Debarshi Bandyopadhyay of Anandabazar Patrika rated the film 7 out of 10 stars and wrote "The film depicts a battle between astrology and logic." He praised the acting of the whole cast.Read at source
Shastri 2024 
Synopsis
Shastri
Shastri is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language fantasy action comedy film directed by Pathikrit Basu. Produced by Soham Chakraborty, Nispal Singh and Bajrang Lal Churiwala under the banners of Surinder Films, Soham's Entertainment and Creative Solutions Pvt Ltd respectively, the film is based on Debarati Mukhopadhyay's short story Dolgobindo Babur Chashmah. It stars Mithun Chakraborty in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of Soham Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Rajatava Dutta, Anirban Chakraborty, Saswata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Sauraseni Maitra and Ayush Das in pivotal roles.
- Director
- Pathikrit Basu
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- —
- Language
- Bengali
Reviews
3 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Generally Positive
Critics' aggregate for Shastri is 70/100 from Debarshi Bandyopadhyay (Anandabazar Patrika) and Debolina Ghosh (Ei Samay).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 3 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- direction
- music
- visual craft
Positive 3
Debolina Ghosh of Ei Samay rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and praised Pathikrit's direction, Mithun's performance, acting of the other cast, the music and the cinematography.Read at source
Suparna Majumder of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film and wrote "No one else could have played this character better than Mithun." She praised the acting, the chemistry and emotions between the lead but criticized the unnecessary songs.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Technical specs
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Pathikrit Basu
Trivia
- The film marked the twelfth collaboration between director Pathikrit Basu and actor Mithun Chakraborty.
- Principal photography commenced in February 2024 with filming taking place in Kolkata.
- The film was released theatrically on 8 October 2024 on the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja.
- The official announcement poster featured Mithun Chakraborty reciting lines from Rabindranath Tagore's Bhakti Bhajan.
- Debashree Roy's role in the film marked her comeback to Bengali cinema after a long hiatus.
- Test shoots for the film took place in late January 2024 at Chennai.
