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''Bhoomikanya'' is an Indian television drama series that was premiered on 30 July 2018 on
Star Jalsha Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily broadcasts family dramas, comedies, reality shows and films. It launched ...
. The show portrays a modern adaptation of Rupak Saha's novel ''Tarita Puran''. ''Bhoomikanya'' is the television directorial debut for
Arindam Sil Arindam Sil (born 12 March 1964) is an Indian actor, film director and line producer who predominantly works in Bengali films. Early life Sil was born on 12 March 1964 in North Calcutta to a traditional joint family. He was a student of St. J ...
The music was composed by
Tabla A ''tabla'' is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments a ...
player
Bickram Ghosh Bickram Ghosh is an Indian classical tabla player. Early life Ghosh started learning tabla from his father, Pandit Shankar Ghosh. Career Ghosh has performed with Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ghosh's band, Rhythmscape, which perf ...
. The title track is sung by
Ujjaini Mukherjee Ujjaini Mukherjee is an Indian singer. Early years Her first recording was for the composer Debojyoti Mishra. At the age of 16 she participated in the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge'' in 2005 and finished in the ...
.


Plot

The story starts off with Tarita, a
herpetologist Herpetology (from Ancient Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is a branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (Gymnophiona)) and reptiles (in ...
returning home at
Sundargarh Sundargarh is a town in Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. As of 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 45,036. Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district in Odisha. Steel, fertilizer, cement, ferrovanadium, ...
in
Odisha State Odisha (), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third ...
. This area is the stronghold of Chandrabhanu. He is a local gangster who engages in
human trafficking Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or oth ...
, corruption and illegal abductions. Maheshwar, the chief advisor to Chandrabhanu, prophesies the downfall of Tarita in the beginning of the series. She is assisted in her endeavors by Ankush, a forest ranger who is her love interest. Overall, the unfolding of this gripping tale, delineates the triumph of good over evil.


Cast

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Sohini Sarkar Sohini Sarkar (Born 1 October 1992) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Bengali films. Sarkar made her film debut in the 2013 film ''Rupkatha Noy''. In the same year she acted in the film '' Phoring''. In 2018, she was nominated at Film ...
as Tarita *
Kaushik Sen Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor in film, television, OTT and theatre, based in Kolkata. He is the founder and director of the theatre group Swapnasandhani. He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for best ...
as Chandrabhanu *
Chiranjeet Chakraborty Deepak Chakraborty (born 2 November 1950), known professionally as Chiranjeet Chakraborty, is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is the son of renowned cartoonist Shaila Chakraborty. ...
as Maheshwar *
Anirban Bhattacharya Anirban Bhattacharya (born 7 October 1986) is an Indian actor, theatre actor, singer and director. Bhattyacharya won ABP Ananda Sera Bangali Award in 2022. In 2017, Bhattacharya won WBFJA Awards for Best Promising Actor of The Year. Career H ...
as Ankush *
Sudipta Chakraborty Sudipta Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actress who mostly works in Bengali cinema. She received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film ''Bariwali''. Chakraborty made her debut in Television in 1989. She ...
as Satima *
Rupanjana Mitra Rupanjana Mitra is an Indian actress of Bengali film and television. Biography Mitra has been working in Bengali film and television since 2000. She made her debut in the television serial '' Chokher Bali''. She married Rezaul Hauqe in 20 ...
as Sanaka * Ankita Chakraborty as Netra *
Rimjhim Mitra Rimjhim Mitra is an Indian actress who works in Bengali language television series and film. In 2010, she participated in a Bengali dance reality show. In 2013, she was the winner of season one of ''Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Bangla'', shown on ETV Bang ...
as Ankush's sister-in-law. *
Shakuntala Barua Shakuntala Barua is an Indian actress from Kolkata Filmography * Tonic (film) (2021) * Sahaj Paather Gappo (2016) * Chaap – The Pressure (2013) * Phire Eso Tumi (2012) * Amrita (2012) * Aaro Kachha Kachhi (2012) * Aami Montri Hobo (20 ...
as Ankush's Grand-Mother


Crew

*Story - Rupak Saha *Producer - Arindam Sil *Dialogue - Padmanava Dasgupta *Camera - Dipyaman Bhattacharya *Editing - Swapan Basu, Jishu Nath *Music Director - Bickram Ghosh *Director - Arindam De *Screenplay - Kausik Bhattacharya *Title Track - Ujjaini Mukherjee *Costume - Abhishek Roy


References

{{Reflist Bengali-language television programming in India Star Jalsha original programming 2018 Indian television series debuts 2019 Indian television series endings