''India Calling'' is an Indian television series that aired on Star One from 14 November 2005 to 5 October 2006.

Plot

Chandni is the

middle class The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. Co ...

girl living in

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

who adores her elder sister, Mini Didi / Manisha Kapoor. Manisha is working in Mumbai as a call centre executive. Due to Manisha's absence on her engagement, Chandni gets engaged with Dilawar. But before marriage, she decides to go to Mumbai, to experience the famed city life, and meet her Mini Didi. But, being unable to find Manisha, she decides to take up the job at the call center, India calling, in her sister's search. Meanwhile after an initial hate relationship, she fall in love with Aditya, the owner of the call center. She is unaccustomed to the nonstop pace of city life. The show follows Chandni's struggles in life while working in a

call center A call centre ( Commonwealth spelling) or call center ( American spelling; see spelling differences) is a managed capability that can be centralised or remote that is used for receiving or transmitting a large volume of enquiries by telephone ...

and trying to find her sister, Mini Didi / Manisha Kapoor.

Cast

* Manasi Parekh as Chandni Kapoor
Rajsingh Verma
as Boss *

Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar (born 21 January 1974) is an Indian television actress and model. She is prominently known for playing the '' leading character'' of Simar Prem Bharadwaj in television series '' Sasural Simar Ka''. She began her career i ...

as Manisha Kapoor / Mini Didi *

Vipul Gupta Vipul Gupta is an actor and model. He is best known for playing the lead role of Drone Keshab in StarPlus' ''K. Street Pali Hill'' and as Anand Zorawar Shergill in ''Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi… Meri Bhabhi''. He was seen as Jagat Singh ...

as Aditya Khanna * Nigaar Khan as Kamini Khanna *

Anang Desai Anang Desai (born 4 May 1953) is an Indian film and television actor. Desai has appeared in more than 80 television shows and is popularly known for his portrayal of the character Babuji in the television series Khichdi and its eponymous film. ...

as Mr. Kapoor *

Himani Shivpuri Himani Bhatt Shivpuri (born 24 October 1960) is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas. Her films include '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Raja'' (1995), ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1 ...

as Lajoji * Rushad Rana as Dilawar * Karishma Randhawa as Tara Vadhera *

Ayub Khan Ayub Khan is a compound masculine name; Ayub is the Arabic version of the name of the Biblical figure Job, while Khan or Khaan is taken from the title used first by the Mongol rulers and then, in particular, their Islamic and Persian-influenced ...

as Mr. Khanna (Kamini's husband and Aditya's elder brother) *

Gulfam Khan Gulfam Khan is an Indian television and film actress who works in Indian television and Bollywood Hindi cinema. She is known for playing the role of Nazneen in '' Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga'' from 2018 to 2020. Early life Gulfam is known ...

as Sunita * Kanika Maheshwari as Ami * Pankit Thakker * Ashish Kapoor

Music composer

Abhijeet Hegdepatil

References

{{reflist Star One (Indian TV channel) original programming 2005 Indian television series debuts 2006 Indian television series endings Rose Audio Visuals