Maa....Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena Explained

Genre:	Indian Soap Opera
Creator:	Shree Venkatesh Films
Story:	Kajari Dialogues Preetikana Paul Roy
Director:	^[1]
Voices:	Madhuraa Bhattacharya
Opentheme:	Tomay Chara Ghum Asena
Composer:	Jeet Gannguli
Country:	Bharat
Language:	Bengali
Num Episodes:	1508
Location:	Kolkata
Runtime:	21 minutes
Company:	Shree Venkatesh Films
Channel:	Star Jalsha

Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Asena, also called Maa (English: Mother), is a Bengali television serial broadcast on Star Jalsha.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The show narrates the bond between mother and daughter. It is one of the longest-running Bengali television series and Star Jalsha's longest-running serial.

Premise

It is the story of a mother, Pratima Mukherjee and her daughter, Jhilik. When young, Jhilik gets kidnapped which leads to Pratima getting separated from her. For years, Jhilik is raised by a female-kidnapper. Circumstances soon lead to Jhilik and Pratima once again meeting after several years. From then, the story is completely based on how Jhilik once again accepts Pratima in her life.

Cast

Main

• Tithi Bose as Pari Mukherjee aka Jhilik - Pratima and Manish's daughter
  • Sohena Roy as child Pari
• Sreetama Bhattacharjee as Diya Roy/chatterjee- fake Jhilik; Angshu's former love interest and Raj's childhood love-turned-wife
• Mahua Halder as Pratima Mukherjee, Pari's mother

Recurring

• Bhaswar Chatterjee as Manish Mukherjee, Pari's father
• Chhanda Karanjee as Mamata
• Chandicharan as Harishankar Mukherjee- Mamata's husband
• Saswata Chatterjee as Bhaswati's husband
• Anindita Saha Kapileshwari as Bhaswati Chatterjee
• Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Arati Mukherjee
• Aritra Dutta as Dipu, Pari's uncle and Arati's son
• Aparajita Adhya as Pratima Roy Chowdhury
• Anindya Chatterjee as Rajdeep Roy (Raj), Diya's childhood love-turned-husband and Pari's love interest
• Dolon Roy as Mohini Chatterjee
• Sourav Das as Rik Chatterjee
• Ena Saha as Atish's wife
• Chandraneev Mukherjee as Atish, the youngest son of Mukherjee family
• Sujata Dawn as Aheli, the youngest daughter of Mukherjee family
• Soma Chakraborty as Hira Amma
• Sonali Chowdhury as Rajeswari :Diya's Aunt
• Ashmita Chakraborty as Fulki
• Bhavana Banerjee as child Fulki
• Aritram Mukherjee as Aditya Roychowdhury, Fulki's husband and Pratima's son
• Rohit Mukherjee as Pari's uncle
• Ritoja Majumder as Bidisha
• Amitava Bhattacharyya as Doctor
• Rajiv Bose as Arunangshu Mukherjee (Angshu), Jhilik's/Diya's ex lover
• Biswajit Chakraborty as Samaresh Chatterjee, Diya's father
• Shankar Chakraborty as Sports teacher
• Priyanka Bhattacharjee as Babli

Production

The show was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. For three years it was the highest rated show on Star Jalsha.^[4] The serial ended on August 3, 2014.^[4] The episode featured stars of other serials as well as film personalities like Koel Mallick and Raj Chakraborty.^[5]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Bengali	Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena মা...তোমায় ছাড়া ঘুম আসেনা	19 October 2009	Star Jalsha	3 August 2014	Original
Hindi	Meri Maa मेरी माँ	18 December 2011	Life OK	22 April 2012	Remake
Tamil	Bommukutty Ammavukku பொம்முக்குட்டி அம்மாவுக்கு	3 February 2020	Star Vijay	5 December 2020
Telugu	Paape Maa Jeevanajyothi పాపే మా జీవనజ్యోతి	26 April 2021	Star Maa	Ongoing
Hindi	Chikoo - Yeh Ishq Nachaye चिकू - ये इश्क नचाए	6 September 2021	StarPlus	12 February 2022

Awards

The soap won many awards at the Tele Cine Awards, Star Jalsha awards and the Tele Samman Awards. Some of them are:

• Best Actress - Sritama Bhattacharjee (at the 13th Tele Cine Awards)^{[6] [7]}
• Best Performance - Soma Chakraborty (at the 13th Tele Cine Awards)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maa... Tomay Chara Ghum Ashe Na. https://web.archive.org/web/20120822063107/http://www.in.com/tv/shows/star-jalsha-119/maa-tomay-chara-ghum-ashe-na-5973.html. dead. 2012-08-22. in.com/.
2. Web site: Schedule for Star Jalsha, Star Jalsha Schedule playing on Fri, Apr 03 – Friday, 03 April – burrp!TV Guide. burrp.com. 2015-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129000539/http://tv.burrp.com/channel/Star%20Jalsha/119. 2018-01-29. dead.
3. Web site: Maa Serial. STAR JALSHA. 19 January 2013. serialzone.in.
4. Web site: Star Jalsha's Maa to wrap up with a dhamaka. The Times of India.
5. Web site: Maa ends with a bang as Raj & Koel attend wrap-up party. The Times of India.
6. Web site: 13th Tele Cine Awards 2013 Nominations & Voting Process – Names of Tele Cine Awards Nominees 2013 - Kolkata Bengal Information. S Kumar. kolkatabengalinfo.com.
7. Web site: Glitz and Glamour at 13th Tele Cine Awards, 2013 Kolkata - ওয়াশিংটন বাংলা রেডিও Washington Bangla Radio USA Washington Bangla Radio USA. WBRi Washington Bangla Radio USA.