Programs broadcast by Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla, a Bengali general entertainment channel, started its journey in 1999. Since then, it has presented to the audience a horde of television serials, reality shows and other game shows which depict every part of life of the Bengalis. In recent times, Zee Bangla is the second highest TRP winner after Star Jalsha.
Present shows
;Cookery
*Rannaghor
;Drama
*Rajjotok
*Raashi
*Raage Anuraage
*Kojagori
*Tumi Robe Nirobe
*Dwiragaman
*Raaikishori
;Reality
*Dadagiri Unlimited
*Didi No. 1
*Happy Parents Day
;Upcoming
*Choker Bali
Formerly broadcast
*Agnipariksha
*Asambhav
*Banglar Shera Poribaar
*Boyei Gelo
*Bibi Chowdhurani
*Dance Bangla Dance
*'
*Devdas
*Ei Ghar Ei Shongshar
*Ek Akaasher Niche
*Ekdin Protidin
*Erao Shatru
*Haun Maun Khaun
*Kache Aye Shoi
*Kanakanjali
*Ke Hobe Biggest Fan
*Ke Tumi Nandini
*Keya Patar Nouko
*Khela
*Khona
*Kon Kanoner Phool
*Mirakkel
*Mohona
*Pratibimbo
*Raja & Gaja
*Rajlakshmi Kurukshetram
*Rani Kahini
*Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
*'
*Saat Paake Bandha
*Sati
*Shashuri Zindabad
*Shubho Ashubhor Maajhe Ami...Konya
*Sona Bouthan
*Spandan
*Subarnalata
*Sukh
*Swapath
*Tumi Je Amar
Some programmes broadcast by the channel
Zee Bangla has since its airing in 19999, produced a number of television shows. Short descriptions of some of the shows are provided below.
Ei Ghar Ei Shongshar
;Plot
Ei Ghar Ei Shongshar is the story of Kaberi She has a lookalike, Aditi. She is caught between two households. One is her family of her three brothers, Prashanta, Ashanta and Shanta, and their wives and children and the other is that of Rishi. Rishi , son of a rich Calcutta-based family, had fallen in love with Aditi, whom his family members had killed. Since then, he has become mentally unstable and is treating Kaberi as Aditi. For the well-being of her love, Kaberi pretends to be Aditi and finally succeeds in curing Rishi. But Kaberi has many enemies and has to make many sacrifices on the way.
;Cast
* Sudipa Bose
* Rimjhim Mitra
* Debshankar Halder
* Arpita Mukherjee
;Crew
Producer - Prime Music Productions
Haun Maun Khaun
Haun Maun Khaun is a Bengali phrase which is believed to be associated with ghosts. It was a game show telecast on Zee Bangla on weekdays at 9 pm. It was hosted by Mir Afsar Ali and Rimjhim Mitra.
Mohona
;Plot
The show was about a girl called Mohona.
;Cast
*Parno Mitra
Crew
Pratibimbo
;Plot<Br/><Br/>
;Cast
* Chaiti Ghoshal
* Swastika Mukherjee
Crew
Raja & Gaja
;Plot
The show which was based on incidents faced by Raja and Gaja who are complete buffoons . They somehow manage to land themselves in strange, but hilarious situations and finally turned out helping others. The show was later adopted into a film.
;Cast
*Sourav Chakraborty as Raja
*Ambarish Bhattacharya as Goja
*Dwijen Banerjee
*Kunal Mitra as Jonardon Jana
*Sudipa Bose
;Crew
Shashuri Zindabad
;Plot
Shashuri Zindabad is a story based on contemporary times where a soft tyrant, Mahakali, deals with the aspirations and the life of a houseful of young people.
;Cast
*Dwijen Banerjee
*Sudipa Bose
*Rimjhim Mitra
;Crew
Sona Bouthan
Sona Bouthan was a relity show, involving housewives, telecast by Zee Bangla.
Spandan
;Plot
Spandan was the story of Doctor Abhijit Tarafdar. He was a neurologist and had no previous experience of his proffesion as he was new in his fiels. The soap showed his journey as a doctor and how he raised his voice against the corruption of the society. The soap had completed a run of 526 episodes , and had won high TRPs.
;Cast
;Crew
* Producers - T. Sarkar Productions
Sukh
Sukh was another serial telecast by the channel.
Ek Akaasher Niche
Ek Akaasher Niche was One of the first serials telecast by Zee Bangla, the channel being known as Alpha Bangla at that time. The soap caught millions of hearts immediately after its inception.
