''Chidiya Ghar'' () is a sitcom which aired on

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from 28 November 2011 to 2 October 2017. The series was produced by

Ashwni Dhir Ashwni Dhir (born 23 September 1968) is an Indian film director and scriptwriter. He has also written and produced various TV serials for SAB TV He has directed films like ''One Two Three'' (2008), ''Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?'' (2010), ''Son Of S ...

under the banner of Garima Productions. The show gets its name “Chidiya Ghar” because Chidiya Ghar means “zoo” in Hindi as all the characters in this show have animal names of the

hindi language Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

Premise

''Chidiya Ghar'' is a house in

Banaras Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tr ...

named after Mrs. Chidiya Kesari Narayan, late wife of retired principal, Shri Kesari Narayan. The story is about Kesari, his sons, Ghotak and Gomukh their respective wives, Koyal and Mayuri, younger son Kapi and his wife Chuhiya, grandchildren Gillu, Gaj, Machar, Makhi and daughter Maina, son-in-law Totaram, sister Billo, servant Gadha Prasad, his wife Naagin/Markatti and brother Mendak Prasad. Their names resemble animals and each individual bears some animal's characteristic and Kesari always teaches them a lesson being helpful in the future, after passing the problems of the same lessons. Their colony was named "Chidiya Ghar" in the honor of Kesari Narayan's contributions. It consists of Dimak Chacha, Girgit Mausi, her husband Bhed Vajpayee, their daughter Titli, her lover Tommy and his friend Puppy. Through this show, Kesari Narayan i.e. Baabuji of Chidiya Ghar teaches educational values which he calls "Sanskaar". Each story, consisting of 1-10 episodes starts with Kesari teaching an idiom through his Chidiyaghar Pathshala, and an incident happens where the idiom comes true.

Cast

Main

* Rajendra Gupta as Kesari Narayan (

Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus '' Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adu ...

), "Baabuji" of Chidiya Ghar *Mamta Gurnani as Chidiya Kesari Narayan (

Sparrow Sparrow may refer to: Birds * Old World sparrows, family Passeridae * New World sparrows, family Passerellidae * two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae: ** Java sparrow ** Timor sparrow * Hedge sparrow, also known as the dunnock or hed ...

), Wife of Kesari Narayan / Maina ( Starling), Daughter of Kesari and Chidiya * Paresh Ganatra as Ghotak Kesari Narayan (

Horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...

), Eldest son of Kesari and Chidiya. *

Shilpa Shinde Shilpa Shinde (born 28 August 1977) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Angoori Tiwari in &TV's '' Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai!''. In 2017, she participated in ''Bigg Boss 11'' and emerged as the winner by public votes. Early ...

as Koyal Ghotak Narayan ( Nightingale), Wife of Ghotak. Shinde left the show in 2013 but came back in 2014, She again left the show after few months. (2011–2013, 2014) **

Shubhangi Atre Poorey Shubhangi Atre Poorey (born 11 April 1981) is an Indian television actress. Atre debuted in acting with Ekta Kapoor's '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' where she played Palchinn Basu. She went on to earn numerous recognition and awards success for sta ...

as Koyal Ghotak Narayan, Poorey replaced Shinde in 2013. (2013–2014) ** Aditi Sajwan as Koyal Ghotak Narayan, Sajwan replaced Shinde in 2014. (2014–2017) *Sumit Arora as Gomukh Kesari Narayan ( Cow), Son of Kesari and Chidiya *

Debina Bonnerjee Debina Bonnerjee (born 18 April 1983) was an Indian actress who played Sita in the 2008 television soap opera ''Ramayan''. Her first television role was in the Tamil TV serial ''Mayavi'' (2005). She also appeared as Mayuri in ''Chidiya Ghar'' ...

as Mayuri Gomukh Narayan (

Peahen Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera '' Pavo'' and '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are re ...

), Gowmukh's wife **

Shafaq Naaz Shafaq Naaz is an Indian television actress and trained Kathak dancer, known for her role of Kunti in ''Mahabharat'' and Mayuri in ''Chidiya Ghar''. She is the sister of actress Falaq Naaz. Career In 2019, Shafaq acted in web series Halala ...

as Mayuri Gomukh Narayan, Naaz replaced Bonnerjee in 2014. (2014–2017) *Anjita Poonia as Teenage Gajgamini Gomukh Narayan / Gaj (

Elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantida ...

), Gomukh and Mayuri's daughter **Arshiya Mankar as Teenage Gajgamini Gomukh Narayan / Gaj *Saraansh Verma as Kapi Kesari Narayan (

Monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...

), youngest son of Kesari and Chidiya *Jitu Shivhare as Gaddha Prasad (

Donkey The domestic donkey is a hoofed mammal in the family Equidae, the same family as the horse. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as ...

), Servant of Chidiya Ghar later turned family member * Mandakini Shrivastava as Naagin “Kasturi” Gaddha Prasad (

Snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more ...

), first wife of Gadhaprasad * Arti Kandpal as Markati Gaddha Prasad (Monkey), second wife of Gadhaprasad * Manish Vishwakarma as Mendak Prasad (

Frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

), Smaller brother of Gadhaprasad * Bhavin Bhanushali / Pratham Shetty as Teenage Gillendra Ghotak Narayan / Gillu (

Squirrel Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. ...

