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Actress Tasnia Farin has appeared in a bridal outfit with a pistol in her hand in new photographs released on Tuesday with an announcement of ‘Dakatiya Bashi’, a new Chorki original series in which she plays the lead character named Camelia.

Arfan Mredha Shiblu, Ishtiaq Ahmed Rumel and Partho Sheikh stand around the bride in the photographs, each holding a gun.

The pictures were posted on Chorki’s verified Facebook page and also shared by the actress’ Facebook page saying, ‘New project unlocked.’

The over-the-top platform officially confirmed the information through a press release on the same day.

‘Dakatiya Bashi’ is being made for the OTT platform and is directed by Imraul Rafat, with a screenplay written by Nazim Ud Daula. Rafat is returning to OTT work after a gap.

Farin, the bride in the photographs, is also coming back to web series after some time, having been busy with film projects in between.

She said that she had been waiting for something new, and had found it in this project.

She said that, like her name, Camelia was somewhat uncommon as a character.

‘The series is a dark comedy and my character also has many dark elements,’ she said.

Farin had never done dark comedy in a series before and this would be her first time, she said, adding that thrillers and murder mysteries were being made in large numbers for OTT platforms, so she wanted to try dark comedy this time.

‘The audience will feel refreshed and it will be something new for me too,’ she said.

According to the director, Rafat, crafting a series is somewhat difficult, as every episode needs a cliffhanger and layers.

‘Finally, I have found such a story and there are many twists,’ he said, adding that the team had chosen dark comedy as the genre this time and it was familiar territory for him.

‘There is a challenge and I have taken it up, as I did this time too,’ he said.

The guns in the photographs may not tell the whole story, according to Shiblu, who is known for both singing and acting.

Asked whether viewers could form quick assumptions about his character, he said that it would not be so simple.

‘This is a fun story, there is no doubt about that, but there is doubt in my character,’ Shiblu said.

He said that the character was different at different times and another thing he liked about the story was that it contained a family story.

Partho, a young actor who appears regularly in films and series, said that he was dealing with such a character for the first time and the role had layers he had never handled before.

‘I am reading the script every day to see what can be done in which part of the performance,’ he said.

Other important roles in the series are played by Saraf Ahmed Zibon, Rizvi Rizu and Saidur Rahman Pavel.

Chorki chief executive officer Redoan Rony said that the platform took up the story because of its fun element.

He said that dark thrillers and mysteries were often seen on OTT platforms, but dark comedies were few, which was why Chorki was bringing this kind of work to viewers.

Rony said that he believed ‘Dakatiya Bashi’ would give audiences a new kind of fun.

Screenwriter Nazim said that although the series was not a thriller, it could still surprise viewers.

According to the Chorki authorities, the series is likely to be released on the platform soon.