Ek Din Protidin
Ekdin Protidin was a Bengali television serial which used to air on Zee Bangla. It replaced the much acclaimed soap Ek Akaasher Niche.The show dealt with the clash of mentality between the old generation and Gen-Y of the 21st Century.
Subarnalata
Subarnalata was a Bengali television serial which aired on Bengali GEC Zee Bangla. The series was based on Ashapurna Devi's novel of the same name and starred Ananya Chatterjee in the lead role, and Biswanath Basu, Sabitri Chatterjee in other pivotal roles.
Plot
Subarnalata is a recreation of the classic period novel of the same title written by the ace novelist Padmashree Ashapurna Devi. The show is set in the backdrop of Indian Independence.Subarnalata is the story of a young girl named Subarnalata (Ananya Chatterjee) who is married off at the age of nine against the wishes of her mother Satyabati. Subarnalata is married into a conservative Bengali family. The story is a narration of her unceasing and lonely struggle for self-identity in an orthodox household whose members do not believe in respecting the women of the house. Satyabati lovingly calls her daughter Subarnalata as Subarno. Subarno has a wonderful bonding with her mother.Subarno has inherited her strong personality from her mother who has the strength of character to denounce her family as a mark of protest against Subarno's marriage. Subarno has a progressive mindset which is much ahead of her time. She works towards the betterment of the household by making small but significant changes in the every day lifestyle of the family. In doing so she displeases not only her husband (Biswanath Basu) but also her mother-in-law Muktokeshi (Sabitri Chatterjee) who is the head of the family. Will Subarno be able to change her orthodox and rigid in-laws?Will she ever emerge victorious in establishing her self-identity in the family?
Keya Patar Nouko
Keya patar Nouko was a Bengali television serial which aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla. The show was telecasted at Mon - Sat 7:30 p.m.
Plot
India and Pakistan has just been partitioned. Thousands displaced from home. In this time of turmoil in war scathed East Pakistan lived Sona and Kiran. Sona comes from an influential Hindu Chakraborty family, and is a respected doctor's son. Sona shares an inseparable bond with childhood friend Kiran, aka Fatema, a Muslim who was loved by Sona's mother and fondly renamed Kiranmala.Despite being best of friends, the children and their mothers were separated by religious 'dos and don'ts'.Political condition worsened. Kiran's father became an active member of the Muslim league. Sona's family was contemplating sending Sona and Rajeshwari, his mother, to India. Riots broke out. Finally, one day Kiran's mother dressed Sona and Rajeshwari in her burkhas, and sent them to India on a boat.Sona and his mother were now in Kolkata, far from their village near Dhaka. Sona missed Kiran and their homeland and closely guarded a box full of conch shells... a parting gift from Kiran.
;Cast
* Ipshita Mukherjee
* Debottam Majumder
* Bhaswar Chatterjee
Mirakkel
Mirakkel is an Indian reality show on Zee Bangla hosted by Mir Afsar Ali and directed by Subhankar Chattopadhyay. It is produced by Subhankar Chattopadhyay Productions. The show features stand-up comedians judged by Paran Bandyopadhyay, Sreelekha Mitra and Rajatava Dutta. The band Bandage, which include Dwaipayan Saha, Nitin Mani, Suman Sinha, Subhajit Sarkar, Koushik, Saurav Bhattacharya, is on the musical side.
In 2011, the sixth season of Mirakkel went on air. After Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 6 ended, the producers of the reality show decided to launch another sub-season of Mirakkel called Mirakkel Akkel Challenger Awesomesala' which ran for a year.
Dadagiri
Dadagiri Unlimited is a Bengali language quiz show broadcast in the Indian TV channel Zee Bangla. The show is hosted by former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly.
The contestants are chosen by a preliminary selection round held in different parts of the state West Bengal; every contestant represents their respective districts of West Bengal. The show premiered in 2009.
In 2009, Kolkata won the finale(Bollywood actor ShahRukh Khan was celebrity guest in the finale episode of the first season); and in season 2, North 24 Parganas won. Dadagiri season 3 was organized in 2012 and was hosted by Mithun Chakraborty. Bardhaman secured the trophy of session 3.
The season 4 started from August 26, 2013 and ended on February 23, 2014. This season, the main host, Sourav Ganguly hosted the show. In this season, North 24 Parganas secured the win for the second time.(Bollywood personalities Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan were the celebrity guest in finale episode of season 4,came to promote their film Shaadi Ke Side Effects.) Season 5 was started on November 17, 2014. Sometimes some bengali celebrities come to play for the last districts in list .
