Gangaa
| Gangaa गंगा | |
|---|---|
|
Sagar Ke Ganga | |
| Genre |
Indian Soap Opera Drama |
| Created by | Sphereorigins Multivision Private Limited |
| Written by |
Rajita Sharma Rajesh Joshi Manish Paliwal |
| Directed by | Yusuf Ansari |
| Starring |
Aditi Sharma Vishal Vashishtha |
| Opening theme | "Gangaa Wahi Chali Jaye"(Title Song) "Ishq Nasheen"(Romantic Song for Ganga and Sagar) |
| Composer(s) | Ashish Rego |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 454 as of 19th November, 2016 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Sunjoy Waddhwa Comall S. Waddhwa Vivek Budakoti Rajita Sharma |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Sphereorigins Multivison Private Limited Magic Lantern Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | &TV |
| Picture format |
576i(SDTV) 1080i(HDTV) |
| Original release | 2 March 2015 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Gangaa (also known as Sagar ke Ganga) is a soap opera that airs daily Monday to Friday at 8:00 pm in the UK and at 8:30pm on &TV. It premiered on March 2, 2015.
Gangaa is an inspiring story of a child widow who is characterized with the indomitable spirit and will to survive. She is considered to be a threat to age old customs of the society. However, her spirit and resilience ensure that she emerges a winner. Gangaa is sure to make way into the viewers’ hearts with innocence, enthusiasm and the zest to live life to the fullest, The show now focusses on the pure love story of Ganga and Sagar who became friends in childhood and it portrays how they are made for each other despite their circumstances of being together.
In 2015, the show won the award for "Best Programme with a Social Message" at the Indian Telly Awards, as well as a "Best Child Actress" award for Ruhana Khanna as young Ganga. In November 2016, Ruhana bags an award again for Desh Ki Ladli- Most Promising Child Star as Krishna at the Indian Telly Awards
On August 29 on Jamnashtami, Ruhana Khanna, who played child Ganga, made her comeback as Ganga and Sagar's daughter Krishna, 8 months after being replaced by Aditi Sharma as grown up Ganga.
Plot
The show centres around a young girl named Ganga (Ruhana Khanna) who becomes a widow on the same day as her marriage when her husband and her father, with whom she was very close, are killed in a riot on the bank of the River Ganges in Varanasi. The show follows her struggle for her right to live happily, opposing all the restrictions placed upon widows by society. The show goes on to follow her life in the Chaturvedi house when Niranjan (Babu) brings her to his house and her friendship with Sagar (Swar Hingonia).
10 years later, the show documents the pure love Ganga has for her soulmate Sagar (played as grown ups by Aditi Sharma and Vishal Vashishtha), who returns from London and their fight to stay together despite the many consequences of their love and their fight for Ganga's rights.
As 7 years pass,Ganga is seen bringing up her and Sagar's daughter Krishna (Ruhana Khanna) alone. Sagar who is aware of the fact that Krishna is his daughter is trying to win Ganga's love and trust back to live happily again.
Cast
Main cast
- Aditi Sharma as Ganga Shukla/Sagar Chaturvedi (Sagar's Wife - Krishna's Mother)
- Vishal Vashishtha as Sagar Niranjan Chaturvedi (Ganga's Husband- Krishna's Father)
- Ruhana Khanna as Krishna Sagar Chaturvedi (Ganga and Sagar's daughter)
- Hiten Tejwani as Judge Niranjan Chaturvedi (Sagar's Father)
- Gungun Uprari as Madhvi Niranjan Chaturvedi (Sagar's Mother)
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Kanta Chaturvedi "Ammaji" (Sagar's Grandmother)
- Abhishek Tiwari as Pulkit Niranjan Chaturvedi (Sagar's elder brother)
- Roop Durgapal as Supriya Pulkit Chaturvedi (Pulkit's wife)
- Puja Sharma as Kashish
Former cast
- Rucha Gujarati as Zoya Niranjan Chaturvedi, Niranjan's illegitimate child (antagonist)
- Jaya Bhattacharya as Sudha, Amaaji's friend
- Nivedita Tiwari as Former Supriya Pulkit Chaturvedi, Pulkit's wife
- Akash Gill as Yash, Sagar's Cousin/Prabha's Son
- Rakhee Tandon as Prabha, Ratan's wife
- Romanch Mehtha as Ratan, Prabha's husband (Dead)
- Nausheen Ali Sardar as Rahat, Niranjan's ex- Zoya's Mother (Dead)
- Panchi Bora as Jhanvi, Sagar's ex wife (Dead)
- Gaurav Deshmukh as Sahil, Jhanvi's Brother
- Sarwar Ahuja as Palash Banerjee, Gangaa's ex lover
- Rizwana Shaikh as Mehri, Maid
- Mohit Abrol as former Rudra, Gangaa's friend
- Divyangana Jain as Ragini, Rudra's sister
- Ahsaas Channa as Saloni
Previous Main Cast (before 10 year leap)
- Ruhana Khanna as Child Ganga Shukla
- Swar Hingonia as Child Sagar Niranjan Chaturvedi
- Vedant Sawant as Child Pulkit Niranjan Chaturvedi
- Suman Shashi Kant as Chief Minister
- Pooja Sethi as Drishti
- Sanjay Gandhi as Omkar
- Priya Wal / Gunjan Vijaya as Barkha (Dead)
- Samir Sharma as Raj (Barkha's husband)
- Samridh Bawa as Bal Mahant Gautam
- Mukul Nag as Kanta's Husband (Dead)
- Raj Singh Verma as Ganga's Bappa - Father (Dead)
References
External links
- Gangaa at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Website (English)
- Official Streaming Link (English)