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{{Infobox television<br />
| image = "Gharwali_Uparwali",_TV_Series_2000.jpg<br />
| caption = ''Gharwali Uparwali''<br />
| runtime = 22 minutes<br />
| producer = Nirja Guleri<br />
| director = Shrey Guleri<br />
| cinematography = Manoj Soni<br />Jagannath<br />Attar Singh Saini<br />
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]<br />
| theme_music_composer = [[Raju Singh]]<br />
| company = Prime Channel<br />
| executive_producer = Sahil Guleri<br />
| genre = Sitcom<br />
| creator = Nirja Guleri<br />
| writer = Shrey Guleri<br />
| starring = [[Mukul Dev]]<br />[[Ratna Pathak Shah]]<br />[[Niki Aneja Walia]]<br />[[Manasi Joshi Roy]]<br />[[Sudha Chandran]]<br />[[Sudhir Pandey]]<br />Mickey Dhamejani<br />
| opentheme = ''“Gharwali Uparwali”'' sung by [[Babul Supriyo]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|2000|7|3|df=y}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|2003|6|23|df=y}}<br />
| network = [[StarPlus]]<br />
| num_episodes = 156<br />
| related = {{Plainlist|<br />
* ''[[Gharwali Uparwali Aur Sunny]]''<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Gharwali Uparwali''''' (Translation: ''My Wife and The Ghost of My First Wife'') is an Indian fantasy-sitcom television series which originally aired on [[StarPlus]] from 3 July 2000 to 23 June 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000709/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Who's the real Biwi No.1?|date=July 9, 2000 |work=The Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000723/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Hindi ''hain hum'' |date=July 23, 2000 |work=The Tribune}}</ref> ''Gharwali Uparwali'' received acclaim throughout its run.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/20010514-pradhan-mantri-and-ji-mantri-ji-prove-there-is-a-market-for-political-serials-776728-2001-05-14|title=Comedies: The popularity of ''Tu Tu Main Main'' and ''Gharwali Uparwali'' |work=India Today|date=May 14, 2001 |accessdate=August 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050623/asp/calcutta/story_4904228.asp|title=Muscle to Mettle: Rahul Dev's younger brother Mukul Dev is a household name thanks to the popular sitcom ''Gharwali Uparwali''|date=June 23, 2005 |work=The Telegraph}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The show is created by Nirja Guleri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiantelevisionacademy.com/the-ita-coffee-table-book-the-trailblazers/|title=NIRJA GULERI: The Queen of Fantasy|work=ITA Trailblazer: tale of the ita, p.128|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924060432/http://indiantelevisionacademy.com/the-ita-coffee-table-book-the-trailblazers/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Blast-from-the-past-Big-stars-on-small-04072017101040|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005154309/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Blast-from-the-past-Big-stars-on-small-04072017101040|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2018|title=IRRFAN IN ''CHANDRAKANTA'': Directed by Nirja Guleri, the first woman in the country to direct a television series on such a grand scale| date=July 4, 2017|work=The Times of India}}</ref> ''Gharwali Uparwali'' is written and directed by Shrey Guleri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/nominee.htm|title=Shrey Guleri: The Director of the Year|work=The Indian Telly Awards 2004|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016123453/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/nominee.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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''Gharwali Uparwali'' is considered as a milestone on Indian television's, it was first-ever indigenous fantasy-comedy franchise and the instant popularity of this trail-blazing new fantasy-sitcom genre, replete with top-of-the-line visual effects.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k4-HAwAAQBAJ&q=Gharwali+Uparwali&pg=PA108|title=Within the television arena, animation work deserving mention is ''Gharwali Uparwali''|work=Brand Bollywood: A New Global Entertainment Order - By Derek Bose, p.108|isbn=9788132102786|last1=Bose|first1=Derek|date=7 November 2006|publisher=SAGE Publications India }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YzQlifp0wi8C&q=gharwali+uparwali&pg=PA83|title=''Gharwali Uparwali'': Comportent également des effets spéciaux|work=Bollywood: cinéma et mondialisation - By Camille Deprez, p.83|isbn=9782757401545|last1=Deprez|first1=Camille|date=3 June 2010|publisher=Presses Univ. Septentrion }}</ref> and which appealed to children as well as adults at the same time,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cfar.