{"id":124284,"date":"2025-09-06T13:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T13:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/124284\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T13:04:08","slug":"bandish-bandits-star-ritwik-bhowmik-sets-film-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/124284\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Bandish Bandits&#8217; Star Ritwik Bhowmik Sets Film Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/ritwik-bhowmik\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ritwik-bhowmik\" data-tag=\"ritwik-bhowmik\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ritwik Bhowmik<\/a> is making the jump from streaming to cinemas with \u201cAbhootpurva,\u201d a romantic horror-comedy that will serve as the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/bandish-bandits\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bandish-bandits\" data-tag=\"bandish-bandits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bandish Bandits<\/a>\u201d star\u2019s maiden theatrical outing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe genre-hybrid project hails from producer Khyati Madaan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/not-out-entertainment\/\" id=\"auto-tag_not-out-entertainment\" data-tag=\"not-out-entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Not Out Entertainment<\/a>, with Sumit Kumar Mishra also producing. Lensing is expected to commence in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe story unfolds in Agra during the 1990s, weaving together romantic elements with comedic beats and supernatural scares. Madaan\u2019s production aims to capture the era\u2019s charm while incorporating the famous monument as more than mere scenery \u2014 the Taj Mahal functions as an integral story component in the leads\u2019 romantic journey. Period-appropriate musical elements will help establish the nostalgic atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBhowmik gained industry recognition through his lead performance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/prime-video\/\" id=\"auto-tag_prime-video\" data-tag=\"prime-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Video<\/a> music drama \u201cBandish Bandits.\u201d His subsequent streaming work includes roles in \u201cThe Whistleblower,\u201d \u201cModern Love Mumbai\u201d and \u201cMaja Ma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis represents the second major title reveal from Not Out Entertainment this year, following news of an <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/ghoul-creator-patrick-graham-indian-film-1236504287\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ahan Shetty-led horror project <\/a>that the company bills as an Indian feature drawing inspiration from a national tragedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c\u2018Abhootpurva\u2019 is a film very close to my heart,\u201d said producer Madaan. \u201cIt\u2019s set in 90s Agra, where love felt pure, simple, and yet larger than life. With romance, humor, nostalgia, and a touch of the supernatural, this film is designed as a true big-screen experience. Having Ritwik make his theatrical debut with us makes it even more special, and the ensemble we\u2019re about to announce will surprise everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBefore launching her production venture, Madaan worked in senior roles across several prominent Indian entertainment companies, including stints at Red Chillies Entertainment, Disney India and Maddock Films. Her current development pipeline features projects spanning multiple genres, including a character-driven drama from Habib Faisal, the filmmaker behind \u201cDo Dooni Chaar\u201d and \u201cIshaqzaade.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ritwik Bhowmik is making the jump from streaming to cinemas with \u201cAbhootpurva,\u201d a romantic horror-comedy that will serve&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124285,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[68642,49,48,75,337,68643,1912,68644],"class_list":["post-124284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-bandish-bandits","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-not-out-entertainment","tag-prime-video","tag-ritwik-bhowmik"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}