- Apni Mitti
Infobox Television
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show_name = white|Apni Mitti (Punjabi)
caption = A promotional logo image of "Apni Mitti".
format =Drama
picture_format =480i (SDTV ),
runtime = approx. 22 minutes
creator =Suman Lata
director =Krishna Lamba
starring = see below
opentheme = "Apni Mitti" bySurjeet Pattar
country = IND
network =Alpha ETC Punjabi
first_aired = January 2007
last_aired = present
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = ??
website ="Apni Mitti" is a Punjabi language TV serial written by
Kripal Kajak , which airs onAlpha ETC Punjabi from January 2007. The show is being shot in and aroundChandigarh and later might be shot in various locations in the USA. ThePlot
The show is based on deception in human relationships. The story of the serial takes place in Sarangpur village near
Chandigarh , where villagers gets lured by the bright lights and easy money of America, after their own lad Jimmy, who makes it big out there. The desperation to get to USA drives a few families of the village to take up drastic steps.The story beautifully projects the shady side of human nature and women’s tolerance and sacrifice in our male dominated society. The main character, Hardeep (played by Gurvinder), who fulfills his desire of going abroad by marrying to a village girl for a huge dowry later gets married to another Spanish girl in the USA to gain material comforts out there. Deception in human relationship is not the only theme of the story. The serial has also captured the realistic angle of exploitation of the gullible villagers at the hands of travel agents along with the hardships one has to face in an alien nation.
Cast
*Gurvinder Singh ... Hardeep
*Ashok Bali ... Jimmy
*Shabinder Mahal
*Gurkirtan Singh
*Parminder Pal Kaur
*Sahib Singh
*Vijay Tandon
*Meenu Kumari
*Jonita Doda
*Nirmal Rishi
*Amarpreet Bitly
*Jagtar Jagi
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