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Aggabai Sasubai

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{{short description|Marathi-language television program}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Aggabai Sasubai
| image =
| image_size = 300px
| genre = Soap Opera Drama
| picture_format = 576i SDTV 1080i HDTV
| composer = Madhura Datar
| theme_music_composer = [[Ashok Patki]]
| director = Ajay Mayekar
| starring = Girish Oak [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] Tejashree Pradhan Ashutosh Patki Ravi Patwardhan [[Mohan Joshi]] Bhakti Ratnaparkhi Sanjeevani Sathe Arun Mohre Rajshri Potdar Pratibha Goregaonkar Nikhil Jhope Bhagyesh Patil
| distributor = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| num_episodes = 432
| country = [[India]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|07|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2021|03|13|df=y}}
| producer = Sunil Bhosle
| runtime = 22 minutes
| network = [[Zee Marathi]]
| website = https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924
| followed_by = [[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]
}}

'''''Aggabai Sasubai''''' ({{translation|Oh Mine Mother-In-Law}}) is an Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language drama television series directed by Ajay Mayekar and produced by Sunil Bhosle, that was broadcast on the channel [[Zee Marathi]] and is now digitally available on [[ZEE5]]. The series stars an [[ensemble cast]] of Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki, Ravi Patwardhan and Bhakti Ratnaparkhi along with Sanjeevani Sathe, Arun Mohre, Rajshri Potdar, Pratibha Goregaonkar, Nikhil Jhope and Bhagyesh Patil in supporting roles. Patwardhan's role was replaced by [[Mohan Joshi]] in January 2021 due to the latter's demise in December 2020.

== Synopsis ==
''Aggabai Sasubai'' is the story of Asavari Kulkarni ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]]), a widow who selflessly takes care of her family and faces all life issues with peace. Her husband has passed away a couple of decades ago and therefore, she raised her son Soham (Ashutosh Patki) as a single parent and has also taken care of her elderly authoritative father-in-law Aajoba (Ravi Patwardhan).

However, Asavari always pays less attention to herself while loving everyone else. After the marriage of Soham, the show focuses on how Asavari's daughter-in-law Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan), who is close to her mother-in-law, strives to bring a little joy in Asavari's life and decides to get her remarried to her own favourite chef Abhijeet Raje (Girish Oak).

== Plot ==
Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan) arrives at Soham's (Ashutosh Patki) residence to inform his family members about their relationship. As Asavari ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]]) enjoys chef Abhijeet Raje's (Girish Oak) cookery show, Shubhra approaches her to inform about her and Soham's decision to marry. Aajoba (Ravi Patwardhan) is disappointed with Soham and Shubhra's register marriage and thus refuses to attend it. After Soham and Shubhra get married, the family celebrate the marriage party in Abhijeet's restaurant. While there, Abhijeet notices Asavari and falls in love with her. In order to get closer to her, he sends her the dessert ''Créme Brûlèe'' prepared by him through Shubhra as Asavari had refused to eat in Aajoba's absence. After entering Soham's house, Shubhra serves the ''Créme Brûlèe'' sent by Abhijeet to Asavari, who then gives the remarks about it to Abhijeet over a phone call.

The next morning, Shubhra finds the old camera of Soham's late father in the store room which makes Asavari emotional. Unbeknownst to them, Aajoba, with the help of Soham, uploads the photograph of the camera on the internet in order to sell it off. Later, the Kulkarni family visits a temple to perform a post-wedding ritual of Soham and Shubhra. Just then, Abhijeet also reaches there but Aajoba misunderstands him to be a thief and lashes out at him. However, Shubhra calms him down and takes him home while Abhijeet comes across the photograph of the camera uploaded by Aajoba on the internet.

Furthermore, Abhijeet arrives at Asavari's house to buy the camera while she is busy watching his cookery show on the TV. Abhijeet's unexpected arrival baffles Asavari who accidentally mixes rice in the coffee meant for him. Later, Aajoba returns home from his evening walk and sells the camera off to Abhijeet. Nevertheless, Abhijeet leaves the camera at Asavari's house on seeing her attachment to it. Meanwhile, Aajoba hurries to deposit the cheque given by Abhijeet in the bank, and refuses to return it even after learning that Abhijeet has not taken the camera with him.

Despite this, Shubhra manages to convince Aajoba to keep the camera by lying to him that she sold off the ancestral jewellery of the Kulkarni family given to her by him. Further, Asavari goes to Abhijeet's restaurant to return him the cheque. Later, Abhijeet sets out to accompany Asavari home and they enjoy a candid conversation on their way back. The two also have tea from a street-side stall in the rain. As Asavari gets late to return home, Soham orders dinner from outside which causes Aajoba to have a stomachache.

The next day, Aajoba goes for a morning walk but Asavari and Shubhra begin to get worried when he does not return home. Aajoba takes Asavari's test with the help of his close friend and neighbour Karkhanis Kaka (Arun Mohre). Later, Abhijeet gives Asavari an idea to win her father-in-law's heart which eventually works out to be successful. Karkhanis Kaka then invites the Kulkarni family to his house for lunch. Shubhra insists Asavari to wear a nice saree but Soham expresses his dislike to it, following which, Shubhra teaches him a lesson.

Later, everyone go to the Karkhanis residence for the lunch and while watching Abhijeet's cookery show, Karkhanis Kaka's arrogant daughter-in-law Pradnya's (Sanjeevani Sathe) comments about Abhijeet indicate Shubhra to forsee Asavari's fortune inflicted by him. In the following episode, Shubhra orders a microwave for Soham and Pradnya taunts Asavari while going to the market. Aajoba creates a scene on being unable to heat food in the microwave. Elsewhere, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari at the marketplace and buys a pumpkin for her before inviting her to his restaurant with her family.

After learning this, Shubhra convinces Aajoba to accompany them to Abhijeet's restaurant for lunch. On Shubhra's prodding, Asavari prepares ''Gharge'' for Abhijeet with the pumpkin he had bought for her. Later, Aajoba creates a scene on seeing Abhijeet at the restaurant but Shubhra pacifies him. After tasting the ''Gharges'' brought by Asavari, Abhijeet insists her to teach him to prepare them. Soham, Shubhra and Aajoba enjoy desserts after lunch. Later, Aajoba blames his illness on the food at Abhijeet's restaurant. Meanwhile, Abhijeet decides to go to Asavari's house to learn the recipe.

Upon arriving, Abhijeet tries to appease an angry Aajoba. Karkhanis Kaka takes Aajoba to his house. Due to Soham's objection, Asavari refuses to teach Abhijeet the recipe of ''Gharge''. Pradnya lies to Abhijeet about having prepared the ''Gharge'' for him. The incident at Asavari's house makes Abhijeet restless. Pradnya takes Abhijeet's phone number from Asavari and invites him to her house to learn the recipe of ''Gharge''. Taking advantage of this, she invites the neighbouring women as well. After all, Pradnya fails to teach Abhijeet the recipe, but a restless Asavari intervenes at her house and teaches Abhijeet to prepare ''Gharge''.

After tasting the ''Gharge'', everyone begins to praise Asavari. Abhijeet expresses his gratitude to Asavari and invites her to his restaurant for the return gift. Pradnya gets jealous on seeing Asavari being praised. Later, an uninvited Pradnya goes to Abhijeet's restaurant but is turned away by Mandodari Parab (Bhakti Ratnaparkhi), also known as Maddy, who is the manager of Abhijeet's restaurant and also his friend. Pradnya informs Aajoba about Asavari being at Abhijeet's restaurant. Soon after, a furious Aajoba rebukes Asavari for meeting Abhijeet. In a fit of rage, he throws the camera of Soham's late father out of the house. After Abhijeet's intervention, a crying Asavari asks him to stay away from her.

A couple of days later, Shubhra goes to [[Lonavala]] for her meeting while Asavari worries about water logging in the city due to heavy rains. After a conversation with Pradnya, Asavari gets worried about Soham being stuck in a water-logged area. Later, Abhijeet tries to calm down Asavari over a phone call as she continues to panic on not being able to contact Soham. Abhijeet then arrives at Asavari's house and finds out about Soham being at his friend Akshay's (Nikhil Jhope) house. Further, Asavari prepares dinner for Abhijeet.

=== One Month Later ===
Abhijeet's joy knows no bounds when he learns that Asavari has specially come to meet him. While chatting, the two admit that they are friends. Asavari eats the chillies offered by Abhijeet playfully. Abhijeet declares it to be a Friendship Day at his restaurant. Constant glimpses of Abhijeet on the TV irks Aajoba, while Asavari keeps getting hiccups. Abhijeet then asks Asavari to come to his restaurant urgently. Later, Maddy ties the friendship band given to her by Abhijeet to Asavari. Sudden arrival of Soham's friends annoys Aajoba.

While Abhijeet and Asavari go to the vegetable market on Abhijeet's motorbike, Shubhra learns from Akshay has Soham has quit his job and insists him to inform everyone about this at home. Abhijeet sets out to meet a property owner. Further, Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with a good news and Asavari prepares a special type of rice for him. The next day, Asavari takes the "''Naralachya Wadya''" for Abhijeet at his restaurant. However, stunned by the unexpected words said by him, she storms off.

