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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 Joshi Saraf]] Ashutosh Patki Tejashree Pradhan Ravi Patwardhan [[Mohan Joshi]]
| 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 that was aired on [[Zee Marathi]] from 22 July 2019 to 13 March 2021 and completed 432 episodes altogether. Directed by Ajay Mayekar and produced by Sunil Bhosle, the series stars an [[ensemble cast]] of Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]], Ashutosh Patki, Tejashree Pradhan, Ravi Patwardhan and [[Mohan Joshi]].

== Synopsis ==
''Aggabai Sasubai'' is the story of Asavari Kulkarni ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]), an honest, loving and caring 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 shares a deep bond with her mother-in-law, strives to bring a little joy in Asavari's life and decides to get her remarried with her own favourite chef Abhijeet Raje (Girish Oak).

== Plot ==
Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan) decides to go to Soham's (Ashutosh Patki) house to inform his family members about their relationship. As Asavari enjoys chef Abhijeet Raje's cookery show, Shubhra arrives at the Kulkarni residence and informs Asavari and Aajoba about her and Soham's decision to marry. However, Aajoba instantly objects their union and creates a scene, but Asavari manages to calm him down and discusses Soham and Shubhra's marriage plans with Shubhra, having agreed for their relationship. Despite this, Aajoba 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 after she lies 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 breeze of 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. Shubhra proceeds to order 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.

=== Two Months 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. Meanwhile, sudden arrival of Soham's friends at home 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. Abhijeet proceeds to purchase a jewellery for Asavari and thinks about gifting her a ''mangalsutra'' as well due to his feelings for her. The next day, Asavari takes the "''Naralachya Wadya''" for Abhijeet at his restaurant. However, stunned by the unexpected words said by him regarding his thought at the jewellery shop, 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 Uday Sir. 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 answers 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 Uday Sir 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 apologetic 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 who needs her birth date but in vain. Further, he sends Maddy to Asavari's house to trick Asavari into revealing her birth date, but fails in that attempt too. 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 the day of 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.

Eventually, Aajoba realises his folly and agrees for Abhijeet and Asavari's relationship, although Soham is not comfortable with the decision. On the day of Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding, Asavari and Aajoba get sentimental while leaving from the house. Exploiting this situation, Soham plans to hinder the wedding and lies to Aajoba that Abhijeet has demanded a very huge amount of dowry. Moreover, he visits the wedding venue and secretly tells Asavari that Aajoba actually disapproves of her remarriage and has thus refused to attend it. Upon learning this, Asavari breaks down before she suddenly decides to cancel the wedding, anticipating Aajoba's decision. However, Abhijeet is able to meet Aajoba on a street, thanks to his friend, who is actor [[Subodh Bhave]], and clears all the misunderstandings and misinterpretations. In the end, Abhijeet and Asavari successfully get married with their love and affection for each other in the presence of their family and friends.

== Cast ==
* Girish Oak as Chef Abhijeet Raje; Asavari's lover-turned-husband, Soham's stepfather, Shubhra's stepfather-in-law, Aajoba's stepson-in-law, Maddy's employer
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]] as Asavari Prabhakar Kulkarni / Asavari Abhijeet Raje; Abhijeet's lover-turned-wife, Soham's biological mother, Shubhra's biological mother-in-law, Aajoba's biological daughter-in-law
* Ashutosh Patki as Soham Prabhakar Kulkarni; Shubhra's lover-turned-husband, Asavari's biological son, Abhijeet's stepson, Aajoba's grandson, Pradnya and Akshay's friend
* Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra Anil Kamat / Shubhra Soham Kulkarni; Soham's lover-turned-wife, Asavari's biological daughter-in-law, Abhijeet's stepdaughter-in-law, Aajoba's granddaughter-in-law
* Ravi Patwardhan / [[Mohan Joshi]] as Dattatray Bandopant Kulkarni a.k.a. Aajoba; Asavari's biological father-in-law, Abhijeet's stepfather-in-law, Soham's paternal grandfather, Shubhra's paternal grandfather-in-law, Karkhanis Kaka's friend
* Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Mandodari Parab a.k.a. Maddy; Abhijeet's restaurant manager and friend
* Sanjeevani Sathe as Pradnya Sunil Karkhanis; the Kulkarni family's neighbour, Soham's friend, Karkhanis Kaka and Kaku's daughter-in-law
* Arun Mohre as Vidyadhar Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaka; Karkhanis Kaku's husband, Pradnya's father-in-law, Aajoba's friend, the Kulkarni family's neighbour,
* Rajshri Potdar as Prabha Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaku; Karkhanis Kaka's wife, Pradnya's mother-in-law, the Kulkarni family's neighbour
* Bhagyesh Patil as Vishwas; Abhijeet's restaurant waiter
* Nikhil Jhope as Akshay Wagh; Soham and Shubhra's friend
* Pratibha Goregaonkar as Sulbha Samant a.k.a. Kaku; the Kulkarni family's neighbour, Asavari's friend
* Leena Athavale Datar as Asha Anil Kamat; Anil's wife, Shubhra's mother, Soham's mother-in-law
* Unknown as Anil Kamat; Asha's husband, Shubhra's father, Soham's father-in-law
* Unknown as Madan Kulkarni; Malti's husband, Soham's paternal uncle, Shubhra's paternal uncle-in-law, Asavari's brother-in-law, Aajoba's nephew
* Unknown as Malti Kulkarni; Madan's second wife, Soham's paternal stepaunt, Shubhra's paternal stepaunt-in-law, Asavari's stepsister-in-law, Aajoba's stepniece-in-law

=== Recurring ===
* Mahesh Kokate as Kamlakar Katekor; Asavari's fiancée
* Rajesh Bhosle as Mangesh; Madhu's husband, Abhijeet and Asavari's neighbour in chawl
* Unknown as Madhu; Mangesh's wife, 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 while visiting Abhijeet's restaurant to promote his upcoming film ''Dhurala'' (2020)
* [[Sai Tamhankar]] as Herself while visiting Abhijeet's restaurant to promote her upcoming film ''Dhurala'' (2020)
* [[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

2023-05-19T15:26:28Z

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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 Joshi Saraf]] Ashutosh Patki Tejashree Pradhan Ravi Patwardhan [[Mohan Joshi]]
| 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 that was aired on [[Zee Marathi]] from 22 July 2019 to 13 March 2021 and completed 432 episodes altogether. Directed by Ajay Mayekar and produced by Sunil Bhosle, the series stars an [[ensemble cast]] of Girish Oak, [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]], Ashutosh Patki, Tejashree Pradhan, Ravi Patwardhan and [[Mohan Joshi]].

