Ladies Special
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Ladies Special is a daily show that airs on Sony Entertainment Television (India)
. It premiered on May 25, 2009 along with a host of other new TV shows, as part of a major revamp by Sony TV. The show is about the lives of four ladies who travel by the Ladies Special suburban railway train
in Mumbai
.
The show was taken off air from 14 December 2009 due to declining viewership.
Sony Entertainment Television (India)
This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
. It premiered on May 25, 2009 along with a host of other new TV shows, as part of a major revamp by Sony TV. The show is about the lives of four ladies who travel by the Ladies Special suburban railway train
Mumbai Suburban Railway
The Mumbai Suburban Railway system, part of the public transport system of Mumbai, is provided for by the state-run Indian Railways' two zonal Western Railways and Central Railways. The system carries more than 6.99 million commuters on a daily basis. It has the highest passenger densities of any...
in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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Plot
The story is set in Mumbai and is a take on the lives and challenges faced by women in big cities and how they sometimes find hope, encouragement and companionship in the most unlikely places. In this case, the protagnists are four women - Shubha Joshi, Nanda Shinde, Bubbly Chaddha and Pooja Singh - who travel to work and back by the Ladies Special train.The show was taken off air from 14 December 2009 due to declining viewership.
Cast
- Neena GuptaNeena GuptaNeena Gupta is an Indian film and television actress and director-producer. She won the 1994 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Woh Chokri. She is a popular actress in Indian commercial cinema, but it is her work with art filmmakers of India, like Shyam Benegal that got her...
as Shubha Joshi. She is aged 55 years and has a daughter who is married, and a son who lives in Canada. She takes voluntary retirement just to spend time with her husband only to realize on the day of her retirement that her husbad has a dark secret.
- Shilpa TulaskarShilpa TulaskarShilpa Tulaskar is an Indian actress. She acts in Marathi films and Hindi television shows.-Personal life and education:Shilpa Tulaskar was born in Maharashtra. She completed her education from Ramnarain Ruia College.-Career:...
as Nanda Shinde. She is aged 35-38 and has two children, a daughter and a son. Her efforts to cope with her growing teenage daughter form an important aspect of the story.
- Ashita DhawanAshita DhawanAshita Dhawan is an Indian television actress. She is famous of her roles in Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai and Ladies Special.-Career:She played in:*Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai as Malti *Ladies Special as Bubbly Chaddha...
as Bubbly Chaddha. She is aged 33 and has two young children. She is a spendthrift, and has a habit of frequently buying things on EMI.
- Payal SarkarPayal SarkarPayal Sarkar, is an Indian actress doing work in Bengali Films and also worked in Hindi television.-Early life:She completed her graduation in History from Jadavpur University in Kolkata in the year 2004...
as Pooja Singh. She is 23 and has been married recently. She is from the small town of DhanbadDhanbadDhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47oC. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall...
and mild by nature. She slowly realises that her husband is an abusive man but has no option and decides to put up with him anyway, seeking solace and comfort with her friends from Ladies' Special.
- Sandeep KulkarniSandeep KulkarniSandeep Kulkarni is an actor from India who is also a painter. An actor from theatre, television, and films, his work is popular among Hindi and Marathi audience....
as Shivam Shinde, plays Nanda's husband.
- Akash Khurana as Vipul Joshi, Shubha's husband. He has another wife in PunePunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, something that was not known to Shubha until much later.
- Harsh Chhaya as Karan Singh, Pooja's abusive husband.
- Varun BadolaVarun BadolaVarun Badola is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles on television.His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has 2 sisters — Alka who is married and has appeared in KumKum, and Kalindi , who is a radio jockey.He did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi....
as Vinay Joshi. He plays the role of Shubha's son. He returns from Canada to live with his mother once his father passes away. Over the course of time, he develops feelings for Pooja.