Bhoomikanya

Bhoomikanya is an Indian TV drama series that premiered on 30 July 2018 on Star Jalsha. The show portrays a modern adaptation of Rupak Saha’s novel Tarita Puran.

Bhoomikanya (2018 TV series)
Genre	Drama Comedy Romance
Written by	Rupak Saha
Directed by	Arindam De
Presented by	Nothing Beyond Cinema
Starring	Sohini Sarkar Kaushik Sen Chiranjeet Chakraborty Anirban Bhattacharya Sudipta Chakraborty Rupanjana Mitra Ankita Chakraborty
Composer(s)	Bickram Ghosh
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Bengali
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1
Production
Producer(s)	Arindam Sil
Production location(s)	Kolkata
Running time	22 minutes
Release
Original network	STAR Jalsha
Picture format	576i SDTV 1080i HDTV
Original release	July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30) – 20 January 2019 (2019-01-20)

Bhoomikanya is the television directorial debut for Arindam Sil The music was composed by Tabla player Bickram Ghosh. The title track is sung by Ujjaini Mukherjee.

Plot

The story follows Tarita, a herpetologist, who returns home in the beginning of the series. She comes back to Sundargarh in Odisha State, the stronghold of Chandrabhanu. He is a local gangster who engages in human trafficking, corruption and illegal abductions. Maheshwar, the chief advisor to Chandrabhanu, prophesies the downfall of Tarita in the beginning of the series. She is assisted in her endeavors by Ankush, a forest ranger who is her love interest. Overall, the unfolding of this gripping tale, delineates the triumph of good over evil.

Cast

• Sohini Sarkar as Tarita
• Kaushik Sen as Chandrabhanu
• Chiranjeet Chakraborty as Maheshwar
• Anirban Bhattacharya as Ankush
• Sudipta Chakraborty as Satima
• Rupanjana Mitra as Sanaka
• Ankita Chakraborty as Netra
• Rimjhim Mitra as Ankush's sister-in-law.

Crew

• Story - Rupak Saha
• Producer - Arindam Sil
• Dialogue - Padmanava Dasgupta
• Camera - Dipyaman Bhattacharya
• Editing - Swapan Basu, Jishu Nath
• Music Director - Bickram Ghosh
• Director - Arindam De
• Screenplay - Kausik Bhattacharya
• Title Track - Ujjaini Mukherjee
• Costume - Abhishek Roy

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