Template:Infobox television Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai (Template:Translation, international title: The Inseparables) is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired on STAR Plus during weekdays from 3 October 2011 to 13 September 2013.[1][2]
Plot
The story narrates the lives of two sisters, Jeevika and Manvi Chaudhary, who live with their grandmother (Biji), great grandmother (Badi Biji), uncle Madan, aunt Pinky, and cousin Devendra, aka Dabbu, in Rishikesh.
Jeevika, the sweet and righteous elder sibling, is a school teacher in a neighbouring school, and Manvi, the carefree and rebellious younger sister, has just passed college. Biji plans to get Jeevika married and receives an alliance from the Vadehra family from Chandigarh. Manvi is initially apprehensive of this as she knows the sweet local doctor Manan is in love with Jeevika but eventually agrees when her sister sides with Biji despite having feelings for Manan.
Viren and Virat Vadehra meet Jeevika and Manvi and Viren, a lawyer, falls for her. A very gentle and righteous man similar to her, he soon wins her heart, and they are married. Virat and Manvi, both the pranksters of their families, immediately hit it off, slowly developing feelings for each other.
The sisters struggle with separation when Jeevika leaves for Chandigarh, and Manvi is soon diagnosed with cancer. The Chaudhary are reluctant to reveal this to either Jeevika or the Vadehra family. On a family picnic, Jeevika meets with an accident. Viren asks Manvi to donate her blood, but she refuses to leave Viren and Virat both angered and confused about why she is declining. Virat takes her away from the hospital and confronts her, and breaks their friendship. She is forced to reveal to Virat why she cannot donate her blood to her sister. Unaware of her condition, Viren forbids Manvi to meet Jeevika and reaches Chandigarh with an unconscious Jeevika. Virat supported Manvi and decided to take her to Chandigarh. Troubled, Manvi reaches Chandigarh, and the family, and later Jeevika, get to know about her condition. Jeevika takes Manvi to Mumbai to further pursue treatment. Manvi successfully recovers, and in the process, Virat and Manvi grow closer and are engaged. On the day of the engagement, Manvi learns that her Mumbai treatment was unsuccessful, and she has two years to live. For her treatment to be successful, she needs a bone marrow donor. Jeevika’s bone marrow matches with Manvi, but she is unable to donate because she is pregnant. Jeevika and Viren decide it would be right to abort their child to save Manvi’s life. After all, Manvi is Jeevika’s first child. Manvi refuses of getting Jeevika’s bone marrow because she does not want her to abort her child. Manvi goes to court to stop Jeevika with Inder fighting from Manvi’s side and Viren fighting Jeevika’s. Later Jeevika lies to the family that they found another donor whose bone marrow matched with Manvi’s to get the treatment done. Jeevika aborts her child and secretly donates her bone marrow to Manvi with the support of Viren.
The family later faces more obstacles due to Viren's professional rival Jaiswal sending an imposter to their house. Virat and Jeevika are falsely imprisoned, but Manvi and Viren manage to prove them innocent. The sisters save the Chaudharys' ancestral property from being taken away by Dabbu's greedy wife and their neighbour Sweety. Virat later moves out to prove himself as a successful singer, and Manvi follows him. The sisters' estranged father Mahesh also makes an appearance, and Manvi forgives him and helps him reconcile with the family.
Jeevika finds out she is infertile due to having donated her bone marrow to Manvi while she was pregnant the first time, and they opt for surrogacy with the help of a woman Vidhi. Meanwhile, Manvi is also pregnant and reunite with the family. Viren helps Vidhi get away from her abusive husband, Harshad, and Vidhi leaves her child with them. Jeevika names her daughter Mansi while Manvi names her daughter Jahnvi. The show ends on a happy note with the whole family together.
