Bhabhi (TV series)
| Bhabhi | |
|---|---|
 A promotional logo image for Bhabhi. | |
| Created by | UTV Software Communications |
| Written by | Rajesh Beri & R M Joshi |
| Opening theme | "Bhabhi" by Udit Narayan & Indira Menon |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | Total 1328 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ronnie Screwvala & Zarina Mehta |
| Running time | approximately 23 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | STAR Plus |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV), |
| Original release | 18 March 2002 – 23 May 2008 |
Bhabhi (Sister-in-Law) is an Indian Hindi language soap opera that premiered on 18 March 2002 on STAR Plus.[1] The series was produced by one of India's popular production house, UTV Software Communications, also known as UTV. It has ended on STAR Plus but is currently re-aired on TV Asia channel in USA. It ran for six years for a total of 1328 episodes, making it one of the longest running shows on Hindi television.Its title role of Bhabhi (Saroj) was played by Neha Mehta.
Overview
Bhabhi is the story of Saroj, a bride who finds her life changing drastically the minute she lifts her bridal veil. The newly married Saroj, her face hidden beneath her ghunghat, sets out with her husband, Dr. Prakash, to his place. Accompanying her is her sole blood relation — her elder brother. An unfortunate accident with another vehicle carrying a marriage party renders her unconscious. Hours later, as she recuperates in the warmth of her husband's home, she realises that the man she is with is not her husband. There is no trace of her Dr. Prakash and her brother. Saroj learns that the family she has come to — including her "husband" — have never met their bride face to face. She is mistaken for Pushpa — the girl who everyone thinks Tilak has married. When Saroj reveals her identity to Tilak, he is aghast. He realises that at the accident site,having never seen Pushpa's face,
As the two decide to reveal the case of mistaken identity, a crisis arises. Unable to accept the death of her husband in the accident, Tilak's mother falls ill. Tilak pleads with Saroj not to tell his family right away that she is not his bride.
Saroj is forced to assume the mantle of the daughter-in-law and give solace to Tilak's mother. She manages to save her life but is devastated at her loss. The adulation, love and total acceptance from each member of the family numbs her so completely that she decides, for the moment, to accept her position as "Pushpa bhabhi".
Cast
- Neha Mehta / Dolly Sohi as Saroj Tilak Chopra / Pushpa
- Joy Sengupta / Manish Goel / Mukul Dev / Manish Goel as Tilak Chopra
- Bhanujeet Sudan as Nihal
- Puneet Sachdev as Vishwa Chopra
- Tejal Shah as Guddo Chopra
- Rucha Gujrati as Suhana Seth / Suhana Vishwa Chopra / Suhana Dev Thakral
- Eijaz Khan as Sohan
- Vishal Singh as Dr. Dev Thakral
- Shilpa Shinde as Manju
- Pooja Bhatia / Poonam Joshi as Rishika Samar Kapoor
- Pariva Pranati as Alpa Seth / Alpa Bhuvan Sareen / Alpa Shubham Chopra
- Shoma Anand as Reshma Baldev Chopra
- Dharmesh Vyas as Kukku Chopra
- Rahil Azam as Rakesh Chopra
- Pulkit Nanavati as Dapinder
- Monty Patel as Vicky
- Manmeet Chopra as Raju
- Shivshakti Sachdev as Mehak
- Vidya Sinha as Savitri Thakral
- Gurdeep Kohli as Gitanjali
- Neelu Kohli as Nanda Kukku Chopra
- Sunny Moza as Rahul
- Nazneen Patel as Dr. Megha
- Sonia Singh as Sushma (Sush) Vishwa Chopra
- Tarun Khanna as Samar Kapoor
- Gaurav Khanna as Bhuvan Sareen
- Rohit Roy as Raj Malhotra
- Mohit Raina as Shubham Chopra
- Swapnil Joshi as Dr. Prakash
- Raymon Singh as Sunaina Rakesh Chopra
- Rushad Rana as Sukhi Uppal
- Prakash Ramchandani as Sudarshan
- Manish Khanna as Advocate Gandhi
- Shahab Khan as Saroj's Advocate
- Abir Goswami as Bhairav
- Rupali Ganguly as Roshni Prem Khanna
- Puneet Vasishtha as Prem Khanna
- Nimai Bali as Radhe Shyam
- Varun Badola as Varun Badola (Special Appearance)
References
- ↑ "Afternoon soap 'Bhabhi' launches on Star Plus Monday". Indiantelevision.com. 14 March 2002.
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