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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = Bou Kotha Kao<br />
| image = Bou Kotha Kao (TV serial) poster.png<br />
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| genre = [[Drama]] <br> [[Comedy]] <br> [[Romance (love)|Romance]]<br />
| creator = [[Ravi Ojha Productions]]<br />
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| developer = <br />
| writer = '''Story''' <br/> [[Mitali Bhattacharya]] <br/> '''Dialogues''' <br/> [[Sharmila Mukherjee]]<br />
| director = Biswajit Ganguly<br />
| creative_director = <br />
| presenter = <br />
| starring = [[Manali Dey]] <br/> [[Riju Biswas]] <br/> [[Moumita Gupta]]<br />
| judges = <br />
| voices = Title Track by Upaali Chatterjee<br />
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| composer = [[Chandan Roy Chowdhury]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 913<br />
| list_episodes = <br />
| executive_producer = <br />
| producer = Ravi Ojha<br />
| editor = <br />
| location = [[Kolkata]] <br/> [[Sikkim]]<br />
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| company = [[Ravi Ojha Productions]]<br />
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| channel = [[Star Jalsha]]<br />
| picture_format = [[576i]] [[SDTV]]<br/>[[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|01|05}}<br />
| last_aired = {{End date|2012|01|14}}<br />
| preceded_by = Star Studio<br />
| followed_by = [[Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe]]<br />
| related = [[Gustakh Dil]]<br />
| website = http://www.hotstar.com/#!/star-jalsha-817<br />
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'''''Bou Kotha Kao''''' ({{lang-bn|বউ কথা কও}}); was a television serial which was aired on Bengali GEC [[Star Jalsha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibollytv.com/showmovie_info.php?movie_name=Bou%20Katha%20Kou |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203203457/http://www.ibollytv.com/showmovie_info.php?movie_name=Bou%20Katha%20Kou |archive-date=2015-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was produced by ''[[Ravi Ojha Productions]]'' and was directed by Biswajit Ganguly. It starts [[Riju Biswas]] and [[Manali Dey]] in the lead roles. It was one of the most popular TV serials of Bengali television as well as [[Star Jalsha]]. For continuous 2 years it recorded the highest TRPs. It ended in January 2012. Later it was remade in Hindi as [[Gustakh Dil]]. It was re-aired on Star Jalsha during lockdown period, due to COVID-19.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Bou Kotha Kao was the story of a simple village girl Mouri and a guy from the city Nikhil.<ref>http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131031/jsp/t2/story_17513905.jsp#.VNEKY6BhLcc</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvshows.sulekha.com/bou-kotha-kou_on_star-jalsha-tv_home.htm|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150204085527/http://tvshows.sulekha.com/bou-kotha-kou_on_star-jalsha-tv_home.htm|archive-date=2015-02-04|url-status=dead|title=Bou Kotha Kou Star Jalsha TV Program&#124;Bou Kotha Kou TV Program Videos&#124;Bou Kotha Kou TV Program Pictures & Stills|access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Nikhil is forcefully married to Mouri, but he is already in love with Neera and makes it very clear to Mouri that they will never share a husband–wife relationship. Nikhil's mother does not like Mouri anyway, and her sole agenda is to make life difficult for her. However, as days pass Nikhil starts falling in love with Mouri. But Nikhil's mother hates her and forces her to leave the house. Mouri puts up in a hostel and tutors Mili in order to earn a living. Mili's father Sagar Sen, a famous choreographer, helps Mouri to become a dancing sensation. Learning about her stardom, Nikhil's family welcomes Mouri back into their house and lives.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Manali Dey]] as Mayurakshi / Mouri<br />
* [[Riju Biswas]] as Nikhil<br />
* [[Anusuya Majumdar]] as Niharika<br />
* [[Moumita Gupta]] as Neelima<br />
* [[Ridhima Ghosh]] / [[Parno Mittra]] as Neera<br />
* [[Disha Ganguly]] as Ranjana<br />
* [[Badshah Moitra]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Amrita |title=Actor Badshah Moitra Owes His Success To His Experience In Theatre |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/curtain-call/cid/482002 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=12 September 2010}}</ref><br />
* [[Anindita Bose]] as Nalini<br />
* [[Tathagata Mukherjee]] as Rudra<br />
* [[Ena Saha]] as Mahua<br />
* [[Subhadra Chakraborty]] as Bokul<br />
* [[Rittika Sen]] as Mili<br />
* [[Sayak Chakraborty]] as Jinior Artist <br />
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==Productions==<br />
The show was produced by Ravi Ojha Productions. The show became very popular and it generated high TRPs like 4.2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantvinfo.com/star-jalsha-trp-ratings/|title=Star Jalsha Eyeing Top Slot In West Bengal - TRP Ratings Of Bengla TV}}</ref> (which was very high in those times).In 2013, the soap was telecast once again on [[Jalsha Movies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/small-screen-to-relaunch-bou-kotha-kou-and-behula/articleshow/30339793.cms|title=Small screen to relaunch Bou Kotha Kou and Behula - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Adaptations==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;" |Language<br />
! style="width:150pt; background:LightSteelBlue;" |Title<br />
! style="width:80pt; background:LightSteelBlue;" |Original release<br />
! style="width:150pt; background:LightSteelBlue;" |Network(s)<br />
! style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;" |Last aired<br />
! style="width:100pt; background:LightSteelBlue;" |Notes<br />
|-<br />
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />
|''[[Bou Kotha Kao]]'' <br />
|5 January 2009<br />
|[[Star Jalsha]]<br />
|14 January 2012<br />
|Original<br />
|-<br />
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
|''[[Man Udhan Varyache]]''<br />
|27 July 2009<br />
|[[Star Pravah]]<br />
|October 2011<br />
|Remake<br />
|-<br />
|[[Hindi]]<br />
|''[[Gustakh Dil]]''<br />
|5 August 2013<br />
|[[Life OK]]<br />
|4 November 2014<br />
|Remake<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* Best Serial (Manthan Tele Cine Awards){{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Bengali-language television programming in India]]<br />
[[Category:2009 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:2012 Indian television series endings]]<br />
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