Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali
Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 15 February 2021 on StarPlus.[1] It is loosely based on the Star Maa's Telugu series Gorintaku.[2] Produced by SOL Productions and Sandiip Films, it stars Shivangi Khedkar and Sai Ketan Rao.[3]
| Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Romance Drama |
| Created by | Sandiip Sikcand |
| Written by | Sonali Gupta Shrivastav |
| Screenplay by | Nidhi Singh |
| Story by | Abhijeet Guru Santshree Sarkar Nishchal Shome Sonakshi Khandelwal Vikas Tejpal Sharma |
| Directed by | Hemant R Prabhu Jafar Shaikh Rohit Phulari |
| Creative directors | Sandiip Sikcand Kadambari S Dogrey Twinkle S Pandey |
| Starring | Shivangi Khedkar Sai Ketan Rao |
| Theme music composer | Prakash Gaiakwad |
| Opening theme | Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali by Anwesha |
| Composer | Shubham Sundaram |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 246 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Fazila Allana Sandiip Sikcand Kamna Menezes |
| Production location | Kolhapur |
| Cinematography | Sadanand Pillai |
| Editors | Prerit Vyas Swapnikal S Nerukar Akshat Jaimini Om Tale Mohit Varshney |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | SOL Productions Sandiip Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | StarPlus |
| Original release | 15 February – 27 November 2021 |
Plot
The story revolves around a hardworking widowed woman named Pallavi who loves her in-laws very much and sacrifices everything to fulfil all their needs.
Widowed Pallavi is devoted to her in-laws while loner Raghav, a business magnate, is devoted to money. Pallavi was widowed young, while Raghav was cheated out of love. Raghav lives a lonely life because of his bitter experience with love, but his belief in love doesn’t end completely. Pallavi isn’t ready to accept anyone in her life so soon. However, due to some circumstances both of them meet and because of the consequences they face, they hate each other. One of the incidents makes Raghav's mom and sister go behind bars and the evidence points towards Pallavi even though she is innocent. As a result, Raghav defames Pallavi in front of her entire family which makes her family kick her out of the house and sever all ties with her. Pallavi warns Raghav that she will ruin him as he has ruined her life. Raghav's mom and sister loathe him because of a past event he has done and his mother agrees to come back into his life, if he marries Pallavi. For this reason, Raghav blackmails Pallavi and marries her.
After marrying Pallavi, he gets to know that Pallavi wasn't the one who made his mom and sister go behind bars, but it was actually her aunt. After this incident, Pallavi decides to leave Hyderabad and go to Kolhapur. Raghav stops Pallavi from leaving by telling her that he will make everything go back to normal and asks her to give him 30 days if he doesn't do that he tells that he will sign on the divorce papers.
How they manage their marital life against all odds forms the crux of the story.
