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{{Short description|Indian television series}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Hamari Devrani
| image = HamariDevraniSerial.jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Drama]]
| executive_producer = Suprita Purkayastha Reena Manjrekar
| editor = Manish Mistry Jaskaran Singh Rajnikant Singh Inderjit Singh Satyaprakash Singh
| opentheme = Gaurang Vyas
| director = Vikram Ghai Manish Mistry Santosh Bhatt Pawan Sahu Manchan thakur vikal Vikram Labhe Swapnil Mahaling Suraj Rao Praveen Sudan
| creative_director = Manish Mistry
| producer = Shobhana Desai
| writer = Raakesh Paswan Amitabh Singh Pawan K Sethhi
| screenplay = Mrinal Tripathi Amitabh Singh Bhavna Vyas Pawan K Sethhi
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Maadhav Deochake]]
* Paresh Bhatt
* Krishna Gokani
* Uravshi Upadhayay
* Vidhi Sindhwad
* Shreekant Soni
* [[Alam Khan (actor)|Alam Khan]]
* [[Zankhana Sheth]]
* [[Sameer Rajda]]
* [[Sanjay Gagnani]]
}}
| country = India
| company = [[Shobhana Desai Productions]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| picture_format = [[576i]]
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| cinematography = Anil Mishra
| network = [[Star Plus]]
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 951
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2008|5|26}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2012|2|3}}
}}

'''''Hamari Devrani''''' (Our Sister-in-law) is an [[Indian soap opera]], which was broadcast on [[Star Plus]] during weekday afternoons from 2008 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/may/may253.php|title=Star Plus to replace Bhabhi with Hamari Devrani|last=|first=|date=|website=Indian Television|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k13/Afternoon_Special.php|title=Afternoon slot: Siesta time for GEC's|last=|first=|date=|website=Indian Television|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

==Plot==
Bhakti (played by [[Krishna Gokani]]) is a poor girl living in a beautiful and village in [[Gujarat]] near [[Ahemedabad]]. Everyone sees her as unlucky because her mother, Gayatri, eloped with her ex-husband after giving birth to Bhakti, and Bhakti's father Hasmukh refused to see her face or recognize her beauty. Bhakti's maternal grandmother, Kashiben, raises her single-handedly and tries to protect her from love to prevent emotional pain. As Bhakti grows up (now played by [[Jyotica Dholabhai]]), the show associates her with unluckiness and she becomes lonely. Whenever Bhakti asks about her parents and childhood, Kashiben says that they are in [[Ahemadabad]]. Meanwhile, she is presented with an idol of a baby, [[Lord Krishna]], and is told that this will protect her in any situation. Bhakti accepts wholeheartedly and calls the baby Laddoo thief. Later, Kashiben takes Bhakti to [[Ahemadabad]] where Bhakti's father Hasmukh lives. Hasmukh, and his second wife, insult Bhakti and banish her from Ahemadabad.

Meanwhile, in Ahemadabad, Devkiben, an elderly widowed woman, heads a rich and popular family known as the Nanavatis, with her six sons and five daughters-in-law. The eldest daughters-in-law of the family (Manjula, Parul, Apla, Jalpa, and Rajeshwari) want Mohan (played by [[Madhav Deochake]]), Devkiben's youngest son, to marry a woman who will demand anything from the family and act like an overlord. Bhakti marries into this family when her would-be elder sisters-in-law (jethanis) see her in Ahemadabad and choose her for their brother-in-law after seeing Bhakti's educated, gullible, and sensitive nature. The story flows onward, where viewers witness how she is treated in this family by her sisters-in-law. Manjula, Parul, Apla, Jalpa, and Rajeshwari try not to love Mohan and Bhakti, but in the end, good wins over evil, and they indeed start loving Mohan and Bhakti.

The character of Padmini is introduced with her seven-year-old daughter, Shikha, who people believe is Mohan's illegitimate child. Padmini wants to marry Mohan, and obtain the assets of the Nanavati family. She plays many tricks to fulfill her evil intentions. In one scheme, she kidnaps Bhakti (now pregnant) to blackmail and marry Mohan, but she is caught by the police.

The show then takes a seventeen-year leap, and now the story focuses on Mohan and later, Bhakti's daughter, Aastha (played by [[Vidhi Sindhwad]]), and Padmini's daughter, Shikha (played by [[Ekta Saraiya]]).'''

The story then moves forward twenty years. This is after Bhakti and Mohan died from giving birth to a mentally-ill daughter, Aastha who the Nanavati family adopted. Aastha is raised by all her aunties with love and care and is a sweet and bubbly girl. Meanwhile, Shikha grows up to be ill-mannered like her mother. The show introduces Raj, Shika's love interest. Raj and Shikha love each other but cannot marry because an [[astrologer]] predicted Raj's first wife will die. They create a plan so that if Raj marries Aastha, it won't matter if she dies. After the marriage, Aastha shows no sign of death so Raj, with the help of Shikha and his aunt Rasila, plans to murder Astha and 'get-it-over-and-done-with'. Somehow, Aastha miraculously survives, and the five daughters-in-law succeed in taking their revenge from Raj and Rasila.

