Desher Maati to Rimli: Bengali TV shows that went off-air sooner than expected

In the recent past, many Bengali TV shows went off-air despite setting high hopes initially. Rahul Arunoday Banerjee and Rooqma Ray starrer ‘Desher Maati’, Idhika Paul and John Bhattacharya starrer ‘Rimli’, ‘Ogo Nirupama’ are among them. Low TRPs and few other issues are responsible for their brief run, industry sources suggest. Here’s a quick look at such shows that went off-air sooner than expected. (Photo: Facebook and Instagram)

A good story, refreshing lead pair, ensemble cast, Raja-Mampi’s crackling reel chemistry nothing could stop ‘Desher Maati’ from going off-air even before completing one year. Shruti Das, Dibyojyoti Dutta, Rahul, Rooqma Ray, Payel De, Tathagata, Ashok Bhattacharya, Anashua Majumder, Rita Dutta Chakraborty and many other actors were a part of the show which went off-air last week. (Photo: Facebook)

Titli, which had set high hopes with its storyline, also concluded its journey sooner than expected. The story was about an aspiring pilot who suffers from hearing issues. The Aryann Bhowmik and Madhupriya starrer went off-air last week. It finished its journey on Bengali television after airing 416 episodes. (Photo: Facebook)

Rimli, starring John Bhattacharya and Idhika Paul as the lead characters, was launched in February. But the show couldn’t show its magic on the TRP charts and went off air in September.

Gourab Roy Chowdhury and Arkoja Acharyya played the lead roles in this daily soap. Protagonist Nirupama tickled the memories of Jassi from the hit Hindi show ‘Jassi Jaisi Kahin Nahin’. The show was launched in October 2020 and went off-air in August owing to TRP issues. (Photo: Facebook)

Rahul Mazumdar and Sharly Modak starrer ‘Bhaggolokkhi’ had a very short stint on Bengali television and went off-air after airing 200 episodes. Though the show initially saw good TRPs, the dip was visible later. (Photo: Facebook)

The Ushasi Ray starrer had a very brief stint on Bengali TV. It went off-air even before completing 90 episodes. A rival channel, which was also airing a TV show on Dr Kadambini Ganguly’s life had a comparatively longer run on TV. (Photo: Facebook)

The fantasy-drama was based on the novel of Abanindranath Tagore’s immensely popular creation ‘Khirer Putul’. But the show went off-air after airing 119 episodes. Sudipta Roy, Sritama Chowdhury, and Suman Dey played lead roles.