Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote "Raj Chakrabarty handles the intricacies of the relationship and the challenges that Babli and Abhirup face quite well." He also praised the cinematography, background score and director's vision for creating a visually stunning and emotionally resonant film but criticized some songs which seemed to forcefully inserted in the plot.Read at source
Babli 2024 
Synopsis
Babli
Babli is a 2024 Bengali period romantic drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty, based on Buddhadeb Guha's novel of the same name. This film was released on 15 August 2024 under the banner of Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions.
- Director
- Raj Chakraborty
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 134 min
- Language
- Bengali
Reviews
2 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Babli is 76/100 from Subhasmita Kanji (Hindustan Times).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 3 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
Positive 2
Subhasmita Kanji of the Hindustan Times rated the film 3.8 out of 5 stars and opined that Subhashree played her role with extreme precision, while Abir and the other cast were also aptly perfect in their roles.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 134 min
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Raj Chakraborty
Trivia
- The film is based on Buddhadeb Guha's novel of the same name and was released on 15 August 2024 under the banner of Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions.
- The story is set in 1995 and features Abhirop Sen, a graduate of the London School of Economics, traveling from Imphal to Dimapur.
- The teaser was released on 14 April 2024, followed by the trailer on 3 August 2024 which announced a new release date.
- Subhashree Ganguly plays the lead role of Damayanti, also known as Babli, while Sauraseni Maitra portrays the air hostess Jhuma Bose.
- Critics praised the cinematography for beautifully portraying vivid landforms, although some songs were criticized for being forcefully inserted into the plot.