After that, Mohan marries Vrinda. Even though she is a genuine and loving woman, the Navavati bahus think she is here to steal her money. They eventually realize that Vrinda is a nice woman. Then comes another twist; the family of the Nanavati's only daughter comes to steal money from the Nanavati house. They kidnap Aastha, but Vrinda rescues her and the kidnappers go to jail. The story ends with the Nanavati family celebrating Vrinda's pregnancy.

==Cast==
* [[Maadhav Deochake]] (season 1) / Paresh Bhatt (season 2) as Mohan Nanavati
* Krishna Gokani as Bhakti Mohan Nanavati<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/gujarati/krishnas-a-family-person/articleshow/45179299.cms|title=Krishna's a family person|website=Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Eva Ahuja]] as Vrinda Mohan Nanavati
* Vidhi Sindhwad as Aastha Nanavati / Antani
* [[Shilpa Raizada]] as Padmini
* Shreekant Soni as Purushottam Das Nanavati
* [[Zankhana Sheth]] as Devki Purushottam Nanavati
* [[Sameer Rajda]] as Jayant Nanavati
* Urvashi Upadhyay as Manjula Nanavati
* [[Kaushal Shah]] as Sannat Nanavati
* Kalyani Thakkar as Parul Sannat Nanavati
* [[Ajay Parekh]] as Mukesh Nanavati
* [[Bhoomi Shukla]] as Alpa Mukesh Nanavati
* [[Mihir Rajda]] as Ketan Nanavati
* [[Manisha Dave]] as Jalpa Ketan Nanavati
* [[Manas Shah]] as Gautam Nanavati
* [[Niilam Paanchal]] as Rajeshwari Gautam Nanavati
* [[Purbi Joshi]] as Daksha Deepak Patel
* [[Nayan Shukla]] as Ayush Nanavati
* Ekta Saraiya as Shikha Nanavati
* [[Divya Naaz]] as young Shikha Nanavati
* [[Winy Tripathi]] as Raj / Shekhar Antani
* [[Falguni Desai]] as Raseela Antani
* [[Raunak Soni]] as Ladoo Gopal
* Lavanya Bhardwaj as Dev Kumar Sanghvi
* [[Alam Khan (actor)|Alam Khan]] as Kunal Nanavati
* Girish Solanki as Sadanand
* Aarti Malkan as Sabarmati

==Production==
Speaking about the series Producer Shobhana Desi said, "Nothing works as well as a Gujarati family on Indian television and that is the reason why ''Hamari Devrani'' is centred around a family living in [[Gujarat]]."<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Pressing for primetime|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/pressing-for-primetime/cid/580509|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Telegraph}}</ref>

In November 2008, the shootings and telecast of all the Hindi television series including this series and films were stalled on 8 November 2008 due to dispute by the technician workers of [[Federation of Western India Cine Employees|FWICE]] (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) for increasing the wages, better work conditions and more breaks between shootings.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Cine technicians go on strike|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/cine-technicians-go-on-strike/368228/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> FWICE first took a strike on 1 October 2008 when they addressed their problems with the producers and production was stalled.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Work hit as 1.5 lakh cine workers strike work|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/work-hit-as-15-lakh-cine-workers-strike-work/10878|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Outlook India}}</ref> A contract was signed after four days discussions and shooting were happening only for two hours content in a day then after which differences increased between them while channels gave them time until 30 October 2008 to sort it out.<ref name=":3" /> Failing to do so lead to protests again from 10 November 2008 to 19 November 2008 during which channels blacked out new broadcasts and repeat telecasts were shown from 10 November 2008.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Strike off, TV shooting to resume|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/strike-off-tv-shooting-to-resume/387871/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=No more repeat of TV soaps as TV industry strike ends|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/no-more-repeat-of-tv-soaps-as-tv-industry-strike-ends-33649-2008-11-19|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=India Today}}</ref> On 19 November 2008, the strike was called off after settling the disputes and the production resumed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=No more repeat telecast of TV soaps as strike ends|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/lFsrye8ynEtEnU4oD9NEdL/No-more-repeat-telecast-of-TV-soaps-as-strike-ends.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Live Mint}}</ref> The new episodes started to telecast from 1 December 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=New look return|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/new-look-return/cid/515296|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Telegraph}}</ref>

In May 2011, the storyline took a leap while the lead Krishna Gokhani quit when her character was killed and [[Eva Ahuja]], who was cast Bhakti's daughter Aastha became the lead.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hamari Devrani completes 4 years; gets a New Devrani|url=https://www.theindiapost.com/uncategorized/hamari-devrani-completes-4-years-devrani/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The India Post}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090214143547/http://starplus.indya.com/shows/serials.aspx?xfile=About%20the%20Show&bid=Star_Plus%2FHamari_Devrani_ Hamari Devrani Official Site on STAR Plus]

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