On reaching home, Asavari hugs Soham and begins to cry. Meanwhile, everyone at the restaurant get worried on seeing Abhijeet stunned. Shubhra gets worried on reading the letter received from Soham's office and quizzes him. Later, Pradnya eavesdrops on Soham and Shubhra's conversation with Soham's employer. Much to Abhijeet's resentment, Asavari rebukes him when he contacts her. Abhijeet then tells Shubhra that he wants to apologise to Asavari and she assures him that she will help him. Asavari gets shocked on learning from Pradnya that Soham has lost his job and questions Shubhra for hiding this from her.

The next day, Soham informs Abhijeet that he and Asavari are planning to meet him. Asavari's last moment refusal to talk to Abhijeet regarding Soham's recommendation for a job angers Soham. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet alone and tells him that Asavari is unwell. That evening, Shubhra suspects Soham's involvement behind Abhijeet's unexpected arrival at their home. Asavari gets angry at Abhijeet, who leaves after declaring that he will never step into their house until Asavari invites him. Shubhra peacefully answers all of Asavari's questions about Abhijeet. After returning home, Soham berates Asavari on learning that Abhijeet has left.

Later, Soham tells Abhijeet about losing his job and requests him to talk to his employer about it. Asavari gets angry on learning that Abhijeet has come to Pradnya's house to learn the recipes. While Soham meets Abhijeet and thanks him, Abhijeet gives him an advice. Asavari and Shubhra get delighted on knowing that Soham has got his job back. Soon after, Abhijeet's absence in his cookery show startles Asavari. She visualises Abhijeet everywhere while trying to stay awake at night. Later, Asavari forgives an apologising Abhijeet over a phone call and is sent a sweet gift by him the next day.

After some days, Maddy visits Asavari's house to give her a cheque and contacts Abhijeet to inform him about Asavari's birthday. While on her way to the market, every passer-by gives Asavari a rose which surprises her. Later, much to her delight, Abhijeet meets Asavari and sings for her. However, Abhijeet is left stunned when Asavari reveals that it is not her birthday. Abhijeet and Shubhra accept the challenge of finding out Asavari's birth date. Later, Abhijeet contacts Asavari and pretends to be a social worker needing her birth date but in vain. Eventually, Abhijeet visits Asavari's house and successfully finds out her birth date by using a mathematics trick.

One month later, Shubhra contacts Abhijeet and teases him. When Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with Maddy, Shubhra lies to him that Asavari has gone to the market barefoot. Later, she bumps into a barefooted Abhijeet while he looks for Asavari in the market. Shubhra then makes him confess his love for Asavari, following which, Abhijeet pours his heart out before her. Shubhra refuses to help Abhijeet as he tries to win Asavari and her family over. On reaching home, Asavari applies ointment on Abhijeet's feet as they are scarred due to the heat.

On Abhijeet and Asavari's birthday, Abhijeet's surprise birthday wish conveyed at night through a video delights Asavari. Asavari then takes a birthday gift for Abhijeet, but Pradnya cunningly swaps the gift. When Abhijeet comes to pick up the Kulkarni family, Aajoba teases him on seeing his clothes. On their way to the party, the tyre of Abhijeet and Asavari's taxi gets punctured, so the two ride a bicycle to reach a venue. Meanwhile, Pradnya executes her cunning plan by swapping the birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari.

Further, Aajoba rebukes Asavari as soon as she and Abhijeet reach the venue. Shubhra tricks Pradnya into confessing her misconduct and allows Abhijeet to learn the truth about his real birthday gift from Asavari. Aajoba's words regarding Asavari's life go on to upset Abhijeet. Shubhra uses her wit on seeing the swapped birthday cake and teaches Pradnya a lesson. Further, Maddy brings the original birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari. After the birthday celebration, Abhijeet gifts Asavari a mirror and pours his heart out to her.

A couple of days later, the special treat arranged by Abhijeet at his restaurant delights Asavari. However, Soham contacts her and asks her to return home urgently for having fallen off of his scooter. Further, Abhijeet asks Asavari to come down the building and proposes marriage to her. Later, Shubhra consoles a crying Asavari and a stunned Abhijeet. Eavesdropping on Abhijeet and Asavari, Pradnya deliberately tries to instigate Soham against them. Asavari gets disheartened as Soham and Aajoba berate her.

The next day, Shubhra tries to talk to Asavari about Abhijeet but in vain. Abhijeet's behaviour at his restaurant worries Maddy and the other employees. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant but is reluctantly evaded by him. Shubhra then gives an advice to Abhijeet when he comes to meet Asavari. Pradnya tries to instigate Soham against Asavari once again. Soham goes on to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant to show him his business proposal. While there, he finds out something inside Abhijeet's wallet which makes him despise him.

After returning home, a furious Soham destroys the thinks kept safely by Asavari as souviners of Abhijeet. Plagued by Abhijeet's memories, Asavari accidentally contacts him to order groceries instead of a grocery shop. Realising that Asavari truly loves him, Abhijeet arrives at her house with the groceries ordered by her. Soham tries to confront Abhijeet over his and Asavari's relationship but in vain. Later, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari down the building where he expresses his feelings before her and gives her a promise.

Further, Soham behaves rudely with Abhijeet when he comes home with Asavari and Shubhra. Abhijeet then talks to Shubhra about his investment in Soham's business. Shubhra reprimands Soham for his rude behaviour with Abhijeet. Later, Soham asks Aajoba and Karkhanis Kaka to gather because he wants to tell them something important. Just as he is about to reveal Abhijeet's love for Asavari, Soham receives a phone call from Akshay who gives him some problematic information. Due to this new development, Soham reveals the good news of Abhijeet's partnership in his business, which leaves everyone exceedingly delighted and Asavari is grateful towards Abhijeet.

Shortly, things take a drastic turn when Soham, according to his plan, informs Aajoba that Asavari wishes to get remarried to Abhijeet and instigates him against them both. Asavari gets terrified as Aajoba furiously confronts her over her relationship with Abhijeet. Abhijeet's confession of love further infuriates Aajoba who then berates Asavari. Later, Asavari apologising to Aajoba delights a sly Soham. Aajoba throws away the ''Kadha'' prepared by Asavari and declares the decision he has taken about her. When Soham comes to console Asavari, his duplicity and snide remarks shock her.

On the occasion of ''Makar Sankranti'', Shubhra gives a promise to Asavari along with Soham. Later, Abhijeet comes to their house and confronts Aajoba over his disapproval to his and Asavari's relationship. After listening to Aajoba's decision, Abhijeet decides to part ways with Asavari forever, but an emotionally upset Shubhra urges Aajoba to stop Abhijeet. After all, Abhijeet expresses his feelings before Abhijeet and others and takes an important decision regarding Abhijeet and Asavari's relationship. However, a furious Soham questions him. Later, Abhijeet gives a surprise to Asavari and proposes marriage to her. On the wedding day, Asavari and Aajoba get sentimental while leaving from the house. Taking advantage of this, Soham plans to hinder the wedding. Asavari suddenly decides to cancel the wedding. Later, Abhijeet clears the misunderstanding and gets married to Asavari.

== Cast ==
* Girish Oak as Chef Abhijeet Raje
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] as Asavari Kulkarni Raje
* Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra Kamat Kulkarni
* Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni
* Ravi Patwardhan / [[Mohan Joshi]] as Dattatray Kulkarni a.k.a. Aajoba
* Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Mandodari Parab a.k.a. Maddy (Abhijeet's restaurant manager)
* Sanjeevani Sathe as Pradnya Karkhanis (Asavari's neighbour)
* Arun Mohre as Vidyadhar Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaka (Aajoba's childhood friend and Pradnya's father-in-law)
* Rajshri Potdar as Prabha Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaku (Pradnya's mother-in-law)
* Bhagyesh Patil as Vishwas (Abhijeet's right-hand man at restaurant)
* Nikhil Jhope as Akshay Wagh (Soham's friend)
* Pratibha Goregaonkar as Sulbha Samant a.k.a. Kaku (Asavari's neighbour and friend)
* Leena Athavale Datar as Asha Kamat (Shubhra's mother)
* Unknown as Anil Kamat (Shubhra's father)
* Unknown as Madan Kulkarni (Soham's widowed paternal uncle)
* Unknown as Malti Kulkarni (Madan's second wife)

=== Recurring ===
* Mahesh Kokate as Kamlakar Katekor (Asavari's fiancée)
* Rajesh Bhosle as Mangesh a.k.a. Mangya (Abhijeet and Asavari's neighbour in chawl)
* Sahil Parab as Boy Bala (Soham's servant)
* Purniema Dey as Twinkle (girl in club who sings for Soham)
* Sakshi Gandhi as Pritali (Abhijeet and Asavari's tourist guide in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]])

=== Special Appearances ===
* [[Ankush Chaudhari]] as Himself (visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant)
* [[Sai Tamhankar]] as Herself (visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant)
* [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] as Herself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Subodh Bhave]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Sanjay Jadhav]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Siddhartha Jadhav|Siddharth Jadhav]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)

