Ami Sirajer Begum Explained

Genre:Period Drama
Romance
Director:Tathagata Mukherjee
Opentheme:"Ami Sirajer Begum" by Shreya Ghoshal
Country:India
Language:Bengali
Num Episodes:125
Producer:Shrikant Mohta
Mahendra Soni
Location:Kolkata
Mumbai
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:22 minutes
Company:Dag Creative Media
Shree Venkatesh Films
Network:Star Jalsha

Ami Sirajer Begum is an Indian Bengali television historical soap opera that ran from December 2018 to May 2019 on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha,[1] The show was produced under the banner of Dag Creative Media and SVF group. The show was based on a novel by Sree Parabat about the life of 17th century Bengali ruler Siraj ud-Daulah and his wife Lutfunnisa Begum. The roles of Siraj and Lutfa were played by Sean Banerjee and Pallabi Dey.

Synopsis

The story is set against the backdrop of 18th century Bengal when Nabab Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent ruler of the kingdom of Bengal, sat on the throne succeeding his maternal grandfather Nawab Alivardi Khan. As a ruler he faced political tension, aggression from the English, betrayal of close relatives (like his elder maternal aunt Ghaseti Begum) and his chief military advisor Mir Jafar, and various other struggles. The show is a fictionalised account of how Siraj ud-Daulah falls in love with the maid Lutfa who became his wife, Begum Lutfunnisa, and how she stands by the Nabab as his main support.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 'Ami Sirajer Begum' to hit the TV screen soon - Times of India. The Times of India. 20 October 2018. 19 August 2019.
  2. News: Period-drama 'Ami Sirajer Begum' to end soon - Times of India. The Times of India. 2020-05-24.
  3. Web site: Badshah Moitra and Chandreyee Ghosh to be seen in 'Ami Sirajer Begum' - Times of India. The Times of India. 20 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Rupa Bhattacharjee to play a meaty role in Ami Sirajer Begum - Times of India. The Times of India. 11 December 2018.