The sole earning member of an orthodox middle class family has to shoulder many responsibilities. Especially if it is a girl who always puts her family’s needs before her own. Though they wish her to marry, for the family, she is the proverbial golden goose. Can such a girl ever hope to find a personal life and eventual happiness, even as she carries the burden of responsibilities on her young shoulders?
Telecast on NDTV Imagine, 2009
This is the story of a brother-sister team, where the brother brings up his sister like no brother has ever done before. Such a situation arises because his mother is unable to love his half-sister Veera, born of another woman and who inadvertently becomes the symbol of her husband’s unfaithfulness. It is an inspiring story of sibling bonding against a backdrop of the complexities of adult issues such as greed, lust and adultery.
Telecast on Star Plus since 2012
Despite efforts at educating the public, there exists an entrenched bias against adoption. The purity of a bloodline is still considered very important in many orthodox families.Godh Bharaai deals with the story of a couple where the man is infertile and his family is averse to adoption. And when the family finally gives in and a child is adopted, the woman conceives. But will the adopted child be now discriminated against?
Telecast on Sony, 2010
A story of two sisters, who once loved each other to distraction but are now estranged for more than fifteen years. Then a crisis in the life of the older sister forces their families and children to interact. The two sets of children have been brought up with different parenting styles and value systems. Will the cousins all meld together? And for the others, will the clouds of the past still overcast their lives?
Telecast on Zee TV, 2001
An adaptation of the famed Turkish show Fatmagul, it is a story of a drugfueled gang rape and the politics of power and money that are unleashed by the influential perpetrators. Money changes hands and a poor member of the group of rich rapists is induced to marry the victim. He is led to believe that he too participated in the rape. Then a movement to prosecute the wily rapists begins. Will justice prevail?
Telecast on Star Plus, 2016
Life in a female-dominated household can sometimes become oppressive for the males. Vihaan is a handsome and upper class young businessman with 5 mother figures at home who dote on him. Plus there are his mother and grandmother to boot! And everyone wants to marry him off to a girl of their choice! Can Aarushi, the girl he falls in love with, be able to please all the ‘mothers’ who seek to dominate his life?
Telecast on Zee TV, 2015
In many parts of the world, it is the girl who is forced into marriage. But in some parts of north India, there exists the curious phenomenon of ‘pakadva vivaah’ in which a boy is kidnapped for marriage. The girl’s family is usually politically powerful and the bride does not even know the truth behind the wedding. Predictably, the wedding is held at gunpoint. The serial explored such a relationship which eventually grows into love.
Telecast on Sahara, 2007-08
Some pacts are meant to be broken. Two women friends, one of whom is a doctor and the other a homemaker, have promised to be there for each other whenever they need succour. The homemaker decides to walk out of a terrible marriage and the other gives her shelter. But how long can the doctor be expected to provide shelter to her friend? And must she shelter her even as her own marriage is unravelling?
Telecast on DD National, 2001
Life can sometimes be very dramatic. A carefree young college girl discovers that she is gravely ill and that she is adopted – all at one go. Only a bone marrow transplant can save her life. For that, she needs to track down her biological parents. In the race against time to trace them out, she discovers that she is the child born out of a rape. Can life be worth living now?
Telecast on Udaya TV, 2012
Three daughters are brought up in a loving household; each compensates another’s weakness while encouraging her to overcome it. This makes them a great team when together, but puts them at a disadvantage when they are alone. They are like the trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Durga; all have qualities that every girl aspires to, yet each is complete only when they complement each other. How will they manage when they marry and go their separate ways?
Telecast on Star Plus, 2006