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Best Bengali history movies, ranked

The 9 best reviewed Bengali history films in our records, ranked by the BMR score: every critic rating converted to one scale and averaged. 16 films are listed in this group and 9 have at least 2 critic reviews, the minimum to be ranked. First place: Aparajito (4.1/5). Across the 9 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.4/5, above the 3.3/5 average for all Bengali films.

Updated 15 Oct, 6:32 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

    Reviews

    4.1

    4 critics

  2. 2

    Rajkahini

    Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Rituparna Sengupta, Lily Chakravarty, Parno Mittra.

    In August 1947, the British passed a bill regarding the partition of Bengal. Delving into the grim history of the Partition, Mukherjee's movie Rajkahini is woven around a border between…

    Drama · History · 2h 40m

    Reviews

    4.0

    3 critics

  3. 3

    Emperor vs Sarat Chandra

    Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Abir Chatterjee, Tota Roy Choudhury, Mimi Chakraborty.

    Srijit Mukherji directs this film about the novelist Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and the British Raj, with Tota Roy Choudhury in the title role.

    Drama · History · 2h 15m

    ReviewsBox office

    3.8

    8 critics

    ₹10 Lakh India net

  4. 4

    Devi Chowdhurani

    Directed by Subhrajit Mitra. With Srabanti Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Sabyasachi Chakraborty.

    Set against the backdrop of British colonial rule, Devi Chowdhurani tells the untold story of India's first female freedom fighter. From a humble villager to a fearless rebel, she rises…

    Action · Drama · 2h 14m

    Reviews

    3.5

    3 critics

  5. 5

    Padatik

    Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Chanchal Chowdhury, Korak Samanta, Monami Ghosh.

    Mrinal Sen is in his early days around the time of India’s independence, where he is a struggling idealist with an all-consuming hunger for cinema but unable to feed himself…

    Drama · History · 2h 3m

    Reviews

    3.5

    3 critics

  6. 6

    Gumnaami

    Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya, Biplab Dasgupta.

    Gumnaami is a film based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings which happened from 1999 to 2005 where the three theories about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death were discussed and debated.…

    Action · Drama · 2h 22m

    Reviews

    3.4

    5 critics

  7. 7

    Keu Bole Biplobi Keu Bole Dakat

    Directed by Pathikrit Basu. With Jeet, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Kaushik Sen.

    A biopic of Ananta Singha. Some calls him dacoit, some calls him a rebellion. This adaptation gives the viewer a chance to know him as a whole, a person and…

    Action · Drama · 2h 24m

    ReviewsBox office

    3.0

    11 critics

    ₹3.35 Cr India net

  8. 8

    Lawho Gouranger Naam Rey

    Directed by Srijit Mukherji. With Dibyojyoti Dutta, Subhashree Ganguly, Indraneil Sengupta.

    Lawho Gouranger Naam Rey intertwines three timelines from Mahaprabhu's divine era to colonial theatre and a modern film set.

    Drama · History · 2h 8m

    ReviewsBox office

    2.8

    3 critics

    ₹86 Lakh India net

  9. 9

    Raghu Dakat

    Directed by Dhrubo Banerjee. With Dev, Anirban Bhattacharya, Sohini Sarkar.

    A mystical tale of Bengal's defining era, where an unlikely hero transforms into a legendary figure through extraordinary deeds and becomes forever woven into the fabric of cultural memory.

    Action · Crime · 2h 32m

    Reviews

    2.7

    3 critics

Quick answers

What is the best Bengali history movie of all time?

Aparajito has the highest BMR critic score in this group, 4.1/5 from 4 critics.

What are the top 3 Bengali history movies?

Aparajito, Rajkahini, Emperor vs Sarat Chandra.

How are Bengali history movies rated overall?

Across the 9 rated ones, the average critic score is 3.4/5, 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 2 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?

Keu Bole Biplobi Keu Bole Dakat has the highest India net among them, ₹3.35 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.