Abar Proloy () is a 2023 Bengali-language action thriller web series written and directed by Raj Chakraborty and produced by Raj Chakraborty Entertainment and Subhashree Ganguly. The show features an ensemble cast including Paran Bandopadhyay, Saswata Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, June Maliah, Koushani Mukherjee, Gaurav Chakrabarty, Sohini Sengupta. The series serves as a spin-off of the 2013 film Proloy. The first season was released on the ZEE5 OTT platform on 11 August 2023, followed by a second season released on 27 February 2026.
Plot
Season 1 The story of Abar Proloy is set in the Sundarban forest in West Bengal part. The story starts in 2004, revolving around a critical problem arising in the Sundarban where a group of teenage boys manipulate young girls and women by luring them into a trap of love. The gang subsequently traffics the women to other states, leading to a surge in women trafficking in Sundarban. In response to this issue, special crime branch officer Animesh Datta, portrayed by Saswata Chatterjee, takes on the responsibility of rescuing the trapped girls and putting an end to the violence.
Season 2 The second season shifts the setting to the urban landscape of Kolkata. The narrative focuses on Animesh Datta investigating a series of high-profile gold heists executed by a criminal syndicate. The perpetrators leave a signature known as Netaji's Salute at the crime scenes, leading to an investigation into a wider conspiracy involving political corruption.
Cast
Saswata Chatterjee as Animesh Dutta, Officer of Special Crime Branch Paran Bandopadhyay as Binod Behari Dutta, a retired schoolteacher (Extended cameo) Ritwick Chakraborty as Shombhu Baba / Haru Bag Koushani Mukherjee as Mohini Maa / Moni Gaurav Chakrabarty as Kanu Kole Partha Bhowmick as Ashim Karali, OC of Sundarban Sohini Sengupta as Constable Madhabi Mahato, Constable of Sundarban Saayoni Ghosh as Shampa Mondal Nusrat Faria in a special appearance in the song "Menoka" June Maliah as Indrani Dutta, Animesh's wife Biswajit Chakraborty as Animesh's father-in-law Debasish Mondal as Bitan Bose, Animesh's assistant and junior officer, Bhavani Bhavan Kharaj Mukherjee as Ganesh Das, OC of Ranaghat Rohan Bhattacharya as Badal Maharana, OC of Ranigunj Sauraseni Maitra as Damayanti Ghosh, SI of Barrackpore Faiz Khan as Minister Nirjhar Singh Anoushka Pant as ADGP Geeta Bharadwaj Srikanto Manna as IG Debjani Singha as Sumana Singha Roy, DGP Om Sahani as Ravi Sardar Sumeet Thakur as Raju Chowdhury Srabanti Chatterjee in a special appearance Subhashree Ganguly as Subhashini Joardar, SP of Baruipur Debnath Chatterjee as Siddhartha Ghosh, Damayanti's brother Anirban Bhattacharya as Dayananda Khara, Jailor of Dumdum Central Jail Soham Chakraborty as Barun Dutta, Animesh's son Anujoy Chattopadhyay as Pullu Gupta Loknath Dey as Paritosh Sarkar Biswajit Sarkar as Abbas Khan, local doon of Malda Narayan Goswami as Ansari, ACP of Malda Samm Bhattacharya as Zishan Razi/Sagar (fake name) Alexandra Taylor as Britney Pushan Dasgupta as young Haru Debmalya Gupta as young Kanu Beas Dhar as young Moni Shahir Raj as Jack Arya Dasgupta as Rubel Samiul Alam as Pintu Mondal Shyamashis Pahari as inspector at Sundarban Amlan Mazumdar as inspector at Sundarban
Episode list
Season 1
Production Abar Proloy was produced by Raj Chakraborty Entertainment and Subhashree Ganguly. The series was directed by Raj Chakraborty, known for his work in the Bengali film industry. Raj Chakraborty wrote the screenplay for the series. The music for was composed by Amit Chatterjee.
Following the commercial success of the first season, the makers announced a second season in January 2026. Director Raj Chakraborty moved the production from the rural Sundarbans to Kolkata to explore an urban crime thriller format. In February 2026, a 50-foot promotional poster was unveiled in Garia, Kolkata, to mark the release of the second season.
Release and reception The teaser for Abar Proloy was released on 1 July 2023, receiving a mixed response from the audience. The teaser introduced rowdy cop Animesh Dutta, played by Saswata Chatterjee. However, some viewers noted alleged similarities between one of the characters in the series and the character Guruji (enacted by Pankaj Tripathi) from the Hindi web series Sacred Games, which drew negative remarks. Abar Proloy was released on the ZEE5 OTT platform on 11 August 2023.
Track listing
References
External links
Abar Proloy on ZEE5