Shastri is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language science fiction action thriller film directed by Pathikrit Basu.

The screenplay of the film was written by Aritra Banerjee, while the dialogues were by Arnab Bhaumik, with cinematography handled by Gopi Bhagat and editing by MD.

[14][15][16] During the promotion of Kachher Manush (2022), in an interview it was revealed by Pathikrit Basu that he was eager to direct Mithun Chakraborty in a film for a long time.

Both Banerjee and Bhaumik felt that one of the main challenges was spending a month to come up with the idea for the interval and climax sequence in a specific manner, where Mithun Chakraborty would be portrayed as a cool demeanor and also would have been observed to perform a high-octane action sequence respectively;[25][26] and also setting the character to be more interesting, a contrast from Chakraborty's films.

They added that Chakraborty will be also felicitated in the film through some memorable dialogues delivered by himself from his previous blockbusters Guru (2003), MLA Fatakeshto (2006), Abhimanyu (2006), Tulkalam (2007) and Ami Subhash Bolchhi (2011).

Prior to the commencement of the first schedule, the team constructed a set at the NT-1 Studio in Kolkata, where major portions were being planned to be predominantly shot there Test shoots for the film took place in late January 2024 at Chennai.

[27] In October 2023, Debashree Roy was revealed to be the female lead opposite Mithun Chakraborty, reuniting with him after 16 years since Tiger (2007),[28][29][30][31] despite working in Shukno Lanka later where they were not observed to be a pair.

[35][36][37] Besides, Soham Chakraborty was also revealed to play the role of an astrophysicist in the film, promising that Pathikrit Basu would create a new kind of magic with the entire starcast.

[38][39] The same month, other cast members were revealed officially by the makers including Kaushik Sen (in his second collaboration with Basu after Dabaru), Anirban Chakraborty and Saswata Chatterjee in a pivotal roles; with Ambarish Bhattacharya, Kanchan Mallick and Abhijit Guha in a cameo appearances.

[44] He was admitted into the ITU of Apollo Gleneagles Hospital off EM Bypass at around 10:30 am and later underwent MRI and was treated by a neuromedicine specialist.

[74] All lyrics are written by Srijato; all music is composed by Indraadip DasguptaOn 1 February 2024, a poster that revealed the film's official release date was unveiled by the makers.

[85][86][87] Debolina Ghosh of Ei Samay rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and praised Pathikrit's direction, Mithun's performance, acting of the other cast, the music and the cinematography.