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{{Short description|Bengali television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]] [[Television comedy|Comedy]] [[Romance film|Romance]]
| creator = [[Ravi Ojha Productions]]
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| story = [[Mitali Bhattacharya]] '''Dialogues''' [[Tathagata Mukherjee]]
| director = [[Tathagata Mukherjee]]
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| presenter =
| starring = [[Manali Dey]] [[Riju Biswas]] [[Moumita Gupta]]
| judges =
| voices = Title Track by Upaali Chatterjee
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| composer = [[Chandan Roy Chowdhury]]
| country = India
| language = Bengali
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 913
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = Ravi Ojha
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| location = [[Kolkata]] [[Sikkim]]
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| company = [[Ravi Ojha Productions]]
| channel = [[Star Jalsha]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2009|01|05}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=y|2012|01|14}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
* Star Studio
* [[Bodhu Kon Alo Laaglo Chokhe]]
* [[Gustakh Dil]]
}}
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'''''Bou Kotha Kao''''' ({{langx|bn|বউ কথা কও}}) is a television serial that aired on Bengali GEC [[Star Jalsha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibollytv.com/showmovie_info.php?movie_name=Bou%20Katha%20Kou |title=Watch Bou Katha Kou (Star Jalsha) Bengali TV Show Watch Online |access-date=2015-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203203457/http://www.ibollytv.com/showmovie_info.php?movie_name=Bou%20Katha%20Kou |archive-date=2015-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was produced by ''[[Ravi Ojha Productions]]'' and was directed by Tathagata Mukherjee. It starred [[Riju Biswas]] and [[Manali Dey]] in the lead roles, and [[Ridhima Ghosh]] (later replaced by [[Parno Mittra]]) as the 2nd Female Lead and also in a negative role. It was one of the most popular TV serials of Bengali television as well as [[Star Jalsha]] and it was a blockbuster serial. It ended in January 2012. Later it was remade in Hindi as [[Gustakh Dil]]. It was re-aired on Star Jalsha during lockdown period, due to COVID-19.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
This Show is 3rd time repeat telecast on Star Jalsha on 9 May 2024. (Mon - Sun 12.00Pm to 1.00pm)

==Plot==
''Bou Kotha Kao'' is the story of a simple village girl Mouri and a guy from the city Nikhil.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131031/jsp/t2/story_17513905.jsp#.VNEKY6BhLcc |title=Crossover tv shows |access-date=2015-02-03 |archive-date=2015-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203204606/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131031/jsp/t2/story_17513905.jsp#.VNEKY6BhLcc |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvshows.sulekha.com/bou-kotha-kou_on_star-jalsha-tv_home.htm|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150204085527/http://tvshows.sulekha.com/bou-kotha-kou_on_star-jalsha-tv_home.htm|archive-date=2015-02-04|url-status=dead|title=Bou Kotha Kou Star Jalsha TV Program|Bou Kotha Kou TV Program Videos|Bou Kotha Kou TV Program Pictures & Stills|access-date=2015-02-03}}</ref> Nikhil is forcefully married to Mouri, but he is already in love with Neera and makes it very clear to Mouri that they will never share a husband–wife relationship. Nikhil's mother does not like Mouri anyway, and her sole agenda is to make life difficult for her. However, as days pass Nikhil starts falling in love with Mouri. But Nikhil's mother hates her and forces her to leave the house. Mouri puts up in a hostel and tutors Mili in order to earn a living. Mili's father Sagar Sen, a famous choreographer, helps Mouri to become a dancing sensation. Learning about her stardom, Nikhil's family welcomes Mouri back into their house and lives.