Cast
Main
- Shivangi Khedkar as Pallavi Sawant Rao: Caretaker of Deshmukh Saree Emporium; Siddhesh's sister; Mandar's ex-wife; Raghav's wife (2021)
- Sai Ketan Rao as Raghav Rao: Don of Hyderabad; Jewellery Designer and owner of Jayati Jewels; Jaya and Ajit's son; Kirti and Arjun's brother; Pallavi's husband (2021)
Recurring
- Ashok Phal Dessai as Mandar Deshmukh: Sharda and Vijay's elder son; Nikhil's brother; Mansi and Amruta's cousin; Pallavi's ex-husband; Devyani's murderer (2021)
- Milind Phatak / Sameer Deshpande as Vijay Deshmukh: Owner of Deshmukh Saree Emporium; Milind's brother; Sharda's husband; Mandar and Nikhil's father (2021)
- Asmita Ajgaonkar as Sharda Deshmukh: Vijay's wife; Mandar and Nikhil's mother (2021)
- Karan Manocha as Nikhil Deshmukh: Vijay and Sharda's younger son; Mandar's brother; Mansi and Amruta's cousin (2021)
- Ajinkya Joshi as Milind Deshmukh: Vijay's brother; Sulochana's husband; Mansi and Amruta's father (2021)
- Snehal Reddy as Sulochana Deshmukh: Milind's wife; Mansi and Amruta's mother (2021)
- Rutuja Sawant as Mansi Deshmukh: Milind and Sulochana's elder daughter; Amruta's sister; Mandar and Nikhil's cousin; Rahul's ex-fiancée (2021)
- Priyanka Dhavale as Amruta Deshmukh: Milind and Sulochana's younger daughter; Mansi's sister; Mandar and Nikhil's cousin (2021)
- Snehal Borkar as Krishna: Pallavi's friend and assistant at Deshmukh Saree Emporium (2021)
- Ragini Shah / Geeta Tyagi as Jaya Rao: Ajit's wife; Raghav, Kirti and Arjun's mother (2021)
- Sayali Salunkhe as Kirti Rao Ahuja: Jaya and Ajit's daughter; Raghav and Arjun's sister; Sunny's wife (2021)
- Kushagre Dua as Sunny Ahuja: Kirti's husband (2021)[4]
- Himanshu Bamzai as Farhad Nawaz: Raghav's secretary, right-hand man and friend (2021)
- Krishna Kaurav as Harish: Raghav's bodyguard (2021)
- Jeet Pol as Madan: Raghav's bodyguard (2021)
- Shweta Vyas as Esha Madhavan: Raghav’s former girlfriend and obsessed lover (2021)
- Jatin Sharma as Sumit: Esha's estranged husband (2021)
- Sarika Raghwa as Anjali: She tried to get intimate with Raghav despite being engaged to someone else. Later Raghav exposed her in front of her fiancé (2021)
- Saim Khan as Akash: Kirti's love-interest (2021)
- Gourav Raj Puri as Rahul: Mansi's ex-fiancé; Asha's son (2021)
- Sonal Palan as Asha: Rahul's mother (2021)
- Manoj Kaushik as Siddhesh Sawant: Pallavi's brother; Pawani's husband (2021)
- Payal Singh as Pawani Sawant: Siddhesh's wife (2021)
- Ankit Gulati as Vedant (Ved) aka Lion: Raghav's former best friend and business partner who turned enemy due to business differences (2021)
- Snehal Waghmare as ACP Laxmi Singh: Raghav's enemy (2021)
- Abhay Verma as Rocky: Sunny's friend (2021)
- Ishrat Khan as Dr. Ramya: Mandar/Raja's doctor turn into Amma (2021)
- Supreet Nikam as Vishnu: Mandar/Raja's friend (2021)
- Deepak Soni as Inspector Nitin reddy (2021)
Awards
| Year | Organizer | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21st Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Show | Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali
- Drama | Nominated
Top 5 |
[5] |
| Popular Actor
- Drama |
Sai Ketan Rao | Nominated
Top 20 |
|||
| Popular Actress
- Drama |
Shivangi Khedkar | Nominated
Top 5 |
[6] | ||
| Iconic Gold Awards | Best Debut TV Actress | Won | [7] | ||
| Best Debut TV Actor | Sai Ketan Rao | Won | [8] | ||
| 14th Gold Awards | Best Onscreen Jodi | Sai Ketan Rao & Shivangi Khedkar | Nominated | [9] | |
| Debut in a Lead Role (Male) | Sai Ketan Rao | Nominated | |||
| Debut in a Lead Role (Female) | Shivangi Khedkar | Nominated | |||
| 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Show
- Drama TV |
Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali | Nominated | [10] | |
| Popular Actor
- Drama TV |
Sai Ketan Rao | Nominated | |||
| Popular Actress
- Drama TV |
Shivangi Khedkar | Nominated |
Production
Preparation
Shivangi Khedkar said, "My character is of a Maharashtrian girl, Pallavi. Since our whole team is Marathi, everyone helps me in speaking words in their language. Even I am working hard myself".[11]
Filming
Based on the backdrop of Hyderabad, the series is mainly filmed at sets in Kolhapur in Maharashtra while some initial sequences were shot in Hyderabad in early February 2021.[12][13]
On 13 April 2021, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray announced a sudden curfew due to increased COVID-19 cases, and the production halted on 14 April 2021. The series team decided to temporarily move their shooting location to Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad until the next hearing.[14][15]
Adaptations
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | Gorintaku గోరింటాకు |
29 July 2019 | Star Maa | 24 April 2021 | Original |
| Kannada | Matte Vasanta ಮತ್ತೆ ವಸಂತ |
2 March 2020 | Star Suvarna | 8 January 2022 | Remake |
| Hindi | Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali मेंहदी हैं रचने वाली |
15 February 2021 | StarPlus | 27 November 2021 |
Reception
The series went off air on 27 November 2021, after 246 episodes.
