Genre Drama
Romance Directed by Saibal Banerjee | Written by Leena Gangopadhyay Country of origin India | |
Created by Magic Moments Motion Pictures Starring Prapti Chatterjee
Somraj Maity
Sabitri Chatterjee
Anusuya Majumdar
Rita Dutta Chakraborty
Shankar Chakraborty | ||
Ei Chheleta Bhelbheleta (Bengali: এই ছেলেটা ভেলভেলেটা); is a hugely popular Bengali television Soap Opera that premiered on March 28, 2016 and airs on Zee Bangla. Produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures, it stars Prapti Chatterjee as main female protagonist and Somraj Maity as main male protagonist.
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Plot summary
The show's unique name has been taken from common Bengali childhood rhyme. It truly captures the free-spirited love and chemistry between the protagonists - Abir and Shaluk. Life takes a turn when introvert city-bred boy 'Abir' meets the vivacious village girl 'Shaluk'. Their unusual friendship clicks in an instant and soon a sweet innocent chemistry develops between the two. Soon they realize their feelings towards each other. Thus, starts the story of their 'first love'. 'Eii Chhele Ta Bhelbhele Ta' is a tale of love, which follows the protagonists through myriad of situations and sees them unite against all odds. The story showcases a pure love story between two teenagers and how their love matures over time and rises above the different obstacles of life.
The show however has a lot of exist undertones too. The lead female character Shaluk is characterized as an all virtuous young lady without any faults .The writers and producers of the show, portray female lead characters idealistically instead of celebrating their faults as part of normal human nature. The supporting characters on the other hand are extremely blatant and malleable. They never show any strong or original viewpoints, as if the only reason for their casting is to complete a joint Bengali family. The male lead Abir is a polygamist and also narcissistic. He is a postgraduate student in Physics(it remains to be seen how that is possible because he is really stupid); without any source of income while staying in his parents house and without even trying is able to seduce two women to marry him. This is either because the women married him for the family heirloom or testimony to the dystopian mindset of the writers.
The show is also prone to bigotry in one of the recent arcs Shaluk comes back to her married home after being exiled and lives there by simply impersonating a working maid; her only disguise a different accent and the veil of her sari covering her face. In another incident, blind Abir requests Shaluk to let him see her 10th mark-sheet, when interrogated he ludicrously replies that "he forgot that he was blind"(sic). The show appeals to populism by airing vacuous, mindless and insensible stories which are offensive to sects of society. It remains to be seen whether the writers respond to their moral duty of writing satisfactory and /or interesting content for the enrichment of both society and the entertainment industry.