Bony, Streaming On HoiChoi, is a Bland Rendering of a Bonkers Story
Parambrata Chatterjee’s film is based on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s sci-fi thriller.
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Beyond Bollywood: Mandaar, On Hoichoi
The five-episode series puts its own spin on Macbeth’s basic themes
Golondaaj Turns A Great Real Life Story into a Preposterous Movie
The film’s persistent reminders of Lagaan doesn’t help its case.
Mandaar, on Hoichoi, Intrigues and Entertains in Equal Measure
Actor Anirban Bhattacharya’s directorial debut has all the formulaic ingredients typical of an Indian web series: violence, sex, revenge, explicit language – except, it all makes sense here.
Mukhosh, on Hoichoi, is hard to care about
Anirban Bhattacharya is wasted in Birsa Dasgupta’s remake of Malayalam hit Anjaam Pathiraa.
REKKA, On Hoichoi, Is An Infuriatingly Shoddy, Incoherent Mess
REKKA is not the first show of its kind, and it’s not going to be the last. This is standard Bengali fare, indistinguishable from one another…
Murder In The Hills, On Hoichoi, Is A Silly Murder Mystery
Anjan Dutt’s web series doesn’t deserve your time.
Mohanagar, on Hoichoi, is from Start to Finish a Mosharraf Karim Show
But the rest of the police procedural, set in Bangladesh, is frustratingly inconsistent.
What To Watch: Nagarkirtan, A Moving Love Story
Nagarkirtan quietly insists that we make our ideas of sexuality and love more expansive
Mohomaya, on Hoichoi, is a Secretly Freudian Cringe-Watch
A three and a half hour, five episode slugfest that can’t decide whether it wants to titillate or preach
Taqdeer on Hoichoi is a well-made, well-performed crime thriller
Chanchal Chowdhury plays a freezer van driver who gets embroiled in a murder mystery in the Bangladeshi web series.
The Stubborn Localness of Sthaniya Sambaad, Now Streaming on Hoichoi
Released 10 years ago, the pleasures of Arjun Gourisaria and Moinak Biswas’s film are very wry, very funny, and very local.
Brombhodoityo on Hoichoi: Nice Ideas Undone By Shoddy Execution
Writer-director Abhirup Ghosh wants to package Bengal’s rich supernatural folklore in a way that appeals to the teenagers in 2020, but the filmmaking leaves a lot to be desired.
Tasher Ghawr on Hoichoi: Portrait of a Lady in Lockdown
The 47 minute film, shot and set in the lockdown, is told from the extreme, blinkered point of view of its protagonist, played by Swastika Mukherjee
Detective on Hoichoi Is A Refreshing Take On A Worn Out Subject
Based on a Tagore short story, director Joydip Mukherjee serves up a genre mashup: a comedy, a story of pre-independence India, and a detective origin story all rolled into one
Nagarkirtan On Hoichoi, With Riddhi Sen And Ritwick Chakraborty
The director equates this “unconventional” love story between two men to the one between Radha and Krishna. They’re both Krishna. And they’re both Radha.
'Television' is a Good Entry-Point to Filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
A social satire about religious orthodoxy, Television brims with imaginative visual ideas, has no villains and a transcendental ending
Hoichoi Unlimited Movie Review: A Masala Entertainer That Will Have You in Splits
A gag-a-minute laugh riot, superstar Dev’s new film rides on the festive spirit that marks Durga Puja
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Why You Should — Or Should Not — Sign Up For Bengali Streaming Platform Hoichoi
Ambitious ideas, amateur execution. Supernatural offerings. And a rich spread of classic films. We give you the lowdown on the Bengali streaming platform
