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?

- ANWESHA SANTRA

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.