Anupamaa
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Genre | Drama |
Developed by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
Written by | Bhavna Vyas |
Screenplay by | Namita Vartak Zama Habib |
Story by | Bhavna Vyas |
Directed by | Romesh Kalra[1] |
Creative director | Ketaki Walawalkar |
Starring | Rupali Ganguly Sudhanshu Pandey Gaurav Khanna |
Opening theme | Anupamaa |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 1140 |
Production | |
Producers | Rajan Shahi Deepa Shahi |
Cinematography | Gulshan Shah |
Editor | Sameer Gandhi |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 20–24 minutes |
Production company | Director's Kut Productions[2] |
Original release | |
Network | StarPlus |
Release | 13 July 2020 present | –
Related | |
Aai Kuthe Kay Karte Sreemoyee Anupama: Namaste America |
Anupamaa (transl. Incomparable) is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on Star Plus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar.[3][4] Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director's Kut Productions, it is remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Sreemoyee.[5] It stars Rupali Ganguly, Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma and Gaurav Khanna.[6][7]
Plot
No. | Title | |
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1-100 | "Introduction to Anupamaa's life, her family's behavior towards her, and Vanraj's affair and betrayal" | |
Anupamaa Shah, a selfless Gujarati homemaker in Ahmedabad, is aloof to her own identity and obligated to be in service of her family. Anupamaa and the family are incognizant of her husband Vanraj's extra-marital affair with Kavya Gandhi, his colleague. Her eldest son Paritosh and daughter Pakhi are embarrassed by Anupamaa and paradoxically persuade Kavya to replace Anupamaa at a school funfair and meeting with Paritosh's love interest Kinjal's family respectively. Kinjal's contemptuous mother Rakhi Dave notices Vanraj and Kavya's extreme degree of closeness and anticipates a relationship between them. Samar, Anupamaa's younger son, encounters Kavya's niece Nandini Iyer, who has moved into their neighborhood, and they eventually fall in love with each other. Anupamaa's best-friend Devika and Kavya's husband Aniruddh try to warn her about Vanraj and Kavya's affair, but she refuses to believe them. After Kinjal and Paritosh's engagement ceremony, the family plans to orchestrate Anupamaa and Vanraj's silver jubilee anniversary. Nandini discovers Kavya and Vanraj's affair and notifies Paritosh of it. Paritosh confronts Vanraj, who blatantly lies that he has been trying to end his affair and manipulates him to conceal it. After the festivities, Anupamaa witnesses Vanraj proposing to Kavya and faints, subsequently losing sanity for a short course of time. She dissembles the affair from her family and eventually decides to live life on own terms. Paritosh discloses the affair to Kinjal; having eavesdropped on their conversation, an outraged Samar breaks ties with Vanraj and begins to address him as "Mr. Shah". | ||
101-200 | "Vanraj's Affair being exposed in front of family, Samar's proposal to Nandini, Anupamaa's decision to divorce Vanraj, and Pakhi's depression" | |
Rakhi spots Vanraj and Kavya enjoying themselves at her friend's resort and summons the family over, under the pretext of vacationing. Samar proposes to Nandini, who denies reciprocation and insists that they be friends; Rakhi unearths and denounces the affair, ending Paritosh and Kinjal's engagement. Strongly condemned for his unethical deed, Vanraj is ousted from the house by his father Hasmukh, and he begins to live with Kavya. To support the family in their financial crisis, Anupamaa undertakes the job of cooking and dance teacher at Pakhi's school. Paritosh and Kinjal, definite that they wouldn't get married due to the ongoing disputes, elope and marry in court but later, the family accepts their marriage and gets them married with proper rituals. In the aftermath of Vanraj's accident, he starts developing feelings for Anupamaa while Samar ascertains Nandini's infertility and realizes that she has rejected him owing to her shortcomings. Vanraj confesses to loving Anupamaa, who rebukes him, prompting him to reconcile with Kavya and subsequently, he is fired from his job. Anupamaa adamantly desires to divorce Vanraj and liberate herself from the hurting relationship. Infuriated, Vanraj cites Anupamaa to be mentally unstable, maddening Samar. In a consequent confrontation, Kavya provokes Samar to hit her, but he ends up destroying her furniture. She filed a complaint against him, falsely alleging that he was hitting her. In response, Anupamaa threatens to disclose their illegitimate affair to the Police, prompting her to withdraw her petition against Samar. Clinically depressed, Pakhi turns out to be a matter of concern for her parents, who plan to live together and assist her in recuperating. | ||
201-300 | "Kickstart of Samar and Nandini's love story, Anupamaa's fight with cancer, Anupama and Vanraj's divorce and post-divorce life of Anupamaa and Shahs" | |
