Jazz City teaser: Soumik Sen and Arifin Shuvoo’s drama explores a tale of revolution through a musical escape
Jazz City teaser: Historical drama to action and musical rebellion, Soumik Sen's Sony LIV series delves into several themes to bring a tale that reshaped Pakistan and Bangladesh's future forever.
Last Updated: 08.17 PM, Dec 16, 2025
Sony LIV’s Jazz City has unveiled an intriguing teaser of its upcoming series and it highlights a tale of revolution for Bangladesh against the backdrop of a jazz club in India’s Kolkata. The latest Bengali series features a star-studded ensemble of Arifin Shuvoo, Sauraseni Maitra (Saali Mohabbat) and Santanu Ghatak among others. From historical drama to action and musical rebellion, the series delves into several themes to bring a tale that reshaped Pakistan’s future forever. Sharing a teaser, the makers also announced the release date and its dropping on the streaming platform (via OTTplay Premium) sooner than you expected.
Jazz City teaser highlights and release
Streaming platform Sony LIV is all set for an intriguing slate of upcoming shows and movies. After a successful 2025 with 13th, Real Kashmir Football Club and The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assasination Case,, Sony LIV is gearing up for more exciting original content. On December 16, the makers unveiled the first look and new teaser of Jazz City. The Bengali original series centers around India’s involvement to free Bangladesh of Pakistan’s oppression. Set in the 1971 era, the upcoming series revolves around the events of a time when Pakistan envisioned breaking India into parts. However, in the process of breaking its enemy nation, it instead lost its own part with Bangladesh’s partition.
In the teaser of Jazz City, we meet a Pakistani man, who pushes a brutally injured Bengali man from his car and asks him to choose between Muslim or Bengal. After hearing the reply, ‘both,’ the man pulls the trigger and kills the rebellious man, who vows to get freedom.
The story begins with a spark in a small tunnel that goes straight to Kolkata’s most happening place, a Jazz Club. Against the backdrop of English music, a revolution stirred in Bangladesh and it changed the history and also the geography of Pakistan. Experience a battle when India helped in the battle of Bangladesh. Take a look at the teaser here:
What makes Jazz City truly a must-watch is how it depicts history with a musical twist that helped Bangladesh find its freedom against the oppression. The powerful teaser gives you a glimpse into many untold stories that weaved amid the revolution.
Created by Soumik Sen, Jazz City is slated to release on February 6 and you can watch it via Sony LIV and OTTplay Premium in Hindi, English and Bengali.
Jazz City cast
Set in the 1971 timeline, the upcoming series features an ensemble cast dressed up in the retro style to match the tone and settings. Arifin Shuvoo is seen in a lead role with Santanu Ghatak, Aniruddha Gupta and Sauraseni Maitra (Saali Mohabbat). The supporting cast also stars Tanika Basu and Sayandeep Sen.
Jazz City FAQs:
Q. When is Jazz City releasing?
A. Jazz City is set to premiere on February 6 on Sony LIV and OTTplay Premium.
Q. Is Jazz City a historical drama?
A. Yes, Jazz City is touted to be a historical series that narrates a tale of Bangladesh's revolution, which became possible because of India's help.
Q. Who plays the lead in Jazz City?
A. Arifin Shuvoo is seen in a lead role with Santanu Ghatak, Aniruddha Gupta and Sauraseni Maitra (Saali Mohabbat).