Bombaiyer Bombete

Bombaiyer Bombete

Year: 2003

Runtime: 115 mins

Language: Bengali, Bangla

Director: Sandip Ray

ThrillerCrime

Lalmohan Ganguly, alias Jatayu, travels to Mumbai to watch a film based on his novel. He, Feluda and Topshe become entangled with underworld kingpins and a missing Nana Sahib necklace. Feluda’s investigation reveals the thief, who is arrested. Originally written in the 1970s, the film updates the story to modern times, showing Bollywood’s ties to organized crime.

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1

Pre-departure invitation and plan

Jatayu is invited to Mumbai to witness the film shoot based on his novel. Sanyal visits Jatayu and asks him to deliver a parcel to an ally at Mumbai airport. Jatayu agrees and promises to handle the parcel during their trip, setting the stage for a tangled exchange.

One day before departure Kolkata, Garpar Road
2

Journey to Mumbai

Feluda, Topshe, and Jatayu prepare for departure and travel toward Mumbai. The trio discusses the film project and the mystery surrounding Sanyal's parcel. The air is tense with anticipation as they head into unfamiliar dangers.

Day of departure En route to Mumbai
3

Parcel swap at Mumbai airport

At Mumbai airport, a man arrives to collect the parcel from Jatayu, but Jatayu hands him the wrong parcel containing his own novel. The mix-up seeds confusion and potential trouble for the traveling team. The swapped parcel becomes the first breadcrumb in a convoluted crime web.

Mumbai Airport
4

Elevator murder linked to the swap

The man who receives the wrong parcel goes to a multistory building where an assassin attacks him in an elevator and is killed. A fragment of paper is left behind near the body, hinting at a larger criminal plan. The incident links the parcel exchange to Mumbai's criminal underworld.

Multistory building, Mumbai
5

Hotel stay and police briefing

Feluda, Topshe, and Jatayu check into a Mumbai hotel and learn of the murder from Pulak. They meet Inspector Patwardhan, who begins to connect the dots between the theft, the necklace, and the film project. The team senses that the novel and its author sit at the center of a dangerous mystery.

Mumbai, hotel
6

Nana Sahib necklace theft and smuggling angle

Patwardhan explains that Nana Sahib's necklace has been stolen from Nepal and may be smuggled into India. The revelation broadens the suspect pool to include the film crew and smugglers. The investigators resolve to track how the necklace, the book, and the swapped parcel are connected.

Police briefing, Mumbai
7

Beach clipping ties to Jatayu's description

A beach newspaper clipping reveals that the piece of paper found near the murdered man contains Jatayu's publication description. This links the case directly to the novelist and the on-set plot. The team realizes they are caught in a crime that uses fiction as a cover for real smuggling.

Mumbai beach
8

Gorey and Victor Perumal enter the picture

The trio meets Gorey, the film producer, who introduces Victor Perumal, a martial artist from Japan acting as the stunt coordinator. Beneath the glamour, a dangerous underworld operates around the film project. Suspicions rise about who truly controls the production and the plot.

Mumbai, film circle
9

Attacks and a mysterious book

The team is attacked by unknown men multiple times, escalating the danger. Feluda opens the brown packet and finds The Life Divine by Sri Aurobindo, which deepens the puzzle rather than clarifying it. The mystery thickens as clues point from the book to the real-world crime tied to the novel.

Mumbai
10

Shivaji Castle goes from fiction to reality

The detectives learn that the fictional Shivaji Castle from Jatayu's novel exists in real life and serves as Gorey's residence. This discovery makes the case feel like a crossover between literature and crime. The investigators realize the perpetrator’s hideout is not just on the page but in the physical city.

Shivaji Castle, Mumbai
11

Train shoot day and book demand

On the day of the shoot, an action sequence is filmed in a train compartment as Nimmo brandishes a gun. Sanyal asks for the book, only to discover the book is missing a crucial item, the necklace hidden inside. The revelation unites the book, the necklace, and the criminal mastermind behind the plot.

Train compartment, en route
12

Victor's intervention and reveal of Sanyal

Victor Perumal jumps into the compartment to disrupt Nimmo, causing him to lose balance and drop his revolver. Feluda shoots Nimmo in the leg as he tries to escape. It is revealed that Sanyal is actually Gorey in disguise, orchestrating the plot with Jatayu's aid.

Train compartment
13

Gorey arrested; filming resumes

Gorey is arrested and Pulok cheers Jatayu, signaling a return to normalcy. The shooting is to resume with a new producer on board, restoring the film's production. The adventure ends with justice and a renewed friendship among the trio.

Mumbai, film set

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