Nandini confesses to being in love with Samar. After a stalker molests Kavya, Anupamaa brings her to live with them in the Shah house. Vanraj and Leela strictly object to Samar and Nandini's relationship, culminating in a conflict between Vanraj and Samar during the festivities of Mahashivratri. Nevertheless, Anupamaa warns Samar against hurting his father and requests him to control his anger. As the divorce date approaches, Vanraj dreads losing his family and leaves home. Dr. Advait Khanna contacts Anupamaa, notifying her of Vanraj's presence at his Blissdom's Wellness Resort in Surat. In the resort, Anupamaa faints and is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, dejecting her family. Samar and Nandini's engagement ceremony is organized but Leela and Vanraj refuse to proceed with the ceremony after registering that Nandini is infertile. While Kavya's divorce with her husband Aniruddh is finalized, Anupamaa urges Vanraj to divorce her, and their divorce also gets finalized. An excited Kavya organizes her wedding with Vanraj in the resort, but he is evasive; disappointed, Kavya threatens to incarcerate the whole family. Ultimately, Vanraj shows up and marries Kavya. Anupamaa undergoes a successful surgery, and they return to Ahmedabad. Hasmukh divulges that he has named the house after Vanraj, Anupamaa, and his daughter Dolly, requesting Anupamaa to live with them and be an integral part of their family. Kavya expresses contempt over Anupamaa residing with her ex-husband's family and tries instigating everyone against each other vainly. | ||
301-400 | "Setup of "Anupamaa Dance Academy" and "Leela Ka Cafe", Kavya creating problems in the family, Rohan troubling Anupamaa, Samar, and Nandini, and the arrival of Anuj Kapadia" | |
Samar and Nandini's relationship gets approved by family on his birthday and they along with Anupamaa Institute Anupamaa Dance Academy; Vanraj is employed at his friend's café, but he is soon deprived of the opportunity. Simultaneously, Kavya too loses her job. Anupamaa advises Vanraj to establish his cafe beside her academy, prompting the inception of Leela Ka Café while Kavya ineffectively incites Pakhi against Anupamaa but Vanraj falls victim to her ploys. Instead of appreciating Anupamaa's concern for him, Vanraj taunts her for aiding him. Anuj Kapadia, an NRI and prosperous business tycoon, relocates to Ahmedabad from the United States. A batch mate of Anupamaa and Devika, Anuj has desperately loved the former and remained unmarried for the past twenty-six years. After rescuing Samar from a deadly accident, Anuj instantly befriends him and the Shahs. He offers a business partnership to Anupamaa, who has presented a convincing idea for his future project. Owing to Anupamaa and Anuj's developing bond, Vanraj is envious while Rohan, Nandini's ex-boyfriend and now obsessive lover, precariously attempts to reconcile with her despite ditching her in the past for her infertility. Anuj thwarts his attempts to harm Anupamaa and Samar and subsequently, he exits, fearing incarceration. | ||
401-500 | "Anupamaa leaves Shah's house, Anuj confesses his unrequited love for Anupamaa, the arrival of Malvika Kapadia, Setup of Vanika Teamworks and Anuj loses his business" | |
Vanraj, Leela, Paritosh, and Kavya besmirch Anupamaa, expressing deprecation for her friendship with Anuj. Fed up with all the accusations, Anupamaa evacuates the Shah house; Samar follows her, and they rent a house to live in. Kavya maliciously coerces Vanraj, Dolly, and Anupamaa to sign the documents, transferring the possession of Shah's house to her. Anuj confesses his unrequited love for Anupamaa to the Shahs, oblivious to the fact that Anupamaa is eavesdropping on their conversation. Samar and Anuj's uncle Gopichandra persuade Anupamaa to remain friends with Anuj. Eventually, Leela crosses her limits and in the process of humiliating Anupamaa and Anuj, she ferociously insults Hasmukh publicly, bringing about his departure from the house. In a bid to bring him back, Vanraj proposes to leave home with Kavya, who reveals her deception. Outraged, Vanraj files for a divorce with Kavya during Leela and Hasmukh's Golden Jubilee anniversary. Repudiating to divorce Vanraj, Kavya transfers the authority of the house to Hasmukh. Following Anuj's altercation with a few goons, Anupamaa discerns her feelings for him. Samar proposes to marry Nandini once again while Vanraj initiates a business partnership Vanika Teamworks with Malvika Kapadia, Anuj's sister. Anuj is divulged to be an adopted son of the Kapadias; Vanraj schemes to steal the Kapadia Empire through Malvika. Anuj unveils to Anupamaa that he married off Malvika to protect her from her greedy boyfriend Akshay, but her husband turned out to be abusive. Kavya's departure from the Shah house incites Nandini against Samar, Anupamaa, and the Shahs and she conflicts with Samar, whose rage is fuelled by Vanraj. Nandini doubts Samar's love and loyalty, but they eventually reconcile after Kavya returns. Anupamaa deploys Kavya in Anuj's company to monitor Vanraj and prevent him from taking advantage of Malvika. Vanraj manipulates Malvika against Anuj causing the latter to name the Kapadia Empire after her. Anuj decides to begin a new chapter of his life with Anupamaa through her academy. | ||
501-600 | "End of Samar and Nandini's love story, Kinjal's pregnancy, Anupamaa and Anuj's marriage, Arrival of Kapadia family" | |
On Valentine's Day, Anupamaa proposes to Anuj. Distressed by her insecurities regarding marriage, Nandini breaks up with Samar and returns to the USA; completely distraught, Samar begins to distrust marriage and love, shifting his focus towards his career and the academy. During Anupamaa's forty-fifth birthday celebrations, Kinjal unveils her pregnancy. Though the family is overwhelmed with utmost joy, Paritosh is hesitant to accept the responsibility of the child, upsetting everyone. He disparages the baby, calling it unfortunate, evoking rage in the family. Samar promises to take on the baby's responsibilities while Anupamaa, during a performance, publicly announces her wedding with Anuj. Leela, Vanraj, Paritosh, Pakhi, Kavya, and Rakhi scornfully condemn her decision, remarking that she would soon become a grandmother and it doesn't suit one to get married. As the pre-wedding rituals commence, Malvika fires Vanraj, Paritosh, and Kavya on grounds of being unprofessional while Samar urges Pakhi and Paritosh to join Anupamaa's wedding whole-heartedly. Kavya soon reforms for good while Hasmukh is diagnosed with a heart disease; unwilling to be an obstacle to the marriage, he delays the surgery. Samar, Pakhi, and Paritosh's increasing affection for Anuj disdain Vanraj despite the former's assurance that he will remain a friend and confidant to the trio. Malvika reluctantly leaves due to legal concerns while Anuj begins to be addressed as "buddy" by Anupamaa's children. Leela fails to bring herself to be away from the wedding and joins it, delighting Anupamaa and Anuj, who tie the knot amidst grand festivities. Anuj transfers the authority of the Kapadia Empire to Anupamaa; during their trip to Mumbai, Anuj and Anupamaa encounter an orphan Anu, whom they desire to adopt. Anuj's cousin Ankush, his wife Barkha, their daughter Sara, and Barkha's brother Adhik relocated to Ahmedabad and reside with Anuj and Anupamaa. Barkha has been conspiring to acquire the Kapadia Empire with Adhik. | ||
