Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali

Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 15 February 2021 on StarPlus.[1] It is loosely based on the Star Maa's Telugu series Gorintaku.[2] Produced by SOL Productions and Sandiip Films, it stars Shivangi Khedkar and Sai Ketan Rao.[3]

Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali
GenreRomance
Drama
Created bySandiip Sikcand
Written bySonali Gupta Shrivastav
Screenplay byNidhi Singh
Story byAbhijeet Guru
Santshree Sarkar
Nishchal Shome
Sonakshi Khandelwal
Vikas Tejpal Sharma
Directed byHemant R Prabhu
Jafar Shaikh
Rohit Phulari
Creative directorsSandiip Sikcand
Kadambari S Dogrey
Twinkle S Pandey
StarringShivangi Khedkar
Sai Ketan Rao
Theme music composerPrakash Gaiakwad
Opening themeMehndi Hai Rachne Waali by Anwesha
ComposerShubham Sundaram
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes246
Production
ProducersFazila Allana
Sandiip Sikcand
Kamna Menezes
Production locationKolhapur
CinematographySadanand Pillai
EditorsPrerit Vyas
Swapnikal S Nerukar
Akshat Jaimini
Om Tale
Mohit Varshney
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesSOL Productions
Sandiip Films
Release
Original networkStarPlus
Picture format576i
HDTV 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original release15 February (2021-02-15) 
27 November 2021 (2021-11-27)

Plot

The story revolves around a hardworking widowed woman named Pallavi who loves her in-laws very much and sacrifices everything to fulfil all their needs.

Widowed Pallavi is devoted to her in-laws while loner Raghav, a business magnate, is devoted to money. Pallavi was widowed young, while Raghav was cheated out of love. Raghav lives a lonely life because of his bitter experience with love, but his belief in love doesn’t end completely. Pallavi isn’t ready to accept anyone in her life so soon Due to some circumstances both of them meet and because of the consequences they face they hate each other. One of the incidents makes Raghav's mom and sister go behind bars and the evidence points towards Pallavi even though she is innocent. Therefore, defames her in front of her entire family which makes her family kick her out of the house and sever all ties with her. Pallavi warns Raghav that she will ruin him as he has ruined her life. Raghav's mom and sister loathe him because of a past event he has done and his mother agrees to come back into his life if he marries Pallavi. For this reason, Raghav blackmails Pallavi and marries her.

After marriage, Raghav gets to know that Pallavi wasn't the one who made his mom and sister go behind bars but it was actually her aunt. After this incident, Pallavi decides to leave Hyderabad and go to Kolhapur. Raghav stops Pallavi from leaving by telling her that he will make everything go back to normal and asks her to give him 30 days if he doesn't do that he tells her that he will sign the divorce papers. Raghav moves into Jayamma's house as a tenant (where the Deshmukhs are living) to patch the relation between them and Pallavi. He calls Pallavi to coma and meet him so that she can meet her family on hearing this the Deshmukh's plan to vacate and go back to their original house but cannot as they have not payed the property tax on it. Milind tells Raghav about this and he conveys this to Pallavi. How they manage their marital life against all odds forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Main

  • Shivangi Khedkar as Pallavi Rao (formerly Deshmukh) (née Sawant): Raghav's wife; Mandar's former wife; caretaker of Deshmukh Saree Empoium (2021)
  • Sai Ketan Rao as Raghav Rao: Pallavi's husband; owner of Jayati Jewels (2021)

