Meri Saas Bhoot Hai (transl. My Mother In Law Is Ghost) is an Indian Hindi-language horror-comedy television series. Produced by Film Farm India and an official remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Chuni Panna,[1] it starred Sushmita Mukherjee, Kajal Chauhan and Vibhav Roy.[2][3][4] It aired from 23 January 2023 to 7 July 2023 on Star Bharat.[5]
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 128 |
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| Running time | 20-24 minutes |
| Production company | Film Farm India |
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| Network | Star Bharat |
| Release | 23 January – 7 July 2023 |
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Cast edit
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Rekha
- Kajal Chauhan as Gaura
- Vibhav Roy as Som: Rekha's son; Gaura's ex–husband; Twinkle's husband
Recurring edit
- Kundan Kumar as Panditji
- Bhavana Balsavar as Kanchan Jiji, Rekha's sister-in-law and Som's Bua
- Vishal Chaudhary as Rahul, Jiji's son.
- Karan Gupta as Manish and Som's Friend
- Anant Kumar as Satish Sharma
- Anushka Srivastava as Twinkle: Som's second wife
- Zaan Khan as Varun: Gaura's fiancee
Production edit
Sushmita Mukherjee was cast in the titular role, of Ghost as Rekha.[6] Kajal Chauhan was cast as Gaura opposite Mukherjee.[7]
Initially, Namik Paul was in talks to play male lead but couldn't join due to his prior commitments.[8] Vibhav Roy was cast opposite Chauhan.[9] Anushka Srivastava was cast to portray the negative lead.[10]
The series is set against the backdrop of Varanasi.[11] It is mainly shot at the Film City, Mumbai.[12] It replaced RadhaKrishn from 23 January 2023 at the 7:30 PM slot. From 15 June 2023, its timeslot shifted to 9 PM replacing Woh Toh Hai Albelaa.[13]
Adaptations edit
Meri Saas Bhoot Hai is an official remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Chuni Panna, that aired from 11 November 2019 to 11 October 2020.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Ghost-comedy Chuni Panna to have a Hindi remake soon - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Sushmita Mukherjee shares how she mastered the Banarasi dialect; says, "Being a Bengali from Bundelkhand, I didn't find it challenging" - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kajal Chauhan gets candid about her character in Meri Saas Bhoot Hai, says "I had to make a lot of preparations in order to play Gaura" - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Meri Saas Bhoot Hai's lead Vibhav Roy talks about his character Som, says, "He is usually laid-back but stuck between his demanding mother and grandmother" - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Sushmita Mukherjee is as amused with her show's title as the audience - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Exclusive - Veteran actress Sushmita Mukherjee to be seen in a new dramedy - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "After Parineetii, Kajal Chauhan is all set to appear in an upcoming dramedy show with Sushmita Mukherjee - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Namik Paul approached to play the lead for Sushmita Mukherjee starrer Meri Saas Bhoot Hai - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Exclusive! Ishqbaaaz actress Shubha Rajput and Vibhav Roy to get engaged on December 25 - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "When the audience loves to hate you for portraying a negative character, I feel that's the biggest award: Anushka Srivastava who will be seen in Meri Saas Bhoot Hai - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Speaking Banarasi came easily to Sushmita Mukherjee for 'Meri Saas Bhoot Hai' - Times of India". Outlook (Indian magazine).
- ^ "Speaking Banarasi Came Easily To Sushmita Mukherjee For 'Meri Saas Bhoot Hai'". The Times of India.
- ^ "I am glad that our RadhaKrishn journey is coming to an end, beyond this it would have dragged: Producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary - Times of India". The Times of India.
