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Eken Babu (TV series)

Eken Babu
Genre
Based onEkenbabu
Screenplay byPadmanabha Dasgupta
Directed by
Theme music composerMayukh Mainak
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes46
Production
Production companyEyewash Production
Original release
NetworkHoichoi
Release3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) –
present

Eken Babu is a Bengali web series streaming on Hoichoi. The web series is based on Ekenbabu detective story, which is written by Sujan Dasgupta.[1] Anirban Chakraborti plays the title role, with Shoumyo Banerjee and Debapriyo Bagchi in supporting roles.[2][3][4][5]

Cast

  • Anirban Chakraborty as Ekenbabu
  • Shoumo Banerjee as Bapyaditya or Bapi
  • Debapriyo Bagchi (Bubble) as Promotho
  • Suhotra Mukhopadhyay as Bapi (Since Season 6)
  • Somak Ghosh as Promotho (Since Season 6)
  • Shreya Sinha as Rupal Mehra
  • Yash Roshan as Mamud (in Season 3)
  • Shahdul Alam Sachchu as Jamal (in Season 3)
  • Ziaul Hasan Kislu as Masud (in Season 3)
  • Shimul Khan as Mr. Khan (in Season 3)
  • Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed as Meherunisa (in Season 3)
  • Anuradha Mukherjee (in Season 4)
  • Kaushik Chatterjee as Tunganath Burman (in Season 4)
  • Kaushiki Guha as Arundhati Burman (in Season 4)
  • Debopriyo Mukherjee as Riddhi Burman (in Season 4)
  • Chitra Vanu Basu (in Season 4)
  • Kinjal Kumar Nanda as Satyakam Javed Chowdhury (in Season 4)
  • Mridul Chandra Sen (in Season 4)
  • Sohini Banerjee (in Season 4)
  • Sourav Chatterjee as Suresh Mitra (in Season 5)
  • Mimi Dutta as Soma Mitra (in Season 5)
  • Krishnendu Dewanji as Ajay (in Season 5)

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
1103 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
2610 November 2018 (2018-11-10)
3528 November 2019 (2019-11-28)
462 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
568 October 2021 (2021-10-08)
6623 December 2022 (2022-12-23)
778 December 2023 (2023-12-08)

Season 1 (2018)

Directed by Anirban Mallik, the Season 1 streamed on Bengali OTT platform hoichoi from 3 March 2018.[2][6][7] It was based on the story Manhattane Moonstone.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Two deaths, one mystery"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
2"Suicide or Murder?"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
3"Doubt... Doubt..."Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
4"An Astrologer's Day"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
5"The Diary"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
6"Murder He Says"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
7"The Missing Friday"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
8"Pink Elephant"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
9"Hard Rock"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
10"Final Showdown"Anirban Mallik3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)

Season 2 (2018)

The Season 2 released on 10 November 2018; all the episodes were directed by Anupam Hari.The story is based on Manhattan ey Man hunt.[8]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Bentumashir Goendagiri"Anupam Hari10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)
2"Natural death, ami penguin"Anupam Hari10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)
3"Dui Mrityu Ekdine"Anupam Hari10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)
4"This Man Is Something"Anupam Hari10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)
5"Sunglass Pore Rajnikanth"Anupam Hari10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)
6"Bhol Bodoler Rongo"Anupam Hari10 November 2018 (2018-11-10)

Season 3 (2019)

Season 3 launched on 28 November 2019; all the five episodes were directed by Abhijit Chowdhury. The story is set in Bangladesh, and most of the shooting is also done in Bangladesh.[9] It was based on the story, Dhaka Rahasyo Unmochito.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Destination Dhaka"Abhijit Chowdhury28 November 2019 (2019-11-28)
2"Mrityu Mystery"Abhijit Chowdhury28 November 2019 (2019-11-28)
3"Ekengiri"Abhijit Chowdhury28 November 2019 (2019-11-28)
4"Highly Suspicious"Abhijit Chowdhury28 November 2019 (2019-11-28)
5"Kolkata Chalo"Abhijit Chowdhury28 November 2019 (2019-11-28)

Season 4 (2020)

On 2 October 2020, hoichoi released Season 4 with six new episodes directed by Joydip Mukherjee and Surajit Chatterjee.[10] It was based on the story Ekenbabu O Barman Bari Rahasya.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Shiraz-er Biriyani"Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
2"Agontuk"Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
3"Chitro Bichitro"Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
4"Jolponar Kolpona"Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
5"Porda Phash"Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
6"Shunani"Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)

Season 5 (2021)

On 8 October 2021, hoichoi released Season 5 with six new episodes directed by Anirban Mullick.[11] It is based on the story, Sankhyar Sanket.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Thik Duppurbela"Anirban Mallik8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)
2"Kothay Pabo Tare?"Anirban Mallik8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)
3"Outhouse-ey Henyali"Anirban Mallik8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)
4"Ulot Puran"Anirban Mallik8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)
5"Female Moumachhi"Anirban Mallik8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)
6"National Anthem"Anirban Mallik8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)

Season 6 (2022)

On 20 September 2022, hoichoi announced Season 6. The series started streaming from 23 December 2022. It was based on the story Asol Khunir Sondhane.

Season 6 Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal release date
1"Kolkatay Kelenkari"Joydip Mukherjee23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)
2"Picnic"Joydip Mukherjee23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)
3"Doping"Joydip Mukherjee23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)
4"Badminton"Joydip Mukherjee23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)
5"Destination Ranchi"Joydip Mukherjee23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)
6"Tribhuj na Choturbhuj"Joydip Mukherjee23 December 2022 (2022-12-23)

Movies

On 19 November 2021, Shree Venkatesh Films, announced the first film of the franchise, The Eken. The film released in theatres on 14 April 2022. The film was shot in the hill station of Darjeeling. It was based on the story Manhattaner Madman.[12]

On 1 November 2022, SVF announced the second film, which will be shot in December 2022, in Rajasthan. Titled The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan and directed by Joydip Mukherjee, the movie stars Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Somak Ghosh, Sandipta Sen and Rajatava Dutta in central roles.[13][14][15] The film released in theatres worldwide on 14 April 2023.[16] It was primarily based on the story Sosommane Bidai.

References

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  11. ^ Eken Babu (একেন বাবু) 5 | Official Trailer | Anirban Chakrabarti | 8th Oct | hoichoi, retrieved 7 October 2021
  12. ^ "বড়পর্দায় আসছে 'একেন বাবু'! দার্জিলিংয়ে রহস্যের সমাধানে বাঙালির নতুন গোয়েন্দা". sangbadpratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Eken Babu sets the mood for a 'Ruddhaswas Rajasthan'". The Times of India. 27 January 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  14. ^ Indiablooms. "In Images: The Eken-Ruddhaswas Rajasthan team chats over Bengali food | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management". Indiablooms.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  15. ^ Service, Statesman News (4 November 2022). "Eken Babu is set to return with a new quest titled 'The Eken, Ruddhaswas Rajasthan'". The Statesman. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  16. ^ "The Eken: Anirban Chakrabarti and others soak in Bengaliness with good food". OTTPlay. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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