Present shows
;Cookery
*Rannaghor
;Drama
*Rajjotok
*Raashi
*Raage Anuraage
*Kojagori
*Tumi Robe Nirobe
*Dwiragaman
*Raaikishori
;Reality
*Dadagiri Unlimited
*Didi No. 1
*Happy Parents Day
;Upcoming
*Choker Bali
Formerly broadcast
*Agnipariksha
*Asambhav
*Banglar Shera Poribaar
*Boyei Gelo
*Bibi Chowdhurani
*Dance Bangla Dance
*'
*Devdas
*Ei Ghar Ei Shongshar
*Ek Akaasher Niche
*Ekdin Protidin
*Erao Shatru
*Haun Maun Khaun
*Kache Aye Shoi
*Kanakanjali
*Ke Hobe Biggest Fan
*Ke Tumi Nandini
*Keya Patar Nouko
*Khela
*Khona
*Kon Kanoner Phool
*Mirakkel
*Mohona
*Pratibimbo
*Raja & Gaja
*Rajlakshmi Kurukshetram
*Rani Kahini
*Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
*'
*Saat Paake Bandha
*Sati
*Shashuri Zindabad
*Shubho Ashubhor Maajhe Ami...Konya
*Sona Bouthan
*Spandan
*Subarnalata
*Sukh
*Swapath
*Tumi Je Amar
Some programmes broadcast by the channel
Zee Bangla has since its airing in 19999, produced a number of television shows. Short descriptions of some of the shows are provided below.
Ei Ghar Ei Shongshar
;Plot
Ei Ghar Ei Shongshar is the story of Kaberi She has a lookalike, Aditi. She is caught between two households. One is her family of her three brothers, Prashanta, Ashanta and Shanta, and their wives and children and the other is that of Rishi. Rishi , son of a rich Calcutta-based family, had fallen in love with Aditi, whom his family members had killed. Since then, he has become mentally unstable and is treating Kaberi as Aditi. For the well-being of her love, Kaberi pretends to be Aditi and finally succeeds in curing Rishi. But Kaberi has many enemies and has to make many sacrifices on the way.
;Cast
* Sudipa Bose
* Rimjhim Mitra
* Debshankar Halder
* Arpita Mukherjee
;Crew
Producer - Prime Music Productions
Haun Maun Khaun
Haun Maun Khaun is a Bengali phrase which is believed to be associated with ghosts. It was a game show telecast on Zee Bangla on weekdays at 9 pm. It was hosted by Mir Afsar Ali and Rimjhim Mitra.
Mohona
;Plot
The show was about a girl called Mohona.
;Cast
*Parno Mitra
Crew
Pratibimbo
;Plot<Br/><Br/>
;Cast
* Chaiti Ghoshal
* Swastika Mukherjee
Crew
Raja & Gaja
;Plot
The show which was based on incidents faced by Raja and Gaja who are complete buffoons . They somehow manage to land themselves in strange, but hilarious situations and finally turned out helping others. The show was later adopted into a film.
;Cast
*Sourav Chakraborty as Raja
*Ambarish Bhattacharya as Goja
*Dwijen Banerjee
*Kunal Mitra as Jonardon Jana
*Sudipa Bose
;Crew
Shashuri Zindabad
;Plot
Shashuri Zindabad is a story based on contemporary times where a soft tyrant, Mahakali, deals with the aspirations and the life of a houseful of young people.
;Cast
*Dwijen Banerjee
*Sudipa Bose
*Rimjhim Mitra
;Crew
Sona Bouthan
Sona Bouthan was a relity show, involving housewives, telecast by Zee Bangla.
Spandan
;Plot
Spandan was the story of Doctor Abhijit Tarafdar. He was a neurologist and had no previous experience of his proffesion as he was new in his fiels. The soap showed his journey as a doctor and how he raised his voice against the corruption of the society. The soap had completed a run of 526 episodes , and had won high TRPs.
;Cast
;Crew
* Producers - T. Sarkar Productions
Sukh
Sukh was another serial telecast by the channel.
Ek Akaasher Niche
Ek Akaasher Niche was One of the first serials telecast by Zee Bangla, the channel being known as Alpha Bangla at that time. The soap caught millions of hearts immediately after its inception.
Ek Din Protidin
Ekdin Protidin was a Bengali television serial which used to air on Zee Bangla. It replaced the much acclaimed soap Ek Akaasher Niche.The show dealt with the clash of mentality between the old generation and Gen-Y of the 21st Century.