== Production ==
===Casting===
The show starred Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki and Ravi Patwardhan. In January 2021, [[Mohan Joshi]] replaced Ravi Patwardhan due to the latter's demise in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohan Joshi will replace Ravi Patwardhan in Aggabai Sasubai|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/mohan-joshi-will-replace-ravi-patwardhan-aggabai-sasubai-a588/|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran actor Mohan Joshi to play Aajoba in Aggabai Sasubai - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/veteran-actor-mohan-joshi-to-play-aajoba-in-aggabai-sasubai/articleshow/80059958.cms|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
The series is mainly filmed at [[Thane]]. Abhi's Kitchen is located at [[State Highway 42 (Maharashtra)|Ghodbunder Road]], [[Thane]]. Some of the series outdoor shoots were done near Thane Noble Pharma, [[Thane]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Aggabai Sasubai' shooting location: Know if 'Abhi's Kitchen' is a real place|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/agga-bai-sasubai-shooting-location.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[Republic World]]}}</ref> The wedding track of Abhijeet and Asavari was shot in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]. Abhijeet and Asavari's honeymoon scene was shot in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-24|title=Aggabai Sasubai's Asawari, Shubhra And Soham Have A Blast In Udaipur, See Pics|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/agga-bai-sasubais-asawari-shubhra-and-soham-have-a-blast-in-udaipur-see-pics|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>

===Spin-off===
Due to the success of ''Aggabai Sasubai'', the makers replaced it with the spin-off of the series titled ''[[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]''. The promo of the show was launched on 21 February 2021 and replaced the parent show from 15 March 2021 at same time. [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Girish Oak and [[Mohan Joshi]] reprised their respective roles as Asavari, Abhijeet Raje and Aajoba while Uma Pendharkar has replaced Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra and Adwait Dadarkar replaced Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive - Tejashri Pradhan and Ashutosh Patki bid adieu to Aggabai Sasubai; new season titled Aggabai Sunbai to launch soon|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/marathi/exclusive-tejashree-pradhan-and-ashutosh-patki-bid-adieu-to-aggabai-sasubai-new-season-titled-aggabai-sunbai-to-launch-soon/amp_articleshow/81188089.cms|access-date=2020-12-24|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Ratings ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Week
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="2" | [[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC]] Viewership
! rowspan="2" | Ref.
|-
! [[Target Rating Point|TRP]]
! Rank
|-
|Week 30
|2019
|4.2
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tejashri Pradhan’s Aggabai Sasubai enters top 5 on the TRP charts - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/tejashri-pradhans-agga-bai-sasubai-enters-top-5-on-the-trp-charts/articleshow/70511070.cms|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|Week 32
|2020
|3.6
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 32 - DATA: Saturday, 8th August 2020 To Friday, 14th August 2020|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825060702/https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-date=2020-08-25|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 2
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 2 - DATA: Saturday, 9th January 2021 To Friday, 15th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210126034641/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-01-26|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 3
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=पहिल्या पाचमध्ये कित्येक महिन्याने आली झी मराठीवरील ही मालिका तर टिआरपीत ठरलीय ही मालिका अव्वल|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/zee-marathis-aggabai-sasubai-number-four-barc-india-a588/amp/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|Week 4
|2021
|3.9
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 4 - DATA: Saturday, 23rd January 2021 To Friday, 29th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210210163703/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-02-10|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards
!Year
!Category
!Recipient
!Role
|-
| rowspan="10" |2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-11|title=‘झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्स २०१९’मध्ये ‘अग्गंबाई सासूबाई’ मालिकेने मारली बाजी|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/zee-marathi-awards-2019-aggabai-sasubai-won-maximum-awards-ssv-92-1990528/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref>
|''Best Serial''
|Sunil Bhosale
|Producer
|-
|''Best Family''
|Aggabai Sasubai Team
|Kulkarni Family
|-
|''Best Onscreen Couple''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]] & [[Girish Oak]]
|Asawari & Abhijeet
|-
|''Best Title Song''
|[[Ashok Patki]]
|Composer
|-
|''Best Mother''
| rowspan="3" |[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
| rowspan="3" |Asawari
|-
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|-
|''Best Father-in-law''
|[[Ravi Patwardhan]]
|Aajoba
|-
|''Best Performance of the Year''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|-
|''Best Comedy Character''
|Bhakti Ratnaparkhi
|Maddy
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Marathi Awards 2020-21 Winners List: From Shalva Kinjawadekar To Gautami Deshpande, Check Out Who Won What!|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/zee-marathi-awards-2020-21-winners-list-from-shalva-kinjawadekar-to-gautami-deshpande-check-out-who-won-what|access-date=2021-03-28|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
|Asawari
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt12840238}}
*[https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924 ''Aggabai Sasubai''] at [[ZEE5]]

[[Category:Zee Marathi original programming]]
[[Category:Marathi-language television shows]]
[[Category:2019 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2021 Indian television series endings]]

Aggabai Sasubai

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{{short description|Marathi-language television program}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Aggabai Sasubai
| image =
| image_size = 300px
| genre = Soap Opera Drama
| picture_format = 576i SDTV 1080i HDTV
| composer = Madhura Datar
| theme_music_composer = [[Ashok Patki]]
| director = Ajay Mayekar
| starring = Girish Oak [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] Tejashree Pradhan Ashutosh Patki Ravi Patwardhan [[Mohan Joshi]] Bhakti Ratnaparkhi Sanjeevani Sathe Arun Mohre Rajshri Potdar Pratibha Goregaonkar Nikhil Jhope Bhagyesh Patil
| distributor = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]
| language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| num_episodes = 432
| country = [[India]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2019|07|22|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2021|03|13|df=y}}
| producer = Sunil Bhosle
| runtime = 22 minutes
| network = [[Zee Marathi]]
| website = https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924
| followed_by = [[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]
}}

'''''Aggabai Sasubai''''' ({{translation|Oh Mine Mother-In-Law}}) is an Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-language drama television series directed by Ajay Mayekar and produced by Sunil Bhosle, that was broadcast on the channel [[Zee Marathi]] and is now digitally available on [[ZEE5]]. The series stars an [[ensemble cast]] of Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki, Ravi Patwardhan and Bhakti Ratnaparkhi along with Sanjeevani Sathe, Arun Mohre, Rajshri Potdar, Pratibha Goregaonkar, Nikhil Jhope and Bhagyesh Patil in supporting roles. Patwardhan's role was replaced by [[Mohan Joshi]] in January 2021 due to the latter's demise in December 2020.

== Synopsis ==
''Aggabai Sasubai'' is the story of Asavari Kulkarni ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]]), a widow who selflessly takes care of her family and faces all life issues with peace. Her husband has passed away a couple of decades ago and therefore, she raised her son Soham (Ashutosh Patki) as a single parent and has also taken care of her elderly authoritative father-in-law Aajoba (Ravi Patwardhan).

However, Asavari always pays less attention to herself while loving everyone else. After the marriage of Soham, the show focuses on how Asavari's daughter-in-law Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan), who is close to her mother-in-law, strives to bring a little joy in Asavari's life and decides to get her remarried to her own favourite chef Abhijeet Raje (Girish Oak).

== Plot ==
Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan) arrives at Soham's (Ashutosh Patki) residence to inform his family members about their relationship. As Asavari ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]]) enjoys chef Abhijeet Raje's (Girish Oak) cookery show, Shubhra approaches her to inform about her and Soham's decision to marry. Aajoba (Ravi Patwardhan) is disappointed with Soham and Shubhra's register marriage and thus refuses to attend it. After Soham and Shubhra get married, the family celebrate the marriage party in Abhijeet's restaurant. While there, Abhijeet notices Asavari and falls in love with her. In order to get closer to her, he sends her the dessert ''Créme Brûlèe'' prepared by him through Shubhra as Asavari had refused to eat in Aajoba's absence. After entering Soham's house, Shubhra serves the ''Créme Brûlèe'' sent by Abhijeet to Asavari, who then gives the remarks about it to Abhijeet over a phone call.

The next morning, Shubhra finds the old camera of Soham's late father in the store room which makes Asavari emotional. Unbeknownst to them, Aajoba, with the help of Soham, uploads the photograph of the camera on the internet in order to sell it off. Later, the Kulkarni family visits a temple to perform a post-wedding ritual of Soham and Shubhra. Just then, Abhijeet also reaches there but Aajoba misunderstands him to be a thief and lashes out at him. However, Shubhra calms him down and takes him home while Abhijeet comes across the photograph of the camera uploaded by Aajoba on the internet.

Furthermore, Abhijeet arrives at Asavari's house to buy the camera while she is busy watching his cookery show on the TV. Abhijeet's unexpected arrival baffles Asavari who accidentally mixes rice in the coffee meant for him. Later, Aajoba returns home from his evening walk and sells the camera off to Abhijeet. Nevertheless, Abhijeet leaves the camera at Asavari's house on seeing her attachment to it. Meanwhile, Aajoba hurries to deposit the cheque given by Abhijeet in the bank, and refuses to return it even after learning that Abhijeet has not taken the camera with him.