601-700 | "Anupamaa dealing with class differences of Shahs and Kapadias, the beginning of Pakhi-Adhik's story and Paritosh's infedility" | |
Anuj organizes a housewarming party for their new residence; the Shahs are belittled by Barkha while Samar-Sara and Pakhi-Adhik evolve into friends. At Kinjal's baby shower, Vanraj discerns Adhik and Pakhi's affair. Expressing contempt for their relationship, Vanraj undertakes steps to administer Pakhi while Sara is determined to unfold Adhik's previous affairs and his flirtatiousness to Anupamaa. Anuj becomes cognizant of Ankush and Barkha's bankruptcy and their ploy to obtain influence over the Kapadia Empire; Anuj-Anupamaa is qualified to foster Anu. Samar and Pakhi are apprehensive of their step but eventually begin to grow fond of her. After a series of disputes due to Pakhi, Anupamaa refrains from visiting the Shah House while Sara moves back to the USA. Anuj and Anupamaa organize Mahamrityunjay Paath and the Shahs are invited to attend the ceremony. Vanraj and Anuj, amidst a conflict, fall off the cliff and Vanraj is responsible for it. While Anuj becomes a comatose, Anupamaa is slandered for her soft corner for Vanraj and the Shahs. Anuj recovers and clarifies that Vanraj attempted to protect him and in the process of doing so, fell prey to the accident. Recognizing Vanraj's virtues, Samar reconciles with him and forgives him while Barkha plots to regain Anuj's trust. Rakhi discovers Paritosh's brief affair with a woman in Rajkot, which prompts his absence during Kinjal's complicated delivery; while Kinjal gives birth to a daughter who is named Aarya. Anupamaa discovers Paritosh's affair, but Paritosh doesn't regret it and blackmails Anupamaa to conceal the affair for good just like Rakhi did. Nevertheless, Anupamaa exposes his affair, dreading her fate for Kinjal; Vanraj berates Paritosh for not being able to learn from his mistakes and banishes him from the household. Depressed, Kinjal moves in with Anupamaa and Anuj along with Aarya. In an inebriated state, Paritosh creates a ruckus at the Kapadia's, bringing about his return to the Shah House; afraid of becoming a burden to Anupamaa, Kinjal returns to the Shahs, restrains Paritosh from trying to make amendments and desires to divorce him on grounds of adultery despite the Shahs' pleas. Rakhi discloses her husband's extra-marital affair to Kinjal and states it as a reason for her wicked behavior. Holding Anupamaa responsible for his miseries, Paritosh falsely complains that Anu is being mistreated; responsible officials arrive to take Anu away but soon realize she has been receiving immense love from her foster parents and depart. Anupamaa discerns Paritosh's role behind the incident, causing Anuj to slap him. | ||
701-800 | "Pakhi-Adhik's marriage and her tantrums, Anupamaa's fight against Dimple's rapists, troubles in Anupamaa-Anuj's marital life" | |
A week passes by. Shahs and Kapadias observe Kanya Puja at their respective residences. Despite Leela's desire to get Samar married, he is disinterested in beginning a new relationship due to his trauma and constant marital issues in his family. The families come together to commemorate a Garba event where Paritosh, who has lost his rationality, abducts Aarya and later, coaxes Kinjal to give him a second chance. He departs to a rehabilitation center to transform his conduct; on account of Rakhi's birthday, she schedules a day out for all the women at a resort. Under the pretext of completing a college project, Pakhi spends time with Adhik at the same resort and stumbles upon Anupamaa. Leela and Vanraj escalate their control of Pakhi, causing her to become more defiant and adamant. Adhik, who has realized his feelings for Pakhi, confesses to Anuj that he was indeed plotting to influence her but soon started loving her. Anuj has Anupamaa admitted into Pakhi's college for a three-month financial literacy diploma course. Distrusting her family in uniting them, Pakhi and Adhik eloped and wed each other. Broken, Vanraj disowns Pakhi while Paritosh returns from rehab. Anupamaa and Anuj organize a wedding for Adhik-Pakhi, but Barkha incites Pakhi, whose greed and insolent behavior prompts Anupamaa to throw her and Adhik out of the Kapadia House, asking them to independently earn by themselves. Adhik secures a job in Anuj's company and Pakhi moves into the neighborhood of Shahs, constantly troubling and mocking them. Vanraj eventually forgives Pakhi. Frustrated with the disputes, Anupamaa goes on a vacation with Anuj and offers a lift to a wandering couple Nirmit and Dimple, who have married against their families' consent and going to visit Nirmit's family, who have considered accepting their marriage. Four stalkers attack the foursome and brutally rape Dimple despite Anuj and Anupamaa's ceaseless attempts to rescue her. Dreading disgrace and victim shaming, Nirmit abandons Dimple, who is taken in by Anuj and Anupamaa and they strive to receive justice. The perpetrators intimidate the Kapadias and the Shahs, intending to compel Anuj-Anupamaa to withdraw their support for the case but Anupamaa exposes the culprits, having them apprehended successfully. Pakhi's tantrums trouble Adhik, who breaks up with her and returns to the Kapadias; Pakhi transforms into a better person and earns Adhik's acceptance while Anupamaa struggles between her responsibilities towards her biological children and Anu, which seems to be affecting her marital life with Anuj. | ||