Subarnalata
Subarnalata was a Bengali television serial which aired on Bengali GEC Zee Bangla. The series was based on Ashapurna Devi's novel of the same name and starred Ananya Chatterjee in the lead role, and Biswanath Basu, Sabitri Chatterjee in other pivotal roles.
Plot
Subarnalata is a recreation of the classic period novel of the same title written by the ace novelist Padmashree Ashapurna Devi. The show is set in the backdrop of Indian Independence.Subarnalata is the story of a young girl named Subarnalata (Ananya Chatterjee) who is married off at the age of nine against the wishes of her mother Satyabati. Subarnalata is married into a conservative Bengali family. The story is a narration of her unceasing and lonely struggle for self-identity in an orthodox household whose members do not believe in respecting the women of the house. Satyabati lovingly calls her daughter Subarnalata as Subarno. Subarno has a wonderful bonding with her mother.Subarno has inherited her strong personality from her mother who has the strength of character to denounce her family as a mark of protest against Subarno's marriage. Subarno has a progressive mindset which is much ahead of her time. She works towards the betterment of the household by making small but significant changes in the every day lifestyle of the family. In doing so she displeases not only her husband (Biswanath Basu) but also her mother-in-law Muktokeshi (Sabitri Chatterjee) who is the head of the family. Will Subarno be able to change her orthodox and rigid in-laws?Will she ever emerge victorious in establishing her self-identity in the family?
Keya Patar Nouko
Keya patar Nouko was a Bengali television serial which aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla. The show was telecasted at Mon - Sat 7:30 p.m.
Plot
India and Pakistan has just been partitioned. Thousands displaced from home. In this time of turmoil in war scathed East Pakistan lived Sona and Kiran. Sona comes from an influential Hindu Chakraborty family, and is a respected doctor's son. Sona shares an inseparable bond with childhood friend Kiran, aka Fatema, a Muslim who was loved by Sona's mother and fondly renamed Kiranmala.Despite being best of friends, the children and their mothers were separated by religious 'dos and don'ts'.Political condition worsened. Kiran's father became an active member of the Muslim league. Sona's family was contemplating sending Sona and Rajeshwari, his mother, to India. Riots broke out. Finally, one day Kiran's mother dressed Sona and Rajeshwari in her burkhas, and sent them to India on a boat.Sona and his mother were now in Kolkata, far from their village near Dhaka. Sona missed Kiran and their homeland and closely guarded a box full of conch shells... a parting gift from Kiran.
;Cast
* Ipshita Mukherjee
* Debottam Majumder
* Bhaswar Chatterjee
Mirakkel
Mirakkel is an Indian reality show on Zee Bangla hosted by Mir Afsar Ali and directed by Subhankar Chattopadhyay. It is produced by Subhankar Chattopadhyay Productions. The show features stand-up comedians judged by Paran Bandyopadhyay, Sreelekha Mitra and Rajatava Dutta. The band Bandage, which include Dwaipayan Saha, Nitin Mani, Suman Sinha, Subhajit Sarkar, Koushik, Saurav Bhattacharya, is on the musical side.
In 2011, the sixth season of Mirakkel went on air. After Mirakkel Akkel Challenger 6 ended, the producers of the reality show decided to launch another sub-season of Mirakkel called Mirakkel Akkel Challenger Awesomesala' which ran for a year.
Dadagiri
Dadagiri Unlimited is a Bengali language quiz show broadcast in the Indian TV channel Zee Bangla. The show is hosted by former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly.
The contestants are chosen by a preliminary selection round held in different parts of the state West Bengal; every contestant represents their respective districts of West Bengal. The show premiered in 2009.
In 2009, Kolkata won the finale(Bollywood actor ShahRukh Khan was celebrity guest in the finale episode of the first season); and in season 2, North 24 Parganas won. Dadagiri season 3 was organized in 2012 and was hosted by Mithun Chakraborty. Bardhaman secured the trophy of session 3.
The season 4 started from August 26, 2013 and ended on February 23, 2014. This season, the main host, Sourav Ganguly hosted the show. In this season, North 24 Parganas secured the win for the second time.(Bollywood personalities Farhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan were the celebrity guest in finale episode of season 4,came to promote their film Shaadi Ke Side Effects.) Season 5 was started on November 17, 2014. Sometimes some bengali celebrities come to play for the last districts in list .
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