Bengal’s naxal movement forms the backdrop of a gripping thriller

How do you connect 1972 to 2018? The answer lies within the story. It all begins with strange happenings that disrupt the balance between reality and dream in Special Branch Crime officer

Adrish Bardhan

’s life. He starts to have recurring dreams where he is been taken to year 1972 with glimpses of bizarre events.

For

Bengal

, 1972 is a vital year which is the onset for the infamous Naxal movement also known as the

Armed Student Rebellion

. But what about this old historical incident that is chasing Adrish's dreams regularly? Is it the trauma caused by his stressful profession that’s haunting him? Or is it a dark truth lying underneath the curtain for years and waiting for the right moment to come out? All these questions will be answered in the psychological thriller ’18 Te 72’ directed by actor Jammy Banerjee.

The independent film has been made on a shoe-string budget, also shot in real locations. Speaking about the significance of the locations, Jammy who also plays the cop in the film says, “We had to work hard to find out these real locations only to make the film more relatable. Although it was quite difficult to shoot in such locations it was a thrilling journey and we are happy that our labour of work is finally releasing in theatres.”

Besides Jammy, the thriller which is releasing this Friday also stars Kaustav Ghosh, Suma Dey,

Gourab Chakroborty

, Shamik Bose,

Sourabh Bhattacharjee

and others in key roles.