''Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye'' () is a

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Indian television series that aired on

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, which premiered on 4 March 2001. The series was produced by Shobhana Desai, it starred

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, and

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. The series was nominated for numerous award categories at the time it was on-air, such as

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was nominated for "TV Lyricist of the Year" award and Sanjay Upadhyay was nominated for "TV Director of the Year" award at the

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in 2002.

Plot

Shot extensively on locations abroad, ''Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye'' showed the story of a young, educated, Indian girl Mallika, who is hurriedly married to an NRI Rahul, within a short span of 10 days. After marriage and moving abroad with him, she learns that he is in love with another woman (Maya). Mallika tries hard but just cannot seem to make any inroads into Rahul’s heart! Maya on the other hand is oblivious to Mallika’s existence and thinks that Rahul is all hers.

Cast

as Mallika *

as Rahul *

as Maya *

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* Rakesh Pandey * Manoj Joshi *

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* Sushama Prakash

References

{{SET Shows Sony Entertainment Television original programming Indian drama television series 2001 Indian television series debuts 2002 Indian television series endings