Syed Ahmed Shawki directorial web series "Taqdeer" wins the Best Series award at in popular category at the Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2021 tonight.

The other nominees were "Koshtoneer", "Laboni", "Shahoshika", "Tithir Oshukh".

"Taqdeer", the fourth Hoichoi original from Bangladesh, released on December 18, 2020. It gained immense appreciation and rave reviews from different corners of the world, besides Bangladesh and India.

Chanchal Chowdhury plays a man who gets entangled in a murder scandal, when he finds a mysterious corpse in his freezer van.

"Taqdeer" is a Film Noir and Film Syndicate Production, written by Neyamutullah Masum and Syed Ahmed Shawki. The eight-episode web series was filmed in six districts, at 39 locations with more than 100 artistes. Each episode of the show is around 20 minutes long.

Besides Chanchal Chowdhury, it casts Sanjida Preeti, Manoj Pramanik, Partha Barua, and Shohel Mondol among others. The eight- episode series has stirred intrigue, and showered with praise all over social media.