Bangla Family Dramas

Alik Sukh is a 2013 Bengali psychological thriller starring Debshankar Haldar, Rituparna Sengupta and Sohini Sengupta. Gynaecologist Dr. Kingshuk Guha is caught in a mess when one of his patients dies. Rumi, his wife, is angry at her husband’s lack of tact. This sours their relationship and they grow apart. The doctor reaches an out-of-court settlement for his error. This angers Rumi and she has a fall. Now the doctor is in the hospital, praying for her safe recovery!

Kadambari is a 2015 Bengali biopic starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Parambrata Chatterjee and Kaushik Sen along with many others. Kadambari is the wife of Jyotirindranath Tagore, the elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore. Kadambari was just two years elder to Rabindranath Tagore and gets married at the tender age of nine. She is usually found playing with Ranbidranath and is also a main inspiration behind the poems that Rabindranath wrote during his youth. They are faced with false comments and struggle. Four months after Rabindranath Tagore gets married, Kadambari commits suicide.

Ajana Batas is a 2015 Bengali drama starring Paoli Dam, Kaushik Sen, Shankar Chakraborty and others. Deepa, a copywriter, lives in the city, away from her Ranaghat home town. She stays with her uncle, Kakamoni and is very close to him. They share a unique bond of friendship. Soon, she can hear voices calling out to her but she’s not able to tell her uncle about this.

Three women, Bindiya (Sudiptaa), Meenu (Rajnandini) and an elderly woman (Chitra), whom everyone calls ma, meet on a journey without a destination. Will they find wind beneath their wings? Are their stories interrelated?

Ebhabeo Phire Asha Jay is a 2015 Bengali romantic comedy film starring Rimjhim Mitra, Anirban Bhattacharya, Anusuya Roy Chowdhury and Biswajit Chakraborty. The story revolves around a young married couple who invite their parents, a widowed mother and a bohemian father to live with them. Their presence creates trouble in the lives of the couple.

Takhan Teish is a 2011 Bengali drama film starring Jisshu Sengupta, Indrani Halder, Paoli Dam. Tamodeep goes through a journey when his fantasy, a soft porn star Mohini is admitted to a nursing home. To prevent her going out of his life, he goes through events with four important women.

Aborto is a 2013 Bengali drama starring Joya Ahsan, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Reshmi Ghosh, Abir Chatterjee, Kaushik Ganguly , Saswata Chatterjee. Shyamal competes with Runu in the race to become vice president in a MNC. His quest for material life distances him from his wife Charu. Will Shyamal succeed?

Family Album is a 2015 Bengali drama film starring Swastika Mukherjee, Paoli Dam, Riya Sen. This movie is best described as a family album filled with sad, eccentric, shocking truths about people when dealing with relationships not quite considered conventional. The ending leaves you uneasy.

Khelaghar is a 2015 Bengali romantic film starring Pulokita Ghosh, Krishna Kishore, Pallavi Chatterjee and Sudip Mukherjee.

Dev I Love You is a 2016 Bengali drama film starring Raj Chakraborty, Dwitipriya Roy, Debomoi Mukherjee, Soma Chakraborty, Supriyo Dutta, Prabir Dutta. Chanpa, a teenager, is a die-hard fan of Bengali superstar Dev. Her obsession with Dev reaches to such an extreme level that she fights with her parents and decides to travel to Kolkata to meet Dev. Will the harsh realities of life dampen her spirits?

Kagojer Bou is a 2011 Bengali drama starring Anindya Pulak Banerjee and Rahul Banerjee in lead roles. Subimal promises Upal money if he manages to help Subimal get close to Preeti. Upalsucceeds in bringing them close to each other and is also asked to make his current wife file for a divorce. Preeti comes to know of the plan. She spoils everything by asking Upal to marry her promising him money and a trip to the USA but betrays him and goes away.

Nayikar Mato is a Bengali romantic drama starring Mumtaz Sorcar, Mainak Banerjee, Mahua Halder and Kaushik Banerjee. When Rani, a glamorous actress, is approached to play the role of simple housewife, she accepts the role after a lot of hesitation. While working on the project she meets Arka, a simple man, and his presence helps her to transform into a convincible housewife.

Aalor Sathi is a 2018 Bengali drama film starring Manali Manisha Dey and Moinak Banerjee in the lead. Aalo an orphan girl lives with her maternal uncle and his wife. Often ill-treated by her aunty, she finds solace in God and wins everybody's heart with her bubbly attitude. Her life is about to change when a marriage proposal comes her way. Will she find a true friend and companion in her husband? Or happiness continues to elude her life.

Bedroom is a 2012 Bengali drama movie starring Abir Chatterjee, Rahul Banerjee, and Rudranil Ghosh. Deb, Joy, and Ananda are unhappy with their lives. While Joy's wife earns more than he does, Ananda‘s wife is a housewife and Deb is a kind of man who wants to sleep with any girl who catches his eye. Will the couple find out a way to stay happy or will they forever be leading a life which they might have never dreamt of? Will their bedroom stories forever be the same or will they make an effort to get along well with each other?

Raagini is a 2017 Bengali family drama film starring Anjana Basu, Ujani Dasgupta, Somraj Maity, Bhaswar Chatterjee in the lead. The story is of a mother could not fulfil her dream of becoming a singer, so she prepares her daughter to become one. Somehow, they both get separated and when the daughter grows up to become a singer, she goes on to search for her mother. Will her voice reach her mother?

13 No. Tarachand Lane is a 2015 Bengali thriller film starring Indrashish Roy and Sohini Sarkar. A newlywed couple assumes new identities to find a home for themselves. They find an apartment, and as soon as they start settling in, they find some disturbing notes from the previous occupants of the house. Will the couple be able to uncover the truth behind the notes.

Swapno Puron is a Bengali drama film starring Dipankar Dey, Swagata Basu, Nabomita Chatterjee, Bhaswar Chatterjee. Monotosh Babu, a retired man, reads an article about by an old woman who manages to complete graduation late in life. Inspired by her, Monotosh decides to complete higher education and joins a college. However, he hides the secret from his family and often falls into trouble for when they get suspicious.

Icche is a 2011 Bengali film starring Sohini Sengupta, Bratya Basu, Samadarshi Dutta and Bidita Bag. The story revolves around a possessive mother who refuses to let her son to make decisions in life. Moreover, her interference creates a rift between them.

Satru Mitra is a 1999 Bengali drama film starring Prosenjit, Soumitra Chatterjee and Rituparna Sengupta.The story revolves around a family which goes through many ups and downs. The film highlights the many problems that the family goes through and how their relation is influenced by money.

Bouma is a 1986 Bengali drama film starring Sandhya Roy, Ranjit Mallick, and Prosenjit Chatterjee. Surojit, a young man, marries Lakshi to keep a promise made to his father. However, he is secretly married to another woman. What will Lakshi decide after she learns her husband's secret?