Bishaash Explained

Genre:Supernatural drama, adventure, fantasy, detective, mystery
Narrated:Asaduzzaman Noor
Theme Music Composer:Stephen Murphy & Sayeem Hasan
Composer:Christian Vassie & Stephen Murphy
Country:Bangladesh
Language:Bengali
English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:24
List Episodes:List of Bishaash episodes
Producer:Mary Hare
Rishi Sankar
Editor:Iqbal Kabir Joel
Donny Boocock
Georgis Bashar
Location:Dhaka, Bangladesh
London, United Kingdom
Cinematography:Roger Bonnici
Rashed Zaman
Runtime:25 minutes
Company:BBC World Service Trust
Channel:Bangladesh Television
Related:BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha

Bishaash (Bengali: বিশ্বাস; Belief) is a Bangladeshi supernatural television series produced by BBC World Service Trust which was first broadcast on Bangladesh Television from 16 October 2010 to 18 March 2011.

The series stars Shama Rahman, Sayed Babu, Arabi Rahman and Rahmat Ali. It is about a British-Bangladeshi woman named Zara who relocates to Bangladesh after inheriting a stake in a mysterious supernatural detective agency in Dhaka.

Plot summary

Zara Rahman (Shama Rahman), a young, head-strong and inquisitive woman discovers that she has inherited co-ownership of an antique shop in Dhaka after the death of her grandfather. When she moves to Bangladesh she learns that the shop also houses a supernatural detective agency. She meets young supernatural investigator Abir Zaman (Babu Md. Shaidul Islam Molla) and is thrown into his world of supernatural mystery, magic and adventure.

Overview

Bishaash is south Asia's first supernatural detective series.[1] [2] [3] [4] and the first serial drama shot between Bangladesh and London, England.[5] There are 24 paired episodes, each lasting 25 minutes.[6]

The series features dialogue in Bengali and English.[7] Initially, the dialogue in the series is in Bangla with English subtitles. However, episode by episode, more and more English dialogue is introduced.[8]

The series was part of Mott MacDonald's £50 million nine-year programme since 2007 aimed at teaching many of the poorest people in Bangladesh what project director John Shotton describes as "vocational English". One of their project partners is broadcaster BBC World Service. The series was made by the BBC World Service Trust.

The programme was an initiative of English in Action, funded by the Department for International Development. by 2017.[9]

The storylines have a supernatural twist which includes themes of family tradition, love, evil, and danger.

Production

Writers, directors and producers were recruited from the UK. Production staff includes staff from the UK as well as Bangladesh.[10] Location manager Charlie Thompson recruited a local team from the domestic industry with basic industry experience or basic skill sets in the right areas and trained them to meet the required standards, broaden their skill bases and enable them to use them in the international arena. Half a dozen locals went through a formal training programme organised by Thompson that included seminars and on-the-job learning.

Bishaash is set in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Brick Lane, London. It was filmed in a variety of locations in and around Dhaka and a village was built in the forest region of Gazipur. It was shot on XDCAM and was edited in Bangladesh using Final Cut Pro.[11]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Broadcast

Bishaash was broadcast weekly on Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Television World from 16 October 2010.[12] [13] It was followed back-to-back with an episode of BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha.[14] and reached audiences of 20.3 million.[15]

The series was provided without charge to Zee TV[16] and was aired weekly from 6 March 2011 on Zee Network's Zee Café.[17] [18] The popularity of the series led to a rebroadcast.[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Dowell . Ben . 28 February 2011 . BBC World Service Trust drama to air on Zee TV . 1 April 2014 . The Guardian.
  2. Web site: 7 March 2011 . Zee Network Europe joins hands with BBC to showcase Asia's first Supernatural Drama . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327103406/http://www.esselgroup.com/zee-network-europe-joins-hands-with-bbc-to-showcase-first-asias-supernatural-drama.html . 27 March 2014 . 1 April 2014 . Esselgroup.
  3. Zee Network Europe joins hands with BBC to showcase Asia's first Supernatural Drama . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072018/http://www.zeetelevision.com/media-relations/press-release/zee-network-europe-joins-hands-with-bbc-to-showcase-first-asias-supernatural-drama.html . 7 April 2014 . Zee Television . 1 April 2014.
  4. News: Rahman . Emdad . 21 April 2011 . Emdad Rahman discusses paranormal adventures with Shama Rahman . 1 May 2014 . East London News . London.
  5. Web site: 15 September 2011 . The Nine Lives of Shama Rahman . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123417/http://www.wowtalks.tv/the-nine-lives-of-shama-rahman/ . 2 February 2014 . 1 May 2014 . WOW Talks.
  6. News: Goundry . Nick . 28 August 2010 . York councillor Christian Vassie composes music for Bangladeshi TV series . 1 April 2014 . . York.
  7. News: Suraiya . Sameeha . 3 April 2011 . A Movement for the Millions . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228191936/http://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2011/04/01/education.htm . 28 December 2013 . 1 April 2014 . . Bangladesh.
  8. Web site: English in Action . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074009/http://www.internationaldevelopment.mottmac.com/projects/englishinaction/ . 7 April 2014 . 1 April 2014 . International Development Services.
  9. Web site: The manthan Award South Asia and Asia Pacific . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140331083611/http://manthanaward.org/section_full_story.asp?id=1056 . 31 March 2014 . 1 April 2014 . The Manthan award.
  10. News: 8 March 2011 . UK airing for Bangladesh drama . 1 April 2014 . Ariel.
  11. Web site: Bishaash . 1 April 2014 . OutPost Facilities.
  12. Web site: 'Bishaash' and 'BBC Janala - Mojay Mojay Shekha' launched . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407193143/http://www.eiabd.com/eia_oldsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152:bishaash-and-bbc-janala-mojay-mojay-shekha-launched&catid=252:news-2010&Itemid=57 . 7 April 2014 . 1 April 2014 . English in Action.
  13. Web site: English lessons on every television . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407193141/http://www.eiabd.com/eia_oldsite/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149:english-lessons-on-every-television&catid=252:news-2010&Itemid=57 . 7 April 2014 . 1 April 2014 . English in Action.
  14. News: 28 February 2011 . ZEE Cafe to air BBC produced show 'Bishaash' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062123/http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/zee-cafe-to-air-bbc-produced-show-bishaash . 7 April 2014 . 1 April 2014 . BizAsia UK.
  15. Web site: TV . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182754/http://www.bbcjanala.com/portal/?page_id=6&lang=en . 23 September 2015 . 1 April 2014 . BBC Janala.
  16. Web site: Laughlin . Andrew . 28 February 2011 . BBC World Service drama to air on Zee TV . 1 April 2014 . Digital Spy.
  17. News: Goundry . Nick . 4 March 2011 . BBC supernatural drama Bishaash trains crew on location in Bangladesh . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075107/http://www.thelocationguide.com/blog/2011/03/bbc-supernatural-drama-bishaash-trains-crew-on-location-in-bangladesh/ . 7 April 2014 . 1 April 2014 . The Location Guide.
  18. News: Hawkes . Rebecca . 1 March 2011 . Zee takes BBC's Bangladesh drama to UK . 1 April 2014 . Rapid TV News.
  19. Web site: Islam . Maz . BBC Media Action . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407112402/http://www.infoasaid.org/guide/bangladesh/organisation/bbc-media-action . 7 April 2014 . 1 April 2014 . infoasaid.org.

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