Lokkhi Chele

Lokkhi Chele is a 2022 Indian Bengali language action socio-drama film written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film is produced by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee under the banner of Windows Production. The film stars Ujaan Ganguly as the protagonist.

Synopsis
The plot revolves around Amir Hussain, Shibnath Dutta and Gayatri Chatterjee, three young doctors who stood against the socio-religious dogmas and superstitions prevalent in the rural areas and is hell bent on bringing in a sea of changes among the villagers.

Cast

 * Ujaan Ganguly as Amir Hussain
 * Ritwika Pal as Gayatri Chatterjee
 * Purab Seal Acharya as Shibnath Dutta
 * Indrasish Roy as Rajat Narayan Ray
 * Pradip Bhattacharya as Haren Khuro
 * Ambarish Bhattacharya as Joy Mitra
 * Churni Ganguly as Dr. Mitali Sen
 * Babul Supriyo as Rwitobroto Sen
 * Manosree Biswas as Gopa
 * Joydip Mukherjee as Anwar Hussain, Amir's father

Release
The film was released theatrically on 26 August 2022.

Reception
The film received critical acclaim. In OTTplay, Shamayita Chakraborty wrote, "Lokhi Chele is a must-watch. Besides the issue that the film deals with, its treatment, violence, disturbance and subtle non-linear storytelling are something that we have not seen in Bengali films for a while. There are problems in the film and yet we must encourage our friends, family members and colleagues to watch it just for the sake of the issue it deals with. Lokkhi Chele is an unsettling film that should be watched and rewatched until we see an end to the dark reality of superstitions in India". Aritra Banerjee from Film Companion stated "It is an entertaining film, it is a very engaging film. At the same time, it is a very honest film", praising the film's screenplay, acting performances, cinematography and editing. The Indian Express gave a mixed review: "It tries to critique religious dogmatism but its ambitions are marred because of an almost amateurish screenplay".