Robir Notun Bouthan

Robir Notun Bouthan is an Indian Bengali television biographical period drama series to be aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and will also be available on the digital platform Hotstar.[1] Produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Ganguly,[2] the series highlights the life of a 19th-century Bengali woman Kadambari Devi who happened to be married into the Tagore family of Jorasanko and had a close relationship with Rabindranath Tagore.[3] The show stars Pallavi Sharma and Gourab Mondal in lead roles of Kadambari and Rabindranath.

Robir Notun Bouthan
Genre	Period Drama Romance
Written by	Leena Gangopadhyay
Directed by	Anindo Biswas Snehashish Jana Tanmoy Singh Chouhan
Creative directors	Leena Gangopadhyay Snehasish Jana Partha Dey
Presented by	Bright Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
Starring	Pallavi Sharma Gourab Mondal
Theme music composer	Debjyoti Mishra
Opening theme	Robir Notun Bouthan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Bengali
No. of seasons	1
Production
Executive producers	Anondita Poulami Sajal Biswas Krishnomohan Baghchi
Producers	Saibal Banerjee Leena Gangopadhyay
Production location	Kolkata
Cinematography	Singdhojay Bapuly Arindam Senani
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes (approx.)
Production company	Magic Moments Motion Pictures
Distributor	Star India Novi Digital Entertainment
Release
Original network	STAR Jalsha
Picture format	576i HDTV 1080i
Original release	2021

Premise

Robir Notun Bouthan[4] presents a dramatization of the life of Kadambari Devi,[5] following her marriage to Rabindranath's elder brother Jyotirindranath Tagore and her struggles to adjust to the ways of the affluent Tagore family while she forms a bond of friendship and trust with young Rabindranath, for whom she was an artist's muse.

Cast

Main Cast

• Pallavi Sharma as Kadambari Devi Tagore née Goswami[6] aka "Notun Bouthan" - Nidhu's daughter, Jyotirindranath's wife, Robi's sister-in-law.
• Gourab Mondal as Rabindranath Tagore aka Robi - Debendranath and Sarada's youngest son, Kadambari's brother-in-law, Mrinalini's husband.

