Dhananjoy

Based on the true case history of a murder and trial that shook the nation, Dhananjoy is Arindam Sil’s take on the legal drama, with the culprit at its helm. Accused for the gruesome murder of Hetal Parekh, which took place in the year 1990, Dhananjoy Chatterjee – a security guard, was convicted on the basis of circumstantial evidence and his deceased mother’s statement. He was executed and hanged to death in the early hours of 15th August, 2004, after serving imprisonment for fourteen long years, inspite of appealing to all levels of the country’s judiciary, and even to the President of India.