''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 and her roots while coping up with her present situations. What starts out as a search for the 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 who mainly appears in Bengali and Hindi films and television. She is the daughter of actor Santu Mukhopadhyay. Throughout her career, she received various accolades including fou ...

as Ganga *

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

as Dr. Roy * Tanusree Shankar as Mita Di * Mir Afsar Ali as Arka *

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as Professor Sid *

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as Ghoshal * Parno Mittra as Meghna * Swaroopa Ghosh 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