Recurring

  • Ashok Phal Dessai as Mandar Deshmukh (alias Raja): Pallavi's vengeful former husband who was presumed dead; Sharda and Vijay's elder son; Devyani's murderer (2021)
  • Milind Phatak as Vijay Deshmukh: Pallavi's former father-in-law; Sharda's husband; Mandar and Nikhil's father; owner of Deshmukh Saree Emporium (2021)
    • Sameer Deshpande replaced Milind Phatak (2021)
  • Asmita Ajgaonkar as Sharda Deshmukh: Pallavi's former mother-in-law, Vijay's wife, Mandar and Nikhil's mother (2021)
  • Karan Manocha as Nikhil Deshmukh: Pallavi's former brother-in-law; Vijay and Sharda's younger son (2021)
  • Ajinkya Joshi as Milind Deshmukh: Vijay's younger brother; Sulochana's husband; Mansi and Amruta's father; Pallavi's former uncle-in-law (2021)
  • Snehal Reddy as Sulochana Deshmukh: Milind's wife; Mansi and Amruta's mother; Pallavi's former aunt-in-law (2021)
  • Rutuja Sawant as Mansi Deshmukh: Milind and Sulochana's elder daughter; Amruta's elder sister, Rahul's ex-fiancée, Pallavi's former cousin sister-in-law (2021)
  • Priyanka Dhavale as Amruta Deshmukh: Milind and Sulochana's younger daughter, Mansi's younger sister, Pallavi's former cousin sister-in-law (2021)
  • Snehal Borkar as Krishna: Pallavi's friend and assistant at Deshmukh Saree Emporium (2021)
  • Ragini Shah as Jaya Rao: Raghav, Kirti and Arjun's mother; Ajit's wife; Pallavi's mother-in-law (2021)
  • Sayli Salunkhe as Kirti Rao: Raghav's younger sister; Pallavi's friend turned sister-in-law; Sunny's wife (2021)
  • Kushagre Dua as Sunny Ahuja: Kirti's husband (2021)[4]
  • Himanshu Bamzai as Farhad Nawaz: Raghav's secretary, right-hand man and friend (2021)
  • Krishna Kaurav as Harish: Raghav's bodyguard (2021)
  • Jeet Pol as Madan: Raghav's bodyguard (2021)
  • Shweta Vyas as Esha Madhavan: Raghav’s former girlfriend and obsessed lover (2021)
  • Jatin Sharma as Sumit: Esha's estranged husband (2021)
  • Sarika Raghwa as Anjali: She tried to get intimate with Raghav despite being engaged to someone else. Later Raghav exposed her in front of her fiancé (2021)
  • Saim Khan as Akash: Brother of Pallavi's friend and Kirti's love-interest (2021)
  • Gourav Raj Puri as Rahul: Mansi's ex-fiancé; Asha's son (2021)
  • Sonal Palan as Asha: Rahul's mother (2021)
  • Manoj Kaushik as Siddhesh Sawant: Pallavi's elder brother; Pawani's husband; Raghav's brother-in-law (2021)
  • Payal Singh as Pawani Sawant: Siddhesh's wife; Pallavi's sister-in-law; Raghav's sister-in-law (2021)
  • Ankit Gulati as Vedant (Ved) aka Lion: Raghav's former best friend and business partner who turned enemy due to business differences (2021)
  • Snehal Waghmare as ACP Laxmi Singh: Raghav's enemy (2021)
  • Abhay Verma as Rocky: Sunny's friend (2021)
  • Ishrat Khan as Dr. Ramya: Mandar/Raja's doctor turn into Amma (2021)
  • Supreet Nikam as Vishnu: Mandar/Raja's friend (2021)
  • Deepak Soni as Inspector Nitin reddy (2021)

Awards

Year Organizer Category Nominated Result Ref.
2022 21st Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Show Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali

- Drama

Nominated
Top 5
[5]
Popular Actor

- Drama

Sai Ketan Rao Nominated
Top 20
Popular Actress

- Drama

Shivangi Khedkar Nominated
Top 5
[6]
Iconic Gold Awards Best Debut TV Actress Won [7]
Best Debut TV Actor Sai Ketan Rao Won [8]
14th Gold Awards Best Onscreen Jodi Sai Ketan Rao & Shivangi Khedkar Nominated [9]
Debut in a Lead Role (Male) Sai Ketan Rao Nominated
Debut in a Lead Role (Female) Shivangi Khedkar Nominated
22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Show

- Drama TV

Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali Nominated [10]
Popular Actor

- Drama TV

Sai Ketan Rao Nominated
Popular Actress

- Drama TV

Shivangi Khedkar Nominated

Production

Preparation

Shivangi Khedkar said, "My character is of a Maharashtrian girl, Pallavi. Since our whole team is Marathi, everyone helps me in speaking words in their language. Even I am working hard on myself".[11]

Filming

Based on the backdrop of Hyderabad, the series is mainly filmed at sets in Kolhapur in Maharashtra while some initial sequences were shot in Hyderabad in early February 2021.[12][13]

