''Shubh Vivah'' () is a 2012 Indian television drama series telecast on
Sony TV. It premiered on 27 February 2012 and went off-air on 29 June 2012.
It is loosely based on the popular
Tamil serial, ''
Metti Oli'', which aired on
Sun TV from 2002 to 2005. Apart from initial arc, there is no similarity between the shows.
Plot
The story begins with Mr. Saxena and his five marriageable daughters who are kind, innocent, and gentle and live in
Agra
Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...
.
A young man from
Vrindavan
Vrindavan (; ), also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Braj, Braj Bhoomi region and holds religious importance for Hindus who believe that Krishna, one of ...
named Amrit manages to impress Mr. Saxena's second daughter, Saroj but in reality he is having an affair with a married woman named Sarla. Saroj and Amrit get married. On the same day Saroj's elder sister, Karuna, marries Mr. Saxena's friend's son, Madan.
After marriage, Saroj learns of Amrit's affair but keeps it to herself. Saroj is desperate to save her marriage but fails. Though his aunt and brother try to make him realise Saroj's importance, Amrit sends her back to her home in Agra. However, after some time, Amrit and his family start missing Saroj and bring her back thus giving a new lease of life to their marriage.
Amrit's mother Kaushalya reveals details of his affair with Sarla to Saroj. She also assaults Saroj and ties her up with ropes. Saroj escapes to find Amrit but walks in on his stabbed dead body. Kaushalya blames Saroj. With help from Vinod and her sisters, Saroj is proved innocent and Sarla's husband is arrested for the murder. Saroj is discovered to be pregnant. While the family plans to get her married to Vinod against both their wishes, Saroj stops the wedding after discovering Vinod and Neelu's relationship. The two are married and the family meet Manthan, Amrit's look-alike, at the wedding.
1 year later
Saroj has been married to Manthan and they are raising their son who they have named Amrit. Madan and Karuna, too, have a son named Rohan. Thus, the story ends on a good note.
Cast
*
Rakesh Bedi as Brijmohan Saxena
*
Shafaq Naaz as Karuna Saxena
* Krutika Gaikwad as Kanchan Saxena
* Neha Narang as Meenakshi Saxena
*
Neha Janpandit as Saroj Saxena / Saroj Amrit Nigam
*
Eijaz Khan as
** Amrit Nigam:
Kaushalya's elder son; Vinod's elder brother; Saroj's first husband; Sarala's boyfriend (2012) (Dead)
** Manthan: Amrit's look alike; Saroj's second husband (2012)
*
Vinay Rohrra as Vinod Nigam
*
Vinny Arora as Neelu Saxena / Neelu Vinod Nigam
* Meenakshi Verma as Kaushalya Nigam
* Priya Ahuja as Shikha Nigam
* Yuvraj Malhotra as Bansi
*
Aashka Goradia as Sarala Awasthi: Amrit's girlfriend (2012)
*
Asha Negi as Seethalakshmi Bai.
* Abhishek Duhan as Madan
* Sharat Sonu as Chhabban
*
Pankaj Berry as Mr. Sodhi
* Vishavpreet Kaur as Mrs. Sodhi
*
Amit Dolawat as Amardeep Sodhi
*
Arav Chowdhary as Mr. Awasthi
* Khyaati Khandke Keswani as Advocate Konkona Mukherjee
* Rahul Lohani as Gyan
* Niyati Joshi as Chachi (Amrit and Kaushalya's landlady)
*
Anup Soni as Anup Soni
Adaptations
References
{{Sony Entertainment Television India Shows
2012 Indian television series debuts
2012 Indian television series endings
Sony Entertainment Television original programming
Wedding television shows
UTV Television
Hindi-language television series based on Tamil-language television series