801-900 | "Anu's biological mother Uttara alias Maya's arrival, Paritosh suffers from Paralysis and separation of Anupamaa and Anuj due to Maya." | |
Anuj ignores Anupamaa for being completely invested in solving the issues of the Shahs; his best friend Dheeraj Kapoor assists him in acknowledging Anupamaa's viewpoint and requests him to understand her. Anu, who arrives home from her trip, notifies Anupamaa and Anuj of her "friend" Maya, who tended to her during her illness. Maya meets Anupamaa-Anuj, informing them about Anu being her biological daughter, and tells them that she has come to take her daughter away. Vanraj rejects an employment offer in Delhi, forsaking his and Kavya's bright career, upsetting Kavya, who takes up modeling assignments, but Vanraj diminishes her job and envies her friendship with Mohit, a photographer. Paritosh ventures into business and commits fraud, which is resolved by Vanraj. Barkha reveals to Anuj and Anupamaa that Ankush has a teenage son from his affair interest. Ankush discovers that Maya is a prostitute and confronts her in front of the families, questioning her capabilities to become Anu's good mother. Disheartened, Maya, whose actual name is disclosed to be Uttara, narrates her tragic past: she was deceived, sold off by her husband, and forced into prostitution despite persistent protests; Anu is her daughter from one of her clients. To protect her daughter, she landed Anu at an orphanage, absconded, and pursued her career, establishing an event management company after graduating and supporting models, preventing them from meeting a cruel destiny like hers. She also divulges that she met with a deadly accident while trying to take her daughter from the orphanage, which resulted in Anupamaa and Anuj taking her to Ahmedabad for foster care. Eventually, Maya begins to love Anuj while Paritosh suffers from a paralytic stroke, prompting Anupamaa to devote herself to his recovery. Vanraj's insecurity causes Kavya to get fired from her modelling assignments while Maya tries to grab Anuj's attention despite Barkha's warnings. Kavya ascertains Maya's obsession for Anuj and discloses it during Mahashivratri festivities; outraged, Anupamaa banishes Maya from the household. On Anupamaa's birthday, Maya influences Anu, who agrees to go with her, to prevent Anupamaa and Anuj from arguing with each other over her. Anuj blames Anupamaa for Anu's departure, abandons her, and leaves for Mumbai to reside with Anu while a devastated Anupamaa moves into her mother's house. Opportunistic, Barkha takes over the Kapadia Empire, manipulates Adhik to aid her, and coerces Dimple to demand the academy for herself and Samar, who have become a couple, from Anupamaa, who establishes her academy at her mother's place. Vanraj gets a job. Samar and Dimple misbehave with the Shahs as they are opposed to their relationship. Pakhi resists Barkha from governing the Kapadia Empire and household. | ||
901-1,000 | "Anupamaa meets Malti Devi, Samar and Dimple's wedding, Kavya's pregnancy, Anupamaa breaching Malti Devi's contract due to Maya's death making Malti Devi to ruin her family" | |
While the Shah family agrees to Samar and Dimple's marriage after a major argument with both, Pakhi goes to Mumbai to make Anuj realize his mistake and convinces him to come back to Ahmedabad with Anu. This turns Maya into a psychopath and plots to stop Anuj meanwhile Adhik starts misbehaving with Pakhi due to Barkha's manipulations. Soon Kavya moves out of Shah's house to focus on her career while Vanraj suffers a heart attack. Kinjal enrolls Anupamaa name to Malti Devi's Gurukul, where Anupamaa is asked to sign a contract to go to the USA to achieve her dreams to which she readily agrees. Samar and Dimple's wedding preparations are halted for one month when Vanraj suffers a heart attack. After his recovery family starts preparing for wedding functions while Anuj comes back with Maya and Anu who despise Anupamaa now. Kavya attends the wedding and reveals her pregnancy which gets readily accepted by Vanraj. Anuj reveals that Maya's mental condition is the reason for him not returning to Anupamaa and asks for a second chance which she declines. Samar and Dimple tie the knot while Malti Devi makes Anupamaa the successor of her academy making Nakul furious. Soon Nakul realizes his mistakes while Shahs and Kapadias bid Anupamaa farewell in their respective homes. Maya creates a scene in Kapadia Mansion during Anupamaa's farewell and later has a change of heart and dies while saving Anupamaa from a speeding truck. Anu starts suffering panic attacks post Maya's death thus Anupamaa breaches Malti Devi's contract due to which the latter threatens to ruin Anupamaa's life and seals Anupamaa's first academy leading Samar and Dimple to sign her contract. Later, Anupamaa warns her to stay away from her family. Meanwhile, Kavya reveals to Anupamaa that Aniruddh is the father of her unborn child. Vanraj overhears their conversation and feels betrayed and begins to neglect Kavya. | ||
1,001–1,139 | "Arrival of Ankush's illegitimate son Romil Kapadia, The Secret of Anuj and Malati Devi's relationship, Dimple's pregnancy and Samar's death, Arrival of Tapesh, Leela and Hasmukh live in Kapadia house, Vanraj's strange behavior, Malti Devi instigates Anu against Anupama, Anu's jealousy and rude behavior, Anu hates Anupamaa, Anupamaa-Anuj's separation" | |
