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{{short description|Indian television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Meri Durga
| image = Meri Durga-serial.jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Soap Opera]]
| creator = Paperback Films
| director = [[Ravindra Gautam]]
| writer = Madhu Bastola Raghuvir Shekhawat
Pankhuri Gangwal
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 383
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ravindra Gautam]]
* [[Pradeep Kumar (producer)]]
}}
| company = Paperback Films
| location = [[Haryana]] [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[Mumbai]]
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| network = [[STAR Plus]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2017|01|26}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2018|03|17}}
| website = http://www.hotstar.com/tv/meri-durga/12922
| website_title = Hotstar
| starring = Vicky Ahuja [[Ananya Agarwal]] [[Srishti Jain]] [[Paras Kalnawat]]
}}
'''''Meri Durga''''' (translation: My Durga) is an Indian television series on [[Star Plus]] produced by [[Ravindra Gautam]] and [[Pradeep Kumar]] under the banner Paperback Films. It starred [[Ananya Agarwal]], Vicky Ahuja, [[Srishti Jain]] and [[Paras Kalnawat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/meri-durga-tv-show-vicky-ahuja-ananyaa-agrawal-4468122/|title=TV show Meri Durga's courageous father will remind you of Aamir Khan in Dangal|last=|first=|date=|website=The Indian Express|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ravindra-gauta-meri-durga-is-a-tale-of-a-fathers-mind-and-heart/articleshow/56624104.cms|title=Ravindra Gautam: Meri Durga is a tale of a father's mind and heart – Times of India|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The show premiered on 26 January 2017 and went off air on 17 March 2018.<ref name="Meri Durga to go off air on March 17 – Times of India">{{cite news|title=Meri Durga to go off air on March 17 – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meri-durga-to-go-off-air-on-march-17/articleshow/63284203.cms|accessdate=17 March 2018|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The story traces the journey of a Durga who aspires to become a runner. It revolves around the most beautiful and sensitive relationship of a father and his daughter. Highlighting the realities of life, Durga's father, Yashpal Choudhary works as a peon in one of the schools in Haryana. His only dream is to fight against all the odds and educate his daughter Durga for a better future. But despite trying hard to study and prove herself, Durga couldn't reach Yashpal's expectations. Yashpal who works as a mere school peon has a very progressive viewpoint when it comes to educating a girl or a boy – unlike his other relatives. Durga, on the other hand, is a very lively and a positive 12-year-old who is enjoying her childhood in and around the corners of Haryana. She loves running behind kites, climbing on the mango tree. Besides enjoying her childhood, Durga tried very hard to fulfill her father's dream. But somehow she just couldn't understand the calculations and hence always found herself confused between alphabets and numbers. Influenced by her coach, Rana sir, Yaspal allows Durga to be an athlete. Durga emerges as the winner in the national race but her competitor, Arti who secures the 2nd position gets drugs mixed in her food. In the blood test, Durga is found to be on drugs and is expelled from running for 5 years. As the consequence, her innocent family faces the villagers' ire and Durga is so shocked that she quits running forever.

'''Five years later'''

After 5 years Durga is now grown up and she has the responsibility to take care of her family as well as her dreams too. She meets Sanjay Prince (SP), her old childhood friend. But things between them are not too good. When Sp finds out that Durga has joined the same college as him, he threatens her to leave the college but eventually, they fall in love. Later Durga gets to know that SP's mom, Gayatri Devi, had mixed drugs to her food five years back and tells the media. Gayatri Devi gets angry and influences SP to make him Durga's enemy and SP and Arti start a new play. In the midst of this, SP and Durga marry each other. After being tortured by SP and his family, Durga finds out that Gayatri was a national athlete who was expelled from the academy and helps her to keep it a secret. Eventually, SP gets to know that Durga is innocent and his mom was the behind her pains. The family comes together and Durga begins training for her nationals. Arti's father blackmails Durga that he will destroy her family if she takes part in the national race. He kidnaps her family on the day of the race but SP and Durga rescue the family and Durga wins the race. Durga gets admitted in the academy for being qualified for international games. She succeeds in her attempts.

== Cast ==
=== Main cast ===
*[[Srishti Jain]] as Durga Choudhary / Ahlawat: Yashpal and Annapurna's daughter; Amrita's sister; SP's wife (2017–2018)
**[[Ananya Agarwal]] as Young Durga Choudhary (2017)
*[[Paras Kalnawat]] as Adult Sanjay Prince Ahlawat aka SP: Gayatri and Neelkant's son; Durga's husband (2017–2018)
**[[Yash Mistry]] as Young Sanjay Prince
* Vicky Ahuja as Yashpal Choudhary: Brijpal's brother; Annapurna's husband; Durga and Amrita's father (2017–2018)

