Mr. Yogi is an Indian comedy mini television series which aired from 1988 to 1989 on

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. It is a story of a USA settled Indian boy trying to arrange his marriage in India. It was produced and directed by

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, and starred

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. It was based on the Gujarati novel ''Kimball Ravenswood'' by

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which was later adapted into the 2009 movie ''

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Story

An MBA student from America, Yogesh Ishwarlal Patel (a. k. a. Y. I. Patel or Mr. Yogi), meets 12 girls and tries to select one of them as his bride in India.

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narrated the story. The story revolves around Yogi and his search for a perfect bride.

Cast

- Yogesh Ishwarlal Patel *

- Sutradhar / narrator *

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- Ishwarlal Patel, Mr.Yogi's father *

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- Uncle *

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- Jitubhai *

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-Anjali, to be bride of Mesh Rashi *

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- The bride *

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- Rohini *

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* Kiran Bir Sethi - Jhankhana *

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- Keerti *

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* Gopi Desai- Aneela * Anita Sareen * Rekha Rao - Vishaka *

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Conny

References

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