The Hunt
Original title: মৃগয়া
Mrigaya: The Hunt (Bengali pronunciation: [mriɡɔja]) is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language neo-Western buddy cop action thriller film co-written and directed by Abhirup Ghosh. Produced by Tenth Dimension Entertainment, the film starts an ensemble cast of Ritwick Chakraborty, Vikram Chatterjee, Anirban Chakrabarti, Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh, Sourav Das, Priyanka Sarkar and Ananya Bhattacharjee in her debut, with Susmita Chatterjee in a special appearance. Based on a real-life murder of a Sonagachhi based...
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Movie details
- Original title
- মৃগয়া
- Release date
- 27 June 2025
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Bengali
- Genres
- Action
- Director
- Abhirup Ghosh
- Writers
- Aritra Banerjee, Soumit Dev, Debashish Dutta, Additional Story:, Pallab Malakar
- Cast
- Ritwick Chakraborty, Vikram Chatterjee, Anirban Chakrabarti, Anirban Chakraborty, Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh, Saurav Das, Sourav Das, Priyanka Sarkar, Susmita Chatterjee, Ananya Bhattacharya
- Producers
- Suman Banerjee
- Production company
- Tenth Dimension Entertainment
Spoiler-free synopsis
Mrigaya: The Hunt (Bengali pronunciation: [mriɡɔja]) is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language neo-Western buddy cop action thriller film co-written and directed by Abhirup Ghosh. Produced by Tenth Dimension Entertainment, the film starts an ensemble cast of Ritwick Chakraborty, Vikram Chatterjee, Anirban Chakrabarti, Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh, Sourav Das, Priyanka Sarkar and Ananya Bhattacharjee in her debut, with Susmita Chatterjee in a special appearance. Based on a real-life murder of a Sonagachhi based prostitute in 2021, with heavy inspiration from the Bawaria cult (1995–2005), the story of the film is written by Debashish Dutta, the officer-in-charge of Maniktala Police Station, who was a part in investigating the original incident. It follows four cops who unite to hunt down a tribe gang, supposed to be the masterminds behind the assassination of a prostitute. Announced in November 2024, marking Ghosh's collaborations for the third time with Chakrabarti and the second with Chatterjee. Principal photography commenced in December 2024 and wrapped up in February 2025, with filming taking places in Kolkata, Howrah and Jamshedpur. Music of the film is composed by Rana Mazumder and Nirupam Dutta...
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Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.Potential constructive discussion around The Hunt can focus on character choices, responsibility, empathy, perseverance and the consequences of decisions. Where the Action 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 Action, 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: 13+. The overall family verdict is mostly. Children below that age may need stronger parental guidance, especially if Action 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.
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