''Ichche Nodee'', also spelled as ''Ichchenodi'' ( en, A wish fulfilling river), is a
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the ...
television
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
that premiered on June 15, 2015, and aired on
Star Jalsha
Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as family ...
. It was written by
Leena Gangopadhyay and produced by Saibal Banerjee of
Magic Moments Motion Pictures. It featured
Vikram Chatterjee and
Solanki Roy in lead roles,
Sritama Bhattacharjee
''Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Asena'', also called ''Maa'' (English: Mother), was a Bengali language, Bengali television serial telecast by Star Jalsha. It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The show narrated the bond between mother and daughter. ...
in a negative role, Aishwarya Sen in a negative role later positive, and
Chandan Sen and
Laboni Sarkar in pivotal roles. After running successfully for almost two years, the show ended on May 28, 2017, after airing 712 episodes.
Plot
''Ichchenodi'' is a story of sibling rivalry set within the premise of a
love triangle
A love triangle or eternal triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with ...
. ''Ichhenodi'' basically revolves around a story of two sisters, Meghla and Adrija, and how they entangle themselves in a relationship with their love interest, Anurag.
Meghla, who finds the essence of her life in music, is fond of her elder sister Adrija, and loves her above anyone else. The sisters get caught up in a love triangle making their life go upside down. Meghla is proud of her elder sister Adrija as she is a smart, beautiful girl, who is a topper as well when it comes to study. However, Adrija despises her since childhood and hates her after she discovers that Meghla is not her own sister but adopted. Adrija begins to love Anurag madly but Anurag falls in love with the simple and docile Meghla, and her passion for music. Meghla refuses him and tries to convince him to marry Adrija but circumstances compel them to marry each other. Adrija creates many misunderstandings to destroy the marital life of Meghla and Anurag, but their love conquers every time. Adrija even goes to the extent of trying to kill Meghla on many occasions, but in vain. In frustration, she pushes Anurag from a cliff, who is then saved by Tua, also a passionate singer. Anurag loses his memory in the accident and is named "Vikram" by Tua and her family. Tua starts loving Vikram, without knowing his past. Adrija now marries Piklu, Anurag's cousin and enters his family to torture Meghla and makes her life hell by instigating Malobika against her, rendering Meghla responsible for Anurag's supposed death and portrays Meghla as a cheap and characterless girl in the eyes of the family members. A distraught and lonely Meghla finds solace in music and is pacified by her ''Guru Maa'', who turns out to be her own biological mother. She soon finds out that Anurag is alive and after many obstacles, they finally reunite (as Anurag's memory returns). Tua along with her aunt, Shariah then join forces with Adrija to separate Meghla from Anurag. They file a case against Anurag, accusing him of deceit and
polygamy
Crimes
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, but they fail due to the intervention of Adv. Shubhalakshmi, an experienced lawyer. Meghla also helps her to mend her broken relationship with her estranged husband, Adv. Anweshan. Meghla, who now despises Adrija from the core, exposes all her crimes and gets her arrested. Shattered and ashamed of her deeds, Tua changes herself and becomes a loyal confidante to Meghla, despite Anurag's initial reluctance. Adrija flees from police custody and takes the alias of "Mallika Dasgupta" to hide herself from the public eye. Deep Dasgupta, husband of the real Mallika (who is now dead), promises to help Adrija without knowledge of her true intentions. Soon Meghla gets pregnant and everyone in the family become happy. But their happiness is short-lived as Adrija kills Meghla's unborn baby. A devastated Anurag blames Meghla for everything and asks for a separation. Meghla, unable to bear Anurag's indifference, files for divorce, and soon, their divorce happens. Meghla restarts her singing career, while Deep helps to get Adrija arrested. Anurag decides to move to the
United States
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. and spends a night with Meghla before his departure. Meghla gets pregnant again but decides to tell nobody about her prospective baby.
2 years later
A widowed Malobika misses Anurag and Meghla's presence in the family. Mimi, Anurag's elder cousin sister, returns home, as she promised to Anurag to take over the responsibilities of the Banerjee family in his absence, and also becomes a strong emotional support to Meghla. Meghla, who is now a famous playback singer, raises her son (with Anurag), namely ''Roddur'' single-handedly. Adrija returns in Piklu's life after her release from jail and consequent, change in disposition. She soon becomes pregnant and transforms into a good-hearted person who cares for Piklu and his family. She restores love her towards Meghla and like others, also wants Meghla and Anurag's reunion. Anurag becomes a famous playback singer known as "AB" in order to get close to Meghla. Lastly, Mimi and Sanjoy, ''Pagla Ghora'' (Anurag's uncle) and Shabnam get married. Meghla and Anurag too finally reunite and take care of the family and ''Roddur'' together. Adrija and Piklu too have a baby girl; and everything ends well for the Banerjees!