Despite this, Shubhra manages to convince Aajoba to keep the camera by lying to him that she sold off the ancestral jewellery of the Kulkarni family given to her by him. Further, Asavari goes to Abhijeet's restaurant to return him the cheque. Later, Abhijeet sets out to accompany Asavari home and they enjoy a candid conversation on their way back. The two also have tea from a street-side stall in the rain. As Asavari gets late to return home, Soham orders dinner from outside which causes Aajoba to have a stomachache.

The next day, Aajoba goes for a morning walk but Asavari and Shubhra begin to get worried when he does not return home. Aajoba takes Asavari's test with the help of his close friend and neighbour Karkhanis Kaka (Arun Mohre). Later, Abhijeet gives Asavari an idea to win her father-in-law's heart which eventually works out to be successful. Karkhanis Kaka then invites the Kulkarni family to his house for lunch. Shubhra insists Asavari to wear a nice saree but Soham expresses his dislike to it, following which, Shubhra teaches him a lesson.

Later, everyone go to the Karkhanis residence for the lunch and while watching Abhijeet's cookery show, Karkhanis Kaka's arrogant daughter-in-law Pradnya's (Sanjeevani Sathe) comments about Abhijeet indicate Shubhra to forsee Asavari's fortune inflicted by him. In the following episode, Shubhra orders a microwave for Soham and Pradnya taunts Asavari while going to the market. Aajoba creates a scene on being unable to heat food in the microwave. Elsewhere, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari at the marketplace and buys a pumpkin for her before inviting her to his restaurant with her family.

After learning this, Shubhra convinces Aajoba to accompany them to Abhijeet's restaurant for lunch. On Shubhra's prodding, Asavari prepares ''Gharge'' for Abhijeet with the pumpkin he had bought for her. Later, Aajoba creates a scene on seeing Abhijeet at the restaurant but Shubhra pacifies him. After tasting the ''Gharges'' brought by Asavari, Abhijeet insists her to teach him to prepare them. Soham, Shubhra and Aajoba enjoy desserts after lunch. Later, Aajoba blames his illness on the food at Abhijeet's restaurant. Meanwhile, Abhijeet decides to go to Asavari's house to learn the recipe.

Upon arriving, Abhijeet tries to appease an angry Aajoba. Karkhanis Kaka takes Aajoba to his house. Due to Soham's objection, Asavari refuses to teach Abhijeet the recipe of ''Gharge''. Pradnya lies to Abhijeet about having prepared the ''Gharge'' for him. The incident at Asavari's house makes Abhijeet restless. Pradnya takes Abhijeet's phone number from Asavari and invites him to her house to learn the recipe of ''Gharge''. Taking advantage of this, she invites the neighbouring women as well. After all, Pradnya fails to teach Abhijeet the recipe, but a restless Asavari intervenes at her house and teaches Abhijeet to prepare ''Gharge''.

After tasting the ''Gharge'', everyone begins to praise Asavari. Abhijeet expresses his gratitude to Asavari and invites her to his restaurant for the return gift. Pradnya gets jealous on seeing Asavari being praised. Later, an uninvited Pradnya goes to Abhijeet's restaurant but is turned away by Mandodari Parab (Bhakti Ratnaparkhi), also known as Maddy, who is the manager of Abhijeet's restaurant and also his friend. Pradnya informs Aajoba about Asavari being at Abhijeet's restaurant. Soon after, a furious Aajoba rebukes Asavari for meeting Abhijeet. In a fit of rage, he throws the camera of Soham's late father out of the house. After Abhijeet's intervention, a crying Asavari asks him to stay away from her.

A couple of days later, Shubhra goes to [[Lonavala]] for her meeting while Asavari worries about water logging in the city due to heavy rains. After a conversation with Pradnya, Asavari gets worried about Soham being stuck in a water-logged area. Later, Abhijeet tries to calm down Asavari over a phone call as she continues to panic on not being able to contact Soham. Abhijeet then arrives at Asavari's house and finds out about Soham being at his friend Akshay's (Nikhil Jhope) house. Further, Asavari prepares dinner for Abhijeet.

=== One Month Later ===
Abhijeet's joy knows no bounds when he learns that Asavari has specially come to meet him. While chatting, the two admit that they are friends. Asavari eats the chillies offered by Abhijeet playfully. Abhijeet declares it to be a Friendship Day at his restaurant. Constant glimpses of Abhijeet on the TV irks Aajoba, while Asavari keeps getting hiccups. Abhijeet then asks Asavari to come to his restaurant urgently. Later, Maddy ties the friendship band given to her by Abhijeet to Asavari. Sudden arrival of Soham's friends annoys Aajoba.

While Abhijeet and Asavari go to the vegetable market on Abhijeet's motorbike, Shubhra learns from Akshay has Soham has quit his job and insists him to inform everyone about this at home. Abhijeet sets out to meet a property owner. Further, Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with a good news and Asavari prepares a special type of rice for him. The next day, Asavari takes the "''Naralachya Wadya''" for Abhijeet at his restaurant. However, stunned by the unexpected words said by him, she storms off.

On reaching home, Asavari hugs Soham and begins to cry. Meanwhile, everyone at the restaurant get worried on seeing Abhijeet stunned. Shubhra gets worried on reading the letter received from Soham's office and quizzes him. Later, Pradnya eavesdrops on Soham and Shubhra's conversation with Soham's employer. Much to Abhijeet's resentment, Asavari rebukes him when he contacts her. Abhijeet then tells Shubhra that he wants to apologise to Asavari and she assures him that she will help him. Asavari gets shocked on learning from Pradnya that Soham has lost his job and questions Shubhra for hiding this from her.

The next day, Soham informs Abhijeet that he and Asavari are planning to meet him. Asavari's last moment refusal to talk to Abhijeet regarding Soham's recommendation for a job angers Soham. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet alone and tells him that Asavari is unwell. That evening, Shubhra suspects Soham's involvement behind Abhijeet's unexpected arrival at their home. Asavari gets angry at Abhijeet, who leaves after declaring that he will never step into their house until Asavari invites him. Shubhra peacefully answers all of Asavari's questions about Abhijeet. After returning home, Soham berates Asavari on learning that Abhijeet has left.

Later, Soham tells Abhijeet about losing his job and requests him to talk to his employer about it. Asavari gets angry on learning that Abhijeet has come to Pradnya's house to learn the recipes. While Soham meets Abhijeet and thanks him, Abhijeet gives him an advice. Asavari and Shubhra get delighted on knowing that Soham has got his job back. Soon after, Abhijeet's absence in his cookery show startles Asavari. She visualises Abhijeet everywhere while trying to stay awake at night. Later, Asavari forgives an apologising Abhijeet over a phone call and is sent a sweet gift by him the next day.

After some days, Maddy visits Asavari's house to give her a cheque and contacts Abhijeet to inform him about Asavari's birthday. While on her way to the market, every passer-by gives Asavari a rose which surprises her. Later, much to her delight, Abhijeet meets Asavari and sings for her. However, Abhijeet is left stunned when Asavari reveals that it is not her birthday. Abhijeet and Shubhra accept the challenge of finding out Asavari's birth date. Later, Abhijeet contacts Asavari and pretends to be a social worker needing her birth date but in vain. Eventually, Abhijeet visits Asavari's house and successfully finds out her birth date by using a mathematics trick.

One month later, Shubhra contacts Abhijeet and teases him. When Abhijeet comes to Asavari's house with Maddy, Shubhra lies to him that Asavari has gone to the market barefoot. Later, she bumps into a barefooted Abhijeet while he looks for Asavari in the market. Shubhra then makes him confess his love for Asavari, following which, Abhijeet pours his heart out before her. Shubhra refuses to help Abhijeet as he tries to win Asavari and her family over. On reaching home, Asavari applies ointment on Abhijeet's feet as they are scarred due to the heat.

On Abhijeet and Asavari's birthday, Abhijeet's surprise birthday wish conveyed at night through a video delights Asavari. Asavari then takes a birthday gift for Abhijeet, but Pradnya cunningly swaps the gift. When Abhijeet comes to pick up the Kulkarni family, Aajoba teases him on seeing his clothes. On their way to the party, the tyre of Abhijeet and Asavari's taxi gets punctured, so the two ride a bicycle to reach a venue. Meanwhile, Pradnya executes her cunning plan by swapping the birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari.

Further, Aajoba rebukes Asavari as soon as she and Abhijeet reach the venue. Shubhra tricks Pradnya into confessing her misconduct and allows Abhijeet to learn the truth about his real birthday gift from Asavari. Aajoba's words regarding Asavari's life go on to upset Abhijeet. Shubhra uses her wit on seeing the swapped birthday cake and teaches Pradnya a lesson. Further, Maddy brings the original birthday cake meant for Abhijeet and Asavari. After the birthday celebration, Abhijeet gifts Asavari a mirror and pours his heart out to her.

A couple of days later, the special treat arranged by Abhijeet at his restaurant delights Asavari. However, Soham contacts her and asks her to return home urgently for having fallen off of his scooter. Further, Abhijeet asks Asavari to come down the building and proposes marriage to her. Later, Shubhra consoles a crying Asavari and a stunned Abhijeet. Eavesdropping on Abhijeet and Asavari, Pradnya deliberately tries to instigate Soham against them. Asavari gets disheartened as Soham and Aajoba berate her.

