Macbeth goes to Kolkata, and the blood on his hands is biryani grease.
A Macbeth adaptation, revolving around the prominent theme of greed, ambition, sin and corruption.
Acting
Gaurav Chakrabarty's descent from hungry to haunted.
Direction
Raajhorshee De reimagines the Scottish play as Kolkata noir.
Cinematography
Shadows so deep you could hide bodies in them.
Director
Raajhorshee De
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is part of a wave of Bengali Shakespeare adaptations that recontextualize colonial canon through regional politics and class struggle.
The 172-minute runtime makes it one of the longest Indian Shakespeare adaptations—De reportedly refused studio pressure to cut the banquet scene, calling it 'the heart that must keep beating.'
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