Aaj Robibar

Bangladeshi TV series or program

Abul Khair
Aly Zaker
Abul Hayat
Amjad Hossain
Shuja Khondokar
Fazlul Kabir Tuhin
Suborna Mustafa
Zahid Hasan
Faruque Ahmed
Meher Afroz Shaon
Shila Ahmed
Saleh Ahmed
Dipak Kumar Sur

Theme music composerMaksud Jamil MintuOpening theme"Loke Bole" and "Nisha Lagilo Re"
by Hason RajaComposerMaksud Jamil MintuCountry of originBangladeshOriginal languageBengaliNo. of episodes7ProductionProduction location Bangladesh Television StudiosCinematographyMahmudur Rahman SharifEditorAhmed ShoponRunning timeAround 50 minutesProduction companyNuhash ChalachitraOriginal releaseNetworkBTVRelease1996 (1996)

Aaj Robibar (Bengali: আজ রবিবার; Today's Sunday) is a Bangladeshi television sitcom created by Humayun Ahmed that was originally aired on BTV in 1996. The series was directed by Monir Hossain Jibon. The lead characters were played by Abul Khair, Abul Hayat, Zahid Hasan, Meher Afroz Shaon, Shila Ahmed, Faruque Ahmed, Asaduzzaman Noor and Suborna Mustafa.^[1] It is cited as one of the most popular sitcoms in Bangladesh of the 90's, quotes from numerous episodes have become catchphrases in popular culture. It was re-aired in Hindi on the Indian television channel Star Plus in 2017.^[2]^[3]

Plot

The plot revolves around the day-to-day life of an eccentric household consisting of a man only called Dadajan ("grandpa"), his socially inept sons, two granddaughters, a boarder, the manservant and the maid.

A drama about the daily comic incidents taking place in a Dhaka household, the series' opening episode begins with Konka, the younger granddaughter who breaks the fourth wall to introduce characters and premises to the audience. She and her elder sister Titli are fun-loving girls, both secretly in love with the boarder Anis, a nerd who doesn't seem to understand social stuff and never shows affection for any of them. Their father Jamil (Abul Hayat), the middle son and an architect by profession, is fond of Hason Raja songs and after losing his wife around the time when Konka was born, falls in love with an attractive, mature and intelligent woman named Meera, whom he hires as a governess. The eldest son, Asgor is an eminent psychiatrist and also falls in love with Meera. Meanwhile, Farhad, who looks like "Baker Bhai" becomes involved with the family. Asgor, being convinced by Titli and Konka, hypnotizes Anis to induce the loving soul of him and changes him completely. Anis, then run after Titli and expresses his love for her, and seeks love in turn. In the end, Farhad goes outside with the younger brother of the house to see the miseries of the poor people of the street, and the younger brother says, he does not need not to be a Himu anymore if Farhad becomes one.

Cast

Abul Khair as Dadajan, head of the household
Aly Zaker as Asgor, the eldest son who is a psychiatrist
Abul Hayat as Jamil, Dadajan's middle son who is an architect
Asaduzzaman Noor as Farhad
Fazlul Kabir Tuhin as the youngest son, "Himu"
Shuja Khondokar as Prof. Khan Majlish
Zahid Hasan as Anis, the boarder
Suborna Mustafa as Meera
Shila Ahmed as Konka, Titli's younger sister
Shaon as Titli, the elder granddaughter
Faruque Ahmed as Moti, the manservant
Nasrin as Fuli, the maid
Saleh Ahmed as the police O.C
Dipak Kumar Sur as the patient of Asgor
Shilpa

Music

Songs created by Hason Raja were used in the drama.

Music direction, composition and music: Maksud Jamil Mintu
Lead vocals: Selim Chowdhury
Vocals: Fazlul Kabir Tuhin

References

^ "Aj Robibar (1999)". The Daily Star. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ Sagor, Faridur Reza. "The Brilliance of Humayun Ahmed". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ Alom, Zahangir. "Humayun Ahmed's musical creations under spotlight". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2018.