The next day, Shubhra tries to talk to Asavari about Abhijeet but in vain. Abhijeet's behaviour at his restaurant worries Maddy and the other employees. Later, Soham goes to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant but is reluctantly evaded by him. Shubhra then gives an advice to Abhijeet when he comes to meet Asavari. Pradnya tries to instigate Soham against Asavari once again. Soham goes on to meet Abhijeet at the restaurant to show him his business proposal. While there, he finds out something inside Abhijeet's wallet which makes him despise him.

After returning home, a furious Soham destroys the thinks kept safely by Asavari as souviners of Abhijeet. Plagued by Abhijeet's memories, Asavari accidentally contacts him to order groceries instead of a grocery shop. Realising that Asavari truly loves him, Abhijeet arrives at her house with the groceries ordered by her. Soham tries to confront Abhijeet over his and Asavari's relationship but in vain. Later, Abhijeet bumps into Asavari down the building where he expresses his feelings before her and gives her a promise.

Further, Soham behaves rudely with Abhijeet when he comes home with Asavari and Shubhra. Abhijeet then talks to Shubhra about his investment in Soham's business. Shubhra reprimands Soham for his rude behaviour with Abhijeet. Later, Soham asks Aajoba and Karkhanis Kaka to gather because he wants to tell them something important. Just as he is about to reveal Abhijeet's love for Asavari, Soham receives a phone call from Akshay who gives him some problematic information. Due to this new development, Soham reveals the good news of Abhijeet's partnership in his business, which leaves everyone exceedingly delighted and Asavari is grateful towards Abhijeet.

Shortly, things take a drastic turn when Soham, according to his plan, informs Aajoba that Asavari wishes to get remarried to Abhijeet and instigates him against them both. Asavari gets terrified as Aajoba furiously confronts her over her relationship with Abhijeet. Abhijeet's confession of love further infuriates Aajoba who then berates Asavari. Later, Asavari apologising to Aajoba delights a sly Soham. Aajoba throws away the ''Kadha'' prepared by Asavari and declares the decision he has taken about her. When Soham comes to console Asavari, his duplicity and snide remarks shock her.

On the occasion of ''Makar Sankranti'', Shubhra gives a promise to Asavari before Abhijeet comes to their house. After listening to Aajoba's decision, Abhijeet decides to part ways with Asavari forever. An emotionally upset Shubhra urges Aajoba to stop Abhijeet. After all, Abhijeet expresses his feelings before Abhijeet and others and takes an important decision regarding Abhijeet and Asavari's relationship. However, a furious Soham questions him. Later, Abhijeet gives a surprise to Asavari and proposes marriage to her. On the wedding day, Asavari and Aajoba get sentimental while leaving from the house. Taking advantage of this, Soham plans to hinder the wedding. Asavari suddenly decides to cancel the wedding. Later, Abhijeet clears the misunderstanding and gets married to Asavari.

== Cast ==
* Girish Oak as Chef Abhijeet Raje
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]] as Asavari Kulkarni Raje
* Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra Kamat Kulkarni
* Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni
* Ravi Patwardhan / [[Mohan Joshi]] as Dattatray Kulkarni a.k.a. Aajoba
* Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Mandodari Parab a.k.a. Maddy (Abhijeet's restaurant manager)
* Sanjeevani Sathe as Pradnya Karkhanis (Asavari's neighbour)
* Arun Mohre as Vidyadhar Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaka (Aajoba's childhood friend and Pradnya's father-in-law)
* Rajshri Potdar as Prabha Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaku (Pradnya's mother-in-law)
* Bhagyesh Patil as Vishwas (Abhijeet's right-hand man at restaurant)
* Nikhil Jhope as Akshay Wagh (Soham's friend)
* Pratibha Goregaonkar as Sulbha Samant a.k.a. Kaku (Asavari's neighbour and friend)
* Leena Athavale Datar as Asha Kamat (Shubhra's mother)
* Unknown as Anil Kamat (Shubhra's father)
* Unknown as Madan Kulkarni (Soham's widowed paternal uncle)
* Unknown as Malti Kulkarni (Madan's second wife)

=== Recurring ===
* Mahesh Kokate as Kamlakar Katekor (Asavari's fiancée)
* Rajesh Bhosle as Mangesh a.k.a. Mangya (Abhijeet and Asavari's neighbour in chawl)
* Sahil Parab as Boy Bala (Soham's servant)
* Purniema Dey as Twinkle (girl in club who sings for Soham)
* Sakshi Gandhi as Pritali (Abhijeet and Asavari's tourist guide in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]])

=== Special Appearances ===
* [[Ankush Chaudhari]] as Himself (visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant)
* [[Sai Tamhankar]] as Herself (visitor at Abhijeet's restaurant)
* [[Sonalee Kulkarni]] as Herself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Subodh Bhave]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Sanjay Jadhav]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)
* [[Siddhartha Jadhav|Siddharth Jadhav]] as Himself (guest at Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding ceremony)

== Production ==
===Casting===
The show starred Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Tejashree Pradhan, Ashutosh Patki and Ravi Patwardhan. In January 2021, [[Mohan Joshi]] replaced Ravi Patwardhan due to the latter's demise in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohan Joshi will replace Ravi Patwardhan in Aggabai Sasubai|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/mohan-joshi-will-replace-ravi-patwardhan-aggabai-sasubai-a588/|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Veteran actor Mohan Joshi to play Aajoba in Aggabai Sasubai - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/veteran-actor-mohan-joshi-to-play-aajoba-in-aggabai-sasubai/articleshow/80059958.cms|access-date=2021-01-08|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
The series is mainly filmed at [[Thane]]. Abhi's Kitchen is located at [[State Highway 42 (Maharashtra)|Ghodbunder Road]], [[Thane]]. Some of the series outdoor shoots were done near Thane Noble Pharma, [[Thane]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Aggabai Sasubai' shooting location: Know if 'Abhi's Kitchen' is a real place|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/television-news/agga-bai-sasubai-shooting-location.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[Republic World]]}}</ref> The wedding track of Abhijeet and Asavari was shot in [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]. Abhijeet and Asavari's honeymoon scene was shot in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-24|title=Aggabai Sasubai's Asawari, Shubhra And Soham Have A Blast In Udaipur, See Pics|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/agga-bai-sasubais-asawari-shubhra-and-soham-have-a-blast-in-udaipur-see-pics|access-date=2021-01-27|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>

===Spin-off===
Due to the success of ''Aggabai Sasubai'', the makers replaced it with the spin-off of the series titled ''[[Aggabai Sunbai (TV series)|Aggabai Sunbai]]''. The promo of the show was launched on 21 February 2021 and replaced the parent show from 15 March 2021 at same time. [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Saraf]], Girish Oak and [[Mohan Joshi]] reprised their respective roles as Asavari, Abhijeet Raje and Aajoba while Uma Pendharkar has replaced Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra and Adwait Dadarkar replaced Ashutosh Patki as Soham Kulkarni.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive - Tejashri Pradhan and Ashutosh Patki bid adieu to Aggabai Sasubai; new season titled Aggabai Sunbai to launch soon|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/marathi/exclusive-tejashree-pradhan-and-ashutosh-patki-bid-adieu-to-aggabai-sasubai-new-season-titled-aggabai-sunbai-to-launch-soon/amp_articleshow/81188089.cms|access-date=2020-12-24|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Ratings ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Week
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="2" | [[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC]] Viewership
! rowspan="2" | Ref.
|-
! [[Target Rating Point|TRP]]
! Rank
|-
|Week 30
|2019
|4.2
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tejashri Pradhan’s Aggabai Sasubai enters top 5 on the TRP charts - The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/tejashri-pradhans-agga-bai-sasubai-enters-top-5-on-the-trp-charts/articleshow/70511070.cms|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|Week 32
|2020
|3.6
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 32 - DATA: Saturday, 8th August 2020 To Friday, 14th August 2020|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200825060702/https://www.barcindia.co.in/statistic.aspx|archive-date=2020-08-25|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 2
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 2 - DATA: Saturday, 9th January 2021 To Friday, 15th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210126034641/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-01-26|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 3
|2021
|3.9
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=पहिल्या पाचमध्ये कित्येक महिन्याने आली झी मराठीवरील ही मालिका तर टिआरपीत ठरलीय ही मालिका अव्वल|url=https://www.lokmat.com/television/zee-marathis-aggabai-sasubai-number-four-barc-india-a588/amp/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|Week 4
|2021
|3.9
|5
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 4 - DATA: Saturday, 23rd January 2021 To Friday, 29th January 2021|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210210163703/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=2021-02-10|url-status=live|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards
!Year
!Category
!Recipient
!Role
|-
| rowspan="10" |2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-11|title=‘झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्स २०१९’मध्ये ‘अग्गंबाई सासूबाई’ मालिकेने मारली बाजी|url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/zee-marathi-awards-2019-aggabai-sasubai-won-maximum-awards-ssv-92-1990528/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=[[Loksatta]]|language=mr-IN}}</ref>
|''Best Serial''
|Sunil Bhosale
|Producer
|-
|''Best Family''
|Aggabai Sasubai Team
|Kulkarni Family
|-
|''Best Onscreen Couple''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]] & [[Girish Oak]]
|Asawari & Abhijeet
|-
|''Best Title Song''
|[[Ashok Patki]]
|Composer
|-
|''Best Mother''
| rowspan="3" |[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
| rowspan="3" |Asawari
|-
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|-
|''Best Father-in-law''
|[[Ravi Patwardhan]]
|Aajoba
|-
|''Best Performance of the Year''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|-
|''Best Comedy Character''
|Bhakti Ratnaparkhi
|Maddy
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Marathi Awards 2020-21 Winners List: From Shalva Kinjawadekar To Gautami Deshpande, Check Out Who Won What!|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/zee-marathi-awards-2020-21-winners-list-from-shalva-kinjawadekar-to-gautami-deshpande-check-out-who-won-what|access-date=2021-03-28|website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref>
|''Best Mother-in-law''
|[[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf]]
|Asawari
|-
|''Best Daughter-in-law''
|[[Tejashri Pradhan]]
|Shubhra
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt12840238}}
*[https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/agga-bai-sasubai/0-6-1924 ''Aggabai Sasubai''] at [[ZEE5]]

