Phutaniganjer Mahesh

Arunava Bagchi, a young government officer and thespian risks everything to cast a real bull, inspired by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Mahesh, proving true art demands uncompromising passion and sacrifice.

Cast

Loknath Dey

as Chandramadhab Sil

Kharaj Mukherjee

as Mihir "Napoleon" Samanta

Rahul Arunoday Banerjee

as Amartya "Raja" Banerjee

Amit Saha

Arna Mukhopadhyay

as Arunava Bagchi

Anuradha Mukherjee

as Manisha

Prasanta Sutradhar

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