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Anupamaa is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on StarPlus 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 a remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Sreemoyee.[5] It stars Rupali Ganguly, Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma, and Gaurav Khanna.[6][7]
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 Madalsa Sharma Gaurav Khanna |
Opening theme | Anupamaa |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 1,373 |
Production | |
Producers | Rajan Shahi Deepa Shahi Vipin Reshammiya |
Cinematography | Gulshan Shah |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 20–24 minutes |
Production company | Director's Kut Productions[2] |
Original release | |
Network | StarPlus |
Release | 13 July 2020 |
Related | |
Aai Kuthe Kay Karte Sreemoyee Anupama: Namaste America |
Anupamaa is a middle-aged housewife who toils for her family. Her constant emotional supports are her younger son, dancer Samar and father-in-law Hasmukh. However, upon discovering that her husband had cheated on her with his colleague Kavya, she feels heart-broken and sets out to create a new identity for herself while Kavya creates trouble for her. Soon, Anupamaa's elder son Paritosh marries Kinjal while Samar and Nandini, Kavya's niece and also a dancer fall for each other. Anupamaa and Vanraj divorce and he marries Kavya soon after her own divorce with her husband Aniruddh. Anupamaa along with Samar and Nandini open a dance academy due to their passion for dance. Nandini breaks up and leaves Samar forever due to her misunderstandings and insecurities towards him. Anupamaa meets her secret lover from college, Anuj Kapadia and they marry. They adopt a girl, Chhoti Anu. Anupamaa was unable to balance between her two families. Kinjal gives birth to a baby girl Aarya and learns that Paritosh cheats on her but reconciles for her baby's sake. Anupamaa's daughter, Pakhi marries Anuj's sister-in-law Barkha's brother, Adhik while Samar marries a rape-victim, Dimple, who herself was divorced by her husband after her rape.
Soon Kavya is revealed to be pregnant with her ex-husband's child while Samar dies, leaving Dimple pregnant with his child. Due to some misunderstanding Anuj and Anupamaa divorce and Anuj takes Chhoti Anu with him and renames her Aadhya.
Anupamaa lives in her own house hiding from everyone and owns a social media channel where she cooks food and later donates it to old-age homes. Anuj and Aadhya have shifted to the USA where he gets engaged to a photographer Shruti for Aadhya's sake. Vanraj has become rich raising and pampering Samar's spoilt son Ansh. Dimple serves the Shah family. Kinjal and Paritosh are struggling in the USA. Pakhi has divorced Adhik and raises her adopted daughter Ishani but is a careless mother towards her and later shifts back to Shah house. Kavya too has a daughter Mahi who craves for her father's love but Vanraj fails to give her so remembering Kavya's betrayal.
Dimple and Tapish, a famous dancer secretly love each other for five years. Anupamaa leaves for the USA and faces challenges. She meets Anuj and Aadhya but Aadhya berates her. She returns to India for Dimple and Tapish's marriage. Anuj breaks up with Shruti after she plots against Anupamaa. Dimple and Tapish get married after he reveals his traumatic childhood where his mother accidentally killed his abusive father in an attempt to save him and the family reunites. Paritosh and Pakhi become greedy for money. Hasmukh and Leela shift to an old age home.
Anupamaa and Anuj finally decide to unite, but Aadhya blackmails Anuj, thinking Anupamaa is responsible for her traumatic five years and leaves for the hostel. Anuj and Anupamaa both had accidents.
Anupamaa now lives in a shelter home Asha Bhavan along with Hasmukh, a divorced woman named Nandita with her newborn daughter Asha, two elderly people Bala and Indira, and an orphan law student Sagar who part-time drives an autorickshaw to fund his studies and Asha Bhavan. Neighboring it is a renovated Shah house. While Kavya has become an international model leaving Mahi at the Shahs'. Vanraj has now turned soft towards Mahi and become more rich and arrogant spoiling the children, especially Ansh. Pakhi and Paritosh have become greedier, while Kinjal serves the family. Dimple too becomes greedy neglecting Ansh and troubling Tapish.
