Unch Majha Zoka: Difference between revisions

| image         = Uncha Maaza Zoka.jpg

| genre         = [[Biography]]

| director     = Viren Pradhan

| runtime       = 22 minutes

| starring     = [[#Cast|See below]]

| company       = Piccola Films

| country       = [[India]]

| language     = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]

| network       = [[Zee Marathi]]

| first_aired   = {{start date|2012|3|5|df=y}}

| last_aired   = {{end date|2013|7|14|df=y}}

| website      = http://zeemarathi.com/Zee_Serial.aspx?zsid=601

'''''Unch Majha Jhoka''''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: उंच माझा झोका) is an Indian television series directed by Viren Pradhan and was aired on [[Zee Marathi]]. It is a dramatization of the story of how the child Yamuna was given at age 11 in an arranged marriage to [[Mahadev Govind Ranade]] and then proceeded to defy society's expectation to become the social activist [[Ramabai Ranade]]. It is set during the [[British Raj]] in 1870s India. The series premiered on 5 March 2012 from Monday to Saturday at 8 pm by replacing ''Ekach Hya Janmi Janu''.

* [[Spruha Joshi]] as [[Ramabai Ranade]]; Mahadevrao's wife, Govindrao's daughter-in-law

** Tejashree Walawalkar as maiden Yamuna Kurlekar and Young [[Ramabai Ranade]]

* Vikram Gaikwad as [[Mahadev Govind Ranade]] aka Madhav; Ramabai's husband, Govindrao's son

* [[Sharad Ponkshe]] as Govindrao (Bhausaheb) Ranade; Mahadevrao, Durga Akka, Nilkantha (Aaba) and Shripad's (Baba) father, Ramabai's father-in-law, Gopikabai and Mai's husband

* [[Shailesh Datar]] as Annasaheb Kurlekar; Umabai's husband, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's father, Mahadevrao's father-in-law

* [[Kavita Lad]] as Umabai Kurlekar; Annasaheb's wife, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's mother, Mahadevrao's mother-in-law

* Rugvedi Pradhan as Mai Ranade; Govindrao's second wife, Ramabai's step mother-in-law, Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's step mother, Nilkantha (Aaba) and Shripad's (Baba) biological mother

* Sharmishtha Raut as Tai Kaku, Mahadevrao's widowed paternal aunt

* [[Shilpa Tulaskar]] as Rukminibai Joshi, Ramabai's maternal aunt (Mavshi), Umabai's elder sister

* Sushil Bhosale as Nilkantha (Aaba) Govind Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's first son, Mahadevrao's step-brother

* [[Amol Kolhe]] as [[Mahatma Jotiba Phule]]

The story is based in the late 19th century [[Maharashtra]]. The sets for the show, presenting the houses and interiors resembling that era are constructed at [[Film City]], [[Goregaon]]. Erected on 30-50 thousand square feet area, the set is mainly designed per descriptions of Ranade Wada as written by [[Ramabai Ranade]] in her biography ''Majhya Aayushyatlya Aathvani''. Santosh Futane has designed the sets based on these descriptions and then making them shooting-friendly. The makeup rooms also have the old look from outside but are equipped with modern facilities from inside. The [[Theatrical property]] of old utensils, lamps, machines have been collected from various cities including rural areas like [[Padgha]], Wada and [[Mokhada]].

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