Srijit Mukherji's Bhuswargo Bhoyonkawr is a cinematic reverie that pivots on razor's edge of morality

What do you get when the philosophical quagmire of capital punishment collides with the razor-sharp intellect of Bengal's most celebrated sleuth? Srijit Mukherji's Bhuswargo Bhoyonkawr- a tale that is equal parts cerebral and scintillating.

- ANWESHA SANTRA

What do you get when the philosophical quagmire of capital punishment collides with the razor-sharp intellect of Bengal's most celebrated sleuth? Srijit Mukherji's Bhuswargo Bhoyonkawr- a tale that is equal parts cerebral and scintillating. Rest assured, retired Justice Siddheshwar Mullick (played by Rajatava Dutta) doesn't lapse into sanctimonious soliloquies about ethics. Instead, his torment manifests in a relentless moral haemorrhage-dragging our own three musketeers- Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu- into a labyrinth of guilt and intrigue that goes beyond the mortal realm.

The backdrop? None other than Kashmir-the land immortalised by Amir Khusrau's effusive verse: "Gar firdaus, bar ruhe zamin ast, hamin asto, hamin asto, hamin ast." (meaning, if there is paradise on this earth, it is here, it is here, it is here... )

Through six impeccably crafted episodes, Bhuswargo Bhoyonkawr on hoichoi unfurls with a measured grace that mirrors the gentle sway of Kashmiri willows. Yet beneath this veneer of serenity brews an ever-rising tide of suspense-unhurried but unrelenting.