''Ami Sirajer Begum'' is an Indian

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television historical

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that ran from December 2018 to May 2019 on Bengali General Entertainment Channel

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, The show was produced under the banner of Dag Creative Media and SVF group. The show was based on a novel by '' Sree Parabat'' about the life of 17th century Bengali ruler

Siraj ud-Daulah Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah ( fa, ; 1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Beng ...

and his wife

Lutfunnisa Begum Lutfunnisa Begum ( fa, , bn, বেগম লুৎফুন্নেসা; 1740 – 10 November 1790) was the third wife and primary consort of Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad, Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal. Ear ...

. The roles of Siraj and Lutfa were played by Sean Banerjee and Pallabi Dey.

Synopsis

The story is set against the backdrop of 18th century Bengal when Nabab

, the last independent ruler of the kingdom of Bengal, sat on the throne succeeding his maternal grandfather Nawab

Alivardi Khan Alivardi Khan (1671 – 9 April 1756) was the Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756. He toppled the Nasiri dynasty of Nawabs by defeating Sarfaraz Khan in 1740 and assumed power himself. During much of his reign Alivardi encountered frequent Mar ...

. As a ruler he faced political tension, aggression from the English, betrayal of close relatives (like his elder maternal aunt

Ghaseti Begum Mehar un-Nisa Begum ( fa, ), better known as Ghaseti Begum ( bn, ঘসেটি বেগম, Ghôśeṭi Begôm), was the eldest daughter of Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa during 1740–1758. Early life Ghaseti Begum was the ...

) and his chief military advisor Mir Jafar, and various other struggles. The show is a fictionalised account of how Siraj ud-Daulah falls in love with the maid Lutfa who became his wife, Begum Lutfunnisa, and how she stands by the Nabab as his main support.

Cast

* Sean Banerjee as Nawab

Siraj-Ud-Daulah Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah ( fa, ; 1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Beng ...

aka Siraj * Pallavi Dey as

aka Lutfa *

Chandrayee Ghosh Chandrayee Ghosh (sometimes spelled Chandreye Ghosh or Chandreyi Ghosh) is an Indian actress, who appears in Bengali film and television series. Career Ghosh made her film debut in Sekhar Das's '' Mohulbanir Sereng'', followed by ''Tista'' ...

Badshah Moitra Badshah Moitra ( bn, বাদশা মৈত্র; also known as Badshah Maitra) is an Indian actor, who primarily works in Bengali TV soap operas and films. Career Badshah started his career in Bengali theatre and stage. He made his debut i ...

as Mir Jafar * Sayak Chakraborty as Asrafi * Sohan Mukhopadhyay as

* Rupa Bhattacharjee as Hamida * Tulika Basu as Sharf-un-Nisa Begum * Mallika Majumdar as

Amina Begum Amina Begum ( bn, আমিনা বেগম, fa, ) was a Bengali aristocrat from the Nawab family of Bengal and mother of Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal. Early life and background Amina Begum was the youngest daughter ...

* Rajesh Kr Chattopadhyay as

Omichund Omichund or Umichand ( bn, উমিচাঁদ; died 1767) was a native merchant of Bengal Nawabi period in India who was one of the principal authors of the conspiracy against Nawab and associated with the treaty negotiated by Robert Clive bef ...

* Laboni Bhattacharjee as Haseena * Sanghasri Sinha Mitra as Rabeya * Amitava Das as

Diwan Mohanlal Diwan Mohanlal of Purnia ( bn, ) was a Hindu '' diwan'' serving under Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, at Murshidabad. Career It is claimed by few historian that he was born in Purnea. His appointment was controversial due to his religion ...

* Sreetoma Roy Chowdhury as Azemunnisha * Nisha Poddar as Umdadunnissa Bahu Begum * Ayendri Lavnia Roy as Shehzadi Afseen Begum * Mohana Meem as Begum Gulshanara * Ananda Chaudhury as Shaukat Jung * Pallavi Mukherjee as Faizi Bai * Ananya Guha as Hadiyah

References

External links

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''Ami Sirajer Behgum''
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