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{{short description|Indian Bengali soap opera}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Nokshi Kantha
| image = Nokshi Kantha.jpg
| caption =
| alt_name =
| genre = [[Drama]] [[Family]]
| creator = [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]]
| based_on =
| developer = Leena Gangopadhyay
| writer = Leena Gangopadhyay
| director = Joydeep Karmakar
| creative_director = Chandrashekhar Chakraborty
| presenter = Bright Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
| starring = [[Manali Dey]] Suman Dey
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = ''Golpo Gatha Nokshi Kantha'' ''Nisha Lagilo Re ''
| endtheme =
| composer = Debojyoti Mishra
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 383
| executive_producer = Debolina Gangopadhyay Sumit Kumar Roy Shamajita, Arpita, Sohini (Zee Bangla)
| producer = Saibal Banerjee Romita Bose Sarkar
| editor = Sameer Soumen
| location = [[Kolkata]] [[Baruipur]] [[Birbhum]]
| cinematography = Siddhartha Mukherjee
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-Camera]]
| runtime = 21 minutes (approx.)
| company = [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = Zee Enterprises
| channel = [[Zee Bangla]]
| picture_format = [[576i]] [[SDTV]] [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]
| audio_format =
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2018|11|12}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2020|07|10}}
| website = https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/nakshi-kantha/0-6-1112
| website_title = Official website
| production_website =
| production_website_title =
| preceded_by = [[Andarmahal]]
| followed_by = [[Jamuna Dhaki]]
}}
'''''Nokshi Kantha''''' was an [[India]]n television [[soap opera]] in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] that premiered on 12 November 2018 and aired on the Bengali General Entertainment Channel [[Zee Bangla]]. The show was produced by [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]] of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay. The show replaced the popular drama series ''[[Andarmahal]]''. It aired its final episode on 10 July 2020. ''[[Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay]]'' took over its time slot starting 13 July 2020 every Monday to Saturday at 9:30 p.m.

The show stars actress [[Manali Dey]]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/actress-manali-manisha-dey-to-make-her-comeback-with-new-show-nokshi-kantha/articleshow/66174560.cms|title=Manali Manisha Dey to make her comeback with New Show Nokshi Kantha|date=12 October 2018|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref> of ''[[Bou Kotha Kao]]'' fame and actor Suman Dey of ''[[Bodhuboron]]'' and ''E Amar Gurudakshina'' fame in the lead roles. This show marks the comeback of actress Manali Dey in a lead role <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/manali-manisha-dey-is-elated-about-her-new-tv-show/articleshow/66415242.cms|title=Manali Manisha Dey is elated about her new TV show|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> on Bengali Television after 2 years, since her portrayal of Nidhi in the [[Colors Bangla]] show ''"Bhule Jeona Please"'' and her stint as Mouli in the [[Zee Bangla]] horror-comedy series [[Bhutu]]. In this show, she played the lead role "Shabnam".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ebela.in/entertainment/manali-de-is-back-in-small-screen-as-a-heroine-dgtl-1.880020|title=Manali, De, is back in small screen as a heroine|website=ebela.in}}</ref>

== Series overview ==
Shabnam is a [[Muslim]] girl by birth, who aspires to become a doctor. She believes in changing orthodox views and discrimination in the society through her continuous quest to harbour a kinship with a traditional [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[Hindu]] family that she has known since her childhood. Her life takes a turn when she runs away from her forced marriage and is rescued by a hearty doctor, Jashojit. Jashojit marries her in order to stand by Shabnam in her quest to become self dependent and achieve her dreams. What follows is how Shabnam fulfills her dream of becoming a doctor, while she struggles to adjust in a conservative [[Hindu]] family and get accepted by her in-laws.