Anupamaa still yearns for Anuj while Anuj has lost his mental balance after losing his memory and is referred to as "Kanha" by neighboring temple saints. Soon Anupamaa finds Anuj and brings him to Asha Bhavan and learns that after the accident Ankush and Barkha told Anuj that Aadhya is dead and trick him into signing property on their name ultimately leading to his present condition. Anupamaa vows to find Aadhya who was adopted by a rich couple, Viren and Megha, after their daughter Priya's death who resembles Aadhya. Soon Vanraj's niece Meenakshi returns from Russia after completing MBBS and she and Sagar become attracted to each other. It is revealed that Aadhya's adoptive mother has become crazy after Priya's death and she tortures Aadhya due to her obsession with her overprotective nature and thinking and making her look like Priya while Aadhya repents her nature towards Anupamaa and yearns for Anupamaa and Anuj. Later Anupamaa starts a cooking business and Anuj starts driving an autorickshaw to help Sagar fund Asha Bhavan and his studies.
Anupamaa finds Aadhya and Aadhya tells her that she repents for what she had done and asks forgiveness. On Janmashtami, Anupamaa rescues Aadhya from Megha's clutches and takes her to Anuj. Anuj and Aadhya have an emotional reunion but Megha arrives there and stabs Anupamaa. After recovering Anupamaa gives a reality check to Megha while Vanraj flees after doing a fraud while Kavya too abandons Mahi and latter is adopted by Anupamaa and Anuj and Dolly too returns. Later the Shahs are forced to vacate the Shah house and relocate to Asha Bhavan. Tensions arise as the Shahs find it difficult to stay with Asha Bhavan residents, leaving their lavish lifestyle, while Meenakshi and Sagar also marry by running away.
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 Jha 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[8][9] | as Vandana Karmarkar to promote Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si | ||
2023; 2024 | Samridhii Shukla | as Advocate Abhira Sharma to promote 4th generation leap and Rakshabandhan celebration | from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai |
Sachin Tyagi | as Manish Goenka | ||
2024 | Rohit Purohit | as Advocate Armaan Poddar | |
Garvita Sadhwani | as Ruhi Birla Poddar | ||
Romiit Raaj | as Advocate Rohit Poddar | ||
Anita Raj | as Kaveri Poddar | ||
Shruti Ulfat | as Vidya Poddar | ||
Sandeep Rajora | as Inspector Madhav Poddar | ||
Preeti Puri | as Kajal Poddar Bansal | ||
Siddharth Vasudev | as Advocate Sanjay Bansal | ||
Sikandar Kharbanda | as Advocate Manoj Poddar | ||
Shruti Rawat | as Manisha Poddar | ||
Rishabh Jaiswal | as Krish Bansal | ||
Saloni Sandhu | as Charu Bansal | ||
Sharon Verma | as Kiara Poddar | ||
Manthan Setia | as Aryan Poddar | ||
Niyati Joshi | as Swarna Jha Goenka | ||
Saee Barve | as Surekha Goenka |
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".[10]
To celebrate Raksha Bandhan in 2020, the cast of the series created a special song titled Aaj Rakhi Nau Tyohaar Chhe (Today is Raksha Bandhan's festival). This unique song blended Gujarati, Hindi, and English languages.[11]
The story took a five-year leap on 20 December 2023, with Anuj and Anupamaa's divorce and Anupamaa visiting the USA. On 15 July 2024, the show took another leap of six months showcasing Anupamaa and Anuj separately living miserable lives without Aadhya.
