Latest released film ‘Shadow Assassins’ putting spotlights on 'secret killings' in Assam

Finchbill Motion Pictures, Rocking Rickshaw and Contento Media's Latest released Bollywood Hindi film Shadow Assassins is based on real-life incidents of the darkest period in the history of the North-Eastern region of India. The film is set against the backdrop of militancy in Assam by ULFA (United Liberation Front of Asom) in 1998, it is the story of a young ambitious boy, Nirbhay Kalita (Acted by Anurag Sinha), who gets sucked into the world of vengeance when his near and dear ones are assassinated.

Two-time National Award winner Nilaanjan Reeta Datta has written & directed the story which borrows liberally from the real-life happenings. The film charts the journey of its protagonist Nirbhay Kalita, who leaves his home in Guwahati with a lot of hope and dreams of starting a new chapter in his life on a college campus over 2,000 km far away in Pune but the political turmoil in his home state Assam soon engulfs him and his entire family, triggering a chain of events that will radically alter the course of his life. More than 1,100 innocent civilians reported to have been killed between 1998-2001. In the year 2005, the Justice KN Saikia Inquiry Commission was set up to investigate the cases. 2 years later, the panel submitted its report. In 2018, based on a writ petition by former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, during whose regime the horrors took place, the Guwahati High Court declared the constitution of the commission invalid.

Actor Anurag Sinha does a fair job in the character role of Nirbhay Kalita. Actress Mishti Chakraborty also did proper justice to her character role. Nilaanjan Reeta Datta's direction is quite impressive. Ashu Chakraborty's music in the voice of Zubeen Garg and Javed Ali also getting very good appreciations. Gargey Trivedi's cinematography, Judo Ramu's action and stunt scenes are also much appreciated.

'Shadow Assassins' turns back the pages on a dark chapter of history that has for long remained in the backdrop of our collective conscience. 'Shadow Assassins' is based on the Commission's report into the brutalities. The film, comprising an ensemble cast and crew drawn from the Hindi, Bengali and Assamese film industries with Anurag Sinha and Mishti Chakravarty in the lead character roles, and Rakesh Om and Hemant Kher in pivotal roles, released in theatres on December 9th 2022 and running successfully.