Banegi Apni Baat
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| Banegi Apni Baat | |
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| Directed by | |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Banegi Apni Baat" by Vanraj Bhatia |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of episodes | 312 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | DJ's a Creative Unit |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee TV |
| Release | 1993 – 1997 |
Banegi Apni Baat is an Indian television drama series that aired on Zee TV from 1993 to 1997. The series was produced by Tony Singh and Deeya Singh.[1] It starred many Indian television actors, such as Irrfan Khan, Roshini Achreja, Shefali Shah, Firdaus Dadi, Sadiya Siddiqui, Anita Kanwal, Divya Seth, Achint Kaur, Rishabh, Varun Badola, Rakhee Tandon, Rituraj Singh and R. Madhavan.
The focus of the series was college life, flirtation, romance, and the campus. The transition from college to professional life was shown for most of the characters. Simultaneously, contemporary business life was also showcased.[2] The series was initially going to run for 52 episodes, starting late July 1993. India Today compared the series to Beverly Hills 90210.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Ikhlaq Khan as Som Khanna, Mr Seth's rival architect
- Surekha Sikri as Radha Shourie[4]
- Irrfan Khan[5] as Kumar Sharma, Revati's husband
- Kalpana Iyer as Revati Sharma, fashion designer
- Aman Khanna as Rajat
- Shalini Suri as Shikha Rai
- R. Madhavan as Ashley Alexander[6]
- Roshini Achreja as Ritu, Radha's daughter, later Vikram Sharma's wife
- Joan David/Shefali Chhaya as Richa, Radha's daughter
- Firdaus Dadi as Riya, Radha's daughter, Ashley Alexander's love interest and wife in last episode
- Arun Bali as Mr Seth
- Raman Trikha as Rahul Seth
- Sadiya Siddiqui as Priyanka Khanna, Rahul's wife and priyam's mother, Kabir's friend
- Anita Kanwal as Amrita Seth
- Alyy Khan as Kabir, a lawyer fighting Priyanka's case against Amrita
- Achint Kaur as Anushka, Karan's sister
- Divya Seth as Nikita Seth
- Vikram Kapadia as D.K. Khanna
- Girish Malik as Karan Nagpal, Richa's husband
- Varun Badola[7] as Ayushman
- Rakhee Tandon as Shradha
- Rituraj Singh as Vikram (Vicky) Sharma, Revati & Kumar's son
- Vipul Jagota as Duddoo
- Kurush Deboo as E.T.
- Sandhya Mridul[8] as Sakshi
- Ashok Lokhande as Sabkale
- Vipul Jagota as Dedoo
- Seema Pandey as tutor in last episode
- Vaquar Sheikh as Siddharth, Anushka's love interest
- Manav Kaul[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Banegi Apni Baat producer Tony Singh". Screen India. 5 December 2003.[dead link]
- ^ "Banegi Apni Baat: How the show brought freshness to Indian TV". Hindustan Times. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "TELETALK". India Today. 15 July 1993. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Balika Vadhu, Banegi Apni Baat; here's looking at the exceptional work Surekha Sikri has done on television". The Times of India. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Chandrakanta To Banegi Apni Baat; A Look At Irrfan Khan's Notable Work On Television". Times Of India. 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "R Madhavan reveals Mani Ratnam made him feel confident about his capability as a performer in early days of his career". 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "First of Many: Varun Badola revisits Banegi Apni Baat". Indian Express. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Banegi Apni Baat fame Sandhya Mridul: When I did TV, I chose the best I could". Times Of India. 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Banegi Apni Baat at IMDb
- Banegi Apni Baat Streaming on ZEE5