''Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena'', also called ''Maa'' (; ), is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

television serial broadcast on

Star Jalsha Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily broadcasts family dramas, comedies, reality shows and films. It launched ...

. It was produced by

Shree Venkatesh Films SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian film production and distribution company, founded by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni in 1995. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Assam and Tripura, SVF a ...

. The show narrates the bond between mother and daughter. It is one of the longest-run Bengali television series and

's longest-run serial.

Premise

It is the story of a mother, Pratima Mukherjee, and her daughter, Pari Mukherjee. When Pari is only 3 years old, she is kidnapped, leading to Pratima being separated from her daughter. For years, Pari is raised as a thief under the name Jhilik by her kidnapper. Circumstances eventually lead to Jhilik and Pratima meeting again after many years. The story then follows how Jhilik gradually accepts Pratima back into her life.

Cast

Main

*Tithi Bose as Pari Mukherjee aka Jhilik - Pratima and Manish's daughter **Sohena Roy as child Pari *Sritama Bhattacharjee as Adult Pari or Jhilik(Originally)/Diya Roy Chatterjee; Raj's childhood love-turned-wife and angshu's former lover *

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as Rajdeep Roy (Raj), Diya's childhood love-turned-husband and Pari's love interest * Mahua Halder as Pratima Mukherjee, Pari's mother

Recurring

* Bhaswar Chatterjee 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 Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay televisio ...

as Arati Mukherjee * Aritra Dutta as Dipu, Pari's uncle and Arati's son * Rajiv Bose as Arunangshu Mukherjee (Angshu), Jhilik's/Diya's ex-lover * Aparajita Adhya as Pratima Roy Chowdhury * Dolon Roy as Mohini Chatterjee, Diya's step mother * Sourav Das as Rik Chatterjee *

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as Atish's wife * Chandraneev Mukherjee as Atish, youngest son of Mukherjee family * Sujata Daw as Aheli, youngest daughter of Mukherjee family * Soma Chakraborty as Hira Amma *

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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 *

Biswajit Chakraborty Biswajit Chakraborty, (born 1 May 1958) 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 t ...

as Samaresh Chatterjee, Diya's father *

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

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. A special episode featured stars of other serials as well as film personalities like

Koel Mallick Koel Mallick (; born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982), known mononymously as Koel, is an Indian actress known for her work primarily in Bengali films. Often referred to as the "Tolly-Queen", she is the recipient numerous accolades, including ...

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 Cinema of West Bengal, Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Be ...

Adaptations

Awards

The soap won many awards at the Tele Cine Awards, Star Jalsha 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 Bengali-language television programming in India 2009 Indian television series debuts 2014 Indian television series endings Star Jalsha original programming