Ladies & Gentlemen (TV series)

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
GenreDrama
Created byMostofa Sarwar Farooki
Written byMostofa Sarwar Farooki
Directed byMostofa Sarwar Farooki
Starring
Music byPavel Areen
Country of originBangladesh
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
Production locationBangladesh
CinematographyAlexey Kosorukov
EditorMomin Biswas
Production companyChabial Production
Original release
NetworkZEE5
ReleaseJuly 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)

Premise

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The 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

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Release

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On 14 June 2021, the official trailer for the series was released at a virtual press conference.[4][5][6]

Music

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The first song of the series was released on ZEE5's YouTube channel on 3 Jul 2021.[7][8]

No.TitleLyricsMusicSingersLength
1."Porojibi Shohorer Gaan"Mostofa Sarwar FarookiPavel AreenMasha Islam2:09

Episodes

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
189 July 2021 (2021-07-09)

Series 1 (2021)

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No.
overall
EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1La Dolce VitaMostofa Sarwar FarookiMostofa Sarwar Farooki9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
2Masculine FeminineMostofa Sarwar FarookiMostofa Sarwar Farooki9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
3A Woman is After All a WomanMostofa Sarwar FarookiMostofa Sarwar Farooki9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
4Time to Live, Time to DieMostofa Sarwar FarookiMostofa Sarwar Farooki9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
5For Whom the Bell TollsMostofa Sarwar FarookiMostofa Sarwar Farooki9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
6Hiroker Rajar DesheMostofa Sarwar FarookiMostofa Sarwar Farooki9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
7Egos are as Fragile as EggsMostofa Sarwar FarookiMostofa Sarwar Farooki9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
8OporajitaMostofa Sarwar FarookiMostofa Sarwar Farooki9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)

Awards

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Award Title Category Awardee Result Ref
Blender's Choice–The Daily Star Awards Best Female Actor (popular category) Tasnia Farin Won [9]

References

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  1. ^ "ZEE5 Global announces Bangladeshi original web series Ladies & Gentlemen directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki". The Business Standard. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ ৯ জুলাই জি-ফাইভে ফারুকীর প্রথম ওয়েব সিরিজ. Channel i (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (21 June 2021). "Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Sets ZEE5 Bangladesh Original Series 'Ladies & Gentlemen'". Variety.
  4. ^ "Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's debut web series "Ladies and Gentlemen" to premiere on ZEE 5". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "ZEE5 Bangladesh's Big Catch: Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's First Series, 'Ladies & Gentlemen'". binged. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Ladies & Gentlemen trailer: An exploration of gender inequality". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ "'Porojibi Shohorer Gaan' gives a glimpse into Farooki's 'Ladies and Gentlemen'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ গীতিকবি মোস্তফা সরয়ার ফারুকী! (ভিডিও). Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ "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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