''Rang Badalti Odhani'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on

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Monday to Saturday evenings. The show premiered on 5 April 2010.It starred

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and

Yashashri Masurkar Yashashri Masurkar is an Indian television actress and voice actor. She is best known for playing the role of Khanak in Rang Badalti Odhani on STAR One. Yashashri has appeared in several shows such as ''Sanskaar - Dharohar Apnon Ki'', ''Chakrava ...

in the lead roles and was produced under the banner of ''Beyond Dreams Entertainment'' and

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. The series showcased performances of the leads on various iconic

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numbers that garnered attention at the time.

Overview

Khanak (

) is a simple, spirited young woman hailing from a small village named Dhulwad in

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, (

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), newly married to her sweetheart, Suraj (Harpreet Singh). In a tragic accident, Suraj is killed. The man who caused Suraj's death is Shantanu Khandelwal (

), the younger son of a business tycoon called Sunil Khandelwal (Aliraza Namdar). Under pressure from the village council (''

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'') of Dhulwadi, Shantanu marries Khanak and takes her to his home in the city. Khanak struggles to adjust to the unfamiliar environment, while Shantanu learns to accept his responsibilities. Meanwhile, Shantanu's arrogant mother Madhavi (Rushali Arora) and sister-in-law Khushboo (

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) conspire to separate him from Khanak. They fail in their attempts as Shantanu and Khanak eventually fall in love with one another. How Khanak becomes a loved member of the family despite it all, and love blossoms between her and Shantanu form the crux of the story.

Cast

Leads

as Shantanu Khandelwal *

as Khanak Shantanu Khandelwal

Recurring Cast

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as Natasha *

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as Jenny * Harpreet Singh as Suraj / Sunny *

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as Sarpanch *

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as Akshay Khandelwal * Shivani as Hetal *

as Khushboo Khandelwal * Aliraza Namdar as Sunil Khandelwal * Rushali Arora as Madhavi Sunil Khadelwal *

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as Samaira *

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as Akshay Khandelwal *

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as Rahul Khanna *

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as Khushi * Jaskaran Gandhi as Duck * Karan Godhwani as Adi * Garima Bhatnagar as Simran *

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as Gangu Bai * Priyanka Chibber as Natasha *

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as Geet *

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as Veer

Guest Appearances

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as Saraswati *

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as Anand Mittal

Music

The score of ''Rang Badalti Odhani'' is composed and orchestrated by

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which received the award for ''Best Title Music/Song Track'' at the 11th

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.Besides the score, there are two songs - "Rang Badalti Odhani", the opening theme, and "Hua Mann Bawra", where one of the leads perform in a concert. "Hua Mann Bawra" features

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of the composer trio.

References

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