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Seeta Aur Geeta

2023-03-22T13:34:42Z

2405:204:19:55E2:0:0:292C:D0A1: /* Plot */

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Seeta Aur Geeta
| image = Seeta Aur Geeta 1972 film poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Ramesh Sippy]]
| producer = [[G. P. Sippy]]
| writer = [[Salim–Javed]]
| starring = [[Hema Malini]] [[Dharmendra]] [[Sanjeev Kumar]]
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = K. Vaikunth
| editing = [[M. S. Shinde]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|1972|11|24}}
| runtime = 166 mins
| country = India
| language = Hindustani<ref>{{cite book|last1=Aḵẖtar|first1=Jāvīd|authorlink1=Javed Akhtar|last2=Kabir|first2=Nasreen Munni|title=Talking Films: Conversations on Hindi Cinema with Javed Akhtar|date=2002|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=9780195664621|page=49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JILAQAAMAAJ|language=en|quote=JA: I write dialogue in Urdu, but the action and descriptions are in English. Then an assistant transcribes the Urdu dialogue into Devnagari because most people read Hindi. But I write in Urdu.}}</ref>
| gross = [[#Box office|{{estimation}} {{INR|19.53 crore}} ({{US$|22.82 million|long=no}})]]
}}
'''''Seeta aur Geeta''''' ({{trans|''Seeta and Geeta''}}) is a 1972 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film, written by [[Salim–Javed]] ([[Salim Khan]] and [[Javed Akhtar]]) and directed by [[Ramesh Sippy]]. It stars [[Hema Malini]], [[Dharmendra]] and [[Sanjeev Kumar]] in leading roles, and features music composed by [[R.D. Burman]].

The story is about [[identical twins]] (played by Hema Malini) who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. The twins then swap places (like ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]''). The two sisters' partners in the movie are played by Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar. [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] plays the evil aunt who changes her tune after her arm is twisted (literally). Furthermore, Hema Malini was noted for the novelty of her role as Geeta where she is rambunctious and sometimes violent.

The main theme of this movie was copied from the superhit Telugu movie [[Ramudu Bheemudu]]. As hinted in the Wikipedia page, it is said that the producer of this movie [[B. Nagi Reddy]] was furious with [[Salim–Javed]] for copying his story and hence he went on to quickly move on to making remakes in other languages include the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Ganga Manga]]'' (1973) and the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Vani Rani (film)|Vani Rani]]'' (1974), both starring [[Vanisri]] in the dual roles.<ref>http://www.ghantasala.info/tfs/cdata0872.html</ref>

This Tamil film was remade as ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' starring [[Dilip Kumar]] in the leading dual role,<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/enspRam-aur-Shyam-1967/article15934737.ece</ref> which inspired Salim-Javed to write ''Seeta Aur Geeta'',<ref name="mid-day"/> but they subverted the formula by having the heroine eventually become the "hero" while the male lead is in a mostly supporting role.<ref name="Chintamani"/> Another earlier film with a similar theme was ''[[Muqabala]]'' (1942) starring [[Fearless Nadia]]. Subsequent Hindi remakes of the story have been made, including [[Geeta Mera Naam]] starring [[Sadhana Shivdasani]],
''[[Jaise Ko Taisa]]'' starring [[Jeetendra]],
''[[ChaalBaaz]]'' starring [[Sridevi]],
''[[Kishen Kanhaiya]]'' starring [[Anil Kapoor]],
''[[Judwaa]]'' starring [[Salman Khan]],
''[[Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi]]'' starring [[Kajol]], in the dual roles.

Hema Malini won her only competitive [[Filmfare Best Actress Award]] of her career. P. Vaikunth won the [[Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award]].<ref>http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf</ref> It became a cult film in the [[Soviet Union]] when it was shown there.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/thread/arts-culture-society/article9235594.ece | title=Hardly a stranger in Moscow | newspaper=The Hindu | first=Prabhat | last=Singh | date=18 October 2016 | access-date=8 October 2020 }}</ref>

== Plot ==
Seeta and Geeta ([[Hema Malini]] in a dual role) are twin girls who were separated at birth. The long-suffering heiress Seeta is treated worse than a servant by her abusive, money-grubbing aunt Kaushalya (Manorama) and her equally cruel brother Ranjeet (Roopesh Kumar), despite the fact that the family is living off her late parents' money. Seeta's only consolations are her meek uncle Badrinath ([[Satyen Kappu]]), old wheelchair-bound grandmother ([[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Pratima Devi]]) and helpful younger brother (Alankar Joshi). Meanwhile, the feisty Geeta is raised in a poor neighbourhood and is a gutsy street performer.

One day, Seeta decides life is not worthy and runs away from home to commit suicide. She is rescued but is mistaken for her identical twin Geeta and is taken to Geeta's home. Meanwhile, Kaushalya and Badrinath are frantically searching for Seeta and find Geeta. They mistake her for her identical twin Seeta and attempt to force her to go with them, but using some of her clever tricks, Geeta escapes from them and the police who have been searching for her. She then meets Ravi ([[Sanjeev Kumar]]), the prospective groom for Seeta and goes home with him although he also mistakes her for Seeta. Ravi is surprised by this "Seeta" and the Seeta he had met previously.

After ending up at Seeta's house, Geeta realises the cruelty that she has been living under and vows to teach Kaushalya and Ranjeet a lesson for the sake of her grandmother and brother. Meanwhile, the real Seeta is living in Geeta's house where she meets Raka ([[Dharmendra]]), Geeta's friend and fellow performer. Raka is also surprised by the sudden gentle nature of "Geeta" and her desire to do the housework. Geeta's foster mother too has attributed Seeta's new docile attitude to shock. When Raka tries to coax Seeta into performing, she is unable to do so. Amidst all this, Raka falls in love with Seeta.

Elsewhere, Ravi falls in love with the real Geeta as well. At home, Geeta begins to set everything on a proper course with the help of her brother. She resumes control of the money and restores her grandmother to the head of the household, where she belongs. However, things take a drastic turn when Ranjeet comes to visit and sees the real Seeta in a marketplace. He follows her and discovers the truth, which leads to a showdown in the villains' den and then marriage.

== Cast ==
* [[Hema Malini]] in a dual role as Seeta and Geeta
* [[Dharmendra]] as Raka
* [[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Ravi
* Manorama as Kaushalya (Seeta and Geeta's paternal aunt)
* [[Satyen Kappu]] as Badrinath (Seeta and Geeta's paternal uncle)
* Roopesh Kumar as Ranjeet (Kaushalya's brother)
* Master Ravi as Jhumroo (Raka's friend)
* Alankar Joshi as Seeta and Geeta's younger brother
* [[Honey Irani]] as Sheela (Kaushalya and Badrinath's daughter)
* [[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Pratima Devi]] as Dadi Maa (Seeta and Geeta's paternal grandmother)
* [[Kamal Kapoor]] as Ravi's father
* Ratnamala as Ravi's mother
* Radhika Rani as Leela (Geeta's foster mother)
* Karan Dewan as Property Lawyer Gupta
* Keshav Rana as Inspector Rana
* M.B. Shetty as Ranjeet's henchman
* [[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] as Seeta and Geeta's late mother (Special Appearance)
* [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Seeta and Geeta's late father (Special Appearance)
* [[Asrani]] as Laughing Doctor (Special Appearance)
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Special Appearance

==Production==
According to [[Salim Khan]], one half of screenwriting duo [[Salim–Javed]], the concept of ''Seeta Aur Geeta'' was inspired by the [[Dilip Kumar]] starrer ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' (1967), but they altered the formula with twin female sisters.<ref name="mid-day">{{cite news|title=Seeta Aur Geeta was inspired: Salim Khan|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/seeta-aur-geeta-was-inspired-salim-khan/206163|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=28 March 2013}}</ref> ''Seeta Aur Geeta'' subverted the formula by having the heroine Hema Malini eventually become the "hero" while male lead Dharmendra is in a mostly supporting role.<ref name="Chintamani">{{cite web|last=Chintamani|first=Gautam|title=The brilliance of Salim-Javed lies not just in what they said, but how they said it|url=https://scroll.in/article/764622/the-brilliance-of-salim-javed-lies-not-just-in-what-they-said-but-how-they-said-it|website=Scroll|date=25 October 2015}}</ref>

