''Sumit Sambhal Lega'' (English: ''Sumit Will Handle All'') is an Indian
Hindi
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-language
sitcom
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television series which premiered on 31 August 2015 on
STAR Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
.
The series is the Hindi adaptation of
Warner Bros
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sitcom series ''
Everybody Loves Raymond
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''.
Sony Entertainment Television
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SET India's You ...
acquired the rights of syndication of series in May 2020.
Plot
The show revolves around the life of Sumit who lives with his family at D-124, Greater Kailash in Delhi. Whiny and flippant, Sumit does not take many things seriously, making jokes in nearly every situation, no matter how troubling or problematic they are. He often avoids responsibilities around the house and with his kids, leaving them to his wife. Many times Sumit gets caught for his mischievous activities. In the end, his brother Rajneesh marries his girlfriend despite much trouble and begins to live on the third floor of Sumit's home.
Cast
Main cast
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Namit Das
Namit Das (born 10 July 1984) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actor. He has acted in several television commercials. He belongs to a family of musicians and singers; his father is reputed ghazal singer Chandan Dass. His maternal grand ...
as Sumit Walia
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Manasi Parekh
Manasi Parekh is an Indian actress, singer, producer and content creator. She is known for her roles as Gulaal in Star Plus's ''Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal'' and Maya in '' Sumit Sambhal Lega''.
Personal life
Manasi Parekh is a Gujarati bor ...
as Maya Seth Walia
* Saniya Touqeer as Aliya Walia
* Avisha Sharma as Avi Walia
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Bharati Achrekar
Bharati Achrekar is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She has been a part of several films in Indian cinema and was celebrated as Mrs Wagle from the doordarshan show, ''Wagle ki Duniya''. She is currently starri ...
as Dolly Walia
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Satish Kaushik
Satish Chandra Kaushik (born 13 April 1956) is an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter.
Early life
Satish was born on 13 April 1956 in Mahendragarh, Haryana. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi in 1972. He is an ...
as Jasbir Walia
* Vikram Kochhar as Rajneesh Walia
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Benaf Dadachandji
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Early life and career
Born in Mumbai, she di ...
as Simran Walia......
Recurring cast
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Mohan Kapoor
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Career
Mohan is famous for being the first South Asian host of the first South Asian original progra ...
as Jay Seth
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Kavita Kapoor
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Career
Kavit ...
as Avantika Seth
* Muni Jha as Nirmal Anand
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Seema Pandey as Pavitra Anand
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Rakesh Bedi
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as Satbir Ahluwalia
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Kiran Juneja
Kiran Juneja is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema.
Personal life
She is second wife of filmmaker Ramesh Sippy. She hails from Punjabi Bagh area of New Delhi, India and her father was a doctor.
Career
In 1984, she started her actin ...
as Pammi Ahluwalia
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Anita Kanwal
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as Minti Mausi: Dolly's sister
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Amardeep Jha
Amardeep Jha (born 14 June 1960) is an Indian actress and television personality.
Personal life
Jha lost her husband very early in her married life and she has no child.
Career
Jha began her profession with the serial '' Amanat'' in 1997, in ...
as Santoshi
*
Vindhya Tiwari
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as Reema
* Sonia Rakkar as Miss Mishri
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Anand Tiwari
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as Namit
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Navina Bole
Navina Bole is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing the role of Diya Bhushan in ''Miley Jab Hum Tum''(2008), Priya in ''Jeannie Aur Juju'' (2014) and Tia in '' Ishqbaaaz'' (2016).
Career
Navina Bole was born in Mumbai. She r ...
as Natasha
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Soni Singh
Soni Singh is an Indian television actress. She has appeared in comedy show ''Comedy Nights with Kapil''. She was one of the contestants on in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 8'' but got eliminated after 5 weeks. She also played one of the main l ...
as Nagina
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Himani Shivpuri
Himani Bhatt Shivpuri (born 24 October 1960) is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas. Her films include '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Raja'' (1995), '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1 ...
as Rita
*
Chirag Vohra
Chirag Vohra is an Indian television, stage and film actor. He has acted in films like ''Tere Bin Laden'', ''Billu'', ''Heyy Babyy'', '' Mangal Pandey: The Rising'', '' Jaago'' and ''Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' and Scam 1992 (2020).
He is well ...
as Nirdharit
* Jatin Sapru as Sports Presenter (cricket room)
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Lekh Tandon
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as Happy Tau
Special appearances
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Kapil Dev
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as Interviewee (Episode 17)
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Harsha Bhogle
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Early lif ...
as Host of "Cricket Room" (Episode 23)
Production
The series is an adaptation of ''
Everybody Loves Raymond
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'' with a similar essence from the original version along with some deviations and a mix of Indian culture and nuances. For instance, Sumit (Raymond's Indian character) and his family along with his parents live in the same house itself as seen in Indian tradition while in the original version Raymond's parents live across the street from Raymond.
Steve Skrovan, who was a writer on the original series, was part of the team transforming the remake for India and also assisted the team in writing. Arshad Sayed, Chirag Mahabal and Sumit Roy wrote the Hindi scripts.
Speaking about the series Namit Das expressed, "Finally, a show from a man’s point of view — just a fun-loving and light-hearted show. In an industry where women-centric kitchen politics rule, here is a show, that for once would address the married man’s perspective."
The makers wanted to bring the next season of the series but did not get support from the channel as the series did not perform well in terms of
TRP.
Reception
Firstpost
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The ''Network 18'' group was originally owned by Raghav ...
reviewed, "In ''Sumit Sambhal Lega'', the dialogues are neither particularly funny nor sparkling