Unch Majha Zoka
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| Unch Majha Zoka | |
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| Genre | Biography |
| Directed by | Viren Pradhan |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | "Unch Majha Zoka" by Jaanvee Prabhu Arora |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Marathi |
| No. of episodes | 432 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Piccola Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee Marathi |
| Release | 5 March 2012 – 14 July 2013 |
Unch Majha Zoka (transl. High my bow) is an Indian television series directed by Viren Pradhan and was aired on Zee Marathi. It is a dramatization of the story of how the child Yamuna was given at age 11 in an arranged marriage to Mahadev Govind Ranade and then proceeded to defy society's expectation to become the social activist Ramabai Ranade. It is set during the British Raj in 1870s India. The series premiered on 5 March 2012 from Monday to Saturday at 8 pm by replacing Ekach Hya Janmi Janu.
Cast
Main
- Spruha Joshi as Ramabai Ranade, Mahadevrao's wife and Govindrao's daughter-in-law
- Tejashree Walawalkar as maiden Yamuna Annasaheb Kurlekar and Young Ramabai Ranade
- Vikram Gaikwad as Mahadev Govind Ranade aka Mahadevrao, Ramabai's husband, Govindrao's son
- Sharad Ponkshe as Govindrao (Bhausaheb) Ranade, Mahadevrao, Durga Akka, Nilkantha (Aaba) and Shripad's (Baba) father, Ramabai's father-in-law, Gopikabai and Mai's husband
- Shailesh Datar as Annasaheb Kurlekar, Umabai's husband, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's father, Saraswatibai and Mahadevrao's father-in-law
- Kavita Lad as Umabai Annasaheb Kurlekar, Annasaheb's wife, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's mother, Saraswatibai and Mahadevrao's mother-in-law
- Rugvedi Pradhan as Mai Ranade, Govindrao's second wife, Ramabai's step mother-in-law, Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's step mother, Nilkantha (Aaba) and Shripad's (Baba) biological mother
Recurring
- Sharmishtha Raut as Tai Kaku, Mahadevrao's widowed paternal aunt
- Sanyogita Bhave as Subhadra Kaku
- Mitali Mayekar as Ahilyabai, Moru Mama's third wife
- Saurabh Gokhale as Gopal Annasaheb Kurlekar, Ramabai's eldest brother, Saraswatibai's husband
- Pournima Talwalkar as Gopikabai Ranade; Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's biological mother; Govindrao's first wife
- Amol Bavdekar as Moru Mama; Mahadevrao's step maternal uncle (Mama), Mai's brother
- Atul Kasva as Pandu Kaka, Ranade's househelper
- Shilpa Tulaskar as Rukminibai Joshi, Ramabai's maternal aunt (Maushi), Umabai's elder sister
- Neena Kulkarni as Aaji, Mai's mother, Govindrao's second mother-in-law
- Akshata Kulkarni as Kashibai Kanetkar
- Chaitrali Gupte as Annapoornabai Ramkrushna Bhandarkar
- Nayana Apte Joshi as Sakhartai; Tai Kaku's mother
- Nilpari Khanvalkar as Durga Akka (Durgabai Fadnavis), Mahadevrao's real sister, Govindrao and Gopikabai's daughter (widowed at an early age)
- Sushil Bhosale as Nilkantha (Aaba) Govindrao Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's first son, Mahadevrao's step-brother
- Ashish Joshi as Shripad (Baba) Govindrao Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's second son, Mahadevrao's step-brother
- Niranjan Kulkarni as Damodar Abhyankar, Bayo's second husband
- Nandita Dhuri-Patkar as Girijabai Ketkar
- Amol Kolhe as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
- Suzanne Bernert as Miss Hertford
- Shweta Shinde as Special appearance
- Anil Gawas as Sakha Kaka
- Suruchi Adarkar as Muktabai Sathe (a widow guised as a married woman)
- Akshaya Bhingarde as Saraswatibai Gopal Kurlekar, Gopal's wife, Ramabai's elder sister-in-law
- Madhavi Soman as Bhagirathibai, Annasaheb's widowed sister, Umabai's sister-in-law, Ramabai's paternal aunt
- Ujwala Jog as Yashodabai Dandekar, Mahadevrao's first mother-in-law
Production
The story is based in the late 19th century Maharashtra. The sets for the show, presenting the houses and interiors resembling that era are constructed at Film City, Goregaon. Erected on 30-50 thousand square feet area, the set is mainly designed per descriptions of Ranade Wada as written by Ramabai Ranade in her biography Majhya Aayushyatlya Aathvani. Santosh Futane has designed the sets based on these descriptions and then making them shooting-friendly. The makeup rooms also have the old look from outside but are equipped with modern facilities from inside. The Theatrical property of old utensils, lamps, machines have been collected from various cities including rural areas like Padgha, Wada and Mokhada.
Special episode
1 hour
- 9 September 2012
2 hours
- 14 July 2013 (Last episode)
Awards
| Category | Recipients | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Best Serial | Viren Productions | |
| Best Family | Ranade Family | |
| Best On-screen Couple | Tejashree Walawalkar–Vikram Gaikwad | Ramabai Ranade-Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| Best Father | Sharad Ponkshe | Govindrao |
| Best Mother | Rugvedi Pradhan | Mai |
| Best Character Male | Vikram Gaikwad | Mahadevrao |
| Best Character Female | Tejashree Walawalkar | Ramabai |
| Best Supporting Male | Atul Kasva | Pandu |
| Best Supporting Female | Sanyogita Bhave | Subhadra Kaku |
| Best Title Song | Nilesh Moharir | Music composer |
External links
- Unch Majha Zoka at IMDb
- "Unch Majha Jhoka". Archived from the original on 15 January 2010.
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