Shanti: ek ghar ki kahaani (television series)
Encyclopedia
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.
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.
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 son Nihal returns with an american white friend Michelle, who accidentally revealed that she is his wife. His daughter Maya is drawn to depression
by her mother's absence, while his womanizer 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 rape
d by both Kamesh and Raj.
Mahadevan Family
Raj G.J. Singh's Family
Other Characters
DD National
DD National or DD1 is Doordarshan's flagship channel and the most widely available terrestrial television channel in India.-The Early Years:...
in 1994, and was later shown on Indian television channel STAR Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
. The series stars Mandira Bedi
Mandira Bedi
Mandira Bedi is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who gained celebrity status playing the title role in the 1994 television serial, Shanti, shown on India's national channel, Doordarshan which was the first ever daily soap on Indian television.She followed up her career in TV...
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 BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
production house
Producing house
A producing house is a theatre which produces its own shows in-house. Theaters which do not produce their own material are known as receiving houses....
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 journalistJournalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
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
Rags to riches
Rags to Riches refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, or sometimes from obscurity to fame. This is a common archetype in literature and popular culture ....
.
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
Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents...
daughter Nidhi was revealed to be the illegitimate daughter of Kamesh. Raj's wife took to Ashrams and Sadhus, while his son Nihal returns with an american white friend Michelle, who accidentally revealed that she is his wife. His daughter Maya is drawn to depression
Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...
by her mother's absence, while his womanizer 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
Laborer
A Laborer or labourer - see variation in english spelling - is one of the construction trades, traditionally considered unskilled manual labor, as opposed to skilled labor. In the division of labor, laborers have all blasting, hand tools, power tools, air tools, and small heavy equipment, and act...
working during the construction of Shanti Mansion, she got rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
d by both Kamesh and Raj.
Cast
- Mandira BediMandira BediMandira Bedi is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who gained celebrity status playing the title role in the 1994 television serial, Shanti, shown on India's national channel, Doordarshan which was the first ever daily soap on Indian television.She followed up her career in TV...
... 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 TalwarAmar talwarAmar Talwar is a famous artist born in a Khatri family and famous as Bollywood actor. He acted in the historical T.V. Series named Shaanti in which he played the role of Raj 'G.J.' Singh....
... Raj 'G.J.' Singh - Anita KanwalAnita KanwalAnita Kanwal is an Indian television actress and producer who has acted in television serials such as Chanakya, Shanti and Sonpari. But she is best known for her negative role of Mrs. Seth, the mother who gets her own son killed, in the 1990s Zee TV soap opera Banegi Apni Baat.Kanwal started her...
... Indu Singh - Amit Kapadia ... Nihaal
- Sukanya Kulkarni ... Maya
- Salim Fatehi ... Rohan Singh
- Ashwini KalsekarAshwini KalsekarAshwini Kalsekar is an Indian soap opera actress. She is best known to television audiences for her role as the scheming aunt Jigyaasa in Ekta Kapoor's Kasamh Se.-Early life:...
... 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 KarnikSupriya KarnikSupriya Karnik is a TV actress and Character artist in Bollywood She has been working since 2001 .She got Instant popularity as Priyanka Chopra's Mother role in SuperHit comedy Mujhse Shaadi Karogi-Early career:...
... Bindiya