Leena Gangopadhyay

Leena Gangopadhyay
Chairperson of West Bengal Commission for Women
Personal details
Born	Kolkata
Children	Arka Ganguly
Residence	Kolkata
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Profession	Film Producer, writer

Leena Gangopadhyay is an Indian writer, producer, and director, primarily associated with the Tollywood film industry. As of January 2024, she serves as the Chairperson of West Bengal Commission for Women.^[1][2]

She is one of the founders of Kolkata based production company Magic Moments Motion Pictures along with Saibal Banerjee. She is also a Director, Script and Story writer in Organinc Studios, owned by her son Arka Ganguly.

Works

Films

Year	Film	Role	Ref
2003	Bhalo Theko	Writer	[3]
2018	Maati	Co-Director and producer	[4]
2019	Sanjhbati	Co-director	[5]
Postponed	Khelaghor		[6]

Television

Leena Gangopadhyay is the script writer for popular Bengali serials including 'Ishti Kutum', and 'Andarmahal'.She has also co-directed two Bengali films 'Maati' (Earth) and 'Sanjhbati' (Evening light).

Her serials have been remade in multiple regional Indian languages. 'Sreemoyee' written by Gangopadhyay was made in Hindi (as Anupama), Kannada (as Inthi Nimma Asha), Marathi (as Aai Kuthe Kay Karte), Malayalam (as Kudumbavilakku), Telugu (as Intinti Gruhalakshmi), Tamil (as Baakiyalakshmi). Yet another serial written by Leena Gangopadhyay 'Mohor' was remade in Kannada as 'Sarasu', Hindi as 'Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani', Malayalam as ‘Koodevide', Marathi as ‘Swabhiman – Shodh Astitvacha’, Tamil as 'Kaatrukkenna Veli’ and Telugu as 'Guppedantha Manasu'.

While Leena Gangopadhyay's serials have been popular, controversy has not been far behind. She has been criticised and trolled on social media for writing stories that are regressive, called to end a few of the serials with reasons cited including lack of originality in storyline, repetitiveness in plot, the negative influence on society like the serial Guddi^[7] and lack of sensitivity in portrayal of a community or people like Ishti Kutum.^[8] However, Gangopadhyay, believes that we cannot call the serials progressive or regressive. In an interview with The Telegraph, she said “Writing for television is very different from writing novels. An author can be selfish but a scriptwriter will always have to keep her audience in mind. Television is after all a reflection of society. You cannot deny what exists in society. Regressive points of view exist. That is why we have them in television serials”.^[9]

Year	Series	Role	Network	First aired	Language	Last aired	Episodes	Remakes	Ref
2004–2009	Shonar Horin	Writer	ETV Bangla	2004	Bengali	2009	—
2009–2013	Binni Dhaner Khoi			31 August 2009		16 March 2013	1108
2010–2013	Saat Paake Bandha		Zee Bangla	5 July 2010		20 July 2013	956
2011–2013	Keya Patar Nouko			14 February 2011		26 October 2013	844
2011–2015	Ishti Kutum		Star Jalsha	24 October 2011		13 December 2015	1332	Hindi	[10]
2013–2015	Jol Nupur			21 January 2013		5 December 2015	901		[10]
2013–2014	Hiyar Maajhe		ETV Bangla	16 September 2013		13 December 2014	390
2014–2016	Chokher Tara Tui		Star Jalsha	24 March 2014		24 July 2016	793
2015–2016	Kojagori		Zee Bangla	2 February 2015		13 February 2016	328
2015–2017	Ichche Nodee		Star Jalsha	15 June 2015		28 May 2017	491
	Punyi Pukur			7 December 2015			712
2016–2017	Ei Chheleta Bhelbheleta		Zee Bangla	28 March 2016		23 July 2017	478		[10]
2016–2018	Kusum Dola		Star Jalsha	22 August 2016		3 September 2018	731	Hindi	[11]
2017–2018	Kundo Phuler Mala			29 May 2017		18 March 2018	293		[12]
	Andarmahal		Zee Bangla	5 June 2017		9 November 2018	366
	Sanyashi Raja		Star Jalsha	11 September 2017		15 July 2018	306
2017	Gachkouto		Colors Bangla	26 June 2017		11 November 2017	113
	Adbhuture		Zee Bangla	31 July 2017		6 October 2017	50
2018–2019	Phagun Bou		Star Jalsha	19 March 2018		29 December 2019	534		[13]
	Mayurpankhi					22 September 2019	308		[14]
2018–2020	Nakshi Kantha		Zee Bangla	12 November 2018		10 July 2020	383		[15]
2019–2021	Sreemoyee		Star Jalsha	10 June 2019		19 December 2021	834	Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu	[16]
	Jiyonkathi		Sun Bangla	23 September 2019		18 April 2021	486
2019–2022	Mohor		Star Jalsha	28 October 2019		3 April 2022	783	Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu	[17]
2020–2021	Kora Pakhi			13 January 2020		1 January 2021	205
2020–2022	Khorkuto			17 August 2020		21 August 2021	715		[18]
2021	Desher Maati			4 January 2021		31 October 2021	297		[19]
2021–2022	Dhulokona			19 July 2021		11 December 2022	505		[20]
	Thoda sa Baadal Thoda sa Paani		Colors	23 August 2021	Hindi	4 March 2022	134	Bengali
	Roja		Enterr10 Bangla	19 September 2021	Bengali	25 January 2022	128
2022	Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey		StarPlus	3 January 2022	Hindi	20 August 2022	198
	Sona Roder Gaan		Colors Bangla	24 January 2022	Bengali	27 November 2022			[21]
2022 - 2023	Guddi		Star Jalsha	28 February 2022		7 September 2023	552
	Ekka Dokka			18 July 2022		24 September 2023	430		[22]
2023	Balijhor		Star Jalsha	6 February 2023		16 April 2023	70
2023 - 2024	Icche Putul		Zee Bangla	30 January 2023		9 March 2024	326
	Kar Kachhe Koi Moner Kotha		Zee Bangla	3 July 2023		21 June 2024	333
	Jol Thoi Thoi Bhalobasha		Star Jalsha	25 September 2023		16 June 2024	261
	Badal Sesher Pakhi	Creative Producer	Sun Bangla	13 November 2023	Bengali	30 June 2024	231
2023 – present	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 4		StarPlus	6 November 2023	Hindi
	Jhanak	Writer	StarPlus	20 November 2023	Hindi			Bengali
	Mithijhora		Zee Bangla	27 November 2023	Bengali
2024	Ashtami	Long Journey Writing Team	Zee Bangla	8 April 2024	Bengali	23 June 2024	77
2024	Kajol Nodir Jole	2024 – present	Roshnai	Writer	Star Jalsha	25 April 2024	Bengali
Puber Moyna	Zee Bangla		24 June 2024		Bengali
Durga - Atoot Prem Kahaani	Colors TV		16 September 2024		Hindi
Iss Ishq Ka Rabb Rakha	StarPlus

