''Bokul Kotha'' is an Indian
Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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television
soap opera
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that aired from 4 December 2017 to 1 February 2020 aired on
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian Bengali-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises.
History
The channel was launched on 15 September 1999 as ''Alpha TV Bangla'', along with Alpha TV Marathi, Alpha ...
. The show was produced by
Acropolis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and starred
Ushasi Ray
Ushasi Roy is an Indian TV actress and model. She is well known for her lead role as 'Ahona' in Star Jalsha's '' Milon Tithi'' as well as for playing the titular lead as 'Bokul' in ''Bokul Kotha''. She has played the role 'Kadambini' in Zee Bang ...
and
Honey Bafna
Honey Bafna is an Indian television actor who appears in Bengali TV shows, OTT and films.
Career
Coming from a completely non-acting background, Honey started his acting career in Bengali serials as a junior artist with non-credited roles. Hi ...
in lead roles and Uponita Bnaerjee, Sumanta Mukherjee, Shreyasree Samanta, Suvajit Kar, Arindam Banerjee and Biplab Banerjee in supporting roles.
The show is a remake of the Odia serial "Sindura Bindu" that aired on Zee Sarthak, and has been well received by the audience. In June 2018, the show had a TRP of 11.2. The show marks the return of
Ushasi Ray
Ushasi Roy is an Indian TV actress and model. She is well known for her lead role as 'Ahona' in Star Jalsha's '' Milon Tithi'' as well as for playing the titular lead as 'Bokul' in ''Bokul Kotha''. She has played the role 'Kadambini' in Zee Bang ...
in a lead role on Bengali television since her portrayal of 'Ahona' in the
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 ...
drama
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series ''
Milon Tithi'', also produced by Acropoliis Entertainment. This is a story of Bokul, a tomboyish girl, who looks after all the responsibilities of a head of the family. After much drama and confusion, she marries Rishi, who has already rejected 40 women for marriage.
Premise
The storyline revolves around a girl named Bokul, living in
Barasat
Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (K ...
,
West Bengal
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, who is tomboyish in nature but a brave, honest and free-spirited soul. Under unforeseen circumstances, she marries Rishi. Initially, Rishi does not accept Bokul as his wife due to her appearance and mannerisms, but after getting to know her closely they develop a strong bond with each other, which develops into a unique relationship with their friendship being the base. Bokul too carves a special place for herself in the hearts of Rishi's family members with her loving and caring nature. Rishi also stands by Bokul in her fight against her late father's culprits and supports her to reprise her studies and become an IPS officer.
Cast
Main
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Ushasi Ray
Ushasi Roy is an Indian TV actress and model. She is well known for her lead role as 'Ahona' in Star Jalsha's '' Milon Tithi'' as well as for playing the titular lead as 'Bokul' in ''Bokul Kotha''. She has played the role 'Kadambini' in Zee Bang ...
as Bokul Sanyal Roy –
IPS Officer; Lajbonti and Animesh's younger daughter; Anjali and Shekhar's younger daughter-in-law; Barsha's sister; Rohan and Roshni's sister-in-law; Rishi's wife. (2017–2020)
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Honey Bafna
Honey Bafna is an Indian television actor who appears in Bengali TV shows, OTT and films.
Career
Coming from a completely non-acting background, Honey started his acting career in Bengali serials as a junior artist with non-credited roles. Hi ...
as Rishi Roy – A rich and successful businessman; Anjali and Shekhar's younger son; Rohan and Roshni's brother; Bokul's husband. (2017–2020)
Recurring
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Upanita Banerjee as Barsha Sanyal Basu – Lajbonti and Animesh's elder daughter; Bokul's sister; Kunal's wife. (2017–2020)
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Suvajit Kar as Kunal Basu – A spoiled opportunist; Rohan, Rishi and Roshni's cousin; Barsha's husband. (2017–2020)
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Sohini Sanyal /
Sanjukta Roy Chowdhury as Lajbonti Sanyal – Animesh's widow; Barsha and Bokul's mother. (2017–2019) Later in 2018 Sohini Sanyal came back.
