Tujhko Hai Salaam Zindagi (transl. Life salute To you) is an Indian daily television series which premiered on 10 December 2007 on Sony TV.[1] It takes the audience through the journey of Manya, an effervescent, energetic, and fun-filled girl.[2] The series is produced by Sphere Origins.
| Tujko Hai Salaam Zindgi | |
|---|---|
 Promotional logo | |
| Created by | Sphere Origins |
| Directed by | Partho Mitra |
| Creative director | Nimisha Pandey |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | "Tujko Hai Salaam Zindgai" by |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 56 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television India |
| Release | 10 December 2007 – 13 March 2008 |
Plot
editThe show focuses on the life of the protagonist Manya, who has grown up with simple dreams...while at the moment she's just immersed herself in what her biggest passion - dance. The story takes a twist when Manya's biggest passion – dancing, clashes with the dreams of her grandfather, whose greatest loss was of his son who was a police inspector. Manya realizes her grandfather's dreams and leaves aside all her desires and firmly decides on becoming a successful police inspector. She makes a choice and faces all odds of the consequences of her actions.
To fulfill the dreams of her grandfather, Manya comes to the academy and is a complete underdog there. Her journey of gaining acceptance in the academy and ultimately going on to win the highest honour at the academy - the sword of honour and Manya finally becomes a cop, but her challenges are far from over...
In March 2008 three months into the show Sony cancelled the serial due to low TRPs (ratings).
Cast
edit- Pariva Pranati as Manya Sharma
- Deepak Qazir / Madan Joshi as Havaldar Vaidji (Manya's grandfather)
- Anita Kulkarni as Meenakshi
- Gopi Desai as Nani
- Parth Muni as Montu
- Abhay Vakil as Akash
- Simple Kaul as Roopa
- Meghna Malik as Officer Jyotsna
- Sachin Khurana as Officer Khanna
- Manoj Bidwai as Karan (Manya's soon-to-be husband)
- Tapasvi Mehta as Vencell Mehta
References
edit- ^ "Sony to kick off 'Tujko Hai Salaam Zindgi' at 8.30 pm on 10 December". 4 December 2007.
- ^ "Now, an alternative to saas-bahu soaps". Rediff.com.