Choti Sarrdaarni
| Chotti Sarrdaarni | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ranjeev Verma Nitu Verma |
| Written by | Story Ranjeev Nitu Screenplay Rahul Pandey Dialogues Rajesh Chawla |
| Directed by | Jaladh. K. Sharma Rajeev Srivastava Prabhat Rawat |
| Creative director | Pushpa Porwal |
| Starring | Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia Avinesh Rekhi Kevina Tak |
| Theme music composer | Nishant Raja |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 265 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Rajesh Ram Singh Pradeep Kumar Piya Bajpayee Shaika Parween |
| Production locations | Mumbai, India |
| Editors | Paresh Shah Ayan Hashmi |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Cockcrow Shaika Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Colors TV |
| Release | 1 July 2019 – present |
Choti Sarrdaarni is an Indian drama television series that premiered on 1 July 2019 on Colors TV.[1] It stars Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Avinesh Rekhi and Kevina Tak.[2]
Plot
Bubbly, carefree and happy-go-lucky, Meher Kaur Dhillon falls in love with Manav Sharma who aspires to be an IAS officer. The village sarpanch Kulwant Kaur Dhillon, who is Meher's mother, fixes her marriage with Sarabjit Singh Gill, a widower with a 5-year-old son Paramjit Singh Gill. Meher refuses the marriage proposal as she is in love with Manav and pregnant with his child. When Kulwant finds out about her pregnancy, she invites Manav to their house. She stabs Manav and threatens Meher to marry Sarabjit to save her unborn child.
Unwillingly, Meher accepts the proposal to save her unborn child from Kulwant's ill intentions. On their wedding night, she reveals about her pregnancy and asks Sarab to let her go. Sarab gets angry but later promises to take her to Serbia where she could get move on with a new identity. Harleen finds out that the baby is not of Sarab's. She gives Meher an ultimatum to either abort the child or leave Sarab. Meher opts for the abortion but is stopped by Sarab.
Param falls sick due to severe liver problem and needs immediate transplantation. Meher's liver matches with Param but due to her pregnancy the transplantation is risky for her and Meher has a mere 1% chances of survival. Param is healed. Meher's condition worsens and the docters declare her dead. Param and Sarab's prayers for her bring her back to life.
Eventually, Meher and Sarab start developing feelings for each other. Meher gives birth to a baby boy who is named Karanjeet "Karan" Singh Gill. Manav comes back as Vikram Diwan, a CBI officer accusing Sarab of a scam.
Cast
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Main
- Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia as Meher Sarabjeet Singh Gill (née Kaur Dhillon): Kulwant's daughter; Bittu, Jagga and Ranna's sister; Sarab's wife; Param's adopted mother; Karan's mother (2019–present)
- Avinesh Rekhi as Sarabjit "Sarab" Singh Gill: Harleen's brother; Simran's former husband; Param's father; Meher's husband; Karan's adopted father (2019–present)
- Kevina Tak as Paramjit " Param" Singh Gill: Simran and Sarab's son; Meher's step-son; Karan's adopted brother (2019–present)
Recurring
- Hitesh Bhardwaj as Manav Sharma: Meher's former boyfriend; Karan's biological father (2019) / Vikram Diwan: CBI officer; Aditi's fiance (2020– present)
- Anita Raj as Kulwant Kaur Dhillon: Bittu, Jagga, Ranna and Meher's mother; Yuvi and Karan's grandmother (2019–present)
- Mansi Sharma / Simran Sachdeva as Harleen Bajwa (née Kaur Gill): Sarab's sister; Robbie's wife; Khushi's mother (2019–present)
- Krishna Soni as Rubinder "Robbie" Bajwa: Vidita's son; Ginni's brother; Harleen's husband; Khushi's father (2019–present)
- Amal Sehrawat as Jagjeet "Jagga" Singh Dhillon: Kulwant's son; Bittu, Ranna and Meher's brother; Amrita's husband; Yuvi's father (2019–present)
- Abhilasha Jakhar as Amrita Kaur Dhillon: Jagga's wife; Yuvi's mother (2019–present)
- Advit Sood as Yuvraj "Yuvi" Singh Dhillon: Amrita and Jagga's son (2019–present)
- Abhishek Jangra as Baljeet "Bittu" Singh Dhillon: Kulwant's son; Ranna, Jagga and Meher's brother; Jeeto's husband (2019–present)
