# Goenda Shabor

Goenda Shabor (transl. Detective Shabor) is a Bengali fictional detective series of police officer Shabor Dasgupta, created by novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.
This is a series of Indian crime thriller films directed by Arindam Sil starring Saswata Chatterjee in the title character. The first film Ebar Shabor was released in 2015, and the second film Eagoler Chokh released in 2016. A third film titled Aschhe Abar Shabor was released in 2018.

## Stories

* Rwin
* Prajapatir Mrityu O Punarjanmo
* Aloy Chhayay
* Rup
* Podokkhep
* Marich
* Eagoler Chokh
* Shiri Bhenge Bhenge
* Tirandaj
* Amake Biye Korben?

## Films
### Ebar Shabor (2015)

This film is based on 'Rwin' by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.A police detective Shabor Dasgupta (Saswata Chatterjee) is entrusted with the daunting task of solving the mystery surrounding the murder of Mitali Ghosh (Swastika Mukherjee), a woman with a messy past, who was killed on the night she had thrown a party for friends and family. The task is daunting for Shabor because of the number of people involved. Mitali was once married to Mithu Mitra (Abir Chatterjee), whom she divorced before settling overseas. Though she soon realised how much she loved him, her ego kept her from coming back to him. Heartbroken, Mithu found love in Mitali's cousin Joyeeta (Payel Sarkar). Also involved was Mitali's childhood friend and secret admirer Samiran (Rahul Banerjee), who has relationships with several women, including a school's physical education teacher, Julekha Sharma (June Malia), and another girl, Khonika (Debolina Dutta). Shabor starts investigation with his assistant Nandalal. As Shabor probes deeper, he learns many disturbing secrets about the Ghosh family, including the fact that Mitali had once eloped with a boy from her locality Pantu Haldar (Ritwick Chakraborty). She had married and left him within six months, ruining his future in the process. Another character, Doel, also comes into the picture. The detective now has to deal with the complex relationship problems that run deep root in the family and the mystery gets more and more complicated. The film released on 2 January 2015.

### Eagoler Chokh (2016)

This film is based on the story of same name written by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. 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. The film was released on 12 August 2016.

### Aschhe Abar Shabor (2018)

After success of Eagoler Chokh, a sequel had been confirmed by director Arindam Sil. The film is based on the novel Prajapatir Mrityu O Punorjanmo by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. After completing its first schedule in West Bengal, the team flew to Lucknow to shoot rest of the part. Saswata Chatterjee, Subhrajit Dutta and Gourav Chakrabarty returned for the sequel as their respective characters with Indraneil Sengupta, Anindya Chatterjee, Anjana Basu and Mir Afsar Ali with major characters. The film was released on 19 January 2018.

### Tirandaj Shabor (2022)

On 27 May 2022, the fourth film of Shabor series Tirandaj Shabor was released under the direction of Sil. The movie is based on a novel 'Tirandaj' by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. Saswata Chatterjee, Subhrajit Dutta, Nigel Akkara, Arindam Sil and Chandan Sen played the lead role in the film.

## Cast and characters

| Character | Film | Film | Film | Film |
| Character | Ebar Shabor (2015) | Eagoler Chokh (2016) | Aschhe Abar Shabor (2018) | Tirandaj Shabor (2022) |
| Shabor Dasgupta | Saswata Chatterjee | Saswata Chatterjee | Saswata Chatterjee | Saswata Chatterjee |
| Nandalal Roy | Subhrajeet Dutta | Subhrajeet Dutta | Subhrajeet Dutta | Subhrajeet Dutta |
| Mitali Ghosh | Swastika Mukherjee | | | |
| Joyeeta Ghosh | Payel Sarkar | | | |
| Pantu Haldar | Ritwick Chakraborty | | | |
| Mithu Mitra | Abir Chatterjee | | | |
| Rita/Julekha/Doyel Ghosh | June Malia | | | |
| Khonika | Debolina Dutta | | | |
| Samiran Bagchi | Rahul Banerjee | | | |
| Madhu Bagchi | Santu Mukherjee | | | |
| Haren | Nitya Ganguly | | | |
| Barun Ghosh | Dipankar De | | | |
| Arun Ghosh | Rajat Ganguly | | | |
| Sanjib Das | | Gaurav Chakraborty | Gaurav Chakraborty | |
| Shivangi Roy | | Jaya Ahsan | | |
| Nandini Sen | | Payel Sarkar | | |
| Bishan Roy | | Anirban Bhattacharya | | |
| Shataroop Sen | | Deboprasad Haldar | | |
| Rita Fernandez | | Arunima Ghosh | | |
| Paromita Das | | Eshika Dey | | |
| Jahnabi | | Riya Banik | | |
| Psychiatrist Madhurima Sen | | June Malia | | |
| Shyamangi | | Ushoshi Sengupta | | |
| Badshah | | Amritendu Kar | | |
| An Inspector | | Joydeep Kundu | | |
| Dr. Arjun Dasgupta | | himself | | |
| Bijoy Sen | | | Indraneil Sengupta | |
| TBA | | | Anindya Chattopadhyay | |
| Sharon | | | Anjana Basu | |
| Sujit | | | Mir Afsar Ali | |
| Rinku Roy | | | Diti Saha | |
| TBA | | | Darshana Banik | |
| Uma | | | Tuhina Das | |
| Jyoti | | | Priyanka Mondal | |
| Sofia | | | Anamika Chakraborty | |
| Sumana | | | Arunima Ghosh | |
| Sumit Ghoshal / Bulu da | | | | Nigel Akkara |
| Satinath Samaddar | | | | Arindam Sil |
| Pareshnath Chakraborty | | | | Chandan Sen |
| Sonali Basu | | | | Poulomi Das |
| Jamuna | | | | Saranya Kar |
| Papiya Samaddar | | | | Debjani Chatterjee |
| Pritha / Rumki | | | | Devlina Kumar |

## Crew

| Character | Film | Film | Film | Film |
| Character | Ebar Shabor (2015) | Eagoler Chokh (2016) | Aschhe Abar Shabor (2018) | Tirandaj Shabor (2022) |
| Director | Arindam Sil | Arindam Sil | Arindam Sil | Arindam Sil |
| Producer(s) | Reliance Entertainment Mundus Services | Shree Venkatesh Films | Shree Venkatesh Films | Camellia Productions |
| Screenplay | Padmanabha Dasgupta Arindam Sil | Padmanabha Dasgupta Arindam Sil | Padmanabha Dasgupta Arindam Sil | Padmanabha Dasgupta Arindam Sil |
| Story | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay | Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay |
| Editor(s) | Sujay Dutta Ray | Sujay Dutta Ray | Sanjib Dutta | Sanglap Bhowmik |
| Director of photography | Soumik Haldar | Soumik Haldar | Soumik Haldar | Ayan Sil |
| Composer(s) | Bickram Ghosh | Bickram Ghosh | Bickram Ghosh | Bickram Ghosh |

## Awards and nominations
### Eagoler Chokh (2016)

| 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 | Jaya 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 |