Varanasi Junction (web series)
| Varanasi Junction | |
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| Genre | Crime & Thriller |
| Story by | Arnab Riingo Banerjee |
| Directed by | Arnab Riingo Banerjee |
| Starring | Amrita Chattopadhyay, Jeet Sundor Chakraborty, Riddhish Chowdhury, Judhajit Sarkar, Arup Zaigirdar, Agniva Banerjee |
| Music by | Tirthankar Majumdar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ohendrila Banerjee and Ring a Bell Films |
| Cinematography | Arnab Riingo Banerjee |
| Original release | |
| Release | 23 March 2023 |
Varanasi Junction is a 2023 Indian Bengali language thriller and crime web series written and directed by Arnab Riingo Banerjee. The series is produced by Ohendrila Banerjee and Ring a Bell Films.[1][2] The series was released on 23 March 2023.[3][4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Amrita Chattopadhyay as Supriya Chowdhury
- Jeet Sundor Chakraborty as Ronodip Sen
- Riddhish Chowdhury as Roy
- Judhajit Sarkar as Wajib Suleman
- Arup Zaigirdar as Gokul Pandey
- Agniva Banerjee as Ashwin Pathak
- Korak Samanta as Ranga
- Abhijit Sengupta as Abdul
- Md Kareem as Taya
Plot
[edit]Varanasi Junction is a pursuit thriller set in the heart of Varanasi, in which a teenage YouTube blogger recognises a missing girl in the news and passes information, only to become a target in one of the most violent criminal rackets operating in the holy city. Every step he makes is being watched, and he doesn't know who to trust in a place where he doesn't belong.[6][7]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "A Murder On Camera" | Arnab Riingo Banerjee | 23 March 2023 | |
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Ronodip, a Youtube vlogger, travels to Varanasi and, while vlogging, sees a murder and chooses to investigate, only to discover that the perpetrators are after him. | ||||
| 2 | "Clues And Secrets" | Arnab Riingo Banerjee | 23 March 2023 | |
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Freelance journalist Supriya is set to disclose breaking news on a crime ring operating in Varanasi when her partner is pursued and killed. She resolves to go against her racket alone, and she quickly becomes a marked victim like Ronodip. | ||||
| 3 | "Find The Criminals" | Arnab Riingo Banerjee | 23 March 2023 | |
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When Ronodip and Supriya meet paths, the killings begin, and it is only a matter of time before they, too, fall victim to the gang's gunfire. | ||||
| 4 | "A Trap Is Set" | Arnab Riingo Banerjee | 23 March 2023 | |
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When bodies start to fall, Supriya realises she has a chance to save Ronodip, and they both go incognito to save themselves. However, as a team, they both have their own strategies for cracking the case. | ||||
| 5 | "The Verdict" | Arnab Riingo Banerjee | 23 March 2023 | |
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The case's twists are disclosed, and Ronodip sacrifices himself to allow Supriya to receive her due since she will identify the ones running the scam. | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Riingo's next 'Varanasi Junction' is an action-packed chase thriller". The Times of India. 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Kolkata boy Jeet Sundor to debut as a lead in Klikk's Varanasi Junction". Indulgexpress.com.
- ^ "বারাণসীর রোমাঞ্চ কলকাতায়! রক্তরহস্যের প্রতি বাঁকে শিহরণ জাগাল এই ওয়েব সিরিজ". News18 Bengali (in Bengali). 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Director Arnab Riingo Banerjee on upcoming web series: It's an edge-of-the-seat thriller". The Times of India. 28 February 2023.
- ^ "মোবাইলে শ্যুট, টানটান থ্রিলার, আসছে নতুন ওয়েব সিরিজ 'বারাণসী জংশন'". bengali.abplive.com (in Bengali). 16 February 2023.
- ^ "বারাণসীতে ধর্ম ও রাজনীতির জটিল যোগ, ওয়েব সিরিজে তুলে ধরলেন রিঙ্গো". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Riingo is back with a new series shot on mobile phone for Klikk". OTTPlay.