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{{Infobox television<br />
| image = Bodhon poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Release poster<br />
| alt_name = <br />
| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Social Action Drama]]<br />
| creator = <br />
| developer = <br />
| based_on = {{hlist|[[Rape]]|[[Gang rape]]}}<br />
| writer = Sarbari Ghosal <br />
| screenplay = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
| director = Aditi Roy<br />
| creative_director = <br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Ditipriya Roy]]<br />
* [[Sandipta Sen]]<br />
}}<br />
| judges = <br />
| voices = <br />
| narrator = <br />
| theme_music_composer = Subhadeep Guha<br />
| open_theme = <br />
| end_theme = <br />
| composer = Subhadeep Guha<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Bengali<br />
| num_seasons = 2<br />
| num_episodes = 14<br />
| list_episodes = <br />
| executive_producer = Siddhant Sheth<br />
| producer = Mahendra Soni<br />
| editor = Subhajit Singha <br />
| location = [[Kolkata]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| camera = [[Single-camera]]<br />
| runtime = 19–28 Minutes<br />
| company = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2022||}}<br />
| last_aired = present<br />
| related = <br />
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'''''Bodhon''''' is an Indian Bengali [[Drama (film and television)|social action drama]] web series streaming on "Hoichoi".<ref>{{cite news |title=The trailer of the social thriller Bodhon 2 focuses on a dark world on the outskirts of Bengal |url=https://t2online.in/screen/bengali/the-trailer-of-the-social-thriller-bodhon-2-focuses-on-a-dark-world-on-the-outskirts-of-bengal/663753 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|t2 Online]] |date=30 November 2023}}</ref> Directed by Aditi Roy in her directorial debut and written by [[Sarbari]] Ghosal, the series has been produced by [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]. The series stars [[Sandipta Sen]] and [[Ditipriya Roy]] in the lead roles, while [[Koushik Roy]], [[Chandreyee Ghosh]], Kaushik Chattopadhyay and [[Indrasish Roy]] play other pivotal roles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Arindam |title=Bodhon wins hearts |url=https://t2online.in/screen/bengali/bodhon-wins-hearts/152628 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|t2 Online]] |date=21 October 2022}}</ref> <br />
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Ditipriya Roy plays the role of a rape victim and Sandipta Sen plays the role of her college professor, who instigates her to not hush up the matter in fear of social stigma and instead, take the matter to the court to ensure that the rapists are subjected to stringent punishment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Shamayita |title=Sandipta Sen and Aditi Roy collaborate for another Hoichoi series after Bodhon |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/exclusive-sandipta-sen-and-aditi-roy-collaborate-for-another-hoichoi-series-after-bodhon/6c1ac75f2f244 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[HT Media|OTTplay]] |date=28 February 2023 |quote=With Sandipta Sen and Ditipriya Roy in lead, the series delves into the ordeal of a young student who was raped. Sandipta plays the part of her teacher who stands by her rights despite social and political pressure.}}</ref> ''Bodhon'' marked the second collaboration between Sandipta Sen and Ditipriya Roy, 13 years after the TV series ''[[Durga (TV series)|Durga]]''. Two seasons of the series has been streaming till date on the Bengali OTT platform "Hoichoi".<ref>{{cite news |title=Bodhon streams on Hoichoi this Puja |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bodhon-streams-on-hoichoi-this-puja-sandipta-sen-and-ditipriya-roy-actors-director-aditi-roy/cid/1885479 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=9 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Overview ==<br />
In the first season, Raka Sen returns to her graduation college in [[Kolkata]] as a professor. One day, she gets shocked to know that a second year student from her college, Shinjini, has been brutality raped by her friend's male peers while returning from a birthday party. In a society which quickly blames the woman, Raka comes forward as Shinjini's only support. Despite initial reluctance from Shinjini and her mother in fear of social shame, she instigated her to file a police complaint against her rapists. The rest of the story shows how Raka stands beside Shinjini during the whole procedure of her mental trauma and legal battle against the rapists who belong from influential families; protecting her from the victim blaming. <br />
