''Subarnalata'' was a Bengali television series that originally aired on
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially com ...
in 2010, and was based on the second part of the book trilogy by
Ashapoorna Devi
Ashapurna Devi (8 January 1909 – 12 July 1995), also Ashapoorna Devi or Ashapurna Debi, was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali. In 1976, she was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India, D.Litt. by ...
of the same name. It premiered from April 2010 at 6pm and was shifted to 8:30pm from July 2010. During the lock-down imposed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all shooting at sets was shut. Following huge audience request, Subarnalata began re-telecasted.
Plot
Subarnalata chronicles the life and times of Subarno who is brought up in a progressive household by her mother Satyabati, by enrolling her to Bethune School and imparting in her a deep sense of love for the motherland and respect for the freedom fighters who fought the British. However, Subarno is tricked into marrying at the tender age of 9 into an orthodox family. The marriage is held against Satyabati's wishes and her knowledge by her mother-in-law and Subarno's grandmother, Elokeshi. The incident prompts Satyabati to not acknowledge the marriage in front of Subarno's inlaws. Satyabati's reaction infuriates the in-laws of Subarno, that forms the crux of the treatment meted out to Subarno in later days.
The plot mainly revolves around the pathetic circumstances and oppression women of that era were subjected to in orthodox families, who had no voices of their own. Subarno, a strong headed courageous but kind and generous woman, defies all the brutalities of her husband, Prabodh, a hot headed orthodox man, who is unable to accept his beautiful wife's progressive thoughts and is always suspicious of her noble intentions. Subarno's kindhearted ways are supported by her eldest brother-in-law Subodh, and elder sister-in-law Susheel and her open-minded husband Kedar babu. She forges a strong bond with her youngest sister-in-law, Raju (Biraaj), who though dislikes Subarno in the initial days after Subarno's entry in the family, but grows fond of her gradually.
The show presents Subarno's realization that to bring about a change, one does not need to wield a weapon like the revolutionaries fighting the British in India but by trying to gradually peel off the harmful traditions by staying within the same society. It documents her daily struggles and turmoils to win the little victories with her perseverance, courage and intelligence and the hardships that she has to go through to achieve them.
Cast
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Ananya Chatterjee
Ananya Chatterjee is an Indian actress who works in Bengali films. Known for her role in '' Abahoman'' which won her a National Award. She started her career as a TV actress. She acted in several TV serials and films, including three directed ...
as Satyabati / Subarnalata: Satyabadi's daughter(After some years Subarnalata) (MejoBou)
* Ipshita Mukherjee as Young Subarnalata: Satyabati's 9 Years old daughter, Married in Younger age daughter
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Sabitri Chatterjee
Sabitri Chatterjee (born 22 February 1937) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali theatre and cinema. Her career spans more than 60 years. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. In 1999,
she was conferred with Sa ...
as Muktokeshi Debi:Prabodh, Subodh, Biraj, Prabhash and Prakash's mother- Subarnalata,Umashasi,Bindu and Giribala's mother in law
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Biswanath Basu
Biswanath Basu (or sometimes Biswanath Bose) is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali films.
Filmography
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;Films
Television
Apart from doing films, Basu has also appeared in many television serials.
References
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as Prabodh: Subarnalata's husband, Muktokeshi's second son- Prabhas's, Prakash's elder brother and Subodh's younger brother
* Saugata Bandhopadhay as young Prabodh- Muktokeshi's child Son, Married in 17 years old.
* Biplab Banerjee as Nabakumar
* Papiya Sen as Sodu Pisi
* Kunal Padhi as Ramkali (Satyabati's father)
* Anirban Guha as Subodh: Muktokeshi's first son, Umashasi's husband- Prakash, Prabhash's and Prabod's elder brother
* Ratri Ghatak as Umasashi: Subodh's wife (Baro Bou)
* Maitryee Mitra as young Umasashi
* Nina Chakroborty as Biraj
* Diya Chakraborty as young Biraj
* Avijit Sarkar as Prabhas
* Ronit Ganguly as young Prabash
* Sneha Chatterjee as Giribala (Prabhas's wife, SejoBou)
* Biswajit Ghosh Majumder as Prakash
* Arpon Das as Young Prakash
* Antara Nandy as Bindu (Prakash's wife, ChotoBou)
* Sanjib Sarkar as Jagu Dada
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Chitra Sen
Chitra Sen is an Indian actress and dancer who works in Bengali language films and television series. She has worked mainly in theatres, but she has also worked in films and on television. She started her career under Jnyanesh Mukhopadhyay. She ...
as Shyamasundari Debi (Jagu's mother)
* Sumanta Mukherjee as Kedar Babu.
* Debarati Paul as Young Bakul
* Debaparna Chakraborty as Adult Bakul
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Indrasish Roy
Indrasish Roy is an Indian film and television actor. He played the role of Tintin in serial ''Gaaner Opare''. Later he played the lead role of Chandrakiran Chowdhury, the male protagonist of serial ''Adwitiya''. He debuted in films with Kaushik ...
as Adult Sunirmal
* Rajat Ganguly as Parimal Ghoshal (Sunirmal's father)
* Ahana Ghosh as Young Chanpa/Nalini (a student of the Satyabati's school)
* Sofia Chattopadhyay as Adult Chanpa (Subarnalata's first child)
* Pritha Chatterjee as Jayabati
* Aratrika Roy as Young Parul
* Samata Chatterjee Lahiri as Adult Mallika (Subodh and Umasashi's first daughter).
* Lovely Maitra as Wife of Subarnalata's eldest son
Trivia
The title track of Subarnalata was rendered by Bangladeshi musician
Anusheh Anadil and was composed by
Pandit Tanmoy Bose. The track received critical acclaim for both Anadil and Bose and they were awarded Zee Bangla Gourav award.
References
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2010 Indian television series debuts
Zee Bangla original programming