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Zindabahar is a Bangladeshi historical television series that aired in 2022 on the state-owned Bangladesh Television. The series was produced and directed by Fazle Azim Jewel. The story of the drama depicts the life of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah’s family inside the prison for eight years.




Plot


The year 1758 comes up in the story of the play. A royal boat from the Meghna River reaches Chandpur Ghat with an armed guard. The destination was Jinjira Palace of Dhaka. The occupants of the boat were Lutfa, wife of deceased Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, daughter Umme Zohra, aunt Ghaseti Begum, and mother Amina Begum. After a short break, the sailing barge again headed towards Dhaka. From here begins the eighteenth century Dhaka story Zindabahar. Dhaka, the once prosperous capital of Bengal, was abandoned. But after the East India Company conquered Murshidabad, the English influence in Dhaka began to increase again. The famous muslin manufacturers were having a brilliant time in Dhaka. The members of the Nawab's family spent their days in cruel exile in Jinjira Palace, and an Englishman's Dhaka grew up with him.




Cast


Ahmed Rubel as Jasarat Khan
Naznin Hasan Chumki as Ghaseti Begum
Azad Abul Kalam as Ali Khan
Rosey Siddiqui as Julia
Shatabdi Wadud as Swintin
Shormi Mala as Bilkis
Shamim Visti as John
Nairuz Sifat as Lutfunnisa Begum
Lutfur Rahman George as Hakeem Sardar
Nikita Nandini as Roshan Jaan
Alif Chowdhury as Ross
Rubli Chowdhury as Amina Begum
Somu Chowdhury as William
Shamsi Syka as Bara Begum
Anant Hira as Mastan
Subhasish Bhowmik as Govind
Jayaraj as Hamdu
Shahed Ali as Khosanveesh
Shyamol Zakaria as Radheshyam
Syed Shubo as Pogoz
Sarika Sabrin as Jarothi
Sadman Pratyay as Harry
Mir Ahsan as Shabar Chowdhury
Mamunur Rashid as Talapatra




Production


The working on Zindabahar began in November 2020. Preparations were going on for about a year before the shooting of this long serial drama. Because of the filming of the Mughal period story, it took some days to build the sets and make the costumes of the actors. Since the start of its shooting, the work has been delayed several times due to the Corona lockdown. However, its activities were moving forward from August 10, 2021, with the aim of airing it in October 2021. Different lighting patterns, modern set designs and VFX technology had been used to show the story from two centuries and a half before in Zindabahar. It was not used in Bangladeshi television dramas before. This drama was produced cinematically by using 4K technology. The series was directed and produced by Fazle Azim Jewel and the playwright of series was written by Mamunur Rashid. This idea of the series first came to Rashid's mind after reading a book named Nawab Siraj-ud-Dowla, written by Abul Kalam Mohammed Zakaria and published from Prothoma.




Release


The first episode of the series aired on 16 January 2022 at 9:30 pm. It aired every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday at the same time on Bangladesh Television (BTV). Although it was supposed to air 52 episodes, this series ended after airing 64 episodes. The series is now available on the YouTube channel of BTV.




See also


Television in Bangladesh




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Zindabahar
• Siraj-ud-Daulah
• Shatabdi Wadud
• Ahmed Rubel
• Lutfur Rahman George
• Royal Bioscope Company
• Indo British Film Co
• List of programmes broadcast by Bangladesh Television
• Paritosh Sen
• Azad Abul Kalam