== Synopsis ==
''Aggabai Sasubai'' is the story of Asavari Kulkarni ([[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]]), an honest, loving and caring 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 shares a deep bond with her mother-in-law, strives to bring a little joy in Asavari's life and decides to get her remarried with her own favourite chef Abhijeet Raje (Girish Oak).

== Plot ==
Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan) decides to go to Soham's (Ashutosh Patki) house to inform his family members about their relationship. As Asavari enjoys chef Abhijeet Raje's cookery show, Shubhra arrives at the Kulkarni residence and informs Asavari and Aajoba about her and Soham's decision to marry. However, Aajoba instantly objects their union and creates a scene, but Asavari manages to calm him down and discusses Soham and Shubhra's marriage plans with Shubhra, having agreed for their relationship. Despite this, Aajoba 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 after she lies 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 breeze of 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. Shubhra proceeds to 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.

=== Two Months 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. Meanwhile, sudden arrival of Soham's friends at home 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. Abhijeet proceeds to purchase a jewellery for Asavari and thinks about gifting her a ''mangalsutra'' as well due to his feelings for her. The next day, Asavari takes the "''Naralachya Wadya''" for Abhijeet at his restaurant. However, stunned by the unexpected words said by him regarding his thought at the jewellery shop, 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 Uday Sir. 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 answers 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 Uday Sir 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 apologetic 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 who needs her birth date but in vain. Further, he sends Maddy to Asavari's house to trick Asavari into revealing her birth date, but fails in that attempt too. 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 the day of 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.

Eventually, Aajoba realises his folly and agrees for Abhijeet and Asavari's relationship, although Soham is not comfortable with the decision. On the day of Abhijeet and Asavari's wedding, Asavari and Aajoba get sentimental while leaving from the house. Exploiting this situation, Soham plans to hinder the wedding and lies to Aajoba that Abhijeet has demanded a very huge amount of dowry. Moreover, he visits the wedding venue and secretly tells Asavari that Aajoba actually disapproves of her remarriage and has thus refused to attend it. Upon learning this, Asavari breaks down before she suddenly decides to cancel the wedding, anticipating Aajoba's decision. However, Abhijeet is able to meet Aajoba on a street, thanks to his friend, who is actor [[Subodh Bhave]], and clears all the misunderstandings and misinterpretations. In the end, Abhijeet and Asavari successfully get married with their love and affection for each other in the presence of their family and friends.

== Cast ==
* Girish Oak as Chef Abhijeet Raje; Asavari's lover-turned-husband, Soham's stepfather, Shubhra's stepfather-in-law, Aajoba's stepson-in-law, Maddy's employer
* [[Nivedita Joshi-Saraf|Nivedita Joshi Saraf]] as Asavari Prabhakar Kulkarni / Asavari Abhijeet Raje; Abhijeet's lover-turned-wife, Soham's biological mother, Shubhra's biological mother-in-law, Aajoba's biological daughter-in-law
* Ashutosh Patki as Soham Prabhakar Kulkarni; Shubhra's lover-turned-husband, Asavari's biological son, Abhijeet's stepson, Aajoba's grandson, Pradnya and Akshay's friend
* Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra Anil Kamat / Shubhra Soham Kulkarni; Soham's lover-turned-wife, Asavari's biological daughter-in-law, Abhijeet's stepdaughter-in-law, Aajoba's granddaughter-in-law
* Ravi Patwardhan / [[Mohan Joshi]] as Dattatray Bandopant Kulkarni a.k.a. Aajoba; Asavari's biological father-in-law, Abhijeet's stepfather-in-law, Soham's paternal grandfather, Shubhra's paternal grandfather-in-law, Karkhanis Kaka's friend
* Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Mandodari Parab a.k.a. Maddy; Abhijeet's restaurant manager and friend
* Sanjeevani Sathe as Pradnya Sunil Karkhanis; the Kulkarni family's neighbour, Soham's friend, Karkhanis Kaka and Kaku's daughter-in-law
* Arun Mohre as Vidyadhar Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaka; Karkhanis Kaku's husband, Pradnya's father-in-law, Aajoba's friend, the Kulkarni family's neighbour,
* Rajshri Potdar as Prabha Karkhanis a.k.a. Kaku; Karkhanis Kaka's wife, Pradnya's mother-in-law, the Kulkarni family's neighbour
* Bhagyesh Patil as Vishwas; Abhijeet's restaurant waiter
* Nikhil Jhope as Akshay Wagh; Soham and Shubhra's friend
* Pratibha Goregaonkar as Sulbha Samant a.k.a. Kaku; the Kulkarni family's neighbour, Asavari's friend
* Leena Athavale Datar as Asha Anil Kamat; Anil's wife, Shubhra's mother, Soham's mother-in-law
* Unknown as Anil Kamat; Asha's husband, Shubhra's father, Soham's father-in-law
* Unknown as Madan Kulkarni; Malti's husband, Soham's paternal uncle, Shubhra's paternal uncle-in-law, Asavari's brother-in-law, Aajoba's nephew
* Unknown as Malti Kulkarni; Madan's second wife, Soham's paternal stepaunt, Shubhra's paternal stepaunt-in-law, Asavari's stepsister-in-law, Aajoba's stepniece-in-law

=== Recurring ===
* Mahesh Kokate as Kamlakar Katekor; Asavari's fiancée
* Rajesh Bhosle as Mangesh; Madhu's husband, Abhijeet and Asavari's neighbour in chawl
* Unknown as Madhu; Mangesh's wife, 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 while visiting Abhijeet's restaurant to promote his upcoming film ''Dhurala'' (2020)
* [[Sai Tamhankar]] as Herself while visiting Abhijeet's restaurant to promote her upcoming film ''Dhurala'' (2020)
* [[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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[[Category:Marathi-language television shows]]
[[Category:2019 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2021 Indian television series endings]]

