Ladies & Gentlemen is a Bangladeshi drama streaming television series created by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki. Starring Tasnia Farin as Sabila Hossain, an ordinary girl, the other main cast includes Afzal Hossain, Hasan Masood, Maria Nur, Partha Barua, Chanchal Chowdhury, Iresh Zaker, Mostafa Monwar, Mamunur Rashid and Saberi Alam. The series was released on 9 July 2021 on ZEE5.[1][2]
Ladies & Gentlemen | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki |
Written by | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki |
Directed by | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki |
Starring | |
Music by | Pavel Areen |
Country of origin | Bangladesh |
Original language | Bengali |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producers |
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Production location | Bangladesh |
Cinematography | Alexey Kosorukov |
Editor | Momin Biswas |
Production company | Chabial Production |
Original release | |
Network | ZEE5 |
Release | July 9, 2021 |
Premise
editThe series follows the personal journey of Sabila (Tasnia Farin), a common girl, who becomes the voice of every working woman in Bangladesh and beyond. The show brings out the complexity of male-female dynamics and hierarchical exploitations and misogyny.[3]
Cast
edit- Tasnia Farin as Sabila Hossain
- Afzal Hossain as Khairul Alom
- Maria Nur as Laura
- Hasan Masood as Mizu/Mizanur Rahaman
- Partha Barua as Imtiyaz
- Mamunur Rashid as Sabila's Father
- Saberi Alam
- Mostafa Monwar as Arif
- Iresh Zaker as Jahir
- Nader Chowdhury
- Chanchal Chowdhury (special appearance)
Release
editOn 14 June 2021, the official trailer for the series was released at a virtual press conference.[4][5][6]
Music
editThe first song of the series was released on ZEE5's YouTube channel on 3 Jul 2021.[7][8]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
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1. | "Porojibi Shohorer Gaan" | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Pavel Areen | Masha Islam | 2:09 |
Episodes
editSeries | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 8 | 9 July 2021 |
Series 1 (2021)
editNo. overall | Episode | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | La Dolce Vita | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | 9 July 2021 |
2 | Masculine Feminine | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | 9 July 2021 |
3 | A Woman is After All a Woman | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | 9 July 2021 |
4 | Time to Live, Time to Die | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | 9 July 2021 |
5 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | 9 July 2021 |
6 | Hiroker Rajar Deshe | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | 9 July 2021 |
7 | Egos are as Fragile as Eggs | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | 9 July 2021 |
8 | Oporajita | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | 9 July 2021 |
Awards
editAward Title | Category | Awardee | Result | Ref |
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Blender's Choice–The Daily Star Awards | Best Female Actor (popular category) | Tasnia Farin | Won | [9] |
References
edit- ^ "ZEE5 Global announces Bangladeshi original web series Ladies & Gentlemen directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki". The Business Standard. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ ৯ জুলাই জি-ফাইভে ফারুকীর প্রথম ওয়েব সিরিজ. Channel i (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (21 June 2021). "Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Sets ZEE5 Bangladesh Original Series 'Ladies & Gentlemen'". Variety.
- ^ "Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's debut web series "Ladies and Gentlemen" to premiere on ZEE 5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "ZEE5 Bangladesh's Big Catch: Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's First Series, 'Ladies & Gentlemen'". binged. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Ladies & Gentlemen trailer: An exploration of gender inequality". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "'Porojibi Shohorer Gaan' gives a glimpse into Farooki's 'Ladies and Gentlemen'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ গীতিকবি মোস্তফা সরয়ার ফারুকী! (ভিডিও). Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Full winners' list for Blender's Choice-The Daily Star Awards 2021". The Daily Star. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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