Pavitra Bhagya
Pavitra Bhagya (transl. Sacred fate) is an Indian romantic drama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.[1] It premiered on 2 March 2020 on Colors TV and stars Aneri Vajani and Kunal Jaisingh.[2]
| Pavitra Bhagya | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Pavitra Bhagya: Jo Bane Ek Duje Ke Liye |
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Developed by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Screenplay by | Gautam hegde |
| Story by | Pavni Mehandiratta |
| Directed by | Aniruddha Rajderkar |
| Creative director(s) | Palki Malhotra |
| Starring | Aneri Vajani Kunal Jaisingh Riva Arora |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Production location(s) | Mumbai, India |
| Editor(s) | Vikas Sharma Vishal Sharma Sandip Bhatt |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Balaji Telefilms |
| Distributor | Viacom 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Colors TV |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | 2 March 2020 – present |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Plot
An 18 years-old, carefree and happy Pranati Mishra meets and falls in love with Reyansh Khurana, a rich, arrogant playboy who is her classmate. When she informs him about being pregnant, he leaves her, not ready to become a father.
Pranati delivers a daughter in an unconscious condition at home, but her mother Shobha gives baby to an orphanage and lies to her that she had a miscarriage.
8 years later
Pranati has moved on in life. She is set to marry her friend Archit. Reyansh is still a flirty parabolic who fears commitment. Pranati and Reyansh's daughter, Jugnu is a naughty young girl always up to tricks in the orphanage. Pranati finds out about Jugnu being her daughter and files for custody. Pranati and Reyansh are given joint custody of Jugnu for 6 months. Pranati breaks off her engagement with Archit, leaving him heartbroken. Reyansh's grandmother makes a deal asking Pranati to act like Reyansh's wife for the 6 months. Reyansh's grandmother wants Riya to marry Armaan who is Reyansh's cousin. Armaan has an affair with Navya who is Archit's sister. Reyansh and Pranati(Pranati thinks that Riya is Armaan's choice, but she is grandmother's choice) help Armaan woo Riya and they become successful. During Riya and Armaan's engagement, the family forces Pranati and Reyansh to get engaged. Reyansh's grandmother calls Pranati characterless and Armaan says that they need to get married because they already live together which makes Reyansh mad.
Cast
Main
- Aneri Vajani as Pranati Mishra: Shobhna and Madan's daughter; Prabhas and Chetna's sister; Jugnu's mother; Reyansh's fiancée (2020–present)
- Kunal Jaisingh as Reyansh Khurana: Anjana and Shamsher's son; Jugnu's father; Pranati's fiancé (2020–present)
- Vaishnavi Prajapati/Riva Arora as Jugnu Khurana: Pranati and Reyansh's daughter (2020–present)
Recurring
- Vibha Chibber as Baljeet Khurana: Shamsher and Sangram's mother; Vardhaan, Reyansh, Armaan and Maan's grandmother (2020–present)
- Ajay Chakraborty as Madan Mishra: Shobhna's husband, Pranati, Prabhas and Chetna's father. (2020–present)
- Ruma Rajni as Shobhna Mishra: Madan's wife, Pranati, Prabhas and Chetna's mother. (2020–present)
- Sherrin Varghese as Shamsher Khurana: Baljeet's son; Sangram's brother; Anjana's husband; Vardhan and Reyansh's father (2020–present)
- Anjali Gupta as Anjana Khurana: Shamsher's wife; Vardhan and Reyansh's mother (2020–present)
- Pratiksha Rai as Chetna Mishra: Shobhna and Madan's daughter; Pranati and Prabhas's sister (2020–present)
- Jatin Shah as Prabhas Mishra: Shobhna and Madan's son; Pranati and Chetna's brother; Pallavi's husband (2020–present)
- Piyali Munsi as Pallavi Mishra: Prabhas's wife (2020–present)
- Charu Mehra as Anisha Khurana: Vardhan's wife (2020–present)
- Jaideep Singh as Sangram Khurana: Baljeet's son, Shamsher's brother; Bindiya's husband; Armaan and Maan's father (2020–present)
