Son Pari
Son Pari (English: Golden Fairy) is an Indian children's fantasy adventure television series which aired from 23 November 2000 to 1 October 2004 on Star Plus. The series follows the story of a little girl name Fruity, who receives a magical gem that, when rubbed, summons a fairy named Son Pari and her friend Altu.[1][2]
| Son Pari | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy Adventure |
| Created by | Taurus video |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | 'Son Pari Aayi' by Shreya Ghoshal |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 268 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Taurus video |
| Production location(s) | Mumbai |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Plus |
| Picture format | 480i |
| Original release | 23 November 2000 – 10 December 2004 |
Plot
Bunty, a scientist's apprentice catches a dove to give to his boss to use in an experiment. Bunty and the scientist want to capture Son Pari and use her to become rich by showing her off to the world. Fruity set the dove free, not knowing that the bird is actually Son Pari (Golden Fairy), who often comes to Earth with the permission of the fairy queen called Pari Ma (Fairy Mother).
Fruity's mother died long ago. Fruity goes to the terrace to look at the stars, as she believes her mother is in one of them. One night Son Pari comes to her and offers her friendship in return for the assistance Fruity once gave her. This starts the story of their strange friendship. Son Pari and Altu start meeting Fruity regularly and have many adventures. They help her get rid of Ruby, a woman who wants to marry Fruity's father, Rohit, for his money. Although Ruby's brother helps Ruby, Son Pari and Altu make sure they don't succeed. Later Son Pari realises that Fruity is in great danger, for it is written on the prophecies that Fruity will kill Kali Pari (Black Fairy), who is the main villain of Season 2. For a short while, Son Pari makes Tooty, a fairy who is Fruity's look-alike, take care of Fruity and protect her from Kali Pari.
Much later a new character Princy comes into picture, who will be able to see Son Pari and Altu despite of them being invisible to everyone. The series contains multiple subplots and finally, fruity will be able to kill the Kaali Pari and thus the darkness ends.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Tanvi Hegde | Fruity and Tooty |
| Mrinal Dev-Kulkarni | Son Pari |
| Ashok Lokhande | Altamash/altu |
| Vivek Mushran / Sachin Sharma | Rohit(fruity's father) |
| Kaivalya Chheda | Jeff D'Souza(fruity's best friend) |
| Benazir Shaikh | Twinkle |
| Aditya Surtey | Appy |
| Jhanak Shukla | Princy |
| Deepshikha Nagpal | Ruby kali Pari uses body |
| Shashikala | Daadi(fruity's grandmother) |
| Anita Kanwal | Mrs. Dhillon |
| Harsh Khurana | Deepak |
| Tina Parekh | Jennifer |
| Pratibha | Teressa |
| Yashodhan | Jeff's father |
| Akul Tripathi | Bunty |
| Upasana Singh | Kaali Pari/Cruella |
| Yahsraj Khushwaha | Karan / Rocky bleaming Tutty |
| Zoya Afroz | Dimple |
| Zohaib Ahmed | Zack/Dimple cousin |
| Aditya Kapadia | Anokha Abijith |
| Natasha Sinha | Pari Maa |
| Payel Giri | Genius |
| Manasi Salvi | Chulbuli 229 |
Broadcasting
Son Pari originally aired on Star Plus channel from November 2000 and 1 October 2004. Re-runs of the show also aired on TV Asia, Star Utsav,[3] STAR One[4] and Disney Channel India.[5]
References
- "The stars of Son Pari: Where are they now?". Indian Express.
- "Shaka Laka Boom Boom to Sonpari, 6 popular TV shows from the 2000s we all grew up watching!". Times Now News.
- "indya.com - STAR - STAR Utsav". 16 June 2004. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004.
- "STAR - Programme Guide". 2 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008.
- "Disney to air 'Break Time Masti Time' in October". Indian Television Dot Com. 16 September 2008.