== Cast ==
=== Main ===
* [[Manali Dey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/actress-manali-manisha-dey-has-a-blast-with-bffs-alivia-sarkar-and-sanchari-mondal/articleshow/66691976.cms|title=Actress Manali Manisha Dey has a blast with BFFs Alivia Sarkar and Sanchari Mondal|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> as Dr. Shabnam Khatun aka "Aparajita" - Jash's second wife, Debdip's wife.
* [[Suman Dey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/i-am-not-afraid-of-failure-im-afraid-of-not-trying-actor-suman-dey/articleshow/66587290.cms|title=I am not afraid of failure, I'm afraid of not trying: actor Suman Dey|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> as Dr. Jashojeet Bose aka Jash - Shabnam's first husband, Rohini's husband. (deceased)
* [[Sneha Chatterjee Bhowmick]] as Dr. Rohini Choudhury - Jash's first wife.
* Indrajit Chakraborty as Dr. Debdip Sen - Shabnam's second husband.

=== Recurring ===
; Jash's extended family
* [[Chitra Sen]] as Ratulmoni Roy Chowdhury alias "Shona Thammi" - Ranja's mother, Jash's paternal grandaunt, Charubala's elder sister.
* [[Madhabi Mukherjee]] as Charubala Bose alias "Thammi" - Jash's paternal grandmother, Ratulmoni's younger sister, Ranja's maternal aunt.
* [[Santu Mukherjee]] as Hiranmoy Roy Chowdhury alias "Daduvai" - Ratulmoni's younger brother-in-law, Ranja's maternal uncle and Jash's paternal grandfather.
* Chhanda K. Chatterjee as Arati Roy Chowdhury alias "Chhoto Thammi" - Ratulmoni's younger sister-in-law, Ranja's paternal aunt and Jash's grandmother.
* Arghya Mukherjee as Avik Bose - Jash and June's father, Kankana's husband and Charubala's elder son.
* [[Anushree Das]] as Kankana Bose - Jash and June's mother, Avik's wife and Charubala's elder daughter-in-law. She is stern and arrogant, and supports Rohini in her intentions to control Jash's actions.
* Rahul Chakraborty as Anindya Bose - Jash's paternal uncle, Sangeeta's husband and Charubala's younger son.
* Anindita Saha Kapileshwari as Sangeeta Bose - Jash's paternal aunt, Anindya's wife and Charubala's younger daughter-in-law.
* Rajashree Bhowmik as Ranjaboti Rai Choudhury aka Ranja - Ratulmoni's daughter, Jash's paternal aunt (actually his father Avik's maternal cousin sister) and Iqbal's wife. She takes interest in performing arts and is Shabnam's mentor and well-wisher.
* Koushik Chakraborty as Iqbal Sheikh - Ranja's husband, Jash's paternal uncle, Shabnam's adoptive maternal uncle.
* Joyjit Banerjee<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/joyjit-acting-in-three-serials-simultaneously/articleshow/66666656.cms|title=Joyjit acting in three serials simultaneously|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> as Parag Bose - Jash's cousin brother (Charubala's brother-in-law's grandson), Mahua's husband, a salaryman.
* [[Rajanya Mitra]] as Mahua Bose - Parag's wife and Jash's sister-in-law.
* Debolina Mukherjee as June Bose - Avik-Kankana's daughter, Jash's elder sister and an engineer by profession. She is involved in a romantic affair with her divorcee boss. She is straightforward, honest and fearless by nature.

; Shabnam's parents
* Raghubir as Rabiyul Khatun - Shabnam's father.
* Sagarika Roy as Selina Khatun (Maiden name : Tabassum) - Shabnam's mother.

; Others
* Saswati Guha Thakurta / Unknown as Samapti Choudhury - Rohini's mother, a socialite.
* Phalguni Chatterjee as Rangan Choudhury - Rohini's father, a businessman.
* Arup Roy as Dr. Rahul Chatterjee - Jash's senior cum friend, Shabnam's supporter.
* Abhijit as Dr. Swapnodeep Ghosh - Jash and Rohini's cunning friend.
* [[Sreela Majumdar]] as Debdip's mother
* Shyamal Dutta as Debdip's father
* Rupa Bhattacharya as Shabnam's lawyer in her alleged murder case against Rohini.

==References==
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{{Zee Bangla}}
{{Magic Moments Motion Pictures}}

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[[Category:Bengali-language television programming in India]]
[[Category:2018 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Zee Bangla original programming]]

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