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{{Infobox television
| country = India
| name = ''Alpviram''
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| language = Hindi
| cinematography = Indrajeet Bansal<br>Deepak Malbankar
| director = [[Vipul Shah]]
| num_episodes = 90
| editor = Tapas Ghosh
| composer = Uttank Vora
| screenplay = [[Aatish Kapadia]]<br>[[Vipul Shah]]
| producer = Shobhana Desai
}}
'''''Alpviram''''' (translation: Comma, half pause) is a TV show that aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]] in India in 1998. Produced by Shobhana Desai, the show was directed by veteran director [[Vipul shah|Vipul Shah]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k2/director/vipul_a.htm|title="It's just a question of being honest to each medium" : Vipul A Shah|date=2002-08-26|website=Indian Television|language=en|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> and starred [[Pallavi Joshi]] and [[Aamir Bashir|Amir Bashir]] in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/alpviram-review-bollywood-pcltUbbgjddce.html|title=Alpviram|access-date=2016-06-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98aug09/sunday/filmtv.htm|title=Tribuneindia... Film and tv|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref>

== Plot summary ==
The show, set in the city of [[Pune]], revolves around the story of Amrita, a 21-year old vivacious girl who lives with her loving grandparents and has been dating Rohit Bakshi, a young boy from the well to do Bakshi family. On her 21st birthday, Amrita and Rohit's families plan a surprise outing for her where Rohit and Amrita get formally engaged to each other. But moments later, Amrita becomes unconscious and is rushed to the hospital where she is pronounced to be in a coma. Dr. Gupta explains that Amrita has brain aneurysms and would remain in a coma for an unspecified period of time.

Rohit and Amrita's grandparents are shattered but start taking care of Amrita till one day they realise she is pregnant and has been raped by someone at the hospital. Already reeling from financial troubles after spending their savings on her treatment, her grandparents decide to fight for justice against the hospital and its adamant administrator, Mr. Munshi, till they can find the culprit. A police investigation ensues in which everyone at the hospital is a suspect including, briefly, even Rohit. Meanwhile, the resulting scandal forces Rohit's family to ask him to choose between them and Amrita as he decides to stand by her.

Over time, as Amrita remains in a coma, Rohit eventually becomes engaged to another girl. Finally, when Amrita awakens from the coma, she must face her changed circumstances and make some tough decisions about her pregnancy, her relationship with Rohit, and her feelings towards her rapist as she attempts to comprehend her situation.

== Cast ==
* [[Pallavi Joshi]] as Amrita Bajaj
* [[Aamir Bashir]] as Rohit Bakshi
* [[Smita Bansal]] as Shweta Bhatnagar, a Journalist
* [[Aanjjan Srivastav|Anjan Srivastav]] as Mr Bajaj Amrita's grandfather
* [[Sulabha Deshpande|Sulbha Deshpande]] as Subhadra Bajaj, Amrita's grandmother<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://t2online.com/entertainment/sulabha-was-a-motherly-figure-to-me-pallavi-joshi/cid/2476|title=Sulabha was a motherly figure to me: Pallavi Joshi|website=t2online.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref>
* [[Vikram Gokhale]] as Mr. Munshi, Hospital Administrator
*[[Rajendra Gupta]] as Dr. Pradeep Gupta, Amrita's doctor
*[[Mohan Gokhale|Mohan Gokhle]] as Raju, a ward boy at the Hospital
*[[Arun Bali]] as Dr. Mathur, Dean of the Hospital
*[[Parikshit Sahni]] as Rohit's father
*[[Lalan Sarang]] as Rohit's mother
*Rasik Dave as Amit, Rohit's elder brother
*[[Apara Mehta]] as Suneeta, Amit's wife
*[[Sejal Shah]] as Madhvi, Amit and Rohit's sister

== Reception ==
The show received positive reviews and years later is still considered to be a show that was ahead of its times in addressing issues of hospital malpractice, experiences of a rape survivor and Indian society's attitude towards women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popxo.com/2018/02/hindi-tv-series-from-the-90s/|title=Throwback to The 90s TV Serials We Can Still Watch In 2018|date=25 February 2018|website=PopXO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/from-alpviram-to-just-mohabbat-tv-shows-that-were-ahead-of-their-time/photostory/64415602.cms|title=From Alpviram to Just Mohabbat, TV shows that were ahead of their time|date=2018-06-01|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> It has been praised for the maturity with which it portrayed a rape survivor and her struggle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/alpviram-dealt-with-rape-in-a-sensitive-manner/|title=‘Alpviram’ Dealt With Rape In A Sensitive Manner But Paid The Price For Being Ahead Of Its Time|last=Bains|first=Grace|date=2017-03-20|website=ScoopWhoop|language=English|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=6673402}}

[[Category:1998 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:1999 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Sony Entertainment Television original programming]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Rape in television]]
[[Category:Rape in India]]

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