Kothha

Kothha
Genre	Drama Romance Comedy
Written by	Dialogues Poushali Ghosh Dostidar
Screenplay by	Sadip Bhattacharya
Story by	Sadip Bhattacharya
Directed by	Suman Das Pavel Ghosh
Creative directors	Saswati Ghosh Dishani Sen Priyanka Biswas
Starring	Sushmita Dey Saheb Bhattacharya
Opening theme	"Kothha"
Composer	Indradeep Dasgupta
Country of origin	India
Original language	Bengali
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	639
Production
Executive producers	Rumpa Deb (Bangla Talkies) Samajita, Arpita & Akash (Star Jalsha)
Producers	Nitesh Sharma Nandini Sharma
Production location	Kolkata
Cinematography	Deepak Jha
Editors	Ayan Ray Dibakar Ray
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20–22 minutes
Production company	Bangla Talkies
Original release
Network	Star Jalsha
Release	15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) – present

Kothha is an Indian Bengali language romantic drama television series that premiered on 15 December 2023 at Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and it also available on the digital platform JioHotstar. The show stars Sushmita Dey and Saheb Bhattacharya in lead roles. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Plot

The story revolves around girl named Kothha (Kathakali), a student of botany, who loves gardening. On the other hand the hero AV is a chef. It is to be seen how they fall in love with each other.

Cast

• Sushmita Dey as Kothhakali Guha (nee Basu) aka Kothha, AV's wife, Chiki's biological mother, Muffin's adoptive mother, a student of botany who loves gardening.
  • As Buli (in disguise) - a street-smart girl who wants to open a cosmetic shop.
• Saheb Bhattacharya as Agnibha "Agni" Guha aka AV, Kothha's husband, Chiki's biological father, Muffin's adoptive father, a chef.
• Megha Daw as Mandavi Banerjee aka Mandy, AV's friend and obsessive lover (Second Antagonist)
• Sumanta Mukherjee as Shashibhushan "Shashi" Guha, Phonibhushan's younger brother, Renu's husband, patriarch of the Guha family
• Tanuka Chatterjee as Renuka "Renu" Guha; Shashibhushan's wife, matriarch of the Guha family
• Arijit Chowdhury as Samir Kumar Guha -Shashi and Renu's elder son, AV's father
• Moyna Banerjee as Sanchita Guha, Samir's wife, Shashi and Renu's elder daughter-in-law, AV's mother
• Priyam as Mihir Kumar Guha - Shashi and Renu's middle son
• Arpita Mukherjee as Chitra Guha - Mihir's wife, Shashi and Renu's middle daughter-in-law (main antagonist)
• Antaraa Pakira Nandi as Lekha Sarkar (nee Guha), Shashi and Renu's only daughter, Mrinmay Sarkar's widow
• Siddhartha Ghosh as Timir Kumar Guha - Shashi and Renu's youngest son
• Indrakshi Nag as Nupur Guha, Timir's wife, Shashi and Renu's youngest daughter-in-law
• Rob Dey as Ankit Guha aka Akki - Mihir and Chitra's son, Juni's husband, Chiki's adoptive father.
• Diya Mukherjee as Ujjaini Guha (nee Mitra) aka Juni - Arun and Tapati's daughter, Kotha's cousin, Prantik's ex-wife; Ankit's wife, Chiki's adoptive mother.
• Priyanka Banerjee as Arna Guha aka Annie, Mihir and Chitra's daughter
• Arindya Banerjee as Inspector Prattay Sarkar aka Pratty, Lekha 's son
• Raima Sengupta as Rituparna aka Ritu - Kotha and Juni's college friend, Prattay's love interest and later, wife
• Olivia Malakar as Priyanjali Sarkar aka Pri, Lekha 's daughter
• Sourav Chatterjee as Niladri Mitra aka Nilu / Harry (in disguise)- Kotha and Juni's maternal cousin brother, Pri's husband
• Debnath Chattopadhyay as Arun Mitra - Juni's father, Kotha's maternal uncle
• Shreyasee Samanta as Tapati Mitra - Arun's wife, Juni's mother
• Samir Biswas as Phonibhushan Guha - Shashibhushan's elder brother, Lekha, Samir, Mihir and Timir's elder paternal uncle
• Anamika Saha as Phonibhushan's wife, Lekha, Samir, Mihir and Timir's elder paternal aunt,
• Anirban Bhattacharya as Joydeb Biswas - owner of Biswas Group of Companies, Prantik's father, Shashibhushan's arch rival (Main Antagonist)
• Sayantan Shaan Sarkar as Prantik Biswas - Joydeb's son, Juni's ex-husband, Kotha & AV's arch rival (Main Antagonist)
• Kaushik Bhattacharya as Aashish Roy aka Roy Babu - Kotha and AV's client, Sanchita's adoptive brother.
• Bipul Patra as Pramith Biswas aka Pramith Sharma - Joydeb's son, Prantik's brother(Antagonist)
• Shweta Mishra as Richa Basu - Roy Babu's client from Singapore who wants to take over AV's cafe. (Antagonist)
• Kaushik Chakraborty as Basu-guruji, an international terrorist, Kothha and Richa's father.
• Sreenika Ghoshal as Basundhara "Muffin" Guha, Kothha and Agnibha's adopted daughter.
• Sreyansha Das as Rupkatha "Chiki" Guha, Kothha and Agnibha's biological daughter, Juni and Ankit's adopted daughter.
• Trishan Ghosh as Rayan, Chiki and Muffin's school friend.
• Sritama Bhattacharya as Laali, Chiki and Muffin's Nanny, Chitra's aid.

Adaptations

Language	Title	Channel	First aired	Last aired	Notes
Bengali	Kothha	Star Jalsha	15 December 2023	Ongoing	Original
Hindi	Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shahad Shahad	StarPlus	6 June 2025		Remake [7]

References

1. "এক গাছ-প্রেমী, আরেক রান্না পাগল, আসছে 'কথা'! জলসায় সুস্মিতা-সাহেবের লাভস্টোরি @STAR TOLLYWORLD". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
2. "Kothha Exclusive: কথা-AV'র টানটান রসায়নেই TRP তালিকায় কেল্লাফতে! 'সাহেবদাকে পেয়ে আমি লাকি', বলেছেন সুস্মিতা". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
3. "Katha Serial (Kotha) Star Jalsha Channel". Indiantvinfo. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
4. "Star Jalsha Serial : কথা-এভি-র কেমিস্ট্রি জমে ক্ষীর! চ্যানেল টপার কথা". Eisamay (in Bengali). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
5. "Kotha (Star Jalsha) Actors, Cast, Story, Wiki & More". Tellybong. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
6. "টিআরপিতে জায়গা বদল 'কথা'র! নেপথ্যে কি বাস্তবের প্রেম? কথা-এভির রোম্যান্স জায়গা পেল না প্রথম চারে". Aajkaal (in Bengali). 28 November 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
7. "After Kumkum Bhagya, Abrar Qazi lands the lead role in 'Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shehed Shehed'". The Times of India. 12 June 2025.

External links

• Kothha at Hotstar
• Kothha at IMDb
• Kothha Star Jalsha at JioCinema USA