Surinder Films has acquired Addatimes, a Bengali on-demand OTT platform. The first web series after acquisition to be streamed on Addatimes will be Amriter Sandhane — The Banaras Chapter, from April 14. This eight-episode series is a mythological thriller set in Varanasi. The star cast of Amriter Sandhane — The Banaras Chapter includes Chandan Roy Sanyal, Sauraseni Maitra and Debasish Mondal amongst others and it is directed by Abhinandan Dutta. Following this, there will be a rib-tickling series, Gentlemen, starring Joy Sengupta, Mir Afsar Ali, Rudranil Ghosh and Madhurima Basak in the lead, which is directed by Korak Murmu. Gentlemen will stream from May 2023.

Apart from this, Addatimes will also digitally premiere some mega feature films like Kaberi Antardhan, followed by Mitin Mashi, Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan and Magic and many more in the coming months. New films like Love Marriage, Bhootpori, Ardhangini, Paakhi, Tarakar Mrityu and Tenida will premiere on Addatimes post their theatrical releases.

“We have been in the business of Bengali film production, distribution and content creation for both regional and national channels. In today’s context, we found that the OTT platforms have immense growth potential and it is the right time to invest in them. Thus, we decided to acquire Addatimes. Here, we would be creating as well as acquiring content of varied genres keeping in mind the audience’s interest. We already have an interesting lineup of big-ticket Bengali movies and a host of web shows that we would start streaming soon. We look forward to a creatively exciting journey ahead,” said Nispal Singh, director, Surinder Films Pvt Ltd.