Pilu is a 2022 Indian Bengali drama television series that released on 10 January 2022 on Zee Bangla. It is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. The series is produced under the banner of Zee Bangla Productions. It stars Megha Daw and Gourab Roy Chowdhury in lead roles.
Plot Pilu is a folk singer and comes from a village. Her singing impresses Aditya, who is actually Pilu's father, whom she has never met, owner of "Suramandal" music institute where classical music is practised. Aditya appoints his favorite student, Aahir, as her music teacher to improve her singing system. Despite their initial differences in music, love blossoms between them. A few days later, they are shocked to learn that Aditya is Pilu's father.
Cast Main Megha Daw as Piyali Basu Mallick (née Mukhopadhyay) aka Pilu – a folk singer, Ahir's student turned wife, Sanatan's granddaughter, Aditya and Kalyani's daughter, Rijula's step daughter, Ranja's paternal half-sister Gourab Roy Chowdhury as Aahir Basu Mallick aka Ustaadji – a classical singer, Aditya's student, Pilu's teacher and husband, Sabyasachi and Sohini's son, Ranja's ex-love interest; Mallar's elder cousin brother and rival Idhika Paul as Ranjini Basu Mallick (née Mukhopadhyay) aka Ranja – Aditya and Rijula's daughter; Pilu's paternal half-sister; Rangan and Raima's cousin sister; Aahir's ex-fiance; Mallar's wife Dhrubajyoti Sarkar as Mallar Basu Mallick aka Ghontu / Mallar Roy Chowdhury (fake) – Sukumar and Rukmini's son; Ahir's cousin brother; Suramandal's former rival; Mallika's elder brother; Ranja's husband
Recurring Kaushik Chakraborty as Aditya Narayan Mukhopadhyay – Owner of "Suramandal" music institute; Pandit Gyanendraprasad's student; Kalyani former husband and Rijula's present husband; Pilu and Ranja's father; Ahir's teacher Anjana Basu as Rijula Mukhopadhyay (née Chattopadhyay) aka Manima – Aditya's second wife; Pandit Gyanendraprasad's eldest daughter; Pilu's stepmother; Ranja's mother Moyna Banerjee as Kalyani Mitra – Pilu's mother; Aditya's first wife; Ranja's stepmother Ashok Mukherjee as Sanatan Mitra - Kalyani's father; Pilu's grandfather Biswanath Basu as Uday Narayan Mukhopadhyay – A Tabalia; Pilu and Ranja's paternal uncle; Aditya's younger brother; Ritoja's husband; Rangan and Raima's father Swarnakamal Dutta as Ritoja Mukhopadhyay (née Chattopadhyay) aka Ritu – Gnanendraprasad's youngest daughter; Rijula's younger sister; Uday's wife; Rangan and Raima's mother Mimi Dutta as Mallika Mukhopadhyay (née Basu Mallick) – Aahir's paternal cousin sister; Rangan's wife; Mallar's younger sister; Sukumar and Rukmini's daughter Rudrajit Mukherjee as Rangan Mukhopadhyay – Uday and Ritoja's son; Ranja and Pilu's cousin brother; Raima's elder brother; Shinjinee's ex-love interest; Mallika's husband Soumi Chakraborty as Raima Mukhopadhyay aka Rai – Uday and Ritoja's daughter; Ranja and Pilu's cousin sister; Rangan's younger sister Sujoy Saha as Sayan - Rangan's friend. Aditi Chatterjee as Sohini Basu Mullick – Aahir's mother; Sabyasachi's wife; music teacher at "Suramandal"; Mallar and Mallika's paternal aunt Arindam Banerjee as Sabyasachi Basu Mullick – Aahir's father; Sohini's husband; Mallar and Mallika's paternal uncle; Aditya's rival Runa Bandyopadhyay as Annapurna Mukhopadhyay aka "Thummum" – Pilu, Ranja, Raima and Rangan's paternal grandmother; Aditya and Uday's mother Promita Chakraborty as Shinjinee – Aditya's friend's daughter; Rangan's former love interest Samir Biswas as Purnendu Bose aka "Mamadadu" – A lawyer; Rijula and Ritoja's maternal uncle Arijit Guha as Digbijay Basu Mallick aka Panditji – Head of Basu Mallick family; Head of "Suroniketan"; Sabyasachi and Sukumar's father; Aahir, Mallar and Mallika's grandfather Shyamashish Pahari as Sukumar Basu Mallick – Sabyasachi's younger brother; Aahir's paternal uncle; Rukmini's husband; Mallar and Mallika's father Sanjuktaa Roy Chowdhury as Rukmini Basu Mallick – Aahir's paternal aunt; Sukumar's wife; Mallar and Mallika's mother Chaitali Chakroborty as Bijaya Devi (née Basu Mallick) – Digbijay's younger sister; Sabyasachi and Sukumar's paternal aunt; Aahir, Mallar and Mallika's paternal grandaunt Biplab Dasgupta as Himangshu Singha Roy aka Gurudev – Basu Mallick family's priest Sourav Chatterjee as Gokul – Special Priest for Rath Yatra Puja at "Suromondol" Fahim Mirza as Kushal Dutta – Ranja's friend Manasi Sengupta as Bindhi - Mallar's fake wife & obsessive lover Rupam Singha as Mahadev Roy - Bindhi's husband
Guest appearances Saikat Mitra as a judge of Spring special West Bengal Music Research Academy show Haimanti Shukla as a judge of Spring special West Bengal Music Research Academy show
Reception Week Year BARC Viewership Ref. TRP RankWeek 220227.88Week 320227.88Week 420227.77Week 520227.48Week 620227.38Week 720227.210Week 820227.110Week 920226.910Week 1020227.410Week 1120227.410Week 1220227.69Week 1320227.36Week 1420227.27Week 1520226.16Week 1620226.27Week 1720225.69Week 1820225.710Week 1920226.17
Production Promo shoot The first promo of this series was shot at Saharajore Irrigation Scheme at Purulia.
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