Birohi (TV series) explained
Birohi is a Bengali-language streaming television series[1] directed by Pradipta Bhattacharyya,[2] the National award-winning director of Bakita Byaktigato[3] released on the Uribaba OTT platform,[4] first independent free content station of West Bengal.[5] [6] [7] This is the debut streaming series of director Bhattacharya and producer Ritwick Chakraborty.[8] [9] [10] Media compared Birohi with the popular Hindi streaming series Panchayat.[11] [12] Season 2 of Birohi was released in December 2022.[13] [14] [15]
Plot
The story revolves with the life of a timid unemployed person Krishnakanta Haldar. He gets a job as a primary school teacher in a remote village Birohi. It presents a hurdles crossing journey of a teacher who faces the real features of rural Bengal, politics, love and compassion.[16] [17]
Cast
- Sayan Ghosh as Krishnakanta
- Satakshi Nandy as Radha
- Amit Saha as Tyapa Mondal
- Srabanti Bhattacharya as Jamidar
- Dipak Halder as Bom Bolai
- Anuradha Mukherjee as Kalpana
- Soham Maitra as Arun
- Nilay Samiran Nandi as Pokai
- Sk Sahebul Haque as Ranjit
Season 1 (2021)
The first season of the series started streaming from 10 September 2021 with six episodes.[18]
Episodes
Notes and References
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- Web site: পডকাস্ট. এবিপি. 2021-09-01. টলি টেইলস । Tolly Tales । কথোপকথনে পরিচালক প্রদীপ্ত ভট্টাচার্য্য. 2021-10-24. bengali.abplive.com. bn. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024181157/https://bengali.abplive.com/podcasts/tolly-tales/an-exclusive-interview-of-bengali-filmmaker-pradipta-bhattacharyya-832526. live.
- Web site: Pradipta Bhattacharya’s debut web series Birohi out on YouTube. 2021-10-24. OTTPlay. en. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024154655/https://www.ottplay.com/news/pradipta-bhattacharyas-debut-web-series-birohi-out-on-youtube/11d48264c8841. live.
- Web site: Uribaba launches the trailer of 5MM On The Rock and Birohi. 2021-10-24. www.indulgexpress.com. en. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024163339/https://www.indulgexpress.com/galleries/parties/2021/aug/19/uribaba-launches-the-trailer-of-5mm-on-the-rock-and-birohi-1428.html. live.
- Web site: Uribaba Ott Platform: 'উরিবাবা'! সম্পূর্ণ বিনামূল্যে ভিন্ন স্বাদের বিনোদন এক ডিজিটাল ছাতার তলায়. 2021-10-24. Aaj Tak বাংলা. bn. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024154421/https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/ott/story/uribaba-ott-platform-first-bengali-independent-free-entertainment-content-station-launches-projects-different-genre-soc-291624-2021-08-14. live.
- Web site: Pradipta tries his hand in romantic-thriller set in rural Bengal - Times of India. 2021-10-24. The Times of India. en. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024154932/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/pradipta-tries-his-hand-in-romantic-thriller-set-in-rural-bengal/articleshow/85361649.cms. live.
- Web site: Uribaba: ‘উরি বাবা'! গান, নাচ, ফিকশন, নন ফিকশন বিনামূল্যে এক ওয়েবে?. 2021-10-24. www.anandabazar.com. bn. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024162224/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/uribaba-bengals-first-independent-content-station-launching-soon-dgtl/cid/1295677. live.
- Web site: Sarkar. Roushni. Birohi authentically depicts rural life, says Sayan Ghosh. 2021-10-24. Cinestaan.
- Web site: Bangla. TV9. 2021-06-22. প্রযোজক স্বয়ং ঋত্বিক চক্রবর্তী! আসছে জাতীয় পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত প্রদীপ্ত ভট্টাচার্যর প্রথম ওয়েব সিরিজ 'বিরহী'. 2021-10-24. TV9 Bangla. bn. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024172857/https://tv9bangla.com/entertainment/ott/producer-ritwik-chakraborty-is-on-board-pradipta-bhattacharya-is-ready-with-his-first-web-series-birohi-375346.html. live.
- Web site: 2021-06-23. প্রদীপ্তর 'বিরহী'তে কনসালট্যান্ট ঋত্বিক, পরের পূর্ণদৈর্ঘ্যের ছবিতে হচ্ছেন নায়ক. 2021-10-24. Zee24Ghanta.com. bn. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024173509/https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/entertainment/pradipta-bhattacharyas-birohi-going-to-stream-soon-rittick-is-the-consultant-of-the-film_388653.html. live.
- Web site: পঞ্চায়েতের সঙ্গে তুলনা থেকে গল্পের নয়া মোড়, মুখ খুললেন 'বিরহী'-র কুশিলবরা. 2021-10-24. Ei Samay. bn. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024162643/https://eisamay.com/entertainment/tv-news/uribaba-web-series-birohi-team-reacts-about-panchayat-comparison/articleshow/86204116.cms. live.
- Web site: Birohi Web Series Review (বিরহী সিরিজ রিভিউ) Sayan Ghosh - Bongconnection. 2021-10-24. Bong Connection. en-gb. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024174109/https://www.bongconnection.online/2021/09/birohi-web-series-review-sayan-ghosh.html. live.
- Web site: সংবাদদাতা . নিজস্ব . Birohi 2 রাধা-কৃষ্ণকে কি পুরনো জগতেই ফিরে যেতে হবে! কবে মুক্তি পাচ্ছে ‘বিরহী’র দ্বিতীয় সিজ়ন? . 2022-12-27 . www.anandabazar.com . bn . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227081917/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/second-season-of-web-series-birohi-2-coming-soon-dgtl/cid/1390745 . live .
- Web site: মুক্তি পেল বিরহী ২-র ট্রেলার, অপেক্ষার অবসান ঘটিয়ে কবে আসছে কৃষ্ণ-রাধা? . 2022-12-27 . EI Samay . bn . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227082012/https://eisamay.com/entertainment/tv-news/birohi-season-2-official-trailer-released-know-when-uribaba-series-will-release/articleshow/96137187.cms . live .
- Web site: ফিরছে ‘হাওয়া খারাপ’-এর দিন, ‘বিরহী ২’র ট্রেলারে দেখুন কৃষ্ণ মাস্টার ও রাধার নয়া রসায়ন . 2022-12-27 . sangbadpratidin . en-US . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227082108/https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/here-is-the-official-trailer-of-birohi-2-series/ . live .
- Web site: সংবাদদাতা. নিজস্ব. Web series: আসছে প্রদীপ্ত ভট্টাচার্যের নতুন ওয়েব সিরিজ, ‘বিরহী’. 2021-10-24. www.anandabazar.com. bn. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024162736/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/pradipta-bhattacharyas-first-web-series-is-going-to-release-dgtl/cid/1288724. live.
- Web site: Sarkar. Roushni. Birohi trailer: Bold storyline on rural rustic lifestyle in the garb of absurdity. 2021-10-24. Cinestaan. 2021-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924064132/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/sep/6/30889. live.
- Web site: Watch Birohi Uribaba. 2021-10-24. uribaba.tv. 2021-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20211024162007/https://uribaba.tv/title/S59903107. live.