Tota Roy Chowdhury on pairing up with Mimi Chakraborty: After RRKPK, I have started reading several scripts

It has been reported that Mimi Chakraborty is making an entry into the world of OTT. Along with Tota Roy Chowdhury , the actress will reportedly act in a Hoichoi web series. According to the reports, offers of a new series on the Hoichoi platform went to Mimi and Tota, and she consented. The series will be directed by Chandrasish Roy, who has worked for a long time as Koushik Ganguly’s assistant. However, there has been no confirmation yet.

Meanwhile, we contacted Tota and he maintained that nothing has been finalised yet. “I have not locked anything. After RRKPK, I started reading a number of scripts. I am also getting offers from Mumbai. Once things are finalised, the channels will announce within the next 15 days,” he said. 

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Tota’s first series, Nikhoj, will be released in August. Directed by Ayan Chakraborti, the film features Swastika Mukherjee, Koneenica Banerjee, Paran Bandyopadhyay, and others. Talking about Nikhoj, Tota said, “This is my first work with Ayan. I am impressed with his sensibility. He has an interesting worldview and that gets reflected in his writings.” Tota’s latest Bollywood work, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, received a lot of appreciation. 

On the other hand, Mimi has completed working on her Puja release, Raktobeej. Directed by Siboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy, the film features Abir Chatterjee, Victor Banerjee, and others. Billed as a thriller, the film is based on the deadly Khagragarh Blast in 2014 in West Bengal

The Tollywood bigshots have started focusing on web series gradually. Subhashree Ganguly, Saswata Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, Ankush Hazra, Parambrata Chatterjee, Raima Sen, and others are working simultaneously on OTT content and films.