Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann
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| Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann | |
|---|---|
| File:Betiyaan.jpg The promotional logo image for Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann. | |
| Created by | Creative Eye Limited |
| Directed by | Rajan Shahi Romesh Kalra |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann" by Sunidhi Chauhan |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 595 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dheeraj Kumar & Zuby Kochhar |
| Running time | approximately 23 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee TV |
| Release | 26 September 2006 – 27 August 2009 |
Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann (also known as Betiyann) (International Title:Destiny) is a Hindi language television drama-series that aired on Zee TV. It premiered on 26 September 2006 and was directed by the famous television director, Rajan Shahi.[1] The serial ended on 27 August 2009.
This serial was a success and hit among viewers because of the storyline and character portrayal winning them prestigious awards in award functions. This serial along with Maayka were under the banner of Creative Eye Ltd.
Other versions/telecasts
An Arabic dubbed-version was premiered on Zee Alwan under the name "Al Banat Zinat Al Bayt/ The girls are the beauty of the house" / "البنات زينة البيت", the second season aired on 16 April 2014.
Plot
Suryakant Garodia is married to Savitri. They have four daughters: Saraswati, Durga, Gauri and Laxmi. Owing to medical problems, Savitri can't have any more children. Suryakant wants a male child and decides to take a second wife. He gets married to Menaka, who gives birth to a son, Yuvraj. Suryakant pampers his son and neglects his daughters. He also pays Menaka more attention than Savitri.
As his four daughters grow up, they have to struggle hard to fulfill their dreams. On the other hand, Yuvraj gets everything on a platter and starts abusing his father's trust in him. Kajir who used to be Yuvraji's wife tricks Yuvraji in killing his dad. Kajir is a bad woman who tries to ruin the Gardia family and take their money. She eventually gives a baby leading Yuvraji back to her.Much later, they learn that Menaka had given birth to a daughter and, knowing Suryakant's desire for son, she secretly exchanged the baby girl with a boy. Hence, Yuvraj is not Suryakant's son. Menaka's daughter is traced to a brothel. She comes back home and eventually joins her four elder sister in the fight for the rights of daughters.
Cast
- Rohini Hattangadi / Nayan Bhatt as Gayatri Baa
- Yatin Karyekar as Suryakant Garodia
- Aishwarya Narkar as Savitri Garodia
- Tanushree Kaushal as Menka Garodia
- Kshitee Jog / Richa Mukherjee as Saraswati Garodia/Gandhi
- Neeta Shetty / Aleeza Khan as Gauri Garodia / Shah
- Smriti Mohan as Durga Garodia/Dhawan
- Twinkle Bajpai / Gunjan Walia as Lakshmi Garodia/Mathur
- Romit Raj as Yuvraj Garodia
- Vikrant Rai / Hemant Thatte as Kshitij Gandhi
- Yuvraj Mehra as Punit Gandhi
- Yuvraj Malhotra as Karan Mathur
- Manini De as Chanchal
- Kartik Sabharwal as Bhavishya Kapadia/Ranbir Dhawan
- Shishir Sharma as Nekchand Kapadia
- Natasha Rana as Dhara Kapadia
- Sid Makkar as Satyakam Kapadia
- Chhavi Mittal as Preeti
- Jasveer Kaur as Kajri Bai/Pavitra
- Gulfam Khan as Rasili Bai
- Nupur Alankar as Halki Bhen
- Suchitra Bandrekar as Phulki Garodia
- Shekhar Shukla as Hasmukh Bhai
- Rajendra Chawla as Rasik Bai
- Amit Dolawat as Prince/Dev
- Niyati Joshi as Niyati
- Narayani Shastri as Damini Verma
- Gaurav Chopra as Kapil Singhania
- Alka Ashlesha as Mrs. Verma
- Soni Singh as Jhumki Rani/Jhanvi Garodia
- Yash Pandit as Siddharth
- Karan Hukku as Nikhil Singhania
- Jatin Shah as Akash Shah
- Mahru Sheikh as Devyani Shah
- Nimai Bali ... Dada Thakur
- Shweta Gautam as Suman
References
- ^ "New soap opera goes on air". Tribune India. 27 September 2006.