Gulaal (TV series)
'Zindgi Ka Har Rang..Gulaal'', a drama-series is currently on-air on Star Plus. This show is the baby of Sphere Origins and premiered on 15 November 2010. Sphere Origins already have shows like Saat Phere and Balika Vadhu to their credit. Gulaal is written by Prakash Kapadia and directed by Sidharth Sengupta. The amazing direction and cinematography makes it a beloved show. The show has close resemblance to a National Award winning film ‘Ek Chaadar Maili Si’ which starred Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor and Poonam Dhillon.
Plot
Gulaal is a young girl from Rashipur, Kutch. She has a zest for life and has a God gifted unique ability to unearth water in the arid lands. The story goes as Talsagra, a neighbouring village of Rashipur has been hit by a harsh drought. Vasant, the protagonist from Talsagra learns about Gulaal’s talent and in order to end the woes of his people, he setsout in search of Gulaal. When Vasant recounts the situation of Talsagra, Gulaal against the will of the entire clan decides to go to Talsagra for the sake of humanity. Gulaal is finally able to end the hostility of the two villages and brings joy in the life of hundreds. Eventually, the love between Vasant and Gulaal blossoms and both tie the holy knot. But fate has something stored for her. Her happiness is short-lived when Vasant dies making way for all the grief and turmoil in her life! It is captivating to see Gulaal fighting in full spirit, making intelligent choices and taking over the responsibilities of her family. Since Vasant has died she had decided to make his dreams/responsibility come true, in order for her to do that she is forced to marry Dushyant or Kesar according to the system of deeyarvatu (remarrige ). She marries Kesar and Dushyant soon realized that [...] Vasant was not right and he has decided to be come a better person now. Later Kasar finds out that Dushyant has killed Vasant and acts very rebellious and is sent to boarding school for his well-being. Talli, a girl whose parents died at young age and Sudha decided to adopt her, had now grown-up and is dreaming of marrying Kesar since their childhood friendship. Kesar comes home from boarding school and he still has his grudge from childhood and behaves very rude to Dushyant and Gulaal even though he doesn't want to but he believes this is right. Kesar falls in love with Gulaal,unaware of his feelings she decides to get Kesar and Talli married.But kesar refuses to marry Talli on the wedding day and questions about his relationship with gulaal.Gulaal steps in and declares that there is no identity or even a chance of existence for their Deeyarvatu.The essue is taken to the'panchayat'where Gulaal express her wish to break their marriage.But kesar says that his happiness is in Gulaal's continuing to remain his wife.Panchayat favours kesar.At the same day kesar confess his love to Gulaal.Gulaal is shocked to hear this and decides to leave the home
Character |
Age |
Portrayed by |
Relevance |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gulaal |
29 |
Mansi Parekh |
Female protagonist |
Gulaal is innocent yet smart, intelligent yet naïve. She is loving and emotional. She has a great sense of responsibility and courage. She has a unique gift of unearthing water in the arid land. |
Revjibhai |
65 |
Shakti Singh |
Gulaal’s father |
He is shown to be a man with head and heart. |
Poonamamba |
62 |
Gulaal’s mother. |
She is caring and understanding as was the one who agreed on Gulaal accompanying Vasant to Talsagra to quench the thirst of people. |
|
Yogesh |
35 |
Gulaal’s brother |
He is shown to be a protective and caring brother. He later on falls for Reva and marries her. |
|
Vasant |
25 DEAD |
Rahil Azam |
Male Protagonist |
Vasant has a sense of responsibility and thus, set-out to find Neeraja. He loves his village and family a lot and is ready to walk an extra-mile for their happiness and comfort. |
Motabha |
70 |
Manoj Joshi |
Vasant’s Father |
He is the Sarpanch of Talsagra and is well known for his rationality and generosity. |
Paanbaa |
67 |
Natasha Rastogi |
Vasant’s Mother |
She is sympathetic and caring. She was the only one to support Vasant to visit Rashipur, in search of Neeraja. |
Gigaji |
69 |
Pankaj Tripathi |
Vasant’s Uncle |
He plays the younger brother of Motaba. His daughter Kanchan’s death in Rashipur, is the cause of hostility between the two villages. He is hostile towards Gulaal and his family. |
Jamuna |
66 |
Falguni Dave |
Vasant’s Aunt |
She is Gigaji’s wife and harbours ill feelings for Motaba’s family. She eyes for the entire wealth of Motaba. |
Kesar |
22 |
Neil Bhatt, Ali Haji(young kesar) |
Vasant’s younger brother |
He is mischievous and playful. After Vasant’s death Gulaal marries him for the sake of ‘Deeyar Vatu’. |-navya 26 Hawa OsmanGulaal's sisteris angrY |
Reva |
30 |
Aditi Tailang |
Vasant’s sister |
She is chirpy and full of life. She has courage which helps her fight her dark past. |
Devika |
34 |
Niti Taylor |
Vasant’s cousin |
She has a zest for life. |
Raman |
42 |
Arav Choudhary |
Vasant’s cousin |
He is money-minded and eye Motaba’s entire wealth. He has no respect for his wife and is engaged in an extra-marital affair. |
Sudha |
38 |
Neha Kaul |
Vasant’s Sister-in-law |
She is dejected by Raman for another woman. |
Dushyant |
40 |
Sushant Singh |
Vasant’s cousin |
His character has grey shades. He falls for Gulaal’s beauty and has an eye for her. Changes And Is A loving Man |
Talli |
21 |
Hally Shah |
Kesar's friend |
Her mother and father died at a ver young age. She is brought up later by Sudha. She loves Kesar. |
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