Bhutu

Bhootu/Bhutu is a Bengali serial broadcast by Zee Bangla India. The protagonist of this serial is a little girl whose name is "Bhutu". and is a Casper-like^[1] lovable little imp with a heart of gold who is always trying to help others, often causing light mischief and mayhem in the process. The serial is broadcast every Monday to Saturday at 9:00 p.m., IST. This show has been remade in Kannada as Anjali- the friendy Ghost (Zee Kannada, Mon-Fri, 6 pm). ^[2] Its hindi dubbed version will be aired on the sister channel of Zee Bangla, Zee Anmol from 14th November.

The show has garnered mostly positive reviews since being on air.

Plot

"Bhutu" brings forth a five year old ghost protagonist who believes in family bonding, and has a 'never give up' attitude about relationships, relentlessly coming up with intelligent solutions, often giving rise to light comedy.

Bhutu Majumdar used to be a beloved daughter in a big joint family and the apple of her mother's eye. One day during a 'doll's wedding' (putuler biye) ceremony Bhutu fell down the stairs of her house and tragically lost her life. When she 'woke up' from her slumber albeit as a ghost, she found the house dark and deserted and to her dismay, her family had gone.She does not remember her death, believing instead that she had 'fallen asleep'.^[3]

While Bhutu waits alone in the house for her family to return, the house is leased for new tenants and many families come to stay in the house from time to time. She meanwhile, befriends the successive families that come to inhabit the house as tenants and gets emotionally attached to these families as if they were her own. Displaying emotions of love, mischief and humor, she goes on in her life trying to set things right for the new tenants whom she frequently relates with her own family members being somewhat aware of her magical powers. ^[4]

Finally Bhutu's own family resettles in the house. Her family members also gradually becomes aware of her presence.

Cast

• Arshiya Mukherjee as Bhutu
• Master Samriddho as Logence
• Mimi Dutta as Sudha, Bhutu's Real Mother
• Gita Mukherjee as Bhutu's Paternal Grandmother
• Riyanka Dasgupta as Mishtu, Bhutu's Mishti Pisi
• Judhajit Banerjee as Bhutu's Jethu
• Sourov Chatterjee as Somu, Bhutu's Kakai
• Suman Banerjee as Probal, Bhutu's Mama
• Anindita Sarkar as Renu/Meki Pisi Thamma
• Ashmita Chakrabarty as Munni (Maid)
• Lily Chakravarty as Thummum
• Anindita Ray Chaudhury as Mummum
• Rajiv Bose as Aniket
• Sneha Chatterjee as Ishani/Ojha Pisi
• Anindya Chatterjee as Nirjhor/Bheeturaam Kaku
• Manali Dey as Mouli/Bordidi
• Mou Bhattacharya as Mother of Aniket, Nijhor & Ishani
• Pritha Bandopadhyay as Roma
• Aritra Dutta as Roma's Son
• Elfina Mukherjee as Lekha
• Priya Malakar as Roma's Daughter
• Sakshi Dona Saha as Mouli's Stepsister
• Manasi Sinha as Logence's Pisi Thamma
• Sraboni Bonik as Ritu, Logence's Jemma & Rupsha's Mother
• Rohit Mukherjee as Anup, Logence's Jethu & Rupsha's Father
• Fahim Mirza as Asit, Logence's Father
• Kanyakumari Mukherjee as Rumi, Logence's Pisi/Mishti Pisi
• Subrata Guha Roy as Jobor Dalal
• Sourav Das as Jobor's Nephew

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