One of the legendary and most popular shows of Bengali television, ‘Rannaghar’, is going to make a comeback ahead of this
Durga Puja. So is
Koneenica Banerjee, a popular face in the Bengali entertainment industry. The legendary cookery show that took Bengali television by storm is set for a grand return after almost two years. The popular culinary show is slated to premiere on the said channel, on September 30.
Koneenica who has proved her mettle on both big and small screen, is joining the cookery show as a host. The new promo of the show is out.
As per the promo of the show, Koneenica is seen reminiscing about her mother’s cooking. She says, “Maayer haater ranna jemon, Rannaghar’er kodor temon,” which loosely translates to, “Mother’s magic in cooking is the USP of the kitchen!” Koneenica promises to do a lot of cooking on the new show, as well as learn new recipes from the participants. The viewers of the show are eagerly waiting for the return of the culinary show.
Koneenica recently opened up about her association with ‘Rannaghar’. The actress revealed that her mother was an inspiring force behind her decision to take the hosting duty of the cookery show. Koneenica added that she was delighted to give the nod to the show as the crew of the show was like a family to her.
Koneenica has been away from Bengali TV for quite some time. After her daughter was born, the actress encountered some medical difficulties which led her to take some time off from the rigorous schedule of the television industry. Although Koneenica is back in front of the camera for various other projects, the actress revealed that she wanted to devote most of her time to raising her infant daughter. The actress added, she was not yet ready to come back to Bengali mega serials because of the same reason.
‘Rannaghar’ started its journey back in 2005. The cookery show has been one of the popular shows on Bengali TV. Sudipa Chatterjee hosted the show for 13 years straight till 2018. She came back to the show in 2020 and hosted it till the last episode that aired in 2022. In between, the show was hosted by actresses Aparajita Auddy, Ushashi Ray, Tiyasha Lepcha. The last episode of ‘Rannaghar’ was shot on 17th December, 2022. The final episode went on-air on 31st December, 2022.
This year, in May, the same channel launched another cookery show named ‘Randhane Bandha’. Hosted by
Gaurav Chakrabarty and
Ridhima Ghosh, the culinary show premiered on May 20. The cookery show was Ridhima’s comeback to the screen after her maternity break. Gaurav and Ridhima, who are a fan-favourite couple, turned hosts for the culinary show. However, despite having a star couple as the host of the show, ‘Randhane Bandhan’ failed to pull up its ratings. The show will have its final episode on September 29.
‘Rannaghar’ is set to premiere on September 30.