| Anurager Chhowa | |
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| Genre | Drama Romance |
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| Written by | Srabasti Basu Sayan Chowdhury |
| Screenplay by | Srabasti Basu |
| Story by | Srabasti Basu |
| Directed by | Anupam Hari |
| Creative director | Aditi Roy |
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| Theme music composer | Joy Sarkar |
| Opening theme | by Anweshaa |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 1245 |
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| Producers |
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| Production location | Kolkata |
| Cinematography | Dipankar Saha |
| Editor | Babulal Sau |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Jalsha |
| Release | 7 February 2022 – 30 November 2025 |
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Anurager Chhowa is an Indian Bengali language television series that premiered on 7 February 2022 on Star Jalsha and streams digitally on JioHotstar. One of the longest running Bengali television soap opera, the show is produced under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. It formerly starred Swastika Ghosh and Dibyojyoti Dutta. Since September 2025, it starred Ghosh with Rahul Mazumdar in lead roles.
This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (August 2026) |
The show highlights the importance of good characteristics in life over external beauty. It mainly revolves around a love triangle story between two women and one man.
The story revolves around Deepa a humble woman and Surjo a kind cardiologist. Deepa is mistreated by her stepmother and half sister Urmi after her mother's death since childhood and her father does not defend her. Later she crosses path with Surjo Sengupta and they immediately like each other. Deepa is forced to marry the son of MLA in order by her stepmother and step grandmother in order to sell her late mother's land. She is saved by Surjo and to defend his love he married her. This marriage is faced with opposition from his mother Lavanya Sengupta and Urmi Sengupta who wanted to marry Surjo but ended up marrying his brother Joy. Later, Surjo's best friend and obsessive lover Mishka Sen returns. She has secretly killed his girlfriend Hiya by causing their accident over two years ago. Later, Deepa starts to suspect Mishka's intentions and discovers her obsession with Surjo and tries to expose her but no one believes.
Eventually Lavanya accepts Deepa and Urmi falls in love with Joy. To prevent Deepa and Surjo from uniting Mishka makes Deepa's pregnancy appear to be illegitimate because Surjo is unfit to be a father since he is infertile and Deepa is having an affair with Kabir one of Mishka's regular patients. Deepa is revealed to be pregnant and when she tells this to family, Surjo doubts her under the illusion that Mishka had created. Surjo doubts Deepa's dignity and feeling insulted she leaves the Sengputa House with Lavanya's support. She faces many trials trying to meet ends meet to support her pregnancy.
Deepa undergoes labor pain and reaches Surjo's hospital to deliver her child. Mishka learns of this and attempts to kill her when she injects her with a lethal injection. She survives and gives birth to twin girls named Rupa and Shona. Shona is taken away by Lavanya and Prabir since she feels Deepa cannot support both her kids without Surjo's financial help. Shona is made to appear as an orphan so that Surjo can adopt her. Mishka hovers around Surjo and manipulates him to marry her. Their wedding is stopped by Deepa but she is coldly insulted by Surjo and she decides to leave him for good. Surjao still in love with Deepa refuses to marry Mishka foiling Mishka's schemes. Deepa and Surjo decide to raise their daughters Rupa and Shona respectively.
Deepa lives in a village with Rupa and Surjo with Shona in the city along with Sengupta family and has raised her with love even though he adopted her not knowing that he is her biological father.
Rupa is courageous and outspoken and always supports and defends Deepa while Shona is sweet and gentle as Deepa. Mishka still hovers around Surjo using the excuse of friendship and pretends to care for Shona so as to get Surjo's approval for her marriage as she still stuck in her obsession, but her efforts bear no fruit as Shona dislikes, since she sees through her act.
Lavanya searches for Deepa and she wishes to unite her and Rupa, with Deepa and Surjo to fulfill the complete family. Rupa meets Lavanya, Surjo and Shona, during their drive to the health camp held in the village where Deepa lives. Lavanya and Surjo immediately like her and he bond with her. Deepa sees the family at the village fair and tries to avoid them still hurting from the past. Mishka and Deepa cross paths and, during their confrontation Deepa vows to fight for her place in the Sengputa family. Threatened by this Mishka resorts to her old ways and decides to kill Deepa. Deepa moves to the city for Rupa's future and lands a job and at the school where Rupa and Shona study. Their Shona meets Deepa and they feel bonded towards each other. Surjo also meets Rupa and they also connect, with each other. Deepa continues to avoid Surjo as she does not want to bring up the past anymore and, in order to protect Rupa she, makes her act as her niece to keep her away from Surjo's anger and Mishka's plots. Mishka discovers that, Rupa is Deepa's daughter and decides to kill them both. Later, Deepa learns that, Shona's connection to Surjo, but misunderstands that, Surjo and Mishka are her parents, during a family gathering. Later, the whole Sengputa family sees Deepa and they are glad to see her once again, except for Urmi, who fears to lose her place to Deepa.
