Crime and the city: Lalbazaar is your next bulimia watch

New Delhi:

An explosive new show, presented by Ajay Devgn, is now streaming on ZEE5. Lalbazaar, a police procedure, is thus entitled for the eponymous district of Kolkata where the police headquarters of the city is located. However, it’s more than just a police thriller. He focuses not only on crime and corruption, but also on culture and ethics. In this web series, Lalbazaar and his police force themselves become characters, with stories, family background and interactions based on hierarchy and socio-political influences. It addresses not only the capture of criminals, but morals and values, the challenges of law enforcement and how living in a layered world creates often conflicting relationships and emotions – respect and hatred , love and despair.

Lalbazaar, featuring a cast led by respected actors Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Kaushik Sen, is the story of a team of 5 police officers working in the homicide department. The Suranjan Sen, alcoholic, courageous but often brutal, is their leader; The top cop B D Sharma is their father figure, ensuring surveillance and protection. The team pursues crime lord Ghazi; dramatis personae include Suranjan Sen’s girlfriend, a team of port area cops and sex workers in a red-light district.

The trailer and poster of Lalbazaar were introduced by another celluloid supercop – actor Ajay Devgn. Mr. Devgn, who recounts the trailer, said: “I have always enjoyed playing characters where good triumphs over evil. It is not easy to imitate the lives of our brave police forces and I considers it fortunate to have had the opportunity to play roles in the Especially during the lockdown, hard work and persistence that the police force is deploying is very commendable and they have my utmost respect. Although the web series talks about crimes committed and being resolved, it also focuses on the human side of the life of the police team and allows the public to have a glimpse of the lives of those who protect them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 7. It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to the world of ZEE5 Lalbazaar. Watch the June 19 broadcast. “

Ajay Devgn released the trailer for Lalbazaar on his Twitter account:

Bekhauf aur belagaam mujrim,
Aur #Lalbazaar police, jo at mujrimon ko ghutno pe laayegi, #TillTheEndOfCrime
Taiyaar ho aap? for # LalbazaarOnZee5 from June 19@ ZEE5Premiumpic.twitter.com/Cf1Rd72l0g

– Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) June 16, 2020

The action, centered on Lalbazaar, travels through the port area, a red-light district and the alleys of North Kolkata where a man is strangled with panties.

Meet the actors and characters from Lalbazaar:

Sabyasachi Chakraborty plays BD Sharma, DC, Crime, an old-fashioned IPS officer with character and style. He commands a lot of respect. He is honest but openly loves Suranjan. He tries to protect Suranjan which often causes him problems. He is a practical officer with a scrupulously clean career record.

Kaushik Sen plays Suranjan Sen, assistant commissioner, Crime, dealing with homicides. A fierce policeman who is unpredictable. He is an alcoholic, essentially lonely and in a complicated relationship with the chief journalist of a popular television channel.

Sauraseni Maitra plays Mira Dasgupta, a young SI in the homicide department of Lalbazaar. A woman of very independent spirit who thinks that she is equal to men. She’s also a bit of a daring devil and doesn’t think twice before venturing on her own in potentially dangerous raids.

Hrishitaa Bhatt plays Maya Ghosal, Suranjan Sen’s girlfriend. She is the mystery woman of the first season – brilliant, professionally successful and ambitious. But it has a dark side.

Gaurav Chakrabarty plays Sabir Ahmad, one of the police officers in the port area. He is a law officer and a family man with a loving wife Nafisa and the darling of a daughter, Sana. He also develops a good relationship with the Lalbazaar team.

Dibyendu Bhattacharyya plays the linchpin of drugs and the human trafficker Ghazi, who runs an empire in the port area. Suranjan has been trying to reach him for a long time, but Ghazi has very close contacts in circles of power.

Suranjan Sen’s team is complemented by Rob Dey as Riju Basu, the rookie cop; Vijay Singh as Anisur Rahman, the deputy of Suranjan; and Anirban Chakrabarty as Gauranga Biswas.

In addition, Ronjini Chakrabarty, Sayantani Guhathakurta and Swagata Mukhopadhyay play sex workers, Subrat Dutta plays the second police officer in the port area, Shantilal Mukherjee and Bidipta Chatterjee play a husband and a wife who run a shelter which is a facade for the sex trade, and Meghna Haldar appears as the separated wife of the victim of the Panty Murder case.

Watch the full trailer here:

Let Lalbazaar take you through the winding alleys of Kolkata in the pain and joy of the human heart.