Aisa Des Hai Mera (TV series)
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Aisa Des Hai Mera was an Indian television drama series that aired on Sony TV in 2006 on every Monday-Thursday at 9pm. Currently, the series is being re-telecast on Sony TV.
. Living separate from her divorced mother and drunkard father, Rusty from her childhood starts having vague dreams about her being connected to India
somehow. So to overcome her fright, Rusty goes to many psychiatrists to get some help. And one day, she comes to know that all the dreams that she was having about India are actually true, she is a half-Indian. So to really know the truth, Rusty goes to John and asks if he is not really her father. John tells her that her mother, Linda had once been married to an Indian man, Randheer Deol (a Sikh) and Rusty is their daughter. After that they got divorced and Randheer told Linda to raise Rusty without telling her about her Indian origin.
Yet in all her growing up years, Rusty is inexplicably drawn to many facets of the Punjabi Indian culture even in London. Everything that relates to the Punjabi culture wheter it is food or cloths fascinates her and tend to have some kind of meaning to her though she cannot explain why? After knowing the truth, Rusty decides to go to Punjab in search of her family. And fortunately she finds her family, but doesn't reveal the truth because she does not want to create a rift between her father and his wife, Mathura. But as the elders have said, "truth is not hidden for long..." and Rusty's truth is also revealed to her family. At first they don't accept her but Rusty manages to cling to their hearts. Although everyone falls in love with Rusty after a while, her stepmother Mathura still hates her (pretends to be nice to Rusty) and wants to take avenge by throwing her out of the house. But as the story goes on, Rusty's life goes through many tribulations and at the end she manages to create love for herself in all of her family members even her stepmother.
Plot
The story revolves around the life of a girl name Rusty, who is born in an upper middle class white family, John and Linda in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Living separate from her divorced mother and drunkard father, Rusty from her childhood starts having vague dreams about her being connected to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
somehow. So to overcome her fright, Rusty goes to many psychiatrists to get some help. And one day, she comes to know that all the dreams that she was having about India are actually true, she is a half-Indian. So to really know the truth, Rusty goes to John and asks if he is not really her father. John tells her that her mother, Linda had once been married to an Indian man, Randheer Deol (a Sikh) and Rusty is their daughter. After that they got divorced and Randheer told Linda to raise Rusty without telling her about her Indian origin.
Yet in all her growing up years, Rusty is inexplicably drawn to many facets of the Punjabi Indian culture even in London. Everything that relates to the Punjabi culture wheter it is food or cloths fascinates her and tend to have some kind of meaning to her though she cannot explain why? After knowing the truth, Rusty decides to go to Punjab in search of her family. And fortunately she finds her family, but doesn't reveal the truth because she does not want to create a rift between her father and his wife, Mathura. But as the elders have said, "truth is not hidden for long..." and Rusty's truth is also revealed to her family. At first they don't accept her but Rusty manages to cling to their hearts. Although everyone falls in love with Rusty after a while, her stepmother Mathura still hates her (pretends to be nice to Rusty) and wants to take avenge by throwing her out of the house. But as the story goes on, Rusty's life goes through many tribulations and at the end she manages to create love for herself in all of her family members even her stepmother.
Cast
- Saumya TandonSaumya TandonSaumya Tandon is an Indian actress. Recently she co-hosted Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout with Shah Rukh Khan in 2011. She was the host for Dance India Dance. She starred in the Imtiaz Ali directed movie Jab We Met, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, where she plays the role of Kareena's...
... Rusty Deol - Kanwaljit SinghKanwaljit SinghKanwaljit Singh is an Indian actor who has performed in films as well as television serials. He has acted in Hindi as well as Punjabi films.-Early life and education:Kanwaljit hails from a Sikh family of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh...
... Randheer Singh Deol (Rusty's father) - Ranjit Chowdhary ... Ranbir Singh Deol (Rusty's grandfather)
- Beena Banerjee ... Biji (Rusty's grandmother)
- Dolly MinhasDolly MinhasDolly Minhas is a popular Indian actress, model and Miss India winner in the year 1988. She has acted in Punjabi, Hindi and Kannada films.-Personal life:...
... Mathura Deol (Rusty's stepmother, main antagonist) - Naresh Suri ... Iqbal Deol (Randheer's elder brother)
- Mahru Shaikh ... ?? (Iqbal's wife)
- Soni Razdan ... Linda (Rusty's real mother, uses her to attain Randheer's property, later dies, antagonist)
- Bharat KapoorBharat KapoorBharat Kapoor is an Indian film and television actor.-Career:He has been acting since 1972 and stard in the television series, Bhagyavidhaata , on India's Colors television channel between 2009 and 2011. -Filmography:*Films:...
... Baldev Singh (Ranbir's best friend who later becomes enemy and wants to take revenge from Deol family because Ranbir broke up his engagement with his sister who killed herself, antagonist) - Manoj Bidwai ... Andy Singh (Baldev's son who entraps Rusty in London because of his family's rivalary with Randheer's family, antagonist)
- Pawan Shankar ... Ajit Singh Gill (Rusty's love-interest, later marries Rusty's cousin, Kandy)
- Gunjan Walia ... Kandy Deol (Rusty's cousin who blames Rusty for destroying her love life, marries to Rusty's love-interest to take avenge, but later realizes it was a mistake)
- Gaurav ChopraGaurav ChopraGaurav Sharma is an Indian television and theatre actor. He became well known for his participation in the dance show Zara Nachke Dikha. He was a part of the Tez Talwaar Ladke and now he is well known Artist in Uttaran as Mr Rathore and this act was given by Dr Rohit Munjal who is the Main Sponsor...
... Samay (Randheer's friend's son, later marries Rusty to take revenge, antagonist) - Benjamin GilaniBenjamin GilaniBenjamin Gilani is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre. He portrayed Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1993 film Sardar. He also acted in the movie "Hum Dum"....
... Madan Khurana (Randheer's childhood friend, Samay's stepfather) - Krutika Desai ... Mohini Khurana(Samay's stepmother, antagonist)
- Ravee Gupta ... ?? (Samay's sister, antagonist)
- Yusuf Hussain
- Vinita Malik
- Pawan Malhotra
- Kiron Kher ... Divya Malwa (Samay's real mother who abandons him due to circumstances)
- Manav Vij
- Simple Kaul ... Simi (Samay's real sister)