Rupa and Shona initially fight, with each other, due to jealousy of the other becoming closer to each other's parents. Later, they grow closer as they share a common goal to stop Mishka's acts. Shona longs for a mother and she sees that, in Deepa and opts that, Surjo can fulfil her desire. During a family event, Surjo learns that, Deepa has met Shona behind his back furious he harshly condemns her and warns her to stay away from his daughter. Despite Deepa's explanations, Surjo humiliates, insults and degrades her for being a gold digger using Shona for her own benefit multiple times, when she interacts with Shona. Mishka further manipulates Surjo wishing to protect Shona decides to leave, with her, but her health deteriorates this, in order to heal Surjo lets Deepa take care of her. Mishka fearing that, Deepa and Surjo might reunite, because of this decides to fasten her plans to kill Deepa, but she is saved multiple times, by Surjo, who still loves her. Later, Rupa discovers that, Surjo is her father and is deeply hurt that, he had abandoned her and her mother years ago, and wishes to confront him, but is stopped, by Deepa. This revelation changes Rupa's attitude towards Surjo, but not only her, but so does Shona as he shows anger and frustration for those, who support Deepa including his family. This causes rifts in their family as Surjo constantly fights, with everyone, who supports Deepa.
Mishka becomes desperate to harm Deepa as she fears to lose her, later, she starts to suspect Shona's origin, due to the constant support from Lavanya as she was her biological granddaughter so she investigates and confirms that, she is indeed Surjo and Deepa's daughter as well. She decides to prevent their reunion as a family and continues, with her schemes. This also happens, when Deepa discovers that, she had given birth to twins five years ago and confronts Kabir's wife, the alive nurse, who was their that, day, but she does not reveal anything about Lavanya's request. She starts suspecting Shona is her daughter and later confirms that, Lavanya took her way. She decides to take her away, but is begged, by Lavanya that, it may break Surjo as she is her only support after his separation from her. Urmi is revealed to be pregnant, with Joy's child and Deepa decides to support her sister through her pregnancy as she had no one to do it, during her time. Urmi starts to feel Deepa's care and change her attitude towards her becoming affectionate.
Ratna tells Shona about her adoption, which sparks tension in the Sengputa family. Shona feeling hurt decides to leave, with Deepa and for the sake of her happiness, Surjo agrees. Later, the girls, Surjo and Deepa live under the same house as a family. Urmi gives birth to baby boy, who is named Deep. Their peace is disrupted, by Mishka once again, and Shona and Surjo leave. Shona's birth is revealed to Surjo, and believing her and Rupa are Kabir's daughters is left, with anger and resentment for Deepa. Shona discovers this too and wants to leave, with Deepa so for her happiness Surjo permits and lets her go. Deepa's health deteriorates and fearing to die, and leave her kids all alone she requests Surjo to confirm his paternity to them through a test.
Mishka tries to cover the truth this time as well, but it comes to light. Finally Surjo confirms Rupa and Shona are his daughters after a DNA test. Surjo regrets all his past mistakes and rushed to Deepa, who is critically ill begging him not to leave her. Deepa recovers, but is still furious at Surjo for all the pain he had caused her with his doubts and accusations for all these years. Deepa decides to live in Sengputa house for her children's sake, despite her anger for Surjo. The whole family decides to help him win back Deepa's heart and as they start to live together, Deepa anger for Surjo goes away.
On the day, Surjo plans to propose to Deepa, Misha enters and clashes the party revealing that, she is pregnant, with Surjo's child, which causes chaos once again. In reality Mishka had stolen Surjo's sperm samples for, when he was testing his fertility and had used IVF to become pregnant, with his child, in order to separate him from Deepa. Knowing Mishka's antics and past deceptions. Deepa keeps her trust in Surjo and investigates Mishka's allegations and discovers her deceptions and gathers evidence. But Mishka uses her pregnancy to defame Surjo and Mishka's adoptive father threatens to ruin the Sengputa name with his resources and this is possible since the Sengputa business is financially struggling and in order to keep Mishka's baby within the family. The Sengputas decide to allow Mishka to stay within the house and care for her during terminal pregnancy since the child is still Surjo's.
