Kaala Paani breakout star Sukant Goel's murder mystery Kaisi Ye Paheli to screen at New York Indian Film Fest 

Actor Sukant Goel, who led the acclaimed 2023 Netflix survival thriller series Kaala Paani, is gearing up for the world premiere of his next, Kaisi Ye Paheli, at the upcoming New York Indian Film Festival, in June. The murder mystery, which marks the feature debut of writer-director Ananyabrata Chakravorty, will be screened on June 21.

The film also stars veteran actors Sadhana Singh and Rajit Kapur, and  Chittaranjan Giri, of Farzi fame. Produced by Take Pictures founded by Chakravorty and Nishu Dikshit, Kaisi Ye Paheli is a dark comedy-murder mystery about a lonely mother’s endless pursuit to bond with her disrespectful son, set in a small town in the hills of Northeast India. 

While Singh plays the mother, Goel will be seen in the role of the son. Kapur plays a Bengali detective, 28 years after his iconic turn in the TV series Byomkesh Bakshi. 

Chakravorty, who has also dabbled in acting with projects like Ram Madhvani’s The Waking of a Nation and Varun Grover-directed All India Rank, said the film is an attempt to explore the desires of a person within the role of a mother.

"For a film that wasn't tailored for festivals, being recognised by a prestigious one like NYIFF is a huge validation of our efforts. Through this film, I have tried to observe a mother more as a human being with basic, universal desires like love, care and respect, especially from the child to whom she gave something as precious as life itself," he said in a statement.

It has been selected in the competition Section and nominated for best Screenplay and best debut film at the festival.