The film looks beautiful with Soumik Halder tracing the flame-of-the-forest-laden landscape of the plateau area of Bengal. The director chose the right time of the year to shoot the film when flowers are in full bloom. The background score by Bickram Ghosh matches the grandeur of the landscape.

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Like its predecessors, the story follows the track of Bengal’s history. This time, it is the story of the Gauda Kingdom of King Shashanka – Bengal’s first independent emperor. Sonada, Jhinuk, and Abir trace the areas of Shashanka’s journey and throw nuggets of history throughout the story.

One of the main drawbacks of the film is that the pattern is repetitive. There is a pile of hidden treasures somewhere in Bengal that has a strong historical connection. There are cryptic references to the keys and Sonada, with his two satellites, finally rescues the treasure, defeating greedy hunters. This is no exception. However, this time, it is laced with sharp humour, ample thrill, and a very fast pace. Despite a few repetitions, the film does not compromise with its pace.

Saurav Das starts with an image of a ruthless mafia on Rohitashwagarh but eventually makes a buffoon of himself as a comical badman. Dasanan Daw (Rajatava Dutta) – from Guptodhoner Sandhane – joins him (a little too simplistically) and Sonada defeats the duo with not much effort. And that is another problem in the film. Due to the oversimplifications – either of history or crisis – the film goes far from believability. Blasts happen but protagonists are never injured. Villains are too foolish to take up any serious project. In fact, after a point, the villains look too lame to be taken seriously. However, with a script full of humour and constant action, the film goes over the top and entertains constantly.