''Boli'' is a Bangladeshi

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series created by Sarder Saniat Hossain, Robiul Alam Robi and Naseef Faruque Amin that released on

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on 3 December 2021. All the episodes of the series has been directed by Shankha Dasgupta. Which stars

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, Safa Kabir, Salahuddin Lavlu,

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, and

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Premise

''Boli'',

TV’s latest series from Bangladesh, is a twist in the legendary Persian tale of ‘Rustom And Sohrab’. Crime lord Sohrab

rules the island of Cheradiya with a brutal hand. Lawlessness thrives, and Sohrab’s guns and gunmen do all the talking. Into this wildworld lands an injured stranger (Shohel Rana), who's lost his memory. The local brothel inmates nurse him back to health and give him the name, Rustom. Will Rustom spell the end of Sohrab’s reign of terror?

Cast

as Sohrab Company * Shohel Mondol as Rustom *

as Anarkali * Safa Kabir as Ayesha * Salahuddin Lavlu as Mojid Company * Ziaul Hoque Polash as Nizam *

Nasir Uddin Khan Nasir Uddin Khan (Bengali: নাসির উদ্দিন খান) is a Bangladeshi actor known for portraying Alen Shwapon in the television series '' Syndicate ''. He also acted in criticality acclaimed series like Mohanagar and Taqdeer. ...

as Shahjahan Boli *

as Selim Chairman *

as Joynal Hujur * Kazi Roksana Ruma as Mata Mohuri * Rishad Mahmud as Police

Production

Principal photography has taken place in various locations of

Kuakata Kuakata ( bn, কুয়াকাটা) ( Burmese/ Rakhine/ Arakanese:ကုအာကာတ) is a town in southern Bangladesh known for its panoramic sea beach. Kuakata beach is a sandy expanse long and wide. From the beach one can have an ...

Patuakhali district Patuakhali () is a district in South-central Bangladesh in the Barisal Division. This district is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. Geography It is adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. The area of the district is 3220.15 km2. Patuakha ...

and

Manikganj district Manikganj ( bn, মানিকগঞ্জ ) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, In 1845 AD it was at first declared as a sub-division. It was at first, under Faridpur district (Faridpur Zila) then it was in ...

of Bangladesh in September 2021.

Release

''Boli'' aired on

on 3 December 2021, all the episodes has been available immediately.

Reception

The series mostly got negative to mixed reviews from critics and audiences. Aysha Zaheen from '' The Daily Star'' criticized the dialogues and the direction and said, ""Boli" was merely an attempt at producing a good crime thriller, falling short in many places. Often stretched out with lengthy shots, unnecessary dialogues, and unreasonable plotlines, the series fails to get its point across throughout the span of seven inconsistent episodes". ''Leisure Byte'' reviewer Archi Sengupta gave the series 2 out of 5 and said, "It's entertaining but loses all of its steam quickly, becoming a mess of a show without much rhyme or reason. Also, just so much dialogue, just so much unnecessary dialogue!"

Episodes

Awards

References

External links

* Bengali-language web series 2021 web series debuts 2021 Bangladeshi television series debuts Bangladeshi web series Bangladeshi crime drama television series Hoichoi original programming {{Bangladesh-tv-stub