''Kojagori'' ( bn, কোজাগরি); was a

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television

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that premiered on 2 February 2015, and aired on

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. Produced by

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, it starred Raja Goswami Om and

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in lead roles. The show revolves around Shouronil Mitta ( Raja Goswami Om) and Phuljhuri (

) who are diametrically different from each other.

Plot summary

While Phuljhuri (

) is a city-bred, pampered young girl who lives life on her own terms, Saheb ( Raja Goswami Om) is a well-read, upright yet grounded youth, who believes in simple living, with high ideals. But fate brings the two people together in wedlock.

Cast

Main cast

as Kojagori Mitra (Mallick) aka ''Phuljhuri'' - Main Lead and Titular Protagonist, Saheb's wife. * Raja Gowsami Om as Shouronil Mitra aka ''Saheb'' - Main Lead and Protagonist, Phuljhuri's husband.

Recurring cast

*Ashok Bhattacharya as Amiyo Bhushan Chowdhury - Phuljhuri's (adoptive) grandfather. *

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as Khona - Phuljhuri's aunt *

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as Noori - Phuljhuri's biological mother. * Sandip Dey as Phuljhuri's biological father. *

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as Haradhan Mitra - Saheb's grandfather. * Anusuya Majumdar as Rashmoni Mitra aka ''Ginni Maa'' - Saheb's grandmother. * Goutam De as Saheb's granduncle *

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as Saheb's grandaunt * Diganta Bagchi as Saheb's father * Manjushree Ganguly as Saheb's mother *

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as Saheb's eldest aunt *Anindya Chakraborti as Saheb's second elder paternal uncle * Rajashree Bhowmik as Saheb's second eldest aunt * Suman Banerjee as Saheb's eldest brother. *

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as Saheb's eldest sister-in-law. *

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as Saheb's second eldest brother. * Sahana Sen as Saheb's second eldest sister-in-law. * Sourav Chatterjee as Ganesh Mitra - Saheb's third (elder) brother. * Saurav Das as Kartick Mitra - Saheb's fourth (elder) brother. *Debjani Chakraborty as Saheb's fourth (elder) sister-in-law. * Debolina Mukherjee as Saheb's fifth and last (elder) sister-in-law. *

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as Saheb's elder sister, Iqbal's wife. *Dhrubajyoti Sarkar as Iqbal - Saheb's brother-in-law. *

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as Diya- Saheb's protege turned lover, Amiyo Bhushan's actual granddaughter.

Special appearances

* Soumitra Chatterjee in the episode ''Kobi Pronam'' *

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in the episode ''Kobi Pronam''.

Reception

The serial is being ranked as one of the most watched television serial from the day it has premiered on television. It now fetches a trp of 8.0. The serial received 4 awards at the ''Tele Samman Awards (2014)''.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kojagori 2013 Indian television series debuts Bengali-language television programming in India Zee Bangla original programming