Aaj Robibar (

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: আজ রবিবার; ''Today's Sunday'') is a Bangladeshi television

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created by

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that was originally aired on BTV in 1997—considered one of the finest works from Humayun Ahmeds filming career. It was one of Bangladesh's most popular sitcoms of the 90's. It was re-aired in Hindi on the Indian television channel Star Plus in 2017.

Plot

The plot revolves around the day-to-day life of an eccentric household consisting of a man only called ''Dadajan'' ("grandpa"), his socially in-adept sons, two granddaughters, a

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, the

manservant A domestic worker or domestic servant is a person who works within the scope of a residence. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent occupational category. In traditional English contexts, such a person was said to be "in service ...

and the maid. A drama about the daily comic incidents taking place in a Dhaka household, the series' opening episode begins with Konka, the younger granddaughter who

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to introduce characters and premises to the audience. She and her elder sister Titli are fun-loving girls, both secretly in love with the boarder Anis, a

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who doesn't seem to understand social stuff and never shows affection for any of them. Their father Jamil, the middle son and an architect by profession, is fond of

Hason Raja Dewan Hason Raja Chowdhury, or simply known as Hason Raja ( bn, হাসন রাজা; 21 December 1854 – 6 December 1922), was a Bengali mystic poet and songwriter from Sylhet, Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh). His unique style of mu ...

songs and after losing his wife around the time when Konka was born, falls in love with an attractive, mature and intelligent woman named Meera, whom he hires as a governess. The eldest son, Asgor is an eminent psychiatrist and also falls in love with Meera. Meanwhile, Farhad, who looks like "

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" becomes involved with the family. Asgor, being convinced by Titli and Konka, hypnotizes Anis to induce the loving soul of him and changes him completely. Anis, then run after Titli and expresses his love for her, and seeks love in turn. In the end, Farhad goes outside with the younger brother of the house to see the miseries of the poor people of the street, and the younger brother says, he does not need not to be a Himu anymore if Farhad becomes one.

Cast

* Abul Khair as Dadajan, head of the household *

Aly Zaker Aly Zaker (6 November 1944 – 27 November 2020) was a Bangladeshi actor, businessman, director and writer. He was the owner of Asiatic Marketing Communications Limited (Asiatic 3 Sixty). Zaker served as a freedom fighter during the 1971 Bangl ...

as Asgor, the eldest son who is a psychiatrist *

Abul Hayat Abul Hayat (born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip (2007) and was awarded Ekushey Padak for ...

as Jamil, Dadajan's middle son who is an architect *

Asaduzzaman Noor Asaduzzaman Noor (born 31 October 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor, politician and activist. He has been a Jatiya Sangsad member from Nilphamari-2 constituency since 2001 and served as the Cultural Affairs Minister during 2014–2019. Noor work ...

as Farhad *

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as the youngest son, " Himu" *

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as Prof. Khan Majlish *

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as Anis, the boarder * Suborna Mustafa as Meera * Shila Ahmed as Konka, Titli's younger sister * Shaon as Titli, the elder granddaughter * Faruque Ahmed as Moti, the manservant * Nasrin as Fuli, the maid * Saleh Ahmed as the police O.C * Dipak Kumar Sur as the patient of Asgor * Shilpa

Music

Songs created by

were used in the drama. * Music direction, composition and music: Maksud Jamil Mintu * Lead vocals: Selim Chowdhury * Vocals:

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