Aparajita Apu

Aparajita Apu
GenreDrama
Romance
Written byDialogues
Arpita Pal
Screenplay byRupa Banerjee
Story bySusanta Das
Sayantani Bhattacharya
Directed bySwapan Kumar Nandi
Creative directorsSusanta Das
Sayantani Bhattacharya
Starring
Theme music composerSuvam Moitra
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of episodes418
Production
Executive producersSoheli Goswami (Tent Cinema)
Priyanka Seth
Aniruddha Ghosh
(Zee Bangla)
ProducerSusanta Das
Production locationKolkata
CinematographySubrata Mallick
EditorAmitava Bagchi
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyTent Cinema
Original release
NetworkZee Bangla
Release30 November 2020 (2020-11-30) –
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)[1]

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]

Plot

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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

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Main

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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

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Ratings

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Week Year BARC Viewership Ref.
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

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
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

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  1. ^ "Aparajita Apu: জানুন কবে হবে 'অপরাজিতা অপু'র শেষ সম্প্রচার, তার জায়গায় কোন মেগা?". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali). 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ "New TV show 'Aparajita Apu' to launch soon". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Zee Bangla has strengthened its primetime line-up with the launch of Aparajita Apu". Indian Television.
  4. ^ "Actor Rohaan Bhattacharjee bags the lead role in Aparajita Apu". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Aparajita Apu on ZEE5". Zee5.com.
  6. ^ "Aparajita Apu: Meet Apu, determined, brave and starkly different from your usual protagonists". Zee5.com.
  7. ^ "Rohaan Bhattacharjee-Susmita Dey starrer 'Aparajita Apu' to launch on November 30". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "WEEK 9 - DATA: Saturday, 27th February 2021 To Friday, 5th March 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021.
  9. ^ "WEEK 10 - DATA: Saturday, 6th March 2021 To Friday, 12th March 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "WEEK 11 - DATA: Saturday, 13th March 2021 To Friday, 19th March 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ "'কৃষ্ণকলি'র থেকে সেরার মুকুট ছিনিয়ে নিল 'মিঠাই', TRP তালিকায় সেরা দশে কারা". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali).
  12. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "প্রথমস্থান দখলে রাখল 'মিঠাই', TRP তালিকায় সেরা ১০ নেই 'মোহর'!". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bashkir).
  14. ^ "WEEK 15 - DATA: Saturday, 10th April 2021 To Friday, 16 April 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "হুড়মুড়িয়ে TRP রেটিং পড়ল সব ধারাবাহিকের! প্রথম স্থান কি ধরে রাখতে পারল মিঠাই?". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bashkir).
  16. ^ "WEEK 17 - DATA: Saturday, 24th April 2021 To Friday, 30th April 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
  17. ^ "WEEK 18 - DATA: Saturday, 1st May 2021 To Friday, 7th May 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
  18. ^ "WEEK 19 - DATA: Saturday, 8th May 2021 To Friday, 14th May 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
  19. ^ "WEEK 20 - DATA: Saturday, 15th May 2021 To Friday, 21st May 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
  20. ^ "WEEK 22 - DATA: Saturday, 29th May 2021 To Friday, 4th June 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
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