Film stars making the switch! From Debashree Roy playing lead in ‘Sarbajaya’ to Yash Dasgupta hosting a non-fiction show, Bengali TV enjoys a starry fever

Small screen has become the latest hot favourite for celebrities. The line between cinema and television is getting blurred. Stars who were once hesitant to feature on television are saying yes to TV to reach out to the masses. While Hollywood stars broke the ‘taboo’ comparatively early, Bollywood started following it a few years later. Big B Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Malaika Arora and many other stars gave a nod to the small screen realising its potential reach. Bengali entertainment industry is witnessing a similar scenario. While stars like Mithun Chakraborty, Srabanti Chatterjee, Soham Chakraborty, Ankush Hazra, Jisshu Sengupta were almost regular on Bengali TV, a few stars have joined the list recently. Interestingly, industry sources suggest, the trend of film actors turning to TV, has been ushered by lockdown. Abir Chatterjee, Adrit Roy, Aryaan Bhowmik turned to TV last year, Yash Dasgupta will be seen hosting a non-fiction show soon. Film actress Debashree Roy will also play the titular role in ‘Sarbajaya’. Let’s take a look at the current starry affair on Bengali TV... (Photo: Facebook)

Bengali audience simply couldn’t keep calm when superstar Dev said yes to ‘Dance Dance Junior Season 2’. In the dance reality show, Dev and Monami Ghosh joined MG Mithun Chakraborty, whose popularity is unparalleled. Dev and MG’s fun chemistry, Monami’s glam quotient doubled the entertainment quotient. (Photo: Facebook)

The leading channels have been trying to convince Jeet to appear on a TV show, the actor politely turned down all the offers until recently. Surprisingly, Jeet said yes to the latest season of ‘Dance Bangla Dance’ which welcomed none other than Govinda as a co-judge.

Subhashree made his television debut with ‘Ebar Jombe Moja’ and continued his stint on reality television with the new season of ‘Dance Bangla Dance’. (Photo: Facebook)

Known for his oozing charm and acting brilliance, Abir also had his reality TV stint as a host of ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’. The actor, who once made a smooth transition from TV to film, came back to the small screen. Sources suggest last year’s lockdown played a key role in influencing his decision. (Photo: Facebook)

Paoli started her career with television and eventually shifted to the silver screen. She was giving the small screen a miss but finally agreed to make a comeback. She featured in 'Mirakkel Season 10' as a judge. (Photo: Facebook)

Debashree ruled Bengali film industry with elan. She tasted success in both parallel and commercial cinema. The National Award-winning actress will make her acting comeback after a long time. But instead of films, Debashree gave a nod to television. She will play the titular role in ‘Sarbajaya’. (Photo: Facebook)

Indrani, who has worked with renowned directors like Tarun Majumder, Biresh Chatterjee, Prabhat Roy and others, decided to play a prominent role in ‘Jibon Saathi’. The actress decided to do a TV project soon after the lockdown was relaxed last year. (Photo: Facebook)

Tolly Pada is still abuzz with the rumours revolving around Nusrat Jahan-Nikhil Jain and Yash Dasgupta. Amid all these, Yash has made an important decision. He gave a green signal to a leading TV channel and will soon be seen hosting a non-fiction show. After the success of TV show ‘Bojhena Se Bojhena’, Yash made a smooth transition into films and wasn’t seen on TV. (Photo: Facebook)

The 'Ranjana Ami Ar Asbona' actress was seen on the small screen after a long gap. She played the lead role in 'Korapakhi'. (Photo: Facebook)

Om, who stepped into showbiz with a reality show and moved to films, can be seen on TV after a long time. He is one of the dance gurus of 'Dance Bangla Dance' now. (Photo: Facebook)

Devlina, predominantly seen in Bengali movies, said yes to ‘Dance Bangla Dance’ recently. She joined DBD alongside Om as a dance guru and Devlina is enjoying every bit of her first reality TV stint. (Photo: Facebook)

Adrit made his debut with a Raj Chakraborty-produced movie 'Noor Jahaan' which was directed by Abhimanyu Mukherjee. After that, he did a few other movies as well. Last year, Adrit gave a nod to a leading TV channel for daily soap ‘Mithai’, which turned out to be a hit. Mithai, starring Soumitrisha Kundu, is ruling the TRP charts currently. (Photo: Facebook)