Ghost of the Golden Groves

Strange incidents occur in the heart of Shonajhuri forest in rural Bengal which develops an ominous character of its own that allures and finally engulfs the protagonists.

Cast

Joyraj Bhattacharya

as Promotho

Soumyajit Majumdar

as Bibhuti / Cook

Bidyut Das

as Komol Mete

Amit Saha

as Man with oil jar

Debleena Sen

as The Lady

Subhomoy Chatterjee

as Shaman

Jayanta Banerjee

as Nibaran Chakraborty

Satish Shaw

as Cart driver

Sushanta Saha

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