Balijhor
| Balijhor | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Directed by | Saibal Banerjee |
| Creative director(s) | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Starring | Trina Saha Koushik Roy Indrasish Roy |
| Theme music composer | Anweesha |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Bengali |
| No. of episodes | 58 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Saibal Banerjee |
| Production location(s) | Kolkata |
| Editor(s) | Sameer |
| Running time | 20–22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Magic Moments Motion Pictures |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Jalsha |
| Picture format | |
| Original release | 6 February 2023 – present |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Balijhor is an Indian Bengali drama television series which premiered on 6 February 2023 on Star Jalsha and also digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar.[1] It stars Trina Saha, Koushik Roy and Indrasish Roy as the leads.[2] This show marks the comeback of Trina Saha and Koushik Roy as couples for the second time after 8 months from Khorkuto and of Indrasish Roy after his recent project Dhulokona.
Plot[edit]
Jhora Sen is a young girl, staying with her rich politically-strong family in Kolkata. While her father, Somudra Sen, finds peace in power, property and status; Jhora is in-love with a middle class man, Srot Basu. Somudra soon fixed Jhora’s marriage to Maharghya Banerjee, the former’s assistant, much against Jhora’s will.
On the marriage day, Jhora attempts to elope from the wedding, however fate plans it different for her as she ties the knot with Maharghya. The further story focuses upon the problems the newly-wedded face with the backdrop of family, relationships and politics.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Trina Saha as Jhora Banerjee (née Sen) – a dancer, Samudra and Lokkhishri's only daughter, Srot's love interest and Maharghya's wife, Animesh's daughter in-law. (2023 – present)
- Koushik Roy as Maharghya Banerjee – Samudra's assistant who lives in Jhora's house since childhood, Jhora's one-sided lover and husband, Animesh's son (2023 – present)
- Indrasish Roy as Srot Basu – a fresher, who belongs to a middle class family, Jhora's former love interest. (2023 – present)
Recurring[edit]
Jhora's family[edit]
- Bharat Kaul as Samudra Sen – Lokkhishri's husband, Jhora's father, Maharghya's guide turned father in-law, a minister. He wants her daughter Jhora to marry Maharghya, but she is in love with Srot and fails to understand. (2023 – present)
- Moyna Mukherji as Lokkhishri Sen – Samudra's wife, Maharghya's mother in-law and Jhora's mother (2023 – present)
- Madhabi Mukherjee as Samudra's mother, Lokkhishri's mother-in-law and Jhora's grandmother (2023 – present)
- Dulal Lahiri as Samudra's maternal uncle (2023 – present)
- Chaitali Chakraborty as Samudra's maternal aunt (2023 – present)
Maharghya's family[edit]
- Chandan Sen as Animesh Banerjee – Maharghya's father (2023-present)
Srot's family[edit]
- Sabitri Chatterjee as Srot's grandmother (2023 – present)
- Shankar Chakraborty as Srot's father (2023 – present)
- Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Srot's mother (2023 – present)
- Tathagata Mukherjee as Barshan Basu – Srot's elder brother and Kankana's husband (2023 – present)
- Rajanya Mitra as Kankana Basu aka Bousona – Srot's elder sister-in-law and Barshan's wife (2023 – present)
- Bhaskar Banerjee as Srot's younger paternal uncle (2023 – present)
- Anushree Das as Srot's younger paternal aunt (2023 – present)
- Priyanka Mitra as Doel Basu – Srot's younger cousin sister (2023 – present)
- Sonal Mishra as Koel Basu – Srot's youngest cousin sister (2023 – present)
- Ambarish Bhattacharya as Kakababu – Srot's youngest paternal uncle and a typical strict Bengali man (2023 – present)
Others[edit]
- Debalina Banerjee as Rupashi – the care-taker of the Sen residence (2023)
- Prity Biswas as Poly – Samudra's helper who secretly loves him and Lokkhishri's rival (2023 – present)
- Ipsita Mukherjee as Kamalika; Jhora’s rival and Maharghya’s friend. (2023-present)
Reception[edit]
The show was initially expected to create a high competition against competitor-show Mithai which airs on Zee Bangla.[3] However, it managed to only open with an average ratings of 4.5 in the premier week.[4]
After two months of a poor performance in ratings, the show got replaced by Ramprasad, shifting itself to a new timeslot.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "New television show Balijhor to launch next month". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Balijhor; Trina Saha, Koushik Roy and Indrasish Roy in the passionate tale of love withstanding the power of politics". Aaj Tak Bangla (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Trina-Kaushik starrer Balijhor to replace Nabab Nandini will become Mithai's new opponent from 6th February" (in Bengali).
- ↑ "TRP: বালিঝড়কে হারিয়ে দিল মিঠাই! অনুরাগের ছোঁয়াকে কি টলাতে পারল জগদ্ধাত্রী?" (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Sabyasachi Chowdhary's Ramprasad to replace Trina Saha, Kaushik Roy's Balijhor". Hindustan Times.
External links[edit]
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