Pooorna Banerjee of The Times of India rated the film 4/5 stars and noted "What director Annapurna Basu achieves with Sharthopor is a remarkable exploration of the human psyche, unfolding slowly and patiently over the course of this two-hour-plus film." She praised the character development for all the lead actors in the story, Koushik Sen's subtle portrayal as Sourav, Ranjit Mallick and Anirban Chakrabarti's performances, Anup Singh's cinematography and Jeet Ganguly's music.Read at source
Sharthopor 2025 
Synopsis
Sharthopor
Sharthopor (transl. Selfish) is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by debutant Annapurna Basu. Written by Sadeep Bhattacharjee, it has been produced by Surinder Singh and Nispal Singh under the banner of Surinder Films.
- Director
- Annapurna Basu
- Studio
- Surinder Films
- Run time
- 135 min
- Language
- Bengali
Reviews
2 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Sharthopor is 80/100 from Pooorna Banerjee (The Times of India).
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- performances
- direction
- writing
- music
Positive 2
Sandipta Bhanja of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film and wrote "Director Annapurna Basu must be praised for depicting the arrogance of the selfish patriarchal society, in her debut film." She praised Koel Mallick and Koushik Sen's acting, Basu's direction, the screenplay, the courtroom duel between Anirban Chakrabarti and Ranjit Mallick and the music of the film.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Bhenge Jay Lagnajita Chakraborty
- Sujan Majhi Re Iman Chakraborty
- Ei Shon Rupankar Bagchi
Technical specs
- Run time
- 135 min
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Annapurna Basu
- Studio
- Surinder Films
Trivia
- The film stars Koel Mallick and Koushik Sen in the lead roles while Ranjit Mallick and Anirban Chakrabarti play other pivotal roles.
- Sharthopor reunited Koel and Ranjit Mallick 16 years after their previous collaboration in Saat Paake Bandha (2009).
- Director Annapurna Basu is the debutant director of this 2025 Indian Bengali-language drama film.
- The music for the film has been composed by Jeet Ganguly, with background score by Amit Chatterjee.
- The film was released in theatres on 21 October 2025, coinciding with the occasion of Bhai Phonta.
- Filming for the movie started on 19 July 2024, with Ranjit Mallick joining the shoot in the last leg of the schedule.
