Chupkotha

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Chupkotha
Genre Thriller, Horror
Directed byRick Basu
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes5
Production
Production companySoreal Entertainment Production
Original release
NetworkHoichoi
Release24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 
present

Chupkotha is an original Bengali television series, originating as a feature-length film, that debuted 24 August 2018 on the OTT platform Hoichoi. [1]

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Plot

Directed by Rick Basu, [2] the horror story follows a missing child in the quiet town of Kurseong. An investigative journalist named Shivangi (Parno Mittra) is assigned to the case. [3] [4] The series also stars Shataf Figar and Mainak Banerjee. The second season debuted in April 2019. [5] Mahi Singh, Sudip Mukherjee, Prasun Gain, Farhan Imroze, and Rajat Ganguly joined the cast.

Cast

Season 1 (2018)

Season 1 consisted of the feature-length film.

Season 2 (2019)

In Season 2, Chupkotha was converted to a television series, with new five episodes. [6]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"She Aschche"Rick Basu5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
2"Serial Killer?"Rick Basu5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
3"Ondhokaare Ambassador"Rick Basu5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
4"Dhandar Cheyeo Jotil"Rick Basu5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
5"Maa Aar Ashbe Na!"Rick Basu5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)

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