Papiya Adhikari, Rita Koiral and others stormed Double Dhamaka in Zee Bangla Channel.

On 30th September, 2013, Zee Bangla Channel came up with double dhamaka. Both Rannaghar and Didi No. 1 were merged together in the same program. Rachana Banerjee and Sudipa Mukherjee anchored the program together. Celebrities like Papiya Adhikari, Rita Koiral, Papiya Sen and Tanima Sen played the game. In the first round, all the contestants had to cook different dishes out of Pomfret fish. The celebrity who cooked the best dish got the maximum points and most number of awards. Papiya Sen cooked Chilly Fish out of Pomfret in Chinese style. Rita Koiral cooked Posto Pomfret with the same fish. Tanima Sen cooked Sarshe Pomfret with the same fish. Papiya Adhikari cooked Pomfret curry in Orissa style. All of them did a great job. Rachana Banerjee said it was not possible to identify whose dish was the best. Sudipa Mukherjee finally judged Papiya Adhikari’s Pomfret curry in Orissa style the best dish. She got all the awards in the first round. In the third round which was a musical round actor Arjun Chakravarty came and asked musical questions. All the celebrities answered musical questions of Arjun Chakravarty. Everyone said they loved Arjun Chakravarty. Both Papiya Adhikari and Rachana Banerjee said that they were amazed to work in Oriya films during the early part of the career. The large cut outs of them really amazed them. Arjun Chakravarty sang the antara of Hemanta Mukherjee’s song “boshe achi potho cheye” from the film Shapmochon. The mukhra was sung by Tanima Sen. Sudipa Mukherjee helped her. Arjun Chakravarty asked Papiya Sen to sing a rabindrasangeet. Rita Koiral sang the song “sajanake liye” and also danced with Arjun Chakravarty. All the contestants sang their songs correctly and got full points. In the rest of the rounds Rita Koiral answered all the questions and became Didi No. 1. Rachana Banerjee asked each of the celebrities about their plans in the upcoming Durga puja. All had plans of shopping and seeing Durga idols in Kolkata.

Dolly Basu, Rita Koiral and other stomed Zee Bangla Didi No. 1 Program.

Actresses Dolly Basu, Rita Koiral, Swagata Mukherjee and Chaitali Chakravarty stormed Zee Bangla Didi No. 1 Program. The sets of Zee Bangla Didi No. 1 Program caught fire some times back. The shooting continued in other studio and the program again revived the popularity. Rachana Banerjee brought actresses Dolly Basu, Rita Koiral, Swagata Mukherjee and Chaitali Chakravaty in the show on 19th April, 2013. Dolly Basu is a veteran actress of the serial Raashi. Swagata Mukherjee is both a singer and an actress very famous in the serial Swapath and Kanakanjali. Chaitali Chakravarty is a successful actress of the serial Swapath. Rita Koiral had acted for more than 20 years. She had acted in films and serials. In the second round, actor Koushik Banerjee came to ask musical questions. Rita Koiral sang a romantic song and danced with Koushik Banerjee. When Koushik Banerjee sang the song “phoolon ka taaronka” for her she said why did he make her a sister? Koushik Banerjee said as all the actresses played negative characters he feared them. Dolly Basu said her role was taken so seriously in villages in Bengal that sometimes she heard the audiene say if they get her they will bear her up. Chaitali Chakravarty danced and sang the song “tere hoto senese yaar chipkali saiyan fevicol se”. Swagata Mukherjee her own song. In the thirs and the fourth rounds, Rita Koiral answered the maximum number of questions. She said that it was an honour for her when director Aparna Sen once told her that she was also a fan of her acting. In the third round Swagata Mukherjee was asked to show the acting of Gabbar Singh in the film Sholay. She did very well. At the end Rita Koiral became Didi No. 1. Rachana Banerjee anchored the program very well and maintained the wit in the program while dealing with the celebrities.