Parichay (TV series)

Parichay (English: Introduction) (also known as Parichay — Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka) is an Indian soap opera that aired on Colors TV from 9 August 2011 to 15 March 2013.[2] The show is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.[3][4]

Parichay
Also known asParichay — Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka
GenreSoap opera
Created byBalaji Telefilms
Written byDialogues
Dheeraj Sarna
Screenplay by
  • R M Joshi
  • Binita Desai
  • Anil Nagpal
  • Vikas Tiwari
  • Vandana Tiwari
Story by
  • R M Joshi
  • Binita Desai
  • Anil Nagpal
  • Vikas Tiwari
  • Jayesh D. Patil
Directed byMujammil Desai, Ajay Kumar
Creative directors
  • Doris Dey
  • Tasneem Mehta
  • Mona Arora
  • Chloe Ferns
  • Madhura Rapsang
StarringSamir Soni
Keerti Nagpure
Gautam Rode
Arti Singh
Madhurima Tuli
Theme music composerLalit Sen
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes415[1]
Production
ProducersEkta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
Production locationsMumbai, Maharashtra
CinematographySuhas Shirodkar & Rajan Singh
Editors
  • Vikash Sharma
  • Vishal Sharma
  • Sandeep Bhatt
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20 minutes
Production companyBalaji Telefilms
Release
Original networkColors TV
Original release9 August 2011 (2011-08-09) –
15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)

Plot

The story revolves around a fallen hero, Kunal Chopra, who has lost his enthusiasm because of his failure, and is leading a lackadaisical life before he found true love in his wife Siddhi Chopra after which he started living following his dreams got their directions.[5][6]

Cast

Main

  • Samir Soni as Kunal Chopra, Siddhi's husband, twins Anand's father, Veena and Raj's eldest son, Anand, Gaurav and Raveena's eldest brother
  • Keerti Nagpure as Siddhi Kunal Chopra née Malik, Kunal's wife, twins Anand's mother, Kapil and Shilpa's sister

Recurring

  • Apurva Jyotir[7] as Anand Chopra: Siddhi and Kunal's twin son
  • Anmol Jyotir as Anand Chopra, Siddhi and Kunal's twin son
  • Ayaz Khan as Gaurav Chopra, Kunal's younger brother, Seema's husband, Anokhi and Ishani's father
  • Arti Singh as Seema Gaurav Chopra née Garewal, Vikram's elder sister, Gaurav's wife, Anokhi and Ishani's mother
  • Prerna Wanvari as Raveena Vikram Garewal née Chopra, Kunal's younger sister, Vikram's wife
  • Tapeshwari Sharma as Anokhi Chopra, Seema and Gaurav's elder daughter
  • Megha Israni as Young Anokhi Chopra
  • Richa Srivastava as Ishani Chopra, Seema and Gaurav's younger daughter
  • Saurabh Raj Jain as Anand Chopra, Kunal's second younger brother, Siddhi's ex-fiancé/lover (deceased)
  • Vivek Mishra as Raj Chopra: Veena's husband, Kunal, Gaurav, Anand and Raveena's father
  • Alka Amin as Veena Chopra, Raj's wife, Kunal, Gaurav, Anand and Raveena's mother
  • Deepak Sandhu as Vikram Garewal: Seema's younger brother, Raveena's husband
  • Amit Singh Thakur as Sudhanshu Garewal: Seema and Vikram's father
  • Madhurima Tuli / Mona Vasu / Sonia Singh as Richa Thakral: Kunal's ex-girlfriend/fiancée
  • Abhay Bhargava as Advocate D.K. Thakral: Kunal's employer, Richa and Rohit's father
  • Karam Rajpal as Rohit Thakral: Richa's younger brother, Raveena's former lover
  • Aruna Irani as Sulekha Diwan
  • Mahip Marwaha as Lalit Dhawan
  • Mahesh Shetty as Abhay Diwan
  • Khushboo Shroff as Shilpa Malik: Siddhi's younger sister
  • Mukesh Solanki as Kapil Malik: Siddhi's elder brother
  • Nitin Sahrawat as Super Star Aman Kumar
  • Gautam Rode as Vineet Saxena: Richa's ex-fiancé
  • Mohit Sehgal as Aarav: Siddhi's friend
  • Sidharth Shukla as Shiv
  • Drashti Dhami as Madhu
  • Tejasswi Prakash as Dhara

Production

During early January 2013, lead Keerti Nagpure met with a severe accident with injuries in face and could not shoot for the series for few days.[8] However, in late January 2013, she returned.[9]

The show ended on 15 March 2013 due to decrease in TRP after the time change from 9:30pm to 10:30pm (IST).[10]

Awards

References
  1. "Parichay episodes". Parichay. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. Colors launches new fiction show Parichay produced by Balaji Telefilms
  3. Ekta Kapoor launches Parichay on Colors
  4. Sameer Soni is passionate about Balaji's Parichay
  5. REVIEW: Parichay - Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka
  6. Ekta Kapoor's TV serial 'Parichay' takes a 9 year leap
  7. Ekta Kapoor finds identical twins for her TV Show 'Parichay'
  8. "Parichay to go off air?". The Times of India. 11 January 2013.
  9. "Parichay to end in March on Colors". Biz Asia. 18 February 2013.
  10. "It is a good change for me: Samir Soni". Hindustan Times. 6 May 2013.
  11. "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Popular) at 11th Indian Telly Awards for Parichay". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  12. "Samir Soni wins Best Actor (Critics) at Gold Awards,2012 for Parichay".
  13. "Samir Soni wins Best Actor at ITA 2012 for Parichay". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
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