On 13 April 2021, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray announced a sudden curfew due to increased COVID-19 cases, and the production halted on 14 April 2021. The series team decided to temporarily move their shooting location to Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad until the next hearing.[14][15]

Release

It premiered on 15 February 2021 at the 6:30 PM on StarPlus. However, on 11 October 2021, it was shifted to the early-evening slot of 5:30 PM to accommodate upcoming show, Vidrohi.[16][17][18]

Adaptations

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Telugu Gorintaku
గోరింటాకు
29 July 2019 Star Maa 24 April 2021 Original
Kannada Matte Vasanta
ಮತ್ತೆ ವಸಂತ
2 March 2020 Star Suvarna 8 January 2022 Remake
Hindi Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali
मेंहदी हैं रचने वाली
15 February 2021 StarPlus 27 November 2021

Reception

Ratings

In the UK, the series launched on 15 February 2021 with 74.6 thousand viewers being the third most-watched Indian television series.[19] On 30 March 2021, it was the most watched series with a viewership of 38.2 thousand.[20] Then on the week ending on the 12 April 2021, it was the second most watched series (98.3 thousand viewers).[21] The show became popular once again, as the most-watched series on the 17 April 2021,[22] then become the second most watched series during the week ending on 13 June 2021.[23]

The series went off air on 27 November 2021, after 246 episodes.

Soundtrack

Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Shubham Sundaram
Released15 February 2021
GenreRomance
Soundtrack
Length2:18
LanguageHindi
LabelStar India
ProducerSandiip Sikcand

The title song "Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali" was composed by Shubham Sundaram, written by Aditya Chakravarty, and sung by Anweshaa.

Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali: Tracklisting
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali"Anweshaa2:18

References

  1. "Star Plus confirms launch date of 'Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali'". Biz Asia. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. "Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali: Producer spills beans about remaking Telugu show Gorintaku in Hindi". India TV News. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. "Shivangi Khedkar and Sai Ketan Rao talk about their debut in Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali: Interview". India Today. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. "Kushagre Dua to play a tattoo artist in StarPlus' Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali". The Times of India.
  5. "Top 5 Nominees for Popular Show - Drama". ITAA.
  6. "Top 5 Nominees for Popular Actress - Drama". ITAA.
  7. "𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 on Instagram: "It's an Honor to announce Shivangi Khedkar is awarded with the Iconic Best Debut TV Actress of the Year 2022 - Mehandi Hai Rachne Waali Every hard-work and Dedication is to be felicitated and it's the most cherishable moment for us that we can honour @khedkarshivangi with this prestigious Iconic Gold Awards 2022 Our Heartiest congratulations 🎉🎉 . . . #iconicgold2022 #iconicgoldawards #iconicgoldawards2022 #IconicGoldAwards #awardwinning #awards"".
  8. "𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 on Instagram: "It's an Honor to announce #saiketanrao is awarded with the Iconic best debut TV actor of the Year 2022 Mehndi Hain Rachne Waali Every hard-work & Dedication is to be felicitated and it's the most cherishable moment for us that we can honour @saiketanrao with this prestigious #iconicgoldawards2022 Our Heartiest congratulations 🎉🎉 #iconicgoldawards"".
  9. "Voting begins". Gold Awards.
  10. "Voting begins". ITAA.
  11. "Shivangi Khedkar and Sai Ketan Rao talk about their debut in Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali: Interview". India Today. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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  17. "Star Plus to shift "Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali" for "Vidrohi" launch". Biz Asia. 29 September 2021.
  18. "Producer spills beans about remaking Telugu show, Gorintaku". India Today. 8 April 2021.
  19. "Overnights: Utsav Plus thrashes rivals with strong output on Monday in UK". Biz Asia. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  20. "Overnights: Utsav Plus' marginal lead continues on Tuesday in UK". Biz Asia. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  21. "UK Ratings: 'Anupamaa' drops but stays at No.1 in weekly chart". Biz Asia. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  22. "Overnights: Utsav Plus & Sony TV join No.1 spot on Saturday in UK". Biz Asia. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  23. "UK Ratings: 'Anupamaa' holds on tight to No.1 in weekly chart". Biz Asia. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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