Shubharambh

Shubharambh (transl. Auspicious beginning) is an Indian drama produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions which premiered on 2 December 2019 on Colors TV.[2] It stars Mahima Makwana and Akshit Sukhija.[3]

Shubharambh
Starring	Mahima Makwana Akshit Sukhija
Voices of	Antara Mitara Tushar Joshi[1]
Opening theme	Shubharambh..
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	114
Production
Producer(s)	Shashi Mittal Sumeet Mittal
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production company(s)	Shashi Sumeet Productions
Distributor	Viacom 18
Release
Original network	Colors TV
Picture format	576i (PAL) HDTV 1080i
First shown in	India
Original release	2 December 2019 (2019-12-02) – present

Plot

Raja Reshammiya, a son from a wealthy family lacks self confidence and Rani Dave, a sharp girl belongs to a poor family. Raja and Rani meet and start off on a conflicting note but later fall in love.

Misunderstanding Rani's family to be rich, Raja's mother Asha brings a marriage proposal to Rani's house. After their marriage, Asha finds out the truth about Rani's poor family background. She constantly tries to cause problems in their relationship.

Cast

Main

• Mahima Makwana as Rani Dave: Vrinda's daughter; Utsav's and Chukki's sister; Raja's wife (2019−present)
• Akshit Sukhija as Raja Reshammiya: Asha's and Dhanwant's son; Rani's husband (2019−present)

Recurring

• Shubhangi Latkar as Vrinda Dave: Rani, Utsav and Chukki's mother (2019−present)
• Pallavi Rao as Asha Reshammiya: Dhanwant's wife; Raja's mother (2019−present)
• Rakesh Kukreti as Dhanwant Reshammiya: Gunvant's brother; Asha's husband; Raja's father (2019) (Dead)
• Meghan Jadhav as Utsav Dave: Vrinda's son, Rani and Chukki's brother (2019−present)
• Vaidehi Dharmecha as Chukki Dave: Vrinda's daughter, Rani and Utsav's sister; Popat's wife (2019−present)
• Rahul Patel as Popat Shah: Chukki's husband (2019−present)
• Jiten Lalwani as Gunvant Reshammiya: Dhanwant's brother; Kirtida's husband; Hitank, Mehul and Kesha's father (2019−present)
• Chhaya Vora as Kirtida Reshammiya: Gunvant's wife; Hitank, Mehul and Kesha's mother (2019−present)
• Vikas Tripathi as Hitank Reshammiya: Kirtida and Gunvant's son; Mehul's and Kesha's brother; Darshana's husband (2019−present)
• Dipna Patel as Darshana Reshammiya: Hitank's wife (2019−present)
• Aarjav Trivedi as Mehul Reshammiya: Kirtida and Gunvant's son; Hitank's and Kesha's brother; Jharna's husband (2019−present)
• Astha Agarwal as Jharna Reshammiya: Mehul's wife (2019−present)
• Vaibhavi Mahajan as Kesha Reshammiya: Kirtida and Gunvant's daughter; Hitank's and Mehul's sister (2019−present)
• Roopa Divetia as Dhanvant and Gunvant's aunt (2019−present)

Production

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 television series and films was halted on 19 March 2020 and expected to resume on 1 April 2020 but could not and the series was last broadcast on 1 April 2020 when the remaining episodes were aired.[5][6] The production resumed on 25 June 2020.[7] Owing the halt, the cast of the series took 25% payment cut for six months.[8]

References

1. "Antara Mitara and Tushar Joshi lend their voices for Shubh Aarambh's title track".
2. "Shubh Aarambh to air soon, know when and where to watch the show". Republic World.
3. "Shubharambh: Mahima Makwana becomes a choreographer, teaches Akshit Sukhija garba". The Times of India.
4. "Television Industry in a Slump With the Lockdown". The Quint.
5. "Coronavirus outbreak: Film and television shootings to stop till March 31". India Today.
6. "COVID-19 impact: TV industry braces for loss as production stalled". Live Mint.
7. "Shooting of popular shows 'Barrister Babu' and 'Shubharambh' commences after lockdown". Republic World.
8. "Shubharambh actors asked to take 25 per cent pay cut for 6 months, confirms actress Mahima Makwana". India Today.

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