Ramesh Sippy initially wanted Nutan as Seeta and Geeta because he "saw the heroine as a mature woman with a child" but he was advised against casting a heroine who was "at a mature phase of her career when the hero, too, was getting along in age." The film was also offered to popular actress Mumtaz, who ironically starred in ''Ram Aur Shyam,'' but she refused the offer as she wasn't paid enough. According to Sippy, the film's budget costed 40 lakhs<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-man-behind-gabbar/article5204322.ece</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-making-of-a-dream/article2242301.ece</ref>

==Soundtrack==

All the songs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/seeta_aur_geeta.htm|title=Seeta Aur Geeta : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)|website=HindiGeetMala}}</ref> were composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]] and lyrics were penned by [[Anand Bakshi]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Notes
|-
|1
| "Arey Zindagi Hai Khel"
|[[Manna Dey]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|04:43
|Picturised on [[Hema Malini]] as Geeta and [[Dharmendra]]
|-
|2
| "O Saathi Chal"
|Asha Bhosle, [[Kishore Kumar]]
|04:29
|Picturised on Hema Malini and [[Sanjeev Kumar]]
|-
|3
| "Koi Ladki Mujhe Kal Raat"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]], Kishore Kumar
|04:20
|Picturised on Hema Malini as Geeta and Sanjeev Kumar
|-
|4
| "Haan Ji Haan Maine Sharaab"
|Lata Mangeshkar
|05:26
|Picturised on Hema Malini as Geeta
|-
|5
| "Abhi to Haath Mein Jaam"
|[[Manna Dey]]
|05:31
|Picturised on Dharmendra
|}

==Reception==
===Box office===
Domestically in India, the film grossed {{INR|3.5 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref name="boi72">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg==|title=Box Office 1972|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=20 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020102113/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg==|archive-date=20 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ({{US$|4.61 million}}).{{efn|7.5945 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1972<ref name="sauder">{{cite web|title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service|url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]]|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|page=3|access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref>}} Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to US${{Inflation|US|4.61|1972}}{{nbsp}}million ([[100 Crore Club|{{INR}}175{{nbsp}}crore]])<ref name="exchange16">{{cite web|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/|title=Yearly Average Rates (67.175856 INR per USD in 2016)|publisher=[[OFX (company)|OFX]]}}</ref> in 2016.

[[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|Overseas]] in the Soviet Union, the film grossed 13.8{{nbsp}}million [[Soviet ruble|SUR]]{{efn|55.2{{nbsp}}million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet211">[https://books.google.com/books?id=cpoLAQAAMAAJ ''Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas: The Culture of Movie-going After Stalin''], page 211, [[Indiana University Press]], 2005</ref> average ticket price of 25{{nbsp}}[[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]<ref name="moscow7">[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>}} (US$18.21{{nbsp}}million,{{efn|0.758 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar in 1976<ref name="russia">{{cite web|title=Archive|url=http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|website=[[Central Bank of Russia]]|year=1992}}</ref>}} {{INR}}16.03{{nbsp}}crore).{{efn|8.804 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1976<ref name="rbi15268">http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268</ref>}} in 1976<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|date=3 August 2008}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to US${{Inflation|US|18.21|1976}}{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}517{{nbsp}}crore)<ref name="exchange16"/> in 2016.

[[List of highest-grossing Indian films|Worldwide]], the film grossed {{INR}}{{#expr:3.5+16.03}}{{nbsp}}crore (US${{#expr:4.61+18.21}}{{nbsp}}million). Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to [[1000 Crore Club|{{INR}}{{formatnum:{{#expr:517+638}}|}}{{nbsp}}crore]] (US${{#expr:77+95}}{{nbsp}}million) in 2016.

In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated {{#expr:35/(1.53*0.59+2.59*0.41) round 0}}{{nbsp}}million tickets in India,<ref name="boi72"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mittal |first1=Ashok |title=Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870231 |pages=71 & 77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA77}}</ref> and 55.2{{nbsp}}million tickets in the Soviet Union,<ref name="soviet211"/> for an estimated total of {{#expr:18+55.2 round 0}}{{nbsp}}million tickets sold worldwide.

===Awards===
;[[20th Filmfare Awards]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Category !! Nominee !! Result
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]|| [[Hema Malini]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]|| P. Vaikunth|| {{Won}}
|}

==Series==
{{main|Seeta Aur Geeta (TV series)}}

Bohra Bros had made a television series based on this film which was aired on [[NDTV Imagine]] in 2009.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Seeta-Aur-Geeta-hit-home/article15938416.ece</ref> Coincidentally Hema Malini did a similar series on same plot called ''Kamini Damini'' which was aired on Sahara One on 2004.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/12/02/stories/2004120200600200.htm ]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Notelist==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0078222|title=Seeta Aur Geeta}}

{{Salim-Javed}}
{{Ramesh Sippy}}

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Seeta Aur Geeta

2023-03-22T11:53:39Z

2405:204:19:55E2:0:0:292C:D0A1: /* Cast */

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Seeta Aur Geeta
| image = Seeta Aur Geeta 1972 film poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Ramesh Sippy]]
| producer = [[G. P. Sippy]]
| writer = [[Salim–Javed]]
| starring = [[Hema Malini]] [[Dharmendra]] [[Sanjeev Kumar]]
| music = [[R. D. Burman]]
| cinematography = K. Vaikunth
| editing = [[M. S. Shinde]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|1972|11|24}}
| runtime = 166 mins
| country = India
| language = Hindustani<ref>{{cite book|last1=Aḵẖtar|first1=Jāvīd|authorlink1=Javed Akhtar|last2=Kabir|first2=Nasreen Munni|title=Talking Films: Conversations on Hindi Cinema with Javed Akhtar|date=2002|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=9780195664621|page=49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_JILAQAAMAAJ|language=en|quote=JA: I write dialogue in Urdu, but the action and descriptions are in English. Then an assistant transcribes the Urdu dialogue into Devnagari because most people read Hindi. But I write in Urdu.}}</ref>
| gross = [[#Box office|{{estimation}} {{INR|19.53 crore}} ({{US$|22.82 million|long=no}})]]
}}
'''''Seeta aur Geeta''''' ({{trans|''Seeta and Geeta''}}) is a 1972 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy-drama]] film, written by [[Salim–Javed]] ([[Salim Khan]] and [[Javed Akhtar]]) and directed by [[Ramesh Sippy]]. It stars [[Hema Malini]], [[Dharmendra]] and [[Sanjeev Kumar]] in leading roles, and features music composed by [[R.D. Burman]].

The story is about [[identical twins]] (played by Hema Malini) who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments. The twins then swap places (like ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]''). The two sisters' partners in the movie are played by Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar. [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] plays the evil aunt who changes her tune after her arm is twisted (literally). Furthermore, Hema Malini was noted for the novelty of her role as Geeta where she is rambunctious and sometimes violent.

The main theme of this movie was copied from the superhit Telugu movie [[Ramudu Bheemudu]]. As hinted in the Wikipedia page, it is said that the producer of this movie [[B. Nagi Reddy]] was furious with [[Salim–Javed]] for copying his story and hence he went on to quickly move on to making remakes in other languages include the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Ganga Manga]]'' (1973) and the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Vani Rani (film)|Vani Rani]]'' (1974), both starring [[Vanisri]] in the dual roles.<ref>http://www.ghantasala.info/tfs/cdata0872.html</ref>

This Tamil film was remade as ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' starring [[Dilip Kumar]] in the leading dual role,<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/enspRam-aur-Shyam-1967/article15934737.ece</ref> which inspired Salim-Javed to write ''Seeta Aur Geeta'',<ref name="mid-day"/> but they subverted the formula by having the heroine eventually become the "hero" while the male lead is in a mostly supporting role.<ref name="Chintamani"/> Another earlier film with a similar theme was ''[[Muqabala]]'' (1942) starring [[Fearless Nadia]]. Subsequent Hindi remakes of the story have been made, including [[Geeta Mera Naam]] starring [[Sadhana Shivdasani]],
''[[Jaise Ko Taisa]]'' starring [[Jeetendra]],
''[[ChaalBaaz]]'' starring [[Sridevi]],
''[[Kishen Kanhaiya]]'' starring [[Anil Kapoor]],
''[[Judwaa]]'' starring [[Salman Khan]],
''[[Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi]]'' starring [[Kajol]], in the dual roles.

Hema Malini won her only competitive [[Filmfare Best Actress Award]] of her career. P. Vaikunth won the [[Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award]].<ref>http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf</ref> It became a cult film in the [[Soviet Union]] when it was shown there.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/thread/arts-culture-society/article9235594.ece | title=Hardly a stranger in Moscow | newspaper=The Hindu | first=Prabhat | last=Singh | date=18 October 2016 | access-date=8 October 2020 }}</ref>

==Plot==

Seeta and Geeta ([[Hema Malini]] in a dual role) are twin girls who were separated at birth. Geeta, a feisty girl is raised in a poor neighborhood and is a street performer, while Seeta is raised by her cruel aunt Chachi and meek uncle. Chachi treats Seeta like a servant, despite the fact that the family is living off her late parents' money. Seeta's only consolation is her old wheelchair bound grandmother.

