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Khakee: The Bengal Chapter arrives as a standalone sequel to its Bihar predecessor, transporting viewers back to early-2000s Kolkata. The series opens on a tense highway crash that leaves a prominent shipping magnate dead, instantly exposing the porous boundary between politics and crime. A Special Investigation Team (Sit) is assembled to take down Shankar “Bagha” Barua (Saswata Chatterjee), a gangster whose reach extends into the highest echelons of power.

In casting Parambrata Chattopadhyay as Ips Saptarshi Sinha, the show nods to Bollywood’s tradition of morally driven lawmen, while Jeet’s Ips Arjun Maitra embodies a more modern, global archetype of the flawed hero—an approach that echoes Scandinavian noir’s emphasis on internal conflict. Bagha’s henchmen, Sagor Talukdar (Ritwik Bhowmik) and Ranjit Thakur (Aadil Zafar Khan), bring burdens of loyalty and ambition that evoke the layered criminal families of parallel cinema. On the political front, Prosenjit Chatterjee...

Now streaming on Netflix is Neeraj Pandey’s Khakee: The Bengal Chapter. Directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray Khakee: The Bengal Chapteris set in the Bengal of the early 2000s, where Gangsters and Politicians reign supreme. A decorated cop’s death paves the way for a fearless Ips, Arjun Maitra (Jeet) – an unrelenting force ready to take on the chaos and restore justice. Featuring a stellar ensemble, the series unites some of Bengali cinema’s finest talent, including Jeet, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, and Parambrata Chatterjee bringing their powerful presence to this gripping crime saga.

Jeet talks with Subhash K Jha about being a part of this series.

Jeet is a huge name in Bengali cinema. His presence in Netflix’s Khakee: The Bengal Chapter is no small matter, especially as he gets to share screen space with another Bengali superstar, Prosenjit. “We had a great cast and ensemble.

In the second episode of “Khakee: The Bengal Chapter” (2025), a pivotal scene between the General Secretary of the Ruling Party and resident puppet master, Borun Roy (Prosenjit Chatterjee), and the newly inducted head of the Special Investigative Task Force, Arjun Maitra (Jeet), sees Roy explaining the system as a symphony, with each section contributing to the evocation or efficient running of said symphony/system.

I suppose that could be the baseline driving the creative direction of Neeraj Pandey as he shepherds a spin-off/second season of his popular 2022 series—”Khakee: The Bihar Chapter.” Like its progenitor, this “chapter” is also researched and based on true events, but it constructs an original story around those events. Writers Debatma Mandal and Samrat Chakraborty, along with Pandey, set the story majorly in 2002, with key moments flashed back to 1991 and one specific origin story to 1988.

In this iteration of Kolkata, the ruling party has...

Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Review: Neeraj Pandey’s Cop Universe Is Raw & Real (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Review: Star Rating:

Cast: Jeet, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Chitrangada Singh, Ritwik Bhowmik, Aadil Zafar Khan, Parambrata Chatterjee & others

Creator: Neeraj Pandey

Director: Debatma Mandal & Tushar Kanti Ray

Streaming On: Netflix

Language: Bengali & Hindi

Runtime: 7 episodes of 50 minutes each

Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Review: Saswata Chatterjee Is Impactful In This Raw & Gritty Drama! (Photo Credit – Instagram) Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Review: What’s It About:

“Agar har corrupt politician ko sazaa milne lag jaaye to jail ke baaki qaidiyon ke liye jagah nahi bachegi, so I am going with the lesser evil here,” tells Ips Arjun Maitra, posted in Kolkata, to politician Nibedita Basak, an opposition leader in West Bengal. This is probably the strongest line in the entire 7-hour-long web series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, summarizing the root cause of the...

Neeraj Pandey’s fame perplexes me. After making A Wednesday, Special 26, and Baby, the man has repeatedly failed as a writer, director, and producer to deliver anything that’s barely watchable. Audiences took their merry time to realize that, but after the one-two punch of Auron Mein Dum Kahan Dum Tha and Sikandar Ka Muqaddar, they were compelled to collectively say that enough is enough. The same can’t be said about his stint on the small screen, where, with every new entry, his storytelling keeps getting more and more jingoistic and boring, and people seem to like it all the same. That’s fine; everyone’s sense of taste is different. However, he has made things personal by bringing his brand of bland to West Bengal. He had the audacity to adapt Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club in the form of The Royal Bengal Tiger. Then he produced Chengiz,...

Khakee: The Bengal Chapter had it’s epic trailer unveiled at a spectacular launch event in the vibrant city of Kolkata today. This latest installment in the acclaimed Khakee franchise is a layered story of politics, inter-gang rivalry and the police system. Premiering on March 20, only on Netflix, it promises to captivate viewers with its explosive blend of relentless action, intricate drama, and unexpected twists. Produced by Friday Storytellers, the series is spearheaded by the visionary creator Neeraj Pandey, with directors Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray’s unique storytelling prowess.

Khakee: The Bengal Chapter is poised to redefine cop dramas, drawing viewers into a world where a brave police officer defends a fragile justice system against those in power. In the early 2000s, when gangsters and politicians commanded unchallenged authority, Ips Arjun Maitra emerged as a catalyst for change. Fearless and unwavering, this upright officer was determined to carve...

Netflix India unveiled the anticipated trailer for “Khakee: The Bengal Chapter” at a star-studded event in Kolkata on Wednesday, ahead of its March 20 premiere.

Produced by Friday Storytellers and created by industry veteran Neeraj Pandey, the crime drama is co-directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray. Following the success of “Khakee: The Bihar Chapter,” which unraveled the murky nexus of power, politics, and police in India’s hinterlands, Netflix is set to explore new stories under the same banner.

The new series, set against the backdrop of early 2000s West Bengal, centers on Indian Police Service (Ips) cop Arjun Maitra, a principled officer who emerges as a catalyst for change during a period when gangsters and politicians wielded unchallenged authority. His determination to forge a path toward justice within a treacherous landscape of political machinations and gang warfare forms the narrative backbone of the show.

“Khakee: The Bengal Chapter...

Actors Hina Khan and Kushal Tandon will together be seen in the upcoming web film titled "Unlock: The Haunted App".

The ZEE5 tech horror film also stars Aditi Arya and Rishabh Sinha. It directed by Debatma Mandal.

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The film's logo, which was unveiled on Tuesday, depicts an App that grants your darkest wishes.

Talking about the logo, Hina said: "Technology is changing so fast and its reach is growing immensely. With 'Unlock - The Haunted App', we will show the dark side of the web which a lot of people are unaware of. I'm glad for this association with ZEE5 and excited about this interesting film."

The film is scheduled for March 13 release on ZEE5.

The film is about Suhani, who realises that she is about to lose the man of her dreams Amar to her flat-mate Riddhi.

Suhani will do anything to make it right,...