[7][8] Produced by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee under the banner of Windows,[9] the film is based upon a chain of real life events in the timeline between 1998 and 2005.
[21][22] The film draws inspiration from a series of real-life bank heists that transpired in the village of Raipur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, between 1998 and 2005.
But things take a turn for him when he is arrested wrongly due to false accusations of murdering a communist union leader and stealing some jewels.
Although he pleaded for his innocence, SI Sumanta Ghosal didn't pay any heed to his pleas and beat him mercilessly inside the jail.
Towards the end, Sumanta finds out many of his subordinate officers shafted off major part of Bikram's loot after a robbery, when they caught him disguised as a woman outside a temple.
Their final faceoff unfolded with a thrilling thief and police chase in which Sumanta's sole motive was to catch and provide jail sentence to Bikram and his gang.
[34] The character of Abir as Sumanta Ghoshal was based on the cop Srimanta Bandyopadhyay who caught the bank dacoit in real life.
[40] To make the film more authentic and intricately detailed, the director duo conducted personal interviews with both the real-life dacoit and the Sub-Inspector who lead the team tasked with apprehending him.
[42] Mukherjee cast Koushani for the role of Jhimli, watching her style of speaking and a big smile, which supported the traits of that character.
[46][47] The film was shot across 84 locations including Kolkata, Taki, Baranagar, Bantala, Barrackpore, Bolpur, Beldanga and Bethuadahari over 34 days.
[54] In an interview, Nandita Roy of the director duo spoke about the challenges of shooting in Bolpur, in the scorching summer heat, unforeseen torrential rain and sudden chill winds.
[56][57] At the music launch event of "Aj Shara Bela", Ritabhari said that her bathing scene was shot in the dalan of an old house.
[58] Shiboprosad Mukherjee went under a heavy transformation in his physique through a strict diet and exercise to suit the needs of his character in the film.
[60] In Bolpur, Abir shot a number of bike stunts in the forest on slippery and skiddy roads by himself without using any body double, despite being dangerous for him.
[61] In an interview with ThePrint, Mukherjee spoke about how they spent many days in the bohurupi village in Bisoypur, Birbhum to learn their unique dialect.
[67][68][69][70] The first motion poster launch event was held on 7 August 2024 at "Soul — The Sky Lounge" in Kolkata in presence of the cast of the film.
[26][80] Shiboprosad and Nanichora Das Baul visited Jeet, Raj Chakraborty, Subhashree Ganguly, Srabanti Chatterjee and Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's houses, dressed as bohurupis, as a unique way of promoting the film.
[84] A promotional-cum-success video titled Bohurupi Medley, which featured scenes from the movie accompanied by a juxtaposition of the songs and background score, was released on 1 November 2024 on the occasion Kali Puja.
[103] It contained extracts from the Manasamangal Kāvya, the oldest of the Bengali Mangal-Kāvyas, chronicling the establishment of the snake-goddess Devi Manasa's worship in Bengal.
[126] Sudeep Ghosh Anandabazar Patrika rated the film 8.5 out of 10 stars and wrote "Bohurupi is an intense intellectual chase thriller between thief and police, which will keep the audience engaged till the very last moment.
He mentioned that the story successfully interwinds the elements of emotion, family misunderstandings, love, adventure, courage and Bengali sentiments.
"[129] Sayan Sarkar of the Indian Express rated the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Bohurupi is one of the best thriller entertainers in the recent times."
She praised the rooted Bengali culture shown in the film, the intense chase sequences, bohurupi's songs and the acting mettle of the lead pairs, specially Abir and Shiboprosad.
She praised the film in all the major aspects including the direction, performances by the entire cast, unique shooting locations, production design, sound mixing, editing and the music accompanied by some of the rare traditional instruments.
She praised the well written script, comedy timings, chemistry between the two lead pairs, chase sequences, music and the background score but criticised the melodrama in the initial parts of the second half.