Keu Bole Biplabi Keu Bole Dakat

Keu Bole Biplabi Keu Bole Dakat
Directed byPathikrit Basu
Screenplay byAritra Banerjee
Arpan Gupta
Dialogues bySoumit Deb
Arpan Gupta
Aritra Banerjee
Story byAritra Banerjee
Arpan Gupta
Produced byPradip Kumar Nandy
Jeet
StarringJeet
Tota Roy Chowdhury
Madhumita Sarcar
Rajatava Dutta
CinematographySoumik Halder
Edited byMoloy Laha
Music byShantanu Moitra
Production
companies
Nandy Movies
Jeetz Filmworks
Release date
  • 14 August 2026 (2026-08-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Keu Bole Biplabi Keu Bole Dakat (Bengali pronunciation: [keu bɔle biplobi keu bɔle ɖakat]; transl. Some call him a Revolutionary, Some call him a Dacoit), also known by the initials KBBKBD, is an upcoming 2026 Indian Bengali-language period biographical action drama film directed by Pathikrit Basu. Produced by Pradip Kumar Nandy and Jeet under the banners of Nandy Movies and Jeetz Filmworks, the film is based on the life of Indian revolutionary Ananta Singha. Eponymous with Singha's autobiography, it stars Jeet himself as the fictionalized version of the former, with Tota Roy Chowdhury in the lead roles.[1][2]

Aritra Banerjee and Arpan Gupta, the screenwriters of the film, conceptualised its story by reimagining the life of Singha, envisioning his participation in the Chittagong armoury raid against the British colonial rule in the 1930s, to a radical justice seeker and successful film producer in the post-independence era. It began production in June 2025, and was officially announced in August 2025. Principal photography commenced in November 2025 in Kolkata.[3] The film's songs and background score were composed by Shantanu Moitra, with cinematography by Soumik Halder and editing by Moloy Laha.

Plot

Cast

Production

Development

In October 2024, it was reported that Jeet would collaborate with Raihan Rafi for the former's 58 film, titled as Lion.[4][5] An Indo-Bangladesh joint venture, the film was later revealed to be shelved due to high-production costs.[6] The Times of India suggested Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee would direct Jeet in his next project,[7] with their home banner Windows producing, while OTT Play noted that the director had not been finalised, naming Avijit Sen or Pathikrit Basu as potential choices.[8] Later, Srijit Mukherji emerged as a possibility.[9] However, in June 2025, Mukherji confirmed that he was not involved, narrowing the options to Basu.[10] Reports soon suggested Basu was likely to direct, which would be a biopic of Indian revolutionary Ananta Singha.[11] Produced by Pradip Kumar Nandy under the banner of Nandy Movies, the film was confirmed with the title Keu Bole Biplabi Keu Bole Dakat in May 2025, beoming Jeet's first appearance in a biographical film.[12][13]

Basu, who already had worked with Jeet as director Ravi Kinnagi's assistant in their collaborations like 100% Love (2012), Awara (2012) and Deewana (2013),[10] revealed that he eagerly wanted to collaborate with Jeet for a long time, and would materialize a drama-based script for him.[14] He stated that he intended to showcase the negative shade of Jeet, similar to his earlier performance in Boss (2013) and Chengiz (2023).[15][16]

Pre-production

"Durga Roy is actually Ananta Singh's nemesis — not in a negative sense, but as a strong law enforcer who stands against the rebellion. It can be said to be a bit like the Mohun Bagan v/s East Bengal conflict, a clash of two great souls from both sides. So, a face-to-face confrontation between Jeet Da and Tota Da will undoubtedly be a great cinematic experience. Tota Da is the right actor who can bring intensity, balance and authority to build a character that is equally at odds with Jeet Da's on-screen aura.

— Pathikrit Basu on directing Jeet and Tota Roy Chowdhury together for the first time on-screen at Aajkaal.[17]

Critic and screenwriter Aritra Banerjee (who runs a YouTube channel named Aritra's Gyan) who frequently collaborated with Basu in his previous directorials Dabaru (2024), Shastri (2024) and Shreeman v/s Shreemati (2025), developed the script spanning over two years, starting from 2021, coming across Singha's autobiography Keu Bole Dakat Keu Bole Biplabi and the real-life stories surrounding him. After Jeet expressed interest, he revised the screenplay in late 2024 along with dialogue writer Arpan Gupta, with the first half alone taking six months to complete.

MD. Kalam, a longtime editor collaborator of Basu, exited due to scheduling conflicts, and was replaced by Moloy Laha. Prominent make-up artist Somnath Kundu designed the looks and character sketches for Jeet. Shantanu Moitra joined the crew as the music director in May 2025, marking his return to Bengali cinema.[18][19] After Ram Lakshman and Anbariv declined to be roped as stunt directors, Stun Siva came on-board in August 2025. Soumik Halder was signed as its cinematographer in his first collaboration with both Jeet and Basu.

Prior to the start of film production, Jeet attended several workshops in mid-August 2025, in order to train physically and intensively for his role in the film. He reharsed in Lathi Khela, which reportedly had an importance in the storyline.[20] Coinciding with the Independence day, the makers released a promotional video from the sets of KBBKBD on 15 August 2025, showcasing the look-test, workshops for the action sequences attended by Jeet, and the music direction.[20] Pre-production and casting began in the same month, and filming was expected to begin in October 2025.

Tota Roy Chowdhury was reportedly cast in the role of Inspector Durga Roy in September 2025.[21][22] Addressing the character as "the arch-nemesis of Ananta Singha", he added it not to be the antagonist of the film.[23][24][25] Basu also mentioned it to be "dream come true" to present both Jeet and Tota in full-fledged action avatar.[26][27] A muhurat puja was held on 22 October 2025 at Jeetz Filmworks' office in Kolkata with the film's cast and crew.[28][29][30]

Marketing

A teaser, titled "KBBKBD Royal Reveal" was released on 30 November 2025, on the occasion of Jeet's 47th birthday.[31][32][33]

References

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