Kalkokkho

Kalkokkho (transl. House of Time) is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language horror film directed by Rajdeep Paul and Sarmistha Maiti. The film stars Tannistha Biswas, Janardan Ghosh, Sreelekha Mukherji, Amit Saha, Ahana Karmakar and Deep Sarker. It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2021,^[2] and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali at India's 69th National Film Awards.^[3] The film was also screened at the 1st Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival 2022.^[4]

Kalkokkho
Release poster
Directed by	Sarmistha Maiti Rajdeep Paul
Starring	Tannistha Biswas Janardan Ghosh Sreelekha Mukherji Amit Saha Ahana Karmakar
Cinematography	Rana Pratap Karforma
Music by	Avijit Kundu
Release dates	October 2021 (2021-10) (Busan) 19 August 2022 (2022-08-19)
Running time	125 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Cast

• Tannistha Biswas
• Janardan Ghosh
• Sreelekha Mukherji
• Amit Saha
• Ahana Karmakar
• Deep Sarker

Production

The film began production in December 2020. It was shot within fourteen days at a house in Kolkata, with official confirmation from film director Sarmistha Maiti.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

Allan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote "The film may pay heed to its mystical, supernatural elements, but ultimately reveals its true intentions as a call to arms for compassion and the need to show understanding and enlightenment when humanity is tested to the limit".^[5] Akash Misra of Sangbad Pratidin wrote, "The 'panic stricken' feel of the screenplay has come out beautifully due to the direction of Sharmistha-Rajdeep. After seeing the picture, we can control time, or is time our controller? It seems that people will get stuck in the cycle of fear, or will they find a way out. Now let's see how the audience receives this film".^[6]