Raghu Dakat

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Raghu Dakat (Bengali pronunciation: [ɾɔɡʱu ɖakat]) is a 2025 Indian Bengali-language epic period folk superhero film written and directed by Dhrubo Banerjee. Produced by Shrikant Mohta, Mahendra Soni, Gurupada Adhikari and Dev under the banners of Shree Venkatesh Films and Dev Entertainment Ventures, the film stars Dev himself in the titular role as a notorious 18th-century outlaw turned folk hero. It also features Anirban Bhattacharya, Om Sahani, Sohini Sarkar, Idhika Paul and Roopa Ganguly in other pivotal roles. The film is a fictionalised tale set in the backdrop of the Indigo revolt (1859–1860), during colonial unrest in Bengal. Banerjee conceptualised the film by reimagining the life and legends of Raghab Dutta, who later turned into Raghu Dakat as a formidable force uniting to battle British colonial rule. Announced in November 2021, the film was stalled in the development phase for four years and later reannounced in December 2024. It marks Banerjee's collaborations with Dev and...

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