Mumbai: Mukti Production LLP is set to launch a new Bengali OTT platform Mukti Prime on 8 March. Interdisciplinary artist Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee will oversee the content on the app, which has been created by Partha Chatterjee.

The app will be available for download on the Google Play Store for Android users and App Store for iOs users. "It will showcase content such as web series, Bengali films, short videos, short films and other original content across genres," said the statement. 

The platform has already announced a slew of Mukti Prime originals including the series “Condom Kelenkari,” “Ganesh Murti,” “Morichika” and “Chittorgarh Murder Case.” 

"Mukti Prime is offering subscribers three plans – basic, standard and premium that give access to all its content for a period of 12 months. The basic plan priced at Rs 199 can be accessed using a single device, the standard plan priced at Rs 299 can be accessed by up to three devices and its premium plan at Rs 599 can be accessed by up to six devices," according to the statement.

India’s regional OTT space is increasing in competitiveness with the share of regional language consumption on OTT platforms expected to cross 50 per cent of time spent by 2025 from 30 per cent in 2019, overtaking Hindi at 45 per cent as per FICCI-EY report. There are more than 45 OTT platforms in the country.