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Khorkuto
| Khorkuto | |
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| File:Khorkuto.jpg | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Directed by | Saibal Banerjee Snehasish Jana |
| Creative director | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Starring | Trina Saha Koushik Roy |
| Opening theme | Khorkuto by Anweshaa |
| Composer | Debojyoti Mishra |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 320 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Debolina Mukhopadhyay Sumit Roy (Magic Moments Motion Pictures) Taniya Supriyo (Star Jalsha) |
| Producer | Saibal Banerjee |
| Production location | Kolkata |
| Cinematography | Madhab Naskar |
| Editors | Samir Soumen |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | Magic Moments Motion Pictures |
| Distributor | Star India Hotstar |
| Release | |
| Original network | STAR Jalsha |
| Picture format | 576i HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 17 August 2020 – present |
Khorkuto (Bengali: খড়কুটো); is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 17 August 2020[1] and airs on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha, and is also available on the digital platform Disney+Hotstar.[2] The show is produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay, and stars Trina Saha and Koushik Roy.
Plot
It is a family drama. Gungun, a sophisticated girl, crosses paths with Soujanyo, a scholar who belongs to a middle-class joint family, and everything changes. Apart from a beautiful love story, ‘Khorkuto’ narrates the tale of a joint family, its roots and beliefs.[3]
Cast
Main cast
- Trina Saha[4] as Shrotoshini Bose Mukherjee aka Gungun - Babin's wife.
- Koushik Roy[5] as Soujanyo Mukherjee aka Babin - Gungun's husband.
Recurring cast
- Soujanyo's family
- Dulal Lahiri[2] as Siddheshwar Mukherjee, a.k.a Jethai - Soujanyo's elder paternal uncle, Riju and Munia's father.
- Ratna Ghoshal[2] as Nonibala Mukherjee - Soujanyo's elder aunt, Riju and Munia's mother.
- Chandan Sen[6] as Trilokeshwar Mukherjee aka Bhajan - Soujanyo and Chini's father.
- Anushree Das[2] as Basumati Mukherjee aka Chandana - Soujanyo and Chini's mother.
- Sohini Sengupta[7][8] as Meghomala Chatterjee née Mukherjee aka Putu - Soujanyo's paternal aunt, a teacher and Sukalyan's wife
- Badshah Maitra[9] as Dr. Sukalyan Chatterjee - Putu's husband, Soujanyo's uncle-in-law.
- Ambarish Bhattacharya[2] as Kamaleshwar Mukherjee aka Potka - Soujanyo's younger paternal uncle, Shaaji's father.
- Jayashree Mukherjee Kaul[9] as Suchitra Mukherjee aka Jaya - Soujanyo's younger aunt, Potka's wife, Shaaji's mother.
- Debottam Majumdar[10] as Abhijnan Mukherjee aka Riju - Soujanyo's elder cousin brother.
- Rajanya Mitra[10] as Nabamita Mukherjee aka Mishti - Soujanyo's sister-in-law, Riju's wife.
- Priyanka Mitra[11] as Imon Chatterjee née Mukherjee aka Chini - Soujanyo's younger sister, Rupanjan's wife.
- Raja Goswami[12] as Rupanjan Chatterjee - Chini's husband.
- Sonal Mishra[11] as Samadarshini Mukherjee aka Shaaji - Soujanyo's younger cousin sister, Potka's daughter, Gungun's friend.
- Rishav Basu[13] as Adil Seikh - Munia's son and Jethai's grandson.
- Bidipta Chakraborty[14] as Munia - Jethai's estranged daughter.
- Gungun's family
- Abhishek Chatterjee[9] as Dr. Kaushik Bose - Gungun's father, a surgeon.
- Malabika Sen[9] as Dr. Shilpi Bose - Gungun's mother, a doctor.
- Suchishmita Chowdhury[9] as Jui Sengupta - Kaushik's younger sister, Gungun's paternal aunt, Tinni's mother.
- Rukma Roy[15] as Ananya Sengupta aka Tinni - Jui's daughter, Gungun's elder cousin sister, Soujanyo's research assistant.
- Others
- Atmadeep Ghosh as Krish - Gungun's namesake boyfriend.
- Asmee Ghosh as Jhum - Sukalyan's adopted daughter.
- Kanyakumari Chanda as Deboleena - Jhum's mother.
Reception
It is a popular TV soap and has been in the top three most viewed shows on Bengali television.[16][17]
References
- ↑ "'Khorkuto' to launch on August 17; 'Ke Apon Ke Por' gets a different slot".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Actors Koushik Roy and Trina Saha to play the leads in 'Khorkuto'".
- ↑ "Khorkuto to narrate the tale of love, family bonding and values". The Times of India.
- ↑ "It's like a dream come true for me to work with Leena Gangopadhyay: Trina Saha". The Times of India.
- ↑ "I'm grateful to have such finest actors as my co-stars: Koushik Roy". The Times of India.
- ↑ Chatterjee, Arindam (20 January 2021). "Of food, fun and frolic". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph.
- ↑ "Actress Sohini Sengupta gets candid about her upcoming show 'Khorkuto' and her real life 'big happy family'". The Times of India.
- ↑ Sen, Debolina (28 October 2020). "When I was offered Khor Kuto during lockdown, I felt blessed: Sohini". The Times of India.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "'Khorkuto' completes 300 episodes - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 June 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "#Rewind2020: Khorkuto to Khirer Putul; hits and misses of Bengali TV". The Times of India. 24 December 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Team 'Khorkuto' has a blast at an award function - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 March 2021.
- ↑ "Actor Raja Goswami joins the cast of 'Khorkuto '". The Times of India.
- ↑ "বহুদিন পরে টেলিভিশনে ফিরছেন ঋষভ বসু, কোন ধারাবাহিকে?". TV9Bangla (in Bengali). 12 May 2021.
- ↑ "'খড়কুটো'য় জেঠাইয়ের বড় মেয়ে 'মুনিয়া' হয়ে আসছেন বিদীপ্তা?". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "Khorkuto: ৩০০ পর্বে 'খড়কুটো', তিন্নি দিদি ফিরতেই বড় হয়ে যাবে গুনগুন?". www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar Patrika. 18 June 2021.
- ↑ Mukherjee, Priyanka (11 March 2021). "TRP তালিকায় সেরার স্থান হারাল 'খড়কুটো', সেরা দশে নেই 'মোহর', প্রথম কোন সিরিয়াল?". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali).
- ↑ "'Khorkuto' gives a stiff competition to other TV shows; bags second spot on TRP charts". The Times of India.
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