Purba Paschim Dakshin
A spiritual thriller unfolding through an eventful rail journey.
Purba Paschim Dakshin is a Bengali spiritual thriller directed by Rajorshi Dey and produced by Suchandra Vaaniya. The film draws from *Ebong Inquisition*, a collection of three paranormal fiction stories by Avik Sarkar. It was released on 22 November 2019 under the Just Studio banner. This movie marks the final film appearance of Mrinal Mukherjee and serves as the debut for Manabi Bandyopadhyay, who is recognized as India’s first transgender college principal.
The story unfolds during a train journey. Stuti, a widow suffering from a terminal illness, is traveling to see a doctor who can treat her. A fellow passenger tells her three interconnected tales. These stories are linked to the worship of Goddess Kali and the practice of Tantra in Bengal, centered around the renowned scholar and Tantra pioneer Krishnananda Agamavagisha.
The cast includes Paran Bandopadhyay as Krishnananda Agamavagisha, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee as the Narrator, Arpita Chatterjee as Stuti, Rajesh Sharma as Panditji, Aryann Bhowmik as Tenia, Rudraprasad Sengupta as Bhabesh Kaku, Gaurav Chakrabarty as Atin, Bidipta Chakraborty, Manabi Bandyopadhyay, Suchandraa Vaaniya as Titli, Mrinal Mukherjee as Dwijottam Mishra, Damini Basu as Pushpa Di, Kaushik Kar as Firingia, Satrajit Sarkar as Khodabox, Priyanath Mukhopadhyay as Ahmed Khan, Eshika De as Damori, and Padmanabha Dasgupta.
- Director
- Rajorshi Dey
- Producer
- Suchandra Vaaniya
- Release Date
- 22 November 2019
- Production Banner
- Just Studio
- Based On
- Ebong Inquisition by Avik Sarkar
- Genre
- Spiritual thriller
- Language
- Bengali
Quick Facts
- Director
- Rajorshi Dey
- Producer
- Suchandraa Vaaniya
- Based On
- Ebong Inquisition
- Writer
- Avik Sarkar
- Starring
- Paran Bandopadhyay / Kamaleshwar Mukherjee / Arpita Chatterjee / Gaurav Chakrabarty / Suchandraa Vaniya / Aryann Bhowmik
- Music
- Debojyoti Mishra
- Cinematography
- Ranjan Palit
- Studio
- Just Studio
- Released
- 2019 · 11 · 22 · df=y
- Country
- India
- Language
- Bengali
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Lore & Background
The plot of Purba Paschim Dakshin gradually unfolds through an eventful rail journey. Stuti, a widow suffering from a terminal disease, travels to see a particular doctor who can treat her. During the journey, a co-passenger narrates three interconnected stories that relate to the worship of Goddess Kali and the practice of Tantra in Bengal at the time of renowned scholar Krishnananda Agamavagisha.
Reader's Guide
Purba Paschim Dakshin holds significance as the final film appearance of veteran actor Mrinal Mukherjee and the debut of Manabi Bandyopadhyay, India's first transgender college principal. The film adapts Avik Sarkar's compilation Ebong Inquisition, blending paranormal fiction with Bengali spiritual and Tantric traditions. Its release on 22 November 2019 under Just Studio marks a contribution to the Bengali thriller genre, with a narrative structure centered on a rail journey and embedded stories. The cast includes notable actors such as Paran Bandopadhyay, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, and Arpita Chatterjee, among others.
Did You Know?
- Purba Paschim Dakshin is the last film acted by Mrinal Mukherjee.
- It is the debut film of Manabi Bandyopadhyay, India's first transgender college principal.
- The film is based on Ebong Inquisition, a compilation of three paranormal fiction works by Avik Sarkar.
- The plot unfolds through an eventful rail journey where a co-passenger narrates three interconnected stories.
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