Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan
| Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Social Drama |
| Created by | Swastik Pictures |
| Written by | Anshuman Sinha Radhika Anand Jaya Misra Prakriti Mukherjee |
| Directed by | Pushkar Mahabal |
| Creative directors | Rishi Srivastava, Nitin Gupta |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 118 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Siddharth Kumar Tiwari Gayatri Gil Tewary Rahul Kumar Tewary |
| Production locations | Hrishikesh Mumbai[1] |
| Production company | Swastik Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Plus |
| Release | 13 April – 29 August 2015 |
Dosti... Yariyaan... Manmarziyan is an Indian television drama series which aired from 13 April 2015 to 29 August 2015 on Star Plus.[1][2] The show was produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary and directed by Pushkar Mahabal under Swastik Productions.[3] It starred Monica Sehgal, Aham Sharma, Shravan Reddy and Kashmira Irani.[4]
The show captures the spirit of the real Mumbai focusing on two girls from contrasting backgrounds who desire to find the courage to chase a life of their choice in a contemporary office.[5]
Plot
The story is about two best friends Radhika Mishra and Samaira Khanna.
Radhika is an amiable and positive-spirited girl from Rishikesh who aspires to become a writer. Her grandfather motivates her to live her life to the fullest. Her friend, Saral Joshi is an obsessive lover of her and wishes to marry her some day.
Samaira/Sam is an independent and fun-loving girl, who works at Bird Song Advertising Agency, Mumbai. Neil Malhotra is Sam's childhood best friend. He also works at Birdsong and secretly loves Sam. She does not have good relations with her mother Piyali as the latter blames her for her son Jay's death.
Radhika befriends Sam and Neil when they goes to Rishikesh for an advertisement shoot. Radhika helps Sam by giving an instant tagline for her ad when she lands in trouble. Seeing her talent, Sam and Neil motivates Radhika to focus on her writing career and to further it.
After getting engaged to Saral, Radhika reaches Mumbai to fulfill her dreams and starts working at Birdsong.
Sam gets into a fight with her mother and leaves Birdsong. She meets a stranger, Arjun Mehra, who saves her from a dog. Arjun is later revealed to be the new head of Business operations in Birdsong, however he has a motive to ruin Sam's life.
After overhearing an argument between her parents, Sam leaves her home while Radhika's colleagues play a prank on her, due to which she arrives home late and is ousted by her relatives in Mumbai. Arjun offers Sam with a house, after which both Sam and Radhika move into their new house. Radhika succeeds in mending Sam's relationship with Piyali.
Sam gradually falls in love with Arjun and proposes to him, which upsets Neil. But Radhika becomes suspicious of Arjun and warns Sam, who later breaks up with Arjun. Heartbroken, Sam and Neil go to Lonavla for a location hunt. Arjun wanting to sort things out between them, goes to Lonavla to meet Sam but Radhika also accompanies him and stops him from doing so.
At Lonavla, while trying to save Arjun, Radhika meets with an accident. Arjun takes her to the hospital and saves her. Radhika realizes that Arjun is indeed a good person and regrets failing to understand him.
Arjun and Sam patch up. But while pretending to be in love with Sam, Arjun falls for Radhika, because of her selflessness, loyalty and kindness.
Mala (Radhika's mother) and Saral reach Mumbai. Sam and Arjun gets engaged.
Later, it is revealed that Nandini, Arjun's adoptive sister and an old employee of Birdsong, had been in an extra-marital affair with Samrat Khanna (Sam's father) but he ditched her for his family. Nandini was devastated and suicidal, while ten-year-old Arjun witnessed this heartbreak, leaving him bitter. She seeks revenge from Samrat for her misfortune.
Arjun's growing love for Radhika makes him guilt-ridden. On realising that Arjun loves Radhika, Nandini manipulates Saral into marrying Radhika sooner, without letting Arjun know. Radhika decides to quit her job when Saral blackmails her. However Arjun advises Radhika to refuse to marry Saral and to focus on her dreams instead. But when she refuses, Saral tries to marry her forcefully, but Arjun stops the wedding. Radhika develops immense respect and trust towards Arjun, which makes him feel guilty for trying to ruin Sam's life.
Nandini mislead Sam into believing that Radhika is trying to separate her and Arjun. Soon, Radhika discovers Arjun's true motives and tries to save Sam from Nandini's evil plan by marrying Arjun. This puts their friendship at stake. A heartbroken Sam is consoled by Neil.
Nandini asks Arjun to divorce Radhika and woo Sam. Arjun tries to manipulate Sam again, but he still loves Radhika, and doesn't want to divorce her. Radhika is determined to save Sam, while Sam tries to get Arjun back and ruin Radhika's life. Neil warns Sam not to.
Radhika learns that Nandini plans to kill Sam, but Arjun doesn't know about it. Radhika realises that Nandini has only been using Arjun all this while to seek revenge and satisfy her ego. After learning about Arjun's innocence, Radhika falls in love with Arjun. Radhika exposes Nandini's true colors to Arjun leaving him shattered. Arjun tells Nandini to leave.
Radhika decides to go back to Rishikesh, but Arjun asks her to stay. But since she knows that Sam loves Arjun, she leaves, sacrificing her love for Arjun.
After a few weeks, Neil and Sam realise their love for each other and marry. Neil, Sam and Arjun go to Rishikesh to bring Radhika back and Arjun apologizes for his mistake. He then finally proposes to Radhika.
