Astey Ladies

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Astey Ladies
Genre Thriller
Directed by Abhijit Chowdhury
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Production companyStar Entertainment Studio
Original release
NetworkHoichoi
Release14 March 2019 (2019-03-14) 
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Astey Ladies is a Bengali web series streaming on OTT platform hoichoi from 14 March 2019. [1] Hoichoi also released the dubbed version of the web series named Salon De Paris. This Bengali drama series starring Sandipta Sen, Saayoni Ghosh and Indrasish Roy in the central characters. [2] [3]

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Plot

The story of Astey Ladies revolves around the lives of three women Megha, Tani & Lima whose lives depended on their beauty and styling parlour, Salon De Paris. Megha is a former school teacher and her husband does not believe in her dreams. Tani is a fighter – literally and figuratively – because of the cards life her dealt her. And Lima is a bundle of youthful energy and innocent charm. Together, they run the parlour, and there's nothing more important to them. But suddenly they face some financial issues that forced them to do something unthinkable – a jewellery heist! [4] [5] [6]

Cast

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
1 914 March 2019 (2019-03-14)

Season 1 (2019)

The Series started streaming from 14 March 2019 with nine episodes. [7]

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"The Uninvited Guest"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
2"Salon de Paris"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
3"The Mission Begins"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
4"The Robbery"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
5"The Apartment"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
6"The Makeover Plan"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
7"The Diamond Heist"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
8"The Lion's Den"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
9"The Final Cut"Abhijit Chowdhury14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)

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