{ "id": "ep22zak875", "slug": "dainee", "title": "Dainee", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia", "label": "South and Southeast Asian serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "label": "South Asian web serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "label": "India · 2021 and later: South Asian web serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021", "label": "India · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "label": "South Asian web serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Dainee (ডাইনী) is a 2025 Bengali psychological horror web series on Hoichoi, starring Mimi Chakraborty and Koushani Mukhopadhyay as estranged sisters caught in a rural Bengal witch-hunt.", "snippet": "Dainee (ডাইনী) is a 2025 Bengali psychological horror web series on Hoichoi, starring Mimi Chakraborty and Koushani Mukhopadhyay as estranged sisters caught in a rural Bengal witch-hunt.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.south_asian_web_serials", "markdown": "# Dainee\n\n**Dainee** (ডাইনী, transl. It follows two estranged sisters, Pata and Lata, who are caught in a witch-hunt in rural Bengal after Lata is branded a witch, and it combines psychological horror, suspense, and social commentary on superstition[1](https://hoichoi.tv/shows/dainee).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | 1 season, 6 episodes of roughly 20 to 24 minutes each[1](https://hoichoi.tv/shows/dainee) |\n| Lead cast | Mimi Chakraborty as Pata, Koushani Mukhopadhyay as Lata[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/dainee) |\n| Reception | IMDb 6.9/10; Hindustan Times review 4/5 stars[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/dainee) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and plot\n\nPata ([Mimi Chakraborty](https://www.edgepedia.org/mimi-chakraborty)), long detached from her roots, returns to her ancestral hometown to settle a property dispute with her estranged sister Lata (Koushani Mukhopadhyay). She arrives to find a mob preparing to burn a woman alive after branding her a witch, and with her driver Badsha (Sujit Kumar Barman) she intervenes, putting herself at odds with the mob and its leader, Jaan Baba (Biswajit Das)[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/bengali/dainee/season-1/seasonshow/119074846.cms). The sisters, never close during childhood, must overcome their differences and fight for survival against the villagers and the superstitions that drive them[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/dainee).\n\nThe six episodes trace the siege that follows. After Pata rescues Lata in \"Ashani Shanket\", vengeful villagers surround them; the conflict centers on a locked local health center that becomes a physical and symbolic barrier between the two sides, with negotiations in which family members are used as bargaining chips[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35882492/episodes/). The episode titles are \"Otit-er Taaney\", \"Ashani Shanket\", \"Chaal Bodol\", \"Biswashghatok\", \"Obhaagi\", and \"Shesh Sanghat\", all released on 14 March 2025[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35882492/episodes/).\n\n## Themes\n\nDirector Nirjhar Mitra said in an interview that he conceived the story in 2014-15 and was initially hesitant about the topic's relevance in the 21st century, but that research data and statistics validated its continued presence; he described the show as a hardcore survival drama spanning only 12 to 14 hours of story time[5](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/tv/2025/Mar/21/nirjhar-mitra-opens-up-on-directing-dainee).\n\n**Sisterhood and structure.** Mimi Chakraborty described her character as the elder sister standing up for her younger sister who has been labeled a witch, framing the story as a fight against the taboo and victimization of women in a strongly patriarchal society[6](https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/tv/2025/Mar/21/mimi-chakraborty-opens-up-about-her-character-and-experience-of-working-in-dainee).\n\n## Production and release\n\nChakraborty said she enjoyed shooting there and performing action sequences on streets with crowds, after roughly 15 years in the industry[6](https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/tv/2025/Mar/21/mimi-chakraborty-opens-up-about-her-character-and-experience-of-working-in-dainee). The series was produced by No Country Films Production, with cinematography by Turja Ghosh and editing by Subhajit Singha[1](https://hoichoi.tv/shows/dainee) • [7](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt35882492/).\n\nMitra's previous web series was the crime thriller *Shikarpur*, which dropped on ZEE5 in 2023[8](https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/entertainment/hoichoi-drops-the-first-look-teaser-of-mimi-chakraborty-starrer-thriller-series-dainee/cid/2085050).\n\n## Reception\n\nIn its review, The Times of India described the series as a bleak and hard-hitting tale drawn from actual witch-hunt cases, a social evil that persists in rural India yet is frequently ignored, and saw it as continuing Hoichoi's run of women-centered social dramas alongside *Sampurna*, *Lajja*, *Indu*, and *Noshtonir*[3](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/bengali/dainee/season-1/seasonshow/119074846.cms). TV9 Bangla gave it 3.5 out of 5[9](https://tv9bangla.com/entertainment/mimi-chakraborty-series-dainee-review-how-far-her-new-role-able-to-grab-attention-1174511.html/amp). On IMDb the series holds a 6.9/10 rating[2](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/dainee), and Chakraborty received a nomination for Best Actor (Female) at the 22nd Tele Cine Awards 2025[10](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/shows/dainee-879515.html).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Watch Dainee Bengali Web Series Online on Hoichoi](https://hoichoi.tv/shows/dainee)\n2. [Dainee - watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/dainee)\n3. [Dainee Season 1 Web Series: Release Date, Review, Star Cast, Etimes](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/bengali/dainee/season-1/seasonshow/119074846.cms)\n4. [Dainee (TV Series 2025- ) - Episode list, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35882492/episodes/)\n5. [Nirjhar Mitra opens up on directing Dainee, Indulge Express](https://www.indulgexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/tv/2025/Mar/21/nirjhar-mitra-opens-up-on-directing-dainee)\n6. [Mimi Chakraborty opens up about her character and experience of working in Dainee, Indulge Express](https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/tv/2025/Mar/21/mimi-chakraborty-opens-up-about-her-character-and-experience-of-working-in-dainee)\n7. [Dainee - Production & Contact Info, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt35882492/)\n8. [Dainee teaser: Hoichoi drops the first-look teaser, Telegraph India](https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/entertainment/hoichoi-drops-the-first-look-teaser-of-mimi-chakraborty-starrer-thriller-series-dainee/cid/2085050)\n9. [Dainee review, TV9 Bangla](https://tv9bangla.com/entertainment/mimi-chakraborty-series-dainee-review-how-far-her-new-role-able-to-grab-attention-1174511.html/amp)\n10. [Dainee Web Series (ডাইনী ওয়েব সিরিজ), Digit Binge](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/shows/dainee-879515.html)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › South and Southeast Asian serials › South Asian web serials*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/dainee", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/dainee.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. 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