Lag Ja Gale (transl. Embrace Me) is an Indian television series that premiered on 7 February 2023 on Zee TV. Produced by Fazila Allana and Sandiip Sikcand under Sol Production and Sandiip Films, it stars Namik Paul and Tanisha Mehta.[1][2]

Lag Ja Gale
GenreDrama
Romance
Created bySandiip Sikcand
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes95
Production
ProducersFazila Allana
Sandiip Sikcand
Running time20-24 minutes
Production companiesSol Production
Sandiip Films
Original release
NetworkZee TV
ZEE5
Release7 February (2023-02-07) –
12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)

Cast edit

Main edit

  • Namik Paul as
    • Shiv Dhoopar: Ishaani's husband
    • Aniket Dhoopar: Shiv's twin brother (Dead)
  • Tanisha Mehta as Ishaani Dhoopar (nee Kulkarni) Shiv's wife.

Recurring edit

  • Neelam Pathania Abrol as Kiran Dhoopar: Shiv and Aniket's mother
  • Aryan Arora as Yash Dhoopar: Shiv's brother
  • Tanvi Shewale as Pooja Kulkarni: Ishani's cousin
  • Deepali Kamat as Shashi: Shiv's maternal Aunt
  • Gagan Anand as Bhupen: Shiv's maternal uncle
  • Priyamvada Singh as Meena: Shiv's maternal aunt
  • Neeva Malik as Dimpy: Shiv's cousin
  • Trishaan Maini as Randeep: Dimpy's Husband
  • Snehal Reddy as Sulochana Kulkarni: Ishani's aunt/foster mother
  • Paritosh Pradhan as Jagdish Kulkarni: Ishani's foster father/ uncle
  • Riya Soni as Rachna Kulkarni: Ishani's cousin
  • Varsha as Tina: Shiv's sister
  • Aditya Deshmukh as Bobby Taneja: Tina's fiance
  • Kumkum Parmar as Neeti Kulkarni: Ishani's cousin
  • Sugandha Srivasta as Rohini Taneja
  • Sandeep Sachdev as Rishi Taneja
  • Vishal Singh as Sooraj: Ishani's friend
  • Sumit Wadhwa as Sumit

Production edit

Development edit

The show title is based on the song of the same name, from the 1964 film Woh Kaun Thi?.[citation needed] The series was announced on Zee TV by Sol Production.[3][4]

Casting edit

Namik Paul was cast to portray the lead, Shiv Dhoopar.[5] Tanisha Mehta were signed as the lead Ishaani Kulkarni.[6]

Release edit

The launch event for the series was held on 4 February 2023.[7] It premiered on 7 February 2023 on ZEE TV.[8] It ended on 12 May 2023 due to extremely low ratings. It's SOL Productions second flop show in a row.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Abraham, Letty Mariam (31 January 2023). "'Trying hard to avoid eye-candy tag', says 'Qubool Hai' star Namik Paul". Mid-Day. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Tanisha Mehta on playing a lead character in Lag Ja Gale: I prepared a lot to get this role, I'm very excited". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Zee TV to Strengthen Its Early Pre-Primetime with Two New Shows - Lag Ja Gale and Maitree". 3 February 2023.
  4. ^ Trivedi, Tanvi. "Namik Paul on his forced break and returning to TV with a new show". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Lag Ja Gale leads Namik Paul and Tanisha Mehta open up about real-life love, marriage, and romance". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Namik Paul and Tanisha Mehta come together for 'Lag Ja Gale'". Tribune. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ^ "TV shows Maitree and Lag Ja Gale launched at an event". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ^ Trivedi, Tanvi. "Tanishaa Mehta's journey from New Zealand to tellyland here". The Times of India.

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