Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the film and noted "Science-fiction films are hard to come by in Bengali cinema, sci-fi comedies even more so.Read at source
Boomerang
Boomerang is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language science fiction comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Sauvik Kundu. Produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani under the banner of Jeetz Filmworks and Grassroot Entertainment, it stars Jeet himself and Rukmini Maitra in the lead, both portraying dual roles alongside an ensemble cast of Sourav Das, Rajatava Dutta, Kharaj Mukherjee, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Shyamal Chakraborty, Jhulan Bhattacharya, Ayesha Bhattacharya and Debchandrima Singha Roy, with Biswanath Basu in a special appearance. Based on Lokkrishti's famous stage production Punoray Ruby Ray, a play written by Jeet Satragni, the film revolves around Samar Sen, a scientist with a brilliant mind, who builds a humanoid robot and a series of events leads to thrill and comic situations that create a boomerang effect.
- Director
- Sauvik Kundu
- Studio
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- Run time
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- Language
- Bengali
Reviews
8 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Mixed
Wikipedia-cited reviews for Boomerang are mixed overall across 8 collected excerpts. The numeric critic average from cited scores is 69/100. Positive excerpts point to performances, direction, writing, pacing.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-keyless-enricher) from 8 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
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Positive 8
Deboleena Ghosh of Ei Samay rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The film successfully engages the audience through its apt comedy, dialogues and funny scenarios." She praised Sourav in his role, the music of the film, Jeet's seamless performance, Rukmini's performance as the robot and the chemistry between them.Read at source
Deborshi Bandyopadhyay of the Anandabazar Patrika reviewed the film on a mixed note and wrote "In this movie, Jeet transformed himself in a layman instead of a superstar.Read at source
Poorna Banerjee of Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "It is a wholesome, hilarious film with well placed comic timing, literary quips and rhyming lines that will keep the audience engaged throughout its length." She also praised the CGI, performance of the whole cast, specially Rukmini as a robot and also mentioned that it was refreshing to watch Jeet in a comedic role.Read at source
Shamayita Chakraborty of OTTplay rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and termed it as "Laughter riot.Read at source
Souvik Saha of Cine Kolkata rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Boomerang is a comedic sci-fi gem that offers a laughter-filled journey, anchored by stellar performances, witty dialogue, and engaging direction." He praised the performance of the cast, Jeet's charismatic acting, dialogues, comedy, direction and cinematography but criticized the VFX.Read at source
Subhasmita Kanji of Hindustan Times rated the film 3.7 out of 5 stars and quoted "Without Jeet, Boomerang might not have had the same magnetism as it does but since the star is on screen, flicking his shades and throwing lighters in the air, it’s a whole different story.Read at source
Suparna Majumder of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film on a positive note and wrote "It was nice to experience Jeet in a comedic role instead of the larger-than-life massy roles.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Boomerang Title Track Shashwat Singh, Kartick Das Baul, Shyamoshree Saha
- Adwitiya Sonu Nigam
- Bon Bon Nakash Aziz
Technical specs
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Sauvik Kundu
Trivia
- The film stars Jeet and Rukmini Maitra in dual roles, marking their first on-screen pairing.
- Principal photography commenced in July 2023 and was predominantly shot in Kolkata and Howrah.
- The production introduced Cine-Bot technology for the first time in any Bengali film.
- The movie features a custom-designed futuristic superbike that showcases never-before-seen technology in Tollywood.
- VFX artist Nikhil Koduru made his debut in Bengali cinema through this film.
- The film's release was postponed from 10 May 2024 to 7 June 2024 due to the concurrent 2024 Lok Sabha elections.