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Kolkata, 18th February 2020 – Veteran actor Rajat Kapoor leaves his footprint behind in the Bengali film industry by starring in the lead role in Shobdo Jobdo – an upcoming thriller series by hoichoi which also marks his debut in a Bengali web series.
Helmed by Sourav Chakraborty, who has earlier delivered hits like Cartoon, Japani Toy and Dhanbad Blues, delivers yet another promising show whose Trailer has already made a great noise in the market.
The first song of Shobdo Jobdo, “Boka Pahar”, was launched today in a lavish press conference held in the vibrant office of hoichoi in the presence of the lead cast, namely, Rajat Kapoor, Paayel Sarkar, Mumtaz Sorcar, Subrat Dutta and other cast members – Kankana Chakraborty, Saloni Pandey, Kaushik Roy and Director Sourav Chakraborty himself.
Slated to stream from 21st February, Shobdo Jobdo starts off with Sougata (Rajat Kapoor) who is a well-known thriller writer of our times. His meteoric rise began while living in Los Angeles, with the publication of his first book ‘After Death’. It is a rare feat for a Bengali writer, writing in English in the US. After one and a half year, his next book ‘Death Case’ is released. Besides becoming an instant bestseller, a Production House of Bollywood has purchased the film rights by paying five times the royalty earned by Sougata. After this, it didn’t take long for a slim, 43 something Sougata to emerge as a popular Page 3 material. Sougata’s family comprises of his wife Aditi (Paayel Sarkar) and their daughter, Raka.
Sougata has come to Kolkata on vacation with his family. But a series of strange incidents disrupt his plans. A mysterious girl who calls herself Sulagna (Mumtaz Sorcar) keeps appearing in front him claiming that she knows which are the parts of the two novels written by Sougata were inspired by
true events in his life. What disruption will this statement cause in Sougata’s life?
Watch the full song here: bit.ly/BokaPahar_SJ
Relive the Trailer here: bit.ly/ShobdoJobdo_Trailer
About hoichoi:
hoichoi is a leading Bengali entertainment platform with over 2,000+ hours of Movies, exclusive Original Series, Songs, Music Videos and more. hoichoi aims to take the best of Bengali content globally and connect the 250+ million Bengalis residing worldwide to their roots. With features like Offline Download, AD free Seamless Viewing Experience, unlimited HD Video Streaming, Bilingual Interface (English & Bengali), Multi-Device Capability and English subtitles – one can download the hoichoi App from Android (http://bit.ly/AndroidHCDownload) and iOS App Stores (http://bit.ly/iTunesHCDownload) to watch on their Mobile Phones, as well as on Desktop/Laptop through www.hoichoi.tv and on TVs through Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku.
Founded in 2017, it is SVF New Media’s maiden venture. hoichoi is headed by Co-Founder Vishnu Mohta who is also the Executive Director of SVF.
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