=== Recurring cast ===
* [[Komal Sharma|Kate Sharma]] / [[Urfi Javed]] as Aarti: SP's childhood friend.
*[[Rajesh Shringarpure]] / [[Ankur Nayyar]] as Rana: Durga's coach. (2017)/(2017–2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/tv/060417/ankur-nayyar-confident-about-replacing-rajesh-shringarpure-in-show.html|title=Ankur Nayyar confident about replacing Rajesh Shringarpure in show|last=|first=|date=|website=The Asian Age|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Rashmi Shaw / Mrigrash Dubey as Annapurna Choudhary: Yashpal's wife; Durga and Amrita's mother.
* Rajiv Khanna as Brijpal Choudhary: Yashpal's brother; Sheela's husband; Shilpa and Bantu's father.
* Jyotika Kukrety as Sheela Choudhary: Brijpal's wife; Shilpa and Bantu's mother.
* Akshay choudhary as chote
* [[Amardeep Jha]] as Santo
*[[Raj Sharnagat]] as Manohar
* Prince Singh as 2/2 Bhagwat
* Raquib Arshad as SRK
*[[Parineeta Borthakur]]/[[Dolly Sohi]] as Gayatri Devi Ahlawat aka Athlete Jassi: Neelakant's wife; SP and Gagan's mother (2017)/(2017–2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/parineeta-replaced-by-dolly-sohi-in-meri-durga-1491849.html|title=Parineeta Replaced By Dolly Sohi in Meri Durga|last=|first=|date=|website=News 18|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
* Rajiv Kumar as Neelkant Ahlawat: Gayatri's husband; SP and Gagan's father.
* Paras Sharma as Gagan Ahlawat: Gayatri and Neelkant's son; SP's brother
* Jiya Chauhan as SP's Anjana Ahlawat: Gagan's wife
* Aishwarya Sharma / [[Sonal Parihar]] / Swapnil Sengar as Amrita Choudhary: Yashpal and Annapurna's daughter; Durga's sister; Madhav's ex-lover; Umang's mother.
* Adhvik Mahajan as Madhav: Amrita's ex-lover; Umang's father.
* Advait as Umang: Amrita and Umang's son.
* Ashna Kishore as Shilpa Choudhary: Brijpal and Sheela's daughter.
* Ramansh Bundela Bantu Choudhary: Brijpal and Sheela's son.
*Shanaya Shivi as Kuljeet: Durga's Friend
* Soham Jadhav as Young Manohar
* Sanjay Kaushik as Rishi
* Apala Bisht As Laxmi
* [[Rakhee Tandon (actress)|Rakhi Vijan]] as Subhadra
* Nandani Master as Srijita
* [[Mohsin]] as Bhagwat
* Mohammad Saud as Bansi
* Satya Tiwari as Sam
* Ritu Bhagwani as Tanvi
* Urmila Sharma as Rohini
* Tariq Khan as Kadam
* Vishal C. Bhardwaj as Purshottam Singhania
*[[Dimple Jhangiani]] as senior district magistrate<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/dimple-jhangiani-back-in-action-with-meri-durga/articleshow/58394822.cms|title=Dimple Jhangiani back in action with 'Meri Durga'|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
* [[Nia Sharma]] as Palasha Trivedi: Durga's friend (October 2017-January 2018)
*Rishina Kandhari as Durga's Teacher (Senorita)
* [[Apurva Agnihotri]] as Coach Bhagat

=== Guest Appearances===
* [[Ditya Bhande]]
* [[Divyadarshini]]
* [[Jyothika]]
* [[G. M. Kumar]]
* [[Raju Sundaram]]
*[[Srinivas Avasarala]]
*[[Genelia Deshmukh]]

==Production==

Speaking about the series, producer [[Ravindra Gautam|Ravindra Gautham]] said, "''Meri Durga'' is the introspection of a father's mind and heart. We very rarely see the father's side onscreen. And the show also supports girl education which I feel is the need of the hour."<ref name=":0" /> Before its premiere, the series was promoted by the main cast in [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] on 16 January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/actors-visit-city-to-promote-soap-opera-351412|title=Actors visit city to promote soap opera|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Tribune India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

The series was mainly filmed at [[Powai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/paperback-films-meri-durga-first-episode-screening/articleshow/56913748.cms|title='Meri Durga' first episode screened on its sets for cast and crew|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> However some scenes were also filmed at [[Haryana]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/A-unique-bond/article17000364.ece|title=A unique bond|last=|first=|date=|website=The Hindu|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

In June 2017, the storyline took a leap of five years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/omg-meri-durga-to-take-huge-leap-528199|title=OMG! 'Meri Durga' to take HUGE LEAP|last=|first=|date=|website=ABP News|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Initially it starred [[Ananya Agarwal]] and Vicky Ahuja as young Durga and Yashpal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meri-durga-child-actor-ananya-agarwal-talks-about-her-favourite-person-on-sets/articleshow/58147509.cms|title=Meri Durga child actor Ananya Agarwal talks about her favourite person on sets|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> After the leap, it starred [[Srishti Jain]] as adult Durga, [[Paras Kalnawat]] as SP opposite Jain along with Ahuja.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-srishti-jain-interview-5645641-PHO.html|title=This 20 Year Old TV Actress Was Rejected Several Times for Being 'Too Fat'; Amazes Everyone by Losing 10 Kgs in One Month!|last=|first=|date=|website=Daily Bhaskar|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/model-paras-kalnawat-to-make-his-acting-debut-with-meri-durga/articleshow/59713516.cms|title=Model Paras Kalnawat to make his acting debut with Meri Durga|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

Initially, [[Aalisha Panwar]] was cast to play adult Durga after the leap. But, on the last moment as she joined another show, Jain was cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meri-durga-producer-miffed-with-newbie-aalisha-panwar/articleshow/59442550.cms|title='Meri Durga' producer miffed with newbie Aalisha Panwar|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> [[Vishal Bhardwaj (actor)|Vishal Bharadwaj]] was supposed to play Madhav.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/vishal-enters-meri-durga-367016|title=Vishal enters Meri Durga|last=|first=|date=|website=Tribune India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> However as he was considered not suitable for the character in his first scene itself, Adhvik Mahajan was cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/adhvik-mahajan-to-make-a-comeback-with-meri-durga/articleshow/57732565.cms|title=Adhvik Mahajan to make a comeback with Meri Durga|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.hotstar.com/tv/meri-durga/12922 Meri Durga] Streaming on [[Hotstar]]
{{Star Plus Shows}}

[[Category:Indian drama television series]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:Star Plus original programming]]
[[Category:2017 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2018 Indian television series endings]]

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