Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan

Dosti... Yariyaan... Manmarziyan[2] is an Indian television drama series which aired from 13 April 2015 to 29 August 2015 on Star Plus.[3][4] The show was produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary and directed by Pushkar Mahabal,[5] under the Swastik Productions.[6] It starred Monica Sehgal and Kashmira Irani[1][5][7] in the lead roles. The show captures the spirit of the real Mumbai focusing on two girls from contrasting backgrounds who desire to find courage to chase a life of their choice in a contemporary office.[8]

For 2018 Hindi film, see Manmarziyaan.

Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan
Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan Title card
Also known as	Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarzian
Genre	Social Drama
Created by	Swastik Pictures
Written by	Anshuman Sinha Radhika Anand Jaya Misra Prakriti Mukherjee
Directed by	Pushkar Mahabal
Creative director(s)	Rishi Srivastava, Nitin Gupta
Starring	See below
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	118
Production
Producer(s)	Siddharth Kumar Tiwari Gayatri Gil Tewary Rahul Kumar Tewary
Production location(s)	Hrishikesh Mumbai[1]
Production company(s)	Swastik Pictures
Release
Original network	Star Plus
Picture format	576i HDTV 1080i
Original release	13 April (2015-04-13) – 29 August 2015 (2015-08-29)
External links
Official website

Plot summary

The story is about two friends Radhika (Monica Sehgal) and Samaira/Sam (Kashmira Irani). Radhika is an amiable and driven girl from Rishikesh who aspires to become a writer and do something BIG in life.Samaira is a modern, independent and strong girl who works at Bird Song Advertising Agency, Mumbai .Radhika meets Sam when the latter goes to Rishikesh for an ad shooting and become friends.Sam's childhood friend, Neil(Shravan Reddy) also accompanies them. They motivate Radhika to focus on her writing career.After getting engaged to Saral, Radhika goes to Mumbai to fulfil her dreams. Radhika starts working in Birdsong. The bonding between Radhika and Sam gets stronger.

Enter Arjun Mehra (Aham Sharma),the new boss of Birdsong company with a hidden motive.It is revealed that Nandini, Arjun's adoptive sister, had been in an extra-marital affair with Samrat (Sam's father) but he ditched her for his family.Nandini was devastated and suicidal, while 10 year old Arjun had been the witness to this heartbreak leaving him bitter.She plans to seek revenge from Samrat for her misfortune by killing Samaira using Arjun. Arjun tricks Sam into madly fall in love with him but, Arjun falls in love with Radhika because of her positive spirit and simplicity.On realising that Arjun loves Radhika, Nandini manipulates Saral without letting Arjun know. Saral forcefully tries to marry Radhika but,Arjun stops the wedding.Later Radhika finds about Arjun's motives and tries to save Sam from Nandini's evil plan by marrying Arjun which ruins their friendship.A heart broken Sam is consoled by Neil, who loves her. Radhika is determined to save Sam at any cost while Sam,to get Arjun back.But Radhika realises that Arjun has no idea about the plan of killing Sam and that Nandini had been using Arjun all this while.After learning about Arjun's innocence, Radhika falls for Arjun.Radhika somehow brings Nandini's true colors in front of Arjun leaving him shattered.That day, Radhika assures Sam that she will never ever come between them and leaves to Rishikesh by sacrificing her love for Arjun.

After a few months,It is seen that Neil and Sam realises their love for each other and marry. The three goes to Rishikesh to bring Radhika back. From there, Arjun proposes Radhika.

2 years later, Radhika is awarded with "Best Copywriter of the Year " award. Neil, Sam, Radhika and Arjun continues to work happily together at Bird Song.

Cast

• Monica Sehgal as Radhika Arjun Mehra (nee Mishra),who works at Birdsong as agency and aspires become a writer, Samaira's best friend who would do anything to keep Samaira happy. Arjun's Wife.
• Kashmira Irani as Samaira Khanna, an independent girl who works in Birdsong ad agency. Radhika's best friend.
• Aham Sharma as Arjun Mehra, Boss of Bird Song. Come to destroy Sam's life. Radhika's Husband.
• Shravan Reddy as Neil Malhotra, Sam's childhood best friend and Creative director of Bird Song.
• Rohan Tewary as 10 year old Arjun Mehra.
• Pooja Kapoor as 8 year old Samaira Khanna.
• Karan Khanna as Saral Joshi, Radhika's ex-fiancee who constantly demeans Radhika and forces her to marry him.
• Priyanka Chand as Bonny
• Jason Tham as Teji, Radhika colleague.
• Dev Kapoor as Zubin, Radhika colleague.
• Shaiza Kashyap as Kritika, Radhika colleague
• Shreya Sharma as Susan
• Amit Dhawan as Sapan
• Shilpa Saklani as Nandini Pandey [9] Arjun's adoptive sister and Samrat's ex girlfriend who uses Arjun to seek revenge from Samrat by killing his daughter, Sam.
• Kavita Ghai as Piyali Khanna, Samaira 's mother and the head of Birdsong [10]
• Mohan Kapoor as Samrat Khanna, Samaira's father and founder of Birdsong.
• Gagan Singh as Jay Khanna, Samaira's elder brother
• Orvana Ghai as Manya Khanna, Samaira's younger sister.[11]
• Vidyadhar Karmarkar as Suraj Mishra, Radhika's grandfather and support system.[12]
• Sadanand Patil as Dilip Mishra, Radhika's father
• Ushma Rathod as Mala Dilip Mishra, Radhika's mother
• Ridheema Tiwari as Ridheema Joshi, Radhika's elder sister, married to Saral's elder brother.[13]
• Aashish Mahrotra as Ankush Mishra, Radhika's elder brother.
• Pooja Sharma[6] as Pooja Sharma

Reception and achievements

Awards and accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	Indian Telly Awards	Best Cinematographer	Sayak Bhattacharya	Nominated
		Best Director	Pushkar Mahabal	Nominated
		Best Editor	Satya Sharma	Nominated

References

1. "New TV shows to roll in 2015 - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 5 January 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
2. Star Plus unveils new show 'Dosti... Yariyaan... Manmarziyan'
3. "Confirmed: 'Dosti Yaariyan... Manmarziyan' to go off air". Times of India. 25 August 2016.
4. "Confirmed! Dosti Yaariyan... Manmarziyan To Go Off Air. Neil & Samaira Interview". Youtube. 24 August 2015.
5. "Kashmira Irani to make a comeback with Manmarziyan". 21 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
6. "Pooja Sharma to do cameo in 'Manmarziyan' - Times of India". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
7. Coutinho, Natsha (7 June 2015). "When opposites do attract..." Deccan Chronicle.
8. "Friendly competition". Deccan Chronicle. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
9. "Manmarziyan : Shilpa Saklani Returns On Small Screen With A Negative Character". www.fuzionproductions.com/.
10. "Kavita likes to do her own makeup for show". the Times of India. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
11. "Real daughter to play Kavita Ghai's on-screen daughter". the Times of India. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
12. "Vidyadhar Karmarkar oldest actor on television". the Times of India. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
13. "Ridheema Tiwari to play her namesake in Manmarziyan". The Times of India.

External links

• Dosti, Yaariyan, Manmarzian on hotstar