''Nadaniyaan'' was a

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presented by BIG Magic and produced by

Dheeraj Kumar Dheeraj Kumar (born 1 October 1944) is an Indian actor, television producer and director. He started Creative Eye Limited, a television production house in 1986. He has acted in both Bollywood and Punjabi films, including '' Sargam'' (1979), ' ...

and later produced by Sagar Pictures. An adaption of the

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i sitcom '' Nadaaniyaan'', it stars Samiksha Bhatt,

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, Baldev Trehan,

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, Jay Pathak, Gaurav Sharma and

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Plot

The story is about a family of four that lives in

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Seasons

The series had three seasons. *Season 1 – Nadaniyaan (2011) *Season 2 – Uff! Yeh Nadaniyaan! (2013) *Season 3 – Phir Yeh Nadaniyaan! (2014) *Season 4 – Total Nadaniyaan! (2015)

Cast

*Samiksha Bhatt/

Neetha Shetty Neetha Shetty is an Indian television actress. She has starred in the TV series ''Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann'' as Gauri, one of the Garodia sisters, and '' in Kahiin To Hoga'' as Dr. Archita. Career Neetha has played the role of ''Sanjana'' in ...

as Chandani Verma "Chandu": Chandu is the matriarch of the Verma family and has a clerical job. She usually scolds Nandu & Pappu due to their lazy attitudes towards life. *

as Taravanti Verma: Nandu and Pappu's mother. *

as "Babuji", the deceased father of Nandu and Pappu, Alok Nath, portrayed as a "Sanskaari Bebuji" whose photo is prominently displayed on one of the drawing room walls and his portrait is often referred to by Pappu to emotionally blackmail his brother Nandu. This comic punch is used in the wake of Alok Nath's jokes that showed Nath as a "Sanskaari Babuji". Babuji currently accompanies them in a comic role. *Jay Pathak /

as Naman "Nandu" Verma. Nandu is a television writer and a full-time house husband who loves his wife Chandni and his younger brother Pushkar. Nandu is lazy and often mocked by his wife about his unemployment. *Gaurav Sharma as Pushkar "Pappu" Verma /Chota Don: The youngest member of Verma family who loves to flirt with girls wearing fake designer clothes in order display to others his sister-in-law's wealth. *Garima Tiwari as Taniya : Chandu's friend and Pappu 's love interest. *Baldev Trehan/ Nithyanandam Ramachandra as Bhagwan Uncle :A troublesome neighbor who is always seen wandering on Nandu's lawn.He has two wives and claims to have 7 fathers. Having a chat with him is like intentionally going wanting to kill oneself - as felt by Pappu. Like Pappu, he likes to flirt with girls much younger than himself. * Abhishek Verma as Jasveer "Jassi" Singh, Jassi's brother * Shalini Sahuta as Jasmeet "Jassi" Verma, Pappu's Wife *Raja Jung Bahadur as Raja Jung Bahadur, Watchman *

Gajendra Chauhan Gajendra Singh Chauhan known professionally as Gajendra Chauhan, is a former television actor known for his work on Indian television, especially his portrayal of Yudhishthira in the historical television series ''Mahabharat'' (1988–90). He h ...

as Mr. Chaddha, Secretary of society where Verma's live.

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