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Four lives, one bullet, zero easy answers — which version of you survives?

The Strange Life of Dhrubo (2025)

multiverse noirBengali slow-burnmorally bankrupt

Overview

DramaScience FictionCrime

A man's desperate choice to protect his loved ones unravel across four parallel realities, blurring the lines between crime, fate, and morality.

Flag of ININBengali
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Direction

Chowdhury's four-way split screen is genuinely disorienting in the best way.

Acting

Rishav Basu plays four versions of grief without a single false note.

Sound

The recurring train motif becomes a fifth character.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you want to feel something complicated.·Rewatch: Essential — details hide in every timeline shift.·Theater: The sound design deserves proper speakers.
Heads up:Violence: A brutal home invasion sequence, shot unflinchingly.·Emotional: Multiple child endangerment scenarios, not all resolved happily.
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Director

Abhijit Chowdhury

ReleasedFeb 28, 2025
Runtime2h 15m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Concept Cube
Fourth Floor Entertainment

Top Cast

Rishav Basu

Rishav Basu

Dhrubo

Ritwika Pal

Ritwika Pal

Rimi

Korak Samanta

Korak Samanta

Badshah Moitra

Badshah Moitra

Debesh Chatterjee

Debesh Chatterjee

Sudip Mukherjee

Sudip Mukherjee

Judhajit Sarkar

Judhajit Sarkar

Deepak Halder

Deepak Halder

Senjuti Roy Mukherjee

Senjuti Roy Mukherjee

Prerana Das

Prerana Das

Suzie

Arunava Khasnobis

Arunava Khasnobis

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Cultural

Chowdhury cited Satyajit Ray's 'Adajya' and Nolan's 'Memento' as equal influences — the tension between Bengali humanism and puzzle-box structure defines every frame.

Trivia

The four timelines were shot in four different aspect ratios (1.33:1, 1.66:1, 1.85:1, 2.39:1) — only one theater in Kolkata could project them correctly for premiere week.

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