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, and also co-starred Afzal Hossain, Hasan Masood, Maria Nur, Partha Barua, Chanchal Chowdhury, Iresh Zaker, Mostafa Monwar, Mamunur Rashid and Saberi Alam. the series has been 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 |
Release | |
Original network | ZEE5 |
Original release | July 9, 2021 |
Premise
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
- 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
On 14 June 2021, the official trailer for the series was released at a virtual press conference.[4][5][6]
Music
The 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
Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 8 | 9 July 2021 |
Series 1 (2021)
No. 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
Award 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
- "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. 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.