. The first film Ebar Shabor released in 2015, and the second film Eagoler Chokh released in 2016. A third film titled Aschhe Abar Shabor was released in 2018.
The series is based on the stories of Shabor Dasgupta, a detective character created by author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.

Overview

''Ebar Shabor'' (2015)

A police detective Shabor Dasgupta is entrusted with the daunting task of solving the mystery surrounding the murder of Mitali Ghosh, a woman with a messy past, who was killed on the night she had thrown a party for friends and family. The task is daunting for Shabor because of the number of people involved. Mitali was once married to Mithu Mitra, whom she divorced before settling overseas. Though she soon realised how much she loved him, her ego kept her from coming back to him. Heartbroken, Mithu found love in Mitali's cousin Joyeeta. Also involved was Mitali's childhood friend and secret admirer Samiran, who has relationships with several women, including a school's physical education teacher, Julekha Sharma, and another girl, Khonika. Shabor starts investigation with his assistany Nandalal. As Shabor probes deeper, he learns many disturbing secrets about the Ghosh family, including the fact that Mitali had once eloped with a boy from her locality Pantu Haldar. She had married and left him within six months, ruining his future in the process. Another character, Doel, also comes into the picture. The detective now has to deal with the complex relationship problems that run deep root in the family and the mystery gets more and more complicated. The film released on 2 January 2015.

''Eagoler Chokh'' (2016)

ACP Shabor Dasgupta and his assistant Nanda go on a hunt, searching for a young woman murderer. Trapped in a maze of lies and deceit, Dasgupta suspects the rich entrepreneur Bishan Roy and three women connected to him. Each of them knew the murdered woman Nandini very well. As Dasgupta delves deep into the mystery, he ends up getting new insight into human psychology and in turn, solving complexities of his own mind. The film was released on 12 August 2016.

''Aschhe Abar Shabor'' (2018)

After success of Eagoler Chokh a sequel has been confirmed by director Arindam Sil. In August 2017, the director told the media, the shooting of the third instalment of Goenda Shabor franchise will start from 7 September 2017. The film will be based on the novel Prajapatir Mrityu O Punorjanmo by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. After completing its first schedule in West Bengal, the team will fly for Lucknow to shoot rest of the part. Saswata Chatterjee, Subhrajit Dutta and Gourav Chakrabarty returning for the sequel as their respective characters with Indraneil Sengupta, Anindya Chatterjee, Anjana Basu and Mir Afsar Ali with major characters. The film was released on 19 January 2018.

Cast and characters

Crew

Awards and nominations

''Eagoler Chokh'' (2016)