{{short description|2020 film by Raj Chakraborty}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Dharmajuddha | image = Dharmo.jpeg | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Raj Chakraborty | producer = Raj Chakraborty <br> Shyam Agarwal | writer = Raj Chakraborty | screenplay = Padmanabha Dasgupta | story = Raj Chakraborty <br> Padmanabha Dasgupta | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | starring = Subhashree Ganguly<br/>Parno Mittra<br/>Ritwick Chakraborty<br/>Soham Chakraborty<br/>Swatilekha Sengupta | narrator = | music = Indraadip Dasgupta | cinematography = Soumik Haldar | editing = Sanglap Bhowmick | studio = Raj Chakraborty Entertainment | distributor = Raj Chakraborty Entertainment | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|08|11|ref1=}} | runtime = 111 minutes | country = India | language = Bengali | budget = | gross = }} '''''Dharmajuddha''''' ({{Translation|''Crusade''}}) is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language political drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Raj Chakraborty speaks on his next 'Dharmajuddha' – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/raj-chakraborty-speaks-on-his-next-dharmajuddha/articleshow/74170494.cms |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The film is jointly produced by Raj Chakraborty and Shyam Agarwal under their banners of Raj Chakraborty Entertainment and Srijan Arts respectively. The film is set at the backdrop of a communal riot between Hindus and Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharmajuddha (2020) – Review, Star Cast, News, Photos |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/dharmajuddha-42163 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610075130/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/dharmajuddha-42163 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 June 2020 |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> The film stars Swatilekha Sengupta, Ritwick Chakraborty, Subhashree Ganguly, Soham Chakraborty and Parno Mittra in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-12 |title=In Pics: 'Dharmajuddha's archetypal character posters sum up the film's main theme |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/in-pics-dharmajuddhas-archetypal-character-posters-sum-up-the-films-main-theme/photostory/72023708.cms |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=August Movie Release: টলিউড-বলিউড ধুন্ধুমার, অগাস্টে মুক্তির অপেক্ষায় এই বিগ বাজেট ছবিগুলি |url=https://eisamay.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/lal-singh-chaddha-to-liger-bismillah-lokkhi-chele-bhotbhoti-movie-relesing-on-august/photoshow/93168737.cms |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=EI Samay |date=27 July 2022 |language=bn}}</ref> This film was OTT released 19 July 2024 on hoichoi.{{clarify|reason=Explain what 'OTT' & 'hoichoi' mean.|date=April 2025}}

==Plot== The plot revolves around a sudden outbreak of communal riots in the small town of Ismailpur. Four persons, communal rivals to each other, namely Munni, Raghav, Shabnam and Jabbar, take shelter at an old woman's house. Each one of them has a heart-wrenching backstory connected with the riots. Though initially hostile, they eventually feel sympathy for each other and realise their pains are not different. Through a series of events occurring that night, they understand the utter futility of these riots and that the ultimate loser in these riots is the poor common man.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharmajuddha: Story Is The Real Hero Of This Film, Says Soham Chakraborty {{!}} SpotboyE |url=https://www.spotboye.com/bengali/bengali-news/dharmajuddha-story-is-the-real-hero-of-this-film-says-soham-chakraborty/5dd6702a87fb571eff7e437f |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=spotboye.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Cast== * Subhashree Ganguly as Munni<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharmajuddha: Raj Chakraborty Talks About His Relationship With Subhashree Ganguly On Set {{!}} SpotboyE |url=https://www.spotboye.com/bengali/bengali-news/dharmajuddha-raj-chakraborty-talks-about-his-relationship-with-subhashree-ganguly-on-set/5e4a7b283a53c04ab842f357 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=spotboye.com |language=en}}</ref> * Parno Mittra as Shabnam<ref>{{Cite news |title=Snapped! These working stills from 'Dharmajuddha' shoot are unmissable! – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/snapped-these-working-stills-from-dharmajuddha-shoot-are-unmissable/articleshow/73265653.cms |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=The Times of India |date=15 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * Ritwick Chakraborty as Raghav<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharmajuddha: Ritwick Chakraborty's BTS Picture Goes Viral {{!}} SpotboyE |url=https://www.spotboye.com/bengali/bengali-news/dharmajuddha-ritwick-chakraborty-s-bts-picture-goes-viral/5e297bced996471ad814ea50 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=spotboye.com |language=en}}</ref> * Soham Chakraborty as Jabbar<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ghosh |first=Sankha |date=21 November 2019 |title=Soham excited about his next 'Dharmajuddha' |language=en |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/soham-excited-about-his-next-dharmajuddha/articleshow/72161056.cms |access-date=2021-06-22}}</ref> * Swatilekha Sengupta as Ammi * Koushik Roy as Narayan, Shabnam's lover * Saptarshi Maulik as Ratan, Munni's husband

==Release== The teaser of the film was released on 6 December 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Dharmajuddha' teaser promises an intense socio-political drama – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/dharmajuddha-teaser-promises-an-intense-socio-political-drama/articleshow/72438094.cms |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=The Times of India |date=9 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The trailer of the film was unveiled on 14 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-15 |title='ধর্মযুদ্ধ' লেগেছে চারিদেকে, গর্ভবতী মায়েরও রেহাই নেই! ট্রেলরে চমকে দিলেন রাজ |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/entertainment/tollywood-movies-dharmajuddha-official-trailer-out-now-sr-408336.html |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=bengali.news18.com |language=bn}}</ref> The film was released theatrically after numerous delays and postponements due to COVID 19 pandemic on 11 August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ananda |first=abp |date=2022-07-01 |title=ফের বদলে গেল 'ধর্মযুদ্ধ'-র মুক্তির দিন, কবে প্রেক্ষাগৃহে আসবে মাল্টিস্টারার এই ছবি? |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/entertainment/tollywood-actress-subhashree-ganguly-shares-her-upcoming-film-dharmajuddha-s-new-release-date-know-in-details-899654 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=bengali.abplive.com |language=bn}}</ref>

==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Dharmajuddha | type = Soundtrack | artist = Indraadip Dasgupta | cover = | alt = | released = 2020 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Film soundtrack | length = | language = Bengali | label = Raj Chakraborty Entertainment | producer = | misc = {{External media | video1 ={{YouTube|z-yaMjSzv-8|"Tumi Jodi Chao"}} | video2 ={{YouTube|AQRUv408VLw|"Tujh Sang Bandhi Dor"}} | video3 = {{YouTube|DL6UZ8Fy5cM|"Maa"}} }} {{Singles | name = Dharmajuddha | type = soundtrack | single1 = Tumi Jodi Chao | single1date = 18 January 2020 | single2 = Tujh Sang Bandhi Dor | single2date = 1 February 2020 | single3 = Maa | single3date = 7 August 2022 | single4 = | single4date = }} }}

All the songs are composed by Indraadip Dasgupta. All the lyrics are penned by Ritam Sen.

{{track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = | title1 = Tumi Jodi Chao | extra1 = Shreya Ghoshal, Dev Arijit | length1 = 3:10 | title2 = Tujh Sang Bandhi Dor | extra2 = Dev Arijit | length2 = 4:20 | title3 = Maa | extra3 = Soumyojit Das | length3 = 4:50 }}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|12581150}}

{{Raj Chakraborty}}

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