- Yuvleen Kaur as Jeeto Kaur Dhillon: Bittu's wife (2019–present)
- Abhianshu Vohra as Ranbir "Ranna" Singh Dhillon: Kulwant's son; Bittu, Jagga and Meher's brother; Ginni's husband (2019–present)
- Jinal Jain / Geetika Mehandru as Ginni Kaur Bajwa: Vidita's daughter; Robbie's sister; Ranna's wife (2020–present)
- Neelu Kohli as Vidita Bajwa: Robbie and Ginni's mother (2020)
- Dolly Minhas as Daljeet "Dolly" Shergill: Sarabjit and Harleen's aunt; Aditi's half-aunt. (2019)
- Neha Narang as Preeti Shergill: Dolly's daughter-in-law (2019)
- Avtar Gill as Avtaar Singh Kohli: Neerja's husband; Simran's father; Param's maternal grandfather (2019)
- Vineeta Malik as Neerja Singh Kohli: Avtaar's wife; Simran's mother; Param's maternal grandmother (2019)
- Shivendraa Om Saainiyol as Tarkash: Sarab's family accountant (2019–present)
- Shivani Gosain as Vijeyta Malik: Income tax officer (2019)
- Jai Vats as Dr. Surinder Sodhi: Gill's family doctor (2020)
- Mala Salariya as Dr. Sanjana Shinde (2020)
- Prakhar Shukla as Blackmailer (2020)
- Ranjeev Verma as Jolly
- Unknown as Khushi Bajwa (2019–present)
- Drishtii Garewal as Dr. Aditi Bedi Kaur Gill: Harleen and Sarab's half-sister; Vikram fiance (2020-present)
Guests appearance
- Devoleena Bhattacharjee as Dance performance in sangeet ceremony (2019)[3]
- Meera Deosthale as Vidya Singh from Vidya (2019)
- Namish Taneja as Vivek Vardhan Singh from Vidya (2019)
- Salman Khan to promote Dabangg 3 (2019)
- Sonakshi Sinha to promote Dabangg 3 (2019)
- Sai Manjrekar to promote Dabangg 3 (2019)
- Taapsee Pannu to promote Thappad (2020)[4]
- Riya Sukhla as Lavanya "Pinky" Kashyap from Naati Pinky Ki Lambi Love Story (2020)
- Helly Shah as Riddhima Vansh Raisinghania from Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 (Cameo) (2020)
Production
Casting
Speaking about playing Meher Sarabjeet Singh Gill , Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia said, “As a newcomer, it was a strong character to play, given that like every young girl Meher also has dreams about the way her life would go and she is ready to take on everybody and everything to fulfill them.”[5]
Avinesh Rekhi said, “I will be essaying the role of a politician. Sarabjit Singh Gill, who is a single parent and a loving husband. He meets Meher at a crossroad but accepts her with open arms and gives a new meaning to her life. The concept of Choti Sarrdaarni is very promising and comes with a powerful message and I am certain that the audience will love me in this new avatar.”[5]
Kevina Tak who is a female child artist was roped to play the role of a boy named Paramjeet Singh Gill in the series.[6]
Development
Based in Amritsar, Punjab, the series is mainly filmed in Mumbai.[7] In November 2019, the honeymoon sequence was filmed in Serbia.[8]
The production and airing of the show was halted indefinitely in late March 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak.[9] The filming was halted on 19 March 2020.[10][11][12] The production resumed after three months and the show started airing again on 13 July 2020.[13][14] During the break, the main actors Rekhi, Ahluwalia and Tak shot a few episodes from their homes during the nation wide lockdown which streamed under Lockdown Special Episodes on Colors TV's official digital platform Voot.[15]
The production was halted again for few days from 1 September 2020 after cast member Krishna Soni tested positive for coronavirus.[16]
Reception
The initial promo based on Gurudwara bachground of the series created disappointment between the Sikhs and a complaint protesting it was written to the channel by All India Sikh Students Federation as they considered some portrayal hurting their sentiments.[17]
On 12 September 2019, the shoot was held for 3 hours due to the fight by the workers’ union and Allied Mazdoor Union with producers owing to due in payments.[18]
Crossover
In December 2019, Choti Sarrdaarni and Vidya had a crossover while Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and Sai Manjrekar appeared to promote their upcoming film Dabangg 3.[19]
Adaptations
Choti Sarrdaarni was remade in Tamil as Uyire on Colors Tamil.[20]
References
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