| Kusum Dola | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Developed by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Written by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Directed by | Saibal Banerjee Sujit Paain, Sudip Santra |
| Creative director | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Presented by | Bright Advertising Pvt. Ltd. |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Debojyoti Mishra |
| Opening theme | "Kusum Dola" |
| Composer | Debojyoti Mishra |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of episodes | 731 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sumit Roy Satyajit Chakraborty (Magic Moments) |
| Producer | Saibal Banerjee |
| Production locations | Kolkata Jaisalmer North Bengal |
| Cinematography | Siddhartha Mukherjee |
| Editors | Sameer Soumen |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | Magic Moments Motion Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Jalsha |
| Release | 22 August 2016 – 2 September 2018 |
| Related | |
| Nenjam Marappathillai Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Mein | |
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Kusum Dola is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that aired on Bengali Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is available on the digital platform Hotstar.[1] It premiered on 22 August 2016, and was telecast daily.[2] It was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Ganguly.[3] In January 2018, it had a TRP of 11.2.[4] The series ended on 2 September 2018, airing 731 episodes; and was replaced by Irabotir Chupkotha.
The series stars Madhumita Sarkar, Rishi Kaushik and Aparajita Ghosh Das[5] in lead roles, the latter two for the third time since their corresponding portrayal of the characters "Indra" and "Mohor" in the 2005 Zee Bangla television drama serial Ekdin Pratidin,[6] and their respective characterizations of "Ujaan" and "Hiya" in the 2008 Star Jalsha romantic drama series Ekhane Aakash Neel, which ended in 2010.
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- ^ "Kusum Dola – Star Jalsha Serial Information". bengalilyrics24.blogspot.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Reel versus real: Are television characters inspiring women in real life?". The Times of India. 8 March 2018.
- ^ "The ruling shows on Bengali television – Times of India". The Times of India. 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Rrishi and I look great onscreen". The Times of India. 18 January 2008.
- ^ "New stars in the sky". The Telegraph. 12 January 2005. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005.