Karam Apnaa Apnaa

Infobox Television
bgcolour = pink
show_name = red|Karam Apnaa Apnaa


caption = A promotional logo image of "Karam Apnaa Apnaa".
format = Drama
picture_format = 576i (SDTV),
runtime = approx. 25 minutes
creator = Balaji Telefilms
director = Ekta Kapoor
starring = see below
opentheme = "Karam Apnaa Apnaa" by Priya Bhattacharya
country = IND
language = HindiUrdu
network = STAR Plus
first_aired = August 29 2006
last_aired = present
num_episodes = ??
website = http://starplus.indya.com/serials/karam/index.html

"Karam Apnaa Apnaa" is an Indian soap opera produced by Balaji Telefilms, which airs on STAR Plus. First it aired on the 29th August 2006 at 9.30pm. Then it moved into the 8.00pm timeslot. Finally it moved to the afternoon 2.00pm time slot replacing Kesar on May 2007.

Plot

The central character of the story is Gauri Chatterjee, a Bengali girl who grew up near Calcutta. Her family consisted of her father Alok Chatterjee, a well-respected man who was a strict but loving father, and her younger sister Kaya, who hoped to become a doctor. Gauri's mother was dead, so they lived with their dad's sister (Mashima), who took care of them.

Mahen Kapoor was Alok Chaterjee's best friend. He presented Alok with the idea of getting Gauri married to Shashank, who was his employee and also a good friend of his son Shiv. Initially, Gauri was apprehensive about getting married. However, she and Shashank soon fell in love. On her wedding day, she was shocked to see Shiv (whom she shared cold vibes with) sitting at the altar instead of Shashank. To save her family's honour, Mahen had forced Shiv to sit at the altar and marry Gauri.

Gauri married Shiv and started living in the Kapoor household. Among her in-laws, Palak and Maya didn't take a liking to her. They mocked her whenever they had the chance. Shiv didn't treat her any better either. He was in love with a woman named Ipshita but couldn't marry her due to a problem with his horoscope, which stated that the first woman he married would die in less than a year.

Shiv and Gauri remained married because they fell in love. He proclaimed his love for her on the night they were set to get divorced. Then Shiv was murdered by Shashank and Gauri married Samar (Shiv's twin brother) for the sake of her three young children. Shiv and Samar's mother, Nikhila, passed away and Samar thought it was Gauri who killed her. It was later revealed to be Maya, Mahen's sister. Samar and Gauri made up, after which he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He kept his condition a secret from Gauri.

Cast

* Pallavi Subhash ... Gauri Kapoor

* Yash Tonk ... Shiv Kapoor / Samar Kapoor

* Iqbal Khan Ex Shiv Kapoor

* Salil Ankola ... Mahen Kapoor

* ... Alok Chatterjee

* Apara Mehta ... Dadi ( note: the dadi role has been changed 3 times, and Apara Mehta was the original one)

* Achint Kaur ... Nikhila (Mahen's wife)

* Shriya Bisht ... Ipshita

* Geetanjali Tikekar ... Maya (Mahen's sister)

* Roopa Ganguly ... Suguna

* Hiten Tejwani ... Anupam

* ...Palak - Shiv's sister

* ...Kaya - Gauri's sister

* ...Daksh - Mahen's brother

* Sarita mashima ...

* Jaya Bhattacharya ... Shyla (Daksh's wife)

* Sumit Sachdeva ... Shashank

* ... Moksh

* ... Assem

* Sandeep Baswana ... Dr.prateek

Timings

* It airs Monday to Friday 2.00pm to 2.30pm noon primetime in India (STAR Dopahar)

* It airs Monday to Thursday (as of 13th June '08) 9.30pm to 10.00pm in the UK, on SKY & Virgin Media

* It airs Monday to Thursday (as of 13th June '08) 11:30am to 12:00pm in the UK as a repeat on SKY & Virgin Media

* It airs Monday to Friday 2:30pm to 3:00pm in Canada (ATN)

* It airs Monday to Friday 8:30pm to 9:00pm in New Zealand

External links

* [http://starplus.indya.com/serials/karam/index.html Official Website]