Lokkhi Chele

Lokkhi Chele (transl. Good boy) is a 2022 Indian Bengali language action socio-drama film written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly.^[1] The film is produced by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee under the banner of Windows Production.^[2] The film stars Ujaan Ganguly as the protagonist.

Lokkhi Chele
Directed by	Kaushik Ganguly
Produced by	Nandita Roy Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Starring	Ujaan Ganguly Ritwika Pal Purab Seal Acharya
Cinematography	Gopi Bhagat
Edited by	Subhajit Singha
Music by	Prabuddha Banerjee
Production company	Windows Production
Distributed by	Windows Production
Release date	26 August 2022 (2022-08-26)
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Synopsis

The plot revolves around Amir Hussain, Shibnath Dutta and Gayatri Chatterjee, three young doctors who stood against the socio-religious dogmas and superstitions prevalent in the rural areas and are hell bent on bringing in a sea of changes among the villagers.^[3]

Cast

• Ujaan Ganguly as Amir Hussain ^[4]
• Ritwika Pal as Gayatri Chatterjee
• Purab Seal Acharya as Shibnath Dutta
• Indrasish Roy as Rajat Narayan Ray
• Pradip Bhattacharya as Haren Khuro
• Ambarish Bhattacharya as Joy Mitra
• Churni Ganguly as Dr. Mitali Sen
• Babul Supriyo as Rwitobroto Sen
• Manosree Biswas as Gopa
• Joydip Mukherjee as Anwar Hussain, Amir's father

Soundtrack

Lokkhi Chele
Soundtrack album by Prabuddha Banerjee
Released	2022[5]
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	10:43
Language	Bengali
Label	Windows Production

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Lokkhi Chhele"	Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury	3:16
2.	"Haar Na Manar Gaan"	Timir Biswas, Anasmita Ghosh, Chandrika Bhattacharya, Debolina Sinha Ray, Disha Roy	3:45
3.	"Kalo Jole Kuchla Tole"	Ujaan Ganguly, Purab Seal Acharya	3:42
Total length:			10:43

Release

The film was released theatrically on 26 August 2022.^[6]

Reception

The film received critical acclaim. In OTTplay, Shamayita Chakraborty wrote, "Lokhi Chele is a must-watch. Besides the issue that the film deals with, its treatment, violence, disturbance and subtle non-linear storytelling are something that we have not seen in Bengali films for a while. There are problems in the film and yet we must encourage our friends, family members and colleagues to watch it just for the sake of the issue it deals with. Lokkhi Chele is an unsettling film that should be watched and rewatched until we see an end to the dark reality of superstitions in India".^[7] Aritra Banerjee from Film Companion stated "It is an entertaining film, it is a very engaging film. At the same time, it is a very honest film", praising the film's screenplay, acting performances, cinematography and editing. The Indian Express gave a mixed review: "It tries to critique religious dogmatism but its ambitions are marred because of an almost amateurish screenplay".^[8]