Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the film and opined "The Eken: Benaras E Bibhishika is a brisk, entertaining ride that blends suspense with comedy while paying homage to Satyajit Ray’s Joi Baba Felunath.Read at source
The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika 2025 
Synopsis
The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika
The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language black comedy action thriller film co-written and directed by Joydip Mukherjee. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Hoichoi Studios, the film is based on Sujan Dasgupta's novel Ideal Jewellery, and serves as the third instalment in the Eken Babu franchise. It stars Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukherjee and Somak Ghosh reprising their roles as Eken Babu, Bapi and Pramatha respectively, alongside Saswata Chatterjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty and Ishaa Saha in another pivotal roles.
- Director
- Joydip Mukherjee
- Studio
- Hoichoi
- Run time
- 118 min
- Language
- Bengali
Reviews
3 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika is 68/100 from Poorna Banerjee (The Times of India) and Shruti Mishra (Anandabazar Patrika).
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 3 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
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Positive 3
Poorna Banerjee of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising its engaging narrative and the performances of Anirban Chakrabarti and his co-stars, while noting that some plot twists felt forced.Read at source
Shruti Mishra of Anandabazar Patrika rated the film 6.5/10 stars and commended the film's vibrant portrayal of Varanasi's ghats, alleys, and local flavors, drawing parallels to Satyajit Ray's Joy Baba Felunath.Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Run time
- 118 min
- Language
- Bengali
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Joydip Mukherjee
- Studio
- Hoichoi
Trivia
- The film stars Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukherjee, and Somak Ghosh reprising their roles from previous installments in the franchise.
- Principal photography for the movie commenced in March 2025 after being officially announced in January of the same year.
- Saswata Chatterjee plays the character Belal Malik, who utilizes 11 different disguises throughout the film.
- The movie was released theatrically in India on 16 May 2025 with a UA certificate.
- It emerged as the second highest grossing Bengali film of 2025 and the highest grossing film of The Eken theatrical franchise.
- The film was released on the OTT platform Hoichoi on 11 July 2025, following its theatrical run.
