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{{short description|Bengali web series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Eken Babu (TV series) Poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional Poster
| director = {{ubl||[[Joydip Mukherjee]]||Surajit Chatterjee|| Anupam Hari||Anirban Mallik||[[Abhijit Chowdhury]]}}
| country = India
| genre = {{hlist|[[Detective]]|[[Crime]]|[[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]|[[Comedy]]|[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]}}
| num_seasons = 9
| num_episodes = 60
| language = Bengali
| company = Eyewash Production
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|03|03|df=yes}}
| last_aired = present
| screenplay = Padmanabha Dasgupta
| based_on = [[Ekenbabu]]
| theme_music_composer = Mayukh Mainak
}}
'''''Eken Babu''''' is a [[Bengali-language]] web series streaming on Hoichoi. The web series is based on [[Ekenbabu]] detective story, which is written by [[Sujan Dasgupta]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hoyejak.com/entertainment/speaking-of-bengali-detective-characters-whos-eken-babu/ |title=Speaking of Bengali Detective Characters, Who's Eken Babu? – hoyejak |website=hoyejak.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030102752/https://hoyejak.com/entertainment/speaking-of-bengali-detective-characters-whos-eken-babu/ |archive-date=30 October 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Anirban Chakrabarti|Anirban Chakraborti]] plays the title role, with Shuhotro Mukhopadhay and Somak Ghosh in supporting roles.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=21 June 2018 |title=Hoichoi's biggest musical thriller has dropped its TRAILER | Indian Television Dot Com |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/over-the-top-services/hoichois-biggest-musical-thriller-has-dropped-its-trailer-180621}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tripathy |first=Antara |date=20 September 2018 |title=Hoichoi turns 2 – A Gala celebration by Tollywood stars with this young online platform's birthday |url=https://ibgnews.com/hoichoi-turns-2-a-gala-celebration-by-tollywood-stars-with-this-young-online-platforms-birthday/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=21 September 2018 |title=Hoichoi announces 100+ hours of original content with more than 30 originals |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/210918/hoichoi-announces-100-hours-of-original-content-with-more-than-30-ori.html |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HOICHOI S NEW BOUQUET |url=https://epaper.telegraphindia.com/textview_222965_154118337_4_1_12_05-10-2018_79_1.html |website=epaper.telegraphindia.com}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Anirban Chakrabarti]] as [[Ekenbabu]]
* Shoumo Banerjee as Bapyaditya or Bapi (season 1 to 5)
* Debapriyo Bagchi (Bubble) as Promotho (season 1 to 5)
* Suhotra Mukhopadhyay as Bapi (Since Season 6)
* Somak Ghosh as Promotho (Since Season 6)
* Shreya Sinha as Rupal Mehra IPS
* Yash Roshan as Mamud (in Season 3)
* Shahdul Alam Sachchu as Jamal (in Season 3)
* Ziaul Hasan Kislu as Masud (in Season 3)
* Shimul Khan as Mr. Khan (in Season 3)
* Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed as Meherunisa (in Season 3)
* Anuradha Mukherjee (in Season 4)
* Kaushik Chatterjee as Tunganath Burman (in Season 4)
* Kaushiki Guha as Arundhati Burman (in Season 4)
* Debopriyo Mukherjee as Riddhi Burman (in Season 4)
* Chitra Vanu Basu (in Season 4)
* Kinjal Kumar Nanda as Satyakam Javed Chowdhury (in Season 4)
* Mridul Chandra Sen (in Season 4)
* Sohini Banerjee (in Season 4)
* Sourav Chatterjee as Suresh Mitra (in Season 5)
* Mimi Dutta as Soma Mitra (in Season 5)
* Krishnendu Dewanji as Ajay (in Season 5)
* Biswajit Chakraborty as Khokha Mama
* Rajnandini Paul as Paramita (Season 8)
* [[Rahul Banerjee (actor)|Rahul Banerjee]] as Avik (SEASON 8)
* Saonli Chattopadhyay as Monica (Season 9)
* Shankar Chakraborty as Shubhankar (Season 9)
* Sumanta Mukherjee as Amiyo Maharaj (Season 9)

