Lakshmi Ghar Aayi

Lakshmi Ghar Aayi (transl. Lakshmi Came Home) is an Indian television social drama that aired from 5 July 2021 to 17 September 2021 on Star Bharat.[1][2] The show dealt with the issue of dowry system still prevailing in India.[3][4][5][6] Produced by Shakuntalam Telefilms, it starred Simran Pareenja, Akshit Sukhija and Ananya Khare.[7][8][9]

Lakshmi Ghar Aayi
GenreSocial Drama
Written byVirendra Shahaney
Damini Shetty
Priya Om Jha
Surabhi Saral
Rahil Qazi
Screenplay byDamini Shetty
Story byNilima Bajpai
Virendra Sahani
Directed byAnshuman Kishore Singh
Vivek Kumar
Starring
Theme music composerHriju Roy
Brijesh Singh
Opening theme"Bahu Beha Ke Laayi Hai"
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes55
Production
ProducersShyamashish Bhattacharya
Nilima Bajpai
Alok Sahay
EditorB. Rajgopal Rupesh Kumar
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companiesShakuntalam Telefilms
Alok Sahay Films
Release
Original networkStar Bharat
Original release5 July (2021-07-05) –
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)

Plot

The plot revolves around the life of Mathili Tiwari who becomes a victim of dowry. The story starts with the quest of Jwala Devi Kumar, Raghav Kumar's mother to find an ideal daughter-in-law who would bring all the richness to satisfy her greed. Maithili and Raghav meet each coincidentally when both are invited to the same wedding, where Jwala is also present searching for a bride for her son, Raghav. Seeing the respect and riches owned by Maithili's father, Arun Tiwari, Maithili is also chosen by Jwala to become her son, Raghav’s wife. Later in a turn of unfortunate events created by Jwala, Raghav’s saves both Maithili and her friend, Shikha, where it is revealed that both Maithili and Raghav share the same thoughts against the dowry system still prevailing in India.

The story progresses with another chance meeting of Maithili and Raghav where they turn into good acquaintances learning about each other’s identity. Things take a better turn in their relationship when Maithili saves Raghav from an unnecessary misunderstanding and helps him to reach his venue of interview on time. Thus, they become friends from being acquaintances.

On the other side, Jwala unbeknownst to Raghav takes his alliance for Maithili to the Tiwaris house where Arun Tiwari refuses to get his daughter married as he feels she is not yet ready to marry. He strongly believes Maithili needs to first focus on her career and become an independent woman in the society. However, Jwala has set her eyes on Arun Tiwari's wealth and reputation and wants her son to marry his daughter at any cost. Things turn in her favor when Maithili and Raghav get stuck in a riot and are found by their parents in an awkward situation. Soon, Maithili and Raghav's alliance is fixed by the two families.

The show ended on a positive note with Jwala accepting Maithili as her bahu and family reuniting with Maithili and Raghav's union.

Cast

Main
  • Simran Pareenja[10][11] as Maithili Raghav Kumar (née Tiwari): Arun and Sadhna Tiwari's second daughter (adopted), Bhavana and Aarti's sister, Raghav's wife, a woman with extraordinary intelligence
  • Akshit Sukhija[12] as DC Raghav Kumar: Jwala and Mangilal's elder son, Rani, Chanchal and Buchi's brother, Maithili's husband, a hardworking man and a devoted son
  • Ananya Khare[13][14] as Jwala Devi Kumar: Mangilal's wife, Raghav, Rani, Chanchal and Buchi's mother, Baksa's elder sister and an extremely greedy and cunning woman who wants to satisfy all her greed using her son Raghav.
  • Kavita Kaushik as Baksa Mausi: Jwala's younger sister and Raghav,Rani, Chanchal and Buchi's maternal aunt

Recurring
  • Amit Behl as Mangilal Kumar: Raghav, Rani, Chanchal and Buchi's father
  • Neetu Pachori as Rani: Raghav, Chanchal and Buchi's elder sister, Bhanu's wife
  • Mayank Nishchal as Chanchal Kumar: Raghav, Rani and Buchi's brother
  • Smita Sharan as Buchi Kumar: Raghav, Rani and Chanchal's younger sister
  • Aashish Kaul as Officer. Arun Tiwari: Sadhna's husband, Maithili, Bhavana and Aarti's father
  • Anindita Chatterjee as Sadhna Tiwari: Maithili, Bhavana and Aarti's mother
  • Anushka Merchande as Aarti Tiwari: Arun and Sadhna Tiwari's youngest daughter, Maithili and Bhavana's younger sister
  • Diksha Dhami as Bhavana: Arun and Sadhna Tiwari's eldest daughter, Maithili and Aarti's elder sister
  • Jay Vijay Sachan as Reporter: Bhavana's husband
  • Ram Mehar Jangra as Bhanu: Rani's husband
  • Munendra Singh Kushwah as Shukla : Raghav's PA

Production

Development

Earlier the show was named as Bahu Kya Laayi Hai,[15] however during the final stages of production it was baptized as Lakshmi Ghar Aayi. The show was finalized by the channel and makers in December 2020 and the filming began in late January 2021 in Film City, Mumbai.[2]

Release

The first promo of the series was shot on 31 January 2021 [2] and was released on 17 March 2021, featuring Simran Pareenja, Akshit Sukhija, Ananya Khare and all the cast representing the Kumar family.[16] The show was supposed to start in the month of April,[17] however, was halted for a period of three months due to COVID-19 pandemic and started broadcasting from 5 July 2021 at 8:00 PM slot of Star Bharat.[18][19][20]

Casting

Nimki Mukhiya fame Jatin Suri was initially approached to play Raghav's younger brother Chanchal Kumar and also featured in the show's first promo,[2][16] but was later replaced by Mayank Nishchal.[21]

References
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  21. "Not Jatin Suri, but Mayank Nischal roped in for Shakuntalam's new show for Star Bharat". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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