Cast
Main
- Krystle D'Souza Jeevika Viren Vadhera (née Chaudhary): Mahesh and Payal's eldest daughter, Maanvi's elder sister, Devender's cousin sister, Viren's wife and Mansi’s mother (2011–2013)
- Simran Natekar as Young Jeevika Chaudhary (2011)
- Nia Sharma as Manvi Virat Vadhera née Chaudhary: Mahesh and Payal's youngest daughter, Jeevika's younger sister, Devender's cousin sister, Virat's wife and Jahnvi’s mother (2011–2013)
- Reem Shaikh as Young Manvi Chaudhary (2011)
- Karan Tacker as Viren Singh Vadhera: Virat's elder brother, Jeevika's husband and Mansi’s father (2011–2013)
- Kushal Tandon as Virat Singh Vadhera: Varun and Vanshika's youngest son, Viren's younger brother, Manvi's husband and Jahnvi’s father (2011–2013)
Recurring
- Deep Dhillon as Vijay Singh Vadhera: Varun, Inder and Swamini's father, Daljeet's husband, Vanshika and Kadambari's father in law, Viren and Virat's grandfather (2011–2013)
- Amardeep Jha as Daljeet Singh Vadhera: Vijay's wife, Varun, Inder and Swamini's mother, Vanshika and Kadambari's mother in law, Viren and Virat's grandmother (2011)
- Hiten Tejwani as Varun Singh Vadhera: Vanshika's husband, Viren and Virat's father, Jeevika and Manvi's father in law, Mansi and Jahnvi’s grandfather; Shown dead and seen in a picture. (2011)
- Indu Verma as Vanshika Singh Vadhera: Varun's wife, Viren and Virat's mother, Jeevika and Manvi's mother in law, Mansi and Jahnvi’s grandmother (2011–2013)
- Seema Kapoor as Swamini Singh Shekhawat: Viren and Virat’s aunt, Karan's mother (2011–2013)
- Anupam Bhattacharya as Inder Singh Vadhera: Vijay and Daljeet's son, Varun and Swamini's brother, Kadambari's husband, Shlok's father, Viren and Virat's uncle (2011–2013)
- Manasvi Vyas as Kadambari Singh Vadhera: Vijay and Daljeet's daughter in law, Inder's wife, Shlok's mother, Viren and Virat's aunt (2011–2013)
- Sehban Azim as Karan Singh Shekhawat: Vijay and Daljeet's grandson, Swamini's son, Viren, Virat and Shlok's cousin brother (2012–2013)
- Nikunj Pandey as Shlok Singh Vadhera: Inder and Kadambari's son, Viren and Virat's cousin brother (2011–2013)
- Tarla Joshi as Badi Beeji, Jeevika, Manvi and Devender’s great-grandmother (2011–2013)
- Anju Mahendru as Beeji: Mahesh and Madan's mother, Jeevika, Manvi and Dabbu’s grandmother (2011–2013)
- Imran Khan as Mahesh Chaudhary: Payal's husband, Jeevika and Manvi’s father, Mansi and Jahnvi’s grandfather (2013)
- Tassnim Sheikh as Payal Chaudhary: Mahesh's wife, Jeevika and Manvi's mother, Mansi and Jahnvi’s grandmother (2011)
- Mohit Chauhan as Madan Chaudhary, Jeevika and Manvi’s uncle, Devender’s father (2011–2013)
- Divyajyotee Sharma as Pinky Chaudhary, Devender’s mother, Jeevika and Manvi’s aunt (2011–2013)
- Gaurav Kumar / Akshay Dogra / Vishal Karwal as Devender “Dabbu” Chaudhary, Jeevika and Manvi’s cousin brother, Sweety's husband (2011–2013)
- Lavina Tandon as Sweety Singh Chaudhary, Devinder's wife, Jeevika and Manvi's sister in law (2013)
- Abhinav Shukla as Dr. Manan, Jeevika’s crush and Manvi's former doctor (2011–2012)
- Anita Hassanandani as Paridhi, Jeevika's friend (2011)
- Mihir Mishra as Dr. Rahul, Manvi's doctor (2012)
- Nikunj Malik as Maya, Virat's ex fiancé (2012)
- Aman Verma / Abir Goswami as Rajiv Talwar, Vanshika's friend (2012)[3]
- Manasi Parekh as Mahhi, Jeevika and Manvi's cousin sister (2012)
- Neha Marda as Ishita: Manvi's friend (2012)
- Apurva Agnihotri as Judge of the singing competition (2012)
- Shilpa Saklani as Judge of singing competition (2012)
- Anele Bele as a presenter at singing competition (2012)
- Suzanne Bernert as Liz: Love interest of Vijay (2013)
- Puneet Sachdev as Vikram (2013)[4]
- Karan Suchak as Sambhav Malik, Riya's husband (2013)
- Kajal Pisal as Riya Malik, Sambhav's wife (2013)
- Neeraj Malviya as Harshad/Shashank, Vidhi's ex husband (2013)
- Neha Gosain as Vidhi, Mansi’s surrogate mother (2013)[5]
Guests
- Ragini Khanna and Jay Soni as Suhana and Ishaan from Sasural Genda Phool
- Sanaya Irani as Khushi from Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?
