Addatimes, a Bengali on-demand OTT platform, has started a new comedy series, ‘Gentlemen’, created by Riddhi Barua, directed by Korok Murmu and produced by Surinder Films.
The nine-episode web series stars actors like Rudranil Ghosh, Mir Afsar Ali and Joy Sengupta in the lead roles along with Madhurima Basak.
“The comedy as a genre has an engaging and ever-expanding viewer base. ‘Gentlemen’, is a story of a trio with midlife crisis. The humorous series is laced with performances that are enjoyable and impactful. We have plans to introduce a host of new contents along with movies every month,” said Nispal Singh, Director, Surinder Films Pvt Ltd, in a statement.
The plot showcases Rudranil Ghosh as Meghmallar Mukhopadhyay, a 48-year-old struggling singer and a music teacher, who is totally dissatisfied with his life and eagerly wants to get married. Mir Afsar Ali as Andy Mascarenas, a 45-year-old radio jockey, is also unhappy with his professional life as he runs the afternoon show for the station despite his capabilities of being a breakfast show presenter.
Sengupta, as Shilajit Sanyal, a 42-year-old shopkeeper faces problems in his life too. The trio happens to meet by chance and decides to open a massage parlour with live musical performances in it. Then the character played by Basak enters their life. What happens next? Would they be able to come over their mid-life crisis or succumb to it?
Addatimes is available on Play Store, App Store, Android TV and Fire TV.
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