Bokul Kotha

Bokul Kotha
Promotional Poster
Genre	Drama Romance Thriller
Screenplay by	Vivek Ranjan Chatterjee
Story by	Ashita Bhattacharya Dialogues Ayan Chakroborty
Directed by	Soumen Halder Sumalya Bhattacharya
Creative directors	Satyaki and Birsha Dasgupta
Presented by	Acropoliis Entertainment
Starring	Ushasi Ray Honey Bafna
Voices of	Ujjaini Mukherjee Suvam Moitra
Theme music composer	Suvam Moitra
Composer	Indra (Baban)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Bengali
No. of episodes	674
Production
Producers	Soumen Halder Sumalya Bhattacharya
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Acropoliis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Original release
Network	Zee Bangla
Release	4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) – 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
Related
Sindura Bindu

Bokul Kotha is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that aired on Zee Bangla from 4 December 2017 to 1 February 2020. The show was produced by Acropolis Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and starred Ushasi Ray ^[1] and Honey Bafna ^[2] in lead roles, and Uponita Bnaerjee, Sumanta Mukherjee, Shreyasree Samanta, Suvajit Kar, Arindam Banerjee and Biplab Banerjee in supporting roles.

The show is a remake of the Odia serial "Sindura Bindu" that aired on Zee Sarthak, and it was well received by the audience. In June 2018, the show had a TRP of 11.2. ^[3] The show marked the return of Ushasi Ray in a lead role on Bengali television since her portrayal of 'Ahona' in the Star Jalsha drama series Milon Tithi , also produced by Acropoliis Entertainment. The story follows Bokul, a tomboyish girl, who takes on all the responsibilities of the head of the family. After much drama and confusion, she marries Rishi, who had already rejected 40 women for marriage.

Premise

The storyline revolves around a girl named Bokul, living in Barasat, West Bengal. She is tomboyish in nature but a brave, honest and free-spirited soul. Under unforeseen circumstances, she marries Rishi. Initially, Rishi does not accept Bokul as his wife due to her appearance and mannerisms, but after getting to know her closely, they develop a strong bond with each other, which evolves into a unique relationship, with their friendship being the base. Bokul carves a special place for herself in the hearts of Rishi's family members with her loving and caring nature. Rishi also stands by Bokul in her fight against her late father's culprits and supports her in resuming her studies to become an IPS officer.

Cast

Main

• Ushasi Ray as Bokul Sanyal Roy – IPS Officer; Lajbonti and Animesh's younger daughter; Anjali and Shekhar's younger daughter-in-law; Barsha's sister; Rohan and Roshni's sister-in-law; Rishi's wife. (2017–2020)
• Honey Bafna as Rishi Roy – A rich and successful businessman; Anjali and Shekhar's younger son; Rohan and Roshni's brother; Bokul's husband. (2017–2020)

