ZEE5 announces Bengali Original series, ‘Mukti’, a patriotic period drama

National, 6th December 2021: Ever since its launch, ZEE5, India’s largest homegrown platform OTT platform, has been catering to the regional viewers by curating content in a language of their choice. As part of this strategy and vision, ZEE5 is all set to bring forth another exciting regional content piece – ‘Mukti’. This ZEE5 Original Bengali series is a patriotic period drama, based in the early 1930s, when Indians struggled for freedom from the tyrannical rule of the British empire.

‘Mukti’ is directed by renowned director, Rohan Ghose who has also directed notable ZEE5 projects, ‘Kaali 2’, ‘Mafia’ and ‘Bhalobashar Shohor 1’ and is produced by Pritam Choudhury who has worked with eminent directors like Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Rituporno Ghosh among others. The film marks Ritwick Chakraborty and Arjun Chakroborty’s debut on ZEE5 and the return of Ditipriya Roy to Zee family after her popular portrayal of Rashmoni in Zee Bangla’s show, ‘Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni’. ‘Mukti’ also features Sudip Sarkar and Chitrangda Chakraborty in pivotal roles. The cast and crew have commenced the shoot and the series will premiere on ZEE5 early next year.

ZEE5 has a packed slate of Original Bengali content in 2022 starting with ‘Mukti’ and followed by Feluda – ‘Gangtok E Gondogol’ directed by Arindam Sil, ‘Seven’ directed by Anjan Dutt, ‘Shwetkali’ produced by Acropolis Entertainment, ‘Raktakarabi’ starring Vikram Chatterjee and Raima Sen to name a few.

Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 India said, “As part of our consumer first approach and vision, we at ZEE5, strive to bring forth diverse regional content so that our viewers can enjoy watching their favourite shows and films in their preferred language. ‘Mukti’ is an interesting, relatable concept which will instil a feeling of patriotism in the minds of viewers and provide a fresh perspective on freedom”.

Samrat Ghosh, Chief Cluster Officer – East, ZEE5 India said, “Our content offering has stem from our deep understanding of Bengali OTT native consumers and our passion for telling relatable stories in the native language. We are excited to partner with best of the talents from our industry and present our first slate of launch ‘Mukti’ which has been woven around the key elements of emotion, thrill, action, patriotism, empathy & triumph. We are quite excited & passionate to bring quality content which has the potential to resonate amongst the wider spectrum of Bengali diaspora”.

Director, Rohan Ghose said, “It is exciting to partner with a content giant like ZEE5 and put forth a nationalist content piece that can reach the audience across the world. ‘Mukti’ is a special show which will stay with viewers long after the end credits and make people ponder about the true meaning of ‘Mukti’. We have commenced shooting and are looking forward to delivering a classic series”.

Stay tuned to ZEE5 to find out the premiere date of ‘Mukti’