| Star Jalsha | |
| Owner: | Disney India |
| Network: | Disney Star |
| Picture Format: | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Headquarters: | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Area: | India Bangladesh |
| Sister Channels: | Disney Star channels |
| Website: | on Disney+ Hotstar |
Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel operated by Disney Star, a subsidiary of Disney India. It primarily broadcasts family dramas, comedies, reality shows and films. It launched its own HD feed on 14 April 2016.
Star Jalsha was officially launched on 8 September 2008 and is the first non-regional, non-Hindi and non-English channel of Star Network.[1] [2] This was Star India's second Bengali-language television channel of Star India after Star Ananda. In 2011, it was launched on the OSN platform in the Middle East.[3]
On 17 June 2012, during a special event Cholo Paltai, it rebranded with a new diamond star logo and graphics for the first time since its launch.[4] On 22 November 2012, the channel was launched in UK.[5]
The channel launched its own high-definition feed, along with Jalsha Movies HD, on 14 April 2016.[6] They were the first Bengali-language HD channels in India.[7]
In 2018, Sagnik Ghosh became the head of the channel.[8] On 17 February 2019, during a special event called Jalsha Doshe Dosh (Meaning Ten-on-Ten), on account of Star Jalsha's 10th birthday, the channel rebranded for the second time from a white logo with red accents to a red logo with blue accents. It also introduced new coloured graphics after almost 7 years, which are not red and white in the history of the channel, but predominantly turquoise blue with the hints of golden and yellow. The serials also no longer use their own logo. Instead, they use the Kohinoor font for the name of the serial in the cover picture of a particular serial. However, in recent past, the reality shows and events have featured their own logos in the channel with Star Jalsha's Bengali font Kohinoor Bangla.[9]
On 2 October 2021, Star Jalsha, along with other foreign television channels that did not provide clean feeds, was temporarily suspended from broadcasting in Bangladesh.[10] However, on 18 October 2021, Star Jalsha resumed broadcasts in the country with clean feed.[11]
| Title | Premiere date | |
|---|---|---|
| Tentulpata[12] | 12 August 2024 | |
| Geeta LL.B | 20 November 2023 | |
| Kothha | 15 December 2023 | |
| Bodhua[13] | 4 March 2024 | |
| Uraan[14] | 27 May 2024 | |
| Roshnai[15] | 25 April 2024 | |
| Shubho Bibaho[16] | 17 June 2024 | |
| Anurager Chhowa | 7 February 2022 | |
| Horogouri Pice Hotel | 12 September 2022 | |
| Cheeni[17] | 12 January 2024 |
Star Jalsha Josh (or Jalsha Josh) is an upcoming Bengali language youth entertainment television channel from the broadcaster.[27] It was originally planned to be launched on 1 December 2021, but was postponed due to issues involving the implementation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's New Tariff Order 2.0.[28]
Within its launch after seven months, Star Jalsha became the most watched Indian Bengali-language channel in April 2009.[29]