== Episodes ==
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| link9 = #Season 9 (2026)
| episodes9 = 7
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===Season 1 (2018)===
The first season is directed by Anirban Mallik, it streamed on Bengali OTT platform hoichoi from 3 March 2018.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bgr.in/news/hoichoi-turns-one-new-seasons-and-exclusives-top-up-card-launched/ |title=Hoichoi turns one, new seasons and exclusives, top-up card launched | BGR India |website=www.bgr.in |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920135156/https://www.bgr.in/news/hoichoi-turns-one-new-seasons-and-exclusives-top-up-card-launched/ |archive-date=20 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://svf.in/news/hoichois-biggest-musical-thriller-launched-today/|title=Hoichoi's biggest musical thriller launched today|date=21 June 2018}}</ref> It was based on the story "''Manhattane Moonstone".''

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|Title = Suicide or Murder?
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Doubt... Doubt...
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{{Episode list
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|Title = An Astrologer's Day
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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{{Episode list
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|Title = The Diary
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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|Title = Murder He Says
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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}}{{Episode list
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|Title = The Missing Friday
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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|Title = Pink Elephant
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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|Title = Hard Rock
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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|Title = Final Showdown
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|03|03|df=yes}}
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}}

===Season 2 (2018)===
The second season released on 10 November 2018; all the episodes were directed by Anupam Hari. The story is based on "''Manhattan ey Man hunt"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themoviean.com/hoichoi-2018/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030101251/https://themoviean.com/hoichoi-2018/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=30 October 2019|title=Hoichoi! Releases List Of Favourite Stars And Originals|date=2 January 2019}}</ref>

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|Title = Natural death, ami penguin
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Dui Mrityu Ekdine
|DirectedBy = Anupam Hari
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = This Man Is Something
|DirectedBy = Anupam Hari
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Sunglass Pore Rajnikanth
|DirectedBy = Anupam Hari
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Bhol Bodoler Rongo
|DirectedBy = Anupam Hari
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|10|df=yes}}
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}}

===Season 3 (2019)===
The third season aired on 28 November 2019; all the five episodes were directed by [[Abhijit Chowdhury]]. The story is set in Bangladesh, and most of the shooting is also done in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.binged.com/news/streaming-alert-eken-babu-new-season-o-dhaka-rahasya-streaming-from-november-28-on-hoichoi/|title=Streaming Alert: Eken Babu New Season, O Dhaka Rahasya, Streaming from November 28 on Hoichoi!|first=Rashmi|last=Paharia|date=25 November 2019|website=Binged}}</ref> It was based on the story, "''Dhaka Rahasyo Unmochito".''

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{{Episode list
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|Title = Mrityu Mystery
|DirectedBy = Abhijit Chowdhury
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Ekengiri
|DirectedBy = Abhijit Chowdhury
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Highly Suspicious
|DirectedBy = Abhijit Chowdhury
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|28|df=yes}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Kolkata Chalo
|DirectedBy = Abhijit Chowdhury
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|28|df=yes}}
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}}

===Season 4 (2020)===
On 2 October 2020, hoichoi released Season 4 with six new episodes directed by [[Joydip Mukherjee]] and Surajit Chatterjee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.binged.com/streaming-premiere-dates/eken-babu-season-4-streaming-online-watch-on-hoichoi-tv/|title = Eken Babu Season 4 on Hoichoi}}</ref> It was based on the story "''Ekenbabu O Barman Bari Rahasya".''

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|Title = Agontuk
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Chitro Bichitro
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Jolponar Kolpona
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Porda Phash
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Shunani
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee, Surajit Chatterjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|02|df=yes}}
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}}

===Season 5 (2021)===
On 8 October 2021, hoichoi released Season 5 with six new episodes directed by Anirban Mullick.<ref>{{Citation|title=Eken Babu (একেন বাবু) 5 {{!}} Official Trailer {{!}} Anirban Chakrabarti {{!}} 8th Oct {{!}} hoichoi| date=2 October 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6ZBfQJAnJE|language=en|access-date=2021-10-07}}</ref> It is based on the story, "''Sankhyar Sanket"''. Eken Babu season 5, titled "Eken Babu: Santiniketan Shanket Mochon,"

