Aakash Aath

Aakash Aath is an Indian Bengali-language television channel headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. The service was established in 2000 by G Entertainment under the name Aakash Bangla, positioning it as a regional general-entertainment outlet for Bengali-speaking viewers. Its programming has included scripted television, films, telefilms, devotional and cultural content, talk and magazine formats, music programming, reality-style competitions, and crime or investigative shows. The channel's identity is closely tied to Bengali-language entertainment rather than to a single narrowly defined genre. Its schedule has drawn on television dramas and serial storytelling while also using movies, literary and cultural programs, religious programming, music-led formats, and topical or crime-oriented shows to provide a broad daily offering. Programs associated with the channel include titles such as Gopal Bhar, Nati Binodini, Tomaay Hrid Majhare Rakhbo, Shreyoshi, Yuganayak Swami Vivekananda, Crime Bengal, Police Filez, Mahalaya, Sahityer Shera Samay, Aakasher Telefilm, and Matinee Talkies. Some of these programs are identified in reference material as former rather than current broadcasts, so the available material does not establish a complete present-day schedule. In October 2013, the channel introduced a new logo and changed its public brand from Aakash Bangla to Akash Aath, also rendered as Aakash Aath. The rebrand marked a visual and naming change while retaining the channel's Bengali-language regional entertainment focus. The channel's leadership has been associated with the Surana family: Ashok Surana is identified as its founder, while Rahuul Surana, Priyanka Surana, and Rishab Surana are identified as directors in the available reference material. Aakash Aath operates within India's regional television ecosystem, where language, local cultural relevance, and familiarity with Bengali storytelling are central to audience appeal. Its brand proposition is therefore best understood as a broad Bengali general-entertainment channel serving viewers in India, with a mix of fiction, cinema, devotional material, music, culture, and factual or crime-related programming. Publicly available reference material does not provide reliable information about its revenue, audience share, distribution footprint beyond India, current ownership structure, or detailed corporate finances.

Aakash Aath traces its origins to 2000, when G Entertainment established a Bengali-language television channel in India under the name Aakash Bangla. The service was founded by Ashok Surana and was based in Kolkata, a major center of Bengali cultural production and television broadcasting. From its launch, the channel operated as a mixed entertainment service rather than a specialist network, using multiple program types to appeal to Bengali-speaking households. Its programming portfolio has included television drama and serial fiction, films, telefilms, devotional shows, cultural and literary programs, music formats, talk or magazine programming, and crime-oriented factual entertainment. The available program record includes Aakashe Superstar, Aakasher Telefilm, Aakash Kusum, Ak Maser Sahitya, Anandamoyee Maa, Anya Ami, Bridhashram, Charge Sheet, Choye Maser Mega, Crime Bengal, Dipabalir Saat Kahon, Eka Noy Ekkaborti, Gaan Fight, Gaan Points, Gandaria, Garam O Garam, Gopal Bhar, Ghente Gha, Hridmajhaye, Jai Maa Santoshi, Janani, Jheel Danger Kanya, Kanchi, Khonj Khabar, Lakkhi Chana, Madhur Hawa, Mahalaya, Matinee Talkies, Meyder Brata Katha, Meye No. 1, Misthu, Nati Binodini, Om Sai Ram, Padyaradi Para Bawali Gaan, Police Filez, Sadharan Asadharan, Sahityer Shera Samay, Sakaler Aakash, Section 302, Sidhel Chor, Som Theke Shukra, Som Theke Shoni, Shreyoshi, Tatka Golpe Atka Maas, Teen Bhubaner Paare, The Legend, Tomaay Hrid Majhare Rakhbo, Umar Sansar, and Yuganayak Swami Vivekananda. The reference material distinguishes between current and former broadcasts but does not provide enough information to reconstruct a complete current schedule. A major documented turning point came in October 2013, when the channel unveiled a new logo and rebranded from Aakash Bangla to Akash Aath. The change updated the channel's visual identity and public name while preserving its role as a Bengali general-entertainment broadcaster. The name is also commonly written as Aakash Aath, which is the form used by the canonical Wikipedia article. Leadership information in the available reference identifies Ashok Surana as founder and Rahuul Surana, Priyanka Surana, and Rishab Surana as directors. The reference material does not state the directors' appointment dates or provide a fuller corporate history. It also does not establish detailed information about distribution partners, audience metrics, advertising performance, revenue, current ownership beyond the association with G Entertainment, or expansion outside India. Accordingly, Aakash Aath's documented history is primarily the history of a Kolkata-based Bengali television channel that developed a broad regional entertainment schedule and refreshed its identity through the 2013 Aakash Aath rebrand.

• 2013

  Rebrand to Akash Aath

  [1]Aakash Aathen.wikipedia.org

  In October, the channel unveiled a new logo and adopted the Akash Aath brand identity.

• 2000

  Launch as Aakash Bangla

  [1]Aakash Aathen.wikipedia.org

  G Entertainment established the Bengali-language television channel in India under the name Aakash Bangla.

A regional Bengali-language general-entertainment television channel combining serial drama, films, cultural and devotional programming, music, and factual or crime-oriented formats for audiences in India.

• Bengali-language general entertainment television · 2000

  Aakash Aath television channel

  The core Aakash Aath service is a Bengali-language television channel based in Kolkata. It has carried a mixed schedule spanning scripted drama, serials, Bengali movies and telefilms, devotional programming, cultural and literary shows, music, talk and magazine formats, and crime or investigative entertainment. Its broad programming mix distinguishes it from a narrowly focused news, movie-only, or music-only service.

• Television drama

  Bengali drama and serial programming

  Drama and serial fiction form an important part of the channel's entertainment offering. Reference material associates Aakash Aath with programs including Shreyoshi, Tomaay Hrid Majhare Rakhbo, Hridmajhaye, Bridhashram, Janani, Meye No. 1, and other serial or dramatic titles. The available sources do not specify which of these programs remain in the current schedule.

• Television films

  Films and telefilms

  The channel has broadcast Bengali films and made-for-television productions through offerings such as Aakasher Telefilm and Matinee Talkies. These formats extend the service beyond episodic drama and support a general-entertainment schedule built around Bengali-language screen storytelling.

• Cultural television

  Cultural, devotional, and literary programming

  Aakash Aath's documented programming includes devotional, literary, and Bengali cultural material. Examples include Mahalaya, Om Sai Ram, Anandamoyee Maa, Yuganayak Swami Vivekananda, Ak Maser Sahitya, Sahityer Shera Samay, and Meyder Brata Katha. These programs connect the channel's entertainment proposition with regional religious, literary, and cultural interests.

• 2013

  Adoption of the Aakash Aath brandStrategy

  Background

  The channel had operated since 2000 as Aakash Bangla and later refreshed its public identity.

  Action taken

  In October 2013, it introduced a new logo and changed its brand name to Akash Aath, also written Aakash Aath.

  Aftermath

  The rebrand established the Aakash Aath identity used by the canonical reference article, while the channel continued as a Bengali general-entertainment service.

  Source

1. 1Aakash Aathen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Aakash Aath official websiteaakashaath.com