Khadaan

[12][13] Principal photography commenced in February 2024 in Kolkata,[14][15] with the major filming taking place in Asansol, Durgapur and Raniganj in subsequent schedules.

[24][25] Khadaan was released in the theatres on 20 December 2024, on the eve of Christmas, to positive reviews from critics and audience alike with specific appraisals of its cast performances, direction, script, action sequences, and musical score.

He didn't support the idea of grabbing their agricultural lands and on the top, gave them 20 percent share of the coal khadaan.

[70][71][72] Jisshu, the captain of the team Bengal Tigers in the Celebrity Cricket League, conditioned to shoot only if he got leave to play, to which the makers agreed.

[86] In February 2024, Sumit Ganguly,[87] Raja Dutta and Parthasarathi Chakraborty joined the cast, each of them reuniting with Dev after a few years.

Bonny Sengupta was approached for a pivotal role in the film,[88] but he rejected it,[89] because he didn't want to work in any dark or negative character,[90][91][92] also preferring to maintain his romantic hero image among the audience.

[105][106] On 25 February 2024, an action sequence was shot at the tram depot in Nonapukur, under the supervision of fight master Rajesh Kannan.

From 4 March 2024, the second schedule commenced in the coal mines of Asansol, having major parts of the film been shot there, where Jisshu Sengupta joined the cast members.

An action sequence in the mud was shot with Dev and John Bhattacharya in the timespace of 10 and 12 March 2024 in Durgapur, which was designed by Rajesh Kannan.

[114] A specific scene was filmed at the Randiha Barrage beside the Damodar River in Panagarh, where Dev and Jisshu met the fans who came to see the shooting.

[136] The remaining songs "Radharani", "Royal Fighter" , "Dhinak Na Tin" and "Phiraiyya Dao" along with the full audio jukebox was released on 18 December 2024, at the music launch event held at South City Mall.

As a part of the ground level promotions at an event in Medinipur, Jisshu Sengupta dialed Dev and spoke out one of his prime dialogues from the movie in November 2024.

[151] The makers announced people to recreate the signature step by recording their own dance performances to the song and sharing these videos across social media platforms.

The same day, the makers announced people to create reels by grooving the hook step of "Haye Re Biye" and also revealed to win the Khadaan T-Shirts exclusively.

[165] The second teaser titled "Pre-trailer"[166][167] was released on 2 December 2024,[168] by conducting a launching event at Miraj Cinemas in Salt Lake.

[171][172] The event at Bardhaman created a lot of chaos as groups of excited fans broke the barricade and got up on the stage to meet the actors.

[174] The police had to "lathi-charge" to disperse the enthusiastic crowd to avoid chances of any stampede and also to normalise the National Highway 12, which was completely blocked, creating difficulties for the vehicles and commuters.

[184][185] Dev informed that they couldn't open the advance bookings because the distributors were struggling to get enough shows due to large number of screens given to Pushpa 2.

[186][187] Dev mentioned on his X handle that, if there is any place where there are no theatres but the people want to watch the film, they makers will make the necessary arrangements for a temporary screening.

[190] On 4 January 2025, after the completion of 53 million views of the song "Kishori", the characterizations of Dev and Idhika were felicitated by Amul in their special cartoony style.

In spite of the film's success, about this post-release promotion, Dev cited, "It is necessary to conduct this tour in single screens in the rural areas and make people more hall-oriented.

She praised Idhika's vibrant acting, Anirban's character, Rathijit and Nilayan's music and the storytelling but criticised the script for being predictable at certain points.

She praised Jisshu and Idhika's acting, John's debut performance, Anirban's tribal accent and Dev's comeback to commercial genre after a decade but criticized the twists for being somewhat predictable.

"[215] Anurupa Chakraborty of the Indian Express rated the film 3.5/5 stars and highlighted "Khadaan is a commercial entertainer with high octane action, romance and songs.

She speacially praised Jisshu's performance in the film, the BGM, John's short cameo and Dev's comeback in mass avatar after many years but mentioned that the story could have been written better.

He criticised weakly written characters for Idhika and Barkha but specially praised the soundtrack and picturisation on the Kirtan track "Radharani".

[218] Poorna Banerjee of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and quoted "Khadaan thrives on Dev's commanding presence and a lot of action sequences that are well shot.

She praised the cinematography, editing, music and high octane action sequences but mentioned Idhika's role to be unimpressive.

[219] A reviewer from ETV Bharat noted "Khadaan is a full masala entertainer that brought Dev back to his old avatar, characterised by heavy action scenes and romantic sequences."

Although Jisshu's seasoned acting, Anirban' character, John's debut, Idhika's performance and chemistry with Dev was praised, it was stated that the screenplay could have been better.