Casting of the series started in February 2020 with Rupali Ganguly being cast as the protagonist Anupamaa Shah, returning to television after seven years.[12] 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."[13]
It followed up by Sudhanshu Pandey being cast as Anupamaa's husband Vanraj Shah,[14] Paras Kalnawat, Muskaan Bamne and Aashish Mehrotra as Anupamaa's children Samar Shah, Pakhi Shah and Paritosh Shah respectively, Alpana Buch and Arvind Vaidya being cast as Anupamaa's in-laws Leela Shah and Hasmukh Shah respectively.[15][16][17][18][19][20] Later Madhavi Gogate and Mehul Nisar joined as Anupamaa's mother and brother, Kanta Joshi and Bhavesh Joshi, respectively, while Ekta Saraiya, Paresh Bhatt, Stuti Zakarde and Bhakti Chauhan were cast to play Dolly Shah Dhamecha, Sanjay Dhamecha, Meenakshi Dhamecha and Jhilmil respectively.[21][22][23] However, days before the filming resumed after the COVID-19 outbreak in late June, Additi Gupta was confirmed to be infected with the virus.[24][25] She was replaced by Madalsa Sharma and the sequences earlier shot by Gupta as Vanraj's girlfriend Kavya Gandhi, were reshot by Sharma.[26]
Days after premiering in July 2020, Shekhar Shukla was cast to play Leela's brother Jignesh while Nidhi Shah was cast opposite Mehrotra as Kinjal Dave and Tassnim Sheikh and Farooq Saeed were signed to play Kinjal's parents Rakhi Dave and Pramod Dave respectively.[27][28][29][30] The next month Anagha Bhosale was cast opposite Kalnawat as Nandini Iyer while Rushad Rana was cast as Kavya's husband Aniruddh Gandhi.[31][32] In April 2021, Apurva Agnihotri[33] joined the cast as Dr. Advait Khanna for a cameo and completed his role in June 2021.[34]
In June 2021, rumours of "conflicts and groupism on sets" arose between cast members, one group led by Ganguly with Buch, Mehrotra and Bamne, and another by Pandey, with Sharma, Kalnawat and Bhosale which cast denied.[35][36]
In late August 2021 Gaurav Khanna was cast opposite Ganguly as Anuj Kapadia.[37]
In September 2021, Deepak Gheewala was cast to play Anuj's helper Gopichandra Karodia.[38] Also that month, Varun Sharma was cast to play a cameo as Nandini's ex-boyfriend and obsessive lover Rohan and he finished off his role in October 2021. Next, Savita Prabhune replaced Madhavi Gogate (due to the latter's death) as Kanta Joshi in late October 2021.[39] In December 2021, actress Aneri Vajani joined the cast to play Anuj's sister, Malvika Kapadia.[40]
In January 2022, there were rumours of "ego clashes" between Pandey and Khanna, which they both publicly denied.[41]
In March 2022, Anagha Bhosale playing Nandini announced her decision to take a break from acting,[42] and later quit acting forever, ending Nandini's character and shot her last scene in February 2022.[43][44] Later that month, Aneri Vajani playing Malvika 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.[45]
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.[46] During that month, Aneri Vajani announced her decision to participate in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12 and quit the series permanently.[47][48]
Later that month, Rohit Bakshi[49] and Ashlesha Sawant[50] were cast to play Anuj's brother amd sister-in-law, Ankush Kapadia and Barkha Mehta Kapadia respectively while Alma Hussein[51] and Adhik Mehta[52][53] were cast to play Barkha's daughter and brother, 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".[54] Child artist Asmi Deo was also cast as an orphan Anu but her track was put on hold and resumed in July 2022 as Anuj and Anupamaa's adopted daughter.[55]
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.[56] Kalnawat revealed 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.[56][57][58][59] Later after facing several controversies related to the series, makers replaced Kalnawat overnight by Sagar Parekh in the same month.[60]
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.[61][62]
In November 2022, Nishi Saxena and Rishabh Jaiswal were cast to portray Dimple and her husband Nirmit. However, Jaiswal exited the show in the same month because his role was only a cameo appearance of Dimple's husband who abandons her after her rape and Saxena went on to be paired with Sagar Parekh.
