Arkapravo Das of The Times of India awarded the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising its "visually stunning and intellectually stimulating journey" and Anirban Bhattacharya's "career-best performance", while noting its "groundbreaking visual effects for Bengali cinema".Read at source
Pokkhirajer Dim 2025 
Synopsis
Pokkhirajer Dim
Pokkhirajer Dim (Bengali: পক্ষীরাজের ডিম, lit. 'The Celestial Egg') is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language science-fantasy comedy film directed by Soukarya Ghosal and produced by Jio Studios and SVF Entertainment. Serving as a thematic sequel to Ghosal's 2018 film Rainbow Jelly, it stars Anirban Bhattacharya as Batabyal, an eccentric mathematics teacher, alongside Mahabrata Basu as Ghoton, a struggling student determined to master mathematics, and Anumegha Banerjee reprising her role as Poppins, the only friend Ghoton has in life and Alexx O'Nell portrays the antagonist, British archaeologist Mr.
- Director
- Soukarya Ghosal
- Studio
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- Run time
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- Language
- Bengali
Reviews
2 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Pokkhirajer Dim is 70/100 from Arkapravo Das (The Times of India).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 2 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- visual craft
Positive 2
Shomini Sen of Anandabazar Patrika described it "a love letter to Bengali fantasy traditions" and highlighting Bhattacharya's "comedic genius and emotional depth".Read at source
Media & trailers
Verified video records attached to this title.
Details
Soundtrack
- Pokkhirajer Dim Title Track Anirban Bhattacharya
- Ki hobe Taar Lagnajita Chakraborty
- Shurjer Shaat Rong Rupankar Bagchi
- Ki hobe Taar (Male) Ujan Chatterjee
- Pokkhirajer Dim Title Track (Batabyal Version) Anirban Bhattacharya
Technical specs
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Soukarya Ghosal
Trivia
- The film serves as a thematic sequel to Soukarya Ghosal's 2018 movie Rainbow Jelly.
- Principal photography took place from September 2023 to late November 2023 in West Bengal and Simulta, Bihar.
- Alexx O'Nell portrays the antagonist Mr. Villain, a British archaeologist who pursues the supernatural relic.
- The production employed virtual production stages for dreamscape and quantum rift sequences, completing 85 scheduled days by late 2024.
- The film was an official selection for Indian Panorama at the 56th International Film Festival of India in Goa 2025.
- The trailer released on 30 May 2025 garnered 2.5 million views within 72 hours.
