Banegi Apni Baat

Indian TV series or programme

Tony Singh
Sunil Prasad

Starringsee belowOpening theme"Banegi Apni Baat" by Vanraj BhatiaCountry of originIndiaNo. of episodes312ProductionProducers

Tony Singh
Deeya Singh

Running time22 minutesProduction companyDJ's a Creative UnitOriginal releaseNetworkZee TVRelease1993 (1993) –
1997 (1997)

Banegi Apni Baat is an Indian television drama series that aired on Zee TV from 1993 to 1997. The series was produced by Tony Singh and Deeya Singh.^[1] It starred many Indian television actors, such as Irrfan Khan, Roshini Achreja, Shefali Shah, Firdaus Dadi, Sadiya Siddiqui, Anita Kanwal, Divya Seth, Achint Kaur, Rishabh, Varun Badola, Rakhee Tandon, Rituraj Singh and R. Madhavan.

The focus of the series was college life, flirtation, romance, and the campus. The transition from college to professional life was shown for most of the characters. Simultaneously, contemporary business life was also showcased.^[2] The series was initially going to run for 52 episodes, starting late July 1993. India Today compared the series to Beverly Hills 90210.^[3]

Cast

Ikhlaq Khan as Som Khanna, Mr Seth's rival architect
Surekha Sikri as Radha Shourie^[4]
Irrfan Khan^[5] as Kumar Sharma, Revati's husband
Kalpana Iyer as Revati Sharma, fashion designer
Aman Khanna as Rajat
Shalini Suri as Shikha Rai
R. Madhavan as Ashley Alexander^[6]
Roshini Achreja as Ritu, Radha's daughter, later Vikram Sharma's wife
Joan David/Shefali Chhaya as Richa, Radha's daughter
Firdaus Dadi as Riya, Radha's daughter, Ashley Alexander's love interest and wife in last episode
Arun Bali as Mr Seth
Raman Trikha as Rahul Seth
Sadiya Siddiqui as Priyanka Khanna, Rahul's wife and priyam's mother, Kabir's friend
Anita Kanwal as Amrita Seth
Alyy Khan as Kabir, a lawyer fighting Priyanka's case against Amrita
Achint Kaur as Anushka, Karan's sister
Divya Seth as Nikita Seth
Vikram Kapadia as D.K. Khanna
Girish Malik as Karan Nagpal, Richa's husband
Varun Badola^[7] as Ayushman
Rakhee Tandon as Shradha
Rituraj Singh as Vikram (Vicky) Sharma, Revati & Kumar's son
Vipul Jagota as Duddoo
Kurush Deboo as E.T.
Sandhya Mridul^[8] as Sakshi
Ashok Lokhande as Sabkale
Vipul Jagota as Dedoo
Seema Pandey as tutor in last episode
Vaquar Sheikh as Siddharth, Anushka's love interest
Manav Kaul^[9]

References

^ "Banegi Apni Baat producer Tony Singh". Screen India. 5 December 2003.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Banegi Apni Baat: How the show brought freshness to Indian TV". Hindustan Times. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "TELETALK". India Today. 15 July 1993. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "Balika Vadhu, Banegi Apni Baat; here's looking at the exceptional work Surekha Sikri has done on television". The Times of India. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "Chandrakanta To Banegi Apni Baat; A Look At Irrfan Khan's Notable Work On Television". Times Of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "R Madhavan reveals Mani Ratnam made him feel confident about his capability as a performer in early days of his career". 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "First of Many: Varun Badola revisits Banegi Apni Baat". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "Banegi Apni Baat fame Sandhya Mridul: When I did TV, I chose the best I could". Times Of India. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ HT Entertainment Desk (20 August 2020). "Manav Kaul pens emotional note for Irrfan: 'I came to Mumbai with Irrfan bhai's number, got my first job in Mumbai because of him'". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2022.