''Durga'' was an Indian
Bengali
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language television
soap opera
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, which aired from 8 September 2008 – 26 June 2010 on Bengali
GEC Star Jalsha
Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as family dr ...
. The show starred
Sandipta Sen
Sandipta Sen is a Bengali television actress. In 2009 and 2010, she was awarded the ''Tele Shamman Award'' for her debut serial Durga. Then in 2014, 2015, and 2017, she was awarded the ''Tele Academy Award'' for Best Actress.
Early life and e ...
,
Gourab Chatterjee and Swagata Mukherjee and
Payel De
Payel De, also known as Payel Dey, is a Bengali actress. She began her career in 2006 with Zee Bangla's Ekdin Pratidin daily soap and portrayed the character Chandrayee as a supporting role. She is known for her work in television soap opera seri ...
in lead roles.
A spiritual sequel or a reboot of this series, ''
Durga Durgeshwari
''Durga Durgeshwari'' is an Indian Bengali-language television soap opera, a sequel /reboot version of the popular series Durga. It follows the journey of Dugga who has to vanquish the Evil with the blessings of Maa Durgeshwari. The show stars ...
'', premiered in 2019 and ended in 2020. It starred Sampurna Mondal and Bishwarup Banerjee in the lead roles.
Plot
It is the tale of the journey of a village belle and an ardent devotee of Goddess
Durga
Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.
Durga's legend centres around co ...
, Durga (
Sandipta Sen
Sandipta Sen is a Bengali television actress. In 2009 and 2010, she was awarded the ''Tele Shamman Award'' for her debut serial Durga. Then in 2014, 2015, and 2017, she was awarded the ''Tele Academy Award'' for Best Actress.
Early life and e ...
) who marries a mentally unwell heir, Rupam (
Gourab Chatterjee), of an urban rich family. Rupam is kept captive for several years by an evil woman Damini (Swagata Mukherjee). However, Durga's faith in the Goddess, which is her strength helps her to cure Rupam. The Goddess (
Payel De
Payel De, also known as Payel Dey, is a Bengali actress. She began her career in 2006 with Zee Bangla's Ekdin Pratidin daily soap and portrayed the character Chandrayee as a supporting role. She is known for her work in television soap opera seri ...
) comes to her rescue during all of Durga's challenges. Thus, Durga helps Rupam lead a normal life by defeating the foul plans of his relatives with the help of Goddess Durga.
Cast
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Sandipta Sen
Sandipta Sen is a Bengali television actress. In 2009 and 2010, she was awarded the ''Tele Shamman Award'' for her debut serial Durga. Then in 2014, 2015, and 2017, she was awarded the ''Tele Academy Award'' for Best Actress.
Early life and e ...
as Durga Roy Chowdhury, Sibnath and Jaya's daughter, Rupam's wife and an ardent devotee of Goddess
Durga
Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.
Durga's legend centres around co ...
*
Gourab Chatterjee as Rupam Roy Chowdhury, Arindam and Jayanti's son, Durga's husband, a mentally unwell heir
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Swagata Mukherjee as Damini Roy Chowdhury, Arijit's second wife, Titli's mother, an evil lady who killed Rupam's mother and tries to harm Rupam and Durga.
*
Payel De
Payel De, also known as Payel Dey, is a Bengali actress. She began her career in 2006 with Zee Bangla's Ekdin Pratidin daily soap and portrayed the character Chandrayee as a supporting role. She is known for her work in television soap opera seri ...
as Goddess
Durga
Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.
Durga's legend centres around co ...
aka Sati
*
Ditipriya Roy
Ditipriya Roy is an Indian television and film actress working in Bengali-language films and serials. She is known for portraying the character of Rani Rashmoni in the Bengali television series ''Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni''. Her movies include '' ...
as Gauri, Child version of Goddess
Durga
Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.
Durga's legend centres around co ...
* Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Gayatri's husband and Damini's Sidekick
* Moyna Mukherjee as Gayatri Roy Chowdhury, Aniruddha's wife and Damini's Sidekick
* Dr. Basudev Mukhopadhyay as Arijit Roy Chowdhury, Damini's husband and Sreerup, Arup and Titli's father
* Saptarshi Roy as Sreerup Roy Chowdhury, Ketaki's husband
* Saibal Bhattacharya as Arup Roy Chowdhury, Neela's husband
* Rajat Ganguly as Arindam Roy Chowdhury, Rupam's father
* Pritha Chatterjee as Jayanti Roy Chowdhury, Rupam's mother who was killed by Damini
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June Malia
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as Ketaki Roy Chowdhury, Sreerup's wife
*
Rupanjana Mitra
Rupanjana Mitra is a Bengali film and television actress.
Biography
Mitra has been working in Bengali film and television since 2000. Mitra made her debut in the television serial '' Chokher Bali'' and later worked on the television serial '' ...
as Neela Roy Chowdhury, Arup's wife
*
Debolina Dutta
Debolina Dutta is an Indian actress known for her work in Bengali cinema and television. She made her acting debut as a child artist with the film ''Manush Amanush''. In 2014, she received the National Award for her role as a water prostitute ...
as Titli Roy Chowdhury, Damini and Arijit's daughter, Rupam and Durga's well wisher
*
Subhrajit Dutta
Subhrajit Dutta is an Indian film and theatre actor who appears in Bengali films and television serials. Some of the notable Bengali films he acted in include '' Ebar Shabor'', Manojder Adbhut Bari, '' Eagoler Chokh'', '' Double Feluda''.
Career ...
as Titli's love interest
*
Tina Dutta
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as Kumkum Roy Chowdhury, Neela's daughter
* Bodhisattva Majumder as Sibnath, Durga's father
* Swagata Bose as Jaya, Durga's mother
* Sumanta Mukherjee as Narayan Choudhary, zamindar of Sonajhuri village
*Anindya Pulak Banerjee as Supriyo, son of Narayan Choudhary
*
Rita Dutta Chakraborty
Rita Dutta Chakraborty is a Bengali film and television actress. She has acted in movies like Krantikaal, Alo. She played the role of ''Aarati'' in Star Jalsha's popular serial ''Maa''. Rita is also a Bengali reciter.
Filmography
Televisi ...
as Maya Maa, a
Yogini
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*
Debika Mitra
Debika Mitra ( bn, দেবীকা মিত্র) is an indian Bengali film actress. She works in Bengali films and television shows.
Filmography
* '' Agniswar'' (1975)
* ''Ora Charjon'' (1988)
* ''Raja Badsha'' (1990)
* '' Surer Bhubane' ...
as a
Nun
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who rescued Durga
* Nitya Ganguly as Kanai Kaka, servant of the Roy Chowdhury family
* Pradip Bhattacharya as Hari Kaka
* Samir Biswas as Sashadhar, priest of the Durga temple in Sonajhuri village who gave the idol of Goddess to Durga
*
Sudipa Basu as Jhumur's mother
* Bimal Chakraborty as Damini's lawyer
Adaptations
References
External links
Durgaon
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