# Maa....Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena

Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena, also called Maa (Bengali: মা...তোমায় ছাড়া ঘুম আসেনা; transl. Mother), is a Bengali television serial broadcast on Star Jalsha. It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The show narrates the bond between mother and daughter. It is one of the longest-run Bengali television series and Star Jalsha's longest-run serial.

## Premise

It is the story of a mother, Pratima Mukherjee, and her daughter, Pari Mukherjee. When Pari is only 3 years old, she is kidnapped, leading to Pratima being separated from her daughter. For years, Pari is raised as a thief under the name Jhilik by her kidnapper. Circumstances eventually lead to Jhilik and Pratima meeting again after many years. The story then follows how Jhilik gradually accepts Pratima back into her life.

## Cast
### Main

* Tithi Bose as Pari Mukherjee aka Jhilik - Pratima and Manish's daughter
** Sohena Roy as child Pari
* Sritama Bhattacharjee as Diya Roy/Chatterjee - fake Jhilik; Raj's childhood love-turned-wife and angshu's former lover
* Mahua Halder as Pratima Mukherjee, Pari's mother

### Recurring

* Bhaswar Chatterjee as Manish Mukherjee, Pari's father
* Chhanda Karanjee as Mamata
* Chandicharan as Harishankar Mukherjee - Mamata's husband
* Saswata Chatterjee as Bhaswati's husband
* Anindita Saha Kapileshwari as Bhaswati Chatterjee
* Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Arati Mukherjee
* Aritra Dutta as Dipu, Pari's uncle and Arati's son
* Aparajita Adhya as Pratima Roy Chowdhury
* Anindya Chatterjee as Rajdeep Roy (Raj), Diya's childhood love-turned-husband and Pari's love interest
* Dolon Roy as Mohini Chatterjee
* Sourav Das as Rik Chatterjee
* Ena Saha as Atish's wife
* Chandraneev Mukherjee as Atish, youngest son of Mukherjee family
* Sujata Dawn as Aheli, youngest daughter of Mukherjee family
* Soma Chakraborty as Hira Amma
* Sonali Chowdhury as Rajeswari, Diya's aunt
* Ashmita Chakraborty as Fulki
* Bhavana Banerjee as child Fulki
* Aritram Mukherjee as Aditya Roychowdhury, Fulki's husband and Pratima's son
* Rohit Mukherjee as Pari's uncle
* Ritoja Majumder as Bidisha
* Amitava Bhattacharyya as Doctor
* Rajiv Bose as Arunangshu Mukherjee (Angshu), Jhilik's/Diya's ex-lover
* Biswajit Chakraborty as Samaresh Chatterjee, Diya's father
* Shankar Chakraborty as Sports teacher
* Priyanka Bhattacharjee as Babli

## Production

The show was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. For three years it was the highest rated show on Star Jalsha. The serial ended on August 3, 2014. A special episode featured stars of other serials as well as film personalities like Koel Mallick and Raj Chakraborty.

## Adaptations

| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Bengali | Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena মা...তোমায় ছাড়া ঘুম আসেনা | 19 October 2009 | Star Jalsha | 3 August 2014 | Original |
| Hindi | Meri Maa मेरी माँ | 18 December 2011 | Life OK | 22 April 2012 | Remake |
| Tamil | Bommukutty Ammavukku பொம்முக்குட்டி அம்மாவுக்கு | 3 February 2020 | Star Vijay | 5 December 2020 | Remake |
| Telugu | Paape Maa Jeevanajyothi పాపే మా జీవనజ్యోతి | 26 April 2021 | Star Maa | Ongoing | Remake |
| Hindi | Chikoo - Yeh Ishq Nachaye चिकू - ये इश्क नचाए | 6 September 2021 | StarPlus | 19 March 2022 | Remake |

## Awards

The soap won many awards at the Tele Cine Awards, Star Jalsha awards and the Tele Samman Awards. Some of them are:
* Best Actress - Sritama Bhattacharjee (at the 13th Tele Cine Awards)
* Best Performance - Soma Chakraborty (at the 13th Tele Cine Awards)