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In the second season, Raka Sen goes to a rural village Ipilpur with her boyfriend turned husband Riju Ganguly for their honeymoon cum Riju's work. Within a few days, he realises that social injustice is deeply rooted in that apparently beautiful village and malpractices against women including child marriage, women trafficking and rape are prevalent. The region is controlled by a powerful local gang whose nexus operates the crimes against woman. It is led by Sukhen Chowdhury, who is the son of the treacherous local politician Satyaprakash Chowdhury. In an attempt to stop these inhuman crimes, Raka fights against the nexus but herself becomes a victim. The story further depicts Raka's resilience and determination to bring a down a corrupt force and lend justice to the victims of heinous social malpractices.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
Source:<ref name="t23"/><br />
{{cast listing|<br />
* [[Sandipta Sen]] as Raka Sen <br />
* [[Ditipriya Roy]] as Shinjini Mukherjee <br />
* Pushpita Mukherjee as Shinjini's mother<br />
* [[Chandreyee Ghosh]] as the public prosecutor<br />
* Kaushik Chattopadhyay as the defence attorney<br />
* [[Koushik Roy]] as Riju Ganguly, Raka's boyfriend turned husband<br />
* [[Honey Bafna]] as Som, Shinjini's love interest<br />
* Loknath Dey as Satyaprakash Chowdhury, a politician in Ipilpur<br />
* [[Indrasish Roy]] as Sukhen Chowdhury, Satyaprakash's son<br />
* Debojyoti Roy Chowdhury as Budhuya, Sukhen's associate<br />
* Sampurnaa Mandal<br />
* Soume Chatterjee<br />
* Debdutta Raha<br />
* Saptarshi Roy<br />
}}<br />
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== Episodes ==<br />
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=== Season 1 (2022) ===<br />
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|Title = New Town Rape Victim<br />
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|WrittenBy = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
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|Title = Shut Up Shinjini<br />
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|WrittenBy = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
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|Title = Guilty or Not Guilty<br />
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=== Season 2 (2023) ===<br />
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|WrittenBy = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
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|Title = Ami Daini Noi<br />
|DirectedBy = Aditi Roy<br />
|WrittenBy = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
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|Title = Bhoy<br />
|DirectedBy = Aditi Roy<br />
|WrittenBy = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
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|WrittenBy = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
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|Title = Jeebon-Mrityu<br />
|DirectedBy = Aditi Roy<br />
|WrittenBy = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
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|Title = Ordi-NARI Woman<br />
|DirectedBy = Aditi Roy<br />
|WrittenBy = Sarbari Ghosal<br />
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== Production ==<br />
=== Announcement and development ===<br />
The first look posters of the lead characters [[Sandipta Sen]] and [[Ditipriya Roy]] were released in the first week of August.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bodhon: এবার ওয়েব সিরিজে একসঙ্গে দিতিপ্রিয়া-সন্দীপ্তা, 'বোধন' পুজোর সময় |url=https://bengali.abplive.com/entertainment/bodhon-sandipta-sen-and-ditipriya-roy-to-star-in-hoichoi-s-upcoming-puja-release-bodhon-catch-a-glimpse-of-their-intriguing-first-look-909146 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[ABP Ananda]] |date=5 August 2022 |language=bn}}</ref> Ditipriya Roy mentioned in an interview that she agreed to the role offered to her, after she was narrated the script for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sandipta Sen, Ditipriya Roy to star in series 'Bodhon' |url=https://www.punjabnewsexpress.com/entertainment/news/sandipta-sen-ditipriya-roy-to-star-in-series-bodhon-177254 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=Punjab News Express |date=9 August 2022}}</ref><br />
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Sandipta Sen revealed in an interview that ''Bodhon 2'' was not planned initially. Although not a direct sequel, the makers decided to make a spiritual sequel of ''Bodhon'', after huge success of the first season. The characters of Sandipta and Indrasish were kept same from the first season, and Indrasish has become her husband from being her boyfriend in the first season. The rest of the script was new.<ref name="t2">{{cite news |title=The Hoichoi series Bodhon 2 is a testament to Raka Sen's strength and sense of justice |url=https://t2online.in/screen/bengali/the-hoichoi-series-bodhon2-is-a-testament-to-raka-sen-s-strength-and-sense-of-justice/538469 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|t2 Online]] |date=25 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="t22">{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Piya |title=Sandipta Sen talks about her marriage, new year plans and the Hoichoi series Bodhon |url=https://t2online.in/screen/bengali/sandipta-sen-talks-about-her-marriage-new-year-plans-and-the-hoichoi-series-bodhon/698198 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|t2 Online]] |date=25 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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=== Pre production ===<br />