Two years later
Arjun and Radhika are happily married leading normal and romantic lives. Radhika receives the "Best Copywriter of the Year" award. Radhika, Samaira, Neil and Arjun continue to work happily together at Bird Song.
Cast
- Monica Sehgal as Radhika Mishra Mehra/Chashni/Choti who works at Birdsong ad agency and aspires become a writer; Dilip and Mala's daughter; Ridhima and Ankush's sister; Samaira's best friend who would do anything to keep Sam happy; Saral's ex-fiancée; Arjun's wife.[6]( female protagonist)
- Kashmira Irani as Samaira Khanna Malhotra/Sam/Saminder Singh, an independent girl who works in Birdsong ad agency; Radhika's best friend; Piyali and Samrat's daughter; Neil's childhood friend and later wife. She fell in love with Arjun who wanted to destroy her life for the sake of his sister but after getting to know the truth and that Arjun and Radhika love each other, she marries Neil.
- Aham Sharma as Arjun Mehra, an orphan and the boss of Bird Song ad agency. Nandini's adoptive brother; Sam's ex-fiancée; Radhika's husband.He hates being addressed as 'sir'. He was used as a pawn by Nandini for her revenge.(male protagonist)
- Shravan Reddy as Neil Malhotra, Prerna's son; Arjun and Radhika's friend; Sam's childhood best friend turned husband and Creative Director of Bird Song. He loved Sam and would do anything for Samaira and Radhika's happiness.
- Rohan Tewary as ten-year-old Arjun.
- Pooja Kapoor as eight-year-old Samaira Khanna.
- Karan Khanna as Saral Joshi, Radhika's ex-fiancée and friend; Ridhima's brother in law; a misogynistic man who constantly underestimates Radhika and forces her to marry him.
- Priyanka Chand as Bonny; employee at Bird Song; she helps Arjun in his plans to destroy Sam and eventually is fired from the company.
- Jason Tham as Teji, Radhika colleague
- Dev Kapoor as Zubin, Radhika colleague
- Shaiza Kashyap as Kritika, Radhika's colleague
- Shreya Sharma as Susan
- Amit Dhawan as Sapan
- Shilpa Saklani as Nandini Pandey/Nandu: Arjun's adoptive sister and Samrat's ex-girlfriend who uses Arjun to seek revenge from Samrat by killing his daughter, Sam.
- Kavita Ghai as Piyali Khanna, Samaira, Manya and Jay's mother and the head of Bird Song <ref>"Kavita likes to do her own makeup for show". the Times of India. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.</ref>
- Mohan Kapoor as Samrat Khanna, Samaira, Manya and Jay's father;P iyali's husband; founder of Birdsong.
- Gagan Singh as Jay Khanna, Samaira's elder brother, who dies at a young age.
- Orvana Ghai as Manya Khanna, Samaira's younger sister.[7]
- Vidyadhar Karmarkar as Suraj Mishra, Radhika's grandfather and support system; Dilip's father.[8]
- Sadanand Patil as Dilip Mishra, Radhika, Riddhima and Ankush's father.
- Ushma Rathod as Mala Dilip Mishra, Radhika, Riddhima and Ankush's mother.
- Ridheema Tiwari as Ridheema Joshi (née Mishra) Radhika and Ankush's elder sister, married to Saral's elder brother.[9]
- Aashish Mahrotra as Ankush Mishra, Radhika's elder brother; Ridheema's younger brother; Saral's friend.
- Pooja Sharma as Pooja Sharma,[10] a model
- Shiva
- Lavanya Tripathi
Production
Filming
The initial sequences of the series were filmed at Rishikesh while others were filmed at Mumbai.[11][12]
Cancellation
The series garnered a low ratings, so the channel cancelled it within four months of its launch.[13]
Reception
Critics
The Times of India stated, "Manmarziyan have created characters which are real and relatable to the youth today."[14]
The Indian Express rated two and half stars and stated, "What struck us was the freshness of the show. Monica Sehgal leaves quite an impression, whereas veteran Kashmira Irani who makes a comeback on television after seven years still knows how to make an impact on-screen. The show also scores some brownie points by exploiting the unmatched beauty of real locations."[15]
Awards and accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Cinematographer | Sayak Bhattacharya | Nominated |
| Best Director | Pushkar Mahabal | Nominated | ||
| Best Editor | Satya Sharma | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "Tere Sheher Mein to replace Manmarzian". The Times of India.
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- ^ Coutinho, Natsha (7 June 2015). "When opposites do attract..." Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Friendly competition". Deccan Chronicle. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "From You Tube to TV!". The Tribune.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Real daughter to play Kavita Ghai's on-screen daughter". the Times of India. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Vidyadhar Karmarkar oldest actor on television". the Times of India. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Ridheema Tiwari to play her namesake in Manmarziyan". The Times of India.
- ^ "Pooja Sharma to do cameo in 'Manmarziyan'". The Indian Express. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015.
- ^ "'Manmarzian' gets the 'Aisha' touch". The Indian Express. 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015.
- ^ "'Dosti…Yariyaan…Manmarzian' actress Monica Sehgal faints while shooting". The Indian Express. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Blink & miss shows on television". The Times of India. July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Top 5 must watch shows on 'Friendship's Day". The Times of India. 31 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tv show Dosti… Yariyaan… Manmarziyan: So far there are little complaints". The Indian Express. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015.