# Eagoler Chokh

Eagoler Chokh (Bengali: ঈগলের চোখ, English: Eyes of Eagle; alternatively known as Goenda Shabor: Eagoler Chokh) is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. It is the sequel to 2015 film Ebar Shabor and the second installment of Goenda Shabor film series. The film is based on a story of same name, written by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.

## Synopsis

ACP Shabor Dasgupta (Saswata Chatterjee) and his assistant Nanda go on a hunt, searching for a young woman murderer. Trapped in a maze of lies and deceit, Dasgupta suspects the rich entrepreneur Bishan Roy (Anirban Bhattacharya) and three women connected to him. Each of them knew the murdered woman Nandini very well. As Dasgupta delves deep into the mystery, he ends up getting new insight into human psychology and in turn, solving complexities of his own mind.

## Cast

* Saswata Chatterjee as Shabor Dasgupta
* Subhrajit Dutta as Nanda (Shabor's assistant)
* Jaya Ahsan as Shivangi Roy
* Payel Sarkar as Nandini Sen
* Anirban Bhattacharya as Bishan Roy
* Gaurav Chakrabarty as sub-inspector Sanjib Das(Special appearance)
* Arunima Ghosh as Rita Fernandez
* Riya Banik as Jahnabi
* Joydeep Kundu
* June Malia as a Psychiatrist Madhurima Sen
* Ushoshi Sengupta as Shyamangi

## Critical reception

The film got mostly positive reviews from critics and audience. Sangbad Pratidin gave the film 4 stars out of 5. Anandalok magazine gave the film 4 out of 5 stars. Sulekha gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. Bookmyshow gave the film 4.5 out of 5. The Times of India gave the film 3.5 stars.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Film - Bengali | Eagoler Chokh | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Director - Bengali | Arindam Sil | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Bengali | Joya Ahsan | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Bengali | Anirban Bhattacharya | Won |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue - Bengali | Arindam Sil Padmanabha Dasgupta | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay - Bengali | Arindam Sil Padmanabha Dasgupta | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Editing - Bengali | Sujay Dutta Ray | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Background Score - Bengali | Bickram Ghosh | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography - Bengali | Soumik Haldar | Nominated |
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design - Bengali | Anindit Roy Adeep Singh Manki | Nominated |

## Sequel

After success of Eagoler Chokh a sequel has been confirmed by director Arindam Sil. In August 2017, the director told the media, the shooting of the third installment of Goenda Shabor franchise will start from 7 September 2017. The film has been titled Aschhe Abar Shabor, and will be based on the novel Prajapatir Mrityu O Punorjanmo by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. After completing its first schedule in West Bengal, the team will fly for Lucknow to shoot rest of the part. Saswata Chatterjee, Subhrajit Dutta and Gourav Chakrabarty returning for the sequel as their respective characters with Indraneil Sengupta, Anindya Chatterjee, Anjana Basu and Mir Afsar Ali with major characters. Shooting started from early September, for release in January 2018.