{{Blockquote<br />
| quote = We developed a unique bonding ever since day one of my first project with her. We understand each other very well and I think that is very important between a director and an actor — for me, to know what she wants and for her, to assess what I will be able to do. It has always been easy to work with her because she has a very clear vision of what she wants and communicates it clearly.<br />
| author = [[Sandipta Sen]]<br />
| source = during an interview with [[The Telegraph (India)|t2 Online]]<ref name="t22"/>}}<br />
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[[Ditipriya Roy]] mentioned in an interview that she became busy with another project after signing ''Bodhon''. To understand and fit into the psyche of a rape victim, she read multiple books about rape victims to understand their trauma, like ''Know My Name'' by Channel Miller. She also watched four to five films which deals with sexual violence against women.<ref name="t23">{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Piya |title=Sandipta Sen and Ditipriya Roy on Bodhon, their respective roles and what it means to them |url=https://t2online.in/screen/bengali/sandipta-sen-and-ditipriya-roy-on-bodhon-their-respective-roles-and-what-it-means-to-them/141628 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|t2 Online]] |date=13 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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=== Filming ===<br />
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| source = — Aditi Roy, sharing an anecdote from the shooting of ''Bodhon 2''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghoshal |first1=Sharmistha |title=Aditi, Samragnee and Sandipta on Noshtoneer |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2023/Jun/08/aditi-samragnee-and-sandipta-on-noshtoneer-49732.html |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The New Indian Express|Indulge Express]] |date=9 June 2023}}</ref> <br />
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Major parts of the second season was filmed at a remote village in [[Jharkhand]], where there was neither mobile network nor electricity was available.<ref name="t22"/> Sandipta Sen mentioned in an interview with ''[[The New Indian Express|Indulge Express]]'' that no network availability lead the cast and crew to spend more time among themselves instead of being stuck to their smartphones. She also told that the first brief which she got from Aditi Roy for ''Bodhon 2'' was that she would need to hone her driving skills. Along with Indrasish, she performed all the action and fight sequences, without using a [[body double]]. The fighting scenes were improvised since they didn't have any fight master.<ref name="t2"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Subhadrika |title=Indulge chats with Sandipta Sen on her upcoming series Bodhon 2 |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/tv/2023/Dec/07/indulge-chats-with-sandipta-sen-on-her-upcoming-series-bodhon-2-55732.html |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The New Indian Express|Indulge Express]] |date=7 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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Sandipta shared her experience during the shooting, where she had to drive a car through narrow and muddy stretches of road during the chase sequences, where a single wrong turn could end her car into the adjoining ditches. In an interview with ''[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]'', she revealed that she was not a regular driver and ''Bodhon 2'' was her first time driving on screen. She mentioned how different camera equipment were attached to the car and she had to be cautious about them all the time while driving, specially during the chase sequences.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Soujannya |title=Bodhon actor Sandipta Sen: 'I've taken a break from mega serials to do experimental work' |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bodhon-actor-sandipta-sen-ive-taken-a-break-from-mega-serials-to-do-experimental-work/cid/1991784 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=5 January 2024}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
The first season of ''Bodhon'' was streamed on 30 September 2022 on the Bengali OTT platform "Hoichoi".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutta |first1=Elina |title="চেঁচিয়ে না বললে অনেকেই মেয়েদের কথা শুনতে পান না", পর্দায় একত্রে বোধন সন্দীপ্তা-দিতিপ্রিয়ার |url=https://eisamay.com/photo-gallery/news/hoichoi-new-movie-sandipta-sen-and-ditipriya-roy-starar-bodhon-tailor-release/94458384.cms |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[Ei Samay]] |date=26 September 2022 |language=bn}}</ref> The second season ''Bodhon 2'' was streamed on 26 December 2023 on "Hoichoi".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Soujannya |title=Bodhon 2: Sandipta Sen will be in action mode in the Hoichoi series returning in October |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bodhon-2-sandipta-sen-will-be-in-action-mode-in-the-hoichoi-series-returning-in-october/cid/1961470 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=25 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Marketing ==<br />
