Shubho Mahurat is a 2003 Bengali-language Crime Mystery motion picture written by Agatha Christie and Rituparno Ghosh. The movie is directed by Rituparno Ghosh. After twenty years living abroad, Padmini Choudhury, an actress-turned-producer, returns to India to make a film with her director husband Sambit Roy. Journalist Mallika Sen reports on the first day filming celebration, and accompanies actress Kakoli home to conduct an interview. Arriving home, Kakoli becomes violently ill and passes away. The police discover that Kakoli was poisoned earlier that day, and everyone from the Shubho Mahurat celebration becomes a suspect. Mallika investigates the case, but it is her perceptive aunt, Ranga Pishima, who puts the clues together. Written by L. Hamre. Shubho mahurat features Sharmila Tagore in the title role along with Raakhee, Nandita Das, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sumanta Mukherjee and Anindya Chatterjee in supporting roles. The music was composed by Debojoyti Mishra. The film has a running time of 150 minutes. It was released on 1st January 2003.