Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera

Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera is a 2021 Indian Bengali mythological drama television series that premiered on 26 July 2021 on Star Jalsha. It is also available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar before its telecast. It is produced by Nispal Singh and Surinder Singh under the banner of Surinder Films and stars Joey Debroy, Debadrita Basu, Arshiya Mukherjee, Ankit Mazumder and Prarabdhi Singha in lead roles.

Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera
Genre	Drama Mythology Romance
Developed by	Shibashish Bandopadhyay (researcher)
Screenplay by	Writam Ghosal
Story by	Moumita Kargupta
Directed by	Amit Sengupta
Creative director	Nairwita Dutta
Starring	Joey Debroy Debadrita Basu Prarabdhi Singha
Theme music composer	Shabuj-Ashish
Composer	Upali Chattopadhyay
Country of origin	India
Original language	Bengali
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	132
Production
Executive producers	Reshmi, Lagna & Shaoni (Star Jalsha), Tarpana, Mrinmoyee (Surinder films)
Producers	Nispal Singh Surinder Singh
Production location	Kolkata
Cinematography	Pintu Shee
Editor	Ayan Roy & Dibakar Roy
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes (approx.)
Production company	Surinder Films
Original release
Network	Star Jalsha
Release	26 July (2021-07-26) – 5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)[1]

Airing history

The show launched on 26 July 2021 and was given the timeslot of 9pm, but was shifted to 11pm due to degrading target rating point. The show ended 4 months later, on 5 December.

Plot

The story is a history based story about princess Meera, her marriage to Raja Bhojraj and devotion for Lord Krishna. Apart from the story of Meera's love and devotion for Lord Krishna, it also shows how her marriage life worked with Raja Bhojraj and how he protected her till her death.^[2]

Cast

Main

• Debadrita Basu as Princess Meera Bai : Veer Kumari and Ratan Singh's daughter, an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna and Rajkumar Bhoj's love interest turned wife (later widow).^[3][4]
• Arshiya Mukherjee as Young Meera
• Joey Debroy as Bhoj Raj : Maharana Sangram Singh's eldest son, Rani Dhona Bai's biological son, Rajkumari Meera's husband. (Deceased)^[5][6]
• Ankit Mazumder as Young Bhojraj.
• Prarabdhi Singha as Lord Krishna^[7]

Recurring

Meera's family

• Atri Bhattacharya as Prince Jaimal : Meera's elder cousin brother.^[8]
• Tamagno Manna as Young Jaimal
• Poonam Basak as Mrinal Kumari : Meera's elder cousin sister-in-law, Jaimal's wife.
• Rayati Bhattacharya as Veer Kumari / Chhoto Bourani : Ratan Singh's wife, Meera's mother. (Deceased)
• Sutirtha Saha as Ratan Singh : Meera's father, Veer Kumari's husband.
• Somjita Bhattacharya as Kokila : Mejo Bourani's assistant.
• Kuyasha Biswas as Princess Madhuraa : Meera's elder cousin sister, Mejo Bourani and Viram Singh's daughter.
• Tanishka Tiwari as Young Madhuraa
• Riyanka Dasgupta as Gourja aka Mejo Bourani : Madhuraa and Jaimal's mother, and Viram Singh's wife.
• Subhajit Banerjee as Viram Singh : Mejo Bourani's husband, Meera's elder paternal uncle.
• Hridlekha Banerjee as Boro Bourani : Meera's eldest paternal aunt, Raimal Singh's wife.
• Subhrajit Dutta as Raimal Singh : Meera's eldest paternal uncle, Boro Bourani's husband.
• Sumanta Mukherjee as Maharaja Rao Dudaji : Champak Bai's husband, Meera, Madhuraa and Jaimal's grandfather.
• Kheyali Ghosh Dastidar as Maharani Champak Bai : Rao Dudaji's wife, Meera, Madhuraa and Jaimal's grandmother.

Bhoj's family

• Sudip Sarkar^[5] as Prince Vikram : Rani Karma Bai's eldest biological son.
• Sarbik Pal as Young Vikram
• Sujata Dawn as Rani Karma Bai : Maharana Sangram Singh's second wife.
• Chaitali Chakraborty as Mukta: Rani Karma Bai's Assistant
• Avery Singha Roy as Rani Dhona Bai : Bhoj and Darpona's biological mother, Maharana Sangram Singh's first wife, Vikram, Udaa Bai and Uday's step-mother.
• Arijit Chowdhury as Maharana Sangram Singh : Bhoj, Vikram, Udaa, Uday and Darpona's father.
• Ishani Sengupta as Princess Udaa Bai : Bhoj's younger half-sister and Vikram's younger biological sister.
• Debmalya Gupta as Prince Uday Pratap Singh : Maharana Sangram Singh and Rani Karma Bai's youngest biological son.
• Adwitiya Basu Roy as Princess Darpona : Maharana Sangram Singh's biological daughter.

Others

• Debdut Ghosh^[9] as Ravidas.
• Bhaswar Chatterjee as Raj Purohit Bhairabnath^[10]
• Pratyush Kumar Bandyopadhyay as Narayan
• Rupam Singha as Suraj Mahal : Vikram, Udaa and Uday's maternal uncle
• Pritha Roy as Malini : Meera's close friend.
• Rajiv Banerjee as Raj Purohit of Meera's family

Production

Release

The show released on 26 July 2021.^[11]

Reception

The TV soap has been placed on an average rating on Bengali television in its first week.^[12]

References

1. Priyanka, Mukherjee (19 July 2021). "২৬ জুলাই থেকে শুরু 'মন ফাগুন' ও 'শ্রীকৃষ্ণভক্ত মীরা', বন্ধ হচ্ছে কোন ধারাবাহিক?". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali).
2. Majumder, Suparna (24 April 2021). "কৃষ্ণভক্ত মীরা হয়ে ছোটপর্দায় ফিরছেন এই অভিনেত্রী, দেখুন আগাম ঝলক". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali).
3. "Actress Debadrita Basu to play Meera in an upcoming show - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 April 2021.
4. Nag, Niranjana (24 April 2021). "গম্ভীর 'আলো' এখন 'শ্রীকৃষ্ণভক্ত মীরা', স্টার জলসার হাত ধরে ফিরছেন দেবাদৃতা". Bangla Hunt (in Bengali).
5. "Joey Debroy to feature in 'Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera' - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 July 2021.
6. দে, সুচরিতা (14 July 2021). "ছোট পর্দায় আসছে জো". Kolkata TV (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
7. "Actor Prarabdhi Singha excited to play Lord Krishna - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 May 2021.
8. Dasgupta, Srishti (28 June 2021). "Sayak Chakraborty goes for a makeover. Here's why… - Times of India". The Times of India.
9. Dasgupta, Priyanka (29 June 2021). "This is an instance of defiance: Debdut Ghosh | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India.
10. চৌধুরী, সৌমিতা (6 July 2021). "Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera: রাজ পুরোহিত ভৈরবনাথের চরিত্রে ভাস্বর! লুকেও রয়েছে চমক". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali).
11. সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব (27 July 2021). "Mega Serial: নৃসিংহ প্রসাদ, শিবাশিসের তত্ত্বাবধানে কী ভাবে ছোট পর্দায় বন্দি হলেন 'মীরাবাঈ'?". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika.
12. Mukherjee, Priyanka (5 August 2021). "TRP তালিকা: শীর্ষে সেই 'মিঠাই', সেরা দশে জায়গা হল না 'ধুলোকণা'র, 'শ্রীকৃষ্ণভক্ত মীরা'ও". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali).