MUMBAI: Storytelling is an art and only movies depict such compelling stories in the most vivid format. While some stories are lost in the sands of time, movies continue to keep these stories alive. Bridging the gap between classic stories and the modern-day viewer, COLORS Bangla presents ‘TELEPLEX’, a series of more than 80 masterpieces directed by pioneers of Bengali and Hindi movies. Directed by prominent names like Anjan Dutta, Kaushik Ganguly, Prabhat Ray, Sandip Ray, late Debangshu Sengupta, late Jishu Dasgupta and many more, Teleplex will showcase these cult-defining stories, from Monday to Friday at 10 pm starting February 11 only on COLORS Bangla.
Riding high on nostalgia, the show will cater to complete family audience featuring stories from multiple genres including – romantic, action, comedy, thriller and drama, directed by some of the biggest names in the industry and starring award-winning ensemble cast. Some of the popular stories include Collage, Ulka, Chaya Chobi, Rudra Sen-er Dairy, Babar Christmas, Ekdeen Darjeeling, Anuccharito, Achena Aponjon.
Commenting on the launch Rahul Chakravarti – Business Head, COLORS Bangla and Odia, said, “At COLORS Bangla, we have always aimed at challenging conventions and reinvigorating the format of content consumption for the viewers. Looking at today’s evolved audiences we thought that these classic stories with pathbreaking subjects will entertain the viewers immensely. Featuring celebrated and National award-winning director Srijit Mukherjee, who introduces these captivating stories, and talks about the finer nuances behind each masterpiece, Teleplex promises to enrich the viewing experience for our audience.”
Touted as one of the leading modern-day story tellers, National award winner, Srijit Mukherjee gets audience closer to these stories that were way ahead of their time. “Being a fan and aficionado of movies, I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of Teleplex. Conversing on my favorite topic, exploring unknown facets of prodigious stories and engaging with other industry stalwarts, this show has the complete recipe of entertainment for a movie buff. The stories were directed and produced with a futuristic perspective and I’m sure that the modern audience will relate to it.”, he added.
Reaching out to viewers at multiple touchpoint including Outdoor, Print, On-Air and Digital, Colors Bangla dialed up the marketing efforts for promotions of the new show.
