| Creator: | Syed Ahmed Shawki |
| Director: | Syed Ahmed Shawki |
| Starring: | Chanchal Chowdhury Sanjida Preeti Manoj Pramanik Shohel Mondol Partha Barua |
| Genre: | Crime Thriller |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Company: | Film Noir Film Syndicate |
| Network: | Hoichoi |
Taqdeer (Bengali: তাকদীর) is a thriller television series directed by Syed Ahmed Shawki, started streaming on the Bengali OTT platform hoichoi from 18 December 2020. Hoichoi announced their upcoming twenty-five web series, Taqdeer is one of them, Based on Bangladesh, the series features Chanchal Chowdhury, Manoj Pramanik, Sanjida Preeti and Shohel Mondol in the lead roles.[1] The series is officially remade in India in the Telugu language as Dayaa.[2]
The plot of the series revolves arounds a story of a freezer van driver in Dhaka named Taqdeer (played by Chanchal Chowdhury) whose whole life turns upside down when he finds a dead body inside his van. A trail of chaotic events thereby follows which pushes Taqdeer and his best friend Montu (played by Shohel Mondol) into bigger difficulties.[3] [4] [5]
On 6 December 2020, hoichoi released the official trailer of the web series, which created a buzz among the audience of India and Bangladesh. On 18 December 2020, hoichoi released all eight episodes of the series.[6]
| Award Title | Category | Awardee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoichoi Awards | Breakthrough Performance of the Year | Chanchal Chowdhury | [7] | |
| Blender's Choice–The Daily Star Awards | Best male actor (popular category) | [8] | ||
| Best Supporting Actor (popular category) | Shohel Mondol | |||
| Best Cinematographer (popular category) | Barkat Hossain Polash | |||
| Best Drama/Series (popular category) | ||||
| Best Costume (popular category) | Edila Farid Turin |