It appears filmmaker Neeraj Pandey has hinted at a attainable cameo by former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly within the upcoming Netflix collection Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.
Through the trailer launch occasion in Kolkata on Wednesday, Pandey was requested by a media particular person in regards to the rumors of Ganguly’s look within the crime drama. Although Pandey didn’t say a lot, he responded with a chuckle, “So far as Sourav is anxious… preserve trying.”
Neeraj Pandey, who created the collection, additionally shared that his private connection to Kolkata performed a job in selecting the town because the backdrop for this new installment.
“I used to be born and introduced up in Kolkata. This performed an necessary function in me selecting Kolkata for the second chapter within the collection… there was a private bias,” he stated.
The collection, directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray, is a follow-up to Pandey’s 2022 present Khakee: The Bihar Chapter. Set in Kolkata within the early 2000s, it tells the story of an IPS officer preventing crime, corruption, and political energy.
Speaking in regards to the trailer, it showcases the struggles of the officer, who dares to problem the highly effective figures controlling the system. The present is co-written by Neeraj Pandey, Debatma Mandal, and Samrat Chakraborty.
The collection options an ensemble forged of Bengali cinema stars, together with Prosenjit Chatterjee, Jeet, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, and Saswata Chatterjee. The collection can also be the primary Hindi drama to have a completely Bengali forged.
Khakee: The Bengal Chapter will premiere on Netflix on March 20.