Recurring

• Upanita Banerjee as Barsha Sanyal Basu – Lajbonti and Animesh's elder daughter; Bokul's sister; Kunal's wife. (2017–2020)
• Suvajit Kar as Kunal Basu – A spoiled opportunist; Rohan, Rishi and Roshni's cousin; Barsha's husband. (2017–2020)
• Sohini Sanyal / Sanjukta Roy Chowdhury as Lajbonti Sanyal – Animesh's widow; Barsha and Bokul's mother. ^[4] (2017–2019) Later in 2018 Sohini Sanyal came back.
• Rajib Banerjee as Animesh Sanyal - Barsha and Bokul's late father. (2017)
• Anuradha Roy as Gaayatri Sanyal – Animesh's mother; Barsha and Bokul's grandmother. (2017–2019)
• Mayukh Chatterjee as Goblu – Bokul's friend. (2017–2018)
• Sumanta Mukherjee as Late Shekhar Roy – A businessman; Samar's brother; Pritha's brother-in-law; Anjali's husband; Rohan, Roshni and Rishi's father; Mishti and Dabbu's grandfather. (2017–2019)
• Saswati Guha Thakurta as Anjali Roy – A school teacher; Samar's sister-in-law; Pritha's sister; Shekhar's wife; Rohan, Roshni and Rishi's mother; Mishti and Dabbu's grandmother. (2017–2020)
• Pritha Chatterjee as Pritha – Anjali's sister. (2018–2019)
• Arindam Banerjee as Samar Roy – A corrupt businessman; Shekhar's brother; Ragini's husband; Esha's father; Animesh's murderer. (2017–2020)
• Mallika Majumdar as Ragini Roy – Samar's wife; Shekhar's sister-in-law; Esha's mother. (2017–2020)
• Subhrajit Dutta as Rohan Roy – Anjali and Shekhar's elder son; Roshni and Rishi's brother; Aditi's husband; Mishti's father. ^[5] (2017–2020)
• Arpita Mukherjee as Aditi Roy – Anjali and Shekhar's elder daughter-in-law; Roshni and Rishi's sister-in-law; Rohan's wife; Mishti's mother. (2017–2020)
• Smriti Singh as Mishti Roy – Rohan and Aditi's daughter. (2017)
• Shreyasee Samanta as Roshni Roy Banerjee – Anjali and Shekhar's daughter; Rohan and Rishi's sister; Saurabh's wife; Dabbu's mother. (2017–2019)
• Sutirtha Saha / Rajkumar Dutta as Saurabh Banerjee – Anjali and Shekhar's son-in-law; Rohan and Rishi's brother-in-law; Roshni's husband; Puja's brother, Dabbu's father. (2017–2018)
• Deerghoi Paul as Puja Banerjee – Saurabh's sister. (2018)
• Aishik Mukherjee as Dabbu Banerjee – Roshni and Saurabh's son. (2017–2019)
• Amrita Debnath as Esha Roy Chatterjee – Samar and Ragini's daughter; Bokul's sister-in-law and friend; Deep's wife. (2017–2020)
• Arnab Chowdhury as Deep Chatterjee – Rishi's friend and co-worker; Samar and Ragini's son-in-law; Bokul's brother-in-law Esha's husband. (2017–2020)
• Uma Bardhan as Shikha – Kunal's aunt; Rocky's mother. (2018–2019)
• Raj Bhattacharya as Rocky – Shikha's son; Kunal's cousin. (2018)
• Biplab Banerjee as Rajatava Rakshit – A corrupt minister; Animesh's murderer; Tina and Arunabha's father. (2019)
• Namita Chakraborty as Bani Rakshit – Rajatabha's wife; Tina and Arunabha's mother. (2019)
• Priyanka Halder as Tina Rakshit – An arrogant brat; Rajatabha and Bani's daughter; Arunabha's sister. (2019)
• Neil Chatterjee as Arunabha Rakshit – An arrogant brat; Rajatabha and Bani's son; Tina's brother; Esha's fianceé; Bokul's rival. He was encountered by Bokul. (2019)
• Gopa Nandi as Tumpa – Lajbonti's neighbour; Bokul's well-wisher. (2017)
• Biresh Chakraborty as Inspector Agnijit Roy. (2018)
• Ananya Sengupta as Ranita Singha – IG of police; Bokul's boss. (2018)
• Gora Dhar as Binod Pradhan. (2019)
• Debraj Mukherjee as Musa Bhai. (2019)

Cameo appearances

• Ankita Bhattacharya
• Sourav Ganguly
• Snighdhajit Bhowmik
• Gaurav Sarkar
• Gaurab Roy Chowdhury

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Odia	Sindura Bindu ସିନ୍ଦୁର ବିନ୍ଦୁ	7 March 2015	Zee Sarthak	15 February 2020	Original
Bengali	Bokul Kotha বকুল কথা	4 December 2017	Zee Bangla	1 February 2020	Remake
Tamil	Sathya சத்யா	4 March 2019	Zee Tamil	24 October 2021
Telugu	Suryakantham సూర్యకాంతం	22 July 2019	Zee Telugu	9 November 2024
Malayalam	Sathya Enna Penkutty സത്യാ എന്ന പെൺകുട്ടി	18 November 2019	Zee Keralam	17 April 2021
Kannada	Sathya ಸತ್ಯ	7 December 2020	Zee Kannada	10 August 2024
Hindi	Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet मीत: बदलेगी दुनिया की रीत	23 August 2021	Zee TV	14 November 2023
Marathi	Shiva शिवा	12 February 2024	Zee Marathi	Ongoing

References

1. "Bokul turns into Priya Varrier". The Times of India. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
2. "Who will play the Male Lead in Bokul Katha".
3. "TV serial 'Bokul Kotha' tops on the Trp Charts". The Times of India .
4. "Actress Sohini Sanyal shares a strong bond with her on-screen family: see pic". The Times of India .
5. "Subhrajit Dutta is happy to be a part of small screen". The Times of India .

External links

• Bokul Kotha at ZEE5
• Bokul Kotha at IMDb