Abhijit Chowdhury is a Kolkata, India-based writer and an independent filmmaker whose debut direction is Dwitiyo Ripu which got released on 11 September 2015. In 2018, his short film Mithye was released in a popular Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi where Souman Bose was seen in the leading role.
Goyenda Ginni was an Indian Bengali crime drama anthology television series that premiered on 7 September 2015 to 25 December 2016 and aired on Zee Bangla. It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, it starred Indrani Haldar, Saheb Chatterjee, Aditi Chatterjee and Indrajeet Bose. It marks the comeback of Haldar into Bengali television. It replaced the show Raage Anuraage. It got back in March 2020 due to COVID-19 situation.
Byomkesh is a Bengali streaming television series based on the Byomkesh Bakshi character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Set in the 1930s, the series is based on the adventures of Byomkesh, and his friend and biographer Ajit, who usually accompanies Bakshi during his investigations. Anirban Bhattacharya portrays the lead role of Byomkesh, with Subrat Dutta in the role of Byomkesh's trusted friend-turned-aide, Ajit. The first episode premiered on Saturday, October 14, 2017, being the first Byomkesh series to be available on OTT platform hoichoi worldwide.
Paap is a Bengali family drama-murder mystery directed by Anupam Hari which started streaming on popular Bengali OTT platform hoichoi from 2 October 2019. The series stars Puja Banerjee who made her debut in Bengali web series through this web series. The series also features Saheb Bhattacharya, Solanki Roy, Rahul Banerjee, Ishani Das, Rajat Ganguly, Bhaswar Chattopadhyay, Rupsa Dasgupta, Priyanka Mondal, Indrajit Chakraborty in the key roles. Durga Puja is the most important festival for Bengalis, where all the family members meet and enjoy this precious festival together. The actual meaning of the Bengali word ‘Paap’ is ‘Sin’. The series is based on an ancient Durga Puja celebration of a family, where all members and relatives of the family have come to become a part of the celebration. Meanwhile, an unwanted guest comes who had a mysterious past life and have some long-kept secrets about the family. At the same time, two dead bodies are discovered in the house and the puja house becomes a crime scene and there are many mysteries to unveil.
Shei Je Holud Pakhi is a musical thriller Bengali web series which was released on Bengali OTT platform hoichoi on 30 June 2018. The series was directed by Anirban Mallick who previously directed Hello and Eken Babu.
The Parcel is a 2020 Indian Bengali-language mystery cum psychological thriller film directed by Indrasis Acharya, produced by Rituparna Sengupta and Krishna Kyal. The film features Rituparna Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Anindya Chatterjee and Ambarish Bhattacharya in lead roles and Sreela Majumdar and Pradip Mukherjee as supporting characters. The story of the film revolves around a doctor-couple and Nandini, the protagonist, and mysterious parcels.
Paanch Phoron is a Bengali web series that is available on a regional OTT platform called Hoichoi as of February 14th 2019. The series is a collection of five romantic stories produced by five different directors. It is named after the panch phoron spice blend, which means 'five spices'. The series has been well received and is currently on its second season.
Rahasya Romancha is a Bengali web series. Initially conceived as a thriller movie, it was turned into a web series, streaming on the Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi. It is produced by Edgy Entertainment and directed by Abhirup Ghosh. Season 1 was released in August 2019, with Priyanka Sarkar, Rudranil Ghosh, Kanchan Mullick, Saayoni Ghosh and Biswanath Basu in the lead roles.
Mismatch is a Bengali web series which started streaming on OTT platform hoichoi from 15 September 2018. This Bengali comedy web series is directed by Soumik Chattopadhyay, later on which was also dubbed in Hindi. In season 1, the series starring Rachel White who made her debut through this web series. The series also starring Mainak Banerjee, Rajdeep Gupta & Supurna Malakar in the lead roles. In season 2 the cast remains the same except Riya Sen, who made her debut in Bengali web series through this web series. On 18 September 2020, hoichoi released the third season of Mismatch with brand new five episodes.
Tansener Tanpura is a musical mystery Bengali web series. The series is about the notes and melodies of music through the traditional Indian classical music. Directed by Soumik Chattopadhyay and developed in Anandagarh. Pushpita Mukherjee and Debshankar Haldar join in Tansener Tanpura Season 2.
Love and Affairs is a 2020 Bengali web series published during the lockdown period. a hoichoi original series, is based on Erich Segal's novel, Love Story. It features Indraneil Sengupta, Barkha Sengupta and Debapriyo Mukherjee in the lead roles.
Detective is an Indian Bengali thriller-drama film directed by Joydip Mukherjee and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The film features Anirban Bhattacharya, Ishaa Saha in lead roles with Saheb Bhattacharya, Trina Saha, and Ambarish Bhattacharya in the supporting roles. The film is based on eponymous short story of Rabindranath Tagore. The film was released on 14 August 2020 on Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi. It is the first Bengali film released on OTT platform directly.
Damayanti is a Bengali web-series released on Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi on 22 October 2020. On season 4 announcement Hoichoi announced their upcoming twenty-five web series, Damayanti based on the story of Manoj Sen is one of them. Directed by Aritra Sen and Rohan Ghosh the series features Tuhina Das, Indrasish Roy, Soumya Banerjee, Chandrayee Ghosh, Amrita Chattopadhyay in the lead roles. Second season of this series titled Nokol Heere released on 2021.
Ambarish Bhattacharya is a Bengali actor and comedian. He started his career through performing at Bengali theatre and stage. He made his television debut in the 2007 playing the character Gaja in Raja & Gaja. He has acted in numerous TV soap operas and Bengali films.
Mandaar is an Indian Bengali-language crime thriller drama streaming television series created by Anirban Bhattacharya and Pratik Dutta. A loose adaptation of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Bhattacharya makes his directorial debut on the OTT platform through this series. It stars Sohini Sarkar as Laili, Debasish Mondal as Mandaar (Macbeth), Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Dablu Bhai, and Anirban Bhattacharya as Muqaddar Mukherjee, a corrupt police officer.
Mahabharat Murders is a Bengali thriller series streaming on Hoichoi from 13 May 2022, based on the book The Mahabharata Murders by Arnab Ray. The series is directed by Soumik Halder and stars Priyanka Sarkar, Arjun Chakrabarty, Saswata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Rajdeep Gupta.
Feludar Goyendagiri is an Indian Streaming television series, directed by Srijit Mukherji. It is based on the stories of the Bengali sleuth Feluda, written by Satyajit Ray. Originally known as Feluda Pherot and streaming on Addatimes, the show was began streaming on Hoichoi from 17 June 2022.
Shaheber Chithi is an 2022 show which premiered on Bengali general entertainment channel Star Jalsha from 27 June 2022. The show has been produced by Acropoliis Entertainment. It stars Pratik Sen and Debchandrima Singh Roy in the lead roles, alongside Devlina Kumar, Oindrila Bose, Madhupriya Chowdhury in supporting roles.
Kanyadaan is a 2020 Indian Bengali Language Drama television series which is premiered on 7 December 2020 on Bengali general entertainment channel Sun Bangla. The show is produced by Arup Kumar Som and Sayantan Som Chitrayon of Babu Banik Production Chitrayon and stars Arindram Ganguly, Priya Malakar and Manasi Sinha.
