Shotyi Boley Shotyi Kichhu Nei
Original title: সত্যি বলে সত্যি কিছু নেই
Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei (transl. There is nothing truly true), later known with the parenthesis If Truth Be Told, and also known by the initialism SBSKN, is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language surrealist legal thriller film written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, the film is an official adaptation of the 1986 Hindi film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, which is itself a remake of the American film 12 Angry Men (1957) di...
Legal availability
Where to watch
Streaming availability can change. We only link to official platforms.
Credits and facts
Movie details
- Original title
- সত্যি বলে সত্যি কিছু নেই
- Release date
- 23 January 2025
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Bengali
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Srijit Mukherji
- Cast
- Kaushik Ganguly, Rahul Banerjee, Anirban Chakraborty, Ritwick Chakraborty, Arjun Chakrabarty, Ananya Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee, Sauraseni Maitra, Koushik Kar, Kaushik Sen, Kanchan Mullick
- Producers
- Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni
- Production company
- Shree Venkatesh Films
Spoiler-free synopsis
Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei (transl. There is nothing truly true), later known with the parenthesis If Truth Be Told, and also known by the initialism SBSKN, is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language surrealist legal thriller film written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, the film is an official adaptation of the 1986 Hindi film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, which is itself a remake of the American film 12 Angry Men (1957) directed by Sidney Lumet, which was an adaptation from a 1954 teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. It stars an ensemble cast of Kaushik Ganguly, Parambrata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Ritwick Chakraborty, Anirban Chakrabarti, Ananya Chatterjee, Arjun Chakrabarty, Rahul Banerjee, Sauraseni Maitra, Kanchan Mullick, Phalguni Chatterjee and Suhotra Mukhopadhyay. The film follows the titular twelve members of a jury as they deliberate a supposedly clear-cut murder trial and details the tension among them when one juror argues that the defendant might not be guilty. The film shares its title with the line "Ashole Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei" from the song "Ei Srabon", written and composed by...
For families
Editorial guidance
Context for discussing the story and deciding whether it fits your household.
Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.Potential constructive discussion around Shotyi Boley Shotyi Kichhu Nei can focus on character choices, responsibility, empathy, perseverance and the consequences of decisions. Where the Drama material creates conflict, parents can use it to discuss safer alternatives, respectful communication and how people respond to pressure. These themes are editorial discussion prompts, not claims that every one appears explicitly on screen.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be alert to behaviour commonly associated with Drama, including conflict, deception, fear, risky choices or emotionally intense exchanges where applicable. Because detailed scene-level evidence is not equally available for every title in this catalogue, this section avoids claiming specific acts that were not verified. Use the certified age marker when available and preview the film for especially sensitive children.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful family discussion questions include: What motivates the central characters? Which decisions create avoidable problems? How could conflicts be handled more responsibly? Do the film's relationships model respect and consent? How does the story portray courage, loyalty, justice or forgiveness? For older children, compare entertainment choices with real-world consequences and distinguish dramatic exaggeration from healthy behaviour.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Suggested minimum age: 10+. The overall family verdict is yes. Children below that age may need stronger parental guidance, especially if Drama includes tension, violence, fear, crime, romance or mature emotional themes. Teen suitability improves with context and discussion. Shared family viewing is recommended when parents want to address the strongest concerns rather than relying on genre labels alone.
Continue browsing
More Like This
Automatically matched using shared tags, genres, language, family suitability, and release period.
Help improve this guide
Was this movie guide accurate?
One tap is enough. We store privacy-safe hashes for spam prevention and never publish visitor IP addresses.