''Piya Basanti Re'' is an Indian
television series
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that airs Monday through Saturday evenings on
Sony Pal
Sony Pal (stylised as Sony पल) (Hindi for Moment) is an Indian pay television channel that was launched on 1 September 2014. It was initially aimed at women with women-oriented Hindi language, Hindi-language programming, now focused on famil ...
. It premiered on 1 September 2014. It is produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms Limited featuring
Adaa Khan
Adaa Khan (born 12 May 1989) is an Indian television actress and model . She is known for portraying Akashi in ''Behenein'', Amrit in ''Amrit Manthan'', Shesha in '' Naagin'' and Sitara in '' Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara''. In 2020, she participated i ...
and Alan Kapoor as leads. The series concluded on 12 December 2014.
Plot
The story begins with Geeta Patel, who works as a maid for the wealthy Shah family. Gita has a beautiful, very intelligent, and a perfect "cinderella" of a daughter, Piya, who she works hard to send to college. Piya's father, Gita's husband, had died fighting for the army and that had left Geeta and her daughter impoverished. But, Piya keeps her head up, takes pride in her mother's work, and excels at college. Piya attends college with Kabir (Alan Kapoor), Aditi (Sunayana Fozdar), Akshay (Siddharth Shivpuri), and Ayesha (Rashmi Singh). Kabir is the son of Nita Shah and Mahesh Shah, the oldest son of Baa, the head of the Shah family. Mahesh's sister, Savita, who is Baa's daughter, is married to Jatin, and they are the parents of Aditi and Akshay.
The woman who had hired Geeta to work for the Shah family, Ganga, is actually Ayesha's mother. However, Ganga is not wealthy by any means, and Ayesha enjoys living large and pretending to be rich and so, Ganga never discloses that she is Ayesha's mother. One day, Piya's mother injures herself and is unable to work. Money being tight, Piya decides to work for the Shah family as their maid and simultaneously attends college. In college and at home, Piya's interactions with Kabir increase, who begins to fall for her. In addition, Akshay begins to fall for Ayesha, who is Aditi's best friend, and comes very close to figuring out her life is a lie many times. Eventually, Piya and Kabir marry, much to the disappointment of all of Kabir's family members. Despite all this, Baa supports Piya and assures Piya that she is welcome in the Shah family as more than just a maid. As the TV show description on YouTube puts it, "An alternate spin on the famous- Cinderella story, Piya Basanti Re is the journey of Pia from being a maid’s daughter to becoming the daughter-in-law of the very rich Gujarati household where her mother worked as a maid."
Cast
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Adaa Khan
Adaa Khan (born 12 May 1989) is an Indian television actress and model . She is known for portraying Akashi in ''Behenein'', Amrit in ''Amrit Manthan'', Shesha in '' Naagin'' and Sitara in '' Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara''. In 2020, she participated i ...
as Piya Kabir Shah
* Alan Kapoor as Kabir Mahesh Shah
* Dinesh Soni as Jatin
* Siddharth Shivpuri as Akshay
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Sunayana Fozdar
Sunayana Fozdar is an Indian television actress. She had made her television debut in the show ''Santaan'' on Star Plus. She is currently playing the role of Anjali Taarak Mehta in the comedy show ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
''Taa ...
as Aditi
* Rashmi Singh as Ayesha
* Krishna Bharadwaj as Himesh
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Hemant Choudhary
Hemant Choudhary is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi serials, films and web series.
Early life and career
Hemant Choudhary was born in Godda, a small town in Jharkhand and brought up in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. He completed his later educat ...
as Col Vijay
* Vipra Rawal as Savita
* Rasik Dave as Mahesh Shah
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Surbhi Zaveri Vyas as Neeta Mahesh Shah
* Rupa Divetia as Baa
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Jaya Ojha
Jaya Ojha is an Indian actress and singer known for her work in Indian soap operas. She is known for her role as Mandodari in the 2000s epic TV series ''Ramayan''. She played a supporting role in the long-running soap opera ''Saath Nibhaana Saa ...
as Geeta Patel
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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 he ...
as Yamini Singh
References
Watch all episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/SWk6iDddjPorM/videos?sort=da&view=8&flow=grid
Indian television soap operas
Serial drama television series
2014 Indian television series debuts
2014 Indian television series endings
Sony Pal original programming
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