Vidya (TV series)

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{{Infobox television
| name = Vidya
| image = Vidyaserial.jpg
| runtime = 21 minutes
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 163
| creator = [[Mahesh Pandey]]
| developer = Mahesh Pandey
| creative_director = Chhaya Chauhan <br> [[Atul Kumar Sharma]] (Creative Head)
| producer = Mahesh Pandey<br>Madhu Pandey<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meera-chakor-deosthale-to-play-the-heroine-in-mahesh-pandeys-vidya/articleshow/69538605.cms|title=Meera 'Chakor' Deosthale to play the heroine in Mahesh Pandey's 'Vidya'|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref>
| company = Mahesh Pandey Productions LLP
| starring = [[Namish Taneja]]<br>[[Meera Deosthale]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2019|9|9}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2020|3|30}}
| network = [[Viacom 18|Colors TV]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| website = https://www.colorstv.com/ap/shows/vidya/
}}
'''''Vidya''''' ({{translation}} ''Education'') was an Indian social drama television series that has been broadcast since 9 September 2019 on [[Colors TV]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/colors-to-premiere-new-show-vidya-on-sept-9-190828|title=Colors to premiere new show ‘Vidya’ on Sept 9|date=28 August 2019|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref> Produced by [[Mahesh Pandey]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/mahesh-pandey-i-feel-that-simple-storytelling-and-high-drama-is-what-works-today/articleshow/74397755.cms|title=Mahesh Pandey: I feel that simple storytelling and high drama is what works today – Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref> it stars [[Namish Taneja]] and [[Meera Deosthale]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/namish-taneja-to-play-meera-deosthales-love-interest-in-vidya/articleshow/69618755.cms|title=Namish Taneja to play Meera Deosthale’s love interest in ‘Vidya’|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=13 June 2019}}</ref>

The show was taken off the air abruptly due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India]] on 30 March 2020. Later, it was announced that the show will not be brought back after the lockdown bringing the show to an abrupt ending.

==Premise==
Vidya is a quaint and superstitious widow who awaits a letter from the government regarding her job. However, her luck takes a turn for the worse when she gets the job of teaching English at a school. But unknown to the world she is an illiterate. Enters IAS Vivek Vardhaan Singh, a righteous officer who takes over the charge of the city as the new District Magistrate. He respects Vidya a lot and gradually starts falling in love with her despite of her being a widow. Then there is a corrupt politician Nanku Singh creating hurdles in the ways of both of them in many tasks of development. When Vidya reveals she is illiterate Vivek is furious and hurt. By then even she had fallen in love with him and tries to explain her situation and the whole story to him how she was married off and on the very day of her wedding her husband an army officer was called for the duty and got martyred. So to support her in laws she was forced to take up the job. Vivek accepts Vidya and promises to teach her. Vivek's mother lays a condition of accepting Vidya only if she becomes a teacher in the reality with all the necessary qualifications. Here begins the journey of Vidya of completing her education.......

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Meera Deosthale]] as Vidya Singh – Ramesh and Durga's daughter; Harsh's sister; Ram's former wife; Vivek's wife (2019–2020)
** Ayat Shaikh as Young Vidya Singh (2019)
* [[Namish Taneja]] as DM. Vivek Singh – Suhasini and Vardhan's son; Vidya's husband (2019–2020)
===Recurring===
* [[Vaquar Shaikh]] as Nanku Singh – Ranjana's brother; Kalindi's husband (2019–2020)
* Anshu Shrivastav as Kalindi Singh – Nanku's wife (2019–2020)
* Aaloak Kapoor as Ramesh Singh – Durga's husband; Vidya and Harsh's father (2019)
* Sanya Dutt as Durga Singh – Ramesh's wife; Vidya and Harsh's mother (2019)
* Anamika Kadamb as Ranjana Thakur – Nanku's sister (2019–2020) (Jailed)
* [[Sanjay Pandey]] as Dharam Singh – Parbatiya's husband; Ram and Bablu's father (2019–2020)
* Uma Basu as Parbatiya Devi – Dharam's wife; Ram and Bablu's mother (2019–2020)
* [[Mansi Srivastava]] as Mehak – Vivek's childhood friend; Avatar's love interest (2020)
* [[Manmohan Tiwari]] as Ram Singh – Parbatiya and Dharam's son; Vidya's former husband (2019) (Cameo)
* [[Geeta Tyagi]] as Suhasini Singh - Vardhan's wife; Vivek's mother
* Akash Mukherjee as Bablu Singh – Parbatiya and Dharam's son; Ram's brother (2019–2020)
* Sudhanshu Sharan as Harsh Singh– Durga and Ramesh's son; Vidya's brother; Keerti's husband (2019)
* Rasika Singh as Keerti Singh – Harsh's wife (2019)
* Garima Gupta as Principal Monali Verma (2019–2020)
* Jeetendra Trehan as DM Sharma (2019) (Dead)
* Zarina Roshan Khan as Parvati Singh – Nanku and Ranjana's mother (2019) (Dead)
* [[Vikrant Singh Rajpoot]] as Avtaar Singh – Politician (2019–2020)
* Mohit Sharma as Anand – Vivek's assistant (2019–2020)
* [[Lilliput (actor)|Lilliput]] as School Principal Manohar Mishra (2019–2020)
* Swadesh Mishra as Jagat (2019–2020)

===Special appearances===
* [[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]] to promote ''Dance Performed in School Party'' (2019)
* [[Jigyasa Singh]] as Heer Singh from ''[[Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki]]'' (2020)

==Cancellation==
Due to low TRP's at 7 pm time slot, the show went off-air during [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The show went off air without completing it's story on 30 March 2020. This show was eventually replaced by [[Ishq Mein Marjawan 2]] on 13 July 2020.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.colorstv.com/shows/vidya/}}
* {{IMDb title|10931514}}
* [https://www.voot.com/shows/Vidya.html Vidya] on [[Voot]]

{{Colors Programmes}}

[[Category:2019 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Colors TV original programming]]

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