কালো মেঘ (Black Cloud)

Act 1: ঝড় জড়ো হয় (The Storm Gathers)

Settings: Kolkata (India) | Zürich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Davos, St. Moritz, Gstaad, Geneva, Lausanne & Montreux (Switzerland) 

• Omkar Sengupta and Mrinalini Roy elope and marry secretly, defying her powerful father Debabrata Roy, who vows retribution.

• Indranil Majumdar, who secretly resents Omkar for his rising fame, begins plotting subtly.

• Kaushik Mitra is promoted over Indranil, further enraging him.

• Ronit Basu, a spurned suitor of Mrinalini, is contacted by Indranil, who suggests a shared motive.

• Omkar and Mrinalini go on a lavish honeymoon across Switzerland—seemingly idyllic, but cracks begin to show.

• Debabrata, furious and humiliated, sends Lalmohan Babu to retrieve them, but they are unreachable.

• Indranil begins feeding Kaushik false narratives about Mrinalini’s “closeness” with Ronit.


Act 2: ছায়া গভীর হয় (The Shadows Deepen)

Settings: Kolkata (India) | London (UK) 

• The couple returns to Kolkata; public opinion is divided over their marriage.

• Indranil manipulates both Omkar and Kaushik, planting seeds of suspicion.

• Mrinalini’s growing friendship with Kaushik is observed and twisted by Indranil.

• Paromita Das, a bar singer and Kaushik’s lover, notices his distraction and warns him.

• Ronit, now in London, is approached by Indranil to re-enter Mrinalini’s life under the guise of reconciliation.

• Kuntala, Indranil’s wife, overhears him talking to Ronit and begins to suspect foul play.


Act 3: বিষ ছড়ায় (The Poison Spreads)

Settings: Kolkata (India) | Paris (France) | Vienna (Austria) 

• Omkar becomes emotionally volatile, questioning Mrinalini’s loyalty.

• Indranil manipulates a piece of jewelry (a bracelet) Omkar gifted Mrinalini into Ronit’s possession, to “prove” infidelity.

• Kaushik, conflicted and confused, begins doubting both Indranil and his own observations.

• Mrinalini grows distant due to Omkar’s unpredictable behavior.

• Indranil travels briefly to Paris to meet Ronit and orchestrate a fake meeting with Mrinalini.

• Kuntala secretly follows him and starts documenting his movements.

• In Vienna, Omkar loses control publicly during a diplomatic military summit, damaging his reputation.


Act 4: ঝড় ভেঙ্গে যায় (The Storm Breaks)

Settings: Kolkata (India) | Venice (Italy) 

• Omkar confronts Mrinalini in a jealous rage, accusing her of betrayal. She is devastated.

• Kaushik learns the truth from Paromita and tries to warn Omkar, but Indranil intercepts the message.

• Kuntala confronts Indranil with evidence of his manipulations and reveals everything to Mrinalini.

• Mrinalini leaves Omkar temporarily, taking refuge with Kuntala.

• A confrontation between Omkar and Indranil occurs in Venice during a conference.

• Indranil is exposed before diplomats and Omkar’s superiors.

• Lalmohan Babu arrives with news of Indranil’s international fraud and betrayal.


Act 5: নিষ্কৃতি নেমে আসে (Redemption Descends)

Setting: Kolkata & Darjeeling (India) 

• Indranil is arrested for manipulation, fraud, and conspiracy.

• Omkar, broken and remorseful, resigns from his position and publicly apologizes to Mrinalini.

• Mrinalini, while hurt, acknowledges the systemic emotional damage and the manipulations behind it.

• Kuntala and Mrinalini support each other in rebuilding their lives.

• Kaushik and Paromita reconcile.

• Debabrata, seeing Omkar's transformation, grants a symbolic gesture of forgiveness.

• The final scene shows in Darjeeling where Omkar visits Mrinalini, not to reconcile as lovers, but to seek peace—and Mrinalini, now stronger, grants it.


Main Characters:

• Omkar Sengupta (Male Lead) – A decorated military officer; noble but emotionally volatile

• Mrinalini Roy Sengupta (Female Lead) – Daughter of Debabrata Roy; intelligent, loving, and independent

• Indranil Majumdar (Main Antagonist) – Omkar’s ensign; cunning, manipulative, and driven by jealousy


Supporting Characters:   

• Kaushik Mitra – A loyal officer under Omkar; good-hearted but caught in Indranil’s web

• Ronit Basu – A former suitor of Mrinalini, bitter about her elopement

• Paromita Das – A bar singer and Kaushik's lover

• Debabrata Roy – Mrinalini’s father; a powerful and respected figure

• Kuntala Majumdar – Indranil’s wife and Mrinalini’s friend; begins to suspect the truth

• Lalmohan Babu – A politician and messenger; brings news too late


Primary Setting: Kolkata, India 


Other Settings: Darjeeling, India | London, UK | Paris, France | Vienna, Austria | Switzerland (Zürich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Davos, St. Moritz, Gstaad, Geneva, Lausanne & Montreux) | Venice, Italy 

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