Shah Jahan Regency
Inside a prestigious Kolkata hotel, intertwined lives reveal the ambitions, desires, and compromises hidden behind impeccable hospitality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- serious
- quiet evening
- literary film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Regency hotel functions as the central social environment through which the characters' relationships, ambitions, and vulnerabilities are observed.
Samiran, Rudra, Arnab, Kamalini, Suprita, and Dheno are presented as interrelated figures within the same institution and social world.
The hotel setting places service workers, guests, and socially powerful figures in close proximity, creating tension between polished manners and unequal status.
The film adapts Mani Shankar Mukherjee's Bengali novel Chowringhee into a socially observant Kolkata-centered drama directed by Srijit Mukherji.
Films like Shah Jahan Regency, and why
The Namesake
Bengali literary adaptation centered on layered relationships, social observation, and an ensemble within a charged urban setting
The Lunchbox
Character-driven drama about intersecting lives, private ambitions, and emotional tensions inside a socially stratified institution
Dil Se..
Indian ensemble drama combining melodrama, shifting loyalties, and intimate portraits of people navigating restrictive social worlds
Movie Details
- Director
- Srijit Mukherji
- Release Date
- 2019-01-18
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Rating
- 4.0 / 10 (4)
Cast
- Abir Chatterjee
- Parambrata Chatterjee
- Anirban Bhattacharya
- Swastika Mukherjee
- Rittika Sen
- Kanchan Mullick
- Rituparna Sengupta
- Mamata Shankar
- Rudranil Ghosh
- Anjan Dutt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hoichoi
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Shah Jahan Regency about?
- Inside a prestigious Kolkata hotel, intertwined lives reveal the ambitions, desires, and compromises hidden behind impeccable hospitality.
- What is Shah Jahan Regency like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Shah Jahan Regency as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Shah Jahan Regency violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Shah Jahan Regency.
- Which films are like Shah Jahan Regency?
- Films with a similar feel include The Namesake, The Lunchbox, and Dil Se...
- How long is Shah Jahan Regency?
- Shah Jahan Regency runs 156 minutes.
- Where can I watch Shah Jahan Regency?
- In United States, Shah Jahan Regency streams on Hoichoi.
