Jiyon Kathi Explained

Jiyon Kathi is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 23 September 2019, and aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Sun Bangla.^[1] It is the first show produced by Organinc Studios (of Arka Ganguly), a subsidiary of Magic Moments Motion Pictures (of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay), and stars Aindrila Sharma^[2] and Joy Mukherjee, later replaced by Somraj Maity.^[3]

Premise

A simple girl's fate brings her closer to an angry yet influential man. Her grounded dreams are met with his sky-high ambitions eventually brewing love between them.

Cast

Main

• Aindrila Sharma as Jahnabi Chatterjee aka Tuli - An IAS Officer, Roshni's younger half-sister, Rishi's second and third wife (once divorced, twice married), Dipto's wife (marriage annulled), Oli's adoptive elder paternal sister, Abhimanyu's step/adoptive mother.
• Joy Mukherjee / Somraj Maity as Rishi Sen - An IAS Officer, Jahnabi's second and fourth husband (once divorced, twice married), Roshni's husband (divorced), Oli's husband (marriage ended with her death), Abhimanyu's father.

Recurring

Rishi's family

• Manishankar Banerjee as Abhik Sen - Rishi's elder paternal uncle, Hemangini's estranged husband, Harsho's father.
• Rajashree Bhowmik as Hemangini Sen - Rishi's elder aunt, Abhik's estranged wife, Harsho's mother.
• Rahul Chakraborty as Pratik Sen - Rishi and Tilottoma's father.
• Tramila Bhattacharya / Anindita Saha Kapileshwari as Kalpana Sen - Rishi and Tilottoma's mother.
• Debottam Majumdar as Harsho Bardhan Sen aka Harsho - Rishi's elder cousin brother, Lekha's husband.
• Debolina Mukherjee as Srilekha Sen aka Lekha - Harsho's wife, Rishi's elder sister-in-law.
• Soumi Banerjee as Tilottoma Sen - Rishi's younger sister.
• Abhirup Sen as Abhimanyu Sen aka Babi - Rishi and Oli's son, Jahnabi's step/adoptive son.

Others

• Mishmee Das as Roshni Chatterjee - Jahnabi's elder half-sister, Rishi's first wife (divorced), Sanjeet's wife (till she murdered him), a girl and child trafficker.
• Bharat Kaul as Kushal Chatterjee - Anjana's husband and Roshni's father, Rai's estranged husband and Jahnabi's estranged father.
• Jayashree Mukherjee Kaul as Anjana Chatterjee - Kushal's first (legal) wife, Roshni's mother.
• Rhimjhim Gupta as Rai Chatterjee (née Bose) - Kushal's second (unofficial) wife, Jahnabi's mother.
• Shaktipada Dey as Raghav Bose - Rai's elder brother, Jahnabi's maternal uncle.
• Sukriti Lahori as Jahnabi's college principal.
• Sujoy Saha as Diptojit - Kushal's former employee, Jahnabi's first husband (marriage annulled).
• Anashuya Majumdar as the head of a group of courtesans, Jahnabi's dance teacher.
• Sonal Mishra as a courtesan
• Diganta Bagchi as a lawyer
• Nishantika Das as Oli Bose - Rishi's third wife, Jahnabi's adoptive younger maternal sister, Abhimanyu's mother. (Deceased)
• Sandip Chakroborty as Amitabho Bose - Oli's father, Jahnabi's saviour and adoptive maternal uncle.
• Sanjukta Roy Chowdhury as Rupasree Bose - Oli's mother, Jahnabi's adoptive aunt.

Notes and References

1. News: Daily soap 'Jiyon Kathi' to launch on September 23. The Times of India. 12 September 2019. 20 May 2023.
2. Web site: SUN Bangla launches Jiyonkathi; Joy Mukherjee and Oindrila Sharma to play lead roles.
3. Web site: Joy Mukherjee is back on TV.