Mon Phagun

Mon Phagun is a 2021 Indian Bengali romantic drama television series which was released in July 2021 on Star Jalsha. The series is produced by Acropolis Entertainment. It stars Sean Banerjee and Srijla Guha as the leads[1][2] and Rob Dey, Amrita Debnath, Geetashree Roy and Prantik Banerjee in supporting roles.[3]

Mon Phagun
Genre
Developed byAcropolis Entertainment
Screenplay byJyoti Hazra
Story bySnigdha Basu
Directed by
  • Lakhan Ghosh
  • Soumen Haldar
Creative directorAbir & Proshen (Acropolis)
Starring
  • Sean Banerjee
  • Srijla Guha
Theme music composerIndradeep Dasgupta
Opening themeMon Phagun
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes275
Production
Executive producers
  • Arnab
    (Acropolis)
  • Samajita, Saptara & Shruti
    (Star Jalsha)
Producers
  • Snigdha Basu
  • Sani Ghosh Ray
CinematographyAnimesh Gharui
Editors
  • Nilanjan
  • Arunaditya
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes (approx.)
Production companyAcropolis Entertainment
Distributor
Release
Original networkStar Jalsha
Picture format
Original releaseJuly 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) –
present

Synopsis

Rishiraj and Priyadarshini are childhood friends, who fell in love with each other in their youth. They were separated after an accident where Priyadarshini lost her parents. After many years, Priyadarshini has become a tourist guide by the name Pihu Mitra and Rishiraj is an industrialist calling himself Rishi Sen. Rishi has adopted Pihu's elder sister, Rusha, as his sister. The two meet in North Bengal.[4]

Cast

Main
  • Sean Banerjee as Rishiraj Sen Sharma aka Rishi Sen/Tubai[5] – a arrogant and ruthless business tycoon, owner of RS Enterprise; Pihu's childhood lover turned husband.
    • Swarnava Sanyal as young Rishiraj
  • Srijla Guha as Priyadarshini Sen Sharma (née Mitra) aka Pihu[6][7] – a cheerful girl and tourist guide; Rishiraj's childhood lover turned wife.
    • Preksha Saha as young Pihu

Recurring
  • Geetashree Roy as Sudarshini Mitra aka Rusha Sen – Pihu's elder sister; Rishi's adoptive sister; Soumen's wife
  • Prantik Banerjee as Soumen Shoor – Rusha and Shalini's husband; Pihu and Rishi's rival; a smuggler by profession
  • Rob Dey as Ritwik Sen Sharma – Rishi's cousin brother; Anushka's husband
  • Amrita Debnath as Anushka Sen Sharma (née Hazra) – Pihu's cousin sister; Ritwik's wife
  • Mallika Majumdar[8] as Mousumi Hazra - Pihu's maternal aunt; Anushka's mother
  • Biswanath Basu[8] as Paritosh Hazra - Anushka's father
  • Saswati Guha Thakurta[8] as Saswati Sen Sharma - Rishiraj's grandmother; Apratim, Pratim and Brijula's mother
  • Mou Bhattacharya as Minu Pisi - Anushka's paternal aunt
  • Kaushik Chakraborty as Apratim Sen Sharma – Rishiraj's estranged father
  • Sohini Sanyal as Madhumanti Sen Sharma – Rishiraj's mother; Apratim's estranged wife
  • Shaon Dey as Monica Shoor -Apratim's PA and girlfriend; Soumen's elder sister
  • Arijit Chowdhury as Pratim Sen Sharma – Apratim's younger brother; Rishi's paternal uncle; Soumi and Ritwik's father
  • Shreyasee Samanta as Malobika Sen Sharma – Soumi and Ritwik's mother
  • Ananya Sen as Soumi Sen Sharma – Ritwik's younger sister; Rishi's cousin sister
  • Ananya Sengupta as Brijula Biswas (née Sen Sharma) – Rishi, Soumi and Ritwik's paternal aunt; Tanni and Bambi's mother
  • Neel Mukherjee as Somraj Biswas – a chartered accountant; Brijula's husband; Tanni and Bambi's father
  • Arpita Sarkar as Tanisha Biswas / Tanni – Brijula's daughter; Rishi, Soumi and Ritwik's youngest cousin sister
  • Moumita Chakrabarty as Sharmila/Pishithammi – Rishi's paternal grandaunt
  • Ratan Sarkhel as Debabrata / Pishudadu – Sharmila's husband
  • Gora Dhar as Bhabesh Babu – Rishi's manager
  • Oindrila Bose as Priyanka Roy Chowdhury Pri[9] – Judhajit's daughter; Rishi's college friend
  • Debraj Mukherjee as Judhajit Roy Chowdhury – Rishi's business partner; Monica's former peon
  • Sangita Ghosh as Shalini Shoor – Soumen's first wife
  • Debojit Sarkar as Ghoton- Soumen's sidekick
  • Aritram Mukherjee as Shobhon – Anushka's ex-fiancée; Soumen's crime partner
  • Shyamashis Pahari as Ritwik's paternal uncle, Malobika's brother
  • Hritojeet Chatterjee as Dr. Mayukh- Ritwik's cousin, Rusha's love-interest[10]
  • Arunava Dey as Uday- Debabrata's grandson, Priyanka's husband.

Guest appearance

Reception

Initially, the show did not feature in top slots of the TRP leaderboard after debut and was placed on an average rating on Bengali television for the first five months of its airing. Gradually, however, the show increased in its TRP ratings to ultimately reach 2nd highest rating on television, and it is now one of the most popular shows on Star Jalsha.[12]

TRP Ratings
Week Year BARC Viewership Ref.
TRP Rank
Week 31 2021 4.7 11 [13]
Week 32 2021 5.3 11 [14]
Week 33 2021 5.8 11 [15]
Week 3 2022 9.5 2 [16]
Week 4 2022 9.5 2 [17]
Week 5 2022 9.7 3 [18]
Week 6 2022 9.6 2 [19]
Week 7 2022 9.4 2 [20]
Week 8 2022 8.1 6 [21]
Week 9 2022 8.1 6 [22]
Week 10 2022 9.2 2 [23]

Production

Development

The filming began in June 2021 after relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown in West Bengal.[24][25]

Release

The show released on 26 July 2021.

References
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