- Roma Bali as Bindiya Khurana: Sangram's wife; Armaan and Maan's mother (2020–present)
- Mohit Hiranandani as Armaan Khurana: Bindiya and Sangram's son; Maan's brother; Vardhaan and Reyansh's cousin; Rhea's fiancée (2020-present)
- Prema Mehta as Rhea: Armaan’s fiancé (2020-present)
- Yatin Mehta as Maan Khurana: Bindiya and Sangram's son; Armaan's brother; Vardhaan and Reyansh's cousin (2020–present)
- Abhishek Verma as Archit Ahuja: Sumitra's son; Navya's brother; Pranati's former fiancé (2020-present)
- Vibha Bhagat/Divyajyotee Sharama as Sumitra Ahuja: Archit, Navya and Nupur's mother (2020-present)
- Karan Sharma as Mr. Ahuja: Sumitra's husband; Archit, Navya and Nupur's father (2020-present)
- Avantika Choudhary as Navya Ahuja: Sumitra's daughter; Archit and Nupur's sister; Armaan's girlfriend (2020-present)
- Ruby Bharaj as Nupur Ahuja: Sumitra's daughter; Archit and Navya's sister (2020-present)
- Param Nagar as Dilsher Singh: Reyansh's best friend (2020–present)
- Karan Taneja as Matron's assistant (2020)
- Aashish Kaul as Vishambhar Gehlot: Rhea and Sameer's father (2020–present)
- Vidyut Xavier as Sameer Gehlot: Vishambhar's son (2020-present)
- Neha Pednekar as Mallika: Mantri Ji's daughter; Reyansh's former girlfriend (2020-present)
Production
The series is mainly filmed at the sets in Killick Nixon studio.[3]
The production and airing of the show was halted indefinitely in late March 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak in India.[4] Because of the outbreak, the filming of the series was halted on 19 March 2020.[5][6] After three months, the filming resumed and new episodes started airing from 13 July 2020.[7][8][9] Vaishnavi Prajapati was replaced by Riva Arora as Jugnu.[10]
On 12 July 2020, the filming of the series was halted for a few days when Parth Samthaan from Kasautii Zindagii Kay, filmed at the same studio, was tested positive for COVID-19.[11]
Reception
The Times of India quoted that Aneri Vajani and Kunal Jaisingh’s show looks promising; child actor Vaishnavi Prajapati steals the limelight and said, "Jugnu in Pavitra Bhagya stands out as a child actor. Sporting a tomboy look, Jugnu’s level of naughtiness and attitude is level: Boss. With a fresh cast, the storyline of Pavitra Bhagya is also interesting and promising. However, Aneri’s Pranati is a bit over the top when it comes to showing her emotional moments. Abhishek’s character Archit is also quite progressive and we can see in the upcoming episodes if his role stays the same. Kunal Jaisingh is good with the casanova image and he is justifying his role as Reyansh aka Rey."[12]
References
- "Ekta Kapoor's Upcoming Kunal Jaisingh Starrer To Be Called 'Pavitra Bhagya'?". India Forums. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- "Aneri Vajani to pair opposite Kunal Jaisingh for Ekta Kapoor's next". The Times of India.
- "Shooting for Kumkum Bhagya, Kundali Bhagya and Pavitra Bhagya halted". ABP News.
- "Television Industry in a Slump With the Lockdown". The Quint.
- "Coronavirus outbreak: Film and television shootings to stop till March 31". India Today.
- "COVID-19 impact: TV industry braces for loss as production stalled". Live Mint.
- "Ekta Kapoor, Nia Sharma and others are excited to resume shoot of their TV shows". The Indian Express.
- "Pavitra Bhagya new promo: Reyansh refuses to take daughter Jugnu's responsibility and admits he's selfish". The Times of India.
- "Here's When Your Favourite TV Shows Will Start Airing". The Quint.
- "Famous Villain Maninee Mishra will be returning to the TV world, will play a new role in TV show Pavitra Bhagya?". Times Now.
- "The Bachchans, Covid and the panic in the film and TV industry". India Today.
- "Pavitra Bhagya review: Aneri Vajani and Kunal Jaisingh's show looks promising; child actor Vaishnavi Prajapati steals the limelight". The Times of India.