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{{short description|Indian television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Phagun Bou
| image = Phagun Bou.jpg
| caption =
| alt_name =
| genre = [[Soap opera]]
| creator =
| based_on =
| developer =
| writer = Leena Gangopadhyay
| director = Saibal Banerjee Diganta Sinha
| creative_director = Leena Gangopadhyay
| presenter = Bright Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
| starring = [[Vikram Chatterjee]] [[Oindrila Sen]]
| theme_music_composer = Debojyoti Mishra
| opentheme = ''Fagun Hawai Hawai'' ''Phagun Bou-er Katha''
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes = 534
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Sumit Kumar Roy Satyajit Chakraborty (Magic Moments) ; Kastuvi Ghosh Sriya Basu ([[Star Jalsha]]).
| producer = Saibal Banerjee
| editor = Sameer Soumen
| location = [[Kolkata]] [[Asansol]] [[Kalimpong]]
| cinematography = Siddhartha Mukherjee
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Star India]] [[Novi Digital Entertainment]]
| channel = [[STAR Jalsha]]
| picture_format = [[576i]] [[SDTV]] [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|03|19}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2019|11|29}}
| website = http://www.hotstar.com/tv/phagun-bou/16896
| website_title = Official website
| production_website =
| production_website_title =
}}

'''''Phagun Bou''''' ({{lang-bn|ফাগুন বউ}}); is an [[India]]n [[Bengali language|Bengali]] television [[soap opera]] that was premiered on 19 March 2018 and aired on [[Star Jalsha]] daily and is available on the digital platform [[Hotstar]]. It had been produced under [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]] of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay. The show starred [[Vikram Chatterjee]] and [[Oindrila Sen]] in lead roles and [[Koushik Roy]] in a negative role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/vikram-chatterjees-new-show-keeps-social-media-abuzz/articleshow/63092451.cms|title=Vikram Chatterjee's new show keeps social media abuzz|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=4 March 2018}}</ref> This show marks the comeback of [[Vikram Chatterjee]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/phagun-bous-vikram-chatterjee-shows-his-fun-side-in-a-post/articleshow/63627297.cms|title=Vikram Chatterjee shows his fun side in a post|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=6 April 2018|access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref> and Oindrila Sen<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/oindrila-back-on-tv-with-a-new-serial/articleshow/63332513.cms|title=Oindrila back on TV with a new serial|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=16 March 2018}}</ref> on television, the latter after 6 years. It completed over 534 episodes in November 2019.

It is one of the most successfully run daily soaps launched by Star Jalsha as the makers have never failed to surprise the audience with regular and unexpected plot twists. The show had a [[target rating point]] of 6.4 in its first week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/phagun-bou-rakes-in-high-trps-in-opening-week/articleshow/63544119.cms|title=Phagun Bou rakes in high TRPs in opening week|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=30 March 2018}}</ref> The show which is based on the idea of finding true love, with the backdrop of music, has also been shot in parts of [[North Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/vikram-and-oindrilas-kalimpong-diaries/articleshow/63642819.cms|title=Vikram and Oindrila's Kalimpong diaries|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=6 April 2018}}</ref> This show also marks the pairing of Vikram and Oindrila, for the second time since ''Saat Paake Bandha''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/tv-show-makers-try-the-hit-jodi-formula-to-gain-trps/articleshow/63558098.cms|title=TV show makers try the 'hit jodi' formula to gain TRPS|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=31 March 2018}}</ref> In the third week of June 2018, ''Phagun Bou'' became the most watched show on its airing channel, [[Star Jalsha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/phagun-bou-most-watched-show-on-its-channel/articleshow/64584609.cms|title=Phagun Bou most watched show on its channel|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=14 June 2018}}</ref>

==Series overview==
''Phagun Bou'' dealt with the whimsical nature of the relationship that develops between Roddur and Mohul, two strangers destined to be together for life. The series followed the blossoming love between the two after many ups and downs in their relationship, where Mohul was initially inclined towards Ayandeep's brother, Anurup.

==Premise==
A shy and reserved Ayandeep's relationship with his wife, Mahul, sees troubled waters after his cousin, Anurup, starts putting doubts in his head about the possibility of an affair between them.

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Vikram Chatterjee]] as Dr. Ayandeep Ghosh aka Roddur - A doctor and a singer, Mohul's husband.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/roddur-gets-married-to-mohul-in-phagun-bou/articleshow/64528198.cms|title=Roddur gets married to Mohul in Phagun Bou|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=10 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[Oindrila Sen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/my-character-has-multiple-shades-oindrilla-of-phagun-bou/articleshow/63811548.cms|title=My character has multiple shades: Oindrila of Phagun Bou|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=18 April 2018}}</ref> as Mohul Ghosh (née Bose) - A singer, Roddur's wife.

