Ashtami: Ashtami reveals Durjoy’s secret to Purushottam Singha

‘Ashtami’ is on the verge of closing shop. The Bengali serial that started only two months ago is set to go off-air by the end of this week. Before the show comes to an end, ‘Ashtami’ is tying as many loose ends in its story as possible. As per the current track of the story, Ashtami is on a mission to revolutionise the Zamindar household in Nabogram.After her marriage with Ayushmaan, she has proven herself as the deserving daughter-in-law of the Singha bari by being successful at Purushottam’s test. Thammi, Sujata and Irabati have welcomed Ashtami as Ayushmaan’s wife wholeheartedly. But Purushottam isn’t ready to accept her as his daughter-in-law. However, Ashtami is hell-bent on winning his heart – all the while not compromising on her own moral values.

On one hand, Ashtami vows to bring justice to Sujata, Purushottam’s first wife and Ayusmaan’s mother. On the other hand, Ashtami gets to know about the extramarital affair between Durjoy and Rituparna. Although Durjoy is married to Madhabilata, he has been seen getting close to Rituparna on multiple occasions. One day, Ashtami sees them together on the terrace. Ashtami comes back and informs the family about Durjoy’s adultery. Purushottam who still has not accepted Ashtami, is furious to see her accusing Durjoy. But Ashtami promises that she will expose the truth before the family. Will she be able to do that?
‘Ashtami’ narrates the story of a girl aiming to spread awareness against injustice under the guise of age-old superstitious practices. Ashtami enters Nabogram as a school teacher, with the responsibility of educating young minds but is constantly faced with resistance. The people of Nabogram worship their age-old myth of a local deity known as Bourani. The villagers believe that on a particular day, Bourani possesses her greatest devotee, answers prayers, and warns of impending dangers. Bourani’s vessel used to be the head priest once upon a time, but since his mysterious disappearance a couple of decades ago – the zamindar of the region Purushottam, seems to be the chosen one. Ashtami arrives in Nabogram and quickly realizes that the simple locals are being hoodwinked and taken advantage of, by Purushottam, who poses as a Godman. Ashtami becomes a thorn in Purushottam's side. Purushottam plans to stop Ashtami by hook or crook and that leads to an accident that leaves Ashtami visually impaired. Apart from Ritobrota Dey in the titular role, ‘Ashtami’ features actor Saptarshi Maulik in the role of Ayushmaan and Kaushik Chakrabarty as Purushottam.