The trailer of first season of ''Bodhon'' was released on 25 September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Majumder |first1=Suparna |title=দুষ্টের দমন শিষ্টের পালনে দিতিপ্রিয়া-সন্দীপ্তা, দেখুন নতুন ওয়েব সিরিজ 'বোধন'-এর ট্রেলার |url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/sandipta-sen-ditipriya-roy-starrer-bodhon-series-trailer-is-out/ |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[Sangbad Pratidin]] |date=25 September 2022 |language=bn}}</ref> The trailer of the second season ''Bodhon 2'' was released on 27 November 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Pooja |title=Sandipta Sen leaves a mark in 'Bodhan 2' trailer |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/try-this/watch/watch-the-trailer-of-bodhon-2-starring-sandipta-sen-koushik-roy-indrasish-roy-on-hoichoi/cid/1983468 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=30 November 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
=== Critical reception ===<br />
==== Season 1 ====<br />
Poorna Banerjee of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the series 3/5 stars and wrote "The series from the very beginning leaves one with discomfort – not just about the situation, but also the way the story moves forward." She praised Ditipriya Roy's performance as Shinjini and Chandreyee Ghosh's performance as Shinjini's lawyer but criticised the lack of a solid backstory for most of the characters, the excessive backstory for Raka, lack of strong dialogues and the weak screenplay.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Poorna |title=Bodhon Season 1 Review : A series with good performances but lacking impact |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/bengali/bodhon/bodhon-season-1/seasonreview/94684757.cms |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[Times of India]] |date=6 October 2022}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref> Vedant Karia of ''[[The Telegraph (India)|My Kolkata]]'' reviewed the series and highlighted "With eight episodes of sleek production, [[Great Performances|great performances]] and tight writing, Bodhon is definitely worth a watch."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karia |first1=Vedant |title=This Hoichoi original mirrors society's treatment of abuse survivors |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/try-this/watch/hoichoi-original-bodhon-examines-the-challenges-faced-by-rape-survivors/cid/1890195 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|My Kolkata]] |date=4 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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Agnivo Niyogi of ''[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]'' reviewed the series and opined "The girl’s scarred face after the assault, her mother’s pain, discomfort and shame, and Raka’s stubbornness to carry on with the fight produce a fertile ground for the director to strike gold. But Roy falls back on stereotypes to tell the story." He praised Sandipta Sen and Chandreyee Ghosh's performances but bemoaned the melodramatic screenplay, episodes ending in cliffhanger, the non-impactful twist, weak dialogues, Ditipriya's not-so-well acting and the hastily etched characters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Niyogi |first1=Agnivo |title=Hoichoi web series Bodhon takes the oft-treaded path to tell an important story |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/hoichoi-web-series-bodhon-takes-the-oft-treaded-path-to-tell-an-important-story/cid/1891545 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=12 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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Shamayita Chakraborty of ''[[HT Media|OTTplay]]'' rated the series 2.5/5 stars and noted "''Bodhon'' chooses a sensitive issue of rape, the post-rape socio-legal battle of the woman, the insensitivity across society, and [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] of the protagonist. But finally, it fails to present a wholesome drama because of its careless making." She praised Ditipriya's acting and the courtroom drama but criticised the one dimensional build-up of the characters, the cliched and dull character portrayals, the over simplified narration, the not intensifying crises and the shoddy dialogues.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Shamayita |title=Bodhon review: Sandipta, Ditipriya, and a burning issue fail to save the series from gaping lacuna, lack of care |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/bodhon-review-sandipta-ditipriya-and-a-burning-issue-fail-to-save-the-series-from-gaping-lacuna-lack-of-care/1906ca2509267 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[HT Media|OTTplay]] |date=2 October 2022}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref><br />
