Dark Chocolate (film) explained
| Dark Chocolate |
| Directors: | -->Agnidev Chatterjee |
| Producers: | --> |
| Writers: | --> |
| Based On: | Sheena Bora murder case |
| Narrators: | --> |
| Music: | Shubhayu |
| Production Companies: | --> |
| Distributors: | --> |
| Runtime: | 92 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali
Hindi |
Dark Chocolate is a 2016 Indian Bengali Crime thriller film directed by Agnidev Chatterjee and made under Macneill Engineering studio.
The film is an adaption of the real life murder of Sheena Bora,[1] [2] [3] [4] daughter of media barons Indrani Mukherjea and Peter Mukherjea. Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhry made her debut in a Bengali film and played the role of Ishani Banerjee, a character based on murder accused Indrani Mukherjea. Riya Sen plays the part of Rina Bardhan, a role inspired by the life of Sheena Bora. Media baron Peter Mukherjea is portrayed by Sudeep Mukherjee.[5] [6]
Cast
- Mahima Chaudhry as Ishani Banerjee
- Riya Sen as Rina Bardhan/ young Ishani
- Mumtaz Sorcar as Payal Mukherjee
- Indrashis Roy as Abhishekh Chatterjee, Police Investigating Officer
- Sudip Mukherjee as Victor Banerjee, Ishani's husband
- Kaushik Sen as Goutam Das
- Shataf Figar as Shadab Kapoor
- Rajesh Sharma as Ramcharan, driver
- Rick Basu as Lio, Reena's brother
- Sumomto Mukhopadhyay as Ishani's step-father
- Joy Bodlani as Police Commissioner
- Supriya Talukdar as Ishani's mother
- Parijat Chakraborty as Banerjee's family friend
- Debopriyo Mukherjee as Rohit Banerjee, Victor's son
- Christal as Niti
- Manasi Sengupta as Manashi
- Lubna Mahmood as Elina
- Gourav Churiwal as Vikram Singha
- Nityodhon Ganguly as hotel receptionist
- Romit Roy as Debashis
- Saurav Ghosh as Bibhas
- Saubhik Majumdar as TV anchor
- Tathagato Banerjee as contract killer
- Suparna Dey as contract killer's wife
- Shibnath Acharya as man in the bar
Notes and References
- News: Mahima Chaudhry to star in Bengali film on Sheena Bora case. 9 October 2015. The Indian Express. 23 January 2016.
- News: Here comes the first film on Sheena Bora murder: Will 'Dark Chocolate' do justice to the real life story?. Firstpost. 23 January 2016.
- News: Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhry to feature in Bengali movie 'Dark Chocolate'. NewKerala. 23 January 2016.
- Web site: Riya Sen's Dark Chocolate trailer gives a twisted view of Sheena Bora Murder case. CatchNews.com.
- Web site: Mahima Chaudhry to star in Bengali film on Sheena Bora case. The Indian Express. 2015-10-09. 2016-01-24.
- Web site: Dark Chocolate Review: Neither engaging nor thought-provoking. Rediff.
