Bengali timeless classics on ZEE5: Satyajit Ray's Sonar Kella, Jeetu Kamal's Aparajito, and more...

Bengali films are an epitome of art and culture. Whether it's a biographical drama, suspense thriller, dreamy romance, quirky comedy, or simple family drama, Tollywood industry boasts mind-bending intellectuality and wisdom. OTTplay Premium brings you some of the timeless classics from Bengali cinema like Satyajit Ray's Sonar Kella, Jeetu Kamal's biopic Aparajito, and more. Check out the list below, and feel refreshed with the intrigue and master storytelling of these films if you are a true 'Bangali'.

Bengali classic films on OTTplay Premium:

Sonar Kella

Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Siddhartha Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Kamu Mukherjee, Kushal Chakraborty, Haradhan Banerjee

Bharat Ratna-honoured filmmaker, Satyajit Ray's 17th directorial–Sonar Kella–follows the famous private investigator, Feluda, and his young cousin, Topshe, who are hired by a concerned father to look after his exceptionally gifted son, Mukul, who is in Rajasthan with a parapsychologist searching for a treasure linked to his past life.

Aparajito

Cast: Jeetu Kamal, Anusha Vishwanathan, Sayonu Ghosh, Rishav Basu, Anjana Basu, Paran Bandopadhyay, Varun Chandra, Manasi Sinha

This biographical drama is based on the life of filmmaker, Satyajit Ray. Although the film highlights real events, the characters and the story are fictional. The film follows Aparajito Ray, a budding filmmaker, who navigates a multitude of hurdles, from artistic vision to financial constraints, as he embarks on the ambitious journey of producing his debut full-length feature film.

Shesh Pata

Cast: Prosenjit Chatterjee, Gargee Roychowdhury, Bikram Chatterjee, Phalguni Chatterjee, Rajat Ganguly, Rahati Bhattacharya

Once-renowned author, Balmiki Sengupta, is now lives in seclusion. When a publishing house offers him Rs 40,000 to write a memoir about his murdered wife, Roshni Basu, who was an actress, he fails to deliver the manuscript. To recoup the advance, the publishing house hires Sounak Hazra, a young debt recovery agent, to track down Balmiki and retrieve the long-overdue work.

Satyanweshi Byomkesh

Cast: Parambrata Chatterjee, Anjan Dutta, Gargee Roychowdhury, Rudranil Ghosh, Ayoshi Talukdar, Madhurima Basak, Swaroopa Ghosh, Sumanta Mukherjee

Widely famous detective, Byomkesh Bakshi, and his trusted friend, Ajit, embark on a complex investigation into the murder of Heena Mallick at the behest of influential political leader, Santosh Samaddar. As they delve deeper into the case, they begin to uncover a web of deceit and hidden agendas, revealing that nothing about the crime is as straightforward as it initially appeared to be.

Hridpindo

Cast: Saheb Chatterjee, Arpita Chatterjee, Prantik Banerjee, Anubhav Kanjilal

A tragic accident transforms the life of a married biology professor, as sh begins to suffer from amnesia, and her adult consciousness starts to unravel childlike innocence. In this vulnerable state, she stumbles upon a long-hidden secret that sets off inner conflict, pushing her to make a heart-wrenching choice.

Asur

Cast: Jeet, Nusrat Jahan, Koushani Mukherjee, Abir Chatterjee, Rajnandini Pal, Biswajit Chakraborty, Biplab Chatterjee

Artist Kigan sets out to create a masterpiece–the world's largest goddess Durga idol–at Deshbandhu Park, driven by his creativity. However, as he tries to bring his ambitious vision to life, the fragile dynamics between his friends and collaborators begin to unravel, with enmity and hidden egos posing a deadly threat to his colossal project.