Ayushmaan

Ayushmaan
Written by Shobhit jaiswal
Directed by
  • Santosh Batt
  • Shiladitya Sen
  • Gautam Deva
Creative director(s) Anjali Bhushan Nugyai
Starring See Below
Opening theme "Ayushmaan" by Sonu Nigam
Country of origin India
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 163
Production
Editor(s) Gaurav Deep
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Cinevistaas Limited
Release
Original network Sony Entertainment Television
Picture format 480i
Original release 2004 – 2005
External links
Website

Ayushmaan is a Hindi language Indian television serial on Sony Entertainment Television (Global), started late in 2004. It is the story of a child medical genius.[1]

Plot summary

The popular soap was the story of a teenager whose carefree adolescence is pitted against the responsibilities that his medical profession demands from him. It later leads to heart-rending conflicts. It is based on a true child prodigy who became a qualified doctor at the age of 17.[2]

Trying to blend in, Ayushmaan pretends to be a poor student in school barely scraping through in his examinations. He spends his time playing basketball with his two close friends, Sonia (a carefree tomboy girl) and Rohit (a free-spirited boy from a rich family). His medical knowledge is revealed when he helps deliver a child in an emergency. The dean of a renowned hospital, Dr. Sunaina Seth, recognizes his talent and forces him to acknowledge and accept his strengths. From here begins his journey of self-realization and he becomes the youngest qualified doctor. The blessings of his mother give him an optimistic outlook to life. Being a practicing doctor, Ayushmaan remains a teenager at heart but everything turns topsy-turvy when he falls in love with another doctor who is senior to him. He struggles to strike a balance between his professional and personal life.

The plot, however, shifted focus from Ayushmaan's life as a medical prodigy after just 50 episodes and went on to trace Ayushmaan's romantic relationships moving from Tani to Sonia to Kavya. In the later stages, Ayushmaan's brother Bodhi is introduced First shown as autistic, he turned out to be the antagonist at the end of the show.

Cast

  • Vinod Singh / Sudeep Sahir as Ayushmaan, a teenage wonder doctor who treats his patients with kindness
  • Indira Krishnan as Ayushmaan's mom
  • Uday Tikekar as Ayushmaan's dad
  • Gunn Kansara as Sonia, Ayushmaan's childhood friend and second love who he finally marries
  • Chandana Sharma / Riva Bubber as Dr. Kavya and Ayushmaan's wife
  • Neha Mehta as Dr. Tani, Ayushmaan's first love who is later murdered by his own brother Bodhi
  • Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Urvashi, Sonia's Mom
  • Hemant Thatte as Bodhi, Ayushmaan's brother who is autistic and has been raised by his grandmother, away from his parents and brother; antagonist
  • Nivedita Bhattacharya as Dr. Sunaina, Tani's elder sister; senior doctor at Vardaan Hospital and Ayushmaan's mentor and well wisher
  • Darshan Jariwala / Rajeev Verma as Dr. Dalmia, Sunaina and Tani's father, Chief of Vardaan Hospital
  • Manav Gohil as Dr. Mayank, Sunaina's husband; antagonist
  • Jhumma Mitra as Sister Laila, a friendly nurse at Vardaan Hospital

Controversy

As the wonder doctor and protagonist in Ayushmaan, actor Vinod Singh was forced to make an exit from the show in November 2004. This was after he allegedly bashed up a studio hand during an Ayushmaan shoot at the Cinevistaas studio in Kanjur Marg. He had taken offence when a helper from the neighbouring set brushed past his co-star Tani (Neha Mehta). The channel had described his action has "unfortunate" and said they "did not subscribe to such behaviour." Later, Sudeep Sahir played the role of Ayushmaan.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ayushmaan - Sony TV". alehigado.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ayushmaan". setsyndication.com. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "'Aayushman' kicked out of serial". Telly Chakkar. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Vinod Singh's exit from Aayushman disappoints". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Idiot box egoes". Calcutta, India: telegraphindia.com. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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