National Award-winning filmmaker Subhrajit Mitra‘s upcoming period drama Devi Chowdhurani, starring Srabanti Chatterjee and Prosenjit Chatterjee, will hit cinemas on May 1, 2025, the makers announced on Wednesday, dropping a pre-teaser.

“Presenting the official Pre-Teaser Of "Devi Chowdhurani" - Bandit Queen Of Bengal, Releasing 1st May,2025. Brace yourself as a tale of courage and rebellion awaits,” Prosenjit wrote on X alongside the 55-second video.

“Jai Bhairavi. Bhavani Pathak shares his greetings with all 🙏🏹⚔️ Erased from the pages of history, the story of a courageous woman, the first female freedom fighter of India, born in the soil of Bengal — Devi Chowdhurani is coming to theatres near you on May 1, 2025,” he added.

Devi Chowdhurani is an adaptation of Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay’s 1884 novel of the same name. It tells the story of a young woman named Prafulla who transforms into bandit queen Devi Chowdhurani. Set in 18th-century Bengal, the novel explores themes of social justice, rebellion and women’s empowerment against the backdrop of British colonial rule.

The period drama features Srabanti Chatterjee in the titular role and Prosenjit Chatterjee as her mentor, Bhavani Pathak. The ensemble cast also includes Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Arjun Chakraborty, Darshana Banik, Bibriti Chatterjee and Kinjal Nanda.

Earlier this year, Devi Chowdhurani became the first Bengali-language film to gain official Indo-U.K. co-production status, granted by India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, NFDC, FFO, Invest India, and the U.K.'s BFI and DCMS.