Do you remember the “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii,” the daily soap based on the theme of saas-bahu that had been created by Ekta Kapoor, and produced by Balaji Telefilms, which starred Sakshi Tanwar and Kiran Karmarkar?
The pioneers of the “saas-bahu” show are ready to make their return to television screens again after 14 long years, to take the audience on a nostalgic roller-coaster. Balaji Telefilms is all set to entertain the audience by presenting a new season of this iconic show. It will be interesting to see a complete, power-packed drama series entertaining the audience again.
“Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii” is considered to be one of the most iconic and highly watched television shows. With its unique and relatable storyline, the show had become one of the most popular sitcoms and became a cult in the year 2000.
It changed the face of Indian television as it ran for eight long years, enjoying a massive fan base, and remaining in the top five most-watched lists of shows from 2000 to 2008. Significantly, the show aired on Star Plus from October 16, 2000, to October 9, 2008. Let you know that, apart from Sakshi Tanwar and Kiran Karmarkar, the show also starred Ali Asgar and Shweta Kawatraa in pivotal roles, which became household names thereafter, and are still appreciated for their roles today.
Talking about Sakshi Tanwar, in this daily soap, the actress played the role of Parvati Agarwal, while Kiran Karmarkar played the role of Om Agarwal. In this show, Sakshi’s simplicity, personality, and charm enthralled the audience, who accepted her with open arms. Earlier, in a conversation with a magazine, Sakshi talked about her dedication to her first popular show. She revealed that when she was shooting for this show, she didn’t do anything besides work very hard for the show.
Sakshi further said that the only thing that was important to her in those eight years was work. The actress also adds that she did not attend any marriages in those eight years as she did not get time. But she has no qualms about it as she believes that television may be demanding, but nothing polishes you like television.
The show, “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii” explored the world of Parvati and Om Agarwal living in a joint family of Marwadi, where Parvati is the ideal daughter-in-law of the Agarwal family, while Om is the ideal son of the family. While the show deals with the daily affairs and trivial issues of the household, it also teaches that to do the morally right thing, one must sometimes stand against one’s loved ones too. It is known that this show was the biggest family drama series of its time, and it spawned many more such shows, and thus changed the course of the game.