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Karagar (lit. 'The prison') or Cell 145 is a thriller web series directed by Syed Ahmed Shawki that started streaming on the Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi from 19 August 2022. Hoichoi announced their upcoming new five web series, Karagar is one of them, Based on Bangladesh, the series features Chanchal Chowdhury, Intekhab Dinar, Tasnia Farin and FS Nayeem in the lead roles.
After the release of the first part of the web series, it gained popularity among the audience and became the talk of the town. The popularity of this Bangladeshi series even spread to India. Karagar helped the OTT platform Hoichoi grow their business in Bangladesh.
Akashnagar Jail is a prison in Bangladesh. Cell No. 145 of this jail has been closed since 1971. It is soon known that there is a prisoner inside that cell. Senior authorities break the old lock of the cell and enter it. When asked how he came to be in this cell, the mute prisoner hinted that he had been imprisoned for killing Mir Jafar in c. 1771 and had been transferred to different prisons at various times including Kala Pani Jail.
The first season of Karagar was released on 19 August 2022 with seven episodes. In the first season, Mostak meets the mysterious prisoner who claims that he killed Mir Jafar. Maha is the interpreter who interprets his statement to police.
On 21 September 2022, the Hoichoi authority announced that the second part of the web series will be released in December of the same year on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the establishment of their platform. On 4 November, the date of Part 2 was fixed on 15 December 2022. Later the date was changed to 22 December due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
"With 'Karagar' I wanted to tell a story that seems unbelievable on the surface, but has layers of dark truth underneath."
Neamoth Ullah Masum got the concept for it from "Kaktaal" (lit. 'Coincidence'), a Bangladeshi rock band from the Old Dhaka Central Jail, whose members are temporary and briefly defected to get out of the jail. Before this web series, Syed Ahmed Shawki and Neamoth Ullah Masum worked in the web series Taqdeer. Neamoth suggested the director to make Karagar. The duo completed the web series concept in 3–4 months. The story of the web series was then written for a year. While writing the story, suggestions were taken from the crew and actors of the web series. The director had already decided that Chanchal Chowdhury would be cast in the lead role of the web series. For the ideas for the series, director Shawki formed a panel of writers with Neamoth Ullah Masum, Suhan Rizwan, Rasheduzzaman Rakib and Siddiq Ahmed who helped in the pre-production of the series.
The filming was done for two consecutive weeks. Chanchal fell ill due to continuous acting in the unsanitary environment of the prison. The production team had to do a lot of historical research to write its plot. In September 2021, Hoichoi announced the release of the Karagar web series to mark its fifth anniversary. The two parts of the web series have been shot simultaneously. Most of its scenes were shot in Old Dhaka Central Jail which is currently closed for renovation work. Atia Rahman did the make-up work of the actors including Chanchal, who tried to make his look realistic. For the story, Chanchal and Farin had to learn sign language for three months. A sign language teacher was present on location during the filming. After the release of Part 1 on 19 August 2022, post-production work on Part 2 of the web series began in September 2022.
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Karagar
Karagar (lit. 'The prison') or Cell 145 is a thriller web series directed by Syed Ahmed Shawki that started streaming on the Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi from 19 August 2022. Hoichoi announced their upcoming new five web series, Karagar is one of them, Based on Bangladesh, the series features Chanchal Chowdhury, Intekhab Dinar, Tasnia Farin and FS Nayeem in the lead roles.
After the release of the first part of the web series, it gained popularity among the audience and became the talk of the town. The popularity of this Bangladeshi series even spread to India. Karagar helped the OTT platform Hoichoi grow their business in Bangladesh.
Akashnagar Jail is a prison in Bangladesh. Cell No. 145 of this jail has been closed since 1971. It is soon known that there is a prisoner inside that cell. Senior authorities break the old lock of the cell and enter it. When asked how he came to be in this cell, the mute prisoner hinted that he had been imprisoned for killing Mir Jafar in c. 1771 and had been transferred to different prisons at various times including Kala Pani Jail.
The first season of Karagar was released on 19 August 2022 with seven episodes. In the first season, Mostak meets the mysterious prisoner who claims that he killed Mir Jafar. Maha is the interpreter who interprets his statement to police.
On 21 September 2022, the Hoichoi authority announced that the second part of the web series will be released in December of the same year on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the establishment of their platform. On 4 November, the date of Part 2 was fixed on 15 December 2022. Later the date was changed to 22 December due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
"With 'Karagar' I wanted to tell a story that seems unbelievable on the surface, but has layers of dark truth underneath."
Neamoth Ullah Masum got the concept for it from "Kaktaal" (lit. 'Coincidence'), a Bangladeshi rock band from the Old Dhaka Central Jail, whose members are temporary and briefly defected to get out of the jail. Before this web series, Syed Ahmed Shawki and Neamoth Ullah Masum worked in the web series Taqdeer. Neamoth suggested the director to make Karagar. The duo completed the web series concept in 3–4 months. The story of the web series was then written for a year. While writing the story, suggestions were taken from the crew and actors of the web series. The director had already decided that Chanchal Chowdhury would be cast in the lead role of the web series. For the ideas for the series, director Shawki formed a panel of writers with Neamoth Ullah Masum, Suhan Rizwan, Rasheduzzaman Rakib and Siddiq Ahmed who helped in the pre-production of the series.
The filming was done for two consecutive weeks. Chanchal fell ill due to continuous acting in the unsanitary environment of the prison. The production team had to do a lot of historical research to write its plot. In September 2021, Hoichoi announced the release of the Karagar web series to mark its fifth anniversary. The two parts of the web series have been shot simultaneously. Most of its scenes were shot in Old Dhaka Central Jail which is currently closed for renovation work. Atia Rahman did the make-up work of the actors including Chanchal, who tried to make his look realistic. For the story, Chanchal and Farin had to learn sign language for three months. A sign language teacher was present on location during the filming. After the release of Part 1 on 19 August 2022, post-production work on Part 2 of the web series began in September 2022.