Dhaka Metro (2019 TV series)

Dhaka Metro (Bengali: ঢাকা মেট্রো গ ১৭৯১০৬) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language television series written by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury and Aditya Kabir and directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury, started streaming on the Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi from 11 April 2019.

Dhaka Metro
Genre	Magical realism
Written by	Amitabh Reza Chowdhury Aditya Kabir
Directed by	Amitabh Reza Chowdhury
Starring	Aupee Karim Mostofa Monwar Shariful Islam
Country of origin	Bangladesh
Original language	Bengali
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Production company	Half Stop Down
Original release
Network	Hoichoi
Release	4 November 2019 (2019-11-04)

The plot written by Aditya Kabir overnight in 2007. After that, Amitabh Reza Chowdhury tried to make a movie from it for 7 years. Unable to find a producer, he finally decided to make nine-episode series, Hoichoi was introduced. Chowdhury says he based the characters on contemporary Bangladesh, but the episodes follow magical realism.^[1][2]

Plot

Kuddus, takes a car and leaves aimlessly for a travel. On the way, he meets a little kid. They keep on facing interesting events one after another.

Themes

Kuddus represents the youth of Bangladesh, while Bangladesh's culture is represented by Rahman, who gently puts different aspects of culture including Partition of Bengal^[which?], Chittagong Hill Tracts unrest and other issues to life. Aupee Karim, representing Bangladesh, told that she cut off her husband's throat, indicating Bangladesh Liberation War and the subsequent separation from Pakistan.^[3]

Cast

• Aupee Karim as Joygun Bibi
• Neville Ferdous Hasan as Kuddus
• Shariful Islam as Rahman
• Sharmin Zoha Shoshee
• Mostafa Monwar

Reception

A review by Antara Chakraborthy in The Indian Express described the series as "a wild ride" and the reviewer noted: "What really kept me hooked were the characters, each weirder and crazier than the next."^[1]

In Dakha Tribune, a review, also positive, by Rummana Foisal Nafiu stated, that it was " a great plot for a road trip dark comedy thriller. It had all the right elements, a brilliant cast, and was helmed by one of Bangladesh’s greatest film-makers."^[4]