Soon Ankush brings his illegitimate son Romil to Kapadia House while Adhik starts harassing Pakhi both physically and mentally. Due to Dimple's constant habit of fighting with the Shah family, Anupamaa divides the Shah house between Samar-Dimple and the rest. Soon a rivalry is set between Romil and Adhik as Romil witnesses Adhik beat Pakhi and reveal it in front of Kapadias. Enraged Adhik starts torturing Pakhi more taking advantage of the latter defending him. Kavya reveals the truth of Aniruddh being the father of her unborn child enraging Leela but Vanraj accepts the child and eventually, Leela also forgives her. Barkha and Adhik falsely accuse Romil of stealing money. Enraged, Romil kidnaps Pakhi, who goes missing but is found by Malti Devi. Pakhi forgives Romil, making him her adoptive brother. Malti Devi has partial amnesia and has lost everything including the Gurukul, and is revealed to be Anuj's biological mother, but he rejects her. Dimple reveals her pregnancy, ending the house division. Soon everyone decides to celebrate Dimple's pregnancy and male members of the family go to a restaurant where they clash with a goon Shivansh who misbehaves with a girl and gets in a heated spat with Anuj. Later Samar dies while saving Anuj from Shivansh's gunshot. Vanraj suffers from PTSD while Anupamaa distances herself from Anuj. Soon Malti Devi returns to the Kapadia household while Kinjal-Paritosh and Pakhi-Adhik decide to refrain from the police complaint filed by Anupamaa and the former couple desires to move to UK for Aarya's safety as Shivansh's father Suresh threatens them meanwhile Pakhi is revealed to be infertile. However, Anupamaa manages to give justice to Samar by making Shivansh surrender to his crimes. Later Dimple meets a dancer Tapesh and gets into loggerheads with him while he forms a good bond with Anupamaa who offers him a job at her academy which Dimple dislikes. Vanraj goes to a rehab center for his treatment from shock over Samar's death while Leela gets upset seeing Dimple and Tapesh together in the academy and falls ill. Soon Kinjal and Paritosh shift to UK while Anuj brings Leela and Hasmukh to Kapadia's house to take care of them. Dimple and Tapesh turn friends but a fake MMS video of them gets leaked and Vanraj returns and takes Leela and Hasmukh back to the Shah House and restricts Dimple from meeting Tapesh infuriating her. Malti Devi and Barkha begin plotting against Anupamaa by instigating Anu who starts bullying her classmates and misbehaves with Anupamaa while Vanraj refuses to accept Kavya's baby forcing Kavya to find another house to live in. Soon Pakhi learns that she can be a mother through IVF but starts poisoning Vanraj and Anu's minds against Dimple and Anupamaa respectively. Later Vanraj returns to his original self and tells Anupamaa not to visit Shah House again while Pakhi returns to Shah's house. Later, Kinjal and Paritosh return from UK to celebrate Aarya's 1st birthday. Vanraj throws a grand birthday party for Aarya and Anupamaa also attends the party with Anu. Vanraj insults her and Anupamaa is forced to leave from there. Anuj and Kanta tell her not to interfere with Shah's family matters as she is not a part of the family anymore. Later, Kavya breaks ties with Vanraj and leaves the house for good. The next day, Kinjal, Anupamaa, Anu, and Aarya go for a picnic. While returning, the car meets with an accident and hangs on the cliff. Anupamaa saves Kinjal, Aarya and saves Anu at the end. Vanraj blames Anupamaa for the accident and she leaves the house. Later Anuj and Anu detest her for always prioritizing Shahs over them. Anupamaa decides to divorce Anuj and leaves the house. | ||
1,140-present | "5 years later, Anupamaa in America" | |
5 years later |
Cast
Main
- Rupali Ganguly as Anupamaa "Anu" Joshi: A dancer and chef; Kanta's daughter; Bhavesh's sister; Vanraj and Anuj’s ex-wife; Paritosh, Samar and Pakhi's mother; Aadhya's foster mother; Aarya and Ansh's grandmother (2020–present)
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Vanraj "V" Shah: Leela and Hasmukh's son; Dolly's brother; Anupamaa's ex-husband; Kavya's husband; Paritosh, Samar and Pakhi's father; Aarya and Ansh’s grandfather; Mahi's step-father (2020–present)
- Madalsa Sharma as Kavya Shah: Nandini's aunt; Aniruddh's ex-wife; Vanraj's wife; Mahi's mother (2020–present)
- Gaurav Khanna as Anuj "AK" Kapadia: A business tycoon and owner of Kapadia Group of Industries; Malti Devi's son; Gopichand's adoptive son; Malvika's adoptive brother; Ankush's adoptive cousin; Anupamaa's ex-husband; Aadhya's foster father (2021–present)
- Naksh Dhaval Adhyaru as Child Anuj (2022)
Recurring
- Paras Kalnawat / Sagar Parekh as Samar "Bakuda" Shah: A dancer and former teacher of Anupamaa Dance Academy; Anupamaa and Vanraj's younger son; Paritosh and Pakhi's brother; Nandini's former love-interest; Dimple's husband; Ansh’s father (2020–2022) / (2022–2023)
- Vidvaan Sharma as Child Samar (2022) (archival footage of Anupama: Namaste America)
- Aashish Mehrotra as Paritosh "Toshu" Shah: Anupamaa and Vanraj's elder son; Samar and Pakhi's brother; Kinjal's husband; Aarya's father (2020–present)
- Dheer Bhanushali as Child Paritosh (2022) (archival footage of Anupama: Namaste America)
- Muskan Bamne / Chandni Bhagwanani as Pakhi "Sweety" Shah Mehta: Anupamaa and Vanraj's daughter; Paritosh and Samar's sister; Adhik's wife (2020–2023) / (2023–present)
- Sukriti Kandpal as Shruti: Anuj's girlfriend (2023-present)
- Alpana Buch as Leela Shah aka Baa: Jignesh's sister; Hasmukh's wife; Vanraj and Dolly's mother; Paritosh, Samar, Pakhi and Meenali's grandmother; Aarya and Ansh's great-grandmother (2020–present)
- Arvind Vaidya as Hasmukh Shah aka Bapuji: Leela's husband; Vanraj and Dolly's father; Paritosh, Samar, Pakhi, and Meenali's grandfather; Aarya and Ansh's great-grandfather; Gopichand's best friend (2020–present)
- Jasveer Kaur as Devika Mehta: Anupamaa and Anuj's best-friend (2020–present)
