Lapataganj
| Lapataganj | |
|---|---|
 Season 2 logo | |
| Genre | Situation comedy |
| Written by | Ashwni Dhir Amit Senchoudhary Amit Aryan Deepanwita chatterjee Avnita Chatterjee |
| Directed by | Dharam Verma Madhumita Chatterjee Dan Kala Singh |
| Starring | See Below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 02 |
| No. of episodes | 994 (as on April 23 2014) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Garima Dhir Jalaj Dhir Harvinder Singh Bains Gurmit Singh Bains Keka Singh Chatterjee |
| Editors | Rupa Ganguly Kamlendu Ganguly Prithi & Sourav Shan Chatterjee Bill Clinton |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 24 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SAB TV |
| Release | October 26, 2009 – present |
Lapataganj – Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata[1] is an Indian television sitcom, airing on SAB TV since 26 October 2009. The series is based on Sharad Joshi’s novel of the same name[2]. It has become one of the most popular comedy-shows in India. The second season of the series is titled as Lapataganj – Ek Baar Phir and has started airing since 10 June 2013. The show is broadcast every Monday to Friday at 6:30PM IST.
Synopsis
Based in an imaginary small town called Lapataganj (means a lost place), the story is inspired from the writings of Sharad Joshi-who was an eminent Hindi satirist. His wide range of work has highlighted the bitter truth of our society with a satirical punch. These stories while making us laugh; also make us empathize with the situations we face in our daily lives.
The satire in this show is aimed at us, at our society at our politics and our leaders through a fictionalised village called Lapataganj where the common man of India struggles everyday and yet manages to keep a smile on his face. The show will yet again portray the everyday ailments in the life of the common man -- in a very common setup of a typical fictionalised Indian village- Lapataganj. The story proceeds with a leap of 5 years but much like the previous season the people of Lapataganj struggle daily for basic facilities yet residing there happily.
Lapataganj is a town in some part of India which has been long forgotten by the system. The town struggles daily for basic facilities yet the people residing there are the happiest of the lot. The show captures the spirit of a common man to lead a happy life against all odds.
Seasons
Season 1
Première: October 26, 2009
Finale: January 11, 2013
No. of episodes:767
Season 2
Première: June 10, 2013
The second season, titled Lapataganj – Ek Baar Phir, replaced the show Hum Aapke Hain In Laws and started its airing on 10 June 2013. This season had taken a 6-year leap in the show.
Characters
| Actor | Character | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Rohitash Gaud | Mukundilal Sughandhilal Gupta / Sughandhilal Durgandhilal Gupta | A common man who is forever smiling irrespective whether is happy or not. He is very intelligent, helpful and understanding person. He and his wife Indumati has great tuning, when her wife says "aji", he replies in "oji". Aged 35, he is an honest government post office clerk and because of his morals is strictly against any form of corruption. He is the main protagonist of the show. Sughandhilal is father of Mukundilal and villagers call him Chacha. He always shouts on Mukundi and other villagers. He cannot speak properly the words with coughing. Both father & son are look alikes of each other. |
| Sucheta Khanna | Indumati Mukundilal Gupta | A common Indian wife and housewife who regards her husband as God. She speaks slowly, scolds slowly and her mother tongue (because she being from Uttar Pradesh) disallows the use of word 'sha'. Hence, words like 'shaadi' are pronounced as 'sadi', 'khushboo' is pronounced as 'khusboo'. She even mispronounces Urdu words as well. She often regards her husband(pati) as vegetation(banaspati) when he doesn't know something. When she says "aji", Mukundi replies in"oji". She refers to herself as Mrs. Indumati Lal Gupta from Lapataganj |
| Vineet Kumar | Kachua Prasad | He is fondly called by the Lapataganj residents as Kachua Chacha. He is affected by nothing nor does he commit anything, staying true to his name. He also says "kuch log yeh kaam karte hai, aur kuch log yeh kaam nahi bhi karte hai" which means 'some people do this work and some people also don't do this work'. |
| Shubhangi Gokhale | Mishri Mausi | She is the agony aunt of Lapataganj, mother of Surili and elder sister of Chotu Mama. She has advice for everyone, and is an extremely emotional, kind-hearted person who breaks into tears at the drop of a hat. She has the unusual habit of forgetting the words albeit which leads to humorous incidences. She always says "ae chotu,kya bakloli karte ho" i.e. why you do foolish things as she is fed up with his mischief. She is impatiently waiting for her husband to return from Mumbai, where he works. Her husband always beats Biji Pandey when he flirts with her daughter Surili. |
| Abbas Khan | Pappu Pandey a.k.a. Biji Pandey / Eji Pandey | He is fondly called as Biji Pandey by the Lapataganj residents, due to him being always busy. He is trying to complete law. His colourful clothes match his colourful personality. Aged above 30, he is still 'biji'(busy) studying law, who he and others pronounces as 'laa'. He is very busy roaming the Lapataganj on his bicycle, most often to chase Surili, his love interest. Now, he is married to Surili. He always dislikes Mishri and Mama. His favourite word is "papa kasam"(Father's Oath) and "deeply ghus ke"(within depth). After passing Law exams he still meets Surili from outside as Surlili is not sent to her husband's house because of his unemployment. Eji Pandey, who is the twin brother of Biji Pandey. His favourite word is "take it easy". He always flirts with Mirza Chacha's daughters. In Second season he is become a police inspector & posted at Lapataganj Thana. |
