Paashbalish

Paashbalish is Bengali Romantic thriller web-series starring Ishaa Saha, Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Saurav Das, Rishi Kaushik and Sankar Debnath. It is directed Korok Murmu and produced by Bijaya Chaubay for ZEE5. The series premiered on May 10, 2024.

Plot
The story is set in India-Bangladesh border areas in West Bengal, often referred to as the Teen Bigha Corridor. Two orphans, friends as kids but separated by fate as they grow up, get entangled in an age-old rivalry between two indigenous groups in the area – the Bengalis and ‘Paharbonghis’.

Cast

 * Ishaa Saha as Aanchal
 * Suhotra Mukhopadhyay as Chandu
 * Saurav Das as Swadesh
 * Rishi Kaushik as Inspector Adhiraj
 * Sankar Debnath as Mahadev

Series overview
The show has 7 episodes.

Marketing
The trailer of Paashbalish was released on April 23 2024.

Music
The show used a fresh rendition of Jasimuddin and S.D. Burman’s famous song Rongila Re to mount their promotions. The song was recreated by Mrinmoy Sanyal and sung by Snigdhajit Bhowmik.

Reception
Paashbalish got mixed reviews. OTTplay commented, “Ishaa Saha, Suhotro Mukhopadhyay, and Saurav Das’ thriller Paashbalish fails to make any mark.’