Jolly LLB

2023-05-19T13:51:59Z

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{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jolly LLB
| image = Jolly LLB First Look.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| alt = Theatrical release poster with two leads, an angst looking Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani with the motto of the film ''We Believe In Justice''
| director = [[Subhash Kapoor]]
| producer = [[Fox Star Studios]]
| writer = Subhash Kapoor
| starring = [[Arshad Warsi]] [[Boman Irani]] [[Amrita Rao]] [[Saurabh Shukla]]
| music = '''Songs''': [[Krsna Solo|Krsna]] '''Background score''': [[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
| cinematography = Anshuman Mahaley
| editing = Sandeep Singh Bajeli
| distributor = [[Fox Star Studios]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|3|15|}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| budget = {{INR}}10 crore<ref name="BS">{{cite news|author1=Surajeet Das Gupta & Urvi Malvania|title=Most profitable films entertain no love for the Rs 100-crore club|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/most-profitable-films-entertain-no-love-for-the-rs-100-crore-club-113112900715_1.html|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=30 November 2013|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}}{{INR}}37 crore<ref name="BS"/>
}}

'''''Jolly LLB''''' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language [[black comedy]] film, written and directed by [[Subhash Kapoor]]. The film stars [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Boman Irani]] and [[Amrita Rao]]. The theatrical trailer was revealed on 8 January 2013.<ref name="LLB">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Arshad-calls-Jolly-LLB-wonderful-experience/Article1-834381.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125063036/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Arshad-calls-Jolly-LLB-wonderful-experience/Article1-834381.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Arshad calls Jolly LLB 'wonderful' experience |work=Hindustan Times|date=2 April 2012|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>{{cbignore}} Released on 15 March 2013. It is the first installment of the [[Jolly LLB (film series)|''Jolly LLB'' franchise]]. the film revolves around the early life of lawyer Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly (played by Warsi) and focuses on his attempt to earn six innocent wage earners their rights and his journey against the monopolistic behavior of the rich and [[Corruption in India#Judiciary|judicial corruption]]. The storyline is inspired by the 1999 hit-and-run case of [[Sanjeev Nanda]] and a minor reference to [[Priyadarshini Mattoo]] case.<ref name=ibn/>

==Plot==
In 2009, Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly ([[Arshad Warsi]]) is a [[Delhi]]-based lawyer living with his brother-in-law Pratap (Manoj Pahwa), and is also in a relationship with Sandhya ([[Amrita Rao]]). He happens to see prominent criminal defense lawyer Tejinder Rajpal ([[Boman Irani]]) successfully defending Rahul Dewan (Rajeev Siddhartha), a boy from a high society family in a sessions court, who is accused of drunkenly driving his Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, causing the death of six labourers sleeping on the footpath five months earlier.

Jolly, desperate to have some money and fame, decides to pursue the case and files a [[Public interest litigation in India|PIL]] in the court against Rahul Dewan. Jolly's neighbor Kaul Saab ([[Ramesh Deo]]), whose daughter was raped and killed by a politician's son defended easily by Rajpal, gifts him his office as a chamber. After initially reprimanding Jolly for his mistakes in filing the PIL and taking the press reports as evidence, Justice Sunderlal Tripathi (Saurabh Shukla) warns Jolly to collect some evidence before the next hearing. Jolly then runs into Albert Pinto (Harsh Chhaya), who claims to have witnessed the accident but soon learns that he is a lackey of Rajpal and was a plan to extract more money from the Dewan family. As part of the deal, Pinto gives Jolly a share of the money and turns hostile in the court. Sandhya and Kaul Saab chide him for compromising on justice for his greed. He returns the money to Rajpal and challenges him to win the case.

With Pratap's help, Jolly collects the video footage of the car involved in the accident and presents it to the court. Rajpal counters that the car was driven by the Dewan family's driver and the footage was fake. Jolly refutes it by successfully cross-examining the driver, who finally accepts that he has registered a false statement. Tripathi then orders the police to provide a bodyguard for Jolly after he is manhandled by Rajpal's assistants. Although Sub-Inspector Satbir Rathi (Sandeep Bose), who is also on Rajpal's payroll, tries to sabotage him, Jolly, with the help of his bodyguard Haldiram (Mukund Bhatt), leaves for Gorakhpur after learning that Sadakant Mishra (Sushil Pandey), a survivor of the accident, stays there.

Jolly, after passing through many hurdles, successfully brings Mishra to the court. Rajpal tries to scuttle proceedings but the hesitant Tripathi overrules him. Mishra reveals the truth of the accident; that night, he and his relatives were sleeping on the footpath when Rahul Dewan drove his Land Cruiser over them, except Mishra. When he saw Mishra witnessing what he did, Rahul Dewan backed his car, hoping to run over him, but instead ran over his leg, resulting in it being amputated. Mishra also states that Rathi had threatened him after the accident and fabricated the investigation, and that he was only allowed to go after he offered his hard-earned money and jewellery for his sister's wedding to Rathi. Mishra also identifies Rahul Dewan as the one who drove the car.

After the emotional closing arguments by Rajpal and Jolly, Tripathi directs the police department to suspend Rathi and initiate a criminal inquiry against him, and also declares Rahul Dewan as guilty of the crime and sentences him to seven years of imprisonment under Section 304 of the [[Indian Penal Code]]. As Jolly walks out receiving praises, Rajpal sits crestfallen over losing a case for the first time.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Advocate Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly
* [[Boman Irani]] as Advocate Tejinder Rajpal
* [[Amrita Rao]] as Sandhya
* Saurabh Shukla as Justice Sunderlal Tripathi
* Harsh Chhaya as Albert Pinto
* Manoj Pahwa as Pratap (Jolly's brother-in-law)
* [[Ramesh Deo]] as Kaul Saab
* [[Mohan Kapoor]] as Yograj Dewan (Rahul's father)
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Guruji
* Mohan Agashe as Senior Dewan (Rahul's grandfather)
* [[Vibha Chibber]] as Meerut Judge
* Sushil Pandey as Sadakant Mishra
* Sandeep Bose as Sub-Inspector Satbir Rathi
* Rajeev Siddhartha as Rahul Dewan
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Suresh Vashishth (in opening scene)
* Mukund Bhatt as Constable Haldiram (Jolly's bodyguard)
* Vijay Gupta as Ramakant Shukla
* [[Vishal O Sharma]] as Lawyer
* [[Ishtiyak Khan]] as Vasu (Lawyer from Rohtak)
{{colend}}

==Production==
The story is inspired by the events of the [[Sanjeev Nanda]] hit-and-run case of 1999.<ref name=ibn>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jolly-llb-review-the-films-not-a-bad-way-to-spend-the-evening/379058-47-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317021018/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jolly-llb-review-the-films-not-a-bad-way-to-spend-the-evening/379058-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2013 |title='Jolly LLB' review: The film's not a bad way to spend the evening |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=25 April 2013}}</ref>

