Star Jalsha


Star Jalsha is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as family dramas, comedies, reality shows, crime shows and telefilms. It launched its own HD feed on 14 April 2016.
It is distributed worldwide by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

History

Star Jalsha was officially launched on 8 September 2008 as a Bengali language pay channel, being the second regional channel of Star India after Tamil language channel Star Vijay.
In 2011 it was launched on Pehla platform in Middle East.
In June 2012, it undergone a revamp with a new diamond star logo. On 22 November 2012, the channel was launched in UK.
The channel launched its own high-definition feed, along with Jalsha Movies HD, on 29 April 2016. They were the first Bengali-language HD channels in India.
On 2018, Sagnik Ghosh became the head of the channel.
In February 2019, the channel undergone a revamp for the second time with a fresh identity and logo.

Reception

Within its launch after seven months, it became the most watched Bengali channel in April 2009.

Programming