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Archi Sengupta of ''Leisure Byte'' rated the series 2.5/5 stars and opined "Bodhon is a weirdly unfinished and rushed series that is a bit too similar to Sampurna is different ways. It doesn’t do anything new and repeats the same points that we have previously witnessed in other forms of media, just without a satisfying conclusion." She applauded the series for bringing up the issue of rape and its subsequent victim blaming in the society, Chandreyee and Sampurna and Ditipriya's performances but bemoaned Raka's character sketch, the comically bad painting of the rapists, the rushed flow in the story and the cliffhanger at the end.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sengupta |first1=Archi |title=Bodhon (2022) Review: A Stale Tale of a Heartbreaking Incident |url=https://www.leisurebyte.com/bodhon-2022-review-sandipta-sen/ |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=Leisure Byte |date=30 September 2022}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref><br />
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Biswadip Dey of ''[[Sangbad Pratidin]]'' reviewed the series and wrote "Bodhon progresses as a mega serial. If the goal is to complete and serve a project quickly, this is bound to happen. It doesn't touch the audience either in the story or in the acting department. Initially, the suspense was starting to get in, but as the story progresses, it becomes evident that it will follow the stereotypical path." He praised Sandipta Sen and Chandreyee Ghosh's performances but criticised multiple aspects including the absence of a twist towards the end, hurriedly written characters, weak storyline, the illogical death, Ditipriya Roy's weak portrayal of a rape victim and the negligible rape case coverage by media, as portrayed in the series.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dey |first1=Biswadip |title=Bodhon Web Series Review : জমল না 'বোধন', দুর্বল চিত্রনাট্যে ভরাডুবি 'হইচই'-এর নতুন ওয়েব সিরিজের |url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/film-review/review-of-sandipta-sen-ditipriya-roy-starrer-web-series-bodhon/ |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[Sangbad Pratidin]] |date=2 October 2022 |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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==== Season 2 ====<br />
Poorna Banerjee of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the series 3.5/5 and highlighted "Bodhon 2 grips one from the very beginning and keeps them involved, through all the doom and gloom, to the very end. The best part is, it can be watched independently, even if one hasn’t seen the first season, as it stands on its own." She praised Sandipta's performance, her exchange with Indrasish, Indrasish's ruthless portrayal of the villain, the music and background score, and the well shot chase sequences but bemoaned Sandipta's weak rapport with her husband and the lack of space for comedy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Poorna |title=Bodhon Season 2 Review : A dark, gripping drama about human trafficking |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/bengali/bodhon/season-2/seasonreview/106236034.cms |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[Times of India]] |date=24 December 2023}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref><br />
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Shamayita Chakraborty of ''[[HT Media|OTTplay]]'' rated the series 3/5 stars and worded it "Bodhon 2 is definitely a step up from the first season. While it is a cliched social drama that deals with the problems simplistically, the tight script, beautiful location, and Indrasish keep us hooked." She praised the grim and convincing storyline, interesting character sketches, focus on multiple issues, better storytelling than the first season, performance of the new cast in the second season and the picturesque locations but bemoaned the over-the-top dramatisation, the weak chemistry between Riju and Raka and the simplistic approach to address the concerns.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Shamayita |title=Bodhon 2 review: Indrasish Roy and Sandipta Sen's social drama is gripping |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/bodhon-2-review-indrasish-roy-and-sandipta-sens-social-drama-is-gripping/81bb573602775 |access-date=24 September 2025 |work=[[HT Media|OTTplay]] |date=22 December 2023}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|22054146}}<br />
*[https://www.hoichoi.tv/shows/watch-bodhon-bengali-web-series-online Bodhon] on Hoichoi<br />
*[https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Bodhon/0GG93OBA4KZGZNRD4HGB0PQV5A Bodhon] on [[Amazon Prime Video]]<br />
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