Colors Bangla, previously known as ETV Bangla, is an Indian
general entertainment
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pay television
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channel broadcasting in
Bengali language
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken o ...
. It was launched in 2000 as ETV Bangla, owned by the Hyderabad-based
ETV Network
ETV Network is a network of Telugu language news and entertainment satellite television channels in India. It is based in Hyderabad. It also had some non Telugu language satellite television channels. All non-Telugu language satellite televisi ...
. It was later sold to
TV18
TV18 Broadcast Limited (formerly Global Broadcast News and IBN18 Broadcast Limited) is an Indian entity belonging to Network18 Group based in Mumbai. TV18 owns and operates various national channels in separate partnerships with NBCUniversal ...
and was rebranded under the
Colors
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moniker.
History
The channel aired the
Filmfare Awards East
Filmfare Awards Bangla is the Bengali segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali. The first installment of the awards were held for Bengali, Assamese and Odia ...
2017.
The channel was re-branded under the
Viacom18 Colors franchise on 1 April 2015. Colors Bangla started their HD channel from 2 May 2016 along with the HD versions of
Colors Kannada and
Colors Marathi
Colors Marathi (previously known as ETV Marathi) is an Indian general entertainment channel that primarily broadcasts Marathi entertainment based in Maharashtra. It is owned by Viacom18.
History
The channel was rebranded under the Viacom18 C ...
. On 30 August 2021 6:30 PM IST, on account of
Janmashtami it rebranded and introduced new graphics after almost 5 and a half years, where it is not only pink colour, but also with violet swoosh, and the wordmark 'Bangla' is now of white colour instead of red colour and the red colour is bordering the 'Bangla' wordmark. The channel changed its tagline to 'Notun Shopner Rong'.
Currently broadcasts
Fiction
Drama series
Dubbed shows
Non-fiction
Reality show
Formerly broadcasts
Fiction
Drama series
*''Aastha''
*''Annapurna''
*''Arakshaniya''
*''Aloukik''
*''Apur Kotha''
*''Arakshaniya''
*''Banhishika''
*''Barir Naam Bhalobasha''
*''Bhorer Khub Kache''
*''Bisharjan''
*''Bitore O Bahire''
*''Biyer School''
*''Dhup Chhaya''
*''Dui Prithibi''
*''Dutta Barir Chhoto Bou''
*''Durgeshnandani''
*''E Amar Gurudakshina''
*''Hushiyar Bangla''
*''Jaya''
*''Kacher Manush''
*''Khola Hawa''
*''Kokhono Megh Kokhono Bristi''
*''Krishnakoli Tarei Boli''
*''Lal Trikon''
*''Lukochuri''
*''Nana Ronger Dinguli''
*''Neelpori''
*''Niyoti''
*''Pala Badal''
*''Probhu Amar''
*''Rahasya Golpo''
*''Ranga Mathaye Chiruni''
*''Sabujer Deshe''
*''Shaanjhbela''
*''Shesh Theke Shuru''
*''Shishirer Shobdo''
*''Shonar Horin''
*''Shudhu Tomari Jonyo''
*''Soubhagyaboti''
*''Satin Kanta''
*''Shubho Bibaho''
*''Tithir Atithi''
Dubbed series
*''
Adorer Chhowa''
*''
Proloy theke Sristi — Mohakali''
*''
Barrister Babu
''Barrister Babu'' is an Indian Hindi-language social drama television series that premiered 11 February 2020 on Colors TV and ended on 12 November 2021. It was produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions. It starred Pravisht Mishra as Anirudh and ...
''
*''
Sopoth Bhalobasar''
*''
Debangshi''
*''
Srijar Shwoshurbari''
*''
Premer Agun''
*''
Naagin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6''
*''
Kichhu toh Acchei: Nagin''
*''
Ram Sitar Luv Kush''
*''
Sobar Boro Thakur Shani''
*''
Tontro Montro''
*''
Chandrakanta''
*''
Chena Ochena''
*''
Pran Bhomra''
*''
Shokti Astitver Anubhutir''
*''
Bish
is a Japanese alternative idol girl group that was founded in 2015 by their manager Junnosuke Watanabe. The group was conceived as a successor to BiS, an idol group managed by Watanabe that disbanded in 2014.
History
Bish was initially an ...
''
*''
Code Red''
*''
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''
*''
Koboch Mahashiboratri''
*''
Kotha Kahini''
*''Sri Sri Siddhidata Ganesh''
Non-fiction
Reality shows
*''
Bigg Boss Bangla
''Bigg Boss'' (or colloquially ''Bigg Boss Bangla'') was the Bengali-language version of the reality TV programme Bigg Boss broadcast in India. It follows the '' Big Brother'' format, which was first developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. ...
''
*''
Bigg Boss Bangla 1''
*''
Bigg Boss Bangla 2''
*''
Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti (season 2)''
*''
Rojgere Ginni''
Mahalaya
Colors Bangla is hosting its Mahalaya since 2000. Various television and films actresses are seen in different forms of Maa Durga. Even various television actors are seen as Shiv, Vishnu, Brahmma, Mahishasur. It also shows dance performance where dancers will dance in a song welcoming the arrival of Goddess. It hosted its first mahalaya in 2000 and Dancer-Actress
Sudha Chandran
Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer and actress who appears in Indian television and films. In 1981, she hurt her leg in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu while coming back from Madras with h ...
for the first time was seen as Mahishasuramardini.
References
External links
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{{Bengali-language television channels
Bengali-language television channels in India
ETV Network
Television channels and stations established in 2000
Television stations in Kolkata
Viacom 18
2000 establishments in West Bengal