Dark Chocolate (film)

Dark Chocolate
Official movie poster
Directed byAgnidev Chatterjee
Based onSheena Bora murder case
StarringMahima Chaudhry
Riya Sen
Mumtaz Sorcar
Shataf Figar
Music byShubhayu
Release date
  • 2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesBengali
Hindi

Dark Chocolate is a 2016 Indian Bengali Crime thriller film directed by Agnidev Chatterjee and made under Macneill Engineering studio.

The film is an adaption of the real life murder of Sheena Bora,[1][2][3][4] daughter of media barons Indrani Mukherjea and Peter Mukherjea. Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhry made her debut in a Bengali film and played the role of Ishani Banerjee, a character based on murder accused Indrani Mukherjea. Riya Sen plays the part of Rina Bardhan, a role inspired by the life of Sheena Bora. Media baron Peter Mukherjea is portrayed by Sudeep Mukherjee.[5][6]

Cast

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  • Mahima Chaudhry as Ishani Banerjee
  • Riya Sen as Rina Bardhan/ young Ishani
  • Mumtaz Sorcar as Payal Mukherjee
  • Indrashis Roy as Abhishekh Chatterjee, Police Investigating Officer
  • Sudip Mukherjee as Victor Banerjee, Ishani's husband
  • Kaushik Sen as Goutam Das
  • Shataf Figar as Shadab Kapoor [7]
  • Rajesh Sharma as Ramcharan, driver
  • Rick Basu as Lio, Reena's brother
  • Sumomto Mukhopadhyay as Ishani's step-father
  • Joy Bodlani as Police Commissioner
  • Supriya Talukdar as Ishani's mother
  • Parijat Chakraborty as Banerjee's family friend
  • Debopriyo Mukherjee as Rohit Banerjee, Victor's son
  • Christal as Niti
  • Manasi Sengupta as Manashi
  • Lubna Mahmood as Elina
  • Gourav Churiwal as Vikram Singha
  • Nityodhon Ganguly as hotel receptionist
  • Romit Roy as Debashis
  • Saurav Ghosh as Bibhas
  • Saubhik Majumdar as TV anchor
  • Tathagato Banerjee as contract killer
  • Suparna Dey as contract killer's wife
  • Shibnath Acharya as man in the bar

References

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  1. ^ "Mahima Chaudhry to star in Bengali film on Sheena Bora case". The Indian Express. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Here comes the first film on Sheena Bora murder: Will 'Dark Chocolate' do justice to the real life story?". Firstpost. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhry to feature in Bengali movie 'Dark Chocolate'". NewKerala. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Riya Sen's Dark Chocolate trailer gives a twisted view of Sheena Bora Murder case". CatchNews.com.
  5. ^ "Mahima Chaudhry to star in Bengali film on Sheena Bora case". The Indian Express. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Dark Chocolate Review: Neither engaging nor thought-provoking". Rediff.
  7. ^ Chatterjee, Agnidev (2 September 2016), Dark Chocolate, retrieved 31 August 2016
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