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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Bengali drama TV serial}}<br />
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| image = Mahanayak_serial.jpg<br />
| caption = Promotional image<br />
| alt_name =<br />
| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]<br />
| creator = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| developer = <br />
| writer = [[Kallol Lahiri]]<br />
| director = [[Birsa Dasgupta]]<br />
| creative_director = <br />
| presenter = <br />
| starring = [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]]<br> [[Paoli Dam]] <br> [[Tanushree Chakraborty]]<br />
| judges = <br />
| narrated = <br />
| theme_music_composer = <br />
| opentheme = <br />
| endtheme = <br />
| composer = [[Indraadip Dasgupta]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Bengali<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 112<br />
| executive_producer = <br />
| producer = Mahendra Soni, Shrikant Mohta<br />
| location = [[Kolkata]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
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| runtime = 20 minutes<br />
| company = <br />
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2016|06|27}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2016|10|16}}<br />
| related = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Tumi Asbe Bole<br />
* [[Kusum Dola]]<br />
}}<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| channel = [[STAR Jalsha]] <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mahanayak''''' was a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series of 112 episodes that premiered on 27 June 2016, on [[Star Jalsha]]. The series starred [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Paoli Dam]], [[Tanushree Chakraborty]], [[Priyanka Sarkar]], [[Manali Dey]], [[Biswanath Basu]] and Biswajit Chakraborty in lead roles. The series is loosely based on the life of megastar [[Uttam Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-first-look-of-mahanayak-prosenjit-chatterjee-stuns-as-uttam-kumar-2166315|title=Prosenjit Chatterjee stuns as Uttam Kumar|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref><br />
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==Plot summary==<br />
The series promises to chart the life of a superstar of 60's era — a life fraught with career highs and personal turbulences.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/Mahanayak-to-rock-small-screen/articleshow/52833189.cms|title=Mahanayak to rock small screen|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=20 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Prosenjit Chatterjee]] as Arun Kumar Chatterjee (character based on ''[[Uttam Kumar]]'')<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/my-character-in-mahanayak-bears-traces-of-uttam-prosenjit-116061900137_1.html|title=My character in Mahanayak bears traces of Uttam: Prosenjit|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=19 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-first-look-of-mahanayak-prosenjit-chatterjee-stuns-as-uttam-kumar-2166315|title=First look of 'Mahanayak'|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=15 Jan 2016}}</ref><br />
* [[Paoli Dam]] as Sucharita Sen (character based on ''[[Suchitra Sen]]'')<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/paoli-dam-excited-about-suchitra-sen-inspired-role-in-mahanayak-2848353/|title=Paoli Dam excited about Suchitra Sen inspired role in Mahanayak|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref><br />
* Mishka Halim as Uma Chatterjee (character based on ''[[Gauri Chatterjee]]'')<br />
* [[Tanushree Chakraborty]] as Priya Devi (character based on ''[[Supriya Devi]]'')<br />
* [[Priyanka Sarkar]] as Gayatri Chatterjee (character based on ''[[Sabitri Chatterjee]]'')<br />
* [[Gaurav Chakrabarty]] as Biswanath Chatterjee (character based on ''[[Biswajit Chatterjee]]'')<br />
* [[Ridhima Ghosh]] as Urmila (character based on ''[[Mala Sinha]]'')<br />
* [[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]] as Satrajit Ray (character based on ''[[Satyajit Ray]]'')<br />
* [[Shantilal Mukherjee]] as Hemen Mukhopadhyay (character based on ''[[Hemanta Mukhopadhyay]]'')<br />
* [[Bidipta Chakraborty]] as Saon Debi (character based on ''[[Kanan Devi]]'')<br />
* Debdut Ghosh as Chandranath Sen (character based on ''Dibanath Sen'')<br />
* Biswajit Chakraborty as Mr. Sarker (character based on ''[[Ashok Kumar Sarkar]]'')<br />
* [[Biswanath Basu]] as Kanu (character based on ''[[Bhanu Bandyopadhyay]]'')<br />
* [[Manali Dey]] as Nibedita Ray<br />
* [[Ambarish Bhattacharya]] as Buro (brother of Arunkumar) (character based on ''[[Tarun Kumar Chatterjee]]'')<br />
* Sneha Chatterjee as Buro's Wife (character based on ''Subrata Chatterjee'')<br />
* [[Rupanjana Mitra]] as Mitra (character based on ''[[Sumitra Mukherjee]]'')<br />
*Adhiraj Ganguly as Arun Kumar's son<br />
* [[Arindam Sil]] as Tapabrata Sinha (character based on ''[[Tapan Sinha]]'')<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/Arindam-Sil-to-portray-Tapan-Sinha/articleshow/52280174.cms|title=Arindam Sil to portray Tapan Sinha|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref><br />
* Arindol Bagchi as Adhir Sarker<br />
* Oindrilla Sen as Madhumita (character based on ''[[Moushumi Chatterjee]]'')<br />
* Surajit Banerjee as Bishwanath Chowdhury<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/mahanayak/9440 Official Website]<br />
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[[Category:2016 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali-language television programming in India]]<br />
[[Category:Star Jalsha original programming]]<br />
[[Category:2016 Indian television series endings]]</div>Simonaa