• Air date: 06 Jul '15 26 episodes
      The characters of Tagore’s stories spring into life through the cinematic imagination of acclaimed filmmaker, Anurag Basu in ‘Stories By Rabindranath Tagore’. ‘Stories By Rabindranath Tagore’ shares with us the intricately etched characters created by the master himself and brought onto the small screen by the visionary director of ‘Barfi’ and ‘Life in a Metro.’
  • List of Episodes (26)
    • 1. Chokher Bali

      06 Jul '15
      Chokher Bali revolves around four vital characters Mahendra, his friend Bihari, his wife Ashalata and Binodini. One day, Mahendra receives a proposal of a young woman named Binodini but he doesn’t show any interest. On this, Binodini’s mother gets her married to another man but he dies of severe illness. While Binodini begins her life as a widow, Mahendra gets married to Ashalata as he falls in love with her beauty. Mahendra’s mother seems to be unhappy with this relationship. Seeing this, she i
    • 2. Chokher Bali

      07 Jul '15
      On Mahendra’s mother’s insistence, Binodini enters Mahendra’s house. Binodini becomes friends with Mahendra’s wife, Ashalata. While Asha's friendship seems to be genuine, Binodini's loyalty is suspicious from the very start. Binodini uses Ashalata to get close to Mahendra. Bihari notices Binodini’s behavior and gets in a heated argument with Mahendra. Hearing this, Binodini decides to leave the house but Mahendra stops her from going and expresses his feelings to her. Binodini decides to write a
    • 3. Chokher Bali

      13 Jul '15
      Binodini takes help from Bihari as she feels he would support her but she soon finds out that Bihari has shifted to Kolkata. Binodini then decides to settle down with Mahendar and shift to Kolkata, as this way she also get closer to Bihari. But unfortunately after reaching Kolkata, she finds that Bihari had left for Benaras. Once again, for her selfish motives, Binodini convinces Mahendar to leave for Benaras. Seeing this, Mahendar notices Binodini’s behavior and gets suspicious. Binodini was in
    • 4. Atithi

      14 Jul '15
      Like the protagonist of a road movie, the young Tarapada was restless. To the despair of his mother and villagers, Tarapada repeatedly ran away. But he was curious about the world rather than alienated from it. The blissful nature hailed him with endless bounty. He could hear the mystic melody of the nature. He joined a troupe of acrobats and then wandered on. One day, he caught a boat ride with a village zamindar. His natural virtuousness and spontaneity attracted the zamindar and his wife. His
    • 5. Maanbhanjan

      20 Jul '15
      Giribala, a beautiful, young wife of a wealthy, spoilt Zamindar son, Gopinath, secretly went to watch a play in the nearby theatre. Giribala and Gopinath had a loving, romantic relationship when they got married. But soon Gopinath fell out of love and started seeing a glamorous theatre actress, Latika. The charm of Giribala’s youth and beauty could not keep Gopinath in the house. So along with a faithful maid Sudha, Giribala went to see the reason of her husband’s aloofness. The play ‘Maan Bhanj
    • 6. Detective

      21 Jul '15
      Meet Mohim, a detective with a thirst for mystery and a passion for crime. He hails from Siliguri where people are honest and crimes are few. Happily married with a steady job is not enough to satisfy this hungry detective. He is on the lookout for an intriguing case and this constant urge, leads him to develop a secret life, befriend a stranger, encourage sexual advances from his colleague and loose his family in the process.
    • 7. Kabuliwala

      27 Jul '15
      A fruit vendor befriends a little girl but is soon arrested for murder and imprisoned. On release, he hopes to continue his friendship but finds her getting married reminding him of his own daughter.
    • 8. Punishment

      28 Jul '15
      Two brothers loose a family tea estate leading to marital squabbles and a death. Proving blood is thicker than water, a brother frames his wife for murder but when guilt overcomes him, is it too late?
    • 9. Broken Nest

      03 Aug '15
      A story about love, life and deceit, leaving nothing but a broken nest behind. An ambitious husband, a passionate singer, greed and an empty heart, break apart a family in ways that cannot be mended.
    • 10. Broken Nest

      04 Aug '15
      A story about love, life and deceit, leaving nothing but a broken nest behind. An ambitious husband, a passionate singer, greed and an empty heart, break apart a family in ways that cannot be mended.
    • 11. Wafadaar

