Woh Toh Hai Albelaa
Woh Toh Hai Albelaa (transl. He Is Very Unique) is an Indian sitcom television series that aired from 14 March 2022 on Star Bharat and digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar.[1] Produced by Director's Kut Productions, it stars Shaheer Sheikh, Hiba Nawab, Anuj Sachdeva, and Kinshuk Vaidya in lead roles.[2][3][4]
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| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Created by | Rajan Shahi |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 20-24 minutes |
| Production company | Director's Kut Productions |
| Distributor | Star India |
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| Original network | Star Bharat |
| Picture format | 576i HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 14 March 2022 – present |
The show revolves around Choudhary and Sharma families, who have enmity due to an incident that took place 18 years ago.
Plot
Saroj has three sons, Chiranjeev (Chiru), Krishna (Kanha), and Nakul, and a step-daughter Kusum. Her family involves her husband and father-in-law too. Saroj hates Indrani's family due to an incident that took place 18 years when Indrani slapped Saroj. Indrani lives with her three daughters Sayuri (Sayu), Rashmi (Rashu), Priya (Piu), and her mother-in-law in a small house in front of Saroj's bungalow. Sayuri is a professor in Nakul and Rashmi's college and also runs her business Sayuri Masala. Choudharys have a marble business managed by Chiru and his father. Later in the episodes, it is shown that Chiru and Sayuri are in love with each other since childhood. Rashmi is also in love with Nakul, while Kanha and Sayuri hate each other. Kanha soon finds out about Sayuri and Chiru and gets very angry with Sayuri. He tries to annoy and disturb her even in the college, finally locking her in Yamunateer temple with Chiru, whose presence was unknown in the temple to him. Later when Saroj found out about the affair between Sayuri and Chiru, she locks herself in a room and starts torturing herself. Chiru tries to make her understand how much they both love each other, but she's not ready to hear anything. She remains silent and ignores Chiru's presence around her. Later the next day, she organises a puja in their mandir whose sounds make Indrani and Sayuri's dadi feel afraid that something wrong is going to happen. Saroj invites the Sharma family to their house and hands over an empty cheque and gold coins to Sayuri in order to insult her and asks her to leave her son, Chiru. After Sayuri denies that she is not going to sell her love with money and other things which Saroj has offered. Saroj and the Sharma family get into an argument again and eventually starts remembering the days 18 years ago, where there were no rivalry between the families.
18 years ago
Balwant Sharma (Sayuri's father) and Dhanraj Choudhary were very good friends and used to work together in Balwant's business. Balwant used to consider Dhanraj as his brother and both Saroj and Indrani alone with their used keep a very good relationship with each other. One day, Kanha and Sayuri were fighting over a doll which Kanha had snatched from her and were chasing each other. This resulted in the fall of two kids hurting each other badly especially Kanha, who had got a cut in his forehead. Seeing this, Saroj fumed into anger and started scolding Sayuri who said that she will complain about Kanha to her father and he will punish him badly as her father is the boss of Kanha's father. Hearing this, Saroj's mind turned and started complaining to Balwant and Indrani about their miseries and how they have used Dhanraj for the goodness of their business. Balwant and Indrani along with their and Saroj's family members were shocked. He denied all this sayings but still apologized to her and asked her if she needed something. Saroj got this opportunity and asked for the half of their business and respect for her husband just as Balwant gets. Indrani was shocked and started making her understand that this was not possible, and this resulted Saroj's taunting about her family and insulted her husband and his deeds. Indrani couldn't tolerate all this and out of her anger, she slapped Saroj across her face, asked to stay in her limits and told her to get out of their house.
Present day
Indrani makes Saroj remember all those days, apologizes to her many times and requests Chiru and Sayuri to be together just for the sake of his son. Saroj denies it angrily and says that then she had fought for the respect of her husband and now she is fighting for the future of her son. She asks her to leave their house immediately and also to leave the locality. As she turned back, Chiru raised his voice and said that how much he loves Sayuri and says her that he will not betray her love and won't marry another girl. Shocked Saroj, brings a pot of water and puts it on Chiru and says that all the ties between her and Chiru are broken and his last rituals had done, now he's free to marry her. Hearing this, Chiru breaks down and Sayuri denies to marry him without Saroj's blessings and holds herself responsible for the broken ties. She says Chiru that she will leave him and asks Kanha to promise her that he will try to pacify him. Kanha accepts it and takes up the responsibility of making the things right.
