Khakee The Bengal Chapter: Sourav Ganguly taps into his aggression by recalling feud with Greg Chappell. Watch

As casting discussions progress, the team decides he would be best suited for the role of a strict and upright police officer, which he readily accepts. To help him channel the right amount of aggression, the director advises him to draw from a past experience and Ganguly immediately recalls his infamous feud with former Indian cricket team coach Greg Chappell. The mere thought of Chappell reignites his fury and Dada roars.

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However, it doesn’t quite have the impact he had hoped for, prompting the crew to film action sequences instead. Wielding a lathi like a cricket bat, Ganguly delivers a series of cover drives, pulls, hooks and lift shots on a criminal. While the team is impressed, they urge him to increase his speed and embody the swagger of SP Amit Lodha IPS (played by Karan Tacker in Khakee: The Bihar Chapter). Realising that this might be a big challenge, Ganguly ultimately agrees to contribute by promoting the show instead, setting the stage for the release of Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.

Starring Jeet, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee and Chitrangada Singh in key roles, Khakee: The Bengal Chapter is a standalone sequel to Khakee: The Bihar Chapter. Created by Pandey and directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray, the show is set to premiere on Netflix on March 20.