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Khakee: The Bengal Chapter: It is confirmed! Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is making his acting debut in the television series Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, as revealed in the promotional video released by Netflix on Monday, March 17. The much-anticipated series has been jointly directed by Debatma Mandal and Tushar Kanti Ray.

‘Khakee: The Bengal Chapter’ release date

The crime thriller series will stream on OTT platform Netflix from March 20 onwards. Announcing the release, Netflix shared on Instagram, “The Bengal Tiger meets the Bengal Chapter. Watch Khakee: The Bengal Chapter out 20 March, only on Netflix.”

The video opens with the director asking the Prince of Calcutta, Sourav Ganguly, to play the role of an honest and aggressive police officer.

The high-octane video posted on March 17 reveals Dada's look as policeman, showing off his aggressive rage as he remembers an ex-coach with whom he was embroiled in controversies to enact the role. In another humorous take, Sourav is asked to thrash a criminal. Holding a wooden stick, Sourav amusingly refers to various cricket strokes.

Shedding light on his view about ‘Khakee: The Bengal Chapter’, Sourav Ganguly in a statement said that the Khakee franchise is undeniably one of his favourites, OTT play reported. Alongside lead actors, the star cast features, Saswata Chatterjee, Ritwik Bhowmik, Aadil Zafar Khan, Pooja Chopra, Aakanksha Singh, Mimoh Chakraborty, and Shraddha Das.

About Khakee: The Bengal Chapter

Notably, ‘Khakee: The Bengal Chapter’ will also be the first Hindi show to stream simultaneously in Hindi and Bengali on the streaming giant. Featuring Jeet Madnani, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Parambrata Chatterjee and Chitrangada Singh in the lead, the show is a standalone sequel to Pandey's series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter. Set in Kolkata, the riveting story was created by Neeraj Pandey.

The plot revolves around an officer's death in Bengal in 2002. The serries follows IPS Arjun Maitra, who confronts powerful gangsters and corrupt politicians in his mission as he strives to bring law and order to a region gripped by crime and chaos.