Cast
Main
- Shaheer Sheikh[5] as Krishna "Kanha" Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's son; Tej's grandson; Chiranjeev and Nakul's brother; Kusum's half-brother; Anjali's boyfriend; Sayuri'shusband(2022-present)
- Hiba Nawab[6] as Sayuri "Sayu" Sharma Choudhary: Indrani and Balwant's daughter; Bhanumati's granddaughter; Priya and Rashmi's sister; Chiranjeev's fiancée; Krishna's wife(2022-present)
- Anuj Sachdeva[7] as Chiranjeev "Chiru" Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's son; Tejj's grandson; Krishna and Nakul's brother; Kusum's half-brother; Sayuri's former love interest and former fiancé (2022) (Dead)
Recurring
- Kinshuk Vaidya[8] as Nakul Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's son; Tej's grandson; Chiranjeev and Krishna's brother; Kusum's half-brother; Rashmi's love interest(2022-present)
- Rachi Sharma[9] as Rashmi "Rashu" Sharma: Indrani and Balwant's daughter; Bhanumati's granddaughter; Sayuri and Priya's sister; Nakul's love interest(2022-present)
- Vaishnavi Ganatra[10] as Priya "Piu" Sharma: Indrani and Balwant's daughter; Bhanumati's granddaughter; Sayuri and Rashmi's sister(2022-present)
- Aparna Dixit[11] as Anjali Malhotra: Krishna's former girlfriend; Amitabh and Roma's daughter (2022-present)
- Sucheta Khanna as Indrani Sharma: Balwant's wife; Sayuri, Rashmi, and Priya's mother(2022-present)
- Pallavi Pradhan as Saroj Chaudhary: Dhanraj's second wife; Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's mother; Kusum's step-mother(2022-present)
- Suruchi Adarkar as Kusum Choudhary: Geeta and Dhanraj's daughter; Saroj's step-daughter; Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's half-sister; Tej's granddaughter(2022-present)
- Mehul Buch[12] as Dhanraj Choudhary: Tej's son; Geeta's widower; Saroj's husband, Kusum, Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's father(2022-present)
- Nayan Bhatt as Bhanumati Sharma: Balwant's mother; Sayuri, Rashmi and Priya's grandmother(2022-present)
- Sachin Tyagi as Balwant Sharma: Bhanumati's son; Indrani's husband; Sayuri, Rashmi and Priya's father (2022) (Dead)
- Somesh Agarwal as Tej Choudhary: Dhanraj's father; Kusum, Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's grandfather (2022-present)
- Arup Pal as Amitabh Malhotra: Roma's husband; Anjali's father (2022-present)
- Sanjana Phadke as Roma Amitabh Malhotra: Amitabh's wife; Anjali's mother (2022-present)
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date [13] | |
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| 1 | "Meet the Choudhary Brothers!" | Romesh Kalra | 14 March 2022 | |
| Krishna, a fun-loving man, always has his two brothers back, especially the elder one, Cheeru, who leaves no stone unturned to keep him safe. Circumstances make him get married to Cheeru's lover. | ||||
| 2 | "Sayuri's Polite Gesture" | Romesh Kalra | 15 March 2022 | |
| On the auspicious occasion of Holi, the Choudharys perform a puja. However, the family is unaware of the imminent threat. | ||||
| 3 | "Sayuri, Chiranjeev's Romance" | Romesh Kalra | 16 March 2022 | |
| Things get romantic between Chiru and Sayuri when he gives a gift to her. Later, Krishna is left shocked when he witnesses something unexpected. | ||||
| 4 | "Chiranjeev to Admit His Feelings" | Romesh Kalra | 17 March 2022 | |
| Saroj informs Chiru that the former is planning to get him married. In the meantime, Nakul suspects that Chiru likes someone. | ||||
| 5 | "Nakul to the Rescue!" | Romesh Kalra | 18 March 2022 | |
| While Saroj informs Chiru about his wedding arrangements, Sayuri tries to call him. Later, Nakul crosses paths with Sayuri. | ||||
| 6 | "Krishna Learns about Chiru, Sayuri" | Romesh Kalra | 21 March 2022 | |
| At the temple, Sayuri manages to save a clueless Saroj's life. However, things take an unexpected turn when Saroj slaps Sayuri. | ||||
| 7 | "Chiranjeev in an Awkward Situation" | Romesh Kalra | 22 March 2022 | |
| Saroj makes preparations for the guests, who arrive to see Chiru. In the meantime, Krishna learns about Chiru and Sayuri's relationship. | ||||
| 8 | "Krishna Causes Trouble" | Romesh Kalra | 23 March 2022 | |
