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Finally, a rant post where I have good things to rant about. The show "Shongsharer Shongkirton" (সংসারের সংকীর্তন) is a new one, it aired its first episode on April 13 of this year, and is telecast on Star Jalsha at 10 PM. This show stars Sabyasachi Chowdhury and Manali Dey ("Shimul" from "Kar Kachhe Koi Moner Kotha" 🤩) and I could never tell that a comedic character would fit her so well. The plot of this story is quite unique too. Shanti (played by Manali) is a bangal and Joyanta (played by Sabyasachi) is a ghoti (sounds familiar?) but the two are in love and want to marry each other. However, Joyanta's father (played by Subhasish Mukherjee) refuses to let them get married. So they go to Joyanta's father's father in law (a.k.a. Shanti'r hobu shoshur er shoshur -- played by Paran Bandyopadhyay) and he gets the two couples married. From then on, the show revolves mainly around bangal Shanti and her ghoti shoshur's antics, sometimes being comedically intervened by Shanti's shoshur er shoshur.

The casting of this show is fantastic. I was skeptical about Manali Dey playing as a comedic character but she fits so perfectly well! Joyanta is a bit stupid imo but he isn't the kinda guy to take his family's side when they're being unjust to Shanti. Shanti and Joyanta are friggin couple goals. Shanti's shoshur is great too, and my most favorite character is the shoshur er shoshur. The casting in this show is done really well.

But the characters are so respectable too!! Shanti and Joyanta are adorbs. When a fake purohit told about a made up broto that newly wed couples can't sleep with each other for the first 30 days, they would try sneaking in to meet each other constantly. Shanti can actually openly tell her feelings to Joyanta, and the same goes the other way around. But can you imagine a marriage in a bangla TV show where the protagonists actually fall in love and then decide to marry instead of a shidur er kouto (vermillion for my non bengali friends) doing a quarterdouble back flip in the air and somehow perfectly landing on the wrong bride's forehead? This show is such an escape from the insufferable Bengali TV show tropes. The shoshur and shoshur er shoshur are the best though lol. The acting is amazing. The shoshur seems like an emotionally absent, unfriendly person at first but in times he shows his soft side. I wonder if he will become a father figure to Shanti, whose father probably died when she was young. The shoshur fears no one but the shoshur er shoshur, and that leads to a lot of funny moments. There're other amazing characters in this show too who deserve recognition, like chhondo milano nondo, but this post is becoming too long 😅

Do you guys see a bit of a resemblance to "Boyei Gelo"? Bangal vs Ghoti, an amazingly funny script, lack of shitty tropes, the older characters having a central role, Paran Bandyopadhyay playing as one of the main characters etc etc? I'm not complaining though, we need more shows like "Boyei Gelo" in this shitrial era we are in fr fr.

Do you guys have anything negative to say about the show? This show has been a new obsession so feel free to start conversations in the comments!

Edit: learn from this show, producers of Porineeta. Maybe y'all will finally get a loyal gen-z audience 🙄

TW: Suicide, and warning, this post will contain spoilers to the Zee Bangla show "Porineeta" (পরিণীতা). It's also a bit of a rant like most of my posts lol.

At first glance, Porineeta seemed to be a unique show as it was supposed to be about an ambitious girl named Parul from a fictional place named Nyaragowal who comes to study in Kolkata. It was supposed to show a balance of drama in university and in family life. And while the show has had unique plots to some extent, it is so evident that it is just the same story over and over again, especially after the show continued even after Parul and Rayan graduated. I see the plot has mainly 3 factors which make the show a wee bit annoying to watch:

