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Alinagarer Golokdhadha (2018) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language
2018 · 139 mins · Bengali, Bangla
Directed by
Sayantan Ghosal
Starring
Paran Banerjee, Parno Mittra, Kaushik Sen, Monu Mukherjee, Sibaji Bandyopadhyay, Manoj Mitra

This adventure mystery film, released in 2018, blends suspense with an engaging narrative. Directed by Sayanton Ghosal and produced by Rutrum Juin, the movie features Anirban Bhattacharya and Parno Mittra in the leading roles. It represents a collaboration between Eros International and Champion Movies, bringing together talent and resources for a compelling Bengali cinematic experience.

Adventure Cast, crew & box office
On this page (4)
  1. 1 Events in order (15)
  2. 2 Timeline questions answered
  3. 3 Movie threads
  4. 4 Every angle

15 events in order · contains spoilers

Alinagarer Golokdhadha Timeline: Events in Chronological Order

Every key event of Alinagarer Golokdhadha (2018) in order, scene by scene, with when and where it takes place. Use it to untangle flashbacks, time jumps and parallel storylines, to refresh your memory before the sequel or to find the exact scene you are thinking of.

  1. 1990: Auction and the sword

    In 1990, the last surviving landlord's valuables are auctioned off to villagers in Murshidabad. A rare sword is bought by Somnath Das for 1000 rupees, a price that belies its historical value. The episode plants the seeds for later confrontations over the sword's provenance and power.

    When
    1990
    Where
    Murshidabad

  2. Amirchand's offer and Somnath's refusal

    Amirchand Mittal approaches Somnath with a tempting offer of 10 lakh rupees for the sword. Somnath declines, wary of the weapon's political and historical significance. The rebuff foreshadows danger tied to the artifact.

    When
    1990
    Where
    Murshidabad

  3. Murder attempt and witness

    Amirchand is shadowed by goons who kill a police officer, and Somnath becomes an unwitting witness to the crime. The attackers shoot at him, but he survives the assault. He is later run over by a car on the highway, deepening the peril surrounding the sword.

    When
    1990
    Where
    Murshidabad / highway

  4. Present-day Kolkata: tour begins

    Soham and Brishti tour Kolkata, with Soham expressing a fascination for Bengal's history. Brishti suggests they pursue a scholarly path by seeking help from her father, Ashutosh Singha. The city's historic aura frames their later discoveries.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Kolkata

  5. Chits and the scholarship offer

    Ashutosh is interviewed, and Brishti mentions unnamed chits about conspirators against Siraj ud-Daulah. Soham senses a thread tying the chits to Brishti's father and a hidden gift. Ashutosh agrees to grant the scholarship and asks Soham to stay at his house during the study.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Ashutosh's house

  6. Somnath's legacy and the first riddle

    Ashutosh recounts Somnath's death and the clue he sent about a hidden gift. The riddle hints at a house connected to Warren Hastings' case against Maharaja Nandakumar. Soham and Brishti begin pursuing the clues, aided by an old priest.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Ashutosh's house / Nandakumar's house

  7. The second riddle and Neel Darpan

    An additional note explains Dinabandhu Mitra's Neel Darpan and its English translation by Michael Madhusudan Dutt, linking to the arrest of Reverend James Long for publishing the play. The second riddle further narrows the search toward the circle around Nandakumar and his associates.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Nandakumar's circle

  8. Nose-ring theft and family tensions

    Abhiraj, Brishti's brother, steals the Singha family deity's nose-ring to satisfy Amirchand's demands for collateral. Amirchand reacts with fury as the theft threatens his leverage. Sakkhi Gopal's hints remind everyone that Somnath's memory is at the center of the case.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Singha family household

  9. Ledikeni clue and Lady Canning's grave

    The duo reach James Long Sarani where a shop owner buries a ledikeni—the clue ties to Lady Canning's arrival and Somnath's prior knowledge. Soham deduces that burying the sweet points to a grave site in Barrackpore. The trail tightens around a historical connection to the past.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    James Long Sarani / Barrackpore

  10. Barrackpore confrontation and next letter

    In Barrackpore, the gardener who knew Somnath is shot dead before revealing his link to the mystery. Soham and Brishti escape with another letter that pushes the pursuit forward. The sense of danger escalates as Amirchand's reach widens.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Barrackpore

  11. Black Pagoda and Old Mission Church

    A call leads the pair to a North Kolkata lock-maker and then to Old Mission Church, where Madhusudan Dutt's conversion figure enters the tale. The Father tries to reveal more before being killed, deepening the conspiracy and danger around the gift.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Black Pagoda / Old Mission Church

  12. Final chit, map, and ambush at the library

    Soham and Brishti retrieve the final chit from the Bagbazar library along with a map. Amirchand and his goons ambush them, killing the librarian and stealing the map, causing the hunt to reach a fever pitch. The treasure's location remains just out of reach.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Bagbazar library

  13. Soham's true lineage revealed

    Sakkhi hints that Somnath was closely connected to Soham and reveals that Soham is Somnath's son. Brishti and others confront Ashutosh about his betrayal and the chits' orchestrated ends. The truth is that the chits were designed to force a confession.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Singha family house / Ashutosh's house

  14. The Murshidabad finale: the sword and the trap

    Brishti and Soham hurry to Murshidabad to locate the sword, guided by the final riddle pointing to Khoshbagh and the Katra mosque. Amirchand and his men dig, but Somnath's plan triggers an electric trap that disables them. Jahnabi, revealed as a CID officer, arrives to rescue them.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Murshidabad / Katra mosque

  15. Resolution and aftermath

    Ashutosh is arrested for complicity in the conspiracy, and the sword is turned over to the museum for safekeeping. Somnath's manuscript is published by someone else, exposing betrayals tied to the chits. The film ends with Soham processing the revelation of his father.

