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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 Soap opera ...

''Rakhi Bandhan'' ( bn, রাখি বন্ধন) was a

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that premiered on 28 November 2016 and aired on

. Sayanta Modak, Sraboni Bhunia, and Subhrojit Saha played the lead roles. The show as dubbed in Tamil as ''Minmini Pookal'', airing on

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. The show's revolved round the unique bonding between the young actors Krittika and Soham, who played Rakhi and Bandhan respectively. Krittika was applauded for her comic timing, dialogue delivery and expressions. The show took a leap of 12 years in September 2018 and the young actors were replaced by Subhrajit and Srabani as Bandhan and Rakhi respectively. The show has been produced by ''

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Series overview

Bandhan and Rakhi are orphans. Neglected by their relatives, they are each other's support system. But when fate threatens to tear them apart, they must overcome all the hurdles.

Plot summary

''Rakhi Bandhan'' is the story of a brother and a sister who lost their parents at tender age. They are neglected by their aunt who makes them do all the household chores. Bandhan takes an oath to bring Rakhi up as a good person and send her to school and fulfil all her dreams. The story revolves around Bandhan and Rakhi's relationship.

12 years leap

Off late, the show has taken a successful leap as we find Rakhi and Bandhan all grown up, an estrangement threatens to rip them apart. Bandhan still continues to try and bring his sister back under his wings from where she'd taken off, driven by circumstances. Bandhan is determined to mend a straining relationship with his sister and the interpersonal relationship between two siblings still forms the core of the show.

Cast

* Krittika Chakraborty as Rakhi * Shrabani Bhunia as Adult Rakhi. * Soham Basu Roy Chowdhury as Bandhan *Subhrojit Saha as Adult Bandhan. * Sayanta Modak as Ved (Rakhi's husband) * Subrata Mitra as Police Kaku * Amitabha Bhattacharrya as Doctor Babu *

Rita Koiral Rita Koiral (or Rita Kayral; c.1959 – 19 November 2017) was an Indian Bengali actress, especially known for her television and film roles. She appeared in several soap opera roles, often as villains and often opposite Monami Ghosh. Direct ...

/ Chaitali Chakraborty as Malina Chatterjee (Bandhan and Rakhi's elder paternal aunt, Bittu's mother) *

Subhasish Mukherjee Subhasish Mukherjee ( bn, শুভাশীষ মুখার্জি) is an Indian Bengali actor. He is a well-known actor in Bengali cinema. He generally appears in comedy and in supporting roles. Some of his well-known films where he acted ...

as Late Amaresh Chatterjee (Bandhan's and Rakhi's elder paternal uncle, Bittu's father,Malina's husband) * Anirban Ghosh as Late Kumaresh Chatterjee (Bandhan and Rakhi's late father, Amaresh's younger brother) *Piyali Basu as Uttara/Swati (Rakhi and Bandhan's mother) *Aditi Chatterjee as Rikhiya,a principal * Rana Mitra as Rikhiya's husband *

Kushal Chakraborty Kushal Chakraborty ( bn, কুশল চক্রবর্তী) (born 21 July 1968) is a Bengali actor and film director. At the age of six, he played the role of Mukul in Satyajit Ray's film ''Sonar Kella'' for which he won National Film Aw ...

as Sabyasachi, a lawyer * Indrani Majumder as Sabyasachi's wife *Pradip Dhar as Madan *Arpita Dutta Chowdhury as Damayanti (Rakhi and Bandhan's Mami) *Debjani Chattopadhyay as Anamika Banerjee *Gaurav Ghosal as Dil *Moumita Chakraborty as Jagatjanani *Saikat Das as Tiyash *Boni Mukherjee as Deepika *

Kanchana Maitra Kanchanaa MoitraSpelling according t''Times of India''an''Telegraph'' (Calcutta)/ref> is a Bengali film actress. She is a politician from Bharatiya Janata Party Acting career Moitra acted in 2008 Bengali film '' Sedin Dujone'' directed by Ata ...

* Goutam Dey *Tanushree Saha *Indrakshi Nag as Isha *

Manoj Ojha Manoj is a name of Indian origin. Notable people called Manoj include: Business * Manoj Badale (born 1967), Indian businessman * Manoj Bhargava (born 1953), Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Education * Manoj Chitnavis, British tea ...

as Bandhan's adoptive father * Rupsha Chakraborty as Bandhan's adoptive mother

References

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