**Parul is too much of a girlboss** : this is a flaw that isn't unique to Bangla TV shows; many writers want to feature strong and independent women, but in pursuit of that they end up stripping the character off of her relatability. Parul just knows how to do everything. She's always been smart and hardworking... almost like she was born with it. Now this is a flaw that even Marvel has done at times, so I don't want to judge the producers too much for it. But instead of a girlboss who seemingly knows everything already, a girlboss who grows as a character as the show progresses is much more admirable and impactful. Although there are times when we see Parul struggle, particularly when she participates in competitions (which are always won by either Parul or Rayan btw 🙄), and I've enjoyed those episodes the most honestly. Also, this problem isn't as bad in Porineeta as it is in other Bangla shows like Geeta LLB and Professor Bidya Banerjee, so I'll give Parul that at least lol. Parul is somehow good at EVERYTHING she does. Doesn't that send a message to people that to be a girlboss you have to be unrealistically good at everything? She has good grades, situational intelligence, and even knows how to do some housework. Parul just doesn't seem like a real person, a real girlboss, because she's literally portrayed as a flawless character. Which brings me to my next point —

**Where is the realism in this show??** One big criticism Bangla shows face is that the plot is literally never realistic. This is so true for Porineeta. Of course a show can't be fully realistic, but it shouldn't be as unrealistic as Porineeta has been lmao. Parul and her family go on joint missions every time — they once disguised as some royalty and caught a very dangerous criminal, something even the police could never do, all without a single training in catching criminals. Recently, Togor was kidnapped and sold to a prince of a princely state; instead of getting police help or whatever, Parul and Rayan disguised themselves and infiltrated the palace to save Togor. In every mission, Parul and the Basu family disguise themselves in a way that almost always works — that's what happened in the recent Rukmini di's second wedding. It's beyond me how they didn't get caught until it was too late for the antagonists to do anything about it. Even shows like "Kone Dekha Alo" (কনে দেখা আলো) feel more real istg. I dislike how Leena Ganguly handles her stories, but you have to admit that at least her plots are usually not too unrealistic yet somehow end up being captivating. And I see the resemblance with some other old Zee Bangla shows like "Neem Phuler Modhu" — the whole family goes on some joint mission with a not-so-elaborate disguise and succeeds each time. It's like literally every other Zee Bangla Productions show, which brings me to my next point —

Porineeta **still has many of the much-hated tropes that other Bengali shows have been criticized for**. When Dadu (Ashutosh Basu) forced Parul and Rayan to marry, my hopes of a progressive show kind of died that day. Why can't we have a show where the main characters actually fall in love and then marry?? Why do all of these shows have to involve some marriage gone wrong which eventually goes right? And I wished to see more of Parul defying Dadu — that's why I liked it when Parul was kicked out of the Basu family, only for the principal of her university to help her. But Parul rarely does that; rather, she tries to convince Dadu patiently and somehow succeeds each time. How realistic is it to be able to convince someone like Dadu this easily? If the show's goal is to convince the older viewers that forced marriages never go right, shouldn't Dadu be made to face the consequences and *then* change as a character? I was mad when Dadu didn't agree with Rukmini di's second marriage at first but when Parul did a bit of emotional manipulation, Dadu's mind instantly shifted. Also, don't even get me started on how Togor manipulated Mollar into marrying her by threatening suicide, and then Mollar ends up falling for her?? That kinda plot happens and you expect that kind of show to be called "progressive"? The more I write about this, the more I struggle to call Porineeta a Gen-Z friendly show.

This post is getting too long, but I could go on and on about how disappointing this show has been — Rayan's fragile masculinity, his lack of emotional maturity, and his "secret lover" situation, for which he is clearly enjoying Parul's emotional distress, etc.. But those criticisms can wait for another post. I do have to mention though that Porineeta has addressed some social issues that I appreciate — she spoke against colorism, which I wish more shows would do. She also did a dance performance during the shera bouma competition where she talked about society glorifying women who can juggle many responsibilities at once (with their 10 hands like that of Maa Durga) to pressure women into doing a lot of unpaid labor. Despite these positives, Porineeta still seems like a very backward show, and there are many shows I prefer over Porineeta when it comes to Gen-Z taste.

