Dhulokona

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{{Short description|Indian Bengali Soap Opera}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| name = ''Dhulokona''
| image = Dhulokona.jpg
| creator = Magic Moments Motion Pictures
| genre = [[Family Drama]] [[Romance film|Romance]] [[Comedy]]
| writer = '''Screenplay & Dialogues''' [[Leena Gangopadhyay]]
| story = [[Leena Gangopadhyay]]
| director = Saibal Banerjee Sujit Payin
| creative_director = [[Leena Gangopadhyay]]
| starring = Manali Manisha Dey Indrashish Roy
| theme_music_composer = Debojyoti Mishra
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = India
| language = Bengali
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 85 
| executive_producer = Debolina Mukhopadhyay & Arabinda Dasgupta (Magic Moments Motion Pictures) Taniya, Supriyo & Shayak (Star Jalsha)
| producer = Saibal Banerjee
| editor = Sameer Soumen
| cinematography = Pankaj Saha
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Star India]] [[Disney+Hotstar]]
| channel = [[Star Jalsha]]
| picture_format = [[576i]] [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
| first_aired = 19 July 2021 <ref name="date">{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Priyanka |title='মিঠাই'কে টেক্কা দিতে 'বরণ'-এর জায়গা নিচ্ছে ‘ধুলোকণা’, শেষ হচ্ছে ‘ওগো নিরুপমা’? |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv-update-dhulokona-will-go-on-air-from-19th-july-manali-indrasish-s-show-to-replace-boron-know-more-details-31625903419323.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] Bangla |date=10 July 2021 |language=bn}}</ref>
| last_aired =
| website =
| website_title = Hotstar
}}

'''''Dhulokona''''' is an 2021 [[India|Indian]] [[Bengali language]] [[drama]] television series which is premiered on [[Star Jalsha]] from 19 July 2021.<ref name="date"/> The show is produced under the banner of [[Magic Moments Motion Pictures]]. The show stars [[Manali Dey|Manali Manisha Dey]] and [[Indrasish Roy|Indrashish Roy]] in lead roles.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Indrasish Roy and Manali Manisha Dey to team up for ‘Dhulokona’ - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/indrasish-roy-and-manali-manisha-dey-to-team-up-for-dhulokona/articleshow/82575424.cms|access-date=2021-05-13|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="b">{{cite news |last1=Nag |first1=Niranjana |title=কাজের মেয়ে বনাম গাড়ি চালক, নতুন জুটি বেঁধে 'ধুলোকণা' নিয়ে ফিরছেন মানালি |url=https://banglahunt.com/manali-dey-is-returning-to-serial/ |work=Bangla Hunt |date=13 May 2021|language=bn}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Fuljhuri, the care-taker of a middle-class joint family gets to know Lalon, the local-car driver of the same family and they soon fall in love. Apart from a beautiful love story, ‘Dhulokona’ narrates the tale of a simple joint-family, its roots, beliefs and how everyone is necessary for it to be called ‘family’.<ref name=":0"/>

== Cast ==
===Main===
* [[Manali Dey|Manali Manisha Dey]]<ref name="a">{{Cite web|date=2021-05-12|title=ঝগড়া দিয়ে শুরু,কেমন হবে মানালি-ইন্দ্রাশিসের প্রেমের গল্প? আসছে ‘ধুলোকণা’|url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/manali-monisha-dey-and-indrashis-roy-all-set-to-comeback-on-tv-screen-with-star-jalsha-s-new-show-dhulokona-31620825585199.html|access-date=2021-05-13|website=[[Hindustan Times]] Bangla|language=bn}}</ref> as Phuljhuri : The care-taker of the family.
* [[Indrasish Roy]] as Lalon Chatterjee<ref name="a"/> aka Lal : The family's driver and a rapper.

