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Baksho Rawhoshyo Series Recasts Jatayu Ahead of Hoichoi Adaptation
A famous Feluda mystery called Baksho Rawhoshyo is being made into a web series.
Feluda is a detective created by writer and filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
Tota Roy Choudhury will play Feluda again.
Kamaleswar Mukherjee will direct the new series.
Anirban Chakrabarti will not return as Jatayu.
He said the role was too similar to his character Eken Babu.
Shubhadip Chakrabarti will now play Jatayu.
Kalpan Mitra will play Topshe.
Hoichoi announced the series during its 10th anniversary event.
Satyajit Ray’s Feluda story Baksho Rawhoshyo will become a web series titled Feludar Goyendagiri: Baksho Rawhoshyo.
Tota Roy Choudhury will return as Feluda, with Kamaleswar Mukherjee directing the adaptation.
Anirban Chakrabarti is leaving the role of Jatayu because he felt it conflicted with his Eken Babu character.
Shubhadip Chakrabarti will replace him as Jatayu, while Kalpan Mitra will play Topshe.
The project was announced during Hoichoi’s 10th anniversary celebrations; no release date was given.
- Who
- Tota Roy Choudhury, Shubhadip Chakrabarti, Kalpan Mitra, and director Kamaleswar Mukherjee are involved; Anirban Chakrabarti is leaving the cast.
- What
- Satyajit Ray’s Feluda story Baksho Rawhoshyo is being adapted into a web series titled Feludar Goyendagiri: Baksho Rawhoshyo.
- Where
- The series is being made for Hoichoi.
- When
- The announcement was made on Wednesday during Hoichoi’s 10th anniversary celebrations; the release date was not stated.
- Why
- Anirban Chakrabarti said he stepped away because the Jatayu role conflicted with his Eken Babu character.
Key facts
- Series title
- Feludar Goyendagiri: Baksho Rawhoshyo
- Source story
- Baksho Rawhoshyo by Satyajit Ray
- Feluda
- Tota Roy Choudhury
- Director
- Kamaleswar Mukherjee
- Jatayu
- Shubhadip Chakrabarti, replacing Anirban Chakrabarti
- Topshe
- Kalpan Mitra
- Platform
- Hoichoi
Sources
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