Arindam Sil’s new series Ishkaboner Bibi, which is set to stream on ‘Friday’, the upcoming OTT platform of Camellia Productions, is in the post-production stage. Ishkaboner Bibi stars Arjun Chakrabarty, Arunima Ghosh, Gourab Chatterjee, Trina Saha, Arna Mukhopadhatay and Poulomi Das. “I read the book Girls Of Mumbaistan by Piyush Jha and really liked it. I got in touch with Piyush and we became friends. I liked the cinematic aspect of the book (which is the source material for the series). It is the struggle of a girl who is against all odds. The series is about kidnapping and a major medical racket. The subject is very intriguing. It is a thriller,” said Sil.

Arunima and Arjun

Arjun plays a law enforcement officer. “It is something that I love to play. Arindamda has weaved a very interesting thriller centred around three women. It’s a subject that really needed to be talked about and I find it socially relevant,” said Arjun.

“My character is called Madhura. She is a newly married innocent girl who comes to Calcutta with her husband. But one incident changed her life drastically. She fights all odds and then the series goes on to show how she copes with it. As we all know, Arindamda is brilliant at directing thrillers. This story has everything that audiences will love to watch. I loved the screenplay,” said Poulomi.

(l-r) Gourab, Poulomi

Meanwhile, another Arindam Sil series for Friday, Saheb Bibi Joker, stars Koushik Sen, Arjun Chakrabarty, Arunima Ghosh, Rudranil Ghosh, Priyanka Mondal, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, Susmita Saha and more. Set against a rural backdrop, Saheb Bibi Joker, an eight-episode web series, deals with politics, interpersonal relationships and greed for power. Saheb, aka Surya Sekhar Roy, a prominent and shrewd businessman, funds a particular political party to continue his illegal timber business and acquire all the contracts from the local panchayat samiti. Saheb funds the party to buy out the opposition party’s winning MLA and bring him to their side to maintain the majority. Saheb gets married for the second time to Mrinalini after the untimely death of his first wife. Bibi, aka Mrinalini, is a young, vibrant girl who marries Saheb, looking at his majestic and elite lifestyle.