- Madhavi Gogate / Savita Prabhune as Kanta Joshi: Anupamaa and Bhavesh's mother; Paritosh, Samar, Pakhi and Nihar's grandmother; Aarya's and Ansh’s great-grandmother (2020–2021) / (2021–2023)
- Mehul Nisar as Bhavesh Joshi: Kanta's son; Anupamaa's brother; Nihar's father (2020–2021, 2022–2023)
- Yachit Sharma as Nihar Joshi: Bhavesh's son; Paritosh, Samar and Pakhi's cousin (2020)
- Ekta Saraiya as Dolly Shah Dhamecha: Leela and Hasmukh's daughter; Vanraj's sister; Sanjay's wife; Meenali's mother (2020–2023)
- Paresh Bhatt as Sanjay Dhamecha: Dolly's husband; Meenali's father (2020–2022)
- Lavishka Gupta / Stuti Zakarde as Meenali "Meenu" Dhamecha: Dolly and Sanjay's daughter; Paritosh, Samar and Pakhi's cousin (2020) / (2020–2022; 2023)
- Shekhar Shukla as Jignesh aka Mamaji: Leela's brother; Vanraj and Dolly's uncle (2020–2022)
- Payal Nair as Parul Sharma: Devika's former sister-in-law; Pakhi's principal (2020–2021)
- Bhakti Chauhan as Jhilmil: Gudiya's mother; Shah family's former househelp (2020)
- Nidhi Shah as Kinjal "Kinju" Dave Shah: Rakhi and Pramod's daughter; Paritosh's wife; Aarya's mother (2020–present)
- Tasneem Sheikh as Rakhi Dave: Pramod's wife; Kinjal's mother; Aarya's grandmother (2020–2023)
- Farooq Saeed as Pramod Dave: Rakhi's husband; Kinjal's father; Aarya's grandfather (2020)
- Anagha Bhosale as Nandini "Nandu" Iyer: A dancer and former teacher of Anupamaa Dance Academy; Kavya's niece; Rohan and Samar's former love-interest (2020–2022)
- Rushad Rana as Aniruddh Gandhi: Kavya's ex-husband; Mahi's father (2020–2021; 2023)
- Tulika Patel as Kaamini: Leela's niece-in-law (2020)
- Vivan Singh Rajput as Siddharth "Sid" Desai: Pakhi's psycho classmate who blackmailed her (2020)
- Riyaz Panjwani as Mr. Dholakia: Vanraj, Kavya, and Kinjal's former boss who tried to molest Kinjal. (2020, 2021)
- Arup Pal as CEO: New CEO of Vanraj's office (2020, 2021)
- Parull Chaudhary as Dr. Mona Chopra: Pakhi's psychiatrist (2021)
- Apurva Agnihotri as Dr. Advait "Adi" Khanna: Owner of Blissdom's Wellness Resort; Anupamaa's doctor and mentor (2021)
- Sunita Rai as Mansi Jain: Food critic at Vanraj's café (2021)
- Kiara Khantwal as Kiara: Video blogger at Vanraj's café (2021)
- Deepak Gheewala as Gopichand "GK" Karodia: Anuj and Malvika's househelp and foster father; Hasmukh's best friend (2021–2022)
- Varun Sharma as Rohan: Nandini's former boyfriend and obsessive lover (2021)
- Aneri Vajani as Malvika "Mukku" Kapadia: Gopichandra's adoptive daughter; Anuj's foster sister; Ankush's cousin; Vanraj's former business partner (2021–2022)
- Rohit Bakshi as Ankush Kapadia: Malvika's cousin; Anuj's foster cousin; Barkha's husband; Sara and Romil's father (2022–present)
- Ashlesha Sawant as Barkha Mehta Kapadia: Adhik's sister and foster mother; Ankush's wife; Sara's mother; Romil's stepmother (2022–present)
- Alma Hussein as Sara Kapadia: Ankush and Barkha's daughter; Adhik's foster sister; Romil's half-sister (2022)
- Adhik Mehta as Adhik Mehta: Barkha's brother; Ankush and Barkha's foster son; Pakhi's husband (2022–present)
- Noorain Khan as Aarya "Pari" Shah: Kinjal and Paritosh's daughter; Anupamaa and Vanraj's granddaughter (2022–2023)
- Nishi Saxena as Dimple "Dimpy" Shah: A dancer and teacher of Anupamaa Dance Academy; Nirmit's ex-wife; Samar's widow; Ansh’s mother; Tapesh's friend (2022–present)
- Rishabh Jaiswal as Nirmit: Dimple's ex-husband (2022)
- Nitesh Pandey as Dheeraj Kapoor: Anuj's best friend (2023)
- Amit Pachori as Mohit: Kavya's modeling photographer (2023)
- Chhavi Pandey as Uttara aka Maya: Priest's daughter; a former prostitute; Aadhya's mother; Anuj's former obsessive one-sided lover (2023)
- Renuka Sharma as Sushma: A former prostitute and Maya's friend (2023)
- Mahi Soni / Yashti Pamnani as Bhairavi: Student at Anupamaa Dance Academy (2023) / (2023)
- Apara Mehta as Gurumaa Malti Devi: Owner of Gurukul; Anuj's mother; Aadhya's foster grandmother; Anupamaa's dance teacher and mother-in-law (2023)
- Khushali Jariwala as Young Malti Devi (2023)
- Aman Maheshwari as Nakul: Malti's student and accomplice (2023)
- Viraj Kapoor as Romil Kapadia: Ankush's illegitimate son; Barkha's stepson; Sara's half-brother (2023–present)
- Lovish Saini as Shivansh "Sonu" Rathore: Suresh's son; a goon; Samar's murderer (2023)
- Kumar Hegde as Suresh Rathore: A politician; Shivansh's father (2023)
- Kunwar Amar as Tapesh aka Titu: A dancer and teacher at Anupamaa Dance Academy; Dimple's friend (2023)
- Trishaan Shah as Ansh Shah: Samar and Dimple’s son; Anupamaa and Vanraj's grandson (2023–present)
- Aurra Bhatnagar Badoni as Aadhya "Chhoti Anu" Kapadia: Maya's daughter; Anupamaa and Anuj's adopted daughter (2023–present)
- Asmi Deo as young Aadhya (2022–2023)
Guest appearances
Year | Celebrity | Appearance | |
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2021 | Ajay Devgn | To promote Bhuj: The Pride of India | |
Sara Ali Khan | as Rinku Suryavanshi to promote Atrangi Re | ||
2021; 2022 | Pranali Rathod | as Akshara Goenka to promote 3rd generation leap and her engagement track | from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
2022 | Harshad Chopda | as Dr. Abhimanyu Birla | |
Karishma Sawant | as Dr. Aarohi Goenka | ||
Mayank Arora | as Kairav Goenka | ||
Sharan Anandani | as Vansh Goenka | ||
Swati Chitnis | as Suhasini Goenka | ||
Niyati Joshi | as Swarna Goenka | ||
Sachin Tyagi | as Manish Goenka | ||
Ali Hassan | as Akhilesh Goenka | ||
Ami Trivedi | as Manjari Birla | ||
Vinay Jain | as Dr. Harshvardhan Birla | ||
Paras Priyadarshan | as Neel Birla | ||
Pragati Mehra | as Dr. Mahima Birla | ||
Ashish Nayyar | as Dr. Anandvardhan Birla | ||
Neeraj Goswami | as Dr. Parth Birla | ||
Nisha Nagpal | as Shefali Birla | ||
Niharika Chouksey | as Nishtha Birla | ||
Mika Singh | as Anuj's friend for Anupamaa-Anuj's Mehndi and Sangeet ceremony, and to promote Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti | ||
