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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Bengali web series}}<br />
{{for|the 1938 film by [[Naresh Mitra]]|Gora (film)}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}<br />
{{Infobox television<br />
| image = Gora Promo Poster.jpeg<br />
| caption = Promotional Poster <br />
| genre = [[Thriller (genre)|Comedy Crime Thriller]]<br />
| creator = Sahana Dutta<br />
| developer = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| writer = Sahana Dutta<br />
| screenplay = Sahana Dutta<br />
| director = {{ubl|[[Sayantan Ghosal]] - Season 1|[[Joydeep Mukherjee (director)|Joydeep Mukherjee]] - Season 2}}<br />
| creative_director = Sahana Dutta<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Ritwick Chakraborty]]<br />
* Suhotra Mukhopadhyay <br />
}}<br />
| judges = <br />
| voices = <br />
| narrator = <br />
| theme_music_composer = <br />
| open_theme = <br />
| end_theme = <br />
| composer = <br />
| country = India<br />
| executive_producer = <br />
| producer = <br />
| editor = Swarup Sanyal<br />
| location = <br />
| cinematography = Ayan Singha <br />
| num_seasons = 2<br />
| num_episodes = 16<br />
| language = Bengali<br />
| company = Missing Screw<br />
| camera = <br />
| runtime = 19-27 minutes<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2022|01|07}}<br />
| last_aired = present<br />
| related = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Gora''''' is an Indian Bengali [[Thriller film#Comedy thriller|comedy crime thriller]] web series streaming on the Bengali OTT platform "Hoichoi".<ref>{{cite news |title='Gora is helplessly forgetful,' says director Sayantan Ghosal |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/gora-is-helplessly-forgetful/cid/1846487 |access-date=11 December 2025 |work=The Telegraph |date=7 January 2022}}</ref> Produced under the banner Missing Screw, the series stars [[Ritwick Chakraborty]] in the lead role, in his web series debut, while [[Ishaa Saha]] and Suhotra Mukhopadhyay play other pivotal roles. Season 1 of the series has been directed by [[Sayantan Ghosal]] while [[Joydeep Mukherjee (director)|Joydeep Mukherjee]] has directed the Season 2.<ref>{{cite news |title=The second season of Gora on Hoichoi unravels a new mystery filled with humour, twists and turns |url=https://t2online.in/screen/bengali/the-second-season-of-gora-on-hoichoi-unravels-a-new-mystery-filled-with-humour-twists-and-turns/474470 |access-date=11 December 2025 |work=t2Online |date=26 June 2023}}</ref> <br />
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Sahana Dutta served as the creative director for the series, besides being the script and screenplay writer for both the seasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutta |first1=Hia |title=Announcement: Hoichoi unveils the first look of Ritwick Chakraborty's series Gora |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/announcement-hoichoi-unveils-the-first-look-of-ritwick-chakrabortys-series-gora/2f082c6655364 |access-date=11 December 2025 |work=OTTplay |date=25 September 2021}}</ref> The music for the series has been composed by Chandril Bhattacharya. The editing has been done by Swarup Sanyal while Ayan Singha handled the cinematography. The film deals with the story of an eccentric detective, who takes on the responsibility to catch a serial killer in Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-08 |title=Ritwick Chakraborty makes his web debut as a 'defective' detective in 'Gora' |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/lifestyle/ritwick-chakraborty-makes-his-web-debut-as-a-defective-detective-in-gora/cid/1844943 |work=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gora: What makes Ritwick Chakraborty’s upcoming detective web series different from Byomkesh, Eken Babu |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/gora-what-makes-ritwick-chakrabortys-upcoming-detective-web-series-different-from-byomkesh-eken-babu/80f52aea6498 |access-date=11 December 2025 |work=[[HT Media|OTTplay]] |date=6 June 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Overview ==<br />
A serial killer is targeting the literary greats of [[Kolkata]]. Private detective Gourab Sen, aka Gora, has a reputation of being a serial-killer specialist. Now it falls upon the eccentric detective to catch the killer.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Ritwick Chakraborty]] as Gourab Sen, aka Gora<br />
* [[Ishaa Saha]] as Somlata<br />
* Suhotra Mukhopadhyay as Sarathi, Gora's side-kick and sister's fiancée<br />
* Ananya Sen as Konka, Gora's sister <br />
* [[Anuradha Roy (actress)|Anuradha Roy]] as Gora's mother<br />
* [[Abhijit Guha (director)|Abhijit Guha]] as Inspector Tarapada Sarkhel<br />
* Payel De as Supriya<br />
* Debraj Bhattacharya as Supriya's Brother <br />
* Koushik Chattopadhyay as Tanmoy Talukder, a writer<br />
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== Episodes ==<br />
{{Series overview<br />
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=== Season 1 (2022) ===<br />
{{Episode table |background=#b30b0a |overall=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |episodes={{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 1<br />
|Title = Daanter Kolom<br />
|DirectedBy = [[Sayantan Ghosal]]<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 2<br />
|Title = Maya'r Khela<br />
|DirectedBy = Sayantan Ghosal<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 3<br />
|Title = Aparichita<br />
|DirectedBy = Sayantan Ghosal<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 4<br />
|Title = Anadhikar Prabesh<br />
|DirectedBy = Sayantan Ghosal<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 5<br />
|Title = Kaalmrigaya<br />
|DirectedBy = Sayantan Ghosal<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 6<br />
|Title = Shesher Ratri<br />