- Deepika Singh as Sandhya from Diya Aur Baati Hum
- Hina Khan as Akshara from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2012)
- Kunwar Amar (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Shakti Mohan (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Shantanu Maheshwari (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Sneha Kapoor (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Archi Pratik (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Alisha Singh (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Amar Gowda (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Vinti Idnani (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Macedon D'mello (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Samentha Fernandes (2011) from Dil Dostii Dance special performance on Bole Chudiyan
- Mohammad Nazim (2012) as Ahem from Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
- Devoleena Bhattacharjee (2012) as Gopi from Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
- Disha Parmar (2012) as Pankhuri from Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara
Production
Development
Much of the show has been shot in Rishikesh, Chandigarh and Mumbai. In the earlier episodes of the show, the cast had gone to Mussoorie to shoot the show in Jaypee Residency Manor, Mussoorie but in the show it was claimed as their bungalow. The series was also dubbed into English as The Inseparables on Star Life.Template:Cn
Casting
The show is produced and directed by Siddharth Malohtra of Cinevistaas Limited. Krystle D'Souza was cast to play Jeevika Chaudhary along with Nia Sharma as Maanvi Chaudhary.[6] Karan Tacker and Kushal Tandon both were finalised to play the main role.[7] Abhinav Shukla was roped to play another important chartecter in the series. Other cast included Seema Kapoor, Anju Mahendru, Manasvi Vyas, Anupam Bhattacharya, Divyajyotee Sharma, Gaurav Kumar, Deep Dhillon and Tarla Joshi. Seema played a strict women and but later her character turned positive.[8]
Cancellation And Future
Speaking about its end, producer Siddharth Malhotra said, The channel didn't want to shut the show. Both the channel and the production house tried reasoning with the cast. But since they are unwilling to play parents on screen, we have to forcibly end the show.[1] In April 2021 , The Show Confirmed Returning With A Sequel.
Reception
The Indian Express rated two stars and said, "The show is strictly average fare. Krystal D'Souza and Nia Sharma as Jeevika and Maanvi share a sweet chemistry. The promos of the show and the title had got us excited but the bonding between the two sisters doesn't go beyond hugging each other and wiping each other's tears. We wish the scenes were written better…with a title like that we expected some more endearing, engaging stuff between the sisters."[9]
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Indian Telly Awards | Fresh New Face (Male) | Kushal Tandon | Template:Won |
| Gold Awards | Best Debut (Male) | Shital Nagargoje | Template:Won[10] | |
| Best Show Shital Nagargoje | Prem Krishen & Sunil Mehta | Template:Nom | ||
| People's Choice Awards India | Favourite New Television Drama | Prem Krishen & Sunil Mehta | Template:Nom | |
| Indian Shital Nagargoje | Best Actress Drama | Nia Sharma | Template:Won[11] | |
| Best Actor Drama | Kushal Tandon | Template:Nom[12] | ||
| Best Serial Drama | Prem Krishen & Sunil Mehta | Template:Nom | ||
| Best Actress Drama (Jury) | Krystle D'Souza | Template:Nom | ||
| Best Serial Drama (Jury) | Prem Krishen & Sunil Mehta | Template:Nom | ||
| GR8! Performer Of The Year | Karan Tacker | Template:Nom | ||
| Best Director Drama (Jury) | Santaram Verma | Template:Nom | ||
| Best Teleplay (Jury) | Bhavini Iyer & Zama Habib | Template:Won | ||
| 2013 | ||||
| Indian Telly Awards | Best Ensemble | Cinevistaas Limited | Template:Won | |
| Best Actress In Leading Role | Nia Sharma | Template:Nom | ||
| Best Drama Series | Cinevistaas Limited | Template:Nom | ||
| Kalakar Awards | Best Jodi | Karan Tacker & Krystle D'Souza | Template:Won |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ek Hazaaron Mein to end as actors refuse to age. Times of India.
- ↑ Karan Tacker gets nostalgic as his show EHMMBH with Krystle D'Souza completes 7 years. Times of India.
- ↑ Abir Goswami replaces Aman Verma in Ek Hazaron Main.... Times of India.
- ↑ Ranjeev Verma & Puneet Sachdev in Ek Hazaaron…. Times of India.
- ↑ Neha Gosain to enter Ek Hazaaron Mein…. Times of India.
- ↑ Krystle and Nia Sharma to play leads in Cinevistaas' next.. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ Karan Tacker and Kushal Tandon to play them ain male leads in Star Plus next. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ↑ Seema Kapoor (Vasu of Bidaai) to play an antagonist in Star Plus Ek Hazaaron. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ↑ Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. The Indian Express.
- ↑ Winners & Nominees of 5th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2012
- ↑ IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ The ITA Awards 2012 – Popular Top-5.
External links
- Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai Streaming on Hotstar