Bokul Kotha Explained
| Genre: | Drama
Romance
Thriller |
| Story: | Ashita Bhattacharya
Dialogues
Ayan Chakroborty |
| Screenplay: | Vivek Ranjan Chatterjee |
| Director: | Soumen Halder
Sumalya Bhattacharya |
| Creative Director: | Satyaki and Birsha Dasgupta |
| Presenter: | Acropoliis Entertainment |
| Starring: | Ushasi Ray
Honey Bafna |
| Theme Music Composer: | Suvam Moitra |
| Voices: | Ujjaini Mukherjee
Suvam Moitra |
| Composer: | Indra (Baban) |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Producer: | Soumen Halder
Sumalya Bhattacharya |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Company: | Acropoliis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
| Channel: | Zee Bangla |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 675 |
| Image Alt: | Poster of bengali serial Bokul Kotha |
Bokul Kotha is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that aired from 4 December 2017 to 1 February 2020 on Zee Bangla. The show was produced by Acropoliis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and starred Ushasi Ray[1] and Honey Bafna[2] in lead roles and Uponita Bnaerjee, Sumanta Mukherjee, Shreyasree Samanta, Suvajit Kar, Arindam Banerjee and Biplab Banerjee in supporting roles.This Show is 2nd time repeat telecast on Zee Bangla on 13 May 2024. (Mon - Sun 1.00Pm to 1.30pm)
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.[3] The show marks the return of Ushasi Ray in a lead role on Bengali television since her portrayal of 'Ahona' in the Star Jalsha drama series Milon Tithi, also produced by Acropoliis Entertainment. Bokul Kotha is a Bengali television series starring Ushasi Ray and Honey Bafna in the lead. 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, West Bengal, 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
- Ushasi Ray as Bokul Sanyal Roy – IPS Officer; Lajbonti and Animesh's younger daughter; Barsha's sister; Rishi's wife. (2017–2020)
- Honey Bafna 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
- Upanita Banerjee as Barsha Sanyal Basu – Lajbonti and Animesh's elder daughter; Bokul's sister; Kunal's wife. (2017–2020)
- Suvajit Kar as Kunal Basu – A spoiled opportunist; Rohan, Rishi and Roshni's cousin; Barsha's husband. (2017–2020)
- Sohini Sanyal / Sanjukta Roy Chowdhury as Lajbonti Sanyal – Animesh's widow; Barsha and Bokul's mother.[4] (2017–2019) Later in 2018 Sohini Sanyal came back.
- Rajib Banerjee as Animesh Sanyal - Barsha and Bokul's late father. (Dead) (2017)
- Anuradha Roy as Gaayatri Sanyal – Animesh's mother; Barsha and Bokul's grandmother.(2017–2019)
- Mayukh Chatterjee as Goblu – Bokul's friend.(2017–2018)
- Sumanta Mukherjee as Shekhar Roy – A businessman; Samar's brother; Anjali's husband; Rohan, Roshni and Rishi's father; Mishti and Dabbu's grandfather. (2017–2019) (Dead)
- Saswati Guha Thakurata as Anjali Roy – A school teacher; Pritha's sister; Shekhar's wife; Rohan, Roshni and Rishi's mother; Mishti and Dabbu's grandmother. (2017–2020)
- Pritha Chatterjee as Pritha – Anjali's sister.(2018–2019)
- Arindam Banerjee as Samar Roy – A corrupt businessman; Shekhar's brother; Ragini's husband; Esha's father; Animesh's murderer.(2017–2020)
- Mallika Majumdar as Ragini Roy – Samar's wife; Esha's mother.(2017–2020)
- Subhrajit Dutta as Rohan Roy – Anjali and Shekhar's elder son; Roshni and Rishi's brother; Aditi's husband; Mishti's father.[5] (2017–2020)
- Arpita Mukherjee as Aditi Roy – Rohan's wife; Mishti's mother. (2017–2020)
- Smriti Singh as Mishti Roy – Rohan and Aditi's daughter. (2017)
- Shreyasee Samanta as Roshni Roy Banerjee – Anjali and Shekhar's daughter; Rohan and Rishi's sister; Saurabh's wife; Dabbu's mother. (2017–2019)
- Sutirtha Saha / Rajkumar Dutta as Saurabh Banerjee – Roshni's husband; Dabbu's father.(2017–2018)
- Deerghoi Paul as Puja Banerjee – Saurabh's sister.(2018)
- Aishik Mukherjee as Dabbu Banerjee – Roshni and Saurabh's son.(2017–2019)
- Amrita Debnath as Esha Roy Chatterjee – Samar and Ragini's daughter; Bokul's sister-in-law and friend; Deep's wife.(2017–2020)
- Arnab Chowdhury as Deep Chatterjee – Rishi's friend and co-worker; Esha's husband.(2017–2020)
- Uma Bardhan as Shikha – Kunal's aunt; Rocky's mother.(2018–2019)
- Raj Bhattacharya as Rocky – Shikha's son; Kunal's cousin.(2018)
- Biplab Banerjee as Rajatava Rakshit – A corrupt minister; Animesh's murderer; Tina and Arunabha's mother.(2019)
- Namita Chakraborty as Bani Rakshit – Rajatabha's wife; Tina and Arunabha's mother.(2019)
- Priyanka Halder as Tina Rakshit – An arrogant brat; Rajatabha and Bani's daughter; Arunabha's sister.(2019)
- Neil Chatterjee 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) (Dead).
- Gopa Nandi as Tumpa – Lajbonti's neighbour; Bokul's well-wisher.(2017)
- Biresh Chakraborty as Inspector Agnijit Roy.(2018)
- Ananya Sengupta as Ranita Singha – IG of police; Bokul's boss.(2018)
- Gora Dhar as Binod Pradhan.(2019)
- Debraj Mukherjee as Musa Bhai (2019).
Cameo Appearances
- Ankita Bhattacharya
- Sourav Ganguly
- Snighdhajit Bhowmik
- Gaurav Sarkar
- Gaurab Roy Chowdhury
Adaptations
External links
Notes and References
- News: Bokul turns into Priya Varrier. 7 March 2018. The Times of India. 19 August 2019.
- Web site: Who will play the Male Lead in Bokul Katha.
- Web site: TV serial 'Bokul Kotha ' tops on the Trp Charts. The Times of India.
- Web site: Actress Sohini Sanyal shares a strong bond with her on-screen family: see pic. The Times of India.
- Web site: Subhrajit Dutta is happy to be a part of small screen. The Times of India.