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Rajib Banerjee as Animesh Sanyal - Barsha and Bokul's late father. (2017)
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Anuradha Roy as Gaayatri Sanyal – Animesh's mother; Barsha and Bokul's grandmother. (2017–2019)
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Mayukh Chatterjee as Goblu – Bokul's friend. (2017–2018)
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Sumanta Mukherjee as Shekhar Roy – A businessman; Samar's brother; Pritha's brother-in-law; Anjali's husband; Rohan, Roshni and Rishi's father; Mishti and Dabbu's grandfather. (2017–2019)
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Saswati Guha Thakurta as Anjali Roy – A school teacher; Samar's sister-in-law; Pritha's sister; Shekhar's wife; Rohan, Roshni and Rishi's mother; Mishti and Dabbu's grandmother. (2017–2020)
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Pritha Chatterjee as Pritha – Anjali's sister. (2018–2019)
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Arindam Banerjee as Samar Roy – A corrupt businessman; Shekhar's brother; Ragini's husband; Esha's father; Animesh's murderer. (2017–2020)
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Mallika Majumdar as Ragini Roy – Samar's wife; Shekhar's sister-in-law; Esha's mother. (2017–2020)
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Subhrajit Dutta
Subhrajit Dutta is an Indian film and theatre actor who appears in Bengali language, Bengali films and television serials. Some of the notable Bengali films he acted in include ''Ebar Shabor'', Manojder Adbhut Bari, ''Eagoler Chokh'', ''Double F ...
as Rohan Roy – Anjali and Shekhar's elder son; Roshni and Rishi's brother; Aditi's husband; Mishti's father.
(2017–2020)
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Arpita Mukherjee as Aditi Roy – Anjali and Shekhar's elder daughter-in-law; Roshni and Rishi's sister-in-law; Rohan's wife; Mishti's mother. (2017–2020)
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Smriti Singh as Mishti Roy – Rohan and Aditi's daughter. (2017)
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Shreyasee Samanta as Roshni Roy Banerjee – Anjali and Shekhar's daughter; Rohan and Rishi's sister; Saurabh's wife; Dabbu's mother. (2017–2019)
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Sutirtha Saha / Rajkumar Dutta as Saurabh Banerjee – Anjali and Shekhar's son-in-law; Rohan and Rishi's brother-in-law; Roshni's husband; Puja's brother, Dabbu's father. (2017–2018)
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Deerghoi Paul as Puja Banerjee – Saurabh's sister. (2018)
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Aishik Mukherjee as Dabbu Banerjee – Roshni and Saurabh's son. (2017–2019)
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Amrita Debnath as Esha Roy Chatterjee – Samar and Ragini's daughter; Bokul's sister-in-law and friend; Deep's wife. (2017–2020)
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Arnab Chowdhury as Deep Chatterjee – Rishi's friend and co-worker; Samar and Ragini's son-in-law; Bokul's brother-in-law Esha's husband. (2017–2020)
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Uma Bardhan as Shikha – Kunal's aunt; Rocky's mother. (2018–2019)
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Raj Bhattacharya as Rocky – Shikha's son; Kunal's cousin. (2018)
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Biplab Banerjee Biplab is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Biplab Chatterjee
Biplab Chatterjee is an Indian actor and director of television and films, mostly associated with the Bengali Film industry.
Career
Biplab started his film care ...
as Rajatava Rakshit – A corrupt minister; Animesh's murderer; Tina and Arunabha's father. (2019)
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Namita Chakraborty as Bani Rakshit – Rajatabha's wife; Tina and Arunabha's mother. (2019)
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Priyanka Halder as Tina Rakshit – An arrogant brat; Rajatabha and Bani's daughter; Arunabha's sister. (2019)
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Neil Chatterjee
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as Arunabha Rakshit – An arrogant brat; Rajatabha and Bani's son; Tina's brother; Esha's fianceé; Bokul's rival. He was encountered by Bokul. (2019)
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Gopa Nandi as Tumpa – Lajbonti's neighbour; Bokul's well-wisher. (2017)
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Biresh Chakraborty as Inspector Agnijit Roy. (2018)
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Ananya Sengupta as Ranita Singha – IG of police; Bokul's boss. (2018)
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Gora Dhar as Binod Pradhan. (2019)
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Debraj Mukherjee as Musa Bhai. (2019)
Cameo appearances
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Ankita Bhattacharya
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Sourav Ganguly
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (; natively spelled as Gangopadhyay; born 8 July 1972), also known as Dada (meaning ''"elder brother"'' in Bengali language, Bengali), is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He is popularly called the ...
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Snighdhajit Bhowmik
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Gaurav Sarkar
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Gaurab Roy Chowdhury
Adaptations
References
External links
''Bokul Kotha''at
ZEE5
ZEE5 or Z5 is an Indian subscription video on demand and over-the-top streaming service, owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on We ...
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{{Acropolis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
2017 Indian television series debuts
2020 Indian television series endings
Zee Bangla original programming
Bengali-language television programming in India
Remakes of Indian television series