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/13-Media-Violence-and-Its-Impact-on-Children-2001.pdf|title=Children enjoy a select few comedies like ''Gharwali Uparwali''|work=CFAR Study supported by UNESCO-India and UNICEF-India, p.17 and p.21|access-date=8 October 2018|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131042729/https://cfar.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/13-Media-Violence-and-Its-Impact-on-Children-2001.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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''Gharwali Uparwali'' has been nominated for several major Television Awards including The [[Screen Awards]] for Best Serial (Comedy) in 2000,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com:80/screenawards/award00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031029003354/http://www.screenindia.com/screenawards/award00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2003|title=''Gharwali Uparwali'': Nominations for Best Comedy Series|work=The SCREEN Awards 2000|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref> and The [[Indian Telly Awards]] for Comedy/Sitcom Of The Year in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/programming.htm|title=''Gharwali Uparwali'': Nomination for TV Sitcom/Comedy Show of The Year|work=The Indian Telly Awards 2002|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005154147/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/programming.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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A sequel series, ''[[Gharwali Uparwali Aur Sunny]]'', also created by Nirja Guleri and directed by Shrey Guleri, aired on [[Star Plus]] from 11 October 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/oct/oct41.htm|title=STAR Shanivar: Kicking off on October 11, Star Plus launches a fresh series of the Nirja Guleri - produced family sitcom, ''Gharwali Uparwali'' |date=October 6, 2003 |work=Indiantelevision.com}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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===Main===<br />
* [[Mukul Dev]] as Ravi<br />
* [[Ratna Pathak Shah]] as Madam JoJo<br />
* [[Niki Aneja Walia]] as Pooja [''Gharwali'']<br />
* [[Manasi Joshi Roy]] as Chandini [''Uparwali'']<br />
* [[Sudha Chandran]] as Pooja's Mother<br />
* [[Sudhir Pandey]] as Ravi's Father<br />
* Mickey Dhamejani as Sunny<br />
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===Guest===<br />
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* [[Rajat Kapoor]] as Advertising Agency Boss<br />
* [[Anupam Kher]] as an eccentric Business Tycoon<br />
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as an idiosyncratic Film Director<br />
* [[Sharat Saxena]] as Pooja's Uncle from Africa<br />
* [[Akhilendra Mishra]] as Mafia Don<br />
* [[Bob Christo]] as Karate Grandmaster<br />
* [[Kamini Kaushal]] as Ravi's Governess<br />
* [[Jayshree T.]] as Ravi's Aunt<br />
* [[Kuldeep Pawar]] as Ravi's Boss<br />
* [[Shehzad Khan]] as a fraud Godman <br />
* [[Lilliput (actor)|Lilliput]] as Master Burglar<br />
* Brahmachari as a sinister Watchman (Haunted House)<br />
* [[Avtar Gill]] as Pooja's Uncle<br />
* [[Urvashi Dholakia]] as a Femme Fatale Spy <br />
* [[Ketki Dave]] as Boisterous Housewife <br />
* [[Sucheta Khanna]] as Pooja's Sister<br />
* Sooraj Thapar as Ravi's Friend<br />
* [[Papiya Sengupta]] as Ravi's Friend<br />
* [[Achint Kaur]] as Pooja's Friend<br />
* [[Kishori Godbole]] as Film Star [[Sridevi|Sridevi's]] Lookalike<br />
* [[Amita Nangia]] as Madam Jojo's Client<br />
* [[Vinod Singh (actor)|Vinod Singh]] as Madam Jojo's Assistant<br />
* [[Adi Irani]] as Dog Owner<br />
* [[Neelu Kohli]] as Dog Owner's Wife<br />
* Ashok Khanna as Karate Trainer<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of programs broadcast by Star Plus]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt8586836|Gharwali Uparwali}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian fantasy television series]]<br />
[[Category:2000 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:2003 Indian television series endings]]<br />
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