''Mirakkel'' is an Indian

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hosted by

Mir Afsar Ali Mir Afsar Ali or Mir (born 13 February 1975) is an Indian radio jockey, television anchor, singer, comedian, actor and media personality. He was the host of Mirakkel, a Comedy show on Zee Bangla and Hi Kolkata on Radio Mirchi. He read on the sh ...

and directed by

Subhankar Chattopadhyay Subhankar Chattopadhyay (Bengali: শুভঙ্কর চট্টোপাধ্যায়; born 1977) is an Indian director, scriptwriter, content creator, and producer. He is a non-fiction show creator in Tollywood.He is known for direc ...

. It is produced by Subhankar Chattopadhyay Productions. The show features stand-up comedians who are judged by

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Sreelekha Mitra Sreelekha Mitra is an Indian actress and director who is known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. Winner of a BFJA Award and an Anandalok Award, Mitra is best known for her roles in films such as '' Hothat Brishti'' (1998), '' Kan ...

and

Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (b. 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, Hindi cinema, Hindi and English-language Indian films, English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali ...

. The band

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, with musicians Dwaipayan Saha, Nitin Mani, Suman Sinha, Subhajit Sarkar, Koushik and Saurav Bhattacharya, is responsible for the music. ''

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'' has called it "one of the most popular shows on Bengali television", and the '' Daily Observer'' wrote that it "has garnered huge popularity in Bangladesh". In 2011, the sixth season of ''Mirakkel'', ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 6'', was broadcast. After it ended, the producers launched another sub-season of ''Mirakkel'' called ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger Awesomesala'' which ran for a year.

Seasons

Season 1: ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 1'' (2006)

The winner was Tapan Das.

Season 2: ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 2'' (2007)

For the 2007 season, Tollywood actress

was a judge along with regular judges

Rudranil Ghosh Rudranil Ghosh is an Indian actor who works primarily in Bengali films. Education Rudranil Ghosh completed his early education at Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah under West Bengal State Board. He graduated from the Narasinha Dutt ...

and Rajatava Dutta. The winner was Atanu Burman.

Season 3: ''Mirakkel Bare Miya Chhote Miya'' (2008)

In the 2008 season, contestants from previous seasons competed against newcomers. Rajatava Dutta, Srelekha Mitra, and Sidhu from Bengali band

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were initially the judges. Mitra was later replaced by

Debolina Dutta Debolina Dutta is an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. She made her acting debut with a small role in ''Seemarekha'' (1996) a Bengali TV series. She rose to prominence for her role as Deepaboli in ''Saat Kaho ...

. Mridul Bhattacharya was the winner, defeating season 2 champion Atanu Barman in the final.

Season 4: ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 4'' (2009)

This season was only for child performers. It was hosted by Mridul Bhattacharya. The winner was Tania Roy from

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Season 5: ''Mirakkel Akkkel Challenger 5'' (2010)

In season 5, Pranjol from Bijaygarh was the champion.

Season 6: ''Mirakkel Akkkel Challenger 6'' (2011)

Season 6 started with 30 participants on 11 July 2011, hosted by Ali. This time the contestants included people from

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. The judges were the usual team, and the usual band

played. The mentors this season were Rajeev Banerji, Saurav Palodhi, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Arnab Karmakar and Subhadip Ghosh. The joint winners were Vicky and Partha (together) and

Abu Hena Rony Abu Hena Rony (born 14 December 1987) is a Bangladeshi stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, actor, presenter and model (person), model. In 2011, he participated and won the Zee Bangla comedy show ''Mirakkel'' season 6 jointly with Vicky and Part ...

Season 7: ''Mirakkel Akkkel Challenger 6 Awesomesala'' (2012)

This was an additional sub-season starting after the grand finale of season 6. Comedians from season 6 participated in this season along with some new comedians from

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and Bangladesh. Abu Hena Rony and Vicky with Partha were the season champions.Most famous participant was Sangit Tiwari

Season 8: ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 7'' (2013)

The seventh season started on 25 February 2013 with 27 participants. It was hosted by Ali and the usual judges. Mentors were Saurav Palodhi, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Arnab Karmakar and Subhadip Ghosh. The winner of this season was Subhashis Mukherjee.Most famous participants were Jay Bhadra & Krishna Bannerjee,

Season 9: ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 8'' (2014)

The eighth season started on 4 August 2014 with 74 episodes. It was hosted by Ali and the usual judges. Mentors were Krishnendu Chatterjee, Arnab Karmakar, Sangeet Tewari and Shawon Majumder. The winner was Kaju, also known as Chiranjeet Halder. The price was a new car, advertising chance of Pran and three lakhs rupees.

Season 10: ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 9'' (2015-2016)

The last season started on 10 December 2015 and had 82 episodes. It was hosted by Ali and the usual judges. Mentors were Krishnendu Chatterjee, Arnab Karmakar, Sangeet Tewari, Ishtiak Nasir, Shawon Majumder and

Iman Chakraborty Iman Chakraborty (born 13 September 1988) is an Indian singer and actress. Chakraborty won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer and Filmfare Award Bangla For Best Female Playback Singer in the year 2017 for her Bengali son ...

. The joint winners were Aditya Sarkar, Raktima Das and Suman Gayen. Special guests were

Indrani Haldar Indrani Haldar is an Indian actress who is mostly known for her work in Bengali cinema. She was conferred with a National Award, three BFJA Awards and two Anandalok Awards. Halder made her debut in 1986 with the Bengali TV series ''Tero Pa ...

Rachna Banerjee Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Banerjee; 2 October 1972) is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and politician. She is known primarily for her works in Bengali and Odia films, besides a few Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. ...

Anupam Roy Anupam Roy (born 29 March 1982) is an Indian Bengali singer-songwriter, music director, composer, writer, guitarist, playback singer, engineer from Kolkata, India. He made his debut with ''Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao'' & ''Benche Thakar Gaan'', ...

, Sidhartha Sankar "Sidhu" Ray from the band Cactus,

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and

Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Cinema of West Bengal, Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Be ...

. Two special guests performed,

and

Kanchan Mullick Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like '' Mahakaal'' and '' Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali the ...

. The series was filmed over seven months.

Season 11 : ''Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 10'' (2020-2021)

This series was broadcast following a break of four years. Again, the host was Mir Afsar Ali, but the judges were changed. The new judges were

Sayantika Banerjee Sayantika Banerjee is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has been praised by the critics for her acting and dance skills. In 2012 she was in the Bengali film '' Awara'', which was commercially successful. She j ...

Biswanath Basu Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor and comedian, who predominantly works in the Bengali film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, he has acted in over 80 films and is known for his comic roles. Filmogra ...

Paoli Dam Paoli Dam (born 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with the Bengali television serial ''Jibon Niye Khela'' (2003). She then worked in Bengali television serials such as ''Tithir Atithi'' and ''Sonar Harin''; the former ran for ...

and

. It was announced that

Soham Chakraborty Soham Chakraborty (born 4 March 1984) is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Tollywood (Bengali cinema), Bengali films, as child artist (Master Bittu) and as male lead. He earned n ...

and Rudranil Ghosh would join later. The mentors were Saurav Palodhi, Subhadip Ghosh, Vicky Nandy, Anik Modak, Iman Chakraborty and Sangeet Tewari. The joint winners were Santanu Mondal and Suvajit Das (শুভজিৎ দাস). This season ended on 30 May 2021.

References

External links

* {{Zee Bangla Indian reality television series Zee Bangla original programming