In bilingual web series “Lal Bazaar”, Hrishitaa Bhatt is part of the fourth estate

In the times of multiple lockdowns, due to Covid 19 pandemic, shoots, theatres etc is closed indefinitely. Even in unlock 1.0, though permission is granted to resume shoots, the stringent conditions are daunting. As no theatres were open a lot of Indian population got hooked to web series. Hrishitaa Bhatt is all excited and looking forward to her next web series “Lal Bazaar- Crime and the City” on Zee5 based on the lives of police officers working in the homicide department of Lal bazaar in Central Kolkata. “The show is based on true incidents. It is a bilingual show, shot in both Hindi and Bengali. I am playing a journalist, who seeks the truth. Real life stories have a certain connect with the audience, it gets them inquisitive to know the truth” said Ms Bhatt.

Hrishitaa however plays a journalist named Maya. She describes her character as a mysterious journalist “Maya has many shades. She is curious, mysterious and unconventional. I haven’t played such a character in my career. Maya has layers which i am sure audience will love.” The plot will venture into the underbelly of the ‘City of Joy’ and will have ten episodes. Apart from Hrishitaa  Bhatt, Lalbazaar will feature Kaushik Sen, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Sauraseni Maitra and Gaurav Chakrabarty in pivotal roles.

Directed by Sayantan Ghosal, the crime-based web series promises to be a thrilling ride that will show “lives beyond uniforms”. The streaming platform will release the series in two languages – Bengali and Hindi. The minute-long teaser released on YouTube shows a gripping montage of everything that the web series has to offer. The teaser creates a tense and sinister atmosphere for the viewers making it something to look forward to.

Lalbazaar will premiere on the Indian streaming platform on June 19, 2020.