KOLKATA: Aakash Aath, Bengali regional general entertainment channel, is bringing two mega serials, Umar Sangsar and Nati Binodini.

Umar Sangsar is a story about a woman who handles her family with perfection. Uma, played by Kamalika Banerjee, is the elder daughter-in-law of a joint family. Kanka, the elder sister-in-law of Uma, who was a victim of cruelty that changed her life totally and made her mentally disbalanced, has a special place in Uma’s heart. Uma goes against her family and tries to find out the culprit.        

Directed by Anindo Sarkar, Umar Sangsar stars Kamalika Banerjee, Ashmita Mukherjee, Sabarni Saha, Abhijit Debroy, Sarbani, Mou Bhattacharya and Sumanta Mukherjee among others. The story and screenplay is by Mon Chakraborty and dialogues are by Upashana Chowdhury.      

Nati Binodoni is based on the life of the legendary theatre actress, Binodini, who is referred to as the best actress of her time. She became the common face of all the theatres written by renowned playwriter Girish Ghosh. Binodini was born in a very poor family. Due to her talent, she got the chance to participate in theatres and soon joined Bengal Theatre. She became the support system of her family irrespective of going through various ups and downs in her life.

Directed by John Halder, Nati Binodini stars Swagata Sen, Oishani Dey, Monoj Saha, Rita Dutta Chakraborty, Ananya Sengupta, Sarbari Mukherjee, Kushal Chakraborty, Enakshi Kha, Kasturi Chakraborty and others. Screenplay of the serial is by Rakesh Ghosh and Debjit Roy has composed the music.

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Ashok Surana, Chairman, Aakash Aath, said, “We are launching two serials on two diametrically opposite women representing two different eras: one is a fictional character, Uma, whereas the other person, Binodini, is a non-fictional character. We are also reintroducing Jagat Janani Maa Sarada adhering to the huge demand from our audience. These three programs are our gift to our patrons to mark the occasion of Women’s Day.”

Both the new serials will be aired from 11th March, 2019, every Monday to Saturday. Umar Sansar will be aired at 8 pm, while Nati Binodini will be aired at 6.30 pm. Jagat Janani Maa Sarada too will be aired from 11th March, 2019, every Monday to Wednesday at 9.30 pm.