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Jackpot is a film of genre Drama directed by Kaushik Ganguly released in USA on 23 january 2009 with Koel Mallick
Jackpot (2009)
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Add to a movie listJackpot (Bengali: জ্যাকপট) is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Kaushik Ganguly. The film stars Hiran Chatterjee, Koyel Mallick, Rahul Banerjee, and Sohini Paul (the daughter of Tapas Paul). It was Paul's second film after her debut in Bow Barracks Forever.
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The film is about a reality show organized by Star Ananda, where the two finalists, Arka (Hiran Chatterjee) from the hills and Dodo (Rahul Banerjee) from Sundarbans Sajnekhali, are given two tasks to fulfill. Dodo is given the duty of a police constable at Bhawanipur police station while Arka is given the duty of a driver. They are given three days and two nights to battle out and the prize is fixed at Rs. 1 Crore. The one who makes fewer mistakes wins the jackpot.Actors
Koel Mallick
(Koyel)
Hiran Chatterjee
(Arko)
Arunoday Banerjee - Rahul
(Dodo)
Sohini Paul
(Mithu)
Biswajit Chakraborty
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