=== Recurring ===

; Dasgupta family
* [[Sabitri Chatterjee]] as Ratulmoni Dasgupta aka Thammi
* [[Ratna Ghoshal]] as Ruprekha Dasgupta aka Pisi Thammi
* [[Shankar Chakraborty]]<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=12 May 2021|title=ছোট পর্দার ফিরছেন ইন্দ্রাশিস, সঙ্গী মানালি, এক ফ্রেমে শঙ্কর-বাদশা-ভাস্কর|language=bn|work=www.anandabazar.com|publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]]|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/new-mega-dhulokona-is-coming-soon-dgtl/cid/1280737}}</ref> as Debraj Dasgupta aka Halua - Mini's father.
* Moyna Mukherjee<ref name="b"/> as Anandi Dasgupta - Halua's wife, Mini's mother.
* Bhaskar Banerjee<ref name=":0"/> as Somraj Dasgupta - Taan and Chorui's father.
* [[Anindita Raychaudhury]] as Chandreyi Dasgupta - Taan and Chorui's mother. (Antagonist)
* [[Badshah Moitra|Badsha Moitra]]<ref name=":0"/> as Meghraj Dasgupta aka Bullet
* Prity Biswas<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Rahul Mazumder sets major fitness goals - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/actor-rahul-mazumder-sets-major-fitness-goals/articleshow/83140454.cms |work=The Times of India |date=June 2021 |language=en}} "Rahul's wife Prity, on the other hand...She will also be seen in the upcoming show ‘Dhulokona’ starring Indrasish Roy and Manali Manisha Dey."</ref> as Sreeradha Dasgupta aka Mini / Sona Didi - mentally retarded daughter of Halua.
* Mainak Banerjee<ref name="b"/> as Abhigyan Dasgupta aka Taan - Owner of the car.
* Shweta Mishra as Saswati Dasgupta aka Chorui (Antagonist)
* Rishav Chakraborty as Kabul Chatterjee - Thammi's daughter's orphaned son.

; Lalon's family
* Phalguni Chatterjee as Lalon's father
* [[Rita Dutta Chakraborty]] as Lalon's mother
* Shahana Sen as Dali - Lalon's elder sister.

; Fuljhuri's family
* Shaktipada Dey as Fuljhuri's father
* Rajashree Bhowmik as Fuljhuri's mother
* Deerghoi Paul as Priya - Fuljhuri's younger sister.
* Ashmee Ghosh<ref name="b"/> as Pooja - Fuljhuri's youngest sister

==Reception==
=== TRP Ratings ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Week
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="2" | [[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC]] Viewership
! rowspan="2" | Ref.
|-
! [[Target Rating Point|TRP]]
! Rank
|-
|Week 31
|2021
|6.4
|7
|<ref>{{cite news |title=TRP: মিষ্টিমুখ বহাল 'মিঠাই'-র! চমক দিয়ে এগিয়ে এল আরও এক মেগা |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/television/story/trp-list-31st-week-mithai-remains-top-again-aparajita-apu-khorkuto-top-three-again-see-barc-report-weekly-rating-chart-television-soc-291275-2021-08-12 |work=[[Aaj Tak]] বাংলা |date=14 August 2021 |language=bn}}</ref>
|-
|Week 32
|2021
|6.7
|8
|<ref>{{cite news |title=TRP তালিকা: শুরুতেই সেরা তিনে সর্বজয়া, প্রথম পাঁচে নেই স্টার জলসার কোনও সিরিয়াল! |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/trp-list-week-32-deboshree-roy-s-sarbojaya-impresses-audience-and-bags-number-3-spot-in-trp-chart-mithai-again-tops-list-31629361889295.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] Bangla |date=19 August 2021 |language=bn}}</ref>
|}

==Production==
===Development===
The filming began in April 2021.<ref name=":0"/>

===Release===
The first promo was released on 12 May 2021.

The show released on 19 July 2021.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news |title=মানালি- ইন্দ্রাশিসের আদায়-কাঁচকলা সম্পর্ক কীভাবে পরিণতি পাবে প্রেমে? আসছে নতুন ধারাবাহিক 'ধুলোকণা' |url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/amp/cinema-and-tv-serial-news/television/story/dhulokona-new-bengali-serial-starring-manali-dey-and-indrasish-acharya-leena-gangopadhyay-coming-soon-277809-2021-05-13 |work=Aaj Tak বাংলা |date=13 May 2021 |language=bn}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Star Jalsha Shows}}
{{Magic Moments Motion Pictures}}

[[Category:Bengali-language television programming in India]]
[[Category:2021 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Star Jalsha original programming]]

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