Soundtrack
| Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali Original Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Shubham Sundaram | |
| Released | 15 February 2021 |
| Genre | Romance Soundtrack |
| Length | 2:18 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Star India |
| Producer | Sandiip Sikcand |
The title song "Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali" was composed by Shubham Sundaram, written by Aditya Chakravarty, and sung by Anweshaa.
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali" | Anweshaa | 2:18 |
References
- "Star Plus confirms launch date of 'Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali'". Biz Asia. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- "Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali: Producer spills beans about remaking Telugu show Gorintaku in Hindi". India TV News. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "Shivangi Khedkar and Sai Ketan Rao talk about their debut in Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali: Interview". India Today. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- "Kushagre Dua to play a tattoo artist in StarPlus' Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali". The Times of India.
- "Top 5 Nominees for Popular Show - Drama". ITAA.
- "Top 5 Nominees for Popular Actress - Drama". ITAA.
- "𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 on Instagram: "It's an Honor to announce Shivangi Khedkar is awarded with the Iconic Best Debut TV Actress of the Year 2022 - Mehandi Hai Rachne Waali Every hard-work and Dedication is to be felicitated and it's the most cherishable moment for us that we can honour @khedkarshivangi with this prestigious Iconic Gold Awards 2022 Our Heartiest congratulations 🎉🎉 . . . #iconicgold2022 #iconicgoldawards #iconicgoldawards2022 #IconicGoldAwards #awardwinning #awards"".
- "𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 on Instagram: "It's an Honor to announce #saiketanrao is awarded with the Iconic best debut TV actor of the Year 2022 Mehndi Hain Rachne Waali Every hard-work & Dedication is to be felicitated and it's the most cherishable moment for us that we can honour @saiketanrao with this prestigious #iconicgoldawards2022 Our Heartiest congratulations 🎉🎉 #iconicgoldawards"".
- "Voting begins". Gold Awards.
- "Voting begins". ITAA.
- "Shivangi Khedkar and Sai Ketan Rao talk about their debut in Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali: Interview". India Today. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- "Shooting in prime locations of Hyderabad for the upcoming show 'Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali'". Mayapuri. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- "Star Plus' upcoming show Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali shoots in prime locations of Hyderabad". Bollywood Hungama. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- "Exclusive - Gashmeer Mahajani and Sumbul Touqeer's 'Imlie' and Shivangi Khedkar and Sai Ketan Rao's 'Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali' to shift their shooting locations to Hyderabad?". The Times Of India. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- "Imlie to Anupamaa; TV shows shift shoots to Goa, Hyderabad and other locations". The Times of India. 16 April 2021.
- "Exclusive: TV Show "Mehndi Hai Arachne Waali" gets a new time-slot". The Times Of India.
- "Star Plus to shift "Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali" for "Vidrohi" launch". Biz Asia. 29 September 2021.
- "Producer spills beans about remaking Telugu show, Gorintaku". India Today. 8 April 2021.