Munshigiri
Munshigiri (Bengali: মুন্সিগিরি "Munsigiriḥ") is a Bangladeshi mystery drama film directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury from a script by Naseef Amin for Chorki. Based on the novel "Mriterao Kotha Bole" by Shibabrata Barman, it stars Chanchal Chowdhury as Masood Munshi, Dilara Hanif Purnima as Suraiya Akhter, and Sabnam Faria as Parveen Sultana. It is released via Chorki on 30 September 2021. This is going to be the first installment of the trilogy franchise "Munshigiri". It is a character-driven franchise and Masood Munshi is the protagonist played by Chanchal Chowdhury. The story revolves around Munshi, who is an Additional  Deputy Police Commission (ADC) from the detective branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police. How he deals with his personal and professional life, this is the story. "Munshigiri" has been produced by Chorki in association with Half Stop Down and presented by Daraz. Production. This is the first time, any Bangladeshi-origin detective story is going to be adopted into a film. The director has waited two years to make this film. And the director and producers have the plan to make two more sequels to this film. Chorki has announced "Munshigiri" on 15 January 2021. On the same day it is  announced that Naseef Amin will write a script based on the novel "Mriterao Kotha Bole" by Shibabrata Barman, and Chanchal Chowdhury and Dilara Hanif Purnima were cast in the lead roles. On 28 January 2021, Sabnam Faria joined the cast of the film. Filming began on 15 February 2021. In an interview with Sara Fairuz Zaima director Amitabh Reza Chowdhury said that principal photography has taken place in Karwan Bazar, Bakshi Bazar, Bangla Bazar, and different other locations in Dhaka. He also added that filming has been interrupted three times due to COVID-19 breakdown related lockdown in Bangladesh. Release. On  28 September 2021, the trailer of "Munshigiri" was released on social media by Chorki. On 30 September 2021, the film was released digitally worldwide via Chorki. Reception. Siffat Bin Ayub of "The Business Standard" rated "Munshigiri" 7 out of 10 and praises its cinematography. In his review for "The Financial Express", Shadya Naher Sheyam described "Munshigiri" as "The growth and treatment of mystery in the novel and cinema differ greatly. Even though some minor plot holes popped up, the deviation that took place between the mediums is handled in a subtle way".