| Preeti Amin / Aditi Tailang | Surili Pappu Pandey | She is the daughter of Mishri mausi. She is very pretty, but unfortunately she is a mute, therefore, her beautiful expressions are limited to just 'khao'(eat), 'jaao'(go), 'laao'(bring), 'aaao'(come) etc. She lost her voice when she swallowed a cracker, anar in her childhood. She is the love interest of Biji Pandey, with whom she is now married with. Now she has been treated by doctors and she will learn speaking in sometime like a child does. Aditi Tailang replaced Preeti for 2nd season. |
| Anup Upadhyay | Chotu a.k.a. Mama | He is Mishri's younger brother and Surili's Mama. He is called by the Lapataganj residents as Mama(the Hindi word for mother's brother). He has the frequent habit of replying "Yeh kaam to pitaji kiya karte the."(My father used to do this work…) at whatever that is said to him. He loves his friend Alija very much. He doesn't work and always sits on Suttilal's shop. |
| Dhruv Bhavsar | Tillu | Mama's son |
| Kajal Nishad | Chameli | Lallan Vajpayee's sister, a widow. Her takiya kalam is "Hamko sab pata hai"(i know everything). Now she is married to Chhotu Mama. It is shown in ending of Season 1 that she along with Tilu she went to her mausi's house in Ghorakpur. |
| Krishna Bhatt | Elizabeth Yadav a.k.a. Alija Tailor | In Lapataganj called 'Alija' an old resident of Lapataganj who had gone to South India, to meet his mentor, but later returned to showcase his modern fashion in Lapataganj. He has the frequent habit of ending his sentence with 'hainge' instead of 'hai'. He is Mama's best friend always helps him. |
| Rakesh Srivastav | Lallan Vajpayee | He is the brother-in-law of Mukundilal Gupta. He has a habit of saying "Humse kisi ne kaha hi nahi" when asked him about anything. He replies when someone asks him so. He works in PWD(Public Works Department) and always boast about that he is not an ordinary man as he works in PWD. |
| Mamta Gurnani / Unknown | Bindumati Lallan Vajpayee a.k.a. Bindu | She is beautiful wife of Lallan Vajpayee and sister of Indumati. She often uses names of towns before speaking some words such as "party ka pilibhi", "gangajal ka gorakhpur or gajipur". |
| Sunil Kumar | Suttilal / Puttilal | He is the owner of the only snack shop in Lapataganj. His tea, samosas & jalebis are tasty and famous. However, he often complains about the unpaid bills. He loves his wife, Mircha but is scared of her beatings. Recently his wife's brother, Pudina has come to Lapatganj & works at his shop. His father was Puttilal and his shop is named after him. Mukundi's father often regards him as Putti ke puttar. |
| Soma Rathod | Mircha | She is wife of Suttilal & creates humorous situations that arise due to her extra large size. She is fond of eating & often eats up all the snacks which her husband prepares to which the latter gets angry. |
| Sanjay Chaudhary / Unknown | Chukundilal Mukundial Gupta | He is the son of Mukundi and Indumati. He was eight years old and studied in third grade in the first season. Now in the second season, he is 16 years old. |
| Unknown | Bhagyalakshmi Mukundilal Gupta | She is the adopted child of Mukundi and Indu. She was lost in a fair and she was founded in a temple. Her father and mother died in a road accident. |
| Tapasya Nayak | Salima | Eldest unmarried Daughter of Mirza Chacha. Eji Pandey often flirts with her and she also likes him. She is now terminated from 2nd season. |
| Unknown | Halima | One of Mirza Chacha's unmarried daughter. |
| Ashutosh Sinha | Guddu | He is a brother like man to Pappu Pandey a.k.a. Biji Pandey. |
| Atul Srivastava | Mirza Tayyab Acche a.k.a. Mirza Chacha | He is also a new character in Lapataganj. He is a Muslim and has 5 daughters, all of them unmarried. He is disturbed by Eji pandey when he flirts with her daughters. He is also terminated from 2nd season. |
| Bharti Achrekar | Sindhumati Lal Singh | She is mother of Indumati and Mukundi's mother-in-law. She was once bitten by a male dog and female dog, and both of them died. Therefore in an episode, Mukundi says "Meri saas hi hai bahut zeherili"(My mother in-law is indeed very poisonous). She often comes to Mukundi's house and troubles him. |
| Sukesh Anand | Lalaji | Introduced in Second season. |
| Trishikha Tripathi | Dolly | Doughter of Lalaji, Introduced in second season. She is a very naughty girl. She is also crush of Chukundilal. |
| Unknown | Lilavati/Lily | Daughter of Kallan ji, who is the brother of Lallan ji, introduced in second season. She is a crush of Chukundilala. Her favourite catchphrase is "I tell you". |
| Shilpa Shinde | Miss Mary | New village teacher in Lapataganj.She helps the villagers out and also keeps them updated about the modern world.She is very helpful and often say "Mary bolega to bolte hai Mary bolta,par Mary bolega" before any advice or suggestion.She has trouble speaking fluent Hindi and comes from a Christian background.Love interest of the new havaldar at Lapataganj Thana |
| Vineet Raina | New havaldar in Lapataganj Thana.Under Eji Pandey's training.He is very smart and the love interest of Miss Mary. |
Awards
Indian Television Academy Awards
- Best Actor In A Comic Role - Rohitash Gaud
Sab Ke Anokhe Awards
- Sabse Anokha Senior Citizen - Rohitash Gaud (tied with Amit Bhatt)