Aparajita Apu
Aparajita Apu is an Indian Bengali television drama which is broadcasting on Bengali general entertainment channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5.[2] It was premiered on 30 November 2020 and produced by Susanta Das under the banner of Tent Cinema.[3] The series stars Susmita Dey and Rohaan Bhattacharjee.[4]
Aparajita Apu | |
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Genre | Drama Romance |
Written by | Dialogues Arpita Pal |
Screenplay by | Rupa Banerjee |
Story by | Susanta Das Sayantani Bhattacharya |
Directed by | Swapan Kumar Nandi |
Creative directors | Susanta Das Sayantani Bhattacharya |
Starring |
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Theme music composer | Suvam Moitra |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Bengali |
No. of episodes | 418 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Soheli Goswami (Tent Cinema) Priyanka Seth Aniruddha Ghosh (Zee Bangla) |
Producer | Susanta Das |
Production location | Kolkata |
Cinematography | Subrata Mallick |
Editor | Amitava Bagchi |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Tent Cinema |
Release | |
Original network | Zee Bangla |
Original release | 30 November 2020 – 26 March 2022[1] |
Plot
Apu is a young and passionate girl. She aspires to achieve her dream and become a successful government officer (B.D.O.) in order to help her father and break all stereotypes. However, Apu's elder sister Supu was going to marry Abala's third son. But in Abala Mukherjee's family, Juthika was ready to stop the marriage and demand dowry. Apu learns it and threatens to call the police. So Juthika fears and the marriage ends well. Soon Apu and Abola's last son Dipu falls in love with each other and later due to some unfortunate circumstances they both get married. Apu faces challenges in the form of her conservative mother-in-law, Abala. But Dipu supports and helps her to achieve and fulfill the dreams.[5]
Cast
Main
- Susmita Dey as Aparna Mukherjee (née Chakravarty) aka Apu: A passionate and brave woman, a B.D.O of Phulbari, Dipu's wife
- Rohaan Bhattacharjee as Dipyaman Mukherjee aka Dipu: A calm and disciplined man, Apu's husband
Recurring
- Satabdi Nag as Suparna Mukherjee (née Chakravarty) aka Supu: Apu's elder sister, Dwaipayan's wife and Abala's third daughter-in-law.
- Sanjib Sarkar as Subir Chakravarty : Apu, Supu, Surya and Robi's father; Dwaipayan and Dipu's father in law.
- Jayati Chakraborty as Paroma Chakravarty: Apu, Supu, Surya and Robi's mother; Dwaipayan and Dipu's mother in law.
- Soma Banerjee as Abala Mukherjee: Arindam, Samarpan, Dwaipayan, Dipu and Khuku's mother; Tithi, Diksha, Supu and Apu's mother-in-law, Anadi's wife.
- Surojit Banerjee as Anadi Mukherjee: Arindam, Samarpan, Dwaipayan, Dipu and Khuku's father; Tithi, Diksha, Supu and Apu's father-in-law, Abala's husband.
- Nandini Chatterjee as Juthika Banerjee: Abala's younger sister and Arindam, Samarpan, Dwaipayan, Dipu and Khuku's aunt.
- Indrajit Mazumder as Arindam Mukherjee: Samarpan, Dwaipayan, Dipu, Khuku's eldest brother, Tithi's husband and Abala's first son.
- Sumana Chakraborty as Tithi Mukherjee: Samarpan, Dwaipayan, Dipu and Khuku's eldest sister-in-law and Abala's first daughter-in-law.
- Atmadeep Ghosh / Aritra Dutta as Samarpan Mukherjee: Arindam's younger brother; Dwaipayan, Dipu and Khuku's second eldest brother, Diksha's husband, Abala's second son.
- Susmita Roy Chakraborty as Diksha Mukherjee : Dwaipayan, Dipu and Khuku's second eldest sister-in-law and Abala's second daughter-in-law.
- Sankar Malakar as Dwaipayan Mukherjee : Dipu's third eldest brother, Supu's husband and Abala's third son.
- Sonalisa Das / Soumi Banerjee as Megha Mukherjee : Dipu's cousin sister.
- Mouli Dutta as Barsha Mukherjee : Dipu's cousin sister.
- Debopriya Basu as Khuku : Dipu's deceased sister.
- Ranjini Chattopadhyay as Manisha Mukherjee : Dipu's aunt and Megha and Borsa's mother, Chanchal's wife.
