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From 'Krishnakoli' to 'Bhoomikanya', here are some of the hits and misses of 2018

TNN | Last updated on - Dec 14, 2018, 13:31 IST
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​From ‘Krishnakoli’ to ‘Bhoomikanya’, here are some of the hits and misses of 2018​

A number of television serials have been launched in year 2018. Some of these shows have dominated the TRP chart. Some on the other hand, failed to make a mark despite high hopes in the beginning. Take a look... (Photo: Facebook)

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Krishnakoli:

The show ‘Krishnakoli’ has turned out to be one of the biggest hits of 2018. The show, which has debutante Tiyasha Roy and Neel Bhattacharya in the lead, narrates the story of a village girl, Shyama (Tiyasha). She is a talented Keertan singer but has to face a lot of abuse due to her dusky skin tone. The story of a girl, who has to face all kinds of discrimination only due to her dark complexion, instantly wooed the audience and ‘Krishnakoli’ is dominating the TRP charts by securing position in number one for last few months. (Photo: Facebook)

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​Joy Baba Loknath:

Child actor Aranya Roychowdhury has already become a household name with the show ‘Joy Baba Loknath’. He is essaying the childhood part of Baba Loknath. The 7-year-old actor is giving a stiff competition to all other lead actors and actresses with his natural acting skills. (Photo: Facebook)

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Phagun Bou:

The show was launched in March 2018. It marks as the comeback show of Oindrila Sen and Vikram Chatterjee as a lead pair too. The Jodi has spilled its magic as ‘Phagun Bou’ is consistently scoring well on the TRP charts. (Photo: Facebook)

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Debi Choudhurani:

Based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel, the television serial ‘Debi Choudhurani’, has already glued the audience to the television screen. Sonamoni made her debut with this television serial. While, a section of the viewers have reportedly criticized that the storyline doesn’t have much similarity with the famous novel, some of the viewers seem to be enjoying it as the show is scoring well on the TRP chart. The show was launched in July, 2018. (Photo: Facebook)

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Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti:

'Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti' (KHBK) was one of the most talked about non-fiction shows launched in 2018. Film actor Prosenjit Chatterjee aka Bumba da hosted it. The quiz show was the Bengali version of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ originally hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. But according to the reports, KHBK couldn't show its magic on the TRP charts and scored average. (Photo: Facebook)

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Om Namah Shivaya:

The show was one of the ambitious projects launched in June, 2018. Gourab Mondal (as Lord Shiva) and Amandeep (as Sati) played the lead characters. The mythological show created a lot of curiosity since its first promo was launched. With a strong cast, exotic shooting sets, and special effects used, the show had sky high expectations to meet. But it reportedly failed to make a mark and went off-air recently. (Photo: Facebook)

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Bhoomikanya:

It is yet another mega-budgeted show which has an ensemble cast of Sohini Sarkar, Kaushik Sen as Chandrabhanu, Chiranjeet Chakraborty , Anirban Bhattacharya , Sudipta Chakraborty, Rupanjana Mitra. With cinematic effect and strong cast, ‘Bhoomikanya’ was absolutely promising; although it is yet to make a mark. (Photo: Facebook)

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Jiban jyoti:

Television serials 'Jiban Jyoti' and 'Phagun Bou' were premiered in March, 2018. While, 'Phagun Bou' become quite popular, 'Jiban Jyoti' failed to make a mark and concluded abruptly. The show had Aindrila Sharma and Ravi Shaw and Mishmee Das. (Photo: Facebook)

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Amloki:

The show was launched in February, 2018 with child actor Aishwarya Roy as Amloki. The little girl with curly hair stole viewers’ heart with her innocent smile. Despite having a strong cast which included Indrajit Bose, Antara, Rita Dutta Chakraborty and others, the serial couldn't recreate 'Bhutu's magic. The show has recently come to an end. (Photo: Facebook)

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tekka raja badshah:

The television serial 'Tekka Raja Badshah' was launched in July. The promo, which had a flavor of the film ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, created abuzz among the viewers. But it is yet to make a mark on the TRP charts. (Photo: Facebook)

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