''Break Up Story'' is a

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released on 24 July 2020 on the

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platform. The entire series has been shot during the lockdown period during the

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situation. The series is directed by

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. After the release of Bornoporichoy and Goyenda Junior in 2019,

made his debut in the Bengali web series as a director through Break Up Story. The series features

Anindita Bose Anindita Bose is an Indian actress in Bengali-language film and television. She started her acting career in television and then moved to the big screen. In 2012 she acted in the film '' Bhooter Baari''. Career Bose started her acting career ...

, Saurav Das,

Sauraseni Maitra Sauraseni Maitra is an Indian model and actress. Maitra started her career when she was 9 years old. Career Sauraseni Maitra started her modelling career at an early age. She is an Indian actress who started off with the 2012 action drama fil ...

, Tuhina Das,

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, Ranojoy Bishnu, Aryann Bhowmik,

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and Alivia Sarkar.

Plot

A romantic drama showcases breakup tales of five couples and the various reasons that prompt them to part ways. However, the fun part is that every character in the series is somehow connected. Breakups can be as romantic as hook-ups, except with a sad ending. A intriguing tale of couples as they try to salvage their love when their relationships go sinfully wrong.

Cast

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* Aryann Bhowmik * Tuhina Das *

Alivia Sarkar Alivia Sarkar ( bn, অলিভিয়া সরকার) (born 20 May 1993) is an Indian model and Bengali actress who works primarily in TV soap operas. She is well known for portraying the female antagonists ''Malini Sen'' in Joyee and ''T ...

* Ranojoy Bishnu

Overview

Reception

Set in the backdrop of love and break up, based in the city of

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. With the free flow of story-telling, the series received a great response from the audience.

Season 1 (2020)

The series started streaming on the OTT platform hoichoi from 24 July 2020 with five episodes.

Episodes

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt12664408 Indian web series 2017 web series debuts Bengali-language web series Hoichoi original programming