One day, Seeta decides life is not worth living and runs away to commit suicide. She is saved but is mistaken for her identical twin Geeta and is taken to Geeta's home. Meanwhile, Seeta's aunt and uncle are frantically searching for her and find Geeta. They attempt to force Geeta to go with them but, using some of her clever tricks, she escapes them and the police who have been searching for her. She then meets Ravi ([[Sanjeev Kumar]]) and, though he also mistakes her for Seeta, she goes home with him. Ravi is surprised by this "Seeta" and the Seeta he had met previously. Geeta realizes the cruelty that Seeta has been living under and vows to teach her aunt a lesson.

Meanwhile, the real Seeta is living in Geeta's house. Her surrogate mother has attributed her new docile attitude to shock. Here, Seeta meets Raka ([[Dharmendra]]), Geeta's friend and fellow performer. Raka is also surprised by "Geeta's" sudden gentle nature and desire to do housework. When he tried to coax her into performing, she is unable to do so. Ravi meanwhile falls in love with Geeta. At home, Geeta begins to set everything on a proper course. She resumes control of the money and restores her grandmother to the head of the household, where she belongs. Raka begins to fall in love with Seeta. Trouble begins brewing when Chachi's brother Ranjeet comes to visit and sees the real Seeta in a marketplace. He follows her and discovers the truth, which leads to a showdown in the villains' den and then marriage.

== Cast ==
* [[Hema Malini]] in a dual role as Seeta and Geeta
* [[Dharmendra]] as Raka
* [[Sanjeev Kumar]] as Ravi
* Manorama as Kaushalya (Seeta and Geeta's paternal aunt)
* [[Satyen Kappu]] as Badrinath (Seeta and Geeta's paternal uncle)
* Roopesh Kumar as Ranjeet (Kaushalya's brother)
* Master Ravi as Jhumroo (Raka's friend)
* Alankar Joshi as Seeta and Geeta's younger brother
* [[Honey Irani]] as Sheela (Kaushalya and Badrinath's daughter)
* [[Prathima Devi (Kannada actress)|Pratima Devi]] as Dadi Maa (Seeta and Geeta's paternal grandmother)
* [[Kamal Kapoor]] as Ravi's father
* Ratnamala as Ravi's mother
* Radhika Rani as Leela (Geeta's foster mother)
* Karan Dewan as Property Lawyer Gupta
* Keshav Rana as Inspector Rana
* M.B. Shetty as Ranjeet's henchman
* [[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] as Seeta and Geeta's late mother (Special Appearance)
* [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Seeta and Geeta's late father (Special Appearance)
* [[Asrani]] as Laughing Doctor (Special Appearance)
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Special Appearance

==Production==
According to [[Salim Khan]], one half of screenwriting duo [[Salim–Javed]], the concept of ''Seeta Aur Geeta'' was inspired by the [[Dilip Kumar]] starrer ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' (1967), but they altered the formula with twin female sisters.<ref name="mid-day">{{cite news|title=Seeta Aur Geeta was inspired: Salim Khan|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/seeta-aur-geeta-was-inspired-salim-khan/206163|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=28 March 2013}}</ref> ''Seeta Aur Geeta'' subverted the formula by having the heroine Hema Malini eventually become the "hero" while male lead Dharmendra is in a mostly supporting role.<ref name="Chintamani">{{cite web|last=Chintamani|first=Gautam|title=The brilliance of Salim-Javed lies not just in what they said, but how they said it|url=https://scroll.in/article/764622/the-brilliance-of-salim-javed-lies-not-just-in-what-they-said-but-how-they-said-it|website=Scroll|date=25 October 2015}}</ref>

Ramesh Sippy initially wanted Nutan as Seeta and Geeta because he "saw the heroine as a mature woman with a child" but he was advised against casting a heroine who was "at a mature phase of her career when the hero, too, was getting along in age." The film was also offered to popular actress Mumtaz, who ironically starred in ''Ram Aur Shyam,'' but she refused the offer as she wasn't paid enough. According to Sippy, the film's budget costed 40 lakhs<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-man-behind-gabbar/article5204322.ece</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-making-of-a-dream/article2242301.ece</ref>

==Soundtrack==

All the songs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/seeta_aur_geeta.htm|title=Seeta Aur Geeta : Lyrics and video of Songs from the Movie Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)|website=HindiGeetMala}}</ref> were composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]] and lyrics were penned by [[Anand Bakshi]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Notes
|-
|1
| "Arey Zindagi Hai Khel"
|[[Manna Dey]], [[Asha Bhosle]]
|04:43
|Picturised on [[Hema Malini]] as Geeta and [[Dharmendra]]
|-
|2
| "O Saathi Chal"
|Asha Bhosle, [[Kishore Kumar]]
|04:29
|Picturised on Hema Malini and [[Sanjeev Kumar]]
|-
|3
| "Koi Ladki Mujhe Kal Raat"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]], Kishore Kumar
|04:20
|Picturised on Hema Malini as Geeta and Sanjeev Kumar
|-
|4
| "Haan Ji Haan Maine Sharaab"
|Lata Mangeshkar
|05:26
|Picturised on Hema Malini as Geeta
|-
|5
| "Abhi to Haath Mein Jaam"
|[[Manna Dey]]
|05:31
|Picturised on Dharmendra
|}

==Reception==
===Box office===
Domestically in India, the film grossed {{INR|3.5 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref name="boi72">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg==|title=Box Office 1972|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=20 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020102113/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg==|archive-date=20 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ({{US$|4.61 million}}).{{efn|7.5945 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1972<ref name="sauder">{{cite web|title=Pacific Exchange Rate Service|url=http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3|website=[[UBC Sauder School of Business]]|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|page=3|access-date=21 November 2017}}</ref>}} Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to US${{Inflation|US|4.61|1972}}{{nbsp}}million ([[100 Crore Club|{{INR}}175{{nbsp}}crore]])<ref name="exchange16">{{cite web|url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/|title=Yearly Average Rates (67.175856 INR per USD in 2016)|publisher=[[OFX (company)|OFX]]}}</ref> in 2016.

[[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|Overseas]] in the Soviet Union, the film grossed 13.8{{nbsp}}million [[Soviet ruble|SUR]]{{efn|55.2{{nbsp}}million tickets sold,<ref name="soviet211">[https://books.google.com/books?id=cpoLAQAAMAAJ ''Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas: The Culture of Movie-going After Stalin''], page 211, [[Indiana University Press]], 2005</ref> average ticket price of 25{{nbsp}}[[Soviet ruble|kopecks]]<ref name="moscow7">[https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=7 ''Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War'', page 48], [[Cornell University Press]], 2011</ref>}} (US$18.21{{nbsp}}million,{{efn|0.758 [[Soviet ruble]]s per US dollar in 1976<ref name="russia">{{cite web|title=Archive|url=http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls|website=[[Central Bank of Russia]]|year=1992}}</ref>}} {{INR}}16.03{{nbsp}}crore).{{efn|8.804 Indian rupees per US dollar in 1976<ref name="rbi15268">http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=15268</ref>}} in 1976<ref name="soviet">{{cite web|url=http://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html|title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия)|author=Sergey Kudryavtsev|author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic)|date=3 August 2008}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to US${{Inflation|US|18.21|1976}}{{nbsp}}million ({{INR}}517{{nbsp}}crore)<ref name="exchange16"/> in 2016.

[[List of highest-grossing Indian films|Worldwide]], the film grossed {{INR}}{{#expr:3.5+16.03}}{{nbsp}}crore (US${{#expr:4.61+18.21}}{{nbsp}}million). Adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to [[1000 Crore Club|{{INR}}{{formatnum:{{#expr:517+638}}|}}{{nbsp}}crore]] (US${{#expr:77+95}}{{nbsp}}million) in 2016.

In terms of footfalls, the film sold an estimated {{#expr:35/(1.53*0.59+2.59*0.41) round 0}}{{nbsp}}million tickets in India,<ref name="boi72"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mittal |first1=Ashok |title=Cinema Industry in India: Pricing and Taxation |date=1995 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=9788173870231 |pages=71 & 77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RJVodLc6NgoC&pg=PA77}}</ref> and 55.2{{nbsp}}million tickets in the Soviet Union,<ref name="soviet211"/> for an estimated total of {{#expr:18+55.2 round 0}}{{nbsp}}million tickets sold worldwide.

===Awards===
;[[20th Filmfare Awards]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Category !! Nominee !! Result
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]|| [[Hema Malini]] || {{Won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]|| P. Vaikunth|| {{Won}}
|}

==Series==
{{main|Seeta Aur Geeta (TV series)}}

Bohra Bros had made a television series based on this film which was aired on [[NDTV Imagine]] in 2009.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Seeta-Aur-Geeta-hit-home/article15938416.ece</ref> Coincidentally Hema Malini did a similar series on same plot called ''Kamini Damini'' which was aired on Sahara One on 2004.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/12/02/stories/2004120200600200.htm ]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Notelist==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0078222|title=Seeta Aur Geeta}}

{{Salim-Javed}}
{{Ramesh Sippy}}

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