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{{short description|Hindi-language comedy television series}}<br />
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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan<br />
| image = <br />
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| picture_format = [[480i]] <br />
| runtime = 23 minutes<br />
| company = [[Gayatri Telesoft Limited]]<br />
| director = [[Manjul Sinha]] <br />
| writer = Rajesh Dubey <br />
| producer = {{ubl|Rajat Sengupta|Rajesh Shuke}}<br />
| starring = [[Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan#Cast|see below]]<br />
| opentheme = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| network = [[Zee TV]]<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2001|3|21}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2001|10|24}}<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 32<br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan''''' is a [[Hindi]] language comedy series that aired on [[Zee TV]] every Wednesday 7:30pm.The concept of this comedy draws greatly from the city of [[Mumbai]] - the melting pot of rural simplicity and urban complexity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/director/manjul.htm|title='A slight slip in control can make comedy appear inane' : Manjul Sinha|date=19 May 2001|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref><ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010520/spectrum/tv.htm</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
The story revolves around a simple man, Hariprasad, who comes to [[Mumbai]] from a small village in [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]] to fulfill his dream of becoming a glamour photographer. He has worked very hard to shed his small-town image, anglicised his name from Hariprasad to Harry and hates talking about his past. He tries to act as if he is from a foreign country.<br />
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The story takes a twist when Hariprasad comes to know that his cousin, Balkrishna (Balu) is also coming to Mumbai to become a movie star. Sadly, Balu also gets a job where Harry works. Seeing Harry pretend to be a city slicker, Balu tries to expose the truth about his rural origins every time they are together.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Varun Badola]] as Balkrishna (Balu)<br />
* [[Sweta Keswani]]<br />
*[[Vrajesh Hirjee]] as Hariprasad (Harry)<br />
*[[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]] as Mrs. Desai<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[http://www.indianmotionpictures.com/profile.asp?banner=Gayatri+Telesoft+Ltd. Official Site of Production House]<br />
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{{Zee TV Programmes}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian comedy television series]]<br />
[[Category:Zee TV original programming]]<br />
[[Category:2001 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:2001 Indian television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows set in Mumbai]]<br />
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