The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir

The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir
Created by
Written by Karan Agarwal
Directed by Vasant Valsan
Starring
Opening theme "Haste Khelte Rehte"
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Hindi
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 50 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 22–23 minutes
Production company(s) The Company
Release
Original network Disney Channel India
Original release 8 April 2012 (2012-04-08) – 18 August 2013 (2013-08-18)
Chronology
Related shows The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
External links
Website

The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir is a Disney Channel India sitcom, which premiered on 8 April 2012 to 18 August 2013.[1] The series is an Indian adaptation of the American show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.[2][3]

Starring Namit Shah, Siddharth Takkar, Shivshakti Sachdev, Tara Sutaria, Damman Baggan and Shruti Seth, the series is set in the Raj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai and centers on Karan and Kabir, trouble-making twins who live there. Other main characters include Vinnie, the candy-counter girl Vinnie; Rani Oberoi, the daughter of the hotel's owner; the boys' mother Preeti, who is also the hotel's assistant manager and the hotel's manager Mr. Maan Singh.


Plot

The show centers upon Karan and Kabir, twin brothers who live in the Raj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai with their mother, Preeti Jaiswal, an assistant manager. Similar to its parent series, The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody, the series shows the antics and mischief the boys get up to, as well as their interactions with Rani, the hotel owner's privileged and ditzy teenage daughter, Vinnie the candy-counter girl and Mr. Maan Singh, the strict and dutiful manager, who often acts as a foil to Karan and Kabir's schemes.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Siddharth Thakkar as Karan Jaiswal: Karan is typically a self-centered, non-studious, outgoing, immature boy. He is 10 minutes older than his twin Kabir. He is the equivalent of Zack Martin in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
  • Namit Shah as Kabir Jaiswal: Kabir is the kind, generous, and smarter twin brother. He is less adventurous but always gets into his brother Karan's antics, mostly accidentally, often leading to trouble. He is the equivalent of Cody Martin in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
  • Shivshakti Sachdev as Rani Uberoi: Rani Uberoi is the only daughter of the owner of the Raj Mahal Hotel where the twins live. Rani is a rich teenager with her own private suite at the hotel. She is the equivalent of London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
  • Tara Sutaria as Vinita "Vinnie" Mishra (season 1): She is the teenage candy-counter girl at the Raj Mahal Hotel, who also works as a babysitter for Karan and Kabir. Vinnie is the equivalent to Maddie Fitzpatrick, played by Ashley Tisdale in the original series.
  • Ayesha Kaduskar as Binnie Kukreja (season 2): In season 2, In season 2 the character of "Vinnie" was perlaced by "Binnie". The name and character background is changed though the character is entirely similar.
  • Shruti Seth as Preeti Jaiswal: She is the single mother of Karan and Kabir, who also works as the assistant manager at the Raj Mahal Hotel. She is the equivalent of Carey Martin.
  • Damandeep Singh Baggan as Mr. Maan Singh: He is the manager of the Raj Mahal Hotel, who speaks with a large vocabulary and urbane vernacular and is often annoyed by Karan and Kabir's schemes. He is the equivalent of Mr. Moseby.
  • Shaynam Ladakhi as Jang Bahadur: He is the bell-boy of the hotel, and an honest hard worker who is always ready to help anyone and often helps the boys in their mischief but ends getting scolded by Maan Singh who orders him to do overtime as a punishment. He is the equivalent of Esteban Ramirez.

Recurring

  • Vrajesh Hirjee as Digital (season 1): He is the hotel engineer. He is constantly inventing new things which mostly fail and make trouble. He is the equivalent of Arwin.
  • Farzil Pardiwalia as Toolkit (season 2): The character "Digital" was replaced by Toolkit in season 2.
  • Sulakshana Khatri as Shobha Ji: She is 60-year-old hotel employee who doesn't like to work for long. She is the equivalent of Muriel.
  • Abbas Syed as Vibhishan: He is the Restaurant Manager at the Raj Mahal Hotel whose name is often forgotten by the staff members.
  • Saniya Anklesaria as Max: She is one of Karan and Kabir's friends. She is the equivalent of Max in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 26 April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08) July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)
2 24 January 27, 2013 (2013-01-27) August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)


References

  1. ↑ "Disney channel launches all new family sitcom". 5 April 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ↑ disneyduniya.inArchived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir back with second season". NDTVMovies.com.
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