Char Divas Sasuche (transl. Four days of a mother-in-law) is an Indian Marathi soap opera that aired on ETV Marathi.[1] It is the second longest running Indian serial with 3,147 episodes. It was premiered in November 2001 and ended on 5 January 2013.[2][3] It was directed by Khalil Herekar.[4]
| Char Divas Sasuche | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Family drama |
| Written by | Abhijit Pendharkar Smita Prakashkar |
| Directed by | Khalil Herekar |
| Starring | See below |
| Opening theme | "Char Divas Sasuche" by Mahalakshmi Iyer |
| Composer | Kaushal Inamdar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Marathi |
| No. of episodes | 3,147 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Baburao Borde Naresh Borde |
| Production locations | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Siddhivinayak Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ETV Marathi |
| Release | 26 November 2001 – 5 January 2013 |
This Marathi serial entered the Limca Book of World Records as the longest-running series on Indian television. This serial created an history in the Indian Television by becoming the first Indian serial across the other languages to cross both 2000 and 3000 episodes and ran for 11 years.
Plot
editAshalata and Anuradha, the pillars of the Deshmukh family, who have been portrayed as an ideal women, deals with life practically and fights it out when necessary as they strived for the well being of their family. Ashalata Deshmukh is the matriarch of the Deshmukh family whose decisions and words are followed. Her son Ravi goes against her decision and marries Anuradha who is a very simple, sensible and a self-respecting girl.
Anuradha is unaware that she married Ravi against his mother's wish. The story follows on how will she get Ravi's support and copes up with the family. Overall, it is the saga of human relationships around the Deshmukh family - tales of love and hate, losses and victories, good and evil, strength and perseverance.
Cast
edit- Rohini Hattangadi as Ashalata Prataprao Deshmukh[5]
- Kavita Lad / Sulekha Talwalkar as Anuradha Ravi Deshmukh[6]
- Pankaj Vishnu / Rajesh Shringarpure / Aditya Vaidya as Ravi Prataprao Deshmukh
- Jayant Ghate as Prataprao Deshmukh
- Shailesh Datar / Sagar Talashikar /Anand Kale as Ashok Prataprao Deshmukh
- Prajakta Kulkarni as Nandini Ashok Deshmukh
- Vivek Lagoo as Shrikant Prataprao Deshmukh
- Mugdha Godbole-Ranade as Renuka Shrikant Deshmukh
- Abhijeet Kelkar as Parth Ravi Deshmukh
- Pallavi Vaidya as Riya Parth Deshmukh
- Vikas Patil as Shubham Ravi Deshmukh
- Kashmira Kulkarni as Urmila Shubham Deshmukh
- Ashwini Apte as Sanika Ashok Deshmukh
- Priya Marathe as Sona Ashok Deshmukh
- Manasi Naik as Priyanka Shubham Deshmukh[7]
- Pallavi Subhash as Mrudula
- Prasad Oak as Vivek
- Samira Gujar as Meera
- Ajay Padhye as Sudesh
- Bhargavi Chirmule as Gauri Ravi Deshmukh
- Samir Vijay as Vicky Ravi Deshmukh
- Vilas Ujwane as Mohan Sardesai
- Smita Oak as Seema Mohan Sardesai
- Shrikant Desai as Sushant Subhedar
- Sarika Nilatkar as Malati Sushant Subhedar
- Uma Sardeshmukh as Gokhale Bai
- Madhavi Nimkar as Prajakta
- Vijay Mishra as Dhananjay Mohite
- Sunila Karambelkar as Supriya Shrikant Deshmukh/Supriya Sushant Subhedar
- Shweta Shinde as Nisha Mohan Sardesai
- Anand Abhyankar[8]
- Ashok Sathe
- Prachi Mate
- Deepti Devi
- Trupti Bhoir
Reception and impact
editIt was one of the top rated serials in Marathi during its running period.[9][10] During its run time, it was the longest ran Indian soap opera.[11]
The serial has beaten many of the mega Hindi serials of various channels in the 8 to 8.30 pm slot. The serial has even beaten Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.[12]
References
edit- ^ "'चार दिवस सासूचे' पुन्हा एकदा." Loksatta (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Limca book of world record's longest-running Indian TV show 'Char Divas Sasuche' to have a rerun soon". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: "The authorities will now realize their mistake", says Veteran actress Rohini Hattangadi on overturning shooting ban of actors above 65 years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Char Divas Sasuche's finally last show". Marathi Stars.
- ^ "I would love to do more English films". The Times of India.
- ^ "'चार दिवस...'ला कविताचा रामराम!". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 17 April 2019.
- ^ "The Internet Found Another Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Lookalike. Meet Manasi Naik". NDTV News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Anand Abhyankar was an ever-smiling man". DNA. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Exclusive: I never wore jeans offscreen when Char Divas Sasuche was on air, says Kavita Lad-Medhekar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Char Divas Sasuche tops the list of longest series".
- ^ "All for a good cause". The Times of India.
- ^ "The guys who beat Ekta Kapoor". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019.