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|Title = Kothay Pabo Tare?
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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|Title = Outhouse-ey Henyali
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Ulot Puran
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Female Moumachhi
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
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|Title = National Anthem
|DirectedBy = Anirban Mallik
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|08|df=yes}}
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===Season 6 (2022)===
On 20 September 2022, hoichoi announced Season 6. The series started streaming from 23 December 2022. It was based on the story "''Asol Khunir Sondhane''". From this season the actors of the role of both Bapi and Promotho were changed.Eken Babu season 6, titled "Eken Babu Ebar Kolkatay".

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|Title = Picnic
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Doping
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Badminton
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Destination Ranchi
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Tribhuj na Choturbhuj
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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===Season 7 (2023)===
Eken Babu season 7, titled "Tungkulung E Eken," premiered on December 8th, 2023. The season follows Eken Babu, Bapi, and Promotho on vacation in [[Tonglu, West Bengal|Tungkulung]]."Tungkulung E Eken" is based on the detective story "''Khuner Age Khuni Khoja''".<ref>{{Cite news |title=টুংকুলুংয়ে খুনের আগেই খুনি ধরতে একেনবাবু! দেখছেন তো হইচই-এর একেনবাবুর সিজ়ন ৭? |lang=bn |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/brand-studio/tungkulung-e-eken-the-newly-launched-series-on-hoichoi-is-going-to-amazed-the-audience-dgtl/cid/1480136}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eken babu 7th season |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/brand-studio/tungkulung-e-eken-the-newly-launched-series-on-hoichoi-is-going-to-amazed-the-audience-dgtl/cid/1480136}}</ref>

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{{Episode list
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|Title = Rail Roko
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Bish
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Ondher Joshthi
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Hirer Sandhaney
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Otit-er Khonjey
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Bhanumotir Khel
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
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===Season 8 (2025)===
The eight season is titled "Puro Puri Eken". As title suggests, the story is based on [[Puri]]. The series is based on the story "''Nrityoshilpir Mrityu Tadonte Ekenbabu"''.

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|Title = Khondogirir Laash
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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|Title = Guest House-ey Khun
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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|Title = Samudra Phiriye Dey
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
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|Title = Plot Bordhon
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Shakkhigopal
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Khuner Panda
|DirectedBy = Joydip Mukherjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|01|23|df=yes}}
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=== Season 9 (2026) ===
Eken babu's season 9 is set in [[Purulia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking: Shooting and story update of Eken Babu season 9 |url=https://www.aajkaal.in/entertainment/breaking-shooting-and-story-update-of-eken-babu-season-9-179569 |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=www.aajkaal.in |language=bn-IN}}</ref>. The series released on 15 April 2026, coinciding with the occasion of [[Poila Boishakh|Poila Baishakh]]. The series is based on Sujan Dasgupta's [[Ekenbabu]] story, ''Bhoyonkor Chithi''. The pre-credits scene of the final episode announced the next instalment of the film franchise, ''The Eken: Keralay Kurukkhetro'' that will be releasing on Durga Pujo 2026.

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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Panna Udhao
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|04|15|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary =Eken Babu, Bapi and Pramatha came for the trip and mutton, Purulia served them a stolen emerald and a mystery instead.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Humkir Teer
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|04|15|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Eken Babu only wanted a sweet. Instead he finds a centuries old mystery and a stubborn tiny companion.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Jwole Bhashe Laash
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|04|15|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = At the ashram, clues slowly fall into place. But behind the strict no-meat rule lies something unexpected.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Pyanchar Pyanchal
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|04|15|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Raju's murder, two cases, one empty stomach, a blackout and a missing book. Eken Babu is having a very bad day.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Foske Gelo
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|04|15|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = A fellow detective surfaces in the ashram. The mutton on a leaf plate finally arrives, and so does the missing emerald.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Chhayabaji
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|04|15|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = The emerald is back but the mystery refuses to leave. Sambuddho has a new riddle and Eken Babu has a gun to his head.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Barbar Ghughu Tumi
|DirectedBy = Joydeep Mukherjee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2026|04|15|df=yes}}
|ShortSummary = Just as Eken Babu closes in on the truth and dreams of a sweet reward, he suddenly vanishes without a trace. Does this give way to a new mystery?
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}}
}}