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.[63] In May 2023, Apara Mehta was cast as Anuj's mother Malti Devi, while her daughter Khushali Jariwala played her younger version on screen and she quit the series prior to the first leap in December 2023.[64][65]
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. In same month, Viraj Kapoor entered the show as Ankush's illegitimate son Romil Kapadia.[66]
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.[67][68][69] In the following month actor and dancer Kunwar Amar joined the cast as Tapish opposite Nishi Saxena portraying Dimple.[70]
In December 2023 the show took its first leap of five years. Post-leap, child actress Asmi Deo was replaced by Aurra Bhatnagar Badoni to play the adolescent version of Anupamaa and Anuj's adopted daughter Aadhya Kapadia[71] 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.[71] 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"[72] and was later replaced by Chandni Bhagwanani[73] while child actor Aadhya Barot was cast as her daughter Ishani Mehta the same month.[74] Sukirti Kandpal too entered the show as Anuj's fiancée Shruti Ahuja the same month.[75] Following this Rituraj Singh and Dishi Duggal too entered the show as Yashpal and his mother.[76][77] In January 2024, Child actress Princy Prajapati replaced baby Noorain Khan as the childhood version of Kinjal and Paritosh's daughter Aarya, while Pahal Chaudhary was cast to play Kavya's daughter Mahi. In January 2024 Vaquar Shaikh entered the show as Yashpal's younger brother Yashdeep, while Parakh Madan entered the show in February 2024 as Diya.
In April 2024, Aashish Mehrotra, who portrayed Paritosh, quit the series the following month after playing it for four years[78] to participate in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 14[79] and was replaced by Gaurav Sharma the same month.[80][81] In July 2024, Sukirti Kandpal, who played Shruti, quit the series and ended her character.[82] In same month show took its second leap, a small leap of six months and Nitin Babu and Akshita Tiwari entered the show as Sagar and Nandita respctively[83] while Sonal Khilwani entered the show as the adult version of Vanraj's niece, Dr. Meenakshi Dhamecha thus replacing Stuti Zakarde who played the character's childhood version for three years.[84]
On 28 August 2024, Sudhanshu Pandey announced his decision to quit the series after playing it for four years via his Instagram handle and said "his last appearance was in Raksha Bandhan special episodes and he will continue entertaining his audience through new roles."[85][86]
In 2024 after Sudhanshu Pandey quit the show, Ekta Saraiya Mehta, who played the role of Vanraj's sister Dolly Shah Dhamecha from 2020 to 2023, rejoined the cast, reprising her role the following month while Madalsa Sharma playing Kavya also quit the series as "she was sidelined after removal of grey element from her character".[87]
Set in Gujarat, the series is mainly shot at Film City in Mumbai.[88][89] Some initial sequences were shot in Ahmedabad during early March 2020.[90]
On 13 February 2021, the filming was halted for a day for sanitisation when Paras Kalnawat playing Samar, tested positive for COVID-19 virus.[91] 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.[92][93]
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.[94][95] 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.[96]
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.[97] Hence, the production location was soon shifted temporarily to Silvassa alongside other shows of the production house.[98] 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.[99]
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.[100] Since 2 October 2022, it is broadcast daily along with other Star Plus's shows.[101]
An eleven-episodic prequel web-series Anupama: Namaste America was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 25 April 2022.[102] The story is set after ten years of Anupamaa and Vanraj's marriage in the year 2005.[103][104]
Th cast of Anupamaa participated as a team in the musical game show Ravivaar With Star Parivaar.[105] It competed with the teams of other Star Plus's shows.[106][107] Anupamaa emerged as the 2nd runner-up of the show.[108]
Anupamaa had three crossover with Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. First from 26 March 2022 to 28 March 2022,[109][110] Second from 21 December 2023 to 22 December 2023 and third on 19 August 2024.[111][112]
On 3 December 2023, Anupamaa had a crossover with Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si.[113]
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".[114]
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.[115]
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."[116]
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".[117]
Anupamaa's (Rupali Ganguly) "aapko kya" dialogue went viral on social media and was subject to various memes and recreations.[118][119][120]
Star Plus's Anupamaa is an official Hindi remake of Star Jalsha's Sreemoyee.[121] 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.[122]
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