''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 Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah (1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of the Bengal Subah. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of th ...

and his wife Lutfunnisa Begum. The roles of Siraj and Lutfa were played by

Sean Banerjee Sean Banerjee is an Indian actor and model. He is known for playing the character of Nawab Siraj Ud-Daulah in the historical drama Ami Sirajer Begum. And also known for Dr. Ujaan Chatterjee in the romantic medical series Ekhane Aakash Neel, Ch ...

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 fourth 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 frequen ...

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

as Nawab

Siraj-Ud-Daulah Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah (1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of the Bengal Subah. The end of his reign marked the start o ...

aka Siraj * Pallavi Dey as Lutfunnisa Begum aka Lutfa *

Chandrayee Ghosh Chandreyee Ghosh is an Indian actress. Career Ghosh made her film debut in Sekhar Das's '' Mohulbanir Sereng'', followed by ''Tista Tista, also called Tistedalselva or Tistakanalen, is a river in Halden municipality, in Østfold county, ...

as Ghaseti Begum *

Badshah Moitra Badshah Moitra (Born January 1, 1970) (; 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 in television ...

Mir Jafar Mir Jafar ( – 5 February 1765), was a commander-in-chief or military general who reigned as the first dependent Nawab of Bengal of the British East India Company. His reign has been considered by many historians as the start of the expansion ...

* Sayak Chakraborty as Asrafi * Sohan Bandopadhyay as

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

Amina Begum Amina Begum (, ) was a Bengali aristocrat from the Nawab of Bengal, 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 of Nawab Alivardi Kha ...

* Rajesh Kr Chattopadhyay as

Omichund Omichund, Omichand, or Umichand (, ; died 1767) was a merchant and broker during the Nawabi period of Bengal. He was one of the principal authors of the conspiracy against Siraj-ud-Daulah and associated with the treaty negotiated by Robert Cliv ...

* Anirban Bhattacharya as Rajballav * Sandip Dey as Ray Durlobh * Laboni Bhattacharjee as Haseena * Sanghasri Sinha Mitra as Rabeya * Amitava Das as Diwan Mohanlal * Sreetoma Roy Chowdhury as Zebunnisha * 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

*{{IMDb title, tt10162626
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