The series is an official adaptation of the Malayalam television series, Karuthamuthu. It loosely followed the series Anupamaa and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.
In December 2022, Anurager Chhowa introuced a leap of 5 years, following a series of continuous misunderstandings and malicious conspiracies orchestrated against them by the primary antagonist Mishika, the leads Deepa and Surjyo, part ways. After Deepa gives birth to twin daughters, Sona and Rupa, who grow up separated from each other.
On 25 March 2025, the series completed 1000 episodes successfully. At the same date, the show took its first generation leap of 20 years whereas Nisha Poddar and Sanghati Banerjee take over the roles of grown-up Sona and Rupa respectively.
In September 2025, the second generation leap of 20 years after the earthquake wiped off entire sengupta family, loosely follows Kusum Dola. The story fast forwarded with Rupa's twin daughter Sudeepa crossing paths with S.P. Aditya and long lost sister Parama, portrayed by Swastika Ghosh, Rahul Mazumdar and Tiyasha Lepcha respectively.
On 1st October 2023, the show aired one-hour gala episode, Anurager Chhonwaye Bhalobashar Utsab arranged to celebrate the anniversary of the leads, Deepa and Surjo. It featured special performances by prominent singers Kumar Sonu, Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo and Iman Chakraborty and presented by Trina Saha and Rohan Bhattacharjee. Usashi Chakraborty appeared as special guest in this special episode.
The series was dubbed in English and airs on Star Life as "You Have My Heart". It was dubbed in Hindi and aired on Star Plus as "Chhoo Kar Mere Mann Ko".
After a generation leap in 2025, the series ratings dropped drastically from 8+TRP to 4.5. The decision to end the show came abruptly, which surprised the cast members, especially lead actor Rahul Mazumdar expressed shock and disappointment noting he got to know the news only on short notice. After a successful 3-year run of 1245 episodes, the show ended on 30 November 2025.
Star Jalsha's Anurager Chhowa is an official Bengali remake of Asianet's Karuthamuthu. A Hindi remake titled Dil Ko Tumse Pyaar Hua premiered on Star Plus on 15 July 2024, starring Aditi Tripathi and Akshit Sukhija. Karuthamuthu's Third Hindi remake, Dil Ko Tumse Pyaar Hua and Anurager Chhowa both are produced by same producer Mahendra Soni under Shree Venkatesh Films and follow same plot.
| Week | Year | BARC viewership | Ref. | |
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| TRP | Rank | |||
| Week 6 | 2022 | 8.1 | 1 | |
| Week 7 | 2022 | 8.1 | 6 | |
| Week 8 | 2022 | 7.7 | 7 | |
| Week 9 | 2022 | 7.1 | 6 | |
| Week 10 | 2022 | 7.4 | 6 | |
| Week 11 | 2022 | 8.4 | 5 | |
| Week 12 | 2022 | 8.5 | 3 | |
| Week 13 | 2022 | 8.5 | 3 | |
| Week 14 | 2022 | 7.9 | 3 | |
| Week 15 | 2022 | 7.1 | 4 | |
| Week 16 | 2022 | 6.9 | 5 | |
| Week 17 | 2022 | 6.4 | 6 | |
| Week 35 | 2023 | 7.6 | 2 | |
| Week 36 | 2023 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| Week 37 | 2023 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| Week 38 | 2023 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Week 39 | 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| Week 40 | 2023 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Week 01 | 2024 | 7.1 | 6 | |
| Week 02 | 2024 | 7.5 | 5 | |
| Week 03 | 2024 | 7.8 | 4 | |
| Week 04 | 2024 | 7.2 | 4 | |
| Week 05 | 2024 | 7.3 | 5 | |
| Week 06 | 2024 | 7.8 | 5 | |
| Week 07 | 2024 | 6.8 | 7 | |
| Week 28 | 2024 | 5.7 | 8 | |
| Week 29 | 2024 | 5.9 | 6 | |
At the Tolly Cine Samman 2024, director Anupam Hari received Best Director, while Dibyojyoti Dutta was honored with Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male).