The strangest thing about Philip Cox's Sundance selected documentary The Bengali Detective? It's all true. This story of an Indian private eye who has formed a dance troupe with his employees seems like the sort of thing created for cult filmdom but nope. It's all legit.
The documentary screening at the festival is part of a larger web series backed by Babelgum and you can see the trailer below.The secrets of Kolkata's citizens are revealed by charismatic, dance obsessed, intrepid detective Rajesh JI. Mixing the suspense and intrigue of his investigations with dances and songs, this originally styled documentary provides an entertaining and poignant look into the realities of modern India.