| When Krishna finds out the truth, he gets involved in an argument with Sayuri. In the meantime, Chiru finds himself in a spot of bother. | ||||
| 9 | "Chiranjeev Stands His Ground" | Romesh Kalra | 24 March 2022 | |
| When Krishna begins to create a huge ruckus outside Sayuri's house, Chiru intervenes. Later, when Krishna tries to speak ill about Sayuri, Chiru defends her. | ||||
| 10 | "Sayuri Grows Emotional" | Romesh Kalra | 25 March 2022 | |
| When Krishna confronts Chiru, the latter is reluctant to give up on his love. Later, Chiru's mother gives a stern warning to Sayuri. | ||||
| 11 | "Krishna Warns Sayuri" | Romesh Kalra | 28 March 2022 | |
| When Chiru and Sayuri dance together, they begin to get closer. Later, Chiru's mother overhears his conversation and learns the truth. | ||||
| 12 | "Chiranjeev Slaps Krishna" | Romesh Kalra | 29 March 2022 | |
| Sayuri's grancmother gives her some advice after she becomes upset. Later, Tej calls to apologise on Saroj's behalf while Krishna reassures Sayuri. | ||||
| 13 | "Krishna Plays a Prank" | Romesh Kalra | 30 March 2022 | |
| Things get intense when Chiru takes a stand for Sayuri and teaches a lesson to Krishna. In the meantime, Saroj assumes that something is wrong. | ||||
| 14 | "Saroj Finds Chiranjeev, Sayuri" | Romesh Kalra | 31 March 2022 | |
| In a bid to exact revenge on Sayuri, a vengeful Krishna makes a plan. Later, Krishna locks Sayuri and Chiru inside a temple. | ||||
| 15 | "Chiranjeev to Justify His Love?" | Romesh Kalra | 1 April 2022 | |
| Chiru and Sayuri find themselves in a fix when their families spot them together. Later, a devastated Sayuri blames Krishna. | ||||
| 16 | "Saroj Stays Silent" | Romesh Kalra | 4 April 2022 | |
| After Chiru and Sayuri get exposed, the former tries to convince Saroj. In the meantime, Sayuri's family members are left shocked. | ||||
| 17 | "The Sharmas Get An Invitation" | Romesh Kalra | 5 April 2022 | |
| When Saroj decides to remain quiet, Choudhary family begins to worry. In the meantime, int Sharma family members believe that Saroj will cause trouble. | ||||
| 18 | "Sarojs Sly Act" | Romesh Kalra | 6 April 2022 | |
| While Krishna plans to convince Saroj, the latter invites Sayuri and her family. Later the Sharmas arrive at the Choudhary mansion. | ||||
| 19 | "Indrani Describes The Past" | Romesh Kalra | 7 April 2022 | |
| Saroj invites Sayuri and her family to the Choudhary mansion and humiliates them. However, a reluctant Sayuri takes a firm stand for her love. | ||||
| 20 | "Chiranjeevs Love For Sayuri" | Romesh Kalra | 8 April 2022 | |
| Indrani begins to blame Saroj for her selfish actions in the past. However, a reluctant Saroj remains firm on her decision for the sake of Chiru. | ||||
| 21 | "Chiranjeev Feels Distraught" | Romesh Kalra | 11 April 2022 | |
| A restless Krishna tries to persuade Saroj's decision but to no avail. Later, when Chiru takes a stand for his love, Saroj does the unthinkable. | ||||
| 22 | "Anjali Krishna Shake A Leg" | Romesh Kalra | 12 April 2022 | |
| Krishna tries to wake Chiru and is surprised when he is suddenly wrapped up in a hug. Later, Sayuri is determined to focus on saving her house. | ||||
| 23 | "Krishnas Firm Decision" | Romesh Kalra | 13 April 2022 | |
| News of Chiru's disappearance alarms his family while Saroj frets about Sayuri. Later, Anjali is frustrated with Krishna. | ||||
| 24 | "Sayuri Chiranjeev To Get Hitched" | Romesh Kalra | 14 April 2022 | |
| Krishna asks for support in ensuring Chiru and Sayuri can get married. Later, Anjali visits Sayuri while trying to cheer Chiru up. | ||||
| 25 | "Saroj Agrees For The Marriage" | Romesh Kalra | 15 April 2022 | |
| Krishna urges Chiru and Sayuri to get married in a hasty ceremony. Later, Saroj frantically worries about their absence. | ||||
Production
Development
The shooting of the series began in February 2022.
Release
The first promo arrived in February 2022 featuring Shaheer Sheikh, Hiba Nawab, Anuj Sachdeva, and Kinshuk Vaidya.[14]
References
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- "'This Holi, I am going to majorly miss my family,' says Woh Toh Hai Albela actress Rachi Sharma - Times of India". The Times of India.
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