# Eken Babu (TV series)

Eken Babu is a Bengali-language web series streaming on Hoichoi. The web series is based on Ekenbabu detective story, which is written by Sujan Dasgupta. Anirban Chakraborti plays the title role, with Shoumyo Banerjee and Debapriyo Bagchi in supporting roles.

## Cast

* Anirban Chakraborty as Ekenbabu
* Shoumo Banerjee as Bapyaditya or Bapi
* Debapriyo Bagchi (Bubble) as Promotho
* Suhotra Mukhopadhyay as Bapi (Since Season 6)
* Somak Ghosh as Promotho (Since Season 6)
* Shreya Sinha as Rupal Mehra
* Yash Roshan as Mamud (in Season 3)
* Shahdul Alam Sachchu as Jamal (in Season 3)
* Ziaul Hasan Kislu as Masud (in Season 3)
* Shimul Khan as Mr. Khan (in Season 3)
* Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed as Meherunisa (in Season 3)
* Anuradha Mukherjee (in Season 4)
* Kaushik Chatterjee as Tunganath Burman (in Season 4)
* Kaushiki Guha as Arundhati Burman (in Season 4)
* Debopriyo Mukherjee as Riddhi Burman (in Season 4)
* Chitra Vanu Basu (in Season 4)
* Kinjal Kumar Nanda as Satyakam Javed Chowdhury (in Season 4)
* Mridul Chandra Sen (in Season 4)
* Sohini Banerjee (in Season 4)
* Sourav Chatterjee as Suresh Mitra (in Season 5)
* Mimi Dutta as Soma Mitra (in Season 5)
* Krishnendu Dewanji as Ajay (in Season 5)

## Episodes

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) | 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) | 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) | 8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) | 23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) |

## Season 1 (2018)

Directed by Anirban Mallik, the Season 1 streamed on Bengali OTT platform hoichoi from 3 March 2018. It was based on the story Manhattane Moonstone.

### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Two deaths, one mystery" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 2 | "Suicide or Murder?" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 3 | "Doubt... Doubt..." | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 4 | "An Astrologer's Day" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 5 | "The Diary" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 6 | "Murder He Says" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 7 | "The Missing Friday" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 8 | "Pink Elephant" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 9 | "Hard Rock" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |
| 10 | "Final Showdown" | Anirban Mallik | 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) |

## Season 2 (2018)

The Season 2 released on 10 November 2018; all the episodes were directed by Anupam Hari.The story is based on Manhattan ey Man hunt.

### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Bentumashir Goendagiri" | Anupam Hari | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) |
| 2 | "Natural death, ami penguin" | Anupam Hari | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) |
| 3 | "Dui Mrityu Ekdine" | Anupam Hari | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) |
| 4 | "This Man Is Something" | Anupam Hari | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) |
| 5 | "Sunglass Pore Rajnikanth" | Anupam Hari | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) |
| 6 | "Bhol Bodoler Rongo" | Anupam Hari | 10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) |

## Season 3 (2019)

Season 3 launched on 28 November 2019; all the five episodes were directed by Abhijit Chowdhury. The story is set in Bangladesh, and most of the shooting is also done in Bangladesh. It was based on the story, Dhaka Rahasyo Unmochito.

### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Destination Dhaka" | Abhijit Chowdhury | 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) |
| 2 | "Mrityu Mystery" | Abhijit Chowdhury | 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) |
| 3 | "Ekengiri" | Abhijit Chowdhury | 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) |
| 4 | "Highly Suspicious" | Abhijit Chowdhury | 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) |
| 5 | "Kolkata Chalo" | Abhijit Chowdhury | 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) |

## Season 4 (2020)

On 2 October 2020, hoichoi released Season 4 with six new episodes directed by Joydip Mukherjee and Surajit Chatterjee. It was based on the story Ekenbabu O Barman Bari Rahasya.

### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Shiraz-er Biriyani" | Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) |
| 2 | "Agontuk" | Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) |
| 3 | "Chitro Bichitro" | Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) |
| 4 | "Jolponar Kolpona" | Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) |
| 5 | "Porda Phash" | Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) |
| 6 | "Shunani" | Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee | 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02) |

## Season 5 (2021)

On 8 October 2021, hoichoi released Season 5 with six new episodes directed by Anirban Mullick. It is based on the story, Sankhyar Sanket.

### Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Thik Duppurbela" | Anirban Mallik | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) |
| 2 | "Kothay Pabo Tare?" | Anirban Mallik | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) |
| 3 | "Outhouse-ey Henyali" | Anirban Mallik | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) |
| 4 | "Ulot Puran" | Anirban Mallik | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) |
| 5 | "Female Moumachhi" | Anirban Mallik | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) |
| 6 | "National Anthem" | Anirban Mallik | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) |

## Season 6 (2022)

On 20 September 2022, hoichoi announced Season 6. The series started streaming from 23 December 2022. It was based on the story Asol Khunir Sondhane.

### Season 6 Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Kolkatay Kelenkari" | Joydip Mukherjee | 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) |
| 2 | "Picnic" | Joydip Mukherjee | 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) |
| 3 | "Doping" | Joydip Mukherjee | 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) |
| 4 | "Badminton" | Joydip Mukherjee | 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) |
| 5 | "Destination Ranchi" | Joydip Mukherjee | 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) |
| 6 | "Tribhuj na Choturbhuj" | Joydip Mukherjee | 23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) |

## Movies

On 19 November 2021, Shree Venkatesh Films, announced the first film of the franchise, The Eken. The film released in theatres on 14 April 2022. The film was shot in the hill station of Darjeeling. It was based on the story Manhattaner Madman.
On 1 November 2022, SVF announced the second film, which will be shot in December 2022, in Rajasthan. Titled The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan and directed by Joydip Mukherjee, the movie stars Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Somak Ghosh, Sandipta Sen and Rajatava Dutta in central roles. The film released in theatres worldwide on 14 April 2023. It was primarily based on the story Sosommane Bidai.