Tu Tu Main Main (transl. Squabble) is an Indian television sitcom which originally aired on DD Metro and later StarPlus directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar.[1][2] The series first premiered on DD Metro in 1994 till 1996 before it moved to StarPlus and the series went on to become the first show to launch the STAR Plus Hindi Band in October 1996.[3]
Tu Tu Main Main | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Nirja Guleri |
Written by | Sajeev Kapoor |
Directed by | Sachin Pilgaonkar |
Starring | See below |
Theme music composer | Gaurishankar Sharma |
Opening theme | "Tu Tu Main Main" by Sachin Pilgaonkar |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 169 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Nirja Guleri |
Cinematography | Randev Bhaduri |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production company | Prime Channel |
Original release | |
Network | DD Metro (1994–1995) StarPlus (1996–2000) |
Release | 26 July 1994 9 October 2000 | –
Related | |
Kadvee Khattee Meethi |
A sequel series with same themes and extended cast, also directed by Sachin. Kadvee Khattee Meethi aired on Star One in 2006.[4]
Plot
editThe story is about the arguments, love and hate between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law.[5][6] The male lead does a balancing act between mother and wife.
Cast
editMain
edit- Reema Lagoo as
- Devki Gopal Verma, Gopal's wife, Ravi and Roopa's mother, Radha's mother-in-law. (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
- Devki Gopal Verma, Gopal's wife, Sooraj's mother, Shalu's mother-in-law, Karan and Arjun's grandmother, Madhu's grandmother-in-law.(Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
- Supriya Pilgaonkar as
- Radha Ravi Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
- Shalu Sooraj Verma(Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
- Mahesh Thakur as
- Ravi Gopal Verma (Season 1-Tu Tu Main Main)
- Sooraj Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
- Kuldeep Pawar as Gopal Verma
- Gopal Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)Devki's husband, Ravi and Roopa's father, Radha's father-in-law
- Gopal Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)Devki's husband, Sooraj's father, Shalu's father-in-law, Karan and Arjun's grandfather, Madhu's grandfather-in-law.
- Ali Asgar as Karan Verma, Shalu and Sooraj's elder son, Gopal and Devaki's grandson, Madhu's husband. He is an insurance agent. (Season 2 - Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
- Sucheta Khanna as Madhu Karan Verma, Karan's wife, Sooraj and Shalu's daughter-in-law, Gopal and Devaki's granddaughter-in-law (Season 2 - Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
- Swapnil Joshi as Arjun Verma, Shalu and Sooraj's younger son, Gopal and Devaki's grandson. (Season 2 - Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
Recurring
edit- Bhavna Balsavar as Roopa Verma, Gopal and Devaki's daughter, Ravi's elder sister, Radha's friend and sister-in-law.
- Sachin Pilgaonkar as Chandan (Season 1 - [Bahu Ka Alternative - Chandan Ki Shaadi])
- Resham Tipnis as Guddie (Season 1 - Tu Tu Main Main [Nayi Bahu - Chandan ki Shaadi])
- Nayantara as Padma Maasi
- Jayati Bhatia as Kumud
- Nirmiti Sawant as Prema Buaji, Gopal's cousin
- Shubha Khote as Bua Ji, Gopal's paternal Aunt(Jeevni Devi)
- Surbhi Tiwari as Twins (Shaadi Ke Mehmaan)
- Rita Bhaduri as Radha's mom
- Rekha Rao as various characters.
- Seema Shinde as various characters.
Guest appearance
edit- Sudha Chandran as Sudha: the Dancer
- Nayana Apte as Kalpana Mausi (Saas Sammelan)
- Anirudh Agarwal Dracula Navela
- Suchita Trivedi
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shifting Channels From Dd | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook India.
- ^ "Staying in step: For actor Sachin and wife Supriya Pilgaonkar." The Telegraph. 24 December 2005. Archived from the original on 24 February 2006.
- ^ "Tu Tu Main Main: The sitcom about love and hate between saas-bahu". Hindustan Times. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Star One to launch weekly show 'Kadvee Khatti Meethi' on 23 Oct". indiantelevision.com. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Tu Tu Main Main Cast: Then and Now". The Times of India. 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Tu Tu Main Main: The sitcom about love and hate between saas-bahu". hindustantimes.com.