''Idhar Udhar'' is a

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which first aired on Doordarshan in 1985. It was directed by Anand Mahendroo and produced by Shobha Doctor. It starred real-life sisters

Ratna Pathak 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 ...

and

Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...

. Its first season was taken off the air after 12 episodes. In December 1997, owing to the success of '' Dekh Bhai Dekh'', Anand Mahendroo launched a sequel to the series under the banner of Advance Entertainment Network Ltd. with the original star cast of both Pathak sisters and Liliput, along with

Bhavana Balsavar Bhavana Balsavar (born 21 October 1975) is an Indian film, stage and television actress. She is the part of silent comedy series, ''Gutur Gu'' (2010). Personal life Bhavana is the daughter of Hindi cinema actress Shubha Khote and her husband ...

Plot

Season 1 (1985)

The story revolves around the lives of Sunita (

), an air hostess and Poonam (

), an ad. executive. They stay together as paying guests in a flat in

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. Their lives take an interesting turn when they end up sharing their flat with Kumar Bhairav (

Ravi Baswani Ravi Baswani (29 September 1946 – 27 July 2010) was an Indian film actor, best known for his role in Sai Paranjpe's '' Chashme Buddoor'' (1981) and Kundan Shah's cult comedy '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), for which he won Filmfare Best Co ...

), a struggling actor and Sudhir ( M.M. Faruqui (Lilliput)), a small-time broker. Season 1 focuses on all the problems and joys they experience living in the same house.

Season 2 (1998)

13 years later, Sunita (

) and Poonam (

Lillete Dubey Lillete Dubey (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian actress and theatre director. She has worked in Indian and international theatre, television and films in Hindi and English languages. Dubey began her career with Barry John in Delhi and was the ...

) return to Mumbai and end up sharing the same apartment exactly the way they used to. They are allotted the same apartment by their old friend Sudhir's (Liliput) mischievous adopted sons Jai and Harsh. Sudhir is now a filthy rich builder and married to his ex-secretary Katie (

). Season 2 peeks into the lives of Sunita, Poonam, Sudhir, Katie and their kids.

Cast

;Season 1 *

as Sunita *

as Poonam * Lilliput as Sudhir *

as Kaitey (season 2) *

as Kumar Bhairav(alias)/Asif Mohammad Khan(real name)/Ronnie Gonsalves(imposter) * Shammi as Mrs. Bregenza *

Dina Pathak Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). A doyenne of Hindi a ...

as Poonam's Nani * Nisha Singh as Shabnam *

Guddi Maruti Guddi Maruti is an Indian actress best known for her comedy roles on TV and in Bollywood movies. Early life Maruti was born to an actor-director father Marutirao Parab. Her real name is Tahira Parab and she was nicknamed Guddi. Manmohan Des ...

as Moti Shabnam *

Tom Alter Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Early life Born in Mussoorie ...

as Ronnie Gonsalves(real) * Prabhat Bhattacharya as Jai (season 2) * Ajay Padhye / Rakesh Paul as Harsh (season 2) *

Aditya Kapadia Aditya Kapadia (born 14 November 1986) is an Indian film and television actor. He was last seen in '' Code Red'' on Colors TV. Early life Aditya Kapadia is a Gujarati. born and brought in Mumbai. He has acted in both Hindi and Gujrati films ...

as Akhil (season 2) * Abhishek Sharma as Atul (season 2) * Shruti Sharma as Himani (season 2) * Tanvi Bhatia as Shivani (season 2) *

Ananya Khare Ananya Khare is an Indian television and film actress who is best known for her appearances in Bollywood films like ''Devdas'' and ''Chandni Bar''. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Film Award for Be ...

as Mary (season 2) *

Parvin Dabas Parvin Dabas (born 12 July 1974) is an Indian actor, director and model, who works predominantly in Hindi and English language films. Early life Parvin Dabas was born on 12 July 1974. His family is from Kanjhawala, Outer Delhi. He studied in M ...

as Vishal, Poonam's husband (season 2) *

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 Kiran (season 2) *

Viju Khote Viju Khote (17 December 1941 – 30 September 2019) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in more than 440 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He was famous as the dacoit ''Kaalia'' in the film ''Sholay'' and the dialogue, "Sardar ...

* Paintal (season 2) *

Deepak Tijori Deepak Tijori (born 28 August 1961) is an Indian film director and actor who works in Bollywood and Gujarati films and is well known for his supporting roles in '' Aashiqui'' (1990), '' Khiladi'' (1992), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), '' K ...

as stranger in episode 8

References

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