Duryodhana is back, and the city of joy Kolkata is his Kurukshetra. He believes he is reborn to avenge the death of his brothers from Pandava. Fascinating? Isn’t it. Then, get ready to watch this riveting plot on Hoichoi’s upcoming web series, Mahabharat Murders.
Mahabharata is the greatest epic of all time. Each character in the epic is timeless and has unique personality traits. But how will the Duryodhana, who thinks of himself as Suyodhana would choose the Pandavas in this modern world? He believes that the Pandavas are reborn every generation, and it has fallen upon him to take revenge and rewrite the Mahabharata again in blood.
Arnab Ray – Author of The Mahabharata Murders
Mahabharata Murders web show is based on the best-selling novel The Mahabharata murders written by noted author Arnab Ray. The author, also known as Greatbong, is one of the most-read bloggers in India. His podcast Attention Pliss! is quite popular. His other written books are May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss, The Mine, Yatrik, and Sultan Of Delhi: Ascension. The author writes for several media outlets and lives in the suburbs of Chicago.
The book, a fast-paced page-turner, does an excellent job of reinterpreting events of the Mahabharata and comparing it to create a contemporary crime thriller.
Plot Of Mahabharat Murders
In modern-day Kolkata, there is a serial killer around who believes he is Duryodhana reborn in the 21st century. He is finding his prey Pandavas and killing them ruthlessly one by one.
The first to fall is the beautiful Draupadi, a model living in a luxury apartment. He is not leaving any pieces of evidence. The only hint is the poster of an honest politician, Pavitra Chatterjee, and a page from the comics Amar Chitra Katha depicting the scenes from Mahabharata. Detectives Ruksana Ahmed and her partner in homicide branch Siddhanth Singh are clueless about these murders.
Is there anyone who can stop this mad serial killer? Or Will Duryodhana win the war this time.
Bengalis love suspense and thriller series. And, this murder mystery tangled with the Mahabharata angle is gaining everyone’s attention. The plot is engaging and keeps you at the edge of your seat.
Cast Of Mahabharat Murders
Bengali OTT App Hoichoi has released the teaser of Mahabharat Murders. Soumik Halder will direct this web series. Soumik is better known as a cinematographer and photographer. He is known for his works such as Chotoder Chobi, Chander Pahar, Nirbaak. However, he has directed the season 5 and 6 of Hoichoi web series Byomkesh.
Saswata Chatterjee, Priyanka Sarkar, and Arjun Chakraborty will be seen in the lead roles of this series. Besides, Rajdeep Gupta and Rishabh Basu are also in the series.
In the series, Priyanka Sarkar plays the role of a detective Ruksana Ahmed, who investigates these serial killings. Saswata Chatterjee will play the role of a political leader, Pavitra Chatterjee.
Whenever a popular book is adapted on celluloid, it creates buzz among the viewers. And, rightly so, after the announcement of the Mahabharat murders, Bengali viewers are excited about this series.
It is not the first time Hoichoi is adapting a novel for its show. This season Hoichoi has also adapted another famous novel Rabindranath Ekhane Kokhono Khete Aashen Ni by noted Bangladeshi author Mohammad Nazim Uddin. Srijit Mukherjee directed the series and it is streaming on the Hoichoi app.
