Ashtami: Durjoy conspires against Ayushmaan ahead of his wedding

‘Ashtami’ is all set to introduce a new track in its storyline with the new chapter in Ayushmaan’s life. As per the current track of the storyline of the popular Bengali television show, Ayushmaan is set to get married to Ujjwayini as per his father, the Zamindar of Nabogram, Purushottam Singha’s wish. Ashtami has taken up the responsibility of organizing the wedding of Ayushmaan and Ujjwayini.From their engagement ceremony to the ‘Gaye Holud’ ritual, Ashtami arranges and executes every function with finesse. But there are several twists to the tale. There are several instances when it looks like Ayushmaan’s wedding is heading in the wrong direction. From Ayushmaan dropping Ujjwayini while getting clicked post their engagement to applying haldi on Ashtami – the hints are enough for the wise.

Meanwhile, Durjoy is making his move as well. Durjoy, one of the antagonists of the story and Purushottam’s son – hatches a plan to ruin Ayushmaan’s wedding. Not only that, Durjoy goes on to conspire to kill Ayushmaan so that he can inherit the wealth of Purushottam Singha. As per the latest promo of ‘Ashtami’, Durjoy sends a group of goons to attack Ayushmaan. Ashtami arrives and saves Ayushmaan from their clasp. Ashtami and Ayushmaan run away from the spot and end up at an occasion of Palagaan. What lies ahead of Ashtami and Ayushmaan now?

‘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.