The much-awaited political crime thriller series of the year Khakee: The Bengal Chapter was released on Netflix on March 20, 2025. Following its release, fans as well as critics started lavishing praise on the makers of Khakee: The Bengal Chapter. In fact, many hailed Neeraj Pandey and termed Khakee: The Bengal Chapter as better than the previous part i.e. The Bihar Chapter. Directed by debutant duo Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray, Khakee: The Bengal Chapter showcases the nexus between politics and the crime world in Bengal. Khakee: The Bengal Chapter majorly revolves around Bagha gang and how they are connected with the ruling part of West Bengal. Since there are a few cases that somewhat resemble reality, fans are digging deep into Khakee: The Bengal Chapter Real Story or Khakee: The Bengal Chapter True Story.
One of the many characters that has caught the attention of fans is Nibedita Basak. The character of Nibedita Basak is played by actress Chitrangada Singh. Now, the question arises whether the character is Nibedita Basak is inspired by TMC Supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee or not. Below is all you need to know about real-life Nibedita Basak in Khakee-
Is Nibedita Basak's character inspired by Mamata Banerjee?
The answer is no. At the start of the Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, the makers clearly mentioned that the story and all the characters portrayed in the series are fictional. However, some references force fans to feel like Nibedita Basak's character is inspired by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
For instance, Nibedita's appearance and her way of styling resemble the current Chief Minister of West Bengal- Mamata Banerjee. In episode 2 of the series, Barun tells the CM that their party is in power for the past 24 years.
If you dig into the West Bengal politics, you will find that Jyoti Basu served as the 6th and longest-serving Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000. In total, Jyoti Base served as West Bengal CM for 23 long years & 137 days. It is a quite similar to what Khakee: The Bengal Chapter has showcased. Basu belonged to CPI (M).
More on Khakee: The Bengal Chapter
Khakee: The Bengal Chapter features Jeet as DCP Arjun Maitra, Prosenjit Chatterjee as Barun Roy, Saswata Chatterjee as Shankar Barua (Bagha), and Chitrangada Singh as Nibedita Basak, IPS Saptarshi Sinha as Parambrata Chatterjee, Shirshendu Das as Subhasish Mukherjee, and more in key roles.
The story revolves around a team of SIT hunting down Bagha who is accused of killing IPS Officer Saptrishi. However, the twist is it was not Bagha who killed or ordered IPS Saptrishi's assassination. It was Sagor Talukdar played by Ritwik Bhowmik who killed IPS Saptrishi so that he can replace Bagha.