Football passion, mystery and the hidden cost of chasing viral fame come together in Football HottoGoal, a new Bongo original that has premiered on Bangladesh’s leading OTT platform, Bongo.
Presented by ACI Premio Plastics, the fiction title is directed by Dipu Hazra and has already drawn a strong response from viewers.
The production is based on an original concept by Raiyatun Tehreen Tune, with screenplay and dialogues by Shafikur Rahman Shantanu. The cast includes Shamol Mawla, Nishat Priom, Dolly Johur, Azam Khan, Masud Rana Mithu and Jainal Jack, among others.
The story follows Ayan, a 36-year-old football blogger who begins making unusual predictions about football matches in the hope of going viral on social media overnight. When his predictions unexpectedly come true, he becomes an internet sensation known as “Octopus Bhai”. The phenomenon attracts the attention of Adiba, a talented journalism student, who publishes an exclusive newspaper feature on him.
The fiction combines suspense with a powerful social message. Ayan’s sudden popularity draws the attention of Kala Mofiz, a notorious gambler and gangster from Old Dhaka, who abducts him. While searching for Ayan, Adiba learns from the police about a sensational disappearance that took place exactly 36 years earlier.
Through this gripping mystery, Football HottoGoal explores how fake social media influencing and the dangerous lure of betting and gambling can destroy lives across generations.
The story gradually uncovers the connection between Ayan’s mysterious disappearance and the unsolved case from 36 years ago, keeping viewers in suspense until the very end. The fiction is now available to stream on the Bongo app and website.
