not very Bengali!!

Being a proud Bengali myself I was initially pleased to hear that the new drama was to be set in a Bengali back drop. Oh my. how disappointed was I?! Don't get me wrong the drama itself seems ok-a take on us series revenge i think but so far entertaining, though I do find it hard to believe that a person would go out to seek revenge for a person they hardly know so I'm hoping that a closer reason is soon to be revealed. What is getting my bee in a bonnet is the lack of research in the Bengali culture and mannerisms by the shows producers. Apart from showing Howrah Bridge every now and then and Durga in the mandir its hardly reflective of Bengali culture. Hardly any odd Bengali word is spoken, the pronunciation of words has no reflection of Bengali, i.e Kangana would be pronounced Kongona, even when they are at home.Even the person who came to collect the money for the puja from Mr Goenka was unbelievable as a bengali.Bengali women wear saree's more than suits, especially affluent women,and where is Mrs Goenka's Shaka??

im also attracted to this show as this story revolves around kolkata.but then they used "Goenka" title.As they really exists in Kolkata and are very big name they should not have use their title to show Goenkas as spoiled evil rich. thats only odd thing i felt.

well guysz u r right but
leave it and move on
enjoy the show
this happens every tyme cv show a culture on tv
whether it is bengali tamil or punjabi
what matters is we are alll one and enjoy the show

I know Bengali very well.

Nice one, I had asked my mom whether Goenka is a bengali title or not and she had denied...

I have many examples which start from Rajasthani or Punjabi culture and language but slowly they become flexible.

My Punjabi's not very good, so I can't understand extreme Punjabi but whenever it's mixed with Hindi then only I can understand..

But I was really happy to see Victoria Memorial n Howrah bridge 😃

Hmm I am somewhere agreeing with u

Well, I agree with you that the makers dont research at all while conveying the Bengali culture but you may also know that Goenkas are not Bengali. So Kangana is not to be pronounce as Kongona and also Mrs. Goenka need not wear shaka or pola.( The white and red bangles married women wear in Bengali culture)

Actually being a South Indian I would have loved to see Bengali culture. It can be simple things like Bengali cuisine, Bengali way of dressing, Bengali way of celebrating certain festivals, Bengali jelwellery, dresses something that makes Bengal stand apart. I agree the protoganists all belong to high society but something more of Bengali would have been nice.

I agree. It seems like the show is in Mumbai. There is no sign of bangla and Kolkata except for the police. In Tere Liye the bengali side was shown beautifully

There aren't many shows that do justice to cultures - all South Indians are not Madrasis - being a Malayalee from Delhi , I remember that my brother once got into a brawl when someone called him that! That happens a lot and much of it comes from this culture shown on TV shows and movies - be it Chennai Express or Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. Don't expect anything true or realistic.