|DirectedBy = Sayantan Ghosal<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 7<br />
|Title = Shasti<br />
|DirectedBy = Sayantan Ghosal<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 8<br />
|Title = Samapti<br />
|DirectedBy = Sayantan Ghosal<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}}<br />
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=== Season 2 (2023) ===<br />
{{Episode table |background=#b30b0a |overall=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |episodes={{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 1<br />
|Title = Paatri Chai.<br />
|DirectedBy = [[Joydeep Mukherjee (director)|Joydeep Mukherjee]]<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|06|30}}<br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 2<br />
|Title = Paagri Pasand Hua!<br />
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|06|30}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 3<br />
|Title = Too Many Women!<br />
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|06|30}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 4<br />
|Title = Hok Kinara, Mrs. Gora.<br />
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|06|30}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 5<br />
|Title = Payer Tolay Shorshe.<br />
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|06|30}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 6<br />
|Title = Shesher Kobita.<br />
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|06|30}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 7<br />
|Title = Prize Kobe Debe?.<br />
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|06|30}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 8<br />
|Title = Aaloy Kaate Andhokar.<br />
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee<br />
|WrittenBy = Sahana Dutta<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|06|30}}<br />
|ShortSummary = <br />
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== Reception ==<br />
=== Critical reception ===<br />
==== Season 1 ====<br />
Madhumanti Pait Chowdhury rated the series 5.5 out of 10 stars and wrote "The film ends being a juxtaposition of a huge number of ''could have been''s." She mentioned that the film is good but could have done better. She applauded Ritwick's performance as Gora, his appearance in the series, Ritwick's camaraderie with Suhotra and the performance of the remaining ensemble cast. But she criticized the weak character development for Ritwick's character, vague subplot, over-lengthy scenes and the poor execution.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=পৈত চৌধুরী |first1=মধুমন্তী |date=2022-05-08 |title=Gora: সিরিজ়ে আগাগোড়াই ঋত্বিক |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/review-of-web-series-gora/cid/1323130 |work=[[Anandabazar]] |language=bn}}{{rating|5.5|10}}</ref><br />
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Archi Sengupta of Leisure Byte rated the series 3.5/5 stars and noted "Gora series flows well, the mystery is tight and the interactions between the detective and the sidekick are mostly hilarious, sans some disturbing verbal and physical abuse." She praised the comedy in the series, the rapport between Ritwick and Suhtra's characters, the short runtime, well written murders, Suhotra's performance, the suspense maintained throughout the series and the production quality. But she criticised the over display of eccentricities, the usage of an age-old reason for a revenge and the multiple loopholes in the storyline.<ref>{{Cite new |last1=Sengupta |first1=Archi |date=2022-05-08 |title=Gora (2022) Review: Ritwick Chakraborty Series is Extremely Watchable |url=https://www.leisurebyte.com/gora-2022-review-ritwick-chakraborty/ |work=Leisure Byte |language=en}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref> ''High on Films'' and ''[[HT Media|OTTplay]]'' have also given mixed reviews to the series.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Acharya |first1=Amartya |title=Gora (Season 1) Review: A by-the-numbers detective series with a standout Ritwick Chakraborty performance |url=https://www.highonfilms.com/gora-season-1-2022-hoichoi-web-series-review/ |access-date=11 December 2025 |work=High on Films |date=15 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gora review: Ritwick Chakraborty's series is entertaining to the core |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/gora-review-ritwick-chakrabortys-series-is-entertaining-to-the-core/a8610b54e7509 |access-date=11 December 2025 |work=OTTplay |date=9 January 2022}}</ref><br />
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==== Season 2 ====<br />
Poorna Banerjee of ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the series 3/5 stars and highlighted "Ritwick-Suhotra’s duo is quite naturally magnetic, but the end is quite rushed and could have been explained and formed better." She praised Sahana Dutta for writing the character of Gora in a way that reduces the seriousness and brutality of a situation and the poetic dialogues but bemoaned Gora's over forgetfulness, unnecessary confusion, unaddressed loopholes in the plot, excessive editing, overacting on Ritwick's part, Ushashie Ray's weak performance and the overdone theatrics in certain parts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Poorna |title=Ritwick-Suhotra Pull Off a Rather Gruesome Tale Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/bengali/gora/season-2/seasonreview/101463354.cms |access-date=11 December 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 July 2023}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|tt15516200}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian web series]]<br />
[[Category:2022 web series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language web series]]<br />
[[Category:Hoichoi original programming]]</div>
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