Ulka Gupta | as Banni to promote Banni Chow Home Delivery | ||
2023 | Kumar Sanu | as Anuj's friend for Samar and Dimple's wedding ceremony | |
Neha Solanki | as Titli to promote Titli | ||
Sayli Salunke | as Vandana Karmarkar to promote Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si | ||
Samridhii Shukla | as Abhira Sharma to promote 4th generation leap | from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | |
Sachin Tyagi | as Manish Goenka |
Production
Development
In February 2020, Rajan Shahi, the producer of Aai Kuthe Kay Karte, announced his plan to produce its Hindi remake, Anupamaa, stating, "This interesting concept around a mother's journey has been so inspirational that Star wants to bring it in Hindi too".[8]
In early August 2020, the cast of the series recorded a special song for the Raksha Bandhan sequence titled "Aaj Rakhi Nau Tyohaar Chhe" (transl. Today is Raksha Bandhan's festival) in a Gujarati, Hindi and English fusion.[9]
Production and Casting
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Rupali Ganguly and Sudhanshu Pandey at Star Parivaar Awards 2023
Casting of the series started in February 2020 with Rupali Ganguly being cast as the protagonist Anupamaa, returning to television after seven years.[10] She said, "When I joined Anupamaa, I was a little plump and I told our producer Rajan Shahi that you want a heroine and at this age, let me lose some weight. But the producer told me that he didn't want a heroine but a mother instead. ‘I want a mother and you are perfect for the role because mothers are like this."[11]
It followed up by Sudhanshu Pandey being cast as Anupamaa's husband, Vanraj Shah,[12] Paras Kalnawat, Muskaan Bamne, Aashish Mehrotra, Alpana Buch and Arvind Vaidya being cast as Samar Shah, Pakhi Shah, Paritosh Shah, Leela Shah and Hasmukh Shah respectively.[13][14][15][16][17][18] Madhavi Gogate, Ekta Saraiya, Paresh Bhatt, Stuti Zakarde, Mehul Nisar and Bhakti Chauhan were cast to play Kanta Joshi, Dolly Shah Dhamecha, Sanjay Dhamecha, Meenali Dhamecha, Bhavesh Joshi and Jhilmil respectively.[19][20][21] However, days before the filming resumed after the COVID-19 outbreak in late June, Additi Gupta was confirmed to be infected with the virus.[22][23] She was replaced by Madalsa Sharma and the sequences earlier shot by Gupta were reshot by Madalsa.[24]
Days after premiering in July 2020, Shekhar Shukla, Nidhi Shah and Farooq Saeed were signed to play Jignesh, Kinjal Dave and Pramod Dave respectively.[25][26][27] Tasneem Sheikh, Anagha Bhosale were and Rushad Rana were cast as Rakhi Dave, Nandini Iyer and Aniruddh Gandhi.[28][29][30] In April 2021, Apurva Agnihotri[31] joined the cast as Dr. Advait Khanna for a cameo and completed his role in June 2021.[32]
In June 2021, a public conflict arose between cast members, one group led by Rupali Ganguly with Alpana Buch, Aashish Mehrotra and Muskaan Bamne, and another by Sudhanshu Pandey, with Madalsa Sharma, Paras Kalnawat and Anagha Bhosale.[33][34]
In late August 2021 Gaurav Khanna was cast as Anuj Kapadia.[35]
In September 2021, Deepak Gheewala was cast to play Gopichandra Karodia.[36] Also that month, Varun Sharma was cast as Rohan to play a cameo and he finished off his role in October 2021. Next, Savita Prabhune replaced Madhavi Gogate as Kanta Joshi in late October 2021.[37] In December 2021, actress Aneri Vajani joined the cast to play Malavika Kapadia.[38]
In January 2022, there were rumours of "ego clashes" between Pandey and Khanna, which they both publicly denied.[39]
In March 2022, Anagha Bhosale playing Nandini announced her decision to take a break from acting,[40] and later quit acting forever, ending Nandini's character and shot her last scene in February 2022.[41][42] Later that month, Aneri Vajani playing Malavika also announced that her role was just a cameo and right now its shown on a long break due to viewers' disconnect with her role's negative development.[43]
In May 2022, singer Mika Singh made a special appearance as Anuj's friend in Anupamaa and Anuj's Mehendi and Sangeet ceremony and to promote his upcoming show Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti.[44] During that month, Aneri Vajani announced her decision to participate in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 and quit the series.[45][46]
Later that month, Rohit Bakshi[47] and Ashlesha Sawant[48] were cast to play Ankush Kapadia and Barkha Mehta Kapadia respectively while Alma Hussein[49] and Adhik Mehta[50][51] were cast to play Sara Kapadia and Adhik Mehta opposite Kalnawat and Bamne respectively. In an interview after being cast as Adhik Mehta, Mehta revealed that "he earlier auditioned for the role of Samar (which eventually locked to Kalnawat) in the casting phase of the series but it didn't happened at that time".[52] Child artist Asmi Deo was also cast as an orphan Anu but her track was put on hold and resumed in July 2022.[53]
In July 2022, Paras Kalnawat signed on to appear on the dance-based reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 on rival network Colors TV. Anupamaa makers objected and terminated his contract overnight on 26 July 2022.[54] Paras said that after Bhosale's exit his character never evolved, and that he was unhappy with his role being reduced to a mere family member standing in background with nothing to do anything.[54][55][56][57] Later after facing several controversies related to the series, makers replaced Kalnawat overnight by Sagar Parekh in the same month.[58]
In September 2022, Alma Hussein who was cast opposite Kalnawat also quit the series, saying she was unhappy with the lack of character development and shot her last scene in early August 2022.[59][60]
In January 2023, actress Chhavi Pandey was cast to do an extended cameo of Anu's biological mother Maya who wrapped up in July 2023 following her character's death.[61] In May 2023, Apara Mehta was cast as Anuj's mother Malti Devi, while her daughter Khushali Jariwala played her younger version on screen.[62][63]
