Ishti Kutum
Ishti Kutum is a Bengali TV serial that aired from 24 October 2011 to 13 December 2015 on Star Jalsha. It started telecasting everyday from 3 May 2015. The show was produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures company. This is the first serial produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures on Star Jalsha as well as the longest running serial of Magic Moments Motion Pictures till now. The show went on-air on 24 October 2011. It starred Ranieeta Dash (later replaced by Sudipta Chakraborty), Rishi Kaushik and Ankita Chakraborty in lead roles. After successfully running for 4 years, Ishti Kutum went off-air on 13 December 2015.
| Ishti Kutum | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Drama, Family, Comedy |
| Developed by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Written by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Directed by | Saibal Banerjee Diganta Sinha |
| Creative director | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Presented by | Bright Advertising Pvt. Ltd. |
| Starring | Ranieeta Dash Rishi Kaushik Ankita Chakraborty Sudipta Chakraborty |
| Opening theme | Ishti Kutum Ishti Kutum Ishti Kutum |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1332 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sumit Kumar Roy, Satyajit Chakraborty (Magic Moments), Kastuvi Ghosh (Star Jalsha), Sriya Basu (Star Jalsha) |
| Producer | Saibal Banerjee |
| Production location | West Bengal |
| Cinematography | paramatma yadav |
| Editors | Sameer Soumen |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | Magic Moments Motion Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Jalsha |
| Release | 24 October 2011 – 13 December 2015 |
| Related | |
| Mohi Neelakkuyil Neelakuyil Imlie Kunya Rajachi Ga Tu Rani | |
The show was a big hit after it's launch and was constantly performing well in TRP charts and it is a very popular serial in Bengal. The show won multiple awards and Baha and Archi were very close to audience. Baha was such a popular character that saree, necklace, vermillion, chocolate and what not was available then.
In August 2014, Ranieeta Dash had to resign Ishti Kutum for medical reasons and her studies. A legal issue also happened with Star Jalsha when she discontinued Ishti Kutum. In December 2014 or January 2015, Sudipta Chakraborty joined the serial as Baha, and the serial lost its charm after that and even now, many people cannot accept Sudipta as Baha.
After 8 years of the show going off-air, Star Jalsha planned to bring the serial back as a huge demand from the audience and from 26 February 2024, she show is being re-telecasted on Star Jalsha and is also available in Disney+ Hotstar.
It was dubbed in Hindi as Mann Chala Teri Ore which started on StarPlus on 11 March 2024 and ended suddenly on 28 March 2024.