Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed he film and wrote "Joto Kando Kolkatatei is Dutta’s most explicit homage to Ray, presented under the guise of a detective mystery.Read at source
Joto Kando Kolkatatei 2025 
Synopsis
Joto Kando Kolkatatei
Joto Kando Kolkatatei is a 2025 Indian Bengali detective mystery thriller film directed by Anik Dutta. Produced by Firdausul Hasan and Prabal Halder under the banner of Friends Communication, the film stars Abir Chatterjee and Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed in the lead roles. Written by Dutta along with Utsav Mukherjee, it marked Nawshaba's Tollywood debut.
- Director
- Anik Dutta
- Studio
- Friends Communication
- Run time
- 126 min
- Language
- Bengali
Reviews
5 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Joto Kando Kolkatatei is 75/100 from Eshna Bhattacharya (Times of India) and Subhodeep Bandyopadhyay (The Wall).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 5 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- writing
- music
- visual craft
Positive 5
Eshna Bhattacharya of the Times of India rated the film 3.5/5 stars and noted "The film is witty but indulgent, affectionate but occasionally clumsy, clever in concept but uneven in execution.Read at source
Rahul Majumder of Aajkal reviewed the film and noted "The director has projected the city of Kolkata not as a backdrop, but as a living entity which is the lead character of the film.Read at source
Sandipta Bhanja of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film and wrote "The filmmaking clearly depicts a Feluda tone but the storytelling blurs the line between fact and fiction.Read at source
Subhodeep Bandyopadhyay of The Wall rated the film 8/10 stars and opined "Anik Datta has broken the age old palette of Bengali detective films by inculcating a flavor of romance and sensualism in Joto Kando Kolkatatei." He praised the music, cinematography, makeup artists and the performances of the ensemble cast but mentioned that the climax and screenplay could have been more intact.Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 126 min
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Anik Dutta
- Studio
- Friends Communication
Trivia
- The film marked Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed's Tollywood debut.
- The movie was released in theatres on 26 September 2025, coinciding with Durga Puja 2025.
- The film serves as the final directional venture of director Anik Dutta before his death on 27 May 2026.
- Madhumita Sarcar was initially cast as the female lead but was replaced by Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed due to date unavailability.
- The film's title, Joto Kando Kolkatatei, alludes to Satyajit Ray's 'Joto Kando Kathmandute'.
- The production team used old photographs from the 1960s shared by the Trincas owner to recreate the authentic nightclub culture of that era.
