Hamari Devrani was an Indian television soap opera which aired on Star Plus between 2008 and 2012. It revolved around the fictitious Nanavati family living in a large mansion inAhmedabad, Gujarat.
| Hamari Devrani
हमारी देवरानी | |
|---|---|
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A promotional image of the series | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Shobhana Desai Productions
Star Plus Team |
| Written by | Story
Raakesh Paswan Sreenplay Mrinal Tripathi Dialogue Dr Achala Nagar Writers Amitabh Singh Pawan K Sethhi |
| Directed by | Pawan Sahu
Vikram Labhe Suraj Rao |
| Starring | See Below |
| Opening theme | Music Director
Gaurang Vyas |
| Country of origin | India |
| Originallanguage(s) | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | Total 951 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Shobhana Desai |
| Editor(s) | Jaskaran
Rajnikant Inderjit |
| Location(s) | Ahmedabad |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Star Plus |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | May 26, 2008 – February 3, 2012 |
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Broadcasting[edit][]
The show was broadcast over four years on India's No. 1 channel, Star Plus. It aired Mon–Fri at 1:30PM IST.
Plot[edit][]
Devrani revolved around the story of the rich Nanavati family based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat,India. Devkiben is a single mother of six sons and a daughter (who lives in Canada with her in-laws). The five eldest daughter-in-laws Manjula, Parul, Alpa, Jalpa and Rajeshwari are evil and want an uneducated woman to be the wife of the family's youngest son Mohan, so they do not have to give Mohan and his wife the share from the family's money. They marry Mohan to Bhakti who, although is uneducated and parent-less (her maternal grandmother raised her), is full up good deeds. The eldest daughter-in-laws play many dirty pranks on Bhakti, but are unsuccessful most of the time. They eventually start to like Bhakti.
Then Padmini is introduced. She loves Mohan and kidnaps the pregnant Bhakti so as to marry Mohan, but she is caught by the police. Bhakti dies giving birth to a mentally disabled daughter, Astha.
Seventeen years later[edit][]
Astha is raised by all her aunties with love and care. Raj then comes into the story, whom a priest says his first wife will die. Raj and Shikha (Padmini's daughter, adopted by the Nanavati family) love each other, but cannot marry as Raj's first wife will die. They create a plan so as Raj marries Astha, as she is mentally ill and won't matter if she dies. After the marriage, Astha shows no signs of death, so Raj, with the help of Shikha and his aunt Rasila plan to murder Astha and 'get-it-over-and-done-with', Astha miraculously survives, and the five daughter-in-laws attempt to seek revenge from Raj and Rasila, and they succeed.
Then Mohan marries Vrinda so ace woman who the Navavati bahus think is here to steal the money. They eventually realise that Vrinda is a nice woman. Then comes another twist; the Nanavatis' only daughter's family comes to steal the money from the Nanavati house. They kidnap Aastha; but she is rescued by Vrinda; and the kidnappers are jailed. The story ends with the Nanavati family celebrating Vrinda's pregnancy.
Cast[edit][]
| Character | Played by | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Main characters | ||
| Mohan Nanavati | Madhav Deochake / Paresh Bhatt | Male protagonist; Youngest Nanavati son |
| Bhakti Mohan Nanavati | Krishna Gokani | Female protagonist; wife of Mohan; Deceased |
| Aastha Nanavati | Vidhi Sindhwad | Female protagonist; daughter of Mohan & Bhakti |
| Vrinda Mohan Nanavati | Eva Ahuja | Female protagonist; Mohan's second wife |
| Supportive characters | ||
| Purushottam Das Nanavati | Shreekant Soni | Eldest Nanavati; Father of six sons; deceased |
| Devki Purushottam Das Nanavati | Zankhana Sheth | Eldest Nanawati; Mother of six sons; deceased |
| Jayant Nanavati | Sameer Rajda | Eldest Nanavati son |
| Manjula Jayant Nanavati | Urvashi Upadhyay | Eldest daughter-in-law; semi-antagonist |
| Sannat Nanavati | Kaushal Shah | Second Nanavati son |
| Parul Sannat Nanavati | Kalyani Thakkar | Second daughter-in-law; semi-antagonist |
| Mukesh Nanavati | Ajay Parekh | Third Nanavati son |
| Alpa Mukesh Nanavati | Bhoomi Shukla | Third daughter-in-law; semi-antagonist |
| Ketan Nanavati | Mihir Rajda | Fourth Nanavati son |
| Jalpa Ketan Nanavati | Manisha Dave | Fourth daughter-in-law; semi-antagonist |
| Gautam Nanavati | Manas Shah | Fifth Nanavati son |
| Rajeshwari Gautam Nanavati | Neelam Panchal | Fifth daughter-in-law; semi-antagonist |
| Other characters | ||
| Daksha Deepak Patel | Purbi Joshi | Nanavatis' only daughter |
| Kashi "Naani", "Moti Baa" | Bhakti's maternal grandmother | |
| Padmini | Mohan's lover; antagonist; in jail | |
| Shikha | Ekta Saraiya | Padmini's daughter; adopted by Nanavati family; antagonist |
| Raj / Shekhar | Winy Tripathi | Aastha's ex-husband; Shikha's lover; antagonist |
| Rasila | Shekhar's aunt; antagonist | |
| Ladoo Gopal | Raunak Soni | Aastha's imaginary friend (Lord Krishna) |
| Dev | Lavanya Bhardwaj | Aastha'a village friend |
| Kunal | Vrinda's younger brother | |
| Sadanand | Girish Solanki | Nanavati servant |
| Sabarmati | Aarti Malkan | Nanavati servant |
| Hasmukh | Bhakti's father (abandoned her) | |
| Gayatri | Bhakti's mother; deceased | |
| Ayush Jayant Nanavati | Jayant and Manjula's son | |
| Tejas Jayant Nanavati | Jayant and Manjula's son | |
| Cheeni Ayush Nanavati | Ayush's wife | |
| Meenakshi Tejas Nanavati | Tejas' wife | |
| Sweety | Sannat & Parul's daughter | |
| Paresh Kumar | Sweety's husband | |
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Awards[edit][]
- Jalpa Nanavati - Sabse Mazedaar Sadasya - Star Parivaar Awards 2009
Replacement[edit][]
Hamari Devrani replaced the popular show Bhabhi