    When
    Present day
    Where
    Murshidabad / Kolkata

Last updated: October 01, 2025 at 13:05

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Timeline questions answered

Alinagarer Golokdhadha Timeline Explained: Your Questions Answered

When does it happen, and why in that order? The questions people ask about the chronology of Alinagarer Golokdhadha (2018): time jumps, flashbacks, cause and effect between scenes and the correct order of events, each answered with spoilers.

Q1

Why was Somnath killed in 1990?

Somnath was killed because he witnessed Amirchand Mittal's goons murder a police officer who was following the businessman. After surviving the initial shooting, Somnath became a liability as the only witness to the crime, so Amirchand arranged for him to be run over by a car on the highway.

Foreshadowing: The auction of the sword and Somnath's refusal to sell it to Amirchand had already marked him as a target.

  • somnath
  • amirchand
  • murder
  • witness
  • 1990
Q2

What was the hidden treasure in the film?

The hidden treasure was the very sword that Siraj ud-Daulah wielded in battle, a relic of immense historical value that French traders had gifted him. It was hidden in the Katra mosque in Murshidabad, at Khoshbagh, which was Siraj ud-Daulah's final resting place.

Foreshadowing: The 1990 auction centered around this rare sword, and Amirchand was willing to pay 10 lakh rupees for it.

  • sword
  • siraj ud-daulah
  • treasure
  • katra mosque
  • historical artifact
Q3

How did Soham solve the ledikeni clue?

Soham deduced that burying a ledikeni sweet symbolized Lady Canning's grave in Barrackpore. The ledikeni sweet was created to celebrate Lady Canning's arrival in India, and the shopkeeper at Dinabandhu Mistanna Bhandar was instructed to perform this act for whoever solved the second riddle.

Foreshadowing: The second letter mentioned Neel Darpan and James Long, connecting to the James Long Sarani location.

  • ledikeni
  • lady canning
  • barrackpore
  • riddle
  • solution
Q4

Why was Ashutosh Singha receiving the anonymous chits?

The chits were orchestrated by Amirchand to pressure Ashutosh into revealing the location of the hidden gift. However, the true purpose was revealed to be forcing Ashutosh to confess that he had published Somnath's manuscript Banglar Ayna under his own name. Sakkhi Gopal helped orchestrate this to expose the betrayal.

Foreshadowing: Ashutosh's guilt over plagiarizing Somnath's work was the underlying reason he fell into the trap.

  • chits
  • ashutosh
  • confession
  • betrayal
  • banglar ayna
Q5

Who is Jahnabi in the film?

Jahnabi is revealed to be a CID officer and the daughter of the police officer who was killed by Amirchand's goons in 1990. She had been working undercover as a documentary filmmaker while investigating her father's murder. She rescues Soham and Brishti at the end and ensures Amirchand is apprehended.

Foreshadowing: Jahnabi was conducting an interview with Ashutosh, using her documentary filmmaker cover to investigate the case.

  • jahnabi
  • cid officer
  • daughter
  • police officer
  • murder
Q6

Why was Soham targeted by Amirchand?

Soham was targeted because he was actively solving the historical riddles that led to the sword's location. Additionally, it was later revealed that Soham is Somnath's son, making him both a threat to Amirchand's plans and the key to finding the treasure Somnath had hidden.

Foreshadowing: Sakkhi Gopal's hints about Somnath being closely connected to Soham planted the seeds of this revelation.

  • soham
  • amirchand
  • target
  • son of somnath
  • sword hunt
Q7

How did the sword's trap work?

Somnath had rigged the sword with a deadly protection mechanism. A high-voltage wire was connected to the sword hidden in the Katra mosque. When Amirchand touched the sword after digging it up, the electric shock knocked him unconscious, preventing him from stealing the historical artifact.

Foreshadowing: The Black Pagoda lock's dangerous design, which detonated gunpowder if the wrong combination was entered, foreshadowed the film's theme of deadly traps.

  • electric trap
  • sword
  • amirchand
  • high voltage
  • katra mosque
Q8

Why did Abhiraj steal the family nose-ring?

Abhiraj, under pressure from Amirchand over debts he owed, stole the nose-ring that was sacred to the Singha family deity. He gave it to Amirchand as collateral, but Amirchand discovered it was fake and flew into a fury, threatening further consequences.

Foreshadowing: This theft highlighted Amirchand's ruthless methods and added to the family tensions surrounding the mystery.

  • abhiraj
  • nose-ring
  • debt
  • amirchand
  • family deity
Q9

What is Banglar Ayna?

Banglar Ayna was a historical manuscript written by Somnath about Bengal's history. Ashutosh Singha published it under his own name, which was the core of his betrayal. The chits were ultimately designed to force Ashutosh to confess to this plagiarism.

Foreshadowing: Brishti's suggestion that Soham connect his scholarship to her father hints at Ashutosh's academic stature, which was built on stolen work.

  • banglar ayna
  • manuscript
  • somnath
  • ashutosh
  • plagiarism
Q10

How are the historical riddles connected to each other?

The riddles form a chain of historical references leading to the sword's location. The first clue pointed to Warren Hastings' case against Maharaja Nandakumar. The second referenced Neel Darpan and Reverend James Long. The ledikeni led to Lady Canning's grave in Barrackpore. The final riddle pointed to Khoshbagh and the Katra mosque in Murshidabad, Siraj ud-Daulah's final resting place where the sword was hidden.

Foreshadowing: Each riddle built upon the previous one, creating a historical trail that only someone with deep knowledge of Bengal's history could follow.

  • riddles
  • historical references
  • siraj ud-daulah
  • nandakumar
  • neel darpan

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