===Recurring===
'''Mohul's family members / Roddur's in-laws'''
* [[Abhishek Chatterjee]] as Chandrajit Bose aka Chandu – Bidhumukhi and Amrapali's husband; Bibi, Mohul and Munna's father.
* [[Anushree Das]] as Bidhumukhi Bose – Chandrajit's first wife, Bibi's mother, Mohul and Munna's stepmother.
* [[Bidipta Chakraborty]] as Amrapali Bose <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/bidipta-chakraborty-on-her-upcoming-serial-phagun-bou/articleshow/63344596.cms|title=Bidipta Chakraborty on her upcoming serial 'Phagun Bou'|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=17 March 2018}}</ref> – Chandrajit's second wife, Mohul and Munna's mother, Bibi's stepmother.
* Debolina Mukherjee as Bibi Ghosh (née Bose) – Chandrajit and Bidhumukhi's daughter, Amrapali's stepdaughter, Mohul and Munna's elder half sister, Ayan's second wife. She is caring and straightforward by nature.
* Arnab Banerjee as ACP Ayan Ghosh - An IPS officer, Bibi's husband, Kurchi's once estranged husband.
* Ashok Bhattacharja as Indrajit Bose – Arati's husband, Chandrajit and Shatrujit's father; Bibi, Mohul, Mou, Piyu and Munna's grandfather.
* Chhanda K. Chatterjee as Arati Bose – Indrajit's wife, Chandrajit and Shatrujit's mother; Bibi, Mohul, Mou, Piyu and Munna's grandmother.
* Jayashree Mukherjee Kaul as Jayashree Bose aka Jaya – Shatrujit's wife and Mohul's paternal aunt. She is Mou and Piyu's mother.
* Madhumita Roy as Mohua Bose aka Mou – Shatrujit and Jaya's elder daughter; Bibi, Mohul, Piyu and Munna's sister.

'''Roddur's family members / Mohul's in-laws'''
* [[Santu Mukherjee]] as Jadabendra Ghosh aka Jodu – Roddur's eldest paternal uncle; Amitava, Anirudhha and Rajatava's elder brother; Barshan and Tultuli's father, Nilanjana's father-in-law.
* [[Shankar Chakraborty]] as Amitava Ghosh aka Ankur – Roddur's foster father and elder paternal uncle, Mayurakshi's husband, Tuki's father and Mohul's father-in-law.
* [[Laboni Sarkar]] as Mayurakshi Ghosh – Roddur's foster mother and elder aunt, Amitava's wife, Tuki's mother, Anurup's maternal aunt and Mohul's mother-in-law.
* [[Bharat Kaul]] as Aniruddha Ghosh aka Ani / Gulu – Malobika's husband, Roddur's biological father, an actor, Mohul's father-in-law.
* [[Malabika Sen]] as Malobika Ghosh (née Bose) - Aniruddha's wife, Roddur's biological mother, a classical dancer and former lawyer, Mohul's mother-in-law.
* Diganta Bagchi as Rajatava Ghosh aka Riju – Roddur's younger paternal uncle, Sonali's husband, Jojo and Puchki's father.
* Rajshree Bhowmik as Sonali Ghosh – Roddur's younger aunt, Riju's wife, Jojo and Puchki's mother.
* Suman Banerjee<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/i-like-playing-negative-characters-suman-banerjee/articleshow/63594952.cms|title=I like playing negative characters: Suman Banerjee|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=3 April 2018}}</ref> as Gagandeep Ghosh aka Barshan – Jodu's son, Tultuli's elder brother, Roddur's elder cousin brother, a salaryman and Nilanjana's husband.
* Sneha Chatterjee Bhowmik as Nilanjana Ghosh (née Mitra) – An office worker, Barshan's wife, Roddur's sister-in-law.
* Bulbuli Choubey Panjha as Sriparna Ghosh aka Tultuli – Roddur's elder cousin sister, Anirban's former wife, Nilanjan's former wife.
* [[Badshah Moitra]] as Nilanjan Dutta - Tultuli's second husband, Tuki's husband, Tota's father.
* [[Koushik Roy]] as Anurup Mallick aka Roop – Roddur's younger cousin brother, a singer, and Mohul's arch rival, Brishtilekha's estranged husband. Anurup is Mayurakshi's sororal nephew (her sister's son) and has been raised by her.
* Ankita Chakraborty as Brishtilekha Mallick - Anurup's estranged wife, who was initially unwillingly involved with a terrorist group. She was later jailed.
* Madhubani Ghosh Goswami<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/tv-actress-madhubani-goswami-shares-her-happiness-mantra/articleshow/63714108.cms|title=TV actress Madhubani Goswami shares her happiness mantra|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=11 April 2018}}</ref> as Madhuparna Ghosh aka Tuki – Roddur's younger cousin sister, Amitava and Mayurakshi's daughter, Nilanjan's second wife, Tota's mother.
* Sujoy Saha as Animesh Ghosh aka Jojo – Roddur's younger cousin brother, Rajatava and Sonali's son.
* Asmee Ghosh as Sampurna Ghosh aka Puchki – Roddur's younger cousin sister, Rajatava and Sonali's daughter.

