Boli | |
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Bengali | বলি |
Genre | Crime Drama |
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Directed by | Shankha Dasgupta [1] |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Emon Chowdhury |
Opening theme | "BOLI" by Tanzir Tuhin |
Composer | Emon Chowdhury |
Country of origin | Bangladesh |
Original language | Bengali |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Production locations | Kuakata, Patuakhali |
Cinematography | Tahsin Rahman |
Editor | Russell Panna |
Production company | The Good Company [2] |
Original release | |
Network | Hoichoi |
Release | 3 December 2021 |
Boli is a Bangladeshi crime drama streaming television series created by Sarder Saniat Hossain, Robiul Alam Robi and Naseef Faruque Amin that released on Hoichoi on 3 December 2021. [3] All the episodes of the series has been directed by Shankha Dasgupta. Which stars Chanchal Chowdhury, Sohana Saba, Safa Kabir, Salahuddin Lavlu, Lutfur Rahman George, and Iresh Zaker. [4] [5] [6]
Boli, Hoichoi TV’s latest series from Bangladesh, is a twist in the legendary Persian tale of ‘Rustom And Sohrab’. Crime lord Sohrab Chanchal Chowdhury rules the island of Cheradiya with a brutal hand. Lawlessness thrives, and Sohrab’s guns and gunmen do all the talking. Into this wildworld lands an injured stranger (Shohel Rana), who's lost his memory. The local brothel inmates nurse him back to health and give him the name, Rustom. Will Rustom spell the end of Sohrab’s reign of terror?
Principal photography has taken place in various locations of Kuakata in Patuakhali district and Manikganj district of Bangladesh in September 2021. [7]
Boli aired on Hoichoi on 3 December 2021, all the episodes has been available immediately. [8]
The series mostly got negative to mixed reviews from critics and audiences. Aysha Zaheen from The Daily Star criticized the dialogues and the direction and said, ""Boli" was merely an attempt at producing a good crime thriller, falling short in many places. Often stretched out with lengthy shots, unnecessary dialogues, and unreasonable plotlines, the series fails to get its point across throughout the span of seven inconsistent episodes". [8] Leisure Byte reviewer Archi Sengupta gave the series 2 out of 5 and said, "It's entertaining but loses all of its steam quickly, becoming a mess of a show without much rhyme or reason. Also, just so much dialogue, just so much unnecessary dialogue!" [9]
No. overall | Episode | Directed by | Original release date | Duration (minutes) |
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1 | "Namhin byekti" | Shankha Dasgupta | 3 December 2021 | 36 |
2 | "Joar, Bhata" | Shankha Dasgupta | 3 December 2021 | 34 |
3 | "Roktopat theke jano" | Shankha Dasgupta | 3 December 2021 | 23 |
4 | "Keu chilo, Keu chilo na" | Shankha Dasgupta | 3 December 2021 | 18 |
5 | "Dui premi" | Shankha Dasgupta | 3 December 2021 | 23 |
6 | "Keu mrittur sringkhole, Keu khomotar" | Shankha Dasgupta | 3 December 2021 | 29 |
7 | "Somoy miloner baire" | Shankha Dasgupta | 3 December 2021 | 23 |
Award Title | Category | Awardee | Result | Ref |
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Hoichoi Awards | Breakthrough Performance of the Year | Chanchal Chowdhury | Won | [10] |
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