Cast
Main
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Solanki Roy as Meghla Banerjee (née Sen) – An aspiring singer; Ustad and Kurchi's daughter; Chandan and Mahua's adoptive daughter; Adrija's adoptive sister; Anurag's wife; Roddur's mother
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Vikram Chatterjee as Dr. Anurag Banerjee aka Tatan– A renowned surgeon; Amitabha and Malobika's son; Mishtu's brother; Meghla's husband; Roddur's father
*Sritama Bhattacharjee as Adrija Banerjee (née Sen) aka Titir – Chandan and Mahua's daughter; Meghla's adoptive sister; Piklu's wife
*Aishwarya Sen as Anindita Basu aka Tua – Anurag's rescuer turned lover
Recurring
*Dr. Basudeb Mukherjee as Dr. Agnideb Banerjee – Amitabha and Abir's brother; Urmimala's husband; Bumba and Mimi's father
*Saswati Guha Thakurta as Dr. Urmimala Banerjee – Agnideb's wife; Piklu's maternal aunt, Bumba and Mimi's mother; Piklu's aunt
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Biswajit Chakraborty as Amitabha Banerjee – Agnideb and Abir's brother; Malobika's late husband; Anurag and Mishtu's late father (Deceased)
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Laboni Sarkar as Malobika Banerjee – Amitabha's widow; Anurag and Mishtu's mother
*Rajasree Bhowmick as Nandini Banerjee – Agnideb, Amitabha and Abir's cousin
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Neel Mukherjee as Abir Banerjee – Agnideb and Amitabha's brother; Shabnam's husband
*Nibedita Mukherjee as Shabnam Banerjee – Abir's wife
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Suman Banerjee as Dr. Bumba Banerjee – Agnideb and Urmimala's son; Mimi's brother; Kajari's husband
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Rajanya Mitra
Rajanya Mitra ( bn, রাজন্যা মিত্র) is a Bengali actress who works primarily in TV soap operas.
Career
Rajanya started her acting through the documentary movie, ''A Journey from Calcutta to Kolkata'' (2009), directed by De ...
as Kajari Banerjee – Bumba's wife
*Asmee Ghosh as Bumba and Kajori's daughter
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Sonali Chowdhury as Mimi Banerjee Chakraborty – Agnideb and Urmimala's daughter; Bumba's sister; Sanjoy's wife
*Rahul Chakraborty as Sanjoy Chakraborty – Mimi's husband
*
Dwaipayan Das
''Joyee'' is a Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 9 October 2017. It aired on Zee Bangla. It was produced by Tent Cinema and it starred Debadrita Basu and Dibyojyoti Dutta. It also presents Sanchari Mondal, Mimi Dutta, Tanu ...
as Piklu Banerjee – Urmimala's nephew; Anurag and Mishtu's cousin; Adrija's husband
*Ritu Rai Acharya as Mishtu Banerjee aka Arna – Malobika and Amitabha's daughter; Anurag's sister
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Chandan Sen as Prof. Chandan Sen – Mahua's husband; Adrija's father; Meghla's adoptive father
*Subhadra Mukherjee as Mahua Sen – Chandan's wife; Adrija's mother; Meghala's adoptive mother
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Abhishek Chatterjee
Abhishek Chatterjee (30 April 1964 – 24 March 2022) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul, and Utpal Dutt w ...
as Ustad Rashid Ali – Kurchi's husband; Meghla's father and mentor
*
Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Kurchi Majumdar Rashid Ali – Ustad's wife; Meghla's mother
*Sonal Mishra as Munni Dasgupta – Deep's sister
*
Anusuya Majumdar as Malobika's mother
*
Santu Mukherjee as Abhinash Mukherjee – Tua's adoptive father
*Swarnava Sanyal as Bumba and Kajori's son
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Sreela Majumdar as Sharmistha Mukherjee – Abhinash's wife and Tua's paternal aunt as well as adoptive mother
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Bhaswar Chatterjee as Adv. Anweshan Ghosh – Subhalakshmi's husband
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Debolina Dutta Mukherjee as Adv. Subhalakshmi Ghosh – Anweshan's wife
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Anindya Chatterjee as Deep Dasgupta – Mallika's husband, Adrija's (fake) husband when she impersonated Mallika
*Riyaa Ganguly
*Sourav Majumdar as Deep's brother
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Shankar Chakraborty as Abin Majumdar
*Prantik Banerjee as Subhankar
*Avrajit Chakraborty as Subhro Shankar
Adaptations
See also
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Phagun Bou
''Phagun Bou'' is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 19 March 2018 on Star Jalsha. It was produced under Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay. The show starred Vikram Chatterjee and ...
*
Kusum Dola
*
Ishti Kutum
References
External links
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Disney+ Hotstar
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2015 Indian television series debuts
Bengali-language television programming in India
2017 Indian television series endings
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