Mahabharat Murders is a Bengali thriller series streaming on Hoichoi[1] from 13 May 2022, based on the book The Mahabharata Murders by Arnab Ray.[2] The series is directed by Soumik Halder and stars Priyanka Sarkar, Arjun Chakrabarty, Saswata Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Rajdeep Gupta.[2][3][4]
| Mahabharat Murders | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Based on | The Mahabharata Murders by Arnab Ray |
| Screenplay by | Anirban Bhattacharya Sougata Basu |
| Directed by | Soumik Halder |
| Starring | Priyanka Sarkar Arjun Chakrabarty Saswata Chatterjee Rajdeep Gupta Debasish Mondal Rishav Basu Koushik Sen |
| Music by | Amit-Ishan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Ramyadip Saha |
| Editor | Sanglap Bhowmik |
| Running time | 17-25 minutes |
| Production company | SVF Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hoichoi |
| Release | 13 May – 3 June 2022 |
Plot edit
The story happens in Kolkata and follows a serial killer who considers himself as modern-day Duryodhana and takes a dramatic spin over the Mahabharata’s narrative.[2]
Cast edit
- Priyanka Sarkar as Ruksana Ahmed, I.P.S., an investigating officer at Kolkata Police detective department
- Arjun Chakrabarty as Siddhanth Singha, Ruksana's side-kick
- Saswata Chatterjee as Pabitra Chatterjee, a politician
- Kaushik Sen as Abirlal, Pabitra's advisor
- Rajdeep Gupta as Prakash Sharma, CEO of Ycon Consultancy
- Rishav Basu as Vicky Patel
- Arna Mukhopadhyay as Dr. Bipul Bannerjee
- Debasish Mondal as Javed, Ruksana's estranged partner
- Sudip Mukherjee as Surojit Mukherjee, Police Commissioner at Kolkata Police and Ruksana's senior
- Satyam Bhattacharya as Joy, a cyber specialist at Kolkata Police detective department and an Indian classical music enthusiast
- Arpita Ghosh as Devika Lahiri
- Riyaa Ganguly as Tania, Devika's flatmate
- Aparajita Ghosh as Kanika Basu, Director at YCon and Prakash's ex
- Jammy Bannerjee as Shamsuddin
- Bihaan Saha Dalal as Salim, Ruksana’s son
Season 1 edit
This season will take the viewers on a mysterious and suspenseful trip based on Arnab Ray’s novel ‘Mahabharat Murders’,[5][6][7] the series was released on 13 May 2022. hoichoi will release three episodes every week till June 3.[8] This season was directed by Soumik Haldar.
References edit
- ^ "Mahabharat Murders - Trailer". hoichoi.tv. 8 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Web series Mahabharat Murders to start streaming soon". indiatimes.in. 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Mahabharata Murders: সমকালীন দৃষ্টিতে মহাভারতের গল্প নিয়ে আসছে 'মহাভারত মার্ডার্স'". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Hoichoi's new content slate promises lots to explore". telegraphindia.com. 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Shooting begins for Hoichoi series Mahabharat Murders". Cinestaan. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Mahabharat Murders". Digit.in. 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Arjun Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar play investigating officers in hoichoi web series Mahabharat Murders". Indiablooms. 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Mahabharat Murders Part 1 Review: Priyanka Sarkar, Saswata Chatterjee Might Be in an Interesting Show!". Leisurebyte. 13 May 2022.
