''Sanyashi Raja'' was an Indian

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television

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series which aired on Bengali Entertainment Channel

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and streams on the digital platform

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. It premiered on 11 September 2017 (replacing the show

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; and was telecasted daily. The serial had been produced by

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of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Ganguly. The show starred

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and

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in lead roles, (who were also shown as couples in

) and veteran actresses like

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and

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in prominent supporting roles.The show ended on 15 July 2018, after airing 306 episodes.

Premise

Set in the pre-independence era, young Bimboboti marries Raja Ronendro. When he returns after being missing for a long time, Bimboboti struggles to fight the royal enemies while bringing some revolutionary changes in the household.

Cast

Main cast

as Rani Bimboboti Rai (née Sen) aka ''Bimbo'' / ''" Mejo Bourani "'' - Main Lead, Mejo Kumar's wife. *

as Rajkumar Ronendro Vardhan Rai aka ''" Mejo Kumar "'' - Titular Lead, Bimboboti's husband.

Recurring

as Maharani Charubala Devi Rai aka ''" Ranimaa "'' *

as Rajkumari Rashmoni Devi Bosu (née Rai) aka ''" Pishimaa "'' *

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as Iraboti Sen - Bimbo and Satinath's mother, Mejo Kumar's mother-in-law. *

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as Rajkumari Indubala aka ''Indu'' / Indubala Sen (née Rai) - Mejo Kumar's eldest sister, Ranimaa's first child and eldest daughter as well, Shakko's wife. *

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as Shakko Sen - A social activist, Indu's second husband. * Rahul Chakraborty as Rajkumar Debendro Vardhan Rai aka ''" Boro Kumar "'' - Mejo Kumar's elder brother, Ranimaa's second child (after Indu) and eldest son. * Titas Bhowmik as Rani Kshonoprobha Rai - Boro Kumar's wife and Ranimaa's eldest daughter-in-law. * Suchismita Chowdhury as Rajkumari Bindubala aka ''Bindu'' - Mejo Kumar's elder sister, Ranimaa's third child and second daughter. * Rajanya Mitra as Rajkumari Surobala aka ''Suro'' - Mejo Kumar's younger sister, Ranimaa's fifth child and youngest daughter. * Arnab Banerjee as Rajkumar Gyanendro Vardhan Rai aka ''" Chhoto Kumar "'' - Mejo Kumar's younger brother, Ranimaa's youngest child. *

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as Daktar (literally the Doctor) * Suman Banerjee as Satinath Sen - Iraboti's son and Bibmo's elder brother, Mejo Kumar's brother-in-law. * Ipshita Mukherjee as Roshni Bai - Mejo Kumar's courtesan and former concubine. * Rajshree Bhowmik as Chameli Bai - Roshni Bai's elder sister and a courtesan. *

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as Biplobi Surjo Sekhar Sen * Debjani Chakroborty as Rupoboti - Bimbo's elder sister (cameo, 2017) * Sreela Majumder as Bhairabi (cameo, April 2018)

References

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