Chhotolok
Chhotolok | |
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Genre | Suspense Thriller |
Created by | Indranil Roychowdhury |
Screenplay by | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury |
Directed by | Indranil Roychowdhury |
Starring | Indrani Haldar Daminee Benny Basu Gaurav Chakrabarty Priyanka Sarkar Ushasie Chakraborty Ushasi Ray |
Music by | Gaurab Gaboo Chatterjee |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Bengali |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Samar Ray |
Producers | Patralika Mukherjee, Soumya Mukhopadhyay, Anasua Roychoudhury |
Editor | Amit Ray |
Original release | |
Network | ZEE5 |
Release | 3 November 2023 |
Chhotolok is
The series premiered on ZEE5 on 3 November 2023. [4]
Plot
Desperate to come out of a failing marriage, a married man gets into a whirlwind affair with a glamorous woman who has a criminal past, but ends up as the prime accused when she is murdered. The case falls into a timid but determined cop who unearths a deep buried scandal about the man's family involving his politically affiliated mother.
Cast
- Indrani Haldar[5] as Mohor Bhattacharya: A political leader.
- Damini Benny Basu as Sabitri Mondol: Sub-Inspector of Gajipur Police Station; Investigator of the murder case of Rupsha Ghosh.
- Gaurav Chakrabarty as Raja Bhattacharya: An engineer; Mohor's son; Mallika's husband.
- Priyanka Sarkar as Mallika Das: An accountant; Raja's wife.
- Ushasi Ray[6] as Rupsha Ghosh: Model cum actor; Mallika's ex colleague.
- Ushasie Chakraborty[7] as Kasturi Guha: A chartered accountant, who rules many "big fishes".
- Debesh Chattopadhyay as Tanmay Bagchi: A political leader, MLA; Mohor Bhattacharya's rival.
- Loknath Dey as Farooq.
- Joydip Mukherjee as Aditya Bhattacharya: Mohor's husband; Raja's father.
- Sumeet Samaddar as Madhusudan: Mohor's younger brother.
- Jeet Sundar Chakrabarty as Basudev Das aka Basu.
- Pratik Dutta as Jamil Sheikh: Junior of Sabitri.
- Tapasya Dasgupta as Pushpo: Putul and Basu's mother.
- Suvrajit Dutta as Rudra Mondal: A medicine shop keeper; Sabitri's husband.
Episodes
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 9 | 3 November 2023 |
Season 1 (2023)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Length (Minutes) | |
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1 | "A Respectable Residential Complex" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
A young woman is found dead in her apartment. Sub Inspector Sabitri Mondal and ASI Jamil Sheikh from the Gazitala Police Station are assigned to the case. | ||||||
2 | "An Open And Shut Case" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
The police arrest the victim's secret lover, but he denies committing the crime. Is he telling the truth? | ||||||
3 | "The Little Mercies of an Antacid" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
The interrogation continues as the police dive deep into Raja Bhattacharya's past. They find more details about his family and a brief affair with Rupsa. | ||||||
4 | "Darling, Come to Me" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
The police start interrogating Mallika and find out about Rupsa's double life. An unnatural death from Mohor's past resurfaces. | ||||||
5 | "Patiala to Patuli" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
Rupsa's murder case goes to court. Raja's married life comes to the forefront. Police start investigating the stories and plots surrounding the murder. | ||||||
6 | "City of Dogs" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
An unexpected meeting of two old acquaintances reveals further details about the Bhattacharya family's murky past. | ||||||
7 | "A Big Fish" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
Madhu gets a reality check, and more skeletons from the past tumble out. The investigation leads the police to an influential person. | ||||||
8 | "An Undelivered Package" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
Sub Inspector Sabitri Mondal is about to take a chance that could potentially end her career. What will her next step be? | ||||||
9 | "Egg Mutton Roll" | Indranil Roychowdhury | Sugata Sinha, Indranil Roychowdhury | 3 November 2023 | 30 Minutes | |
Familiar faces emerge in unfamiliar territories as Sabitri wraps up the case. But is the case really solved? | ||||||
Production
Director Indranil Roychowdhury started shooting for the show in October 2022 after a year of scripting and workshops with his actors.[8]
Marketing
The show was officially announced by ZEE5 on December 11, 2022.[9] [10] Following that, a teaser poster of the show was first revealed on Jun 8, 2023.[11] The trailer of the show was launched on October 12, 2023.[12][13]
Reception
The show drew positive reactions across board from critics.
References
- ^ "Web series 'Chhotolok' to stream soon". The Times Of India. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Actor Ushasi Ray talks about her role in the web series Chhotolok". IndulgeExpress. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Director Indranil Roychowdhury opens up about his web series debut Chhotolok". IndulgeExpress. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Web series Chhotolok, starring Indrani Halder, Ushasie Chakraborty, and Ushasi Ray, is set to premiere on 3rd November". BengalPanet. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Chhotolok trailer: Priyanka Sarkar, Ushasi Ray, Gaurav Chakraborty shine in Indranil Roychowdhury's show". ottplay.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Ushasi Ray to entertain the viewers in a new web series". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Exclusive! Ushasie Chakraborty: Lobbying and PR are more important qualities than the acting ability to bag a role in Tollywood". ottplay.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Indranil Roychowdhury on Chhotolok: I want to make a pure Bengali thriller without any influence of Hollywood, Nordic or Korean style". ottplay.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "ZEE5 announces new Bengali shows with popular directors and actors", The Telegraph (India), retrieved 25 October 2023
- ^ "ZEE5 to strengthen regional play with original content slate in Bengali", TheHinduBusinessline.com, retrieved 25 October 2023
- ^ "Chotolok Poster Out: ওটিটিতে এবার স্ক্রিনশেয়ার শ্রীময়ী-জুন আন্টির, মুক্তি পেল নতুন সিরিজের মোশন পোস্টার". etvbharat.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Zee 5 Series Chhotolok Trailer: গোয়েন্দা গিন্নির পর রাজনীতির ময়দানে ইন্দ্রানী, রহস্য-যৌনতায় ঠাসা 'ছোটলোক'-র ট্রেলার". eisamay.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "'Chhotolok' trailer: Indranil Roychowdhury's thriller promises a riveting murder mystery". TheTimesOfIndia.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Caste, class and a special brand of sexism: Chhotolok, Bengal's best web series is defiantly feminist". IndianExpress.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Chhotolok review: Daminee Basu shines bright in Indranil Roy Chowdhury's unputdownable cop drama". IndianExpress.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
External links
- Chhotolok at IMDb
- Chhotolok Trailer on Youtube
- Chhotolok on ZEE5