Recurring Cast

Jorasanko Tagore family

• Basudeb Mukherjee as Debendranath Tagore aka "Baba" - Robi's father.
• Moumita Gupta as Sarada Devi Tagore aka "Maa" - Robi's mother.
• Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Jogmaya Devi Tagore aka "Mejo Khuri Maa" - Debendranath's younger brother Girindranath's widowed wife, Robi's aunt.
• Chaitali Chakraborty as Tripurasundari Devi Tagore aka "Chhoto Khuri Maa" - Debendranath's youngest brother Nagendranath's widowed wife, Robi's aunt.
• Bhaskar Banerjee as Dwijendranath Tagore aka Dwijen, alias "Bor Da" - Debendranath and Sarada's eldest son and Robi's elder brother.
• Ankita Chakraborty as Sarbasundari Devi Tagore - Dwijen's ailing wife, Robi's sister-in-law.
• Arghya Mukherjee as Ganendranath Tagore aka "Sona Da" - Girindranath and Jogmaya's elder son, Robi's elder paternal cousin brother.
• Sananda Basak as Swarnakumari Devi Tagore aka "Sona Bouthan" - Ganendranth's wife, Robi's sister-in-law.
• Badshah Moitra as Satyendranath Tagore aka Satyen, alias "Mej Da" - Debendranath and Sarada's second son and Robi's elder brother.
• Titas Bhowmik as Jnanadanandini Devi Tagore née Mukhopadhyay aka " Mejo Bouthan" - Satyen's wife, Robi's sister-in-law.
• Koushik Chakraborty as Hemendranath Tagore aka Hemen, alias "Sej Da" - Debendranath and Sarada's third son and Robi's elder brother.
• Sreetama Bhattacharya as Nipamayee Devi Tagore aka "Sejo Bouthan" - Hemen's wife, Robi's sister-in-law.
• Sujata Dawn as Kadambini Devi Gangopadhyay née Tagore aka Kadu - Girindranath and Jogmaya's elder daughter, Robi's elder paternal cousin sister.
• Manishankar Banerjee as Jagnes Prasad Gangopadhyay - Kadambini's husband, Robi's brother-in-law.
• Joyjit Banerjee as Birendranath Tagore aka Biren, alias "Ranga Da" - Debendranath and Sarada's fourth son and Robi's elder brother. He was abusive towards his wife Prafullamayee.
• Nishantika Das as Prafullamayee Devi Tagore aka "Ranga Bouthan" - Biren's wife and Robi's sister-in-law.
• Sohini Sanyal as Kumudini Devi Mukhopadhyay née Tagore aka Kumu - Girindranath and Jogmaya's younger daughter, Robi's elder paternal cousin sister.
• Biplab Banerjee as Nilkamal Mukhopadhyay - Kumudini's husband, Robi's brother-in-law.
• Arnab Banerjee as Gunendranath Tagore aka "Ful Da" - Girindranath and Jogmaya's younger son, Robi's elder paternal cousin brother.
• Debolina Mukherjee as Saudamini Devi Tagore aka "Ful Bouthan" - Gunendranath's wife, Robi's sister-in-law.
• Rajanya Mitra as Saudamini Devi Gangopadhyay née Tagore aka Sodu, alias "Bor Di" - Debendranath and Sarada's eldest daughter and Robi's elder sister.
• Surojit Banerjee as Saradaprasad Gangopadhyay aka "Boro Jamai Dada" - Saudamini's husband and Robi's brother-in-law.
• Jeetu Kamal as Jyotirindranath Tagore aka Jyoti, alias "Notun Da" - Debendranath and Sarada's fifth son and Robi's elder brother, Kadambari's husband.
• Anindita Ray Choudhury as Sukumari Devi Mukhopadhyay née Tagore aka "Mej Di" - Debendranath and Sarada's second daughter and Robi's elder sister.
• Arindam Banerjee as Hemendra Narayan Mukhopadhyay aka "Mejo Jamai Dada" - Sukumari's husband and Robi's brother-in-law.
• Shampa Banerjee as Sarat Kumari Mukhopadhyay née Tagore aka "Sej Di" - Debendranath and Sarada's third daughter and Robi's elder sister.
• Avijit Debroy as Jadunath Mukhopadhyay aka "Sejo Jamai Dada" - Sarat Kumari's husband and Robi's brother-in-law.
• Debaparna Chakraborty as Swarnakumari Devi Ghoshal née Tagore aka "Sona Di" - Debendranath and Sarada's fourth daughter and Robi's elder sister.
• Rahul Chakraborty as Janakinath Ghoshal aka "Sona Jamai Dada" - Swarnakumari's husband and Robi's brother-in-law.
• Priyanka Mitra as Barnakumari Devi Mukhopadhyay née Tagore aka "Chhor Di" - Debendranath and Sarada's fifth and youngest daughter, and Robi's elder sister.
• Animesh Bhaduri as Satish Chandra Mukhopadhyay aka "Chhoto Jamai Dada" - Barnakumari's husband and Robi's brother-in-law.
• Sudip Sarkar as Somendranath Tagore aka Som, alias "Bhalo Da"- Debendranath and Sarada's sixth son and Robi's elder brother. He was slightly mentally deranged.
• Pratyusha Paul as Mrinalini Devi Tagore (maiden name: Bhabatarini Roy Choudhury) - Robi's wife.
• Tathagata Mukherjee as Jyotiprakash Gangopadhyay - Kadambini and Jagnes Prasad's son, Robi's sororal nephew.
• Rohit Samanta as Satyaprasad Gangopadhyay - Saudamini and Saradaprasad's son, Robi's sororal nephew.

Others

• Chandan Sen as Ramnidhi Goswami aka Nidhu - Kadambari's father.
• Alivia Sarkar as Binodini Dasi aka Notee Binodini

References

1. "রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর-কাদম্বরী দেবীর সম্পর্কের রসায়ন এবার ছোটপর্দায়, আসছে 'রবির নতুন বৌঠান'". sangbadpratidin.
2. "Leena to tell Kadambari's story". times of India.
3. "Reel versus real: Are television characters inspiring women in real life?". TIMESOFINDIA.COM. 8 March 2018.
4. "New show Robir Notun Bouthan is coming". times of India.
5. "The bard's lost muse". thedailystar.
6. "Kadambari Devi : Rabindranath Tagore's literary companion". feminism in india.