# Khakee: The Bengal Chapter

Khakee: The Bengal Chapter is an upcoming Indian crime thriller television series created by Neeraj Pandey. It stars Jeet, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee and Chitrangada Singh in leading roles. Created by Neeraj Pandey and directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray, it marks the web series debut of Jeet.
The series is a standalone sequel to Pandey's series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter. The series will premiere on Netflix on 20th March, 2025. It will also be the first Hindi show to stream simultaneously in Hindi and Bengali on Netflix.

## Sypnosis

When upright cop Arjun Maitra takes on Kolkata’s feared don Bagha and his henchmen, he must battle a broken system and navigate bloody gang wars.

## Cast

* Jeet as IPS Arjun Maitra
* Prosenjit Chatterjee as Barun Roy, a politician
* Chitrangada Singh as Nibedita Basak, the Leader of Opposition of West Bengal
* Ritwik Bhowmik as Sagor
* Aadil Zafar Khan as Ranjit
* Parambrata Chatterjee as DCP
* Saswata Chatterjee as Shankar Barua a.k.a. Bagha
* Mahaakshay Chakraborty
* Pooja Chopra
* Aakanksha Singh as Aratrika
* Subhasish Mukherjee as Chief Minister of West Bengal
* Shraddha Das
* Joy Sengupta
* Shruti Das
* Chhandak Choudhury

## Production
### Development and announcement

   The world of Khakee has always been about larger-than-life conflicts, high-stakes drama, and nuanced characters that redefine the lines between good and evil. With Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, we take this intensity to a new level. Set against the vivid backdrop of Kolkata, this chapter delves into gripping power struggles and follows a relentless IPS officer who dares to challenge the system. The entire ensemble cast has delivered exceptional performances, ensuring that Khakee: The Bengal Chapter is an evolution of the beloved narrative.
Khakee: The Bengal Chapter marks the third collaboration between Jeet and Pandey, after The Royal Bengal Tiger and Chengiz, both of which had Pandey's contribution as a writer, the former starring Jeet in a cameo appearance and the later in a lead role. The former was also produced by Shital Bhatia, who has also produced this show. Jeet and Chatterjee have dubbed for their portions in Bengali.
It also marks the Hindi debut of Jeet as well as his first web series. Jeet and Chatterjee had previously starred in the 2018 anthology film, Bagh Bandi Khela, in which they didn't share screen. The series was announced on 29th February 2024 along with a bunch of other upcoming Netflix web series, which were slated to release in 2024 and 2025. In an interview with India Today, the makers mentioned that Pandey decided to make a second part of Khakee, emboldened by the success of the first part.
Neeraj Pandey revealed in an interview with Mid-Day that the series will exclusively focus on the "pada" culture which is existent in West Bengal. He stated, while each state has a different "pada" culture, Kolkata has a "pada" culture, very different from the other states. In Bengal, the "pada" culture refers to a neighborhood club system that has transitioned from organising blood donation camps to becoming the state government's party level foot soldiers. He also added that while Khakee: The Bihar Chapter was adapted, the Bengal Chapter will be more fictional.

### Casting

   "As someone who has always been passionate about thrillers and cop dramas, Khakee as a franchise is definitely one of my favourites. So when Netflix approached me, I was excited to collaborate with them for the newest instalment of Khakee - The Bengal Chapter, in the capacity of a superfan. The series has been extensively shot in Kolkata and the gripping narrative and stellar performances make it a must-watch for anyone who appreciates a well-made thriller."
Khakee: The Bengal Chapter brought together Jeet and Chatterjee for the first time on screen. Accompanied by Parambrata and Saswata, it marked the largest casting of major Bengali actors together. In March 2025, there were rumours that the ace Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly will do a cameo in the film, after his photos in police uniform went viral on the internet. But he denied all the rumours and stated that he will not be acting in the film. On 17 March 2025, Netflix released a promotional video featuring Sourav Ganguly, referring him by his monickers "Dada" and the "Prince of Kolkata". The video revealed a few backstage shots of him doing a few action scenes and concluded that Ganguly will not act, but will be a part of the marketing for the series.
Parambrata Chatterjee mentioned in an interview that he had decided to not play any cop roles in future as he had already played a cop in many films. But he accepted to play a cop in this because, in his words "Before Khakee was offered to me, I had firmly decided that if I played a cop one more time, I’d have to change my name from Param to Iftikhar, after the legendary 1960s actor known for his iconic police roles. When Khakee came from Neeraj sir, there was no question of saying no, even if it meant renaming myself! Another big reason for saying yes was Netflix."

### Filming

The filming has been done extensively in Kolkata. Major scenes have been shot at Prinsep Ghat, Vidyasagar Setu, Howrah Bridge, settlements on the banks of Hooghly River and Kidderpore. In an interview, Neeraj Pandey expalained that he chose Kolkata after showcasing Bihar in the maiden part of the Khakee series as it was a way for him to remember his childhood, since he was born and brought up in Kolkata. He wanted to display the political turmoil and the then ongoing gang wars in the city in the early 2000s. He specifically mentioned that the series had nothing to do with the ongoing political and crime scenario in Bengal.

### Marketing

The teaser of the web series was released on 3 February 2025. The trailer of the web series was unveiled at an event on 5 March 2025. As a part of the promotional campaign, the team paid tribute to the iconic Kolkata tram during a part of the event. On 12 March 2025, Netflix dropped a character teaser of Jeet as Arjun Maitra, a no-nonsense IPS officer. On 15th March 2025, Netflix released a character of promo of Prosenjit Chatterjee as Barun Roy, a ruthless politician.
On 17 March 2025, Netflix released a promotional video featuring Sourav Ganguly, referring him by his monikers "Dada" and "Prince of Kolkata". The video revealed that he will not act in the series, but will be a part of the marketing.