Top 10 shows this week:

*প্রথম: পরিণীতা (৫.৭)

*দ্বিতীয়: তারে ধরি ধরি মনে করি (৫.৪)

*তৃতীয়: পরশুরাম আজকের নায়ক + প্রোফেসর বিদ্যা ব্যানার্জী (৫.২)

*চতুর্থ: জোয়ার ভাঁটা (৫.১)

*পঞ্চম: লক্ষী ঝাঁপি (৪.৭)

*ষষ্ঠ: কুসুম (৪.৬)

*সপ্তম: ও মোর দরদিয়া (৪.৫)

*সপ্তম: রাঙামতি তীরন্দাজ (৪.৫)

*সপ্তম: প্রোফেসর বিদ্যা ব্যানার্জী + গঙ্গা (৪.৫)

*দশম: কনে দেখা আলো (৪.২)

TRP by time slots (Zee Bangla/Star Jalsha):

*5:30 PM সাত পাকে বাঁধা (২.০) 👑/ভোলে বাবা পার করেগা (১.৬)

*6:00 PM বেশ করেছি প্রেম করেছি (২.২)/কম্পাস (৩.৪) 👑

*6:30 PM চিরদিনই তুমি যে আমার (৩.৫)/ লক্ষী ঝাঁপি (৪.৭) 👑

*7:00 PM কুসুম (৪.৬) 👑/ও মোর দরদিয়া (৪.৫)

*7:30 PM তারে ধরি ধরি মনে করি (৫.৪) 👑/রাঙামতি তীরন্দাজ (৪.৫)

*8:00 PM পরিণীতা (৫.৭) 👑/পরশুরাম আজকের নায়ক + প্রোফেসর বিদ্যা ব্যানার্জী (৫.২)

*8:45 PM জোয়ার ভাঁটা (৫.১) 👑/প্রোফেসর বিদ্যা ব্যানার্জী + গঙ্গা (৪.৫)

*9:30 PM কনে দেখা আলো (৪.২) 👑/মিলন হবে কতদিনে + চিরসখা (৩.৬)

*10:15 PM আনন্দী (১.৮)/ চিরসখা + শুধু তোমারই জন্য (২.৫) 👑

*11:00 PM আমাদের দাদামণি (১.২) 👑/(-)

This was the last week for 3 shows: 'ভোলে বাবা পার করেগা', 'বেশ করেছি প্রেম করেছি', and 'চিরসখা'; and to replace them 3 new shows are going to air their first episodes next week: 'কমলা নিবাস', 'প্রতিজ্ঞা', and 'সংসারের সংকীর্তন'. How do you think these shows will perform?

Due to the tragic death of Rahul Arunoday Banerjee on 29 March 2026, the Artist Forum has decided to boycott all of Leena Ganguly's shows, meaning actors and technicians have refused to work with her. The Bengali TV shows written by Leena Ganguly at the time of this decision were "Bhole Baba Par Karega" (ভোলে বাবা পার করেগা), "Chiroshokha" (চিরসখা), and "Kone Dekha Alo" (কনে দেখা আলো). The first 2 have already telecast their last episode today (12 April 2026), but for "Kone Dekha Alo", Zee Bangla has decided to switch its production house.

"Kone Dekha Alo" was made by Organic Productions (or is it *Organinc Productions*? can't find the right spelling) which was owned by Leena Ganguly's son Arka Ganguly. However, interestingly, Zee Bangla has decided to change its production house to "Zee Bangla Productions", which is currently in charge of producing the shows "Porineeta" (পরিণীতা) and "Komola Nibash" (কমলা নিবাস). In the past, the production house has produced well-received shows like "Phulki" (ফুলকি), "Neem Phuler Modhu" (নিম ফুলের মধু), and "Kon Gopone Mon Bheshechhe" (কোন গোপনে মন ভেসেছে) too. This means that their writers, producers, etc. will all now work on "Kone Dekha Alo". However, I couldn't find out who the new director would be.

Has this switch of production houses ever happened before in Bengali TV? What implications will this have for the show going forward? Will the much-hated EMA plot finally change, potentially making Bonolota and Sudeb good characters again? (More on my frustrations with this show in this reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/BengaliWebTVCinema/s/aHV7wjqlf4 ) How will this affect its TRP ratings; will Zee Bangla Productions neglect the show causing its TRP to fall?

