Sasural Genda Phool

A breathe of fresh air relieving from the stereotype ‘Saas-Bahu’ serials is presented by Star Plus channel’s new soap opera ‘Sasural Genda Phool’ to be on air from 1st March. It is a very entertaining story of a young rich slipshod girl who lives on her own terms, but then she gets married into a conservative family where her world goes upside-down.

“Suhana (Ragini Khanna) is a pampered child of her affluent father (Mahesh Thakur), who lovingly raised his two daughters after his wife’s death, adhering to all their whim and fancy. Suhana is stubborn, adamant and goes around the house breaking crockery when angry still; she is not a bad child. She gets married to Ishaan (Jai Soni), an IT professional due to her father’s behest. After her marriage into a traditional and conservative family which is completely different from her own liberal lifestyle, she learns the values of life and grow mature and more sensible”, says Ragini

“I wanted a completely different role from my previous character in ‘Bhasker Bharti’ where I had to act as a man, and when this opportunity came my way I instantly grabbed it”, she added.

Mitali Bhattacharya, the scriptwriter, said that along with the understanding of the Indian family ethos this serial which is full of comedy, drama, suspense and traditional Indian values, puts forward a very strong message for today’s youth.

When asked about the copyright violation for naming their serial after the A. R. Rehman’s song borrowed from Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra’s film Dilli 6, Star Plus Head Content Strategy, Gaurav Banerjee says, “the song ‘Sasural Genda Phool’ is actually a popular folk song of Madhya Pradesh, which has been used for the title of the serial as it was catchy and apt for the script of the serial, however, all necessary permissions have been taken.”

Commenting on the charge that the serial has been adapted from “Ogo Bondhu Sundori” a serial shown on Star Plus’s own channel, ‘Star Jalsha’, producer Ravi Ohja explained, “That serial was a success for West Bengal audiences, it has now been reproduced in Hindi with a whole new star cast for all our viewers at large.”

The performances of the seasoned actors like Sudhir Pandey, Anita Kanwal, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Sooraj Thapar and Sadia Siddiqui provides the serial a flavour of a real Indian joint family where, there is a mix of all light-hearted emotions that will redefine the way the viewers perceive our society through television.