Khorkuto
| Khorkuto | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Story,screenplay&Dialogues Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Directed by | Saibal Banerjee Snehashish Jana |
| Creative directors | Leena Gangopadhyay Snehasish Jana Partha Dey |
| Presented by | Bright Advertising Pvt. Ltd. |
| Starring | Trina Saha Koushik Roy |
| Theme music composer | Debjyoti Mishra |
| Opening theme | Khorkuto |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 134 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Anondita Poulami Sajal Biswas Krishnomohan Baghchi |
| Producer | Saibal Banerjee |
| Production location | Kolkata |
| Cinematography | Singdhojay Bapuly Arindam Senani |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | Magic Moments Motion Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | STAR Jalsha |
| Release | 17 August 2020 – present |
Khorkuto 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 Hotstar.[2] The show is produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay, and stars Trina Saha and Koushik Roy. It is doing very well in ratings being in the top three most viewed shows on Bengali television.[3]
Plot
It is a family drama[4] with a romantic element. Apart from a beautiful lovestory, ‘Khorkuto’ will narrate the tale of a joint family, its roots and beliefs.
Cast
Main Cast
- Koushik Roy[5] as Soujanya Mukherjee aka Babin - Gungun's husband.
- Trina Saha[6] as Shrotoshini Mukherjee Bose aka Gungun - Babin's wife.
Recurring Cast
- Soujanyo's family
- Dulal Lahiri as Siddheshwar Mukherjee - Soujanyo's elder paternal uncle.
- Ratna Ghoshal as Nonibala Mukherjee - Soujanyo's elder aunt.
- Chandan Sen as Trilokeshwar Mukherjee aka Bhajan - Soujanyo's father.
- Anushree Das as Basumati Mukherjee - Soujanyo's and Chini's mother.
- Sohini Sengupta[7] [8] as Meghomala Mukherjee aka Putu Pisi - Soujanyo's paternal aunt, a teacher.
- Ambarish Bhattacharya as Kamaleshwar Mukherjee aka Potka - Soujanyo's younger paternal uncle.
- Jayashree Mukherjee Kaul as Suchitra Mukherjee - Soujanyo's younger aunt, Potka's wife.
- Debottam Majumdar as Abhijnan Mukherjee aka Riju - Soujanyo's elder cousin brother.
- Rajanya Mitra as Nabamita Mukherjee aka Mishti - Soujanyo's sister-in-law, Riju's wife.
- Priyanka Mitra as Smritikana Ghoshal Mukherjee aka Chini - Soujanyo's younger sister, Rupanjan's wife.
- Raja Goswami[9] as Rupanjan Ghoshal - Chini's husband.
- Sonal Mishra as Samadarshini Mukherjee aka Sanjhi - Soujanyo's younger cousin sister, Potka's daughter, Gungun's classmate and friend.
- Gungun's family
- Abhishek Chatterjee as Dr. Kaushik Bose - Gungun's father, a surgeon.
- Malobika Sen as Dr. Shilpi Bose - Gungun's mother, a doctor.
- Suchishmita Chowdhury as Jui Sengupta - Koushik's younger sister, Gungun's paternal aunt, Tinni's mother.
- Rukma Roy as Ananya Sengupta aka Tinni - Jui's daughter, Gungun's elder cousin sister, Soujanyo's research assistant and lover
- Others
- Atmadeep Ghosh as Krish - Gungun's namesake boyfriend.
- Badshah Maitra as Dr. Sukalyan Chatterjee - Putu's lover.
- Asmee Ghosh as Jhum - Sukalyan's adopted daughter.
- Kanyakumari Mukherjee as Deboleena - Jhum's mother.
References
- ^ "'Khorkuto' to launch on August 17; 'Ke Apon Ke Por' gets a different slot" (in Bengali).
- ^ "Actors Koushik Roy and Trina Saha to play the leads in 'Khorkuto'" (in Bengali).
- ^ "'Khorkuto' gives a stiff competition to other TV shows; bags second spot on TRP charts" (in Bengali).
- ^ "Khorkuto to narrate the tale of love, family bonding and values" (in Bengali).
- ^ "I'm grateful to have such finest actors as my co-stars: Koushik Roy" (in Bengali).
- ^ "It's like a dream come true for me to work with Leena Gangopadhyay: Trina Saha" (in Bengali).
- ^ "Actress Sohini Sengupta gets candid about her upcoming show 'Khorkuto' and her real life 'big happy family'" (in Bengali).
- ^ "When I was offered Khor Kuto during lockdown, I felt blessed: Sohini" (in Bengali).
- ^ "Actor Raja Goswami joins the cast of 'Khorkuto'" (in Bengali).