==Release==

===Critical reception===
[[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the film 3.5 stars and said "''Jolly LLB'' is a power-packed courtroom drama. But, most importantly, it celebrates the spirit of the common man seeking justice and impartiality most effectively. Just don't miss this jolly good film!".<ref>{{Cite web | title = Jolly L.L.B. Review | last = Adarsh | first = Taran | work = Bollywood Hungama | date = 13 March 2013 | access-date = 2016-07-07 | url = http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/541266 }}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of the ''Hindustan Times'' said parts of the film are "laugh-out-loud funny, but underneath the humour is an angry critique of the system, so easily manipulated by the rich and so difficult to penetrate for the poor." Chopra gave the film three stars, saying that the love angle is clumsy and that Rao "stumbles badly" in a key scene.<ref name="HTreview">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Jolly-LLB/Article1-1027091.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317043654/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Jolly-LLB/Article1-1027091.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2013|title=Anupama Chopra's review: Jolly LLB -|last=Anupama Chopra|date=15 March 2013|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=25 March 2013}} (slow loading)</ref>{{cbignore}}

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jolly LLB
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Krsna Solo|Krsna]]
| cover = Jolly LLB.jpg
| alt =
| released = 22 February 2013
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 33:40
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = Krsna
| prev_title = [[Tanu Weds Manu]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Tamanchey]]
| next_year = 2013
}}

The music of ''Jolly LLB'' was composed by [[Krsna Solo|Krsna]]. Lyrics were penned by Subhash Kapoor and Vayu (for "Jhooth Boliya"). The first song promo, "Mere Toh L Lag Gaye" by [[Bappi Lahiri]], was released on 13 February 2013. In the soundtrack, the song has been cut into two different songs, one titled "Law Lag Gaye" while the other "L Lag Gaye". The second song promo, "Jhooth Boliya" by [[Kamal Khan (singer)|Kamal Khan]] was released on 15 February 2013. The full soundtrack was released on 22 February 2013 under the label T-Series. It consists of eight songs.

===Track listing===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Jhooth Boliya
| extra1 = [[Kamal Khan (singer)|Kamal Khan]]
| length1 = 4:08
| title2 = Daru Peeke Nachna
| extra2 = [[Mika Singh]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Ajnabi
| extra3 = [[Mohit Chauhan]], Shreya Ghoshal
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Hans Ki chaal
| extra4 = [[Kailash Kher]]
| length4 = 4:22
| title5 = Law lag gayi
| extra5 = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = Jhooth Boliya
| note6 = remix
| extra6 = Kamal Khan
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Daru Peeke Nachna
| note7 = remix
| extra7 = Mika Singh
| length7 = 3:48
| title8 = L Lag Gaye 2
| extra8 = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| length8 = 4:30
}}

==Awards==
; [[61st National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]<ref name=diff>{{cite web |title=61st National Film Awards For 2013 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]]: [[Saurabh Shukla]]<ref name=diff/>
; 2014 Screen Awards
* [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]]: Saurabh Shukla
; [[59th Filmfare Awards]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]]
'''Kids Choice Awards 2014: Bindass!'''
* favourite song- mere Toh L Lag Gayi (won)
* favorite Geet Sensational - jhoot bolliya

==Sequel==
{{main|Jolly LLB 2}}
A sequel, [[Jolly LLB 2]] was released in February 2017,<ref>{{Cite web | title = Eager to start Jolly LLB 2: Arshad Warsi | author = IANS | author-link = Indo-Asian News Service | work = [[India Today]] | date = 1 November 2014 | access-date = 2016-07-07 | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/eager-to-start-jolly-llb-2-arshad-warsi/1/398671.html}}</ref> with Shukla reprising his role.

==Remake==
The film has been remade in Tamil as ''[[Manithan (2016 film)|Manithan]]'' (2016) and in Telugu as ''[[Sapthagiri LLB]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhi-stalin-to-remake-jolly-llb-news-tamil-pgmkvvbdghhch.html|title = Udhayanidhi Stalin to remake 'Jolly LLB'!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/saptagiri-llb-says-prosecution-is-prostitution-telugu-news-199968|title = 'Saptagiri LLB' says prosecution is prostitution - Telugu News|date = 4 November 2017}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'' was released in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-akshay-kumar-to-star-in-jolly-llb-2-to-star-opposite-this-actress-for-the-first-time-2231282|title=Akshay Kumar to star in 'Jolly LLB 2'; to star opposite this actress for the first time! |work = Daily News & Analysis|date=2016-07-04|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-05}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2621000}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|jolly-l-l-b|Jolly L.L.B.}}

{{Portal|India|Film|Bollywood}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}

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Jolly LLB

2023-05-19T13:49:17Z

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{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jolly LLB
| image = Jolly LLB First Look.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| alt = Theatrical release poster with two leads, an angst looking Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani with the motto of the film ''We Believe In Justice''
| director = [[Subhash Kapoor]]
| producer = [[Fox Star Studios]]
| writer = Subhash Kapoor
| starring = [[Arshad Warsi]] [[Boman Irani]] [[Amrita Rao]] [[Saurabh Shukla]]
| music = '''Songs''': [[Krsna Solo|Krsna]] '''Background score''': [[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
| cinematography = Anshuman Mahaley
| editing = Sandeep Singh Bajeli
| distributor = [[Fox Star Studios]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|3|15|}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| budget = {{INR}}10 crore<ref name="BS">{{cite news|author1=Surajeet Das Gupta & Urvi Malvania|title=Most profitable films entertain no love for the Rs 100-crore club|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/most-profitable-films-entertain-no-love-for-the-rs-100-crore-club-113112900715_1.html|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=30 November 2013|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}}{{INR}}37 crore<ref name="BS"/>
}}

'''''Jolly LLB''''' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language [[black comedy]] film, written and directed by [[Subhash Kapoor]]. The film stars [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Boman Irani]] and [[Amrita Rao]]. The theatrical trailer was revealed on 8 January 2013.<ref name="LLB">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Arshad-calls-Jolly-LLB-wonderful-experience/Article1-834381.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125063036/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Arshad-calls-Jolly-LLB-wonderful-experience/Article1-834381.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Arshad calls Jolly LLB 'wonderful' experience |work=Hindustan Times|date=2 April 2012|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>{{cbignore}} Released on 15 March 2013. It is the first installment of the [[Jolly LLB (film series)|''Jolly LLB'' franchise]]. the film revolves around the early life of lawyer Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly (played by Warsi) and focuses on his attempt to earn six innocent wage earners their rights and his journey against the monopolistic behavior of the rich and [[Corruption in India#Judiciary|judicial corruption]]. The storyline is inspired by the 1999 hit-and-run case of [[Sanjeev Nanda]] and a minor reference to [[Priyadarshini Mattoo]] case.<ref name=ibn/>

==Plot==
In 2009, Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly ([[Arshad Warsi]]) is a [[Delhi]]-based lawyer living with his brother-in-law Pratap (Manoj Pahwa), and is also in a relationship with Sandhya ([[Amrita Rao]]). He happens to see prominent criminal defense lawyer Tejinder Rajpal ([[Boman Irani]]) successfully defending Rahul Dewan (Rajeev Siddhartha), a boy from a high society family in a sessions court, who is accused of drunkenly driving his Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, causing the death of six labourers sleeping on the footpath five months earlier.

