KOLKATA: The much-awaited official trailer of Srijit Mukherji’s upcoming Bengali film Ek Je Chhilo Raja, which is inspired by the infamous Bhawal case, was launched yesterday (10 September).

Srijit launched the trailer at 112 Ripon Street, the Kolkata residence of the Bhawal Raja during his visits to the city and the place he spent his last few days in trials and tribunals before succumbing to death.

The occasion was graced by the stellar cast and crew of the film, including Jisshu U Sengupta, Jaya Ahsan, Aparna Sen, Anjan Dutt, Anirban Bhattacharya, Rudranil Ghosh, Rajnandini Paul, Barun Chanda, Sreenanda Shankar, Tuhina Das, Indraadip Dasgupta, Srijato, and, of course, the captain of the ship, Srijit Mukherji.

The trailer starts with a quote from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous novel – The Sign of the Four (1890): '...When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth....'

Simultaneously, we are introduced to a man (played by Jisshu U Sengupta) who is considered to a benevolent king, a loving brother, a ladies' man, and destiny’s child. Suddenly, the challenging voice of a lawyer (Aparna Sen) reverberates in the background and transports us to a courtroom where a middle-aged man (Jisshu U Sengupta) is being questioned about his identity.

The rest of the trailer focuses on the 16-year-long battle fought to decide whether the dead king will rise again to claim his kingdom from the British or remain an impostor who pulled off the greatest coup in history? The trailer ends with the Bhawal Raja dipping into the holy waters and a Sanyasi emerging out of it, prodding us to wonder who it is, the Bhawal Raja or the imposter Sanyasi?

Here check out the trailer:

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At the event, writer and director Srijit said to the media, 'The much-awaited trailer of one of the biggest courtroom battles in history is here and I’m excited and overwhelmed to witness it at the abode of the Bhawal Raja with my entire cast and crew. The trailer speaks volumes on how the audience will go through a nail-biting journey to decide which side they will choose. All questions will be answered this October!'

Produced by SVF Entertainment, Ek Je Chhilo Raja is scheduled to release on 12 October 2018 during the period of Durga Puja.

Stay tuned to this space for more updates.