Karmachakra (transl. Wheel of Fate) also known as Karmachakra: Episode Zero is an anime-influenced original mystery drama Indian animated film produced by Studio Durga. Billed as the first independent Indian anime production,[1] the project was first announced in 2017.[2] Production was completed in 2020. Karmachakra: Episode Zero is planned to be the first of a series of three Karmachakra films.[3][4]

Karmachakra
Karmachakra poster
Directed byRajorshi Basu
Written byRajorshi Basu
Produced byRajorshi Basu
Production
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Durga Studio
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Bengali
  • Hindi

A 20-minute pilot was released on YouTube in February 2020.[5]

Premise

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Set in urban Indian state West Bengal's capital city of Kolkata, an orphaned girl Ganga is embodied into finding her parents and her roots while coping up with her present situations. What starts out as a search for the past begins digging up more sinister fragments of mysticism, psychology and cryptography. Battling the unanswered questions, Ganga is sworn to find the truth of her ordeal and events leading to her mystery, which might also reveal several webs of connections en route.

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References

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  1. ^ "Youngsters gear up to present a made-in-India anime - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Karmachakra, India's FIRST Anime Movie Will Release Soon". animemotivation.com. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ @StudioDurga (29 November 2020). "Update for those that missed ✨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Sharma, Manas B. "INTERVIEW: Rajorshi Basu on Creating Studio Durga and the State of Anime in India". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "A Delhi studio is making Indian anime films that look deliciously Japanese". Hindustan Times. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "আকাঙ্ক্ষা「Karmachakra : Episode Zero」ED「AKANKHA / Rajorshi Basu ft. Rupankar Bagchi, Tanisha, Disha」". Youtube. Studio Durga. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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