Shanti (TV series)

Shanti
Genre	Serial drama
Directed by	Adi Pocha
Starring	See below
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	Total 807
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Approx. 24 minutes
Production company	UTV Software Communications
Original release
Network	DD National STAR Plus

Shanti - Ek Aurat Ki Kahani is an Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1994, and was later shown on Indian television channel STAR Plus. The series stars Mandira Bedi as Shanti in the main lead. The show is one of the first Indian television drama series, has received a considerable cult status and is considered a classic.

Synopsis

The story begins with two friends of the biggest Bollywood production house in the country. Two friends - Kamesh Mahadevan and Raj G.J. Singh writer, directors and producers live in the lavish Shanti Mansion. Behind the walls of Shanti Mansion lie dark secrets of the past lives of both the friends.

Plot

Every Character has a past and has something hidden, it all gets revealed when Shanti arrives, an aspiring journalist hoping to write the biographies of Kamesh and Raj, a duo famous for their principles (they only approve of a movie when it is appreciated by the servants of the house) and tales of how they started from rags to riches.

Then are shown the family members, Kamesh's eldest son Ramesh is mentally challenged. Younger son Somesh is a failing director struggling over the script which gets rejected even by his own father. His wife Ayesha is the daughter of a film producer whose career was ruined by the duo. His adopted daughter Nidhi was revealed to be the illegitimate daughter of Kamesh. Raj's wife took to Ashrams and Sadhus, while his youngest son Nihal returns with an American white friend Michelle, who accidentally revealed that she is his wife. His elder daughter Maya is drawn to depression by her mother's absence, while his womanizer elder son Rohan is forced to marry a model Sasha after she threatens to come out to the press.

All this is witnessed by Shanti who too has a shady past, because one of them is her real father, Shanti's mother was a laborer working during the construction of Shanti Mansion, she got raped by both Kamesh and Raj.

Cast

• Mandira Bedi ... Shanti (the main protagonist)
• Mohini Sharma ... Tulsi (Shanti's mother)
• Amit Behl ... Vijay
• Anoop Soni ... Ajay

Mahadevan Family

• Yatin Karyekar ... Kamesh Mahadevan
• Jyotsna Karyekar ... Maa
• Ravi Aidasani ... Somesh Mahadevan
• Sumukhi Pendsey... Ayesha Mahadevan
• Irawati Harshe ... Nidhi Mahadevan
• ... Ramesh Mahadevan

Raj G.J. Singh's Family

• Amar Talwar ... Raj 'G.J.' Singh
• Anita Kanwal ... Indu Singh
• Amit Kapadia ... Nihaal
• Sukanya Kulkarni ... Maya
• Salim Fatehi ... Rohan Singh
• Ashwini Kalsekar ... Sasha

Other Characters

• Sunil Shende... Bhandari/Bhai
• Rajesh Jais ... Naanu (Bhandari's son)
• Rajesh Tailang ... Mannu (Bhandari's second son)
• ... Pandey (Tulsi's husband)
• ... Shyama (Shanti's step-sister)
• Naina Apte ... Sundari (Ayesha's mother)
• ... Sudhakar (Sundari's husband)
• Prithvi Jutshi ... Prithvi
• Supriya Karnik ... Bindiya

External links

• Shanti at IMDb