Mandaar -2021- S01 Bengali Complete — Web Series ...
Mandaar is a man of few words but immense action. He is the "ghost" who does the dirty work for Kedar, ensuring the clan’s monopoly over the waters. However, everything changes when Mandaar crosses paths with Gopa (played by Sohini Sarkar), a mysterious and cunning woman with a scarred past. Gopa, acting as the Lady Macbeth figure, plants the seed of insurrection. She whispers that the throne (the fishing empire) belongs to Mandaar, not Kedar’s incompetent heir.
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(Lady Macbeth): Mandaar’s manipulative and power-hungry wife. Debesh Roy Chowdhury Dablu Bhai
At its heart, Mandaar is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth , reimagined within the distinct socio-political landscape of contemporary Bengal. The series is the first offering under Hoichoi's "World Classics" banner, an ambitious endeavour to adapt global literary works for a modern Bengali audience. The familiar themes of unchecked ambition, prophecies of power, and the corrosive nature of guilt are all present, but they are given a fresh, localized identity. The play's three witches, for instance, are reimagined as an old woman, a son, and a pet cat, adding a unique and unsettling folkloric element to the narrative. By transposing the Scottish play to a claustrophobic coastal village, Anirban Bhattacharya successfully captures the original's tragic essence while crafting a story that is deeply rooted in its own milieu. Mandaar -2021- S01 Bengali Complete Web Series ...
In 2021, the Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi delivered one of its most ambitious projects to date: . Directed by award-winning filmmaker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury (known for Pink and Lost ), the series is a dark, violent, and psychological reimagining of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Macbeth .
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The rise of regional Indian streaming platforms has sparked a creative renaissance, bringing bold, cinematic storytelling to the digital screen. At the forefront of this movement is Mandaar (2021), a Hoichoi original web series that marks the directorial debut of acclaimed actor Anirban Bhattacharya.
The series is available exclusively on (subscription-based OTT platform for Bengali content). It is not available on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Disney+ Hotstar (as of 2026) unless via Hoichoi’s channel on Amazon Prime Video (with a separate Hoichoi subscription).
| | Information | |--------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | Title | Mandaar | | Year | 2021 | | Language | Bengali | | Season | 1 (Complete) | | Platform | Hoichoi (Bengali OTT platform) | | Genre | Crime, Thriller, Psychological Drama | | No. of Episodes | 8 | | Based on | Loosely adapted from Macbeth by Shakespeare | Gopa, acting as the Lady Macbeth figure, plants
(2021) is a critically acclaimed Bengali crime thriller web series directed by Anirban Bhattacharya in his directorial debut. It is a gritty, loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth , reimagined within the socio-political landscape of a fictional coastal fishing village called Geilpur in West Bengal. Core Series Details Episodes : 5 Streaming Platform : Available on Hoichoi and Prime Video .
For those interested in how the intricate, high-society politics of Macbeth translate to a gritty, rural Bengali underworld, Mandaar is a masterclass in adaptation.
