Gaaner Oparey was a critically acclaimed Indian (Bengali

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

) television serial which was aired on Star Jalsha

Star Jalsha

STAR Jalsha , the newest Bengali General Entertainment channel, owned by STAR TV.STAR Jalsha sets itself with the philosophy of 'celebrating a better tomorrow'. In line with the aspirations of millions of households in the new Bengal, STAR Jalsha is poised to be the brightest star in Bengali...

 from 28th June 2010 to 16th April 2011. This TV musical marked the beginning of a year long celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...

. This new concept was a brainchild of the famous Indian director Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh is a Bengali film director. He has won 8 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad.- Early life and background :...

. The show gained immense popularity among both the urban youth of Bengal as well as the educated older generation, used to the more orthodox interpretation of Tagore. The songs which were all popular Rabindra sangeet

Rabindra Sangeet

Rabindra Sangeet , also known as Tagore Songs in English, is a form of music composed by Rabindranath Tagore who added a new dimension to the musical concept of India in general and Bengal in specific....

s since ages were well received and soon became a huge hit in its new style. The serial received high television viewership and is considered one of the greatest successes on Bengali television.

Storyline and performances

The story revolves around a girl called Sohini (more commonly known as Pupe) from an orthodox Tagore worshipping family and Gora, an extremely talented but carefree lad, who keeps on experimenting with Rabindra sangeet

Rabindra Sangeet

Rabindra Sangeet , also known as Tagore Songs in English, is a form of music composed by Rabindranath Tagore who added a new dimension to the musical concept of India in general and Bengal in specific....

. The story traces their relationship and human emotions through an imaginative portrayal of Tagore, his true ideals and their significance today. It also potrays the patriarchal society still prevalent in mordern India.The serial used more than fifty Tagore songs and brings out their relevance in the lives of the protagonists. The cast was composed of stalwarts such as Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Sabyasachi Chakraborty is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. Sabyasachi Chakraborty is one of the most talented and prolific actors of Bengal whose acting prowess is well known all over India.-Early life:...

 and Dipankar De plus newcomers Gaurav

Gaurav Chakrabarty

Gaurav Chakrabarty is an Indian actor best known for his portrayal of the character 'Prodipto Lahiri' in the Bengali megaserial Gaaner Oparey that aired on Star Jalsha from June 28, 2010 to April 16, 2011...

 and Arjun Chakrabarty(sons of Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Sabyasachi Chakraborty

Sabyasachi Chakraborty is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. Sabyasachi Chakraborty is one of the most talented and prolific actors of Bengal whose acting prowess is well known all over India.-Early life:...

 ) who did an appreciable job. The female lead was played by Mimi Chakraborty who gave a stellar performance in only her second project as an actress.
The show has very commendably portrayed three different forms of Rabindrasangeet: the more traditional kind through the voice of Pupe, a fused version with Hindustani classical music, through the voice of Pradipto, and a totally 'unplugged' rendition, sometimes even incorporating rap words and band music, through Gora. Some of the most talented voices in the Bengal music industry today have been thus discovered. Some of the more prominent names being Anindya Narayan Biswas, Soumyojit Das, Sharmistha Paul, and last but not the least - Samantak Sinha, who has already garnered tremendous popularity through his extremely unconventional renditions, guided ably by his hitherto untrained voice, which helps him deliver a completely original interpretation of Tagore's music.

Cast and Crew

Story : Anuja Chattopadhyay and Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh is a Bengali film director. He has won 8 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad.- Early life and background :...

Script : Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh

Rituparno Ghosh is a Bengali film director. He has won 8 National Film Awards in India and several awards at international film festivals abroad.- Early life and background :...

 & Anuja Chattopadhyay

Music : Debajyoti Mishra

Singers : Anindya Narayan Biswas, Samantak Sinha, Sharmistha Paul, Soumyajit Das, Amrita Datta, Debashish Banerjee, Runu Bhattacharya

Producer : Ideas Creations ( Prosenjit Chatterjee & Arpita Chatterjee )

Director : Joydeep Mukherjee

Cast

• Gora : Arjun Chakrabarty
• Pupe/Sohini Deb : Mimi Chakraborty
• Pradipto Lahiri /Deep : Gaurav Chakrabarty
  Gaurav Chakrabarty
  Gaurav Chakrabarty is an Indian actor best known for his portrayal of the character 'Prodipto Lahiri' in the Bengali megaserial Gaaner Oparey that aired on Star Jalsha from June 28, 2010 to April 16, 2011...
  
  
• Chandrasekhar Deb : Dipankar De
• Sucharita Sanyal : Alokanonda Roy
• Jhinuk Sanyal : Anindita Bose
• Tintin (Trinanjon) : Indrasish Roy
• Nikhilesh Deb : Bodhisattwa Majumdar
• Subinoy Deb : Krishnakishore Mukherjee
• Chandrahash Deb : Koushik Sen
  Koushik Sen
  Koushik Sen is a prominent Indian TV, Bengali film and Bengali theatre and stage Actor.He is an accomplished actor both on stage and in film. He won the prestigious BFJA awards for best supporting actor for his performance in the Mrinal Sen directed film Aamar Bhuvan.-Early life:He studied at the...
  
  
• Kamalika : Anuradha Roy
• Ajanta : Anindita Biswas Kapileshwari
• Rupa (Shatarupa) : Anjana Basu
• Bubai (Uttiyo) : Sourav Chatterjee
• Mishtu (Nandini) : Tania Kar
• Sumana : Daminee Basu
• Pradyumna Lahiri : Biswajit Chakraborty
• Keya Lahiri : Mithu Chakrabarty
• Bisri (Sribilash Deb) : Sabyasachi Chakraborty
  Sabyasachi Chakraborty
  Sabyasachi Chakraborty is a Bengali Indian male actor of TV and films. Sabyasachi Chakraborty is one of the most talented and prolific actors of Bengal whose acting prowess is well known all over India.-Early life:...
  
  
• Kumudini (Kumu) : Shalmi Barman
• Kanai-da: Nitya Ganguly
• Bablu-da: Joydip Kundu
• Samiran (Sam): Srijit Mukherji
  Srijit Mukherji
  Srijit Mukherji is an erstwhile economist, actor, director, lyricist, and theatrician from the Indian movie industry of West Bengal, Kolkata.-Early life:...
  
  
• Ayan: Rohit Samanta
• Bonya (Chhoto Pishima): Debjani Chatterjee
• Boro Pishima: Papiya Sen
• Boro Pishemoshai: Prodip Banerjee
• Maitreyee: Ananya Chatterjee
  Ananya Chatterjee
  Ananya Chatterjee is a Bengali film actress known for her National Award-winning role in Abahoman. She started her career as a TV actress. She acted in several TV serials and films, including three directed by Anjan Dutt...