''Gharwali Uparwali'' (Translation: ''My Wife and The Ghost of My First Wife'') is an Indian fantasy-sitcom television series which originally aired on

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from 3 July 2000 to 23 June 2003. ''Gharwali Uparwali'' received acclaim throughout its run. The show is created by Nirja Guleri. ''Gharwali Uparwali'' is written and directed by Shrey Guleri. ''Gharwali Uparwali'' is considered as a milestone on Indian television's, it was first-ever indigenous fantasy-comedy franchise and the instant popularity of this trail-blazing new fantasy-sitcom genre, replete with top-of-the-line visual effects. and which appealed to children as well as adults at the same time, ''Gharwali Uparwali'' has been nominated for several major Television Awards including The

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for Best Serial (Comedy) in 2000, and The

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for Comedy/Sitcom Of The Year in 2002. A sequel series, '' Gharwali Uparwali Aur Sunny'', also created by Nirja Guleri and directed by Shrey Guleri, aired on

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from October 11, 2003, onwards as the second installment of this hugely successful Fantasy-Comedy franchise.

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Mukul Dev Mukul Dev Kaushal (; 17 September 1970 – 23 May 2025) was an Indian television and film actor. He was renowned for his roles in Hindi and Punjabi films, TV series, and music albums, and also appeared in Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, and Te ...

as Ravi *

Ratna Pathak Shah Ratna Pathak Shah (born 7 August 1957) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when ...

as Madam JoJo * Niki Aneja Walia as Pooja 'Gharwali''*

Manasi Joshi Roy Manasi Joshi Roy (née Joshi) is an Indian film and television actress known for her roles in '' Saaya'', '' Gharwali Uparwali'' and '' Kkusum''. She is married to Rohit Roy; the elder sister of actor Sharman Joshi and daughter of Gujarati th ...

as Chandini 'Uparwali''*

Sudha Chandran Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer known for her works in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi language films and television series, shows. Sudha Chandran is best known for h ...

as Pooja's Mother *

Sudhir Pandey Sudhir Pandey is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films, television, and theatre. With a career spanning several decades, he has played a variety of supporting and character roles, often portraying fathers, uncles, or author ...

as Ravi's Father * Mickey Dhamejani as Sunny

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Rajat Kapoor Rajat Kapoor is an Indian actor, filmmaker and playwright who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and early career Rajat Kapoor was born in Delhi, India and grew up in Old Delhi. In 1983 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi. In 1985 he ...

as Advertising Agency Boss *

Anupam Kher Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he has acted in more than 540 films. A veteran of Indian cinema, Kher is recipient of two Na ...

as an eccentric Business Tycoon * Sanjay Mishra as an idiosyncratic Film Director *

Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films along with Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films. Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played ...

as Pooja's Uncle from Africa *

Akhilendra Mishra Akhilendra Mishra is an Indian film and television character actor best known for his role as ''Kroor Singh'' in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series '' Chandrakanta''. His other notable works include the character of ''Mirchi'' Se ...

as Mafia Don *

Bob Christo Robert John Christo, was an Australian–Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starting with Sanjay Khan's '' Abdullah'' (1980), he went on to act in over 200 Hindi films in the 1980s and 1990s, including '' Qurbani'' (1980), '' Kaali ...

as Karate Grandmaster *

Kamini Kaushal Kamini Kaushal (born as Uma Kashyap; 24 February 1927) is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is regarded as one of the finest actresses of Hindi cinema. She is noted for her roles in films such as (1946), which wo ...

as Ravi's Governess *

Jayshree T. Jayshree Talpade is an Indian actress and dancer who predominantly works in Hindi film productions and a few television productions. Career Talpade began her career with '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai''. She gained popularity when she started performin ...

as Ravi's Aunt *

Kuldeep Pawar Kuldeep Pawar (10 June 1949 – 24 March 2014) was an Indian actor in the Marathi language film industry of India. Early life He was born in Kolhapur in Maharashtra. His grandfather worked for electric power house started by His Highness Sha ...

as Ravi's Boss *

Shehzad Khan Shehzad Khan is an Indian actor who appeared in Bollywood films and TV serials. Early life He is the son of actor Ajit Khan, best known for his roles as villain, and Sarah, who was half-Canadian, and alongside his two brothers, Arbaaz (who ...

as a fraud Godman *

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as Master Burglar * Brahmachari as a sinister Watchman (Haunted House) *

Avtar Gill Avtar Gill (born 14 May 1950) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the De ...

as Pooja's Uncle *

Urvashi Dholakia Urvashi Dholakia (born 9 July 1978) is an Indian television actress who is best known for her role of Komolika in the long running television series '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and winning '' Bigg Boss 6''. Early life Dholakia was born on 9 Jul ...

as a Femme Fatale Spy *

Ketki Dave Ketki Joshi Dave (born 23 June 1960) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and Hindi television and had also starred in many Gujarati films. She has starred in several films including '' Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya'', '' Mo ...

as Boisterous Housewife *

Sucheta Khanna Sucheta Khanna is an Indian TV and film actress. She has worked in detective serial ''Karamchand'' (2007) and then in '' Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi'' a comedy serial telecast by DD National. She played the role of Indumati in the Sony SAB comedy s ...

as Pooja's Sister * Sooraj Thapar as Ravi's Friend *

Papiya Sengupta Papiya Sengupta is an Indian television actress, who has appeared in numerous Hindi television series, like Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, ''Savdhaan India'', '' Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein'' and '' Anamika''. She appeared in ''Yeh Kahan Aa ...

as Ravi's Friend *

Achint Kaur Achint Kaur is an actress in Indian television and cinema, particularly recognized for her roles as and in Ekta Kapoor's soap operas, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, respectively, both of which were broadcast on Sta ...

as Pooja's Friend *

Kishori Godbole Kishori Godbole is a Marathi TV and film actress. She is the daughter of Marathi singer Jaywant Kulkarni. She is known for her role as Mrs. Vibhavari Suhaas Tendulkar in '' Mrs Tendulkar''. She is also a well known theater actress of many pla ...

as Film Star Sridevi's Lookalike *

Amita Nangia Amita Nangia (also known as Ameeta Nangia) is a TV actress in Bollywood. Her initial popularity was from her role as Sheena in the very famous TV serial '' Tara'', in Season 2 broadcast on Zee TV in 1993. She has acted in Bollywood Horror mov ...

as Madam Jojo's Client * Vinod Singh as Madam Jojo's Assistant *

Adi Irani Adi Irani is an Indian actor who has worked in Bollywood films. He also did the role of V. P. Menon in 2013 TV show ''Pradhanmantri''. He is brother of director-producer Indra Kumar and Bollywood actress Aruna Irani. He has also acted in TV se ...

as Dog Owner *

Neelu Kohli Neelu Kohli (also Nilu Kohli) is an Indian film and television actress. She has done many roles in many Indian television series, like Sangam, Naamkaran, Mere Angne Mein, Maddam Sir and Choti Sarrdaarni. She is also worked in Hindi films such ...

as Dog Owner's Wife * Ashok Khanna as Karate Trainer

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* {{SP Shows StarPlus original programming Indian fantasy television series 2000 Indian television series debuts 2003 Indian television series endings Indian comedy television series

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