Bhooter Bhabishyat


Bhooter Bhabishyat is a 2012 Indian Bengali ghost comedy film directed by Anik Dutta. The film became one of the biggest hits of 2012 among the Bengali films. It is a film with supernatural element. It is the directorial debut of Anik Dutta. It was well received by various critics for its direction.

Plot

Ayan, an ad director, visits a palace-like house for shooting his new ad. His dream is to make a movie but he doesn't have enough money. A ghost named Biplab tells a story to Ayan. The story is about a haunted house which is being pulled down and being replaced with a swanky shopping mall. The ghosts living in the house threaten the millionaire who tries to make the shopping mall. Biplab gives enough money to Ayan to make the story into a film. At the end, Ayan makes the movie.

Cast

Bengali film stars were present in the screening of the film in March 2012. The Indian Express gave Bhooter Bhabishyat a four-star rating and described the film as "one of the most intelligent and satiric comedies one has seen in a long time". The film was also released in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi in April 2012.

Remake

The film has been remade in Hindi as Gang of Ghosts, directed by Satish Kaushik.

Legacy

Two of the films character has been portrayed in an ad-film of Bisk Farm Top biscuit; where Debdut Ghosh reprises his role as Keshab Narayan Chowdhury, and actor Pushpita Mukherjee replaces Swastika Mukherjee as Kadalibala Dasi.