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Riju Biswas]] as Nikhil Chowdhury
* [[Manali Dey]] as Mayurakshi Chowdhury / Mouri
* [[Ridhima Ghosh]] / [[Parno Mitra]] as Neera

===Recurring===
* [[Samrat Mukherji]] as Sagar Sen
* [[June Malia]] as Sagar's late wife
* [[Ashok Bhattacharya (actor)|Ashok Bhattacharya]] as Kamalesh, Samaresh & Swarna's father, Nikhil's paternal grandfather, head of Palashdanga village
* [[Debjani Chatterjee]] as Swarna- Nikhil's paternal aunt
* [[Pijush Ganguly]] as Swarna's husband
* [[Pradip Chakraborty]] as doctor cum priest of Palashdanga village
* [[Anusuya Majumdar]] as Niharika- Neelima's mother, Nikhil's maternal grandmother
* [[Kunal Padhi]] as Ronojoy- Nikhil's maternal uncle
* [[Rita Dutta Chakraborty]]- Nikhil's maternal aunt
* [[Kunal Mitra]] / [[Palash Mukherjee]] / [[Bimal Chakraborty]] as Kamalesh- Nolini & Nikhil's father
* [[Moumita Gupta]] as Neelima- Nolini, Akash & Nikhil's mother
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* [[Biplab Das Gupta]] as Neera's father
* Unknown as Neera's mother
* [[Disha Ganguly]] as Ranjana
* [[Badshah Moitra]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Amrita |title=Actor Badshah Moitra Owes His Success To His Experience In Theatre |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/curtain-call/cid/482002 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |date=12 September 2010}}</ref> as Samaresh- Gunja and Rangan's father
* [[Rupa Rai Bhattacharya]] / [[Baisakhi Marjit]] as Samaresh's wife, Gunja and Rangan's mother
* [[Bidipta Chakraborty]] as Aparna - Samaresh's second wife, Gunja and Rangan's stepmother
* [[Anish Mukherjee]] as Rangan
* [[Komalnishad Mitra]] as Gunja
* [[Anindita Bose]] as Nalini
* [[Tathagata Mukherjee]] as Rudra
* [[Sourav Chatterjee]] as Sobuj- Nikhil's friend
* [[Ena Saha]] as Mahua- Mouri's younger sister
* Unknown as Sheuli- Mouri's youngest sister
* [[Subhadra Chakraborty]] as Bokul- Mouri's mother
* [[Milan Roy Choudhury]] as Girish- Mouri's father
* [[Rittika Sen|Rittwika Sen]] as Mili
* [[Sayak Chakraborty]] as Junior Artist
* [[Sohail Dutta]] as young Nikhil
* Unknown as young Akash (deceased)
* [[Ronnie Chakraborty]] as Nikhil's friend
* [[Vivaan Ghosh]] as Raktim

<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/bou/bou-katha-kou/tvi_2461/cast_crew/ |title=Cast and Crew - Movie |accessdate=2015-02-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203213601/http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/bou/bou-katha-kou/tvi_2461/cast_crew/ |archivedate=2015-02-03 }}</ref>

==Productions==
The show was produced by Ravi Ojha Productions. The show became very popular and it generated high TRPs like 4.2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantvinfo.com/star-jalsha-trp-ratings/|title=Star Jalsha Eyeing Top Slot In West Bengal - TRP Ratings Of Bengla TV|date=6 February 2009 }}</ref> (which was very high in those times).In 2014, the soap was telecast once again on [[Jalsha Movies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/small-screen-to-relaunch-bou-kotha-kou-and-behula/articleshow/30339793.cms|title=Small screen to relaunch Bou Kotha Kou and Behula - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Adaptations==
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Language
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Title
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Original release
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Network(s)
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Last aired
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Notes
|-
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|''Bou Kotha Kao'' বৰ কথা কও
|5 January 2009
|[[Star Jalsha]]
|14 January 2012
|Original
|-
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|''[[Man Udhan Varyache]]'' मन उधाण वाऱ्याचे
|27 July 2009
|[[Star Pravah]]
|1 October 2011
|rowspan="2"|Remake
|-
|[[Hindi]]
|''[[Gustakh Dil]]'' गुस्ताख दिल
|5 August 2013
|[[Life OK]]
|4 November 2014
|}

==Awards==
* Best Serial (Manthan Tele Cine Awards){{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External Website==
* [http://www.hotstar.com/#!/star-jalsha-817/ Website]

[[Category:Bengali-language television programming in India]]
[[Category:2009 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2012 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Star Jalsha original programming]]

Bou Kotha Kao - Revision history

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