Sampali Moulik of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the film and termed it as one of the best of Mukherjee's works.Read at source
Shotyi Boley Shotyi Kichhu Nei 2025 
Synopsis
Shotyi Boley Shotyi Kichhu Nei
Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei (transl. There is nothing truly true), later known with the parenthesis If Truth Be Told, and also known by the initialism SBSKN, is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language surrealist legal thriller film written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, the film is an official adaptation of the 1986 Hindi film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, which is itself a remake of the American film 12 Angry Men (1957) directed by Sidney Lumet, which was an adaptation from a 1954 teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose.
- Director
- Srijit Mukherji
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 127 min
- Language
- Bengali
Reviews
4 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Universal Acclaim
Critics' aggregate for Shotyi Boley Shotyi Kichhu Nei is 85/100 from Subhasmita Kanji (Hindustan Times) and Sudeep Ghosh (Anandabazar Patrika) and The Times of India.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 5 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- writing
Positive 4
Subhasmita Kanji of Hindustan Times rated the film 4.5/5 stars and opined "Mukherjee has pulled a seasoned caste where the 12 people are not same, each one represents a different cast, religion, language, sexual orientation, etc.Read at source
Sudeep Ghosh of Anandabazar Patrika rated the film 8.5 out of 10 stars and wrote "Srijit Mukherji deserves special praise for moulding the screenplay in a modern set piece.Read at source
She rated it 4/5 stars and quoted "Mukherji’s script weaves various subplots seamlessly into the narrative.Read at source
Details
Soundtrack
- Tomar Ghawre Bawshot Kawre Rapurna Bhattacharyya
- Murshid Piya Sameer
Technical specs
- Run time
- 127 min
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Srijit Mukherji
Trivia
- Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei is an official adaptation of the 1986 Hindi film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, which itself remade Sidney Lumet's 1957 film 12 Angry Men.
- Principal photography for the film commenced in June 2024 and wrapped in July 2024, making it one of the shortest shot Bengali films.
- The film's title is derived from the line 'Ashole Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei' from the song 'Ei Srabon' in director Srijit Mukherji's 2011 film Baishe Srabon.
- The movie theatrically released on 23 January 2025, coinciding with Netaji Jayanti, and received positive reviews for its ensemble cast and runtime.
- The film features an ensemble cast including Kaushik Ganguly, Parambrata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, and Ritwick Chakraborty among others.
- Amit Chatterjee composed the film's soundtrack while Subhadeep Guha handled the background score.
