| Genre: | Indian soap opera Drama Mythology Romance Thriller |
| Creator: | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Director: | Anupam Hari |
| Creative Director: | Sahana |
| Presenter: | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Starring: | Sandipta Sen Gourab Chatterjee Swagata Mukherjee Payel De |
| Theme Music Composer: | Jeet Ganguly |
| Composer: | Jeet Ganguly |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Producer: | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
| Location: | Kolkata |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
| Company: | Shree Venkatesh Films[1] |
| Network: | Star Jalsha |
Durga is an Indian Bengali language television soap opera that aired from 8 September 2008 to 26 June 2010 on Bengali GEC Star Jalsha.[2] The show starred Sandipta Sen,[3] Gourab Chatterjee[4] and Swagata Mukherjee[5] and Payel De in lead roles.
A spiritual sequel or a reboot of this series, Durga Durgeshwari, premiered in 2019 and ended in 2020. It starred Sampurna Mondal and Bishwarup Banerjee in the lead roles.[6]
It is the tale of the journey of a village belle and an ardent devotee of Goddess Durga, Durga (Sandipta Sen) who marries a mentally unwell heir, Rupam (Gourab Chatterjee), of an urban rich family. Rupam is held captive for several years by an evil woman Damini (Swagata Mukherjee). Damini held Rupam around the waist and captured him. However, Durga's faith in the Goddess, which is her strength helps her to cure Rupam. The Goddess (Payel De) comes to her rescue during all of Durga's challenges. Thus, Durga helps Rupam lead a normal life by defeating the foul plans of his relatives with the help of Goddess Durga.
| Language | Title | Release date | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | Durga | 8 September 2008 | Star Jalsha | 26 June 2010 | Original | |
| Kannada | Durga | 7 December 2015 | Star Suvarna | 5 August 2017 | Remake | |
| Telugu | Durga | 6 February 2017 | Star Maa | 10 March 2017 | Dubbed from Kannada Version | |
| Hindi | Durga – Mata Ki Chhaya | 14 December 2020 | Star Bharat | 12 March 2021 | Remake |