Daily soap ‘Jhumur’ to web series ‘Bhagar’: A look at actors Aindrila Sharma and Sabyasachi Chowdhury’s projects together

24-year-old actress Aindrila Sharma and Sabyasachi Chowdhury’s journey as a couple, who faced all the storms together, has inspired many. Fans are heaping praise on Sabyasachi who was one of the strongest pillars in Aindrila’s life besides her family. Their friendship started together from the sets of ‘Jhumur’ and eventually blossomed into love. Here are some prominent milestones and the shows in which the duo shared screen. (Photo: Facebook)

Aindrila’s debut: Aindrila, who always wanted to be an actress, came to Kolkata from Berhampur, Murshidabad, with the dream of making a career in Tollywood. The young actress had fought a fierce battle against cancer when she was in class XI but she didn’t let the disease affect her dreams. She kept fuelling her dream and bagged a project in 2017.

While ‘Jhumur’ marks Sabyasachi’s debut in Bengali small screen industry, Sabyasachi had done a number of shows by then. Pratyusha Paul’s ‘Esho Maa Lokkhi’ was his first prominent work on TV. Soon, he went on to do ‘Agnijal’, ‘Bhakter Bhogoban Sri Krishna’ where he essayed Judhisthir’s character. The actor, who went abroad for higher studies and came to Kolkata to pursue his career in showbiz has mostly done mythological, fantasy or devotional shows in his career. ‘Jhumur’ was the first family-drama in Sabyasachi’s career. (Photo: Facebook)

Jhumur marked the debut of late actress Aindrila Sharma on Bengali television. She played the female lead. This was the first time she shared the screen with Sabyasachi. They became friends and eventually fell in love. (Photo: Facebook)

Aindrila didn’t have to look back after ‘Jhumur’. She bagged one show after the other including Ravi Shaw starrer ‘Jibon Jyoti’ and later ‘Jiyon Kathi’. Sabyasachi, however, appeared in a number of shows prior to ‘Mahapeeth Tarapeeth’ which gave his career a new turn. After ‘Jhumur’, he played small roles in ‘Om Namah Shivaya’, ‘Jorowar Jhumko’ and ‘Saat Bhai Champa’. In 2019, he bagged Bengali TV’s one of the most popular mythological shows, which had an ensemble cast. He played Sadhak Bamakhyapa’s role and his portrayal of the iconic character made Sabyasachi a household name almost instantly. ‘Mahapeeth Tarapeeth’ ran for 3 years. (Photo: Facebook)

Aindrila made a small appearance on Mahapeeth Tarapeeth. After 2 years, Aindrila and Sabyasachi shared the screen again and fans couldn’t be any happier seeing their favourite artists together on-screen. (Photo: Facebook)

After three years, Aindrila and Sabyasachi appeared on web series ‘Bhagar’, although they weren’t the reel pair. While this marks Sabyasachi’s debut on digital platform, Aindrila explored other mediums prior to this. She did a few other projects and did ‘Love Cafe’ starring Hritojeet Chatterjee, ‘Mittir Parar Maradona’ and also did a movie starring Adrit Roy. She also played a prominent role in ‘Bhole Baba Par Karega’. Sabyasachi, on the other hand, was mostly seen on the small screen.

Aindrila played a courageous girl in 'Bhagar', Sabyasachi played the role of a middle-class man who decides to end his life after he was unable to bear the humiliation of his wife. Their performance in this OTT project was praised by the audience. (Photo: Facebook)

On-screen ‘Bhagar’ marks the last project featuring the lovebirds although they were not paired together. A love story, which started on the shooting sets of 'Jhumur' 'and blossomed into love, made a permanent place in the hearts of their numerous fans. (Photo: Facebook)