Dainee (2025)

Genre

drama

Country

India

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Elsewhere

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How it feels

In rural Bengal, a woman fights against witch hunting and oppression rooted in local folklore. The series follows her struggle against dark forces and psychological threats.

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What happens

Dainee (transl. Witch) is a 2025 Indian Bengali dark survival, psychological horror, thriller web series. Directed by Nirjhar Mitra and written by Mitra along with Shayak Roy and Nilanjan Chakraborty, the series was streamed on the OTT platform Hoichoi on 14 March 2025. Produced by No Country Films Production, the series revolves around the themes of witch hunting, rural Bengal's dark realities, psychological tension, folklore, and the fight against oppression. The series stars Mimi Chakraborty in the lead role and Koushani Mukherjee Zanjeen in the titular role. Sudip Mukherjee and Biswajit Das play other pivotal roles. Mainak Mazoomdar composed the background score while Subhajit Singha handled the editing and Turja Ghosh did the cinematography. This series marks Mimi Chakraborty's second OTT venture after Jaha Bolibo Sotto Bolibo. Critics widely applauded the direction, acting, background score, cinematography, and referred to Mimi's performance as her career-best one. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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