{{Short description|Indian television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox television | image = Pratidaan.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = Title Poster | alt_name = | genre = Soap opera | creator = Boyhood Productions | based_on = | developer = | story = Star Jalsha Creative Team | screenplay = Sayantani Bhattacharya<br>'''Dialogues'''<br>Arpita Paul | director = Siddhartha Paul | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = Sandipta Sen <br> Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh <br> Rukma Roy <br> Tanuka Chatterjee<br>Debraj Mukherjee | judges = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = "Pratidaan" | end_theme = | composer = Debjit Roy | country = India | language = Bengali | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = Surinder Singh <br> Gurjit Singh <br> Sushanta Das | editor = | location = Kolkata | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 22 minutes | company = Boyhood Productions | channel = STAR Jalsha | num_seasons = 4 | num_episodes = 481 | first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2017|08|21}} | last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2018|12|23}} | related = {{Plainlist| * Milon Tithi * Pavitra Bandham }} }}
'''''Pratidaan''''' ({{langx|bn| প্রতিদান }}) is a Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 21 August 2017 and aired on STAR Jalsha. Produced by Boyhood Productions, it starred Sandipta Sen and Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/sandipta-sen-turns-yogi/articleshow/63441217.cms|title= Sandipta Sen turns Yogi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/will-neel-sen-of-protidan-make-a-comeback/articleshow/64494447.cms|title= Will Neel Sen of Protidan make a comeback}}</ref> Rukma Roy and Debraj Mukherjee played negative roles.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/bengali-television-actress-rooqma-ray-to-enter-pratidaan/articleshow/64508864.cms|title=Bengali television actress Rooqma Ray to enter Pratidaan}}</ref> It replaced Star Jalsha's show ''Milon Tithi''. The show went off air on 23 December 2018 and was replaced by ''Bhoomikanya''.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
==Plot== Shimul comes from a village where education has not left its mark yet and being a responsible school teacher herself, she makes it a point to impart education and knowledge to everyone possible in the village. She is progressive in nature and an accomplished educator. As an empowered woman who wants to create her own identity yet stay deeply rooted to her values, Shimul's only motto in life is to enlighten everyone she comes across with proper education. Destiny, however, has a poignant role to play in Shimul's life as she gets married into a family where education is of least priority.
Neel is a happening college-goer but hates studies to such an extent that he passed his graduation exams only after appearing for it the 4th time. Neel is also extremely spoilt and is guided by his mother, who herself believes that studies are a waste of time. Neel's mother wants her daughter-in-law to be illiterate as she doesn't want anyone in the family to be more qualified than her son. Shimul brings changes in Neel for the better, and the two go about life hand-in-hand, overcoming hurdles that life throws at them. Off late, Neel succumbs to a life laced with tragedy and alcohol after the sad demise of Shimul. Sunaina, a con and a bar-crooner makes an entry and is found to be Shimul's exact lookalike.
== Cast== ===Main=== *Sandipta Sen as Shimul Bosu Sen aka "Shiuli Phool" / Mrs. Braginza or "Beguni Phool"/Sunaina (briefly disguised as) **Unknown as Young Shimul *Rezwan Rabbani Sheikh as Neel Sen / Ronit/ Anghsuman / Fake Neel **Saptarshi Chowdhury as Young Neel *Rukma Roy as Madhushree Chowdhury
===Supporting=== *Tanuka Chatterjee as Shantipriya Sen *Surojit Banerjee as Ganapati Sen aka Chanachur Buro *Sahana Sen as Mala *Subrata Guha Roy as Neel's Uncle *Ranjini Chatterjee as Madhabi *Rimjhim Mitra as Jaya *Boton as Jaya's Husband *Nabanita Dutta as Pallabi *Anindya Chakrabarti / Debraj Mukherjee as Ambikesh Nandy *Priya Malakar as Nisha *Bharat Kaul as Nisha's Father *Chumki Choudhury as Kalyani *Sudip Sarkar as Pranabesh *Sanjay Basu as Bhaskar *Purbasha Debnath as Shema
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pratidaan}} Category:2017 Indian television series endings Category:2018 Indian television series endings Category:Star Jalsha original programming Category:Bengali-language television programming in India