Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee
Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee[1] is an Indian Hindi television drama, produced by Aik Shoonya Shoonya Square Productions. It premiered on 3 April 2017 on Star Plus from Monday through Saturday during the Star Plus Dopahar (afternoon) programming block.[2][3] The series ended on 30 September 2017 with the discontinuation of the Star Plus Dopahar block.[4]
Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee | |
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Genre | Indian soap opera |
Created by | Shoonya Square Productions |
Directed by | dharmendra Sharma |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 156 |
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Producer(s) | Dheeraj Sarna Ved Raj Shrivastav |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Distributor | STAR India |
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Original network | STAR Plus |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | 3 April – 30 September 2017 |
Plot
The series revolves around Aastha, an atheist girl from Manali, who gets married into a very religious family in Kolkata and tries to save the family from Guru Maa's ploys. Aastha's and Shiv's love is meant to be. Radhika, Shiv's ex-girlfriend comes and destroys their love by creating misunderstandings between them. Shiv wants Aastha to stop his marriage with Radhika. But Aastha thinks that if Shiv loves her he will not marry Radhika. Shiv and Aastha love each other a lot but are unable to tell each other. Radhika and Gurumas plan fails when Astha exposes Radhika through the use of a recorder. During their engagement, Astha uses technology to show how Radhika conspired against the whole family to obtain her interest (money - rather I say). After Radhika is exposed, gurumaa says that she wants to do 'arti' before she leaves the household to which the members retaliate. But, on Asthas convincing, the family members agree. Gurumaa gives prashad which contains sleepy pills. In the parallel scene, Radhika comes in Asthas room and holds her up against the wall with a knife. Arguments continue between Lakshmi Gurumaa and others. Eventually, Shiv rescues Astha under the pretext of marrying Radhika. The show ends on a happy note that a person's character cannot be judged based on their religious views. An atheist person can be a good human and a religious person can be a bad human.
Cast
Main cast
- Tina Ann Philip as Aastha Shiv Agarwal
- Kanwar Dhillon as Shiv Govind Agarwal/ Om Govind Agarwal, Shiv's twin brother[5]
- Sharanpreet Kaur as Guru Maa, known also as Sandhya
- Palak Pusarwani as Radhika, Guru Maa's daughter and Shiv's ex-girlfriend
Recurring cast
- Vivek Mushran as Govind Agarwal (Shiv's Father)
- Manasi Salvi as Lakshmi Govind Agarwal, Shiv's mother and Govind's wife
- Hemant Choudhary as Nandlal Agarwal, Shiv's uncle and Govind's younger brother
- Manisha Dave as Jaya Nandalal Agarwal, Shiv's aunt and Nandalal's wife
- Mayank Sharma as Angad Nandalal Agarwal, Nandalal and Jaya's son
- Sameeksha Sud as Janki Angad Agarwal, Angad's wife
- Anita Kulkarni as Sharda, Aastha's mother
- Nikhil Sharma as Ashok, Aastha's brother
- Vaani Sharma as Gayatri Govind Agarwal
- Abhinav Kapoor as Balwan Agarwal, Shiv's brother. Balwan is the adopted son of the Agarwal family.
- Ambika Soni as Runjhun Balwan Agarwal, Balwan's wife and Aastha's sister
Production
This was one of the four dramas which was launched during afternoon of Star Plus Dopahar Block, reviving Star Plus' afternoon programming.[4]
Although set in Kolkata, the series is filmed in Mumbai, with some earlier episodes being shot in Manali.[6][7]
With the serials not being able to garner the expected numbers in its ratings, the channel shut the entire band on September 30, 2017.[4]
References
- "On The Sets of TV Show Ek Aastha Aisi Bhi". NDTV.
- "Star Plus Launches a New Show in its Afternoon Slot! Know More". Daily Bhaskar.
- "'Ek Aastha Aise Bhee' lead actor Tina to be selective after debut". New Kerala.
- "Star Dopahar to call it a day, all shows to end on September 30". Indian Express. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "The clash of beliefs is the key to Ek Aastha success: Kanwar Dhillon". Iwmbuzz.
- "Star Plus' Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee: How 'unique' is this new protagonist of TV?". Tellychakkar.com.
- "k-aastha-aisa-bhi-star-plus-serial-wiki-cast-story timings droutinelife". droutinelife.com.