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Best Bengali drama movies of 2022, ranked

The 5 best reviewed Bengali drama films of 2022 in our records, ranked by the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. 25 films are listed in this group and 5 have at least 5 critic reviews, the minimum to be ranked. First place: Aparajito (4.4/5). Across the 5 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.8/5, above the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

Updated 18 Oct, 3:11 pm IST. Scores only, no opinions of ours.

  1. 1

    Aparajito

    Directed by Anik Dutta. With Jeetu Kamal, Saayoni Ghosh, Shoaib Kabeer.

    A young filmmaker prepares for the debut of his first feature film.

    Drama · History · 2h 18m

    ReviewsBox office

    4.4

    7 critics

    ₹3.2 Cr India net

  2. 2

    Lokkhi Chele

    Directed by Kaushik Ganguly. With Ujaan Ganguly, Ritwika Pal, Purab Seal Acharya.

    The Indian Bengali film tells us a story about the life of a young doctor who stood against the social superstitions prevalent in the rural areas and is hell bent…

    Drama · 2h 10m

    Reviews

    3.9

    5 critics

  3. 3

    Habji Gabji

    Directed by Raj Chakraborty. With Parambrata Chatterjee, Subhashree Ganguly, Samontak Dyuti Maitra.

    Ambitious parents Ahana and Aditya, grappling with their erratic working hours, introduce their son Tipu to mobile gaming. Over time, the situation takes a turn as the boy's harmless pastime…

    Drama · Family · 2h 4m

    Reviews

    3.8

    5 critics

  4. 4

    Kakababur Protyaborton

    Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Aryann Bhowmick, Anirban Chakrabarti.

    A famous hotel in Nairobi is about to close. People don't go to that hotel like before. Kakababu and Santu go to the hotel to find out the reason. Based…

    Adventure · Drama · 2h 1m

    ReviewsBox office

    3.6

    5 critics

    ₹1.59 Cr India net

  5. 5

    X=Prem

    Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Shruti Das, Anindya Sengupta, Arjun Chakrabarty.

    Khilat, a young software engineer, and Joyee are determined to face any and all problems that life throws at them. Will they ever get there happily ever after?

    Drama · Romance · 1h 56m

    Reviews

    3.6

    7 critics

More drama films with fewer than 5 critic reviews so far

  1. 6

    Projapati

    Directed by Avijit Sen. With Dev, Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar.

    A retired 65-year-old widower lives alone as his wedding planner son runs a busy business, and he's determined to see his son get married.

    Drama · Family · 2h 22m

    ReviewsBox office

    3.4

    3 critics

    ₹10.43 Cr India net

  2. 7

    Abar Bochhor Koori Pore

    Directed by Srimanta Senguptta. With Abir Chatterjee, Arpita Chatterjee, Rudranil Ghosh.

    Follows a group of old friends who reunite to revisit their golden days after being lost in their adult lives for the last 20 years.

    Drama · 2h 40m

    Reviews

    3.1

    3 critics

  3. 8

    Haami 2

    Directed by Nandita Roy. With Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Gargee RoyChowdhury, Kharaj Mukherjee.

    In the world of Haami, there's no anger, rivalry, talking bad, feeling low; there's only joy uninterrupted. The sequel focuses on reality television shows which often create undue pressure on…

    Comedy · Drama · 2h 20m

    Reviews

    3.0

    4 critics

  4. 9

    Baki Itihas (The Unfinished Manuscript)

    Directed by Tushar Ballov. With Sangita Ballov, Surojit Mondal, Tanmay Majumdar.

    Bablu and Jana are childhood friends. They live in the same neighborhood. Stimulated by the juvenile vigor, Jana gets into a confrontation with a local political party. A police case…

    Drama · Thriller · 1h 46m

    Reviews

    3.0

    Early read, 1 critic

  5. 10

    Achena Uttam

    Directed by Atanu Bose. With Saswata Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Ditipriya Roy.

    Upcoming Bengali Movie Based on Bengali matinee idol Uttam Kumar. The story revolves around the unexplored life of Uttam Kumar.

    Drama · Romance · 2h 20m

    Reviews

    2.8

    3 critics

  6. 11

    Bhotbhoti

    Directed by Tathagata Mukherjee. With Bibriti Chatterjee, Rishav Basu, Rajatabha Dutta.

    After losing his parents at a very tender age, Bhotbhoti was raised in a ghetto close to the Ganges by his 'daadi' (grandmother) who too has passed away. Daadi was…

    Drama · Fantasy · 2h 40m

    Reviews

    2.6

    4 critics

Quick answers

What is the best Bengali drama movie of 2022?

Aparajito has the highest BMR critic score in this group, 4.4/5 from 7 critics.

What are the top 3 Bengali drama movies of 2022?

Aparajito, Lokkhi Chele, Habji Gabji.

How are Bengali drama movies of 2022 rated overall?

Across the 5 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.8/5, above the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

How is this ranking decided?

Each critic rating is converted to one common scale and averaged. Every critic counts the same. A film needs at least 5 scored critic reviews. Ties go to the film with more reviews. BMR estimates (read from reviews that print no rating) are marked and count less.

Which of these earned the most at the box office?

Aparajito has the highest India net among them, ₹3.2 Cr (Sacnilk, Bengali version).

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Scores are the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. Box office is Sacnilk's India net, Bengali version. A dash means the figure does not exist yet, never zero.