''Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Asena'', also called ''Maa'' (English: Mother), was a

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television serial telecast by

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 Soap opera ...

. It was produced by

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. The show narrated the bond between mother and daughter. It is one of the longest-running

television series and

's longest-running serial.

Premise

It is the story of a mother, Pratima Mukherjee and her daughter, Jhilik. When young, Jhilik gets kidnapped which leads to Pratima getting separated from her. For years, Jhilik is raised by a female-kidnapper. Circumstances soon lead to Jhilik and Pratima once again meeting after several years. From then, the story is completely based on how Jhilik once again accepts Pratima in her life.

Cast

Main

*Tithi Bose as Pari Mukherjee aka Jhilik - Pratima and Manish's daughter **Sohena Roy as child Pari *Sreetama Bhattacharjee as Diya - fake Jhilik; Angshu's former love interest and Raj's childhood love-turned-wife * Mahua Halder as Pratima Mukherjee, Pari's mother

Recurring

Bhaswar Chatterjee Bhaswar Chattopadhyay or Bhaswar Chatterjee (born 8 March 1975) is a Bengali film and television actor. He attended high school at South Point School and graduated in bioscience from Asutosh College. Before getting his first job in GlaxoSmithKl ...

as Manish Mukherjee, Pari's father * Chhanda Karanjee as Mamata * Chandicharan as Harishankar Mukherjee- Mamata's husband *

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as Bhaswati's husband * Anindita Saha Kapileshwari as Bhaswati Chatterjee *

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 Arati Mukherjee * Aritra Dutta as Dipu, Pari's uncle and Arati's son *

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as Pratima Roy Chowdhury *

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as Rajdeep Roy (Raj), Diya's childhood love-turned-husband and Pari's love interest *

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as Mohini Chatterjee *

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as Rik Chatterjee *

Ena Saha Ena Saha (born 28 May 1996), is an Indian film and television actress who predominantly appears in Bengali films and television shows. Career She has appeared in a number of Bengali TV serials, including ''Raat Bhor Bristi'', ''Bou Katha Kau'' ...

as Atish's wife * Chandraneev Mukherjee as Atish, the youngest son of Mukherjee family * Sujata Dawn as Aheli, the youngest daughter of Mukherjee family *

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as Hira Amma *

Sonali Chowdhury Sonali Chowdhury Ghosh Dastidar is an Indian film and television actress. She has worked in Bengali cinema and television shows, including ''Saat Bhai Champa'', ''Jol Nupur'' and '' Agniparikkha''. Life Choudhuri was born in Kolkata in 1980. Sh ...

as Rajeswari :Diya's Aunt * Ashmita Chakraborty as Fulki * Bhavana Banerjee as child Fulki * Aritram Mukherjee as Aditya Roychowdhury, Fulki's husband and Pratima's son * Rohit Mukherjee as Pari's uncle * Ritoja Majumder as Bidisha * Amitava Bhattacharyya as Doctor * Rajiv Bose as Arunangshu Mukherjee (Angshu), Jhilik's/Diya's ex lover *

Biswajit Chakraborty Biswajit Chakraborty, (born 29 October 1948) is an Indian film actor who appears predominantly in Bengali movies. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. His debut movie was '' Sunya Theke Suru'' directed by Ashoke Viswanathan. He has acted in more ...

as Samaresh Chatterjee, Diya's father *

Shankar Chakraborty Shankar Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actor who has done several tele serials and has appeared in pivotal roles in numerous Bengali films. Personal life Shankar Chakraborty was born to a Bengali Hindu family. He married actress ...

as Sports teacher * Priyanka Bhattacharjee as Babli

Production

The show was produced by

. For three years it was the highest rated show on Star Jalsha. The serial ended on August 3, 2014. The episode featured stars of other serials as well as film personalities like

Koel Mallick Koel Mallick (born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982) is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut in ''Nater Guru'' (2003). Early life and education ...

and

Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Bengali TV. Raj Chakrabo ...

Adaptations

Awards

The soap won many awards at the Tele Cine Awards,

awards and the Tele Samman Awards. Some of them are: * Best Actress - Sritama Bhattacharjee (at the 13th Tele Cine Awards) * Best Performance - Soma Chakraborty (at the 13th Tele Cine Awards)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maa Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena Indian television shows Bengali-language television programming in India 2009 Indian television series debuts 2014 Indian television series endings Star Jalsha original programming