===Others===
* Joyjit Banerjee as Anirban Chakraborty – Tultuli's former husband and a girl trafficker with sinister intentions.
* Mishmee Das as Rumjhum Mitra – Nilanjana's younger paternal cousin sister.
* [[Solanki Roy]] as Dr. Mrinalini Sengupta -Roddur's batchmate in M.B.B.S. course who used to have romantic feelings for him and briefly served as his psychiatrist.
* Soumi Banerjee as Sonajhuri Goswami - Amitava's friend's daughter, Anurup's admirer and former fiancé.
* Nilankur Mukhopadhyay as Roddur's colleague and junior doctor.
* [[Samata Das]] as Doyel Mukherjee - Barshan's friend and romantic interest, with whom he has an extra-marital affair.
* Priya Mondal as Mili Sharma - Roddur's friend Rakesh's widow, Roddur's former protege.
* Phalguni Chatterjee as Ayan's father.
* [[Rajanya Mitra]] as Kurchi Ghosh - Ayan's first wife, she used to suffer from mental ailment.
* Rupsha Chatterjee as Meghna Basu - A renowned music director who was flirtatious towards Roddur.

===Guest appearances===
* [[Adil Hussain]] – To promote his film [[Maati]].
* [[Arati Mukhopadhyay]] - as judge in the final rounds of the singing competition Mohul and Anurup participated in.
* Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee - as the host / anchor in the final rounds of the singing competition Mohul and Anurup participated in.

==Background and production==
===Development===
Screenwriter Leena Gangopadhyay<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ebela.in/entertainment/interview-of-leena-ganguly-1.603728|title=নিজের খেয়ালে দুম করে কোনও শো ছেড়ে দেওয়া আমার মতে একটা ক্রাইম|website=ebela.in|language=bn|date=27 April 2017}}</ref> who has previously written down the script for [[Bengali language|Bengali]] TV shows like [[ETV Bangla]]'s long-running drama series ''Sonar Horin'' and another daily soap ''[[Binni Dhaner Khoi]]'', [[Zee Bangla]]'s partition-themed love saga ''[[Keya Patar Nouko]]'', and [[Star Jalsha]]'s serials ''[[Ishti Kutum]]'' and ''[[Jol Nupur]]''; developed the central idea for ''Phagun Bou'', whose premise was initially based on a rivalrous [[love triangle]].

===Casting===
[[Vikram Chatterjee]] who had previously collaborated with Ganguly and Banerjee in their production ''[[Ichche Nodee]]'', was selected to portray the lead role of Dr. Ayandeep Ghosh aka Roddur. Oindrilla Sen who was seen opposite Chatterjee in the 2010 romance drama series ''"Saat Paake Bandha"'' (on [[Zee Bangla]]), was cast in to play the titular protagonist, Mohul aka "Phagun Bou"; taking into account her onscreen chemistry with Chatterjee. Actor [[Koushik Roy]], noted for his negative portrayal of "Krishnendu Sengupta" in the [[Romance (love)|romance]] saga ''[[Bojhena Se Bojhena (TV series)|Bojhena Se Bojhena]]''; was cast to portray Anurup, the other person aspiring for Mohul's love and the chief antagonist of the seies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/the-most-desirable-women-2017-on-bengali-television/articleshow/63877439.cms|title=The Most Desirable women 2017 on Bengali television|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en-US|date=23 April 2018}}</ref>

===Broadcast and streaming services===
The series is telecast everyday on [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[General Entertainment Channel|GEC]] [[Star Jalsha]] and its corresponding channel with HD feed, [[Star Jalsha]] HD. It is available via optimum cable connection or by satellite TV connections. The show has been distributed by [[Star India]], in association with Novi Digital Entertainment. On the digital platform, ''Phagun Bou'' is available for viewing on the app [[Hotstar]]. New episodes are released earlier than on TV, and the service is available for viewers having a premium subscription plan.

===Filming===
The show has been filmed at several locations, the most prominent being [[Kalimpong]].

==Soundtrack==
The title song for the series ''Phagun Bou'' has been sung by singer Anwesha Dutta Gupta, who has frequently collaborated with the production house [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]] for recording theme songs for Bengali television serials. While, the original music has been given by [[Debojyoti Mishra]].

{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| headline = Phagun Bou Soundtrack:
| extra_column = Singer
| title1 = Phagun Bou-er Katha
| length1 = 2:32
| extra1 = Anwesha Dutta Gupta
}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.hotstar.com/tv/phagun-bou/s-1433 Official Website] at [[Hotstar]]

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{{Magic Moments Motion Pictures}}
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Phagun Bou - Revision history

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