Adhikari had his directorial debut at the Short and Sweet theatre festival in Kolkata in 2015 with a ten-minute play titled '' One Two Three . '' In 2016 , Adhikari had his maiden silver screen venture as an actor in the critically acclaimed Bengali film '' Tope - The Bait '' , directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta , which travelled to the Toronto International Film Festival , the 60th BFI London Film Festival , and the 21st Busan International Film Festival . In 2017 , Adhikari had his debut in the commercial Bengali Film Industry as a supporting character in Birsa Dasgupta 's '' One '' . Adhikari has also featured in independent Bengali short films , notable among which are '' Niruddesh/Adrift '' ( Bengali : নিরুদ্দেশ ; directed by Saptarshi Bhattacharya ) and '' Banshi '' ( Bengali : বাঁশি ; directed by Kaushik Sengupta ) . In 2018 , '' Niruddesh/Adrift '' , with Adikari in the lead , was selected and screened as part of the Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival in Hyderabad , India , the India Shorts Competition organised by the 9th Jagran Film Festival in Delhi , India , and an international screening organised by The Tannenbusch House in Bonn , Germany . In 2019 , '' Niruddesh/Adrift '' was selected to be screened as part of the Second South Asian Short Film Festival in Kolkata , India
Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival
Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival
Krishnendu Adhikari