Sagarika (TV series) explained

Native Name:Bengali: সাগরিকা
Genre:Drama
Romance
Sports
Story:Ashita Bhattacharya
Dialogues
Ayan Chakroborty
Screenplay:Vivek Ranjan Chatterjee
Director:Babu Banik
Creative Director:Satyaki and Birsha Dasgupta
Presenter:Acropoliis Entertainment
Starring:Kritish Chaakaraborty
Ritika Seth
Theme Music Composer:Ujjaini Mukherjee
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:Sun Bangla
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:203

Sagarika was an Indian Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 3 February 2019 and airs on Sun Bangla every day. The show was produced by Acropoliis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. It stars Ritika Seth[1] and Kritish Chaakaraborty[2] in lead roles and Uponita Bnaerjee, Shreyasree Samanta, and Arindam Banerjee in prominent supporting roles. The show went off air on 25 August 2019 due to constantantly low trp ratings.

Plot

Sagarika is a sport based, new age progressive story of a woman, inspired by swimming legends of Bengal who dared to dream and achieve. The story begins with Rai, a village girl from a very modest background, who has a big dream of conquering the world of swimming and crossing the seven seas. In her pursuits, she faces various hurdles from the society, family, rivals and from her in-laws.

Cast

Main cast

as Rai Mondal- A village girl who can multi-task and loves her family the most. Sagarika or Rai as she is fondly called, is a carefree and focused swimmer who wants to win laurels in swimming, and make her parents proud. Despite her poor financial condition and a challenging health issue, she makes her journey from her village to the city. She eventually marries Sanjay and continues her journey towards fulfilling her dreams against all odds. Ritika is a fit actress and is the perfect choice for the character.

Notes and References

  1. News: সমাজের চোখ রাঙানি সাঁতরে পেরোনোর গল্প শোনাবে 'সাগরিকা'. Bengali Serial Sagarika will talk about women empowermemt. 3 February 2019. NDTV. Moumita. Kargupta. 19 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Sagarika Upcoming Serial Only On Sun Bangla.
  3. Web site: The Story of the girl swimmers from swimming needs to learn.