Parichay (TV series)
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| Parichay | |
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| Also known as | Parichay – Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Balaji Telefilms |
| Written by | Dialogues Dheeraj Sarna |
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| Story by |
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| Directed by | Mujammil Desai, Ajay Kumar |
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| Starring | Samir Soni Keerti Nagpure Gautam Rode Arti Singh Madhurima Tuli |
| Theme music composer | Lalit Sen |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 415[1] |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Production locations | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Cinematography | Suhas Shirodkar & Rajan Singh |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production company | Balaji Telefilms |
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| Network | Colors TV |
| Release | 9 August 2011 – 15 March 2013 |
Parichay (English: Introduction) (also known as Parichay – Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka) is an Indian soap opera that aired on Colors TV from 9 August 2011 to 15 March 2013.[2] The show is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.[3][4]
Plot[edit]
The story revolves around a fallen hero, Kunal Chopra, who has lost his enthusiasm because of his failure, and is leading a lackadaisical life before he finds true love in his wife Siddhi Chopra after which he starts to live again, following his dreams.[5][6]
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Samir Soni as Kunal Chopra, Siddhi's husband, twins Anand's father, Veena and Raj's eldest son, Anand, Gaurav and Raveena's eldest brother
- Keerti Nagpure as Siddhi Kunal Chopra née Malik, Kunal's wife, twins Anand's mother, Kapil and Shilpa's sister
Recurring[edit]
- Apurva Jyotir[7] as Anand Chopra: Siddhi and Kunal's twin son
- Anmol Jyotir as Anand Chopra, Siddhi and Kunal's twin son
- Ayaz Khan as Gaurav Chopra, Kunal's younger brother, Seema's husband, Anokhi and Ishani's father
- Arti Singh as Seema Gaurav Chopra née Garewal, Vikram's elder sister, Gaurav's wife, Anokhi and Ishani's mother
- Prerna Wanvari as Raveena Vikram Garewal née Chopra, Kunal's younger sister, Vikram's wife
- Tapeshwari Sharma as Anokhi Chopra, Seema and Gaurav's elder daughter
- Megha Israni as Young Anokhi Chopra
- Richa Srivastava as Ishani Chopra, Seema and Gaurav's younger daughter
- Saurabh Raj Jain as Anand Chopra, Kunal's second younger brother, Siddhi's ex-fiancé/lover (deceased)
- Vivek Mishra as Raj Chopra: Veena's husband, Kunal, Gaurav, Anand and Raveena's father
- Alka Amin as Veena Chopra, Raj's wife, Kunal, Gaurav, Anand and Raveena's mother
- Deepak Sandhu as Vikram Garewal: Seema's younger brother, Raveena's husband
- Amit Singh Thakur as Sudhanshu Garewal: Seema and Vikram's father
- Madhurima Tuli / Mona Vasu / Sonia Singh as Richa Thakral: Kunal's ex-girlfriend/fiancée
- Abhay Bhargava as Advocate D.K. Thakral: Kunal's employer, Richa and Rohit's father
- Karam Rajpal as Rohit Thakral: Richa's younger brother, Raveena's former lover
- Aruna Irani as Sulekha Diwan
- Mahip Marwaha as Lalit Dhawan
- Mahesh Shetty as Abhay Diwan
- Khushboo Shroff as Shilpa Malik: Siddhi's younger sister
- Mukesh Solanki as Kapil Malik: Siddhi's elder brother
- Nitin Sahrawat as Super Star Aman Kumar
- Gautam Rode as Vineet Saxena: Richa's ex-fiancé
- Mohit Sehgal as Aarav: Siddhi's friend
- Sidharth Shukla as Shiv
- Drashti Dhami as Madhu
- Tejasswi Prakash as Dhara
Production[edit]
During early January 2013, lead Keerti Nagpure met with a severe accident with injuries in face and could not shoot for the series for few days.[8] However, in late January 2013, she returned.[9]
The show ended on 15 March 2013 due to decrease in TRP after the time change from 9:30pm to 10:30pm (IST).[10]
Awards[edit]
- Golden Petal Awards 2011 – Favourite Jodi – Samir Soni and Keerti Nagpure
- Golden Petal Awards 2011 – Favourite Naya Sadasya – Samir Soni
- Lions Gold Awards 2012 – Best Actor in Lead Role – Samir Soni
- Golden Petal Awards 2012- Most LokPriya Family
- Golden Petal Awards 2012- Most Jaanbaaz Personality – Samir Soni
- 11th Indian Telly Awards – Best Actor in a Lead Role – Samir Soni[11]
- 5th Boroplus Gold Awards – Best Actor (Critics) – Samir Soni[12]
- 12th Indian Television Academy Awards – Best Actor (Popular) – Samir Soni[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Parichay episodes". Parichay. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.[dead link]
- ^ Colors launches new fiction show Parichay produced by Balaji Telefilms
- ^ Ekta Kapoor launches Parichay on Colors
- ^ Sameer Soni is passionate about Balaji's Parichay
- ^ REVIEW: Parichay – Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka
- ^ Ekta Kapoor's TV serial 'Parichay' takes a 9 year leap
- ^ Ekta Kapoor finds identical twins for her TV Show 'Parichay'
- ^ "Parichay to go off air?". The Times of India. 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Parichay to end in March on Colors". Biz Asia. 18 February 2013.
- ^ "It is a good change for me: Samir Soni". Hindustan Times. 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Popular) at 11th Indian Telly Awards for Parichay". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Critics) at Gold Awards,2012 for Parichay".
- ^ "Samir Soni wins Best Actor at ITA 2012 for Parichay". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.