Kaantaye Kaantaye

Indian Bengali-language web-series
Kaantaye Kaantaye
GenreSuspense Thriller
Inspired bySonar Kaanta
Written byNarayan Sanyal
Screenplay byPadmanabha Dasgupta
Directed byJoydeep Mukherjee
StarringSaswata Chatterjee
Ananya Chatterjee
Payel Sarkar
Soham Chakraborty
Mir Afsar Ali
Somraj Maity
Ayoshi Talukdar
Music bySovon Mukherjee
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerShyam Sundar Dey
EditorMaloy Laha
Production companyShadow Films
Original release
NetworkZEE5
Release15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)

Kaantaye Kaantaye is Bengali suspense-thriller web-series directed by Joydeep Mukherjee and produced by Shyamsundar De.[1][2] It is an adaptation of Narayan Sanyal's P. K. Basu series novel Sonar Kaanta, which is actually inspired by The Mousetrap of Agatha Christie.[3] This is the second time P. K. Basu series has been adapted for the screen, the first time being in 1974 when Tarun Majumdar made Jadi Jantem featuring Uttam Kumar as the protagonist.[4]

The series was released on August 15, 2024.[5][6]

Plot

Trapped in a storm-ravaged Darjeeling, lawyer P.K. Basu and his wife, Rani, find themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse. A mysterious killer is on the loose at the secluded Hotel Repose, and time is running out. With a roomful of suspicious guests and the outside world cut off, tension is palpable. As the body count rises, Basu teams up with the local police to unmask the murderer before they strike again. But in this isolated alpine setting, nothing is as it seems, and the truth may be buried deeper than they can imagine.[7]

Episodes

No.
overall		EpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byDate of Broadcast
11"Sweet Child O'Mine (Harano Sur)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
22"Who Knew? (Jodi Jantem)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
33"Stand By Me (Sohojatri)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
44"Incognito (Chadmabeshi)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
55"Calm Before The Storm (Asani Sanket)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
66"Wind Of Change (Pralay)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
77"Time In Disguise (Kaal Tumi Aleya)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
88"Dancing With A Stranger (Agantuk)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
99"Inspector Calling (Thana Theke Aschi)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)
1010"Tomorrow's Another Day (Sesh Theke Shuru)"Joydeep MukherjeeArkadeep Mallika Nath, Abhijit Mallick15 August 2024 (2024-08-15)

Cast

Casting

A movie adaption of the same story was announced in 2018, starring Ranjit Mullick as PK Basu. The rest of the cast included Rachel White.[8] The film never released. In 2022, ZEE5 announced that they were working on a web series around the same story with Saswata Chatterjee as the protagonist. Rachel White was announced to be a part of the cast of the series as well.[9]

Marketing

The teaser of Kaantaye Kaantaye was released on July 25, 2024.[10] The trailer was released on July 31.[11]

Reception

Kaantaye Kaantaye received mixed reviews. The Times of India gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 calling it a " binge-worthy watch".[12] Subhash K. Jha writing for Times Now also gave it a thumbs up, commenting, "Apart from some good performances, Kaantaye Kaantaye plays some ear-soothing songs in the background about grief, loss and hope."[13]

Scroll.in on the other hand was critical about the series and called it "An overstretched whodunit".[14] HT Media too gave it a 2 out of 5 and termed the show a missable.[15]

See also

References

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  2. ^ The teaser of the upcoming Zee5 series Kaantaye Kaantaye promises a thrilling murder mystery, retrieved 28 July 2024
  3. ^ "Web series Kantay Kantay to feature Saswata Chatterjee, Ananya Chatterjee, Soham Chakraborty and others". The Times of India. 2022-12-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  4. ^ Barrister P K Basu will be back on screens on 15th August, retrieved 3 Aug 2024
  5. ^ ZEE5’s 'Kaantaye Kaantaye' to premiere on 15 August, retrieved 3 Aug 2024
  6. ^ ‘Kaantaye Kaantaye’: Latest Bengali murder mystery to premiere on August 15, retrieved 3 Aug 2024
  7. ^ "Kaantaye Kaantaye teaser: Soham Chakraborty to debut on the web in this Saswata Chatterjee-led thriller". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  8. ^ PK Basu to return to the big screen this Bengali New Year after 44 years, retrieved 28 July 2024
  9. ^ Web series Kantay Kantay to feature Saswata Chatterjee, Ananya Chatterjee, Soham Chakraborty and others, retrieved 28 July 2024
  10. ^ Kaantaye Kaantaye Teaser: Saswata Chatterjee and Ananya Chatterjee starrer Kaantaye Kaantaye Official Teaser, retrieved 28 July 2024
  11. ^ The trailer of Kaantaye Kaantaye is out, retrieved 3 Aug 2024
  12. ^ "Kaantaye Kaantaye season 1 review", TimesofIndia, retrieved 28 Aug 2024
  13. ^ "Kaantaye Kaantaye: Saswata Chatterjee's Engrossing Whodunit Deserves A Better Ending", TimesNowNews, retrieved 28 Aug 2024
  14. ^ "'Kaantaye Kaantaye' review: An overstretched whodunit", Scroll.in, retrieved 28 Aug 2024
  15. ^ "Kaantaye Kaantaye review: Saswata Chatterjee's web series is too long", OTTPlay, retrieved 28 Aug 2024
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