What do you think?

There will be spoilers to the show "Kone Dekha Alo", and the show is still on-going at the time of me writing this post. This post will also be quite a long one, so sorry about that. It's a bit of a rant.

I am surprised at how unpopular this opinion is. For those of you who don't know the plot, here's a rough summary. Feel free to skip this part if you know the plot.

- Two couples get married around the same time, village couple Laju with Sudeb, and city couple Bonolota with Anubhav. On the way home, thieves attack them in a forest. In the chaos, Bonolota, who never wanted to marry Anubhav and was in love with someone named Moyukh, secretly swaps places with an unconscious Laju. Both were dressed as brides so nobody noticed. Bonolota ends up with Sudeb, Laju ends up with Anubhav.

- Laju gets stuck in Anubhav's house because her own parents won't take her back; she "stayed with another man," apparently. She faces classism and the patriarchy but slowly grows a spine, even starting to study to become a doctor, a far cry from the timid character she started out as.

- Bonolota meanwhile thrives in the village. Moyukh dumps her but she moves on, teaches village kids, earns money, and even saves Sudeb's family from a loan shark. She was most definitely a girlboss.

- Eventually both women reunite with their actual husbands. Bonolota and Laju become close like sisters, and Bonolota even helps get Laju back to Sudeb. She becomes a sort of protective sister to Laju.

- Then Anubhav catches feelings for Laju. He marries Bonolota anyway because his mom said so. When Laju moves in with Anubhav and Bonolota to attend medical college in Kolkata, Bonolota watches them grow closer and has a crashout. She starts lying about Laju and tries to ruin her education even.

- Moyukh comes back, blackmails Bonolota with AI-generated pictures for money, and she steals the family's jewelry to pay the sum. Laju helps trap him with the help of the police anyway because she still cares about Bonolota.

- For a few days, Bonolota and Laju again form their sisterly bond, hugging each other and all. But when everyone blames Laju for the theft, Bonolota stays quiet. Anubhav exposes Bonolota because of it.

- Bonolota then manipulates Sudeb into becoming controlling and suspicious of Laju, which leads him to force Laju back to the village. He even pushes her once bruising her head. He also grows to not support Laju's medical ambitions.

Reminder, the show is ongoing so more plot is to come.

What an awful turn of plots I swear to god. I used to love how both Bonolota and Laju fight against the norm of the society, but just like many of Leena Ganguli's stories, this takes a turn for adultery.

Everyone sucks in this story. For Bonolota and Sudeb it's obvious, but Laju too. She is young and all, and she doesn't WANT to be a homewrecker, but by talking to Anubhav so much, always being around him, etc etc she did contribute to the worsening of Anubhav and Bonolota's bond. Anubhav sucks more though, as he's older and HAD THE CHANCE TO NOT REMARRY BONOLOTA BUT DID IT ANYWAY CUZ HE DOESN'T HAVE THE BALLS TO GO AGAINST HIS MOM.

i remember there was a point in the story where Laju was crying alone in the rooftop because she feels pain when she sees Bonolota take care of Anubhav, but then Anubhav tells her that that is love.

Once Anubhav acted jealous when he saw Laju on a bike with a male friend from college. Laju then said something along the lines "Why do you suspect me all the time, don't you understand I only love y-" and stops before finishing the sentence.

it's disgusting how they are the main characters, and yet on social media there's so many fans of Laju + Anubhav.

Bonolota's change hurts the most. She was such a girlboss at the beginning, but how can someone who tried ensuring the education of so many children in the village become so bad???

The bond between Bonolota and Laju was beautiful, but then Bonolota becomes like EVERY OTHER VILLAIN IN BENGALI TV.

I know it's an unpopular opinion, and I don't think Bonolota or Sudeb are good, I think Laju and Anubhav are bad too. Especially Anubhav, because Laju is quite younger than Anubhav as well. The relationship does feel slightly predatory to me too but that's just my opinion.

Why do we still welcome stories where the cheaters are seen as the good guy?

What do you guys think?