== Dubbed version ==
From November 2025 to December 2025 [[Sony SAB]] released ''Eken Babu'' in Hindi dub.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anirban Chakrabarti, who played detective Ekon Babu for Bengali audience, is ready for a bigger viewership |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/anirban-chakrabarti-who-played-detective-ekon-babu-for-bengali-audience-is-ready-for-a-bigger-viewership/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://ndtv.in/television/eken-babu-on-sony-sab-tv-special-interview-with-actor-anirban-chakraborty-9691092</ref>

==Movies==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film adaptations
!Year
!Title
!Based on
!Location
|-
|2022
|''[[The Eken]]''
|"Manhattaner Madman"
|[[Darjeeling]]
|-
|2023
|''[[The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan]]''
|"Osommane Bidai"
|[[Rajasthan]]
|-
|2025
|''[[The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika]]''
|"Ideal Jewellery"
|[[Benaras]]
|-
|2026
|The Eken: Keralay Kurukshetra <ref>{{Cite web |title=পুজোয় এবার একেনবাবু |url=https://www.aaroananda.com/story/entertainment-news/tollywood/eken-babu-film-returns-puja-battle-kerala-kurukshetra/10997883 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=www.aaroananda.com |language=bn}}</ref>
|ucomming
|[[Kerala]]
|}
On 19 November 2021, [[Shree Venkatesh Films|Shree]]" [[Shree Venkatesh Films|Venkatesh Films]], announced the first film of the franchise, ''[[The Eken]]''. The film released in theatres on 14 April 2022. The film was shot in the hill station of [[Darjeeling]]. It was based on the story "''Manhattaner Madman"''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=বড়পর্দায় আসছে 'একেন বাবু'! দার্জিলিংয়ে রহস্যের সমাধানে বাঙালির নতুন গোয়েন্দা|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/entertainment/cinema/bengali-popular-web-series-eken-babu-coming-on-big-screens/|access-date=2021-11-19|website=sangbadpratidin|language=bn}}</ref>

On 1 November 2022, SVF announced the second film, which will be shot in December 2022, in Rajasthan. Titled ''[[The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan]]'' and directed by [[Joydip Mukherjee]], the movie stars Anirban Chakrabarti, Suhotra Mukhopadhyay, Somak Ghosh, Sandipta Sen and [[Rajatava Dutta]] in central roles.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-27 |title=Eken Babu sets the mood for a 'Ruddhaswas Rajasthan' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/eken-babu-sets-the-mood-for-a-ruddhaswas-rajasthan/articleshow/97370772.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Indiablooms |title=In Images: The Eken-Ruddhaswas Rajasthan team chats over Bengali food {{!}} Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/photos-details/SBZ/8085/in-images-the-eken-ruddhaswas-rajasthan-team-chats-over-bengali-food.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Indiablooms.com |date=3 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Statesman News |date=2022-11-04 |title=Eken Babu is set to return with a new quest titled 'The Eken, Ruddhaswas Rajasthan' |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/eken-babu-is-set-to-return-with-a-new-quest-titled-the-eken-ruddhaswas-rajasthan-1503128259.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref> The film released in theatres worldwide on 14 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Eken: Anirban Chakrabarti and others soak in Bengaliness with good food |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/the-eken-ruddhaswas-rajasthan-anirban-chakrabarti-and-others-soak-in-bengaliness-with-good-food-and-adda/37d223291d492 |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref> It was loosely based on the story "''Sosommane Bidai".''

The third film titled ''[[The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika]]'' was announced on January 2025. The film is directed by [[Joydip Mukherjee]] and produced by [[Shrikant Mohta]] and Mahendra Soni under the banner of [[Shree Venkatesh Films]] and Hoichoi Studios. It was released in the theatres on 16 May 2025. It is based on the novel "''Ideal Jewellery"''.

== References ==
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==External links==
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Eken Babu TV series - Revision history

SabinaGuffey at 10:27, 7 May 2026