      10 Aug '15
      A twisted tale of destiny and the circle of life where a trusted servant brings up a young boy, befriends him and becomes a part of the family. Years later, he is bestowed the duties of this boy's offspring but fails to abide by them. In an act of carelessness, he loses the child and his job. What happens next is a twist of fate.
    • 12. Samapti

      11 Aug '15
      An only son refuses to marry a girl handpicked by his widowed mother and chooses another, much to her dismay the girl soon embraces love and slowly builds a bond in a lonely woman's heart.
    • 13. Samapti

      17 Aug '15
      An only son refuses to marry a girl handpicked by his widowed mother and chooses another, much to her dismay the girl soon embraces love and slowly builds a bond in a lonely woman's heart.
    • 14. Chhooti

      18 Aug '15
      A widowed mother works tirelessly to bring up her two boys. Her brother offers to take one of her troublesome sons to Kolkata with him. Life takes an unexpected turn and repentance is the only gain.
    • 15. Tyaag

      24 Aug '15
      A story about the Indian cast system and the interference in true love. A hidden background, revenge and suffering all come together in this heart wrenching story.
    • 16. Waaris

      25 Aug '15
      Yagyanath Kundu is a miser but fond of his grandson. Post the death of his daughter in law, his son leaves home and Yagyanath slowly loses his mind causing him to do unforgivable deeds.
    • 17. Two Sisters

      31 Aug '15
      A story of trusting wives, forgiveness, guilt, business success and failures all doing a 360 degree turn and returning to what is called karma. A wife sacrifices her wealth for her husband's profession but slowly her health deteriorates. Her husband starts romancing his sister-in-law only to uncover an unexpected turn of events.
    • 18. Two Sisters

      01 Sep '15
      A story of trusting wives, forgiveness, guilt, business success and failures all doing a 360 degree turn and returning to what is called karma. A wife sacrifices her wealth for her husband's profession but slowly her health deteriorates. Her husband starts romancing his sister-in-law only to uncover an unexpected turn of events.
    • 19. Mrinal Ki Chitthi

      07 Sep '15
      A young woman finds herself trapped in a world filled with backward thinking and conservative views. She tries to defeat the system by helping her downtrodden sister-in-law, but realizes that society is unforgiving to women of her era. She escapes her turmoil and tries to put her thoughts to paper and send a message to her husband.
    • 20. Aparichita

      08 Sep '15
      When money and love collide which will survive the battle? This is a story of a young man who is afraid of his dominating uncle and let's his uncle take control of his life. When he comes face to face with beauty and love, does he follow his heart or let his uncle walk over him? Will passion prove stronger than power? Will love conquer all or is it too late?
    • 21. Kankal

      14 Sep '15
      Seeing is believing. Meet Aroop, a practical sports quota student who never believed in superstitions, spirits or ghosts. He mocked haunted stories and knew only reality until he enters room number 21 at the Majesty Lodge. A skeleton in a closet opens the door to an unnatural world and a mesmerizing story unfolds before his eyes.
    • 22. The Story Of A Muslim Girl

      15 Sep '15
      You may be born into a religion but the values you learn may lead you onto a different path. An orphan bengali Hindu Brahmin girl, Kamala, finds herself being wedded to an older man but mayhem breaks out on her wedding day. A muslim philanthropist rescues this young girl and Kamala soons finds her path to self discovery.
    • 23. Dhai Aakhar Prem Ka

      21 Sep '15
      A typical tale of love confusions, mixed up identities intertwined with sweet poetry. A group of poet friends fall in love with their neighbours on different occasions and the story takes on hits and jabs as destiny only pulls the couples together. (doesn’t make sense).
    • 24. Dhai Aakhar Prem Ka

      22 Sep '15
      A typical tale of love confusions, mixed up identities intertwined with sweet poetry. A group of poet friends fall in love with their neighbours on different occasions and the story takes on hits and jabs as destiny only pulls the couples together. (doesn’t make sense).
    • 25. Monihara

      28 Sep '15
      When greed collides with love and lust what could the outcome be? A local villager narrates a story about a young couple to a stranger. The tale is about the wife's love for gold ornaments and the husband's big heart to shower her with these treasures but when business is bad, the wife turns against the husband refusing to bail him out with her collection. An unfortunate twist robs the wife of her precious jewels and death seems to be the only answer. But who is this stranger in the village and