Exclusive! Chorki enters India, plans to collaborate with Tollywood artistes, directors

The popularity of Bangladeshi OTT productions has gained momentum in India in the last couple of years. With Chanchal Chowdhury’s Karagar, Afran Nisho’s Kaiser, and Mosharraf Karim’s Mahanagar on Hoichoi – the craft from Bangladesh has been lauded by viewers and critics alike. In fact, shows from Chorki – a Bangladeshi OTT platform – were also pretty popular among the Bengali-speaking community in India. 

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Now, Chorki is all set to enter the Indian market. The platform is working on a content team to create original shows for Chorki with an Indian cast and crew. CEO of the platform, Redoan Rony said, “Bengali, as a language, is not just restricted within a country or a state. It is far bigger and more global than that. If we can bring talents from two Banglas – Bangladesh and West Bengal – together, we will get outstanding content that will enrich the global market. All the serious players collaborate. Hoichoi has it's set up in Bangladesh and is creating content. Similarly, we plan to collaborate with talents in Bengal.”

In fact, according to the sources close to Chorki, the platform is reaching out to artistes like Swastika Mukherjee. When contacted, Swastika said she would love to work with them. “I am a fan of Chorki. If I get a chance I would love to work with them,” said the actress.  

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Earlier, while the platform was available for the Indians, the subscription payment needed international cards. “Chorki has been very popular in India. Shows like Pett Kata Shaw, Shaaticup, Myself Allen Swapan and others were very popular in India. However, there were payment difficulties and we have made things easier,” said Redoan Rony.