Mahalaya: Is Sonamoni the Mahishasuramardini for the channel?

Solanki Roy of Gaatchhora will be seen in one of the avatars of Devi,

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Mahalaya is round the corner and all the private channels have geared up to present their Mahishasurmardini. While Rituparna Sengupta will play the character of Devi in Colors Bangla, Sonamoni Roy of Mohor fame may play the lead character in Star Jalsa’s presentation. Sonamoni plays the lead in the ongoing mega serial Ekka Dokka. Meanwhile, Solanki, who plays Khori in Gaatchora, may be seen as one of the avatars of Devi Durga,

In an interaction with Anandabazar Patrika, Sonamoni said that there has been no official announcement from the channel’s side. However, confirming the news of her participation in the show she said that this will be her first time in Mahishasuramardini and she is excited about it. Sonamoni will soon debut on the big screen in Mainak Bhowmick's Behaya.

There was speculation that Solanki could be the lead of Mohishasuramardini. However, the entire team of Gaatchora has gone out for outdoor shooting. According to sources, despite the initial nod, the producers backed off with Solanki since she will be busy shooting Gaatchora. Other actresses on the channel will be seen in different avatars of the grand Mahalaya show. Shibangshu will direct the musical.

Meanwhile, Star Jalsa’s Mon Phagun is coming to an end. As per reports, the last shooting day of Pihu, aka Srijala Guha) and Rishi, aka Sean Banerjee, will be on August 17 and on August 21, the channel will telecast its last episode. In fact, Srijala debuted with the show.

Meanwhile, Sean Banerjee is all geared up to debut on the big screen with Kabir Lal’s Antardrishti with Rituparna Sengupta. For Mon Phagun, Sean received several awards. “Over the years, I realised that television serials put forward their best effort to keep the audience hooked to the TV. A great deal of care is taken while writing such scripts. I love my job,” Sean told us.

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