Meri Saas Bhoot Hai
Genre
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes128
Production
Producers
  • Pintoo Guha
  • Rupali Guha
Running time20-24 minutes
Production companyFilm Farm India
Original release
NetworkStar Bharat
Release23 January (2023-01-23) –
7 July 2023 (2023-07-07)
Related
Chuni Panna

Meri Saas Bhoot Hai (transl. My Mother In Law Is Ghost) is an Indian Hindi-language horror-comedy television series. Produced by Film Farm India and an official remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Chuni Panna,[1] it starred Sushmita Mukherjee, Kajal Chauhan and Vibhav Roy.[2][3][4] It aired from 23 January 2023 to 7 July 2023 on Star Bharat.[5]

Cast

Recurring

  • Kundan Kumar as Panditji
  • Bhavana Balsavar as Kanchan Jiji, Rekha's sister-in-law and Som's Bua
  • Vishal Chaudhary as Rahul, Jiji's son.
  • Karan Gupta as Manish and Som's Friend
  • Anant Kumar as Satish Sharma
  • Anushka Srivastava as Twinkle: Som's second wife
  • Zaan Khan as Varun: Gaura's fiancee

Production

Sushmita Mukherjee was cast in the titular role, of Ghost as Rekha.[6] Kajal Chauhan was cast as Gaura opposite Mukherjee.[7]

Initially, Namik Paul was in talks to play male lead but couldn't join due to his prior commitments.[8] Vibhav Roy was cast opposite Chauhan.[9] Anushka Srivastava was cast to portray the negative lead.[10]

The series is set against the backdrop of Varanasi.[11] It is mainly shot at the Film City, Mumbai.[12] It replaced RadhaKrishn from 23 January 2023 at the 7:30 PM slot. From 15 June 2023, its timeslot shifted to 9 PM replacing Woh Toh Hai Albelaa.[13]

Adaptations

Meri Saas Bhoot Hai is an official remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Chuni Panna, that aired from 11 November 2019 to 11 October 2020.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ghost-comedy Chuni Panna to have a Hindi remake soon - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Sushmita Mukherjee shares how she mastered the Banarasi dialect; says, "Being a Bengali from Bundelkhand, I didn't find it challenging" - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Kajal Chauhan gets candid about her character in Meri Saas Bhoot Hai, says "I had to make a lot of preparations in order to play Gaura" - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Meri Saas Bhoot Hai's lead Vibhav Roy talks about his character Som, says, "He is usually laid-back but stuck between his demanding mother and grandmother" - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "Sushmita Mukherjee is as amused with her show's title as the audience - Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive - Veteran actress Sushmita Mukherjee to be seen in a new dramedy - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ "After Parineetii, Kajal Chauhan is all set to appear in an upcoming dramedy show with Sushmita Mukherjee - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ "Namik Paul approached to play the lead for Sushmita Mukherjee starrer Meri Saas Bhoot Hai - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Exclusive! Ishqbaaaz actress Shubha Rajput and Vibhav Roy to get engaged on December 25 - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. ↑ "When the audience loves to hate you for portraying a negative character, I feel that's the biggest award: Anushka Srivastava who will be seen in Meri Saas Bhoot Hai - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ "Speaking Banarasi came easily to Sushmita Mukherjee for 'Meri Saas Bhoot Hai' - Times of India". Outlook (Indian magazine).
  12. ↑ "Speaking Banarasi Came Easily To Sushmita Mukherjee For 'Meri Saas Bhoot Hai'". The Times of India.
  13. ↑ "I am glad that our RadhaKrishn journey is coming to an end, beyond this it would have dragged: Producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary - Times of India". The Times of India.
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