''Karmachakra'' () also known as ''Karmachakra: Episode Zero'' is an anime-influenced original mystery

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produced by Studio Durga. Billed as the first independent Indian anime production, the project was first announced in 2017. Production was completed in 2020. ''Karmachakra: Episode Zero'' is planned to be the first of a series of three ''Karmachakra'' films. A 20-minute pilot was released on

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in February 2020.

Premise

Set in urban Indian state West Bengal's capital city of Kolkata, an orphaned girl Ganga is embodied into finding her parents, her roots while coping up with her present situations. What starts out as a search for past begins digging up more sinister fragments of mysticism, psychology and cryptography. Battling the unanswered questions, Ganga is sworn to find the truth of her ordeal and events leading to her mystery, which might also reveal several webs of connections en route.

Cast

Swastika Mukherjee Swastika Mukherjee (born 13 December 1980) is an Indian actress and the daughter of the late Santu Mukhopadhyay. Mukherjee made her screen debut with ''Devdasi'', a Bengali TV series. She made her big screen debut with '' Hemanter Pakhi'' (2 ...

as Ganga *

Sabyasachi Chakrabarty Sabyasachi Chakrabarty is an Indian actor of theatre, films and television. He is best known for portraying iconic Bengali detective characters, Feluda, and Kakababu. Personal life His parents, Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty and Monica Chakrabart ...

as Dr. Roy * Tanusree Shankar as Mita Di *

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as Arka * Santu Mukherjee as Professor Sid *

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as Ghoshal * Parno Mittra as Meghna *

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as Madhavi * Alaknanda Roy as Mrs. Roy * Shaantilal Mukherjee as Gautam *

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as Gomes * Shamik Sinha as Ronnie * Rajorshi Basu as Rick

References

External links

Official website
Anime-influenced animation Anime in India Indian animated films Indian mystery drama films Bengali-language Indian films Hindi-language drama films Animated films about orphans {{India-film-stub