Lajwanti (TV series)

Lajwanti is an Indian television drama show, which premiered on 28 September 2015 on Zee TV. The story is loosely based on Rajinder Singh Bedi's 1956 book titled Lajwanti, Land of five rivers and is set during Partition of India.[2][3] The show was produced by Trilogy Media.[4] The show is about the relationship between Sunderlal Bharadwaj and Lajwanti (Lajo) living in Badami Bagh Lahore. They face many perils throughout the course of their relationship. The series ended on 5 February 2016, where Sunder, who had previously lost his memory and wandered away, reunites with Lajo, and is stopped from marrying Gunwanti. Lajo and Sunder proceed to get married again, jubilantly ending the show.

Lajwanti
GenreHistorical period drama
Based onLajwanti, Land of five rivers
by Rajinder Singh Bedi
Written byRajinder Singh Bedi
Story & Screenplay
Ila Bedi Dutta
Directed byRavind Gautam & Ravindar Singh Suri
Creative directorsShafali Lall and Indrajeet Mukharjee
Starringsee below
Theme music composerSom Dasgupta
Country of originIndia
Original languagesHindi
Punjabi
Urdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes95
Production
ProducersRohit Vaid
Ila Bedi Dutta
Rajat Bedi[1]
Production locationsMumbai
Kashmir
Patiala
EditorK. Rajgopal Sanjay das
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeApprox. 22 minutes
Production companyTrilogy Media
Release
Original networkZee TV
Original release28 September 2015 (2015-09-28) –
5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)

Cast
  • Ankitta Sharma as Lajwanti
  • Sid Makkar as Sunderlal Bharadwaj[5]
  • Rohit Khurana as Jamal
  • Sonam Bisht as Dulari Bharadwaj
  • Nisha Nagpal as Gunwanti
  • Deepali Pansare as Nooran
  • Suraj Kakkar as Chaman Kishan Lal Bharadwaj
  • Shiny Dixit as Indumati
  • Andy von Eich as Officer Eric Burns
  • Viraj Kapoor as Iqbal
  • Alexander (Sasha) Dolbenko as Officer Preston
  • Vidur Anand as Lalchand
  • Pankaj Pareek as Safaraz
  • Niilam Paanchal as Shakunta Kishan Lal Bharadwaj
  • Vishal Ganatra as Amrish Bharadwaj
  • Harsh Singh as Kishan Lal Bharadwaj
  • Aakash Pandey as Anwar
  • Razia Sukhbir as Virmati Kishori Lal Bharadwaj

References
  1. Diksha, Awasthi (18 September 2015). "A timeless wonder". The Hindu Group. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "TV adaptation of Rajinder Singh Bedi's 'Lajwanti' launched". 15 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. "Such a Long Journey: 'Lajwanti' to premiere soon". 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. Team, Tellychakkar. "Sid Makkar to play the lead in Ila Bedi Dutta's 'Lajwanti' on Zee TV". www.tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. "'Lajwanti' is a proper story with a finite end: Sid Makkar on his new show based on partition". 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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