| Eagoler Chokh | |
| Director: | Arindam Sil |
| Producer: | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
| Based On: | Igoler Chokh by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay |
| Starring: | Saswata Chatterjee Subhrajit Dutta Jaya Ahsan Payel Sarkar Anirban Bhattacharya Gaurav Chakrabarty |
| Music: | Bickram Ghosh |
| Editing: | Sujay Dutta Roy |
| Cinematography: | Soumik Haldar |
| Studio: | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Distributor: | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Runtime: | 117 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Gross: | 5.6 crore. |
Eagoler Chokh (Bengali: ঈগলের চোখ, English: Eyes of Eagle; alternatively known as Goenda Shabor: Eagoler Chokh) is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. It is the sequel to 2015 film Ebar Shabor and the second installment of Goenda Shabor film series.[1] The film is based on a story of same name, written by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.
ACP Shabor Dasgupta (Saswata Chatterjee) and his assistant Nanda go on a hunt, searching for a young woman murderer. Trapped in a maze of lies and deceit, Dasgupta suspects the rich entrepreneur Bishan Roy (Anirban Bhattacharya) and three women connected to him. Each of them knew the murdered woman Nandini very well. As Dasgupta delves deep into the mystery, he ends up getting new insight into human psychology and in turn, solving complexities of his own mind.
The film got mostly positive reviews from critics and audience. Sangbad Pratidin gave the film 4 stars out of 5.[4] Anandalok magazine gave the film 4 out of 5 stars.[5] Sulekha gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. Bookmyshow gave the film 4.5 out of 5.[6] The Times of India gave the film 3.5 stars.[7]
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filmfare Awards East 2017 | Filmfare Award for Best Film - Bengali | Eagoler Chokh | |
| Filmfare Award for Best Director - Bengali | Arindam Sil | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Bengali | Joya Ahsan | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Bengali | Anirban Bhattacharya | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue - Bengali | Arindam Sil Padmanabha Dasgupta | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay - Bengali | Arindam Sil Padmanabha Dasgupta | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Editing - Bengali | Sujay Dutta Ray | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Background Score - Bengali | Bickram Ghosh | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography - Bengali | Soumik Haldar | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design - Bengali | Anindit Roy Adeep Singh Manki | ||
See main article: Aschhe Abar Shabor. After success of Eagoler Chokh a sequel has been confirmed by director Arindam Sil.[8] In August 2017, the director told the media, the shooting of the third installment of Goenda Shabor franchise will start from 7 September 2017. The film has been titled Aschhe Abar Shabor, and will be based on the novel Prajapatir Mrityu O Punorjanmo by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. After completing its first schedule in West Bengal, the team will fly for Lucknow to shoot rest of the part. Saswata Chatterjee, Subhrajit Dutta and Gourav Chakrabarty returning for the sequel as their respective characters with Indraneil Sengupta, Anindya Chatterjee, Anjana Basu and Mir Afsar Ali with major characters. Shooting started from early September,[9] for release in January 2018.[10] [11]