Shajarur Kanta | Byomkesh bakshi 2015 | Bangla Detective Movie by Dhritiman Chatterjee

Shajarur Kanta is a 2015 Byomkesh Bakshi mystery film based on the novel of same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.The film is directed by Saibal Mitra. It is the second Shajarur Kanta film adaptation in Bengali, another was 1974 film of same name.The film begins with a drama performance by a group theater ‘Swapnochari’. Deepa who plays the lead role, is the star of the evening. The audience just loves her! But Deepa’s face expresses no joy. Next week, she is being married off, against her wishes, to a young industrialist by the name of Debashish Bhatto and this is her last show. Deepa has nothing against Debashis. He is good-looking, extremely well-to-do and interested in the arts, but she is in love with someone else. She dare not tell her family about him because all hell would then break loose.Nripati Laha, the founder member of the group, and Deepa’s brother Vijay look forward eagerly to the wedding as they both have much to gain from this alliance. Nripati hopes to get a solid sponsorship for the Swapnochari through Debashis’s ‘Bhatta Group of Industries’.However, there are several others who are not so happy. Prabal Gupta, the director of the group theater is not only unhappy, but angry in the bargain. He considers Deepa to be his creation as he is the one who had trained her painstakingly into becoming an actress she is today. Deepa leaving the group means that the lead actress would be gone!Deepa’s wedding takes place right on schedule the week after the show. All the members of the group attend and all put up a joyous front. Debashis is already enchanted by his beautiful bride; the only thing that bothers him is the sullen expression on her face.