Barrister Babu

Barrister Babu is an Indian social drama television series that premiered 11 February 2020 on Colors TV.[1] The show is produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions and stars Aurra Bhatnagar, Pravisht Mishra . [2] In The UK, this series airs from every Mon-Fri, 8:30PM on Colors Rishtey.

Barrister Babu
GenreDrama
Created by
Written by
StarringAurra Bhatnagar
Pravisht Mishra
Opening theme
  • Rishta Tera Mera
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Hindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes36
Production
Producer(s)
Production location(s)Mumbai
Goregaon
Kolkata
Pailan
Cinematography
  • Sudesh Kotian
  • Prateek Singh
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running time20 minutes approx.
Production company(s)Shashi Sumeet Productions
DistributorViacom 18
Release
Original networkColors TV
Picture format
Audio formatDigital TV
Original release11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) –
present
External links
Production website

Barrister Babu revolves around child bride Bondita Das who married Anirudh Roy Choudhary in her childhood and how Anirudh fights society for her education and helps make her a barrister.[3]

Plot

Anirudh Roy Choudhary returns to his hometown Tulsipur after completing his studies in London and becoming a barrister. He is deeply concerned about the stereotypical and regressive rituals and customs that make India a backward country. Bondita Das is a curious and anxious eight year old girl who has her own perspective of viewing the world. However, her point of view is not accepted by her family.

Anirudh's family get angered when they learn that he wants to remove the shackles of casteism from the country. Anirudh wants a change in the mindset of the people for a progressive future. Anirudh and Saudamini are childhood lovers. Their match has always been approved by their families.

Bondita puts forth two conditions for marriage and writes a letter to her would be husband stating that she would eat lots of sweets and would bring her mom along. By chance, this letter reaches Anirudh who appreciates the thinking and outlook. Bondita's groom is a sixty year old man who dies inbetween the wedding and the village people try to force Bondita to commit sati. Bondita falls unconscious and Anirudh, in a bid to protect her life ends up marrying her.

Cast

Main
  • Aurra Bhatnagar as Bondita Anirudh Roy Choudhary, Sumati and Arvind's daughter, Anirudh's wife (2020–present)
  • Pravisht Mishra as Anirudh Roy Choudhary, Barrister, Binoy's son, Somnath and Batuk's brother, Saudamini's former lover, Bondita's husband (2020–present)

Recurring
  • Arina Dey as Sumati Das: Sundaram's sister; Arvind's widow; Bondita's mother (2020–present)
  • Unknown as Arvind Das: Sumati's former husband; Bondita's father (2020)
  • Chandan K Anand as Binoy Roy Choudhary: Trilochan's brother; Shivraj's friend; Anirudh, Somnath and Batuk's father (2020–present)
  • Pranali rathore as saudamini bhoumik :shivraj's daughter, anirudh's former lover (2020-present)
  • Viraj Kapoor as Somnath Roy Choudhary: Binoy's son; Anirudh and Batuk's brother (2020–present)
  • Meet Rohar/Unknown as Batuk Roy Choudhary: Binoy's son; Anirudh and Somnath's brother (2020–present)
  • Rohan Roy as Sundaram Jadhav: Sumati's brother; Devoleena's husband; Sampoorna's father; Bondita's uncle (2020–present)
  • Barsha Chatterjee as Devoleena Jadhav: Sundaram's wife; Sampoorna's mother; Bondita's aunt (2020–present)
  • Rishi Khurana as Trilochan Roy Choudhary: Binoy's brother; Anirudh, Somnath and Batuk's uncle (2020–present)[4]
  • Pallavi Mukherjee as Sampoorna Saurabh Munshi : Devoleena and Sundaram's daughter; Bondita's cousin; Saurabh's wife (2020–present)
  • Dev Aaditya as Saurabh Munshi: Biraj and Premal's son; Sampoorna's husband; Househelp at the Roy Choudhary household (2020–present)
  • Aashish Kaul as Shivraj Bhaumik: Basuri's son; Binoy's friend; Saudamini's father (2020–present)
  • Akshita Arora as Basuri Devi Bhaumik: Shivraj's mother; Saudamini's grandmother (2020–present)
  • Premchand Singh as Premal Munshi: Sumari and Biraj husband; Saurabh's father (2020–present)
  • Madhushee Sharma as Sumari Munshi: Premal's first wife (2020–present)
  • Hetal Yadav as Biraj Munshi: Premal's second wife; Saurabh's mother (2020–present)
  • Kundan Kumar as Bihari: Househelp at the Roy Choudhary household (2020–present)

Production

The production and airing of the show was halted indefinitely in late March 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak in India.[5] Because of the outbreak, the filming of television series and films was halted on 19 March 2020 and expected to resume on 1 April 2020 but could not and the series was last broadcast on 31 March 2020 when the remaining episodes were aired.[6][7] The production resumed on 25 June 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Khatron Ke Khiladi 10 to Roadies season 17; list of TV shows to look forward". The Times of India.
  2. "Barrister Babu' Cast Full List: Everything You Need To Know". Republic World.
  3. "Barrister Babu on the sets Anirudh doesn't consider young Bondita as his wife". The Times of India.
  4. "Rishi Khurana joins the cast of 'Barrister Babu', calls his character "typical saas of TV" - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. "Television Industry in a Slump With the Lockdown". The Quint.
  6. "Coronavirus outbreak: Film and television shootings to stop till March 31". India Today.
  7. "COVID-19 impact: TV industry braces for loss as production stalled". Live Mint.
  8. "Shooting of popular shows 'Barrister Babu' and 'Shubharambh' commences after lockdown". Republic World.
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