MOJO PULSE ENTERTAINMENT DESK | SCREEN GUIDE
Bengal’s 2026 Puja cinema season offers four very different reasons to enter a theatre. A returning crime franchise, a familiar detective, a period story about literature and authority, and a star-led relationship drama do not compete for precisely the same audience. That variety is the real story of this year’s festive slate.
Bohurupi: The Golden Daku — the sequel proposition
Bohurupi: The Golden Daku returns to the world established by the earlier film. With Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Jisshu Sengupta among the key performers, the sequel’s challenge is bigger than simply escalating the action: it must give returning viewers a reason to care about the people behind the confrontation. For anyone who enjoys a crime story with established relationships, this is an obvious title to investigate.
The Eken — a detective in new surroundings
The Eken: Kerala-e-Kurukshetra takes the Eken Babu character to Kerala. The geographical shift gives the series an opportunity to use unfamiliar locations as more than decoration. Its blend of mystery and comedy is a different proposition from the larger-scale action films sharing the release window.
Emperor vs Sarat Chandra — when writing becomes the conflict
Emperor vs Sarat Chandra looks towards colonial Bengal and the dispute over what literature may say in public. A film with Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay at its centre also invites a wider discussion about censorship, political imagination and how cinema represents the act of writing.
DeSu7 — the power of a familiar screen partnership
DeSu7 brings Dev and Subhashree Ganguly back together in a project whose appeal is inseparable from their history with Bengali audiences. Its genre mix runs through romance, action and thriller territory, making it a different kind of festive choice.
What matters next
Ticket availability, local language versions and actual audience response deserve separate checks. These are the films’ premises and positioning, not an assertion that the Entertainment Desk has attended all four screenings. Once first-hand reviews are ready, they will carry independent Mojo Meter verdicts rather than borrowed star ratings.
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