Released in 2012, Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back is a landmark Bengali-language action film that brought the quintessential "mass entertainer" format to the Tollywood audience. The film is notable for several reasons, primarily its high-octane action sequences, the incredible double performance by veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, and the fact that it is a remake of the acclaimed Telugu blockbuster Vikramarkudu . It signified a resurgence of the action genre in Bengali cinema, capitalizing on the tried-and-tested formula of an incorruptible hero fighting against systemic corruption.
To understand Bikram Singha , one must look south. The film is an official remake of the 2011 Tamil blockbuster Siruthai , which itself starred Kollywood's "Action King" Arjun Sarja. Siruthai was a massive hit, and the producers knew that to replicate its success in Bengal, they needed a star with equal gravitas and intensity. They found that in Prosenjit Chatterjee. Bikram Singha The Lion Is Back -2012- -MovieBaa...