Pavitra Bhagya
Pavitra Bhagya (transl. Pure Fate) is an Indian romantic drama television series created and produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.[1] It premiered 2 March 2020 on Colors TV and stars Aneri Vajani, Kunal Jaisingh and Vaishnavi Prajapati.[2]
| Pavitra Bhagya | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Pavitra Bhagya: Jo Bane Ek Duje Ke Liye |
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Developed by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Screenplay by | Shilpa D'Melo |
| Story by | Gautam Hedge Prakriti Mukherjee Sneha Desai |
| Directed by | Aniruddha Rajderkar |
| Creative director(s) | Palki Malhotra |
| Starring | Aneri Vajani Kunal Jaisingh Vaishnavi Prajapati |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Production location(s) | Mumbai, India |
| Editor(s) | Vikas Sharma Vishal Sharma Sandip Bhatt |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Balaji Telefilms |
| Distributor | Viacom 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Colors TV |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | 2 March 2020 – present |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Premise
In her college, aged 22 years, Pranati Mishra befriends Reyansh Khurana, her classmate. Later as they fall in love with each other, she gets pregnant and informs him about this. Baffled, Reyansh leaves Pranati because of not ready to become a father.
Some months later
Pranati delivers a daughter in an unconscious condition at the hospital, but her mother Shobha gives it to an orphanage and lies to her that a miscarriage has resulted, to which Pranati blindly believes but is left shattered.
8 years later
Pranati has moved on in life. She is set to marry her friend Archit. Reyansh has been a flirty partyholic who fears commitment. Their daughter who is named Jugnu by the orphanage is naughty and young always upto tricks.
Cast and characters
Main
- Aneri Vajani as Pranati Mishra: Shobhna and Madan's daughter; Prabhas and Chetna's sister; Reyansh's former girlfriend; Archit's Former Fiancé; Jugnu's mother
- Kunal Jaisingh as Reyansh Khurana: Shamsher's son; Armaan and Maan's brother; Pranati's former boyfriend; Jugnu's father
- Vaishnavi Prajapati/Riva Arora as Jugnu Khurana: Pranati and Reyansh's daughter
Recurring
- Ruma Rajni as Shobhna Mishra: Madan's wife; Pranati, Prabhas and Chetna's mother
- Ajay Chakraborty as Madan Mishra: Shobhna's husband; Pranati, Prabhas and Chetna's father
- Sherrin Varghese as Shamsher Khurana: Baljeet's son; Bindiya's brother; Reyansh, Armaan and Maan's father
- Jatin Shah as Prabhas Mishra: Shobhna and Madan's son; Pranati and Chetna's brother; Pallavi's husband
- Piyali Munsi as Pallavi Mishra: Prabhas’ wife
- Pratiksha Rai as Chetna Mishra: Shobhna and Madan's daughter; Pranati and Prabhas's sister
- Mohit Hiranandani as Armaan Khurana: Shamsher's son; Reyansh and Maan's brother
- Yatin Mehta as Maan Khurana: Shamsher's son; Reyansh and Armaan's brother
- Vibha Chibber as Baljeet Khurana: Shamsher and Bindiya's mother; Reyansh, Armaan and Maan's grandmother
- Roma Bali as Bindiya Khurana: Baljeet's daughter; Shamsher's sister; Reyansh, Armaan and Maan's aunt
- Abhishek Verma as Archit Ahuja: Sumitra's son; Pranati's former fiancé
- Divyajyotee Sharama as Sumitra Ahuja: Archit and Nupur's mother
- Karan Sharma as Mr. Ahuja: Sumitra's Husband; Archit and Nupur's father
- Ruby Bharaj as Nupur Ahuja: Sumitra's daughter; Archit’s sister
- Param Nagar as Dilsher Singh: Reyansh's best friend
- Karan Taneja as Matron's assistant
Production
The production and airing of the show was halted indefinitely in late March 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak in India.[3] Because of the outbreak, the filming of television series and films was halted on 19 March 2020 and expected to resume on 1 April 2020 but could not and the series was last broadcast on 20 March 2020 when the remaining episodes were aired.[4][5]
Reception
The Times of India quoted that Aneri Vajani and Kunal Jaisingh’s show looks promising; child actor Vaishnavi Prajapati steals the limelight and said, "Jugnu in Pavitra Bhagya stands out as a child actor. Sporting a tomboy look, Jugnu’s level of naughtiness and attitude is level: Boss. With a fresh cast, the storyline of Pavitra Bhagya is also interesting and promising. However, Aneri’s Pranati is a bit over the top when it comes to showing her emotional moments. Abhishek’s character Archit is also quite progressive and we can see in the upcoming episodes if his role stays the same. Kunal Jaisingh is good with the casanova image and he is justifying his role as Reyansh aka Rey."[6]
References
- "Ekta Kapoor's Upcoming Kunal Jaisingh Starrer To Be Called 'Pavitra Bhagya'?". India Forums. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- "Aneri Vajani to pair opposite Kunal Jaisingh for Ekta Kapoor's next". The Times of India.
- "Television Industry in a Slump With the Lockdown". The Quint.
- "Coronavirus outbreak: Film and television shootings to stop till March 31". India Today.
- "COVID-19 impact: TV industry braces for loss as production stalled". Live Mint.
- "Pavitra Bhagya review: Aneri Vajani and Kunal Jaisingh's show looks promising; child actor Vaishnavi Prajapati steals the limelight". The Times of India.