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{{Short description|2022 Hindi movie}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Shadow Assassins
| image = Shadow Assassins.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Nilaanjan Reeta Datta
| producer = {{Ubl|Munna Bhagat|Nilaanjan Reeta Datta|Navnita Sen|Siddharth Mahajan|Rahul Kapoor|Shitiz Jain|Anil Goswami|Rassmin Bora}}
| writer = {{Ubl|Nilaanjan Reeta Datta|Raaghav Dar|Bhushan Ingole}}
| based_on = [[Secret killings of Assam]]
| starring = {{Ubl|Anurag Sinha|[[Mishti Chakraborty]]|Saharsh Kumar Shukla|Hemant Kher|Rakesh Chaturvedi}}
| music = Ashu Chakraborty
| cinematography = Gargey Trivedi
| editing = Navnita Sen <br />
| studio = Finchbill Motion Pictures<br /> Rocking Rickshaw<br /> Contento Media
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|12|09}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| distributor = Finchbill Motion Pictures
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|1.5 crore}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Shadow Assassins Box Office Collection {{!}} India {{!}} Day Wise {{!}} Box Office - cinefry
|url=https://www.cinefry.co.in/shadow-assassins-box-office/ |website=[[.cinefry]] |access-date=24 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
'''''Shadow Assassins''''' (2022) is a 2022 Indian [[action thriller]] film directed by Nilaanjan Reeta Datta and written by Nilaanjan Reeta Datta, Raaghav Dar and Bhushan Ingole.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Sankta |title='Shadow Assassins': A rare Hindi film which gets the Northeast right, and other filmmakers from the region |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/shadow-assassins-a-rare-hindi-film-which-gets-the-northeast-right-and-other-filmmakers-from-the-region-9677101.html |access-date=12 December 2022 |work=Moneycontrol |date=9 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The film is based on 1990s [[Secret killings of Assam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=असम की 'गुप्त हत्या' पर आधारित सिनेमा 'शैडो असैसिंस' का ट्रैलर हुआ वायरल, देखें वीडियो |url=https://ndtv.in/zara-hatke/trailer-of-film-shadow-assassins-based-on-assams-secret-murder-goes-viral-watch-video-3588988 |access-date=12 December 2022 |work=NDTVIndia |date=8 December 2022}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The story of the film narrates about Nirbhay Kalita. Kalita leaves his home in Guwahati, Assam, with dreams of starting a new chapter in life on a college campus in Pune, Maharashtra. But his life gets stuck in the world of vengeance when his near and dear ones are assassinated.

== Cast ==
* [[Anurag Sinha (actor)|Anurag Sinha]] as Nirbhay kalita
* [[Mishti Chakraborty]] as Rimli Bora
* Hemant Kher as Dr.Dhiren Kalita
* Rakesh Chaturvedi Om as Police Inspector
* Ranjeev lal Baruah as Bhavik
* Monuj Borkotoky as Debojit
* Ranjita Boruah as Puravi Kalita
* Stuti Choudhury as Ratna Kalita
* Bibhuti Bhushan Hazarika as News Editor
* Rohit Kp as Chinmoy
* Soumya Mukherjee as Rishab Banerjee
* KP Sandhu as Neeraj Deka
* Saharsh Kumar Shukla as Kamal Sharma
* Akash Sinha as Mukul
* Violet Nazir Tiwari as Mother

== Release ==
The film was released in theatres on 9 December 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two-time National Award winner Nilaanjan Reeta Datta's Bollywood Hindi Debut Film ‘Shadow Assassins’ is putting spotlights on 'secret killings' in Assam |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/two-time-national-award-winner-nilaanjan-reeta-datta-s-bollywood-hindi-debut-film-shadow-assassins-is-putting-spotlights-on-secret-killings-in-assam-news-244649 |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]] |date=13 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Salaam Venky to Vadh — 1 Bengali and 5 Hindi films releasing in theatres this Friday |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/salaam-venky-to-vadh-1-bengali-and-5-hindi-films-releasing-in-theatres-this-friday/cid/1902726 |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|Telegraph India]] |date=8 December 2022}}</ref> The film released in Singapore on 9 February.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic, a Singaporean-Indian turns to film production |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/hit-hard-by-covid-19-pandemic-a-singaporean-indian-turns-to-film-production/articleshow/97803936.cms |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=10 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shadow Assassin |url=https://www.gv.com.sg/GVMovieDetails?movie=8236#/movie/8236 |website=www.gv.com.sg |access-date=27 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
[[Komal Nahta]] for ''"Film Information"'' wrote "Shadow Assassins is for a thin section of the audience in Assam only, because the story is about happenings in that state. For the rest of the world, there’s precious little in the film. Flop."<ref>{{cite news |last=Nahta |first=Komal |author-link=Komal Nahta |title=‘SHADOW ASSASSINS’ REVIEW {{!}} 9 December, 2022 – Film Information |url=https://filminformation.com/featured/shadow-assassins-review-9-december-2022/ |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=[[Komal Nahta|Film Information]] |date=9 December 2022}}</ref> ''[[Pravasi Express]]'' wrote "Singaporean actor, KP Sandhu stars in a pivotal role as Neeraj Deka, a ruthless anti-ULFA radical who goes to extreme lengths to hinder the movement. The film’s moving soundtrack by Javed Ali and Ashu Chakraborty has also received international acclaim."<ref>{{cite news |last=Bureau |first=PE Films |title=A powerful film with first Singaporean actor and producer to break into Bollywood – “Shadow Assassins” hits Singapore screens from 9th February. {{!}} PravasiExpress |url=https://www.pravasiexpress.com/a-powerful-film-with-first-singaporean-actor-and-producer-to-break-into-bollywood-shadow-assassins-hits-singapore-screens-from-9th-february/ |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=[[Pravasi Express]] |date=9 February 2023}}</ref> Ambar Chatterjee for ''EastMojo'' wrote "I watched Shadow Assassins in a practically empty theatre. This brings me to the point that I have raised numerous times before. We have to support our regional cinema and our own stories. If a film like this fails at the box office, it will deter many others from making films on similar subjects or on Assam as a whole."<ref>{{cite news |last=Chatterjee |first=Ambar |title='Shadow Assassins': A film on Assam's 'secret killings' told with raw honesty |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2022/12/11/shadow-assassins-a-film-on-assams-secret-killings-told-with-raw-honesty/ |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=EastMojo |date=11 December 2022}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>

Anurag Sinha wins Best Actor Award for his portrayal of ‘''Nirbhay Kalita''’ at New Jersey Indian & International Film Festival and Alternative Film Festival, Toronto in 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=The Week |first=theweek.in |date=28 September 2023 |title=Anurag Sinha Glitters with his powerhouse performance at the Alternative Film Festival Toronto ALTFF 2023 {{!}} Best Actor Award Feature for Shadow Assassins |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2023/09/28/dcm69-monkey-canvas.html |archive-date= |access-date=2 October 2023 |website=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=The Print |first=theprint.in |date=17 February 2023 |title=Anurag Sinha dazzles in The New Jersey Indian & International Film Festival {{!}} Best Actor {{!}} Male for ‘Shadow Assassins’ |url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/anurag-sinha-dazzles-in-the-new-jersey-indian-international-film-festival-best-actor-male-for-shadow-assassins/1378581/?amp |access-date=17 February 2023 |website=The Print}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
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[[Category:2022 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2022 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1990s]]

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