Mrigaya 1.5: The Hunt Continues on ZEE5: Release Date, Cast and Story

Last year, a lean Bengali cop thriller called Mrigaya surprised a lot of people. It had no giant budget, just a gritty Kolkata crime story, sharp dialogue and Ritwick Chakraborty in terrific form. Now the hunt continues.

Mrigaya 1.5 isn’t quite a full sequel, as the title suggests. Think of it as the next chapter in a growing cop universe, and this time the criminals aren’t street thugs. They’re tech-savvy and organised, and they’re very hard to catch.

What Is Mrigaya 1.5 About?

Officer-in-charge Debanjan Dutta of the Kolkata Police and his team are pulled into a dangerous investigation against a “digital mafia”, a new class of highly intelligent tech criminals. The case involves crimes against women, and it’s solved through forensic twists and cyber tactics rather than just muscle.

The film also digs into Dutta’s emotional and psychological backstory, which the first film only hinted at. And it expands the wider world of the Mrigaya cop universe.

Mrigaya 1.5 Cast

Ritwick Chakraborty reprises his role as Debanjan Dutta. Koushani Mukherjee plays a woman officer on his team, a no-nonsense role that’s a big shift from her usual commercial-heroine image. Mir Afsar Ali, Arpan Ghoshal and Ananya Bhattacharya also star.

What the Teaser Shows

The teaser leans into a gritty, realistic investigation: tense urban crime scenes, explosions and a heavy, pulsing score. Ritwick gets the punchy one-liners as his character comes under more and more intellectual strain, while Koushani brings an intense, authoritative presence to the action.

Is Mrigaya 1.5 a Sequel to Mrigaya?

Sort of. It’s a follow-up set in the same cop universe as Mrigaya: The Hunt (2025), with Ritwick continuing as the lead, but the “1.5” in the title signals it isn’t a straight Part 2. You don’t need to have seen the first one to follow it, but it helps.

Mrigaya: The Hunt was released in cinemas on June 27, 2025, and later started streaming on ZEE5. It was also directed by Abhirup Ghosh, and it’s said to be based on a real case.

Should You Watch It?

If you like Bengali crime thrillers with a grounded, procedural feel, this is one to add to your watchlist. The first film built its reputation on writing and performances, not spectacle, and the teaser suggests the follow-up keeps that DNA with a sharper, more modern villain.

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