Sindoorkhela
Sindoorkhela (Bengali: সিঁদুরখেলা); is a popular Bengali television Soap Opera that premiered on December 6, 2010, and aired on Star Jalsha. Produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, it starred Shweta Bhattacharya as the main female protagonist, Samrat Bhattacharjee and Rohit Samanta as the male leads turned antagonists and Gargi Roychowdhury as main female antagonist. It also starred Kaushik Sen, Lily Chakraborty, Chandrayee Ghosh and Arpita Mukherjee in supporting roles. It replaced Star Jalsha's popular mega Ogo Bodhu Sundori. On June 16, 2012, Sindoorkhela ended on a happy note to make way for Aanchol.[1] It won awards like 'Best Villain', 'Best Sister' and was nominated 'Best Actor', 'Best Actress', 'Best Serial' etc. in Star Jalsha Tele Samman Award 2012, Star Jalsha Parivaar Awards 2012 and Anandolok Award 2011.
Sindoorkhela | |
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Genre | Drama Romance Thriller |
Created by | Shree Venkatesh Films |
Written by | Story Sahana Kajari Screenplay Soumyava goswami Dialogues P. Mukherjee |
Directed by | Moloy Roy Arijit Mukherjee |
Starring | Shweta Bhattacharya Samrat Bhattacharjee Gargi Roychowdhury Rohit Samanta Kaushik Sen |
Voices of | Lopamudra Mitra |
Composer | Rishi - Samidh |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Bengali |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 482 |
Production | |
Producers | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
Production location | Kolkata |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Shree Venkatesh Films |
Release | |
Original network | Star Jalsha |
Picture format | 576i SDTV 1080i HDTV |
Original release | December 6, 2010 – June 16, 2012 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Ogo Bodhu Sundori |
Followed by | Aanchol |
Plot Summary
The story revolves around Jashodhara and her three daughters including Simantini. They are into vermillion trade. While to Jashodhara the meaning of sindoor is strictly business, to her daughters, it is more symbolic. A possessive mother, Jashodhara's presence hampers the marital life of her two daughters. But the youngest daughter, Simantini knows that with the application of sindoor, there comes certain responsibilities both as a wife and a mother.
Casts
Main
- Shweta Bhattacharya as Simantini Sen aka Moni, Promothesh and Jashodhara's youngest daughter; Sandip's wife turned widow; Abhik's love interest turned wife (later widow). (Main Female Lead)
- Debarati Paul as Young Moni
- Gargi Roychowdhury as Jashodhara Sen, Simantini, Jamini and Joyeeta's mother; Promothesh's wife; Owner of 'Satilakkhi Sindoor' company. (Former Main Female Antagonist)
- Samrat Bhattacharjee as Abhik Dutta, Rathin's son; Anita's younger brother; Joy's best friend turned rival; Simantini's love interest turned second husband; Nandita's ex-fianceè. (Main Male Lead turned Antagonist) (Deceased)
- Rohit Samanta as Sandip / Arya, Simantini's first husband; Bishakha's former love interest and fianceè; The entire Sen family's rival. (Former Male Lead cum Antagonist) (Deceased)
Recurring
- Kaushik Sen as Promothesh Sen, Simantini, Jamini and Joyeeta's father; Jasodhara's husband.
- Rupanjana Mitra / Chandrayee Ghosh as Debi Sen, Sen family's well-wisher.
- Arpita Mukherjee as Jamini, Simantini and Joyeeta's eldest sister; Promothesh and Jasodhara's eldest daughter; Gautam's wife.
- Lily Chakraborty as Jamini, Simantini and Joyeeta's Grandmother, Promothesh's mother.
- Sudipta Banerjee / Sneha Chatterjee Bhowmik as Anita, Abhik's elder sister; Rathin's daughter. (Antagonist)
- Riya Ganguly Chakraborty as Nandita Bose; a doctor; Abhik's former one-sided lover and fianceè, Simantini's rival turned well-wisher. (Former Antagonist)
- Jayanta Dutta Burman as Bhaskar, Abhik's elder brother-in-law; Anita's husband. (Antagonist)
- Rumki Chatterjee as Abhik and Anita's mother, Rathin's wife. (Antagonist)
- Manishankar Banerjee as Rathin Dutta, Abhik and Anita's father. (Antagonist)
- Unknown as Joy, Abhik's best friend turned foe. (Deceased)
- Debaparna Chakraborty as Joyeeta, Jasodhara and Promothesh's younger daughter; Simantini's elder sister; Jamini's younger sister;
- Animesh Bhaduri as Joyeeta's Husband
- Joyjit Banerjee as Goutam, Jamini's husband.
- Mousumi Saha as Parama, Sandip's paternal aunt. (Antagonist)
- Sargami Rumpa as Bishakha, Sandip's former love interest and fianceè. (Former Antagonist)
- Geeta Mukherjee as Sandip's mother. (Former Antagonist)
- Unknown as Sandip's father. (Antagonist)
Others
- Pritha Chatterjee as Moni's Aunt
- Abhijit Deb Roy as Moni's Uncle
- Arnab Banerjee as Moni's cousin's husband
- Prity Biswas as Goutam's Friend
- Nitya Ganguly as Domestic Aid
- Ayush Mukherjee as Arko, Moni's former fianceè.
- Sandip Mazumder as Arko's friend.
- Sharmila Das as a domestic helper of the Sen family.
- Unknown as Samanta Babu, Sandip's lawyer turned rival. (Antagonist) (Deceased)
References
- "Bengali shows on a new high - Times of India". The Times of India.