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Sampurna

Sampurna (সম্পূর্ণা) is an Indian Bengali-language social drama web series directed by Sayantan Ghosal that premiered on the streaming platform Hoichoi on 29 July 2022.¹ It stars Sohini Sarkar as Sampurna, a housewife who discovers that her brother-in-law is abusing his new wife, her sister-in-law Nandini, and decides to take action to stop him.¹ The series addresses marital rape, a subject the show's own tagline frames as a question: does marriage mean the end of a woman's rights over her own body?²

Key fact	Detail
Premiere	29 July 2022 on Hoichoi¹
Director	Sayantan Ghosal¹
Lead cast	Sohini Sarkar, Rajnandini Paul, Anubhav Kanjilal, Laboni Sarkar, Rajat Ganguly, Prantik Banerjee¹
Format	Season 1 of six episodes, roughly 18 to 29 minutes each; rated U/A 16+³
Subject	Marital rape and a woman's fight for justice against her family and social law²
IMDb rating	7.1/10 from 353 user ratings⁴
Seasons	Two, with season 2 released at the end of September 2023⁵
Producer	SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd; the trailer credits production house Follow Focus⁶^•⁷

Spoilers

Premise and season 1

The story begins with the marriage of Nandini (Rajnandini Paul) to Raktim (Anubhav Kanjilal), the brother-in-law of Sampurna (Sohini Sarkar).⁸ Soon after the wedding, Nandini grows distressed in her new household, and she eventually opens up to Sampurna about the abuse she is suffering.⁸ The six episodes of season 1, titled in Bengali, trace Sampurna's discovery of the violence, the family's refusal to believe her, pressure on Nandini to withdraw her police complaint, and the start of the two women's fight for justice.³

The Daily Star's review noted that the series portrays the prevalence of marital rape and the legal complications arising from the absence of a law against it in India, alongside the complexities of using domestic violence laws.⁸ One of the series' stated key messages is that if the law is truly blind, it should not care whether the rapist is the victim's husband.⁸ The series is fictional and not based on a true story.⁹

Season 2

A second season, Sampurna 2, was released at the end of September 2023, the day after director Sayantan Ghoshal discussed it in an interview published on 28 September 2023.⁵ Ghoshal said the season was built on story, screenplay, and acting alone, without mountain shooting sequences or multiple murder scenes, which he described as a genuine challenge for him as a director.⁵

In season 2, a renowned lawyer, Hirak Lahiri, revives Nandini's fight against marital violence but is also responsible for Sampurna's childhood scars; after helping Nandini, Sampurna must stand up for herself.⁶ The season's six episodes follow the deepening legal fight, Sampurna's struggle to speak about her trauma, her decision to take legal action while the family stays silent, and Hirak's efforts to protect himself as his crimes surface.⁶ Kaushik Sen joined the cast for the second season.⁶

Cast and performances

Sohini Sarkar leads the series as Sampurna, with Rajnandini Paul as Nandini, Anubhav Kanjilal as Raktim, Laboni Sarkar as the mother-in-law Aloka, and Rajat Ganguly and Prantik Banerjee in supporting roles.¹ The Times of India reviewer Poorna Banerjee, giving season 1 a critic's rating of 3.0 out of 5, called Sarkar's performance the star of the show, noting her quiet grace and stoic silences, and found Laboni Sarkar wonderfully restrained as the mother-in-law, while observing that the male characters had little scope to develop.¹ The same review described the series as a slow-paced, disturbing but relevant watch, with music that sometimes turns dramatic but adds to the atmosphere of horror and shock.¹

Reception and availability

On IMDb the series holds a rating of 7.1/10 based on 353 user ratings, with the most ratings coming from India, Bangladesh, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.⁴ Episode-level ratings on IMDb show season 2 episodes scoring between 7.7 and 8.4, higher than most season 1 episodes, which range from 6.3 to 7.9.⁴

Beyond Hoichoi, the series is listed as streaming on Airtel Xstream, Prime Video, and MX Player, in Bengali and Hindi.¹⁰ A Hindi dubbed version is also available.¹⁰ An academic study of women's representation on Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi described Sampurna as a thought-provoking series that rejects stereotypes and highlights female solidarity, noting that its protagonist faces legal scrutiny, public backlash, and imprisonment after exposing abuse.¹¹

References

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

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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