References

1. "West Bengal Commission of Women to host a workshop for the mental well-being of artists - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 June 2022.
2. "সিরিয়ালীনা". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
3. Chakraborty, Shamayita. "Vidya in Leena-Saibal's next?". Times of India.
4. Sarkar, Roushni. "Director Leena Gangopadhyay impressed with Dev's zeal for learning". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
5. Bengal Talkies launches the trailer of Sanjhbati.
6. "এবার জুটিতে দেব- শ্রাবন্তী - পাওলি! আসছে নতুন ছবি 'খেলাঘর'". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
7. "Serial Update: 'প্রথম দেখলাম আইপিএস পাশ করে সোজা এসপি!', গুড্ডি নিয়ে ট্রোল সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায়". Hindustan Times Bangla. 12 February 2023.
8. "অপমানিত সাঁওতাল জনগোষ্ঠি, বিতর্কে জনপ্রিয় বাংলা সিরিয়াল ইষ্টিকুটিম". Zee24Ghanta.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
9. Sen, Paromita (21 November 2021). "'Our society is regressive, TV reflects that reality'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
10. Team, Tellychakkar. "Mohi makers deviated from the essence of Ishti Kutum: Leena Gangopadhyay". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
11. "TV show 'Kusum Dola' to have its Hindi remake? - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 August 2020.
12. Roy, Sandip (16 September 2017). "The bold, the beautiful and the Bengali". The Hindu.
13. Team, Tellychakkar. "It's a privilege to work on Leena Aunty's script: Mishmee on entering Phagun Bou". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
14. Ganguly, Ruman (8 November 2018). "Mayurpankhi is a love story ruled by fate". Times of India.
15. "Indrani happy with Sreemoyee's soaring popularity - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
16. Gangopadhyay, Leena (19 May 2021). "A woman's world". Tribune India.
17. Ganguly, Ruman (27 October 2019). "New serial focusses on women's rights". Times of India.
18. "It's like a dream come true for me to work with Leena Gangopadhyay: Trina Saha - Times of India". The Times of India.
19. "Upcoming show 'Desher Maati' to narrate the story of family roots, emotion and values". Times of India. 29 December 2020.
20. সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব (12 May 2021). "ছোট পর্দার ফিরছেন ইন্দ্রাশিস, সঙ্গী মানালি, এক ফ্রেমে শঙ্কর-বাদশা-ভাস্কর". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika.
21. "Actress Payel De on her character in 'Sona Roder Gaan': Anandi is full of life - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
22. "দুই হবু ডাক্তারের টক্কর আর প্রেম নিয়ে 'এক্কা দোক্কা', ফিরছেন সপ্তর্ষি-সোনমণি". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.