Jolly, desperate to have some money and fame, decides to pursue the case and files a [[Public interest litigation in India|PIL]] in the court against Rahul Dewan. Jolly's neighbor Kaul Saab ([[Ramesh Deo]]), whose daughter was raped and killed by a politician's son defended easily by Rajpal, gifts him his office as a chamber. After initially reprimanding Jolly for his mistakes in filing the PIL and taking the press reports as evidence, Justice Sunderlal Tripathi (Saurabh Shukla) warns Jolly to collect some evidence before the next hearing. Jolly then runs into Albert Pinto (Harsh Chhaya), who claims to have witnessed the accident but soon learns that he is a lackey of Rajpal and was a plan to extract more money from the Dewan family. As part of the deal, Pinto gives Jolly a share of the money and turns hostile in the court. Sandhya and Kaul Saab chide him for compromising on justice for his greed. He returns the money to Rajpal and challenges him to win the case.

With Pratap's help, Jolly collects the video footage of the car involved in the accident and presents it to the court. Rajpal counters that the car was driven by the Dewan family's driver and the footage was fake. Jolly refutes it by successfully cross-examining the driver, who finally accepts that he has registered a false statement. Tripathi then orders the police to provide a bodyguard for Jolly after he is manhandled by Rajpal's assistants. Although Sub-Inspector Satbir Rathi (Sandeep Bose), who is also on Rajpal's payroll, tries to sabotage him, Jolly, with the help of his bodyguard Haldiram (Mukund Bhatt), leaves for Gorakhpur after learning that Sadakant Mishra (Sushil Pandey), a survivor of the accident, stays there.

Jolly, after passing through many hurdles, successfully brings Mishra to the court. Rajpal tries to scuttle proceedings but the hesitant Tripathi overrules him. Mishra reveals the truth of the accident; that night, he and his relatives were sleeping on the footpath when Rahul Dewan drove his Land Cruiser over them, except Mishra. When he saw Mishra witnessing what he did, Rahul Dewan backed his car, hoping to run over him, but instead ran over his leg, resulting in it being amputated. Mishra also states that Rathi had threatened him after the accident and fabricated the investigation, and that he was only allowed to go after he offered his hard-earned money and jewellery for his sister's wedding to Rathi. Mishra also identifies Rahul Dewan as the one who drove the car.

After the emotional closing arguments by Rajpal and Jolly, Tripathi directs the police department to suspend Rathi and initiate a criminal inquiry against him, and also declares Rahul Dewan as guilty of the crime and sentences him to seven years of imprisonment under Section 304 of the [[Indian Penal Code]]. As Jolly walks out receiving praises, Rajpal sits crestfallen over losing a case for the first time.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Advocate Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly
* [[Boman Irani]] as Advocate Tejinder Rajpal
* [[Amrita Rao]] as Sandhya a.k.a. Sandhu
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Justice Sunderlal Tripathi
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as Albert Pinto
* [[Manoj Pahwa]] as Pratap (Jolly's brother-in-law)
* [[Ramesh Deo]] as Kaul Saab
* [[Mohan Kapoor]] as Yograj Dewan (Rahul's father)
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Guruji
* [[Mohan Agashe]] as Senior Dewan (Rahul's grandfather)
* [[Vibha Chibber]] as Meerut Judge
* Sushil Pandey as Sadakant Mishra
* Sandeep Bose as Sub-Inspector Satbir Rathi
* [[Rajeev Siddhartha]] as Rahul Dewan
* [[Brijendra Kala]] as Suresh Vashishth (in opening scene)
* Mukund Bhatt as Hawaldar Haldiram
* [[Vijay Gupta]] as Ramakant Shukla
* [[Vishal O Sharma]] as Lawyer
* [[Ishtiyak Khan]] as Vasu (Lawyer from Rohtak)
{{colend}}

==Production==
The story is inspired by the events of the [[Sanjeev Nanda]] hit-and-run case of 1999.<ref name=ibn>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jolly-llb-review-the-films-not-a-bad-way-to-spend-the-evening/379058-47-84.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317021018/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jolly-llb-review-the-films-not-a-bad-way-to-spend-the-evening/379058-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2013 |title='Jolly LLB' review: The film's not a bad way to spend the evening |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=25 April 2013}}</ref>

==Release==

===Critical reception===
[[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the film 3.5 stars and said "''Jolly LLB'' is a power-packed courtroom drama. But, most importantly, it celebrates the spirit of the common man seeking justice and impartiality most effectively. Just don't miss this jolly good film!".<ref>{{Cite web | title = Jolly L.L.B. Review | last = Adarsh | first = Taran | work = Bollywood Hungama | date = 13 March 2013 | access-date = 2016-07-07 | url = http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/541266 }}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of the ''Hindustan Times'' said parts of the film are "laugh-out-loud funny, but underneath the humour is an angry critique of the system, so easily manipulated by the rich and so difficult to penetrate for the poor." Chopra gave the film three stars, saying that the love angle is clumsy and that Rao "stumbles badly" in a key scene.<ref name="HTreview">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Jolly-LLB/Article1-1027091.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317043654/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Jolly-LLB/Article1-1027091.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2013|title=Anupama Chopra's review: Jolly LLB -|last=Anupama Chopra|date=15 March 2013|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=25 March 2013}} (slow loading)</ref>{{cbignore}}

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jolly LLB
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Krsna Solo|Krsna]]
| cover = Jolly LLB.jpg
| alt =
| released = 22 February 2013
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 33:40
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = Krsna
| prev_title = [[Tanu Weds Manu]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Tamanchey]]
| next_year = 2013
}}

The music of ''Jolly LLB'' was composed by [[Krsna Solo|Krsna]]. Lyrics were penned by Subhash Kapoor and Vayu (for "Jhooth Boliya"). The first song promo, "Mere Toh L Lag Gaye" by [[Bappi Lahiri]], was released on 13 February 2013. In the soundtrack, the song has been cut into two different songs, one titled "Law Lag Gaye" while the other "L Lag Gaye". The second song promo, "Jhooth Boliya" by [[Kamal Khan (singer)|Kamal Khan]] was released on 15 February 2013. The full soundtrack was released on 22 February 2013 under the label T-Series. It consists of eight songs.

