''Gharwali Uparwali'' (Translation: ''My Wife and The Ghost of My First Wife'') is an Indian fantasy-sitcom television series which originally aired on Star Plus from 3 July 2000 to 23 June 2003. ''Gharwali Uparwali'' received acclaim throughout its run. The show is created by Nirja Guleri. ''Gharwali Uparwali'' is written and directed by Shrey Guleri. ''Gharwali Uparwali'' is considered as a milestone on Indian television's, it was first-ever indigenous fantasy-comedy franchise and the instant popularity of this trail-blazing new fantasy-sitcom genre, replete with top-of-the-line visual effects. and which appealed to children as well as adults at the same time, ''Gharwali Uparwali'' has been nominated for several major Television Awards including The

Screen Awards The Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in India honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced by t ...

for Best Serial (Comedy) in 2000, and The Indian Telly Awards for Comedy/Sitcom Of The Year in 2002. A sequel series, ''

Gharwali Uparwali Aur Sunny ''Gharwali Uparwali Aur Sunny'' (English: ''My wife ghost of my first wife and sunny'') is an Indian fantasy series originally telecast on Star Plus in 2004 and is sequel series of '' Gharwali Uparwali'' which originally aired on Star Plus fro ...

'', also created by Nirja Guleri and directed by Shrey Guleri, aired on Star Plus from October 11, 2003, onwards as the second installment of this hugely successful Fantasy-Comedy franchise.

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Mukul Dev Mukul Dev (born 17 September 1970) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his work in Hindi films, Punjabi films, TV serials and music albums. He has also acted in few Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. He received t ...

as Ravi *

Ratna Pathak Shah Ratna Pathak Shah (born 18 March 1957) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when ...

as Madam JoJo *

Niki Aneja Walia __NOTOC__ Niki may refer to: People * Niki (given name) * NIKI (singer), Indonesian singer and songwriter * Niki DeMar, American singer * Niki Etsuko (1928–1986), Japanese author of mystery fiction Places * Niki, Hokkaido, a town in Japan * Ni ...

as Pooja 'Gharwali''*

Manasi Joshi Roy Manasi Joshi Roy is an Indian film and television actress known for her roles in '' Saaya'', '' Gharwali Uparwali'' and '' Kkusum''. She is the wife of actor Rohit Roy, sister of actor Sharman Joshi and daughter of Gujarati theatre actor Arvin ...

as Chandini 'Uparwali''*

Sudha Chandran Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer and actress who appears in Indian television and films. In 1981, she hurt her leg in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu while coming back from Madras with h ...

as Pooja's Mother * Sudhir Pandey as Ravi's Father * Mickey Dhamejani as Sunny

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Rajat Kapoor Rajat Kapoor (born 11 February 1961) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and playwright who works in Hindi cinema. Kapoor was born in Delhi, India. He mainly focused on acting at first. In 2013 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later mov ...

as Advertising Agency Boss * Anupam Kher as an eccentric Business Tycoon * Sanjay Mishra as an idiosyncratic Film Director *

Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films along with Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films. Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played su ...

as Pooja's Uncle from Africa *

Akhilendra Mishra Akhilendra Mishra is an Indian film and television character actor best known for his role as ''Kroor Singh'' in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series '' Chandrakanta''. His other notable works include the character of ''Mirchi'' Se ...

as Mafia Don *

Bob Christo Robert John Christo, was an Australian-Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starting with Sanjay Khan's ''Abdullah'' (1980), he went on to act in over 200 Hindi films in the 1980s and 1990s, including '' Qurbani'' (1980), '' Kaalia'' ...

as Karate Grandmaster *

Kamini Kaushal Kamini Kaushal (born as Uma Kashyap, 24 February 1927) is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is noted for her roles in films such as ''Neecha Nagar'' (1946), which won the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at Cannes Fil ...

as Ravi's Governess *

Jayshree T. Jayshree Talpade (born c. 1953) is an Indian actress and dancer who mostly plays in Bollywood films. Career Talpade began her career at age 5 in 1958 with ''Goonj Uthi Shehnai''. She gained popularity when she started performing item dances i ...

as Ravi's Aunt *

Kuldeep Pawar Kuldeep Pawar (10 June 1949 – 24 March 2014) was an Indian actor in the Marathi language film industry of India. Early life He was born in Kolhapur in Maharashtra. His grandfather worked for electric power house started by His Highness Shah ...

as Ravi's Boss *

Shehzad Khan Shehzad Khan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and TV serials. His wife's name is Humaira Khan. Career Khan made his acting debut in 1988 film '' Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak''. He is better known for his role of "Bhalla" in 1994 fil ...

as a fraud Godman * Lilliput as Master Burglar * Brahmachari as a sinister Watchman (Haunted House) *

Avtar Gill Avtar Gill is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi and Punjabi language films and television serials. He has done many plays with Indian People's Theatre Association Mumbai. Selected filmography Films * ''Noorie'' (1979) * ''A ...

as Pooja's Uncle *

Urvashi Dholakia Urvashi Dholakia is an Indian television actress who played the iconic villain Komolika in the long running television series '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and won the sixth season of ''Bigg Boss''. Early life Dholakia was born on 9 July 1978 ...

as a Femme Fatale Spy *

Ketki Dave Ketki Joshi Dave (born 23 June 1960) is an Indian actress. She has starred in many Gujarati and Hindi films including '' Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya'', ''Money Hai Toh Honey Hai'', '' Kal Ho Naa Ho'', and '' Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain ...

as Boisterous Housewife * Sucheta Khanna as Pooja's Sister * Sooraj Thapar as Ravi's Friend *

Papiya Sengupta Papiya Sengupta is an Indian television actress, who has appeared in Hindi television series, like Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, ''Savdhaan India'', '' Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein'' and '' Anamika''. She appeared in ''Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum' ...

as Ravi's Friend *

Achint Kaur Achint Kaur is an Indian television and Cinema actresses and is best known for playing the antagonists ''Mandira'' and ''Pallavi'' in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap operas ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', respectivel ...

as Pooja's Friend *

Kishori Godbole Kishori Godbole is a Marathi TV and film actress. She is the daughter of Marathi singer Jaywant Kulkarni. She is known for her role as Mrs. Vibhavari Suhaas Tendulkar in '' Mrs Tendulkar''. She is also a well known theater actress of many pla ...

as Film Star Sridevi's Lookalike *

Amita Nangia Amita Nangia (also known as Ameeta Nangia) is a TV actress in Bollywood. Her initial popularity was from her role as Sheena daughter Shreya in the very famous TV serial '' Tara'', in Season 2 broadcast on Zee TV in 1993. She has acted in Bollywoo ...

as Madam Jojo's Client * Vinod Singh as Madam Jojo's Assistant * Adi Irani as Dog Owner *

Neelu Kohli Neelu Kohli (also Nilu Kohli ) is an Indian film and television actress. She has done many roles in many Indian television series, like Sangam, Mere Angne Mein, Maddam Sir and Choti Sarrdaarni. She is also worked in Hindi films such as Hous ...

as Dog Owner's Wife * Ashok Khanna as Karate Trainer

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* {{SP Shows StarPlus original programming Indian fantasy television series 2000 Indian television series debuts 2003 Indian television series endings Indian comedy television series

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