Ek Je Chhilo Raja

Ek Je Chhilo Raja is an Indian Bengali drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji,^[2] under the banner of SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd, starring Jisshu Sengupta in the title role of Maharaja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury as well as the Bhawal sanyasi. The film also stars Jaya Ahsan, Aparna Sen, Anirban Bhattacharya, Anjan Dutt, Rudranil Ghosh and Sreenanda Shankar.^[2] The movie was released during Durga puja 2018.^[2][3] Most of the film was shot at Kathgola in Murshidabad. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali at India's 66th National Film Awards.^[4]

Ek Je Chhilo Raja
Film poster
Directed by	Srijit Mukherji
Written by	Srijit Mukherji
Screenplay by	Srijit Mukherji
Based on	Life Tragedy of Bhawal Raja
Starring	Jisshu Sengupta
Cinematography	Gairik Sarkar
Edited by	Pronoy Dasgupta
Music by	Indraadip Dasgupta
Production company	SVF Entertainment
Distributed by	SVF Entertainment
Release date	12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)[1]
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Budget	₹2.5 crore
Box office	₹5.7 crore

Plot

The movie is based on the Bhawal case, an extended Indian court case about a possible impostor who claimed to be the prince of Bhawal, who was presumed dead a decade earlier.

Cast

• Jisshu Sengupta as Raja Mahendra Kumar Chowdhury/Naga sannyasi
• Jaya Ahsan as Mrinmayee Debi
• Anirban Bhattacharya as Satya Banerjee
• Anjan Dutta as Lawyer Bhaskar Mukherjee
• Aparna Sen as Lawyer Anupama Basu
• Rudranil Ghosh as Doctor Ashwini Dasgupta
• Rajnandini Paul as Chandravati Devi
• Barun Chanda as The Judge
• Alexx O'Nell as Rankin
• Sreenanda Shankar as Kadambari (Baiji)

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Srijato; all music is composed by Indraadip Dasgupta.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Esho Hey"	Srijato	Indraadip Dasgupta	Shreya Ghoshal & Ishan Mitra	3:37
2.	"Tu Dikkhe Na"	Srijato	Indraadip Dasgupta	Kailash Kher & Ishan Mitra	5:56
3.	"Maharajo"	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore, Indraadip Dasgupta	Sahana Bajpaie	4:16
4.	"Ke Ami Kothay"	Srijato	Indraadip Dasgupta	Arijit Singh	3:03
5.	"Ruthey Naina"	Srijato	Indraadip Dasgupta	Kaushiki Chakraborty	2:42

Release and reception

Ek Je Chhilo Raja released on 12 October 2018. Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika wrote in their review that Jisshu Sengupta performance was one of the best portrayals in his career. They also praised the performance by Jaya Ahsan.^[5]

Awards

66th National Film Awards

• Best Feature Film in Bengali - Ek Je Chhilo Raja ^[6][7]