===Track listing===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Jhooth Boliya
| extra1 = [[Kamal Khan (singer)|Kamal Khan]]
| length1 = 4:08
| title2 = Daru Peeke Nachna
| extra2 = [[Mika Singh]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = Ajnabi
| extra3 = [[Mohit Chauhan]], Shreya Ghoshal
| length3 = 3:55
| title4 = Hans Ki chaal
| extra4 = [[Kailash Kher]]
| length4 = 4:22
| title5 = Law lag gayi
| extra5 = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| length5 = 4:31
| title6 = Jhooth Boliya
| note6 = remix
| extra6 = Kamal Khan
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Daru Peeke Nachna
| note7 = remix
| extra7 = Mika Singh
| length7 = 3:48
| title8 = L Lag Gaye 2
| extra8 = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| length8 = 4:30
}}

==Awards==
; [[61st National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]<ref name=diff>{{cite web |title=61st National Film Awards For 2013 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]]: [[Saurabh Shukla]]<ref name=diff/>
; 2014 Screen Awards
* [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]]: Saurabh Shukla
; [[59th Filmfare Awards]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]]
'''Kids Choice Awards 2014: Bindass!'''
* favourite song- mere Toh L Lag Gayi (won)
* favorite Geet Sensational - jhoot bolliya

==Sequel==
{{main|Jolly LLB 2}}
A sequel, [[Jolly LLB 2]] was released in February 2017,<ref>{{Cite web | title = Eager to start Jolly LLB 2: Arshad Warsi | author = IANS | author-link = Indo-Asian News Service | work = [[India Today]] | date = 1 November 2014 | access-date = 2016-07-07 | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/eager-to-start-jolly-llb-2-arshad-warsi/1/398671.html}}</ref> with Shukla reprising his role.

==Remake==
The film has been remade in Tamil as ''[[Manithan (2016 film)|Manithan]]'' (2016) and in Telugu as ''[[Sapthagiri LLB]]'' (2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/udhayanidhi-stalin-to-remake-jolly-llb-news-tamil-pgmkvvbdghhch.html|title = Udhayanidhi Stalin to remake 'Jolly LLB'!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/saptagiri-llb-says-prosecution-is-prostitution-telugu-news-199968|title = 'Saptagiri LLB' says prosecution is prostitution - Telugu News|date = 4 November 2017}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Jolly LLB 2]]'' was released in February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-akshay-kumar-to-star-in-jolly-llb-2-to-star-opposite-this-actress-for-the-first-time-2231282|title=Akshay Kumar to star in 'Jolly LLB 2'; to star opposite this actress for the first time! |work = Daily News & Analysis|date=2016-07-04|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-05}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2621000}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|jolly-l-l-b|Jolly L.L.B.}}

{{Portal|India|Film|Bollywood}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}

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Lamhe

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{{short description|1991 film by Yash Chopra}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Lamhe
| image =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Yash Chopra]]
| producer = Yash Chopra [[T. Subbarami Reddy]]
| writer = [[Honey Irani]] [[Rahi Masoom Raza]]
| starring = [[Anil Kapoor]] [[Sridevi]] [[Waheeda Rehman]] [[Anupam Kher]] Deepak Malhotra Dippy Sagoo
| music = Shiv-Hari
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1991|11|22}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19911122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Lamhe |date=22 November 1991 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=4 }}</ref>
| runtime = 187 minutes
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|6|c|year=1991}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|20|c|year=1991}}
| cinematography = [[Manmohan Singh (film director)|Manmohan Singh]]
}}

'''''Lamhe''''' ({{translation|''Moments''}}) is a 1991 Indian [[romance film|romantic]] musical drama film directed by [[Yash Chopra]] and written by [[Honey Irani]], with [[Rahi Masoom Raza]]. The film stars [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Sridevi]] (in a dual role of both mother and daughter) in the titular roles, along with [[Waheeda Rehman]] and [[Anupam Kher]] in pivotal roles. In the film, the [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI]] Viren (Kapoor) falls in love with Pallavi (Sridevi) during his first visit to [[India]], but she marries someone else. However, Pallavi and her husband die in an accident, leaving behind, in care of Viren, their young daughter Pooja (also Sridevi), who grows up to look just like her mother and falls in love with Viren. The film marks the second collaboration between Sridevi and Chopra.

Produced by Chopra under his production banner [[Yash Raj Films]], ''Lamhe'' was shot in two schedules in [[Rajasthan]] and [[London]]. Over the years, it has been hailed as a classic and Chopra's finest film. Although the film did moderate business domestically, it became a huge success overseas, bringing in a worldwide gross of {{INR}}20.5 crores on a {{INR}}6 crores budget; thus becoming the [[List of Bollywood films of 1991|10th highest grossing Indian film of 1991]]. It received numerous accolades and featured on ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'s'' list of ''Bollywood's Best Films''. It has been cited as Yash Chopra's personal favourite of the movies he has made. This was one of the last films that Masoom Raza scripted. He died a couple of months after its release. On the occasion of the Centenary of Indian Cinema in 2013, ''Lamhe'' featured among the ''Top Ten Romantic Movies Of 100 Years''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yahoo|title=Top 10 romantic movies|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/top-10-romantic-movies-slideshow/top-10-romantic-movies-photo-1328685356.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302194504/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/top-10-romantic-movies-slideshow/top-10-romantic-movies-photo-1328685356.html|archive-date=2 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

At the [[39th National Film Awards]], the film won [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]. At the [[37th Filmfare Awards]], the film received a leading 13 nominations and won a leading 5 awards – [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Sridevi), [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comic Actor]] (Kher), [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] (Irani) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] (Masoom Raza).

