Mirza: Part 1 - Joker
| Mirza: Part 1 – Joker | |
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| Directed by | Sumeet Goradia Saahil Goradia |
| Written by | Sumeet - Saahil |
| Screenplay by | Arnab Bhaumik |
| Story by | Arnab Bhaumik Sumeet - Saahil |
| Produced by | Ankush Hazra Abir Gupta Acropoliis Entertainment pvt ltd |
| Starring | Ankush Hazra Oindrila Sen Kaushik Ganguly Rishi Kaushik Priya Mondal Shoaib Kabeer |
| Cinematography | Animesh Ghorui |
| Edited by | Sanglap Bhaumik |
| Music by | Ishan Mitra Aneek Dhar |
Production company | Ankush Hazra Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | PVR Inox Pictures |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ₹4.5 crore |
Mirza: Part 1 – Joker or simply Mirza is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Sumeet-Saahil, making their directorial debut. Produced by Ankush Hazra in collaboration with Acropoliis entertainment with Abir Gupta being the Associate Producer, under the banner of Ankush Hazra Motion Pictures. The film marked Ankush's first venture as a producer. It stars Ankush in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast of Kaushik Ganguly, Oindrila Sen, Rishi Kaushik and Shoaib Kabeer in the lead roles, with Jisshu Sengupta in a special appearance. It revolves around Mirza, who raises his voice against the involvement of children in drugs smuggling, after one of his child companions, gets mistakenly killed by the drug lords.
Production difficulties, ranging from script disagreements and reshoots with Nexgen Ventures, postponed Mirza's release several times. Finally, Ankush decided to produce the film under the banner of his own production house. The first installment of a two-part film, it was released in the theatres on 11 April 2024, on the event of Eid. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. A sequel titled Mirza: Part 2 - Tiger was announced at the post credit scene.