''Apollena – Sapno Ki Unchi Udann'' is an Indian

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-language television science drama series that premiered on

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on 3 December 2024 to 16 March 2025 and streams digitally on

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. Produced by Gul Khan under

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, it stars Aditi Sharma,

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and Samarthya Gupta in lead roles. The series tells the inspiring story of a young girl aspiring to become India's first female astronaut while facing societal challenges linked to her father's past.

Plot

Set in 2005 in Delhi, an Independence Day celebration is underway. Giridhar Shukla's family, including his wife Madhu and their son Neil, attend the flag hoisting ceremony. Amidst the crowd, a stranger accidentally pushes Madhu, who is pregnant. Giridhar prevents her from falling. Later, Giridhar expresses his disappointment to Madhu, noting that Neil doesn't share an interest in aircraft like other children. She tells him that he is interested in music. Giridhar reflects on his dreams for Neil and his hopes to see them fulfilled. Pallavi Sachdeva, a senior

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and Giridhar's boss gets an official letter. Girdhar tells his wife that Pallavi was an air force coordinator earlier. Now, she is a senior

in his team. He wishes to introduce her to Pallavi. Pallavi informs Girdhar that about a research project, to develop the India's first astronaut training facility has got an fund. India's most prestigious space research organisation, SRI is funding it. Pallavi says to him if they become successful they will be able to send our astronauts in the

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. Madhu gets labour pains. Pallavi informs them that a VIP arrived causing the road to be blocked. She takes them to the lab and delivers the baby there. Madhu gives a birth to a baby girl in the lab. Girdhar takes his family to his native Chitrakoot,

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. His mom complaints that she got an chance to meet her granddaughter after three months as they are always staying in

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. A naming ceremony function is arranged for the baby. Madhu asks Renu to choose a name for her daughter. She suggests few names but Girdhar didn't liked it. He named Apollena to his daughter. Giridhar's mom creates a scene seeing the ticket to

. He informs her that it's important to go back to Delhi. She argues with him. Giridhar notices that Neil is not interested in studies as he doesn't even know 9 plantes names. Apollena answers to it. He feels proud of her. He decided to fulfill his dream through his daughter which he dreamt for Neil. Giridhar and his family leaves for

. Later, Giridhar brings his family to the lab, where Pallavi notices Apollena's love for space and advises Giridhar to train Apollena to send to the space. On her 6th birthday Apollena wears astronaut's custom and Giridhar encourages her. Pallavi and Giridhar are arrested by some CBI officers under the charge of treason against the country. Apollena runs behind the police jeep but falls down. Giridhar is blacklisted by common people. Young Apollena vows to prove her father's innocence. Giridhar then trains Apollena in order to become an astronaut. Apollena is now grown up living in Chitrakut with her family members. Apollena got admission in a boys college at her village. Sanjay creates a fake MMS video in order to insult Apollena but fails. A mail comes to Apollena, who thinks that the mail came from IASA. A honouring ceremony was organised for Apollena. The mail later turns out to be fake. Soon, Shlok Pandey enters. Shlok and Apollena has a cute conversation. Some circumstances forces Apollena and Shlok to marry much to Giridhar's anger.

Cast

Main

* Aditi Sharma as Apollena Shukla aka Appu (2024–2025) ** Ira Rai as Child Apollena Shukla aka Appu (2024) * Samarthya Gupta as Shlok Pandey (2025)

Recurring

as Giridhar Shukla (2024–2025) *

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as Madhu Shukla (2024–2025) * Hritik Yadav as Neil Shukla (2024–2025) ** Hardik Mehta as Child Neil Shukla (2024) * Surabhi Tiwari as Renu Shukla Pathak (2024–2025) * Sameer Vijayan as Ramakant Pathak (2024–2025) * Garima Kaushal as Sangeeta Pathak (2024–2025) ** Kayra Mulani as Child Sangeeta Pathak (2024) *

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as Damayanti (2024–2025) * Het Makwana as Bittu (2024) *

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as Pallavi Sachdeva: A senior

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(2024; 2025) * Aaradhya Tiwari as Sarangi (2025) * Sanket Choukse as Ved Pandey (2025) *

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as Saraswati Pandey (2025) * Shahbaz Khan as Mahadev Pandey (2025) * Anjita Poonia as Soumya Pandey (2025) * Simran Rawal as Ira (2025) * Karan Khandelwal as Sanjay Singh (2024) * Atul Bharadwaj as Mohit (2024) * Akash Kapoor as Abhay (2024) * Bhavya Shinde as Professor Vijayan (2024) * Vibhanshu Dixit as Akshay (2024–2025) * Irina Rudakova as Anna (2025)

Production

Casting

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, Niharika Chouksey and Adhik Mehta were approached for the lead role, but Aditi Sharma was finalized for the role.

was cast as Giridhar Shukla, Apollena's father.

References

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