- Saibal Bhattacharya as Chanchal Mukherjee : Dipu's uncle and Megha and Borsa's father, Manisha's husband.
- Aritram Mukherjee as Surja Chakravarty : Apu and Supu's eldest brother.
- Debopriyo Mitra as Robi Chakravarty : Apu and Supu's second eldest brother.
- Monalisa Das as Monalisa Dutta : Dipu's ex-fiancée.
- Nilotpal Banerjee as Nilotpal Banerjee aka Neelu : Juthika's son.
- Ashmita Baidya as Munmun: Dwaipayan's lover
- Partha Sarathi Deb as Gurudev.
- Chandraneev Mukherjee as Videsh Mondal: Khuku's killer.
- Amitabh Bhattacharjee as Professor of office, he takes Apu's interview.
- Juiee Sarkar as Anamika: Dwaipayan's fake wife.
- Priyanka Bhattacharjee as Sunaina aka Sunny / Rubina Malik: Dipu's love interest
Production
After Krishnakoli, producer Susanta Das has started producing the series under the banner Tent Cinema.[6] It stars Susmita Dey, a model took part in a beauty pageant, plays the titular role in the series with actor Rohaan Bhattacharjee bagged in the lead roles.[7]
Reception
Ratings
Week | Year | BARC Viewership | Ref. | |
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TRP | Rank | |||
Week 9 | 2021 | 4.6 | 5 | [8] |
Week 10 | 2021 | 4.3 | 4 | [9] |
Week 11 | 2021 | 4.4 | 4 | [10] |
Week 12 | 2021 | 4.7 | 4 | [11] |
Week 13 | 2021 | 4.8 | 3 | [12] |
Week 14 | 2021 | 5.4 | 2 | [13] |
Week 15 | 2021 | 5.0 | 3 | [14] |
Week 16 | 2021 | 4.6 | 2 | [15] |
Week 17 | 2021 | 5.2 | 2 | [16] |
Week 18 | 2021 | 4.8 | 2 | [17] |
Week 19 | 2021 | 5.8 | 2 | [18] |
Week 20 | 2021 | 5.6 | 2 | [19] |
Week 22 | 2021 | 4.4 | 2 | [20] |
Adaptations
Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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Bengali | Aparajita Apu অপরাজিতা আপু |
30 November 2020 | Zee Bangla | 26 March 2022 | Original |
Tamil | Indira இந்திரா |
21 November 2022 | Zee Tamil | Ongoing | Remake |
References
- "Aparajita Apu: জানুন কবে হবে 'অপরাজিতা অপু'র শেষ সম্প্রচার, তার জায়গায় কোন মেগা?". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 16 March 2022.
- "New TV show 'Aparajita Apu' to launch soon". The Times of India.
- "Zee Bangla has strengthened its primetime line-up with the launch of Aparajita Apu". Indian Television.
- "Actor Rohaan Bhattacharjee bags the lead role in Aparajita Apu". The Times of India.
- "Aparajita Apu on ZEE5". Zee5.com.
- "Aparajita Apu: Meet Apu, determined, brave and starkly different from your usual protagonists". Zee5.com.
- "Rohaan Bhattacharjee-Susmita Dey starrer 'Aparajita Apu' to launch on November 30". The Times of India.
- "WEEK 9 - DATA: Saturday, 27th February 2021 To Friday, 5th March 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021.
- "WEEK 10 - DATA: Saturday, 6th March 2021 To Friday, 12th March 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
- "WEEK 11 - DATA: Saturday, 13th March 2021 To Friday, 19th March 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
- "'কৃষ্ণকলি'র থেকে সেরার মুকুট ছিনিয়ে নিল 'মিঠাই', TRP তালিকায় সেরা দশে কারা". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali).
- "WEEK 13 - DATA: Saturday, 27th March 2021 To Friday, 2nd April 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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- "WEEK 17 - DATA: Saturday, 24th April 2021 To Friday, 30th April 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
- "WEEK 18 - DATA: Saturday, 1st May 2021 To Friday, 7th May 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
- "WEEK 19 - DATA: Saturday, 8th May 2021 To Friday, 14th May 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
- "WEEK 20 - DATA: Saturday, 15th May 2021 To Friday, 21st May 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
- "WEEK 22 - DATA: Saturday, 29th May 2021 To Friday, 4th June 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.