Taqdeer pulls off a glorious hat-trick

Touted as the most successful original series of 2020, Taqdeer, took home three of the biggest awards at the Safekeeper Channel i Digital Awards on Friday night. 

Chanchal Chowdhury won the Best Actor award, followed by Syed Ahmed Shawki receiving the award for Best Director and Taqdeer winning the Best Web Series award.  

Taqdeer, chronicles the story of a man who gets entangled in a scandal after discovering a corpse in his freezer van. On its release, the series gained immense appreciation and rave reviews from critics and audiences worldwide.  

Speaking of the wins, co-creator and director of the series, Syed Ahmed Shawki said: “This is such a nice moment and a proud one too. I am grateful to Hoichoi for believing in me and the story, for making it possible to take the story to so many countries and reaching so many audiences. What a start it has been to the year, here’s to many more to come.” 

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Actor Chanchal Chowdhry, who essays the titular role, said: “I was very confident about the show from the moment I heard it but the applauds still take me by surprise. Taqdeer being my first international show is always going to be very special to me. I feel honoured and I’m counting my blessings as I take home this award. I have my audience, the team of Taqdeer and Hoichoi to thank.”  

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Taqdeer is a Film Noir and Film Syndicate Production, written by Neyamutullah Masum and Syed Ahmed Shawki, featuring Chanchal Chowdhury in the lead role.