In August 2023, Ekta Saraiya who portrayed Vanraj's sister Dolly quit the series for her show Kyunki.. Saas Maa Bahu Beti Hoti Hai on Zee TV.[64]
In October 2023, Sagar Parekh, who replaced Paras Kalnawat in the role of Samar in July 2022 was confirmed exiting the show with storyline showcasing Samar's death due to decreasing TRP ratings of the show.[65][66][67] In the following month actor and dancer Kunwar Amar joined the cast as Tapesh opposite Nishi Saxena portraying Dimple.[68]
The story took a leap of 5 years on 20 December 2023, with Anuj-Anupamaa's divorce and Anupamaa visiting the USA. Child actress Asmi Deo was replaced by Aurra Bhatnagar Badoni to play teenaged version of Anupamaa and Anuj's adopted daughter Aadhya Kapadia[69] while Savita Prabhune's character Kanta was shown dead thus marking an end to her character. Child actor Trishaan Shah was cast to play Samar and Dimple's son Ansh Shah.[69] The same month Muskan Bamne portraying Pakhi quit the series after 3 years as "she doesn't wish to play mother at such a young age and wants to move ahead in her career".[70] She was later replaced by Chandni Bhagwanani in same month as matured version of Pakhi.[71]
Filming
Set in Gujarat, the series is mainly shot at Film City in Mumbai.[72][73] Some initial sequences were shot in Ahmedabad during early March 2020.[74]
On 13 February 2021, the filming was halted for a day for sanitisation when Paras Kalnawat playing Samar, tested positive for COVID-19 virus.[75] The sequences of Kalnawat with Anagha Bhosale playing Nandini were cancelled including proposal sequence of their characters and were replanned until his recovery and return in late February 2021. However he shot some sequences from his home under his and his mother's quarantine period.[76][77]
On 2 April 2021, Rupali Ganguly, Sudhanshu Pandey and Aashish Mehrotra who portray Anupamaa, Vanraj and Paritosh respectively and producer Rajan Shahi tested positive for COVID-19. Certain sequences were postponed and the story focused more on the characters Rakhi, Kavya and Leela while Ganguly, Pandey and Mehrotra shot for few sequences from their homes.[78][79] A few days later, Tassnim Sheikh, Alpana Buch and Nidhi Shah also tested positive for COVID-19 and the story focussed more on Samar, Nandini and Pakhi's characters.[80]
On 13 April 2021, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray announced a sudden curfew due to increased Covid cases in Maharashtra, while the production halted from 14 April 2021.[81] Hence, the production location was soon shifted temporarily to Silvassa alongside other shows like Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 and Aai Kuthe Kay Karte of the production house.[82] In June 2021, the Maharashtra government permitted shooting within the state with certain restrictions, following which the whole cast and crew returned to Mumbai on 8 June 2021 and resumed shooting the following day.[83]
Release
Initially scheduled to premiere on 16 March 2020, it was postponed due to the coronavirus scare. Anupamaa finally premiered on 13 July 2020 on Star Plus, replacing Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.[84] Since 2 October 2022, it is broadcast daily along with other Star Plus's shows.[85]
Prequel series
An eleven-episodic prequel web-series Anupama: Namaste America was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 25 April 2022.[86] The story is set after ten years of Anupamaa and Vanraj's marriage in the year 2005.[87][88]
Television special
Ravivaar With Star Parivaar (2022)
Th cast of Anupamaa participated as a team in the musical game show Ravivaar With Star Parivaar.[89] It competed with the teams of other Star Plus's shows.[90][91] Anupamaa emerged as the 2nd runner-up of the show.[92]
Crossovers
- From 26 March 2022 to 28 March 2022, Anupamaa had a crossover with Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, where Anupamaa attended Akshara and Abhimanyu's engagement. She also fought against the world for her and Anuj's relation.[93][94]
- On 3 December 2023, Anupamaa had a crossover with Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si, where Anupamaa met Vandana and tells her the importance of motherhood.[95]
- From 21 December 2023 to 22 December 2023, Anupamaa had a crossover with Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, where Anupamaa met Manish Goenka in her flight to America.
Reception
Critics
India Today stated, "Rupali Ganguly fits the character perfectly and aces the role of a Gujarati homemaker. The show strikes a chord with the homemakers as they can identify with the protagonist. Anupamaa has the right amount of emotions, drama, and spice. The show has the right mix of family values and a modern outlook. The show is a heartwarming tale".[96]
ThePrint appreciated the series along with few other Hindi GECs based on the story of a mother mentioning that it delivered moral lessons and calling the character Anupamaa as paragon of virtue and farcical.[97]
On its popularity, Yashika Singla of The Print noted, "It has become a feminist movement in itself. From young women commuting in the Metro to mothers and grandmothers at home, everyone is watching it."[98]
Shephali Bhatt of The Mint stated, "At a time when the plot points of Indian TV shows get more outlandish every day — Anupama seems to be rewriting the Indian television playbook."[99]
Adaptations
Star Plus's Anupamaa is an official Hindi remake of Star Jalsha's Sreemoyee.[100] However its Marathi remake Aai Kuthe Kay Karte and Anupamaa both are produced by same producer Rajan Shahi under Director's Kut Productions and follows same plot.[101]
Awards and nominations
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External links
- Anupamaa at IMDb
- Anupamaa on Disney+ Hotstar