== Plot ==
A young Virendra Pratap Singh a.k.a. Viren ([[Anil Kapoor]]) comes to [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] for the first time, where he is greeted by his governess Durgadevi, affectionately called Dai Jaa ([[Waheeda Rehman]]). His late parents had migrated to [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] before he was born. Initially, Viren is put off by the hot weather and the customs of the region, but soon begins to respect the place and the people. Soon, he meets the beautiful Pallavi Thakur ([[Sridevi]]) and falls in love with her. Pallavi is the daughter of businessman Kothiwale Thakur ([[Manohar Singh]]), who had helped Viren's late father when his business was suffering. Viren and Pallavi become friends. However, upon noticing Viren's feelings for Pallavi, Dai Jaa indicates that Pallavi is older than him, which does not bother Viren.

After losing a civil court case involving his property, Pallavi's father dies of a heart attack. Pallavi goes into depression. Viren comes to console her, only to find her run towards Siddharth Kumar Bhatnagar (Deepak Malhotra), an airplane pilot and the only man whom she loves. Viren is heartbroken, but reluctantly arranges Pallavi's wedding with Siddharth and moves back to London. Tragedy strikes a year later when both Siddharth and Pallavi are killed in a car accident. Their newborn daughter, Pooja, survives and is placed under the care of Dai Jaa by the much traumatized Viren.

In London, Viren spends time with his childhood friend, Prem Anand ([[Anupam Kher]]), and over the course of time, slowly gets back to reality and makes new friends, including a girlfriend, Anita (Dippy Sagoo). He visits Rajasthan every year for Pallavi's death anniversary and to also deliver birthday gifts for the young Pooja. He never spends time with Pooja because she was born the same day Pallavi died and the pain and the trauma of her death is still fresh in his mind.

20 years later, the middle-aged Viren comes back to India for Pallavi's twentieth death anniversary and meets the now grown-up Pooja (also [[Sridevi]]), who is shockingly a spitting image of her mother. Viren feels that destiny is playing a cruel game with him, but still invites Pooja and Dai Jaa to his home in London. During their visit to London, Pooja and Dai Jaa meet Prem and Anita, who realizes how Pooja must be a constant reminder of Pallavi to Viren. Anita tells Viren that he should be ashamed of having feelings for a considerably younger woman, due to the fact that she resembles her late mother whom he loved. Meanwhile, Prem understands how much Pooja is attached to Viren, but is skeptical since Viren is still living in the past in the memories of Pallavi.

However, Pooja ends up coming across Pallavi's pencil sketch made by Viren and believes it to be her own portrait when it is actually of her mother. She confesses her love before Viren, but a furious Viren reveals that he actually loved her mother. A humiliated Pooja tells Dai Jaa that she wants to return to India. After Pooja and Dai Jaa's departure, Prem advises a confused Viren to confront his feelings for Pooja, pointing out that Pallavi was the one who never loved him, while Pooja is the one who has always loved him more than anyone else.

Back home, Dai Jaa persuades Pooja to get married, but she agrees on one condition that Viren must get married first. When Dai Jaa calls to let Viren know that Pooja has agreed to marry once Viren ties the knot, Viren agrees to marry Anita. Upon learning this, Pooja tells Dai Jaa that she never wants to marry. Back in London, Viren and Prem are wondering why Dai Jaa is postponing her visit to London. They decide to go to India and surprise her. Upon arriving, Dai Jaa tells Viren and Prem that Pooja has vowed not to marry. Viren confronts Pooja and reveals that he never wanted to marry Anita, since he finally realized that he is in love with her, and they finally get married.

== Cast ==
* [[Anil Kapoor]] as Virendra Pratap Singh (a.k.a. Viren / Kunwarji)
* [[Sridevi]] as Pallavi Thakur Bhatnagar and Pooja Bhatnagar (as both mother and daughter in a dual rule)
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Durgadevi (a.k.a. Dai Jaa); Viren, and later, Pooja's governess
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Prem Anand; Viren's childhood friend
* Deepak Malhotra as Siddharth Kumar Bhatnagar; Pallavi's husband and Pooja's father
* Dippy Sagoo as Anita Malhotra; Viren's girlfriend
* [[Manohar Singh]] as Kothiwale Thakur; Pallavi's father
* [[Lalit Tiwari]] as Sudheshwar Narayan Tiwari
* Ila Arun as a folk dancer in the song "Chudiyan Khanak Gayi"
* Richa Pallod as Young Pooja
* Vikas Anand as Doctor Vikas; Pallavi's surgeon

== Music ==
The music was composed by [[Shiv Kumar Sharma]] and [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]] (together known as [[Shiv-Hari]]) and the lyrics were provided by [[Anand Bakshi]]. The song "Kabhi Main Kahoon" was made from a melody used as background music in Yash Chopra's ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989), also scored by Shiv-Hari. In the famous parody sequence, Waheeda Rehman danced to "Aaj Phir Jeene ki Tamanna Hai" – her iconic number from the all-time classic ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' (1965).

The songs included on the official soundtrack are listed here:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Song
!Singer(s)
|-
|"Yeh Lamhe Yeh Pal"
|[[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
|-
|"Yeh Lamhe Yeh Pal" (Sad Version)
|Hariharan
|-
|"Mhaare Rajasthan Ma"
|Mohinuddin
|-
|"Mohe Chhedo Naa"
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
|"Chudiyan Khanak Gayi" (contains excerpt of 'Mhaare Rajasthan Ma' in the introduction)
|Lata Mangeshkar, Moinuddin and [[Ila Arun]]
|-
|"Chudiyan Khanak Gayi" (Sad Version)
|Lata Mangeshkar
|-
|"Kabhi Main Kahoon"
|Lata Mangeshkar and Hariharan
|-
|"Megha Re Megha Re"
|Lata Mangeshkar and Ila Arun
|-
|"Yaad Nahin Bhool Gaya"
|Lata Mangeshkar and [[Suresh Wadkar]]
|-
|"Gudiya Rani"
|Lata Mangeshkar
|-
|"Meri Bindiya"
|Lata Mangeshkar
|-
|"Freak Out" (Parody Song)
|[[Pamela Chopra]] and [[Sudesh Bhosle]]
|-
|"Moments Of Rage" (Instrumental)
|Instrumental
|-
|"Moments Of Passion" (Instrumental)
|Instrumental
|}

