Hubahu (transl. Same to same) is an Indian television miniseries. The story revolves around a pair of twin sisters who exchange places for a lark but end up getting intricately involved in each other's lives.[1] The story is an adaption of the 1985s hit American two-part made-for-TV movie Deceptions, starring known Hollywood actors Stefanie Powers and Barry Bostwick, in which Powers starred as twins who swap places leading to dire consequences.[2]
| Hubahu | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Ajitabh Menon |
| Directed by | Nupur Asthana |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
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| Production locations | |
| Camera setup | single-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 24 minutes |
| Production company | DJ's a Creative Unit |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Release | 7 February – 29 August 2002 |
The series premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 7 February 2002.[3] The series starred Sandhya Mridul in the lead who played the characters of both sisters, Aditi and Ananya.[4] Produced by Parvati Balagopalan and Milind Soman (Season 1) and Tony Singh and Deeya Singh (since Season 2) it was shot in Mumbai and Bangkok.[3][5]
Concept
editThe story portrays the lives of twin sisters Aditi and Ananya who have very different personalities. Aditi is a bored and neglected housewife in Pune whose lecturer husband has no time for her. Ananya is a sophisticated art dealer in Bangkok. Bored and fed up with their own lives they decide to switch identities as a game for a week but then things go haywire.[6]
Cast
edit- Sandhya Mridul ... Aditi and Ananya
- Rajat Kapoor
- Suchitra Pillai
- Tarun Raghwan
- Alyy Khan
References
edit- ^ "The 'Couch' Sellers: Hubahu". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Sony TV's Hubahu". Indiantelevision.com. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Twining". Screen. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Lalwani, Vickey (22 May 2004). "Sandhya Mridul in Hubahu". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Sony to pull the plug on Hubahu after 30 episodes". Indiantelevision.com. 31 May 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Sony hopes to lock up 8:30 band with double whammy - hospital drama and tale of twins". Indiantelevision.com. 29 January 2002.