A man who has robbed twenty-seven banks wants to know why nobody respects him. It is a very Bohurupi kind of joke: cheeky, pointed and aimed squarely at the people in charge. In Bohurupi: The Golden Daku, the shape-shifting outlaw Bikram Pramanik returns to rural Bengal with new disguises, a new adversary and a quest for hidden gold, and the result is a lavish festive caper that knows exactly how to keep a crowd guessing.
Every disguise is a wink, and every wink lands a punch at the powerful.
Movie at a Glance
- Directors and writers: Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee
- Cast: Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Jisshu Sengupta, Koushani Mukherjee, Sohini Sarkar, Rajatava Dutta
- Genre: Caper crime thriller with comedy and folk music
- Runtime: 168 minutes
- Language: Bengali
- India release: 15 October 2026; rated U/A 16+
- International release: From 23 October 2026, including limited US cinemas
- UK availability: No confirmed UK cinema date announced yet
- Franchise: Sequel to Bohurupi (2024)
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of the first Bohurupi, festive-season crowd-pleasers and cat-and-mouse crime capers.
- Maybe skip if: You struggle with near-three-hour running times or want a lean, purely emotional drama.
- Mood and pace: Brisk, playful and twisty for long stretches, with a few drawn-out detours.
- Cinema or streaming? Cinema: the songs, the scale and the audience reactions are made for a packed festive screening.
- Spoiler level: Spoiler-free: nothing beyond the established premise.
The Return of Bikram Pramanik
The original Bohurupi was a breakout hit, and Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee have answered the pressure of a sequel by going bigger. Shot across dozens of locations in rural West Bengal with a vast cast of performers and folk artists, the film widens the canvas while keeping the core pleasure intact: an outlaw who keeps reinventing himself and the lawman determined to catch him.
The plotting is sturdy and often clever. Disguise and deception keep the story unpredictable even when individual scenes sag, and the family drama grows naturally out of the same situations that drive the chase rather than being bolted on. It is a sequel with a real sense of a writer’s hand.
Shiboprosad Mukherjee Owns the Screen
Shiboprosad Mukherjee is the film’s centre of gravity. As Bikram he slides from cunning to comic to quietly vulnerable without visible effort, and the film is most alive whenever he is at the heart of a scene. It is the kind of star turn that makes the character’s escapades believable even when the plot asks for a leap of faith, and by the interval you may find yourself quietly hoping he gets away with it.
Jisshu Sengupta, stepping into the role of the pursuing officer, brings a rugged, unyielding presence and a lively rivalry with Mukherjee, though the part rarely surprises. Koushani Mukherjee returns with spark as Jhimli, Rajatava Dutta’s subplot offers a welcome change of texture, and Sohini Sarkar works hard with a one-note role that the script never quite opens up.
Bigger, Not Always Deeper
For all its momentum, the film can feel long. At 168 minutes there are stretches that drag, editing that could be tighter and a few loopholes in the logic. More importantly, the bigger scale sometimes crowds out the emotional connection that made the first film so effective: this is an engaging crime thriller that often entertains but does not always move.
What it does have is bite. The social and political commentary is woven into the fabric of the story rather than sprinkled on top, which is bold for a mainstream festive release, and a late surprise underlines that edge. The comic interludes also earn their keep, giving the long running time room to breathe.
Music, Folk Colour and Atmosphere
The soundtrack is a real asset. Songs from a team including Anupam Roy, Silajit Majumder and Noni Chora Das Baul, with music by Bonnie Chakraborty, sit naturally in the film’s folk-tinged rural world, and the background score adds tension to the chases and warmth to the family scenes. Animesh Ghorui’s photography captures village Bengal with colour and bustle, even if the visual craft is not uniformly polished.
Taken together, it is a confident, generous entertainer: overlong and a little familiar, but anchored by a terrific lead performance and a genuine sense of mischief.
Spoiler-Free Verdict
- Performances: 8/10
- Direction: 7.5/10
- Screenplay: 7/10
- Score: 8/10
- Cinematography: 6.5/10
- Entertainment Value: 8/10
- Overall: 7.5/10
Final Star Rating: ★★★★☆ — 4/5
Verdict Badge: One for Fans
One-line verdict: A big, crowd-pleasing caper sequel carried by Shiboprosad Mukherjee’s irresistible outlaw, even when its length tests patience.
Fans of the original will get the bigger chase they came for; newcomers should expect a lively, socially sharp festive thriller that entertains more than it moves.
Watch the Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for Bohurupi: The Golden Daku from Windows Production.
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