), Ghotak and Koyal's son * Trishikha Ashish Tripathi as Chuhiya Kapi Narayan (

Mouse A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...

), Wife of Kapi (2015–2017) * Isharat Ali as Deemak Sharma "Deemak Sharma" (

Termite Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes ( eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blat ...

) (2017) * Manju Sharma as Girgit Mausi (

Chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...

), wife of Bhed, daughter of Chipkali (2017) * Sheetal Pandya as Titli (

Butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group compris ...

), daughter of Girgit Mausi (2017) * Abhay Pratap Singh as Tommy Tiwari, Titli's lover (2017) * Sanjay Chaudhary as Puppy, friend of Tommy and koyal's admirer (2017) * Melissa Pais as Hirni (

Deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the re ...

), Servant of Chopra and Gadhaprasad's later love interest / Various Characters

Recurring

Bharati Achrekar Bharati Achrekar is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She has been a part of several films in Indian cinema and was celebrated as Mrs Wagle from the doordarshan show, ''Wagle ki Duniya''. She is currently starri ...

as Billo Bua ( Cat), younger Sister of Kesari *

Rohitash Gaud Rohitash Gour (born 24 March 1966) is an Indian actor best known for his leading character in the TV sitcoms ''Lapataganj'' and ''Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!''. He has also acted in films like ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'', ''Kya Kehna'', '' Munna Bhai M ...

as multiple characters like Pandit pipalprashnapuri, maulana, father * Drisha Kalyani as Cheeti ( Ant), Adopted daughter of Ghotak *

Ketan Karande Ketan Karande (born 7 April 1978) is an Indian actor who gained popularity by playing Bhima in Sony TV's TV show Suryaputra Karn and Ghatotkacha in Mahabharat(2013 TV series).Ketan has also shared screen with Amitabh Bachchan and Amir Khan i ...

as Sandeshwar Mama (Saandhu Mama) (

Bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., cows), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions, includin ...

), Brother of Chidiya *

Prasad Barve Prasad Barve is an Indian actor and dubbing voice actor. He is also a TV actor and occasional film actor. He speaks Marathi, Hindi and English. Career His first notable role was as Nihaal in Shree. Then he entered as a new intern in Dill Mill ...

as Chamkadar ( Bat), Nephew of Gadhaprasad *

Jayshree Soni Jayshree Soni (born February 8, 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi TV serials, comedy shows and movies. She began her acting career in the Pogo sitcom ''Sunaina'' in 2008. She subsequently appeared in '' Ek Safar Aisa Kabhi Socha ...

as Macchli (

Fish Fish are Aquatic animal, aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack Limb (anatomy), limbs with Digit (anatomy), digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and Chondrichthyes, cartilaginous and bony fish as we ...

) * Sulbha Arya as Chamunda, elder sister of Kesari *

Shubhangi Gokhale Shubhangi Gokhale (born 2 June 1968) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She is the wife of late Hindi/Marathi actor Mohan Gokhale who played the title role on the Doordarshan show '' Mr Yogi''. She has comple ...

as Murgeshwari Devi, Koyal's mother *

as Machli Mathur, Mayuri's mother * Anchor Arya Nambiar as Memna, Kapi's friend & love interest * Mehul Nisar as Tota, Maina's husband * Yogesh Soni as Totaram, Maina's husband * Jarnail Singh as Balwan *

Aasif Sheikh Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television artist. He played the role of Prince Ajay Singh in '' Hum Log''. He has appeared in numerous Bollywood films and TV serials. He acted in the TV series Yes Boss ...

as Pappi Luthra "Pappi Bhaisaab";Kitti's husband,Jerry's father,A Former Banker with her wife kitti in the same bank who quit his job after becoming a father to lookafter his son and house,Chidiya ghar's neighbour (2012) * Tapasya Nayak as Kitti ; Pappi Bhaisaab's wife,Jerry's mother and A Banker in the same bank where her husband is also works before. She Address her Husband as "Paapi Bhaisaab" because before of there marriage she address him as Bhaisaab , after marriage she continues addressing her husband as bhaisaab.

Guest

* Sanjay Mishra as Baba in episode 1 who gave the introduction to the show * Surjit Saha as Rajveer *Yogesh Tripathi as Various Characters * Rucha Gujarathi as Kishmish * Manav Gohil as Manav, Gowmukh's School Friend *

Kishwer Merchant Kishwer Merchant Rai (born 3 February 1981) is an Indian television actress and model. Merchant is well known for acting in the shows '' Hip Hip Hurray'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', ''Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'', ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'', '' ...

as Sheela Kejwani, vice principal of Eanvois school * Rakhi Sawant as Rakhee Fox * Rahul Singh as Mr. Yog * Ami Trivedi as Leelawati, spirit in Chidiya Ghar house whose marriage proposal was earlier rejected by Kesari. * Umesh Bajpai as Baba Everest *Pranay Dixit as Various Characters

References

External links

* on SAB TV {{Children television series in India Sony SAB original programming Indian comedy television series 2011 Indian television series debuts 2017 Indian television series endings Television shows set in Uttar Pradesh