An adaptation of the popular novel Phehli Jhalak by writer-director Sahana Dutta, Srikanta is a story that explores the thin line between a hero and a villain, set against the backdrop of suburban West Bengal.
Anjan Dutt is no stranger to adapting classics (he previously directed Chourasta and Ranur Pagla Gaan ). With Srikanta , he employs a desaturated color palette—washed-out yellows, dull browns, and faded greens—to evoke the melancholy of early 20th-century Bengal. The camera lingers on empty verandahs, rain-soaked fields, and flickering oil lamps. srikanta web series mx player