Shwetkali

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Shwetkali
Shwetkali Official Poster.jpg
Promotional poster for Shwetkali
GenreThriller
Directed by Sani Ghose Ray
StarringOindrila Sen
Saheb Bhattacharya
Sourav Chakraborty
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducersSnigdha Basu
Sani Ghosh Ray
Production company Acropoliis Entertainment
Release
Original network ZEE5
Original release24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)

Shwetkali is Bengali Thriller Drama web-series starring Oindrilla Sen, Sourav Chakraborty, Saheb Bhattacharya, Arindam Ganguly, Debdut Ghosh, Devlina Kumar, Samadarshi Dutta, Swagata Basu and Rishi Koushik. It was created and directed by Sani Ghosh Ray. The show marks Oindrilla Sen's debut on a digital platform. [1] [2]

Contents

The series is scheduled to premiere on ZEE5 on 24 February 2023. [3] [4]

Plot

Shwetkali follows the story of Urvi and Palash and their families after the reach the Kharapani Mansion to celebrate their engagement. In middle of the celebrations, a wall in the mansion breaks down revealing a hidden statue of white Kali, also referred to as Shwet Kali. Following this a number of incident unravel that hark back to a dark past and how they have an implication on the present. [5] [6] [7]

Cast

Marketing

The show was announced as a part its future slate of Bengali shows by ZEE5 on 12 December 2022. [8] The trailer of Shwetkali was released on 12 February 2023. [9] As a part of the promotions, Oindrilla Sen was seen in a Mahashivratri special episode of popular Bengali TV show Gouri Elo. [10]

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