খাদান (2024)

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Khadaan is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film written and directed by Soojit Rino Dutta. Produced by Nispal Singh and Dev under the banners of Surinder Films and Dev Entertainment Ventures respectively, the film stars Dev in dual roles, alongside Jisshu Sengupta in the lead, with an ensemble cast of Anirban Chakrabarti, Barkha Bisht, Idhika Paul, John Bhattacharya, Partha Sarathi Chakraborty, Sneha Bose, Sujan Neel Mukherjee, Sumit Ganguly and Raja Dutta.

Production

In August 2023, there were rumours that Raj Chakraborty is collaborating with Dev for an action film, which would be based on coal smuggling, under the production of Shree Venkatesh Films. But later it was revealed during mid-September, that Dev opted out of Chakraborty's project due to date issues and Mithun Chakraborty signed the film.

Initially during the timespace of 2015–2016, Soojit Rino Dutta began researching at the coal mining areas and explored the subject of coal smuggling and the socio-political events related with the residents of those surroundings. After he finished the research, playwright Biswaroop Biswas completed the screenplay, while Dutta himself wrote dialogues.

The film was announced by the makers on 1 January 2024 with a motion poster, which revealed the title of the film as Khadaan. It also revealed the first look of Dev's character as Shyam Mahato in the film. On 16 January 2024, Dev, along with his team including Soojit Dutta, went to recce at the Sonpur Bazari Coal mines at ECL in Pandaveshwar, accompanied by ECL officers, to consider the place as one of the shooting spots.

Chanchal Chowdhury entered talks to play a pivotal role in the film, supposed to be the antagonist, however he refused due to time constraints. In February 2026, he shared his guilt for declining the role. Post Chowdhury's exit, Mosharraf Karim, Jeetu Kamal and Anirban Bhattacharya were reported to be proposed for that role in the film, but ultimately Jisshu Sengupta came on the board and was announced playing a Vaishnavite character of Dev's fri…

Bonny Sengupta was approached for a pivotal role in the film, but he rejected it, because he didn't want to work in any dark or negative character, also preferring to maintain his romantic hero image among the audience. Then Vikram Chatterjee was considered for the role, who had to turn down due to other commitments. Later, Amartya Ray was offered the role, but after he rejected it, John Bhattacharya joined the cast in March 2024, for the role.

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