The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika
| The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika | |
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| Directed by | Joydip Mukherjee |
| Based on | Ideal Jewellery by Sujan Dasgupta |
| Screenplay by | Padmanabha Dasgupta |
| Dialogues by | Padmanabha Dasgupta |
| Story by | Sujan Dasgupta |
| Produced by | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni Vishnu Mohta |
| Starring | Anirban Chakrabarti Saswata Chatterjee Suhotra Mukhopadhyay Somak Ghosh Gaurav Chakrabarty Ishaa Saha |
| Cinematography | Tuban |
| Edited by | Subhajit Singha |
| Music by | Songs: Amlaan Chakraborty Background score: Subhadeep Guha |
Production companies | Shree Venkatesh Films Hoichoi Studios |
| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Box office | est. 8 Crore |
The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language black comedy action thriller film co-written and directed by Joydip Mukherjee. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films and Hoichoi Studios, the film is based on Sujan Dasgupta's novel Ideal Jewellery, and serves as the third instalment in the Eken Babu franchise. It stars Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukherjee and Somak Ghosh reprising their roles as Eken Babu, Bapi and Pramatha respectively, alongside Saswata Chatterjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty and Ishaa Saha in another pivotal roles.
The film was officially announced in January 2025, marking the fifth collaboration between Mukherjee and Chakrabarti. Principal photography commenced in March 2025. It was released in the theatres on 16 May 2025. It emerged as the second highest grossing Bengali film of 2025 as well as the highest grossing film of The Eken theatrical franchise.