From veteran artist Ranjit Mallick to director Raj Chakraborty: Bengali celebs foraying into OTT

With the increasing popularity of OTT platforms, almost all entertainment industries are focusing on it. The web platforms have become a hub where audience can enjoy streaming based on their choice. Tollywood is also concentrating on this sector. More and more artists are foraying into digital platforms and the list has some very eminent artists like Ranjit Mallick, Indrani Halder alongside directors Haranath Chakraborty, Raj Chakraborty, and many more. Here are some of them... (Photo: Facebook)

The veteran artist, who began his acting career with Mrinal Sen’s ‘Interview’ and worked with legendary directors including Satyajit Ray (in Shakha Proshakha),will mark his web debut soon. ‘Ghosh Babur Retirement Plan’ is his first web series. The series will also feature Adrija Addy Roy, Aryann Bhowmik and others. (Photo: Facebook)

The National Award-winning actress will soon be seen in a web series. It’s a multi-starrer project which will also feature a number of popular faces including Ushahsie Chakraborty, Ushasi Ray, and others. (Photo: Facebook)

Haranath Chakraborty, who has been honoured with Special Film Award by the Government Of West Bengal, is the latest one to join the team. He is making his debut on Bengali platform with the upcoming web series ‘Ghosh Babur Retirement Plan’. The project is among the much-anticipated ones, because of its star cast. After a while, Haranath whose jugalbani with Ranjit Mallick considers to be a hit formula, is ready to recreate the magic again. (Photo: Facebook)

The director-turned-politician has his hands full. Raj’s first web series ‘Abar Proloy’, starring Saswata Chatterjee playing a rowdy cop, will premiere on a leading OTT platform soon. It’s a part of his ‘Proloy’ franchise. The first installment was a movie released in 2013. His wife Subhashree Ganguly is co-producing the series. (Photo: Facebook)

Ritabhari Chakraborty: Ritabhari is all set to make her OTT debut. The actress, who has also stepped into Bollywood, has just wrapped up the shooting of her first web series Nandini, directed by Sayantani Putatunda. The story revolves around the heart-wrenching tale of a mother's unwavering fight to save her girl child, who mysteriously calls her mother even before being born. This gripping narrative sheds light on the critical issue of female infanticide. (Photo: Facebook)

After casting a spell on silver screen and television, Tollywood’s leading lady concentrated on OTT platform. ‘Indubala Bhater Hotel’ marks her web debut. It turned out to be one of the most talked about recent releases. Subhashree played an elderly lady, whose heart is still connected with Bangladesh, mostly through memories and recipes that have its root in ‘Purbabanga’. Subhashree’s performance as Indubala managed to woo the audience. (Photo: Facebook)

Ankush, who has been striking a balance among his movie commitments and TV projects, left fans impressed with his very first web series ‘Shikarpur’. It had a strong star cast that included director-actor Koushik Ganguly, Debasish Mondal and others. Sandipta Sen was paired opposite him. (Photo: Facebook)

‘Swetkali’ marks Oindrila’s web debut. It’s a thriller series directed by Sani Ghose Ray, which featured Saheb Bhattacharya, Sourav Chakraborty in prominent roles. (Photo: Facebook)

Heart-throb of Bengali small screen, Sean has also forayed into OTT. He was a part of Aishwarya Sen starrer thriller web series ‘Honeymoon’. It was directed by Soumik Chatterjee. Sean’s next web series is ‘Pilkunj’, which will star Trina Saha opposite him. It’s a Riingo Banerjee-directed series. (Photo: Facebook)

Sweta, who has a number of hit Bengali television shows to her credit, besides her debut movie becoming a major hit, needs no introduction. The actress has not one but two OTT projects in her kitty. She has already wrapped up the shooting for her debut series while the other is yet to start. Sweta is now among the most after faces in Tolly Para after the success of her first feature film ‘Projapoti’, which starred none other than noted artists Mithun Chakraborty, and Mamata Shankar alongside Tolly heart-throb Dev. (Photo: Facebook)