Chhotolok
Chhotolok is Bengali crime thriller drama television series starring Indrani Haldar, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Priyanka Sarkar, Ushashi Ray and Ushasie Chakraborty. It was created and directed by Indranil Roychowdhury. It is also the director's first web series.[1]
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Genre | Suspense Thriller |
Created by | Indranil Roychowdhury |
Screenplay by | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury |
Directed by | Indranil Roychowdhury |
Starring | Indrani Haldar Gaurav Chakrabarty Ushasi Ray Priyanka Sarkar |
Music by | Gaurab Gaboo Chatterjee |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Bengali |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Samar Ray |
Producers | Patralika Mukherjee, Soumya Mukhopadhyay, Anasua Roychoudhury |
Editor | Amit Ray |
Release | |
Original network | ZEE5 |
Original release | 3 November 2023 |
The series is scheduled to premiere on ZEE5 on 3 November 2023. [2]
Plot
Desperate to come out of a failing marriage, a married man gets into a whirlwind affair with a glamorous woman who has a criminal past, but ends up as the prime accused when she is murdered. The case falls into a timid but determined cop who unearths a deep buried scandal about the man's family involving his politically affiliated mother.
Cast
- Indrani Haldar[3] as Mohor Bhattacharya
- Gaurav Chakrabarty as Raja Bhattacharya
- Priyanka Sarkar as Mallika Das
- Ushasi Ray[4] as Rupsa
- Ushasie Chakraborty[5] as Kasturi Guha
- Damini Benny Basu as Sabitri Mondol
- Debesh Chattopadhyay as Tanmay Bagchi
- Loknath Dey as Farooq
- Joydip Mukherjee as Aditya
- Jeet Sunday Chakrabarty as Basu
- Pratik Dutta as Jamil
Production
Director Indranil Roychowdhury started shooting for the show in October 2022 after a year of scripting and workshops with his actors.[6]
Marketing
The show was officially announced by ZEE5 on December 11, 2022.[7] [8] Following that, a teaser poster of the show was first revealed on Jun 8, 2023.[9] The trailer of the show was launched on October 12, 2023.[10][11]
References
- "Web series 'Chhotolok' to stream soon". The Times Of India. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "Web series Chhotolok, starring Indrani Halder, Ushasie Chakraborty, and Ushasi Ray, is set to premiere on 3rd November". BengalPanet. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "Chhotolok trailer: Priyanka Sarkar, Ushasi Ray, Gaurav Chakraborty shine in Indranil Roychowdhury's show". ottplay.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "Ushasi Ray to entertain the viewers in a new web series". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "Exclusive! Ushasie Chakraborty: Lobbying and PR are more important qualities than the acting ability to bag a role in Tollywood". ottplay.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "Indranil Roychowdhury on Chhotolok: I want to make a pure Bengali thriller without any influence of Hollywood, Nordic or Korean style". ottplay.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "ZEE5 announces new Bengali shows with popular directors and actors", The Telegraph (India), retrieved 25 October 2023
- "ZEE5 to strengthen regional play with original content slate in Bengali", TheHinduBusinessline.com, retrieved 25 October 2023
- "Chotolok Poster Out: ওটিটিতে এবার স্ক্রিনশেয়ার শ্রীময়ী-জুন আন্টির, মুক্তি পেল নতুন সিরিজের মোশন পোস্টার". etvbharat.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "Zee 5 Series Chhotolok Trailer: গোয়েন্দা গিন্নির পর রাজনীতির ময়দানে ইন্দ্রানী, রহস্য-যৌনতায় ঠাসা 'ছোটলোক'-র ট্রেলার". eisamay.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "'Chhotolok' trailer: Indranil Roychowdhury's thriller promises a riveting murder mystery". TheTimesOfIndia.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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