== Reception, Analysis & Legacy ==
''Lamhe'' is one of the few films that picked up the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film]] despite its moderate business in India. ''Lamhe'' is also one of the biggest Bollywood hits in the overseas market and the video circuit. [[Sridevi]] received widespread critical acclaim for her double-role as mother and daughter, winning the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] among others. It was also listed in ''Outlook'' magazine's list of All-Time Great Indian films.<ref name="outlook">{{cite web|title=Bollywood's Best Films |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?220089|publisher=outlookindia.com|access-date=15 May 2010}}</ref> It has been cited as Yash Chopra's personal favorite among his films.<ref name="Dwyer2002">{{cite book|author=Rachel Dwyer |title=Yash Chopra: fifty years in Indian cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UwVlAAAAMAAJ|access-date=31 March 2011 |year=2002|publisher=Lotus Collection|isbn=978-81-7436-234-6|page=160}}</ref> ''[[Times of India]]'' included it in its list of ''Top 10 Films of Yash Chopra'' describing it as "''a tale of love transcending the boundaries of time and space''"<ref>{{cite web|last=Times of India|title=Top 10 Films of Yash Chopra|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/top-10-films-of-yash-chopra/articleshow/16911367.cms}}</ref> while ''[[Rediff]]'' called it "Quite easily one of his most definitive films, Chopra surpassed his own findings of romance with the insightful, lovely ''Lamhe''."<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=The Very Best of Yash Chopra|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-very-best-films-of-yash-chopra/20121022.htm}}</ref> Hrithik Sharma from ''El Viaje Reviews'' says "The cinematography is a treat to eyes. Editing is crisp but with nearly 3 hours of run-time, it requires patience to watch the whole film. Only Yash Chopra could create this bold and unheard story in a way, that otherwise would have not been received well."<ref name="El Viaje Reviews">{{cite web|last=El Viaje Reviews|title= Yash Chopra's Lamhe (1991) Review by Hrithik Sharma|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpngcJbgQcY}}</ref>

Sridevi played both mother and daughter in what ''iDiva'' described as "another double-role but it was unlike any played before."<ref name="iDiva">{{cite web|last=iDiva|title=Sridevi – The Dancing Queen|url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403}}</ref> Hailed by ''[[Rediff]]'' as "one of the most remarkable films of her career... often considered a film way ahead of its time",<ref name="http">{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=PIX: The Changing Faces of Sridevi|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-the-changing-faces-of-sridevi/20121009.htm}}</ref> Her performance brought her much acclaim with ''BizAsia'' stating that "Her rendition of both Pallavi and Pooja serves well in highlighting how versatile she is as an actress, playing contrasting characters in the same movie."<ref>{{cite web|last=bizAsia|title=Yash Chopra classic flashback: 'Lamhe' (1991)|url=http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/yash-chopra-classic-flashback-lamhe-1991|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421020849/http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/yash-chopra-classic-flashback-lamhe-1991|archive-date=21 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Speaking to [[Karan Johar]] about the making of ''Lamhe'', [[Yash Chopra]] revealed, "When 90% of the London schedule was over, tragedy happened. Sridevi's father died... She came back after 16 days and had to shoot a comedy scene... At that moment, she forgot everything and gave a wonderful scene. I understood that is the secret of her success... Why she is what she is."<ref>{{cite web|last=Yash Raj Films – YouTube|title=Yash Chopra in Conversation with Karan Johar – Lamhe|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/yrf}}</ref> Sridevi's folk dance number 'Morni Baga Ma' was placed among the '''Top 5 Songs of [[Yash Chopra]]''<nowiki/>' by ''[[Hindustan Times]]''.

Over the years, ''Lamhe'' has become a cult classic.<ref name="idiva.com">{{cite web|last=idiva.com|title=10 Must Watch Movies That Weren't Blockbusters |url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-mustwatch-movies-that-werent-blockbusters/6659}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Yahoo|title=The Magical Years of Yash Chopra|url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=1&ID=14019&AlbumType=PG#talk}}</ref> Critic Rachel Dwyer wrote in her biography of the film-maker "Yash Chopra's own favourite film, ''Lamhe'' ('''Moments''<nowiki/>', 1991), divided the audience on a class basis: it was hugely popular with metropolitan elites and the overseas market, which allowed it to break even, but it had a poor box-office response (especially the repeat audience) because of its supposed incest theme."<ref>{{cite web|last=Yash Raj Films|title=Yash Chopra – Biography|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003BIO1}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' reported that "With shades of incest, ''Lamhe'' caused more than a flutter and remained the talk of the town"<ref>{{cite web|last=The Hindu|title=From Partition angst to romantic confection, his films had it all|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/from-partition-angst-to-romantic-confection-his-films-had-it-all/article4019419.ece}}</ref> while Sridevi herself admitted in an interview with [[Rajeev Masand]] that she found the subject "too bold."<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CNN-IBN|title=Now Showing: Masand reviews 'Ek Tha Tiger', interviews Sridevi|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/282674/now-showing-masand-reviews-ek-tha-tiger-interviews-sridevi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819020207/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/282674/now-showing-masand-reviews-ek-tha-tiger-interviews-sridevi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-19}}</ref> ''[[Rediff]]'' described its failure as "one of those bizarre, unexplained moments of cinema."<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Many film analysts, including [[Vikram Bhatt]], felt that ''Lamhe'' was ahead of its time and if released at a later period, would have been a success.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C&pg=PA342 |title=Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry |last=Ganti |first=Tejaswini |publisher=Duke University Press |year=2012 |pages=342|isbn=978-0822352136 }}</ref>

== Awards ==
;[[39th National Film Awards]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] – [[Neeta Lulla]], Kachins & Leena Daru

;[[37th Filmfare Awards]]<ref name=Filmfare>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf 1st Filmfare Awards 1953]</ref>
'''Won'''
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – [[Yash Chopra]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – [[Sridevi]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] – [[Anupam Kher]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Story|Best Story]] – [[Honey Irani]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] – [[Rahi Masoom Reza]]

'''Nominated'''
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – Yash Chopra
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] – [[Anil Kapoor]]
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] – [[Waheeda Rehman]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Anupam Kher]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]] – [[Shiv-Hari]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]] – [[Anand Bakshi]] for "Kabhi Main Kahoon"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer – Male]] – [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] for "Kabhi Main Kahoon"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] – [[Manmohan Singh (film director)|Manmohan Singh]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0102258|title=Lamhe}}
* Bonobology.com: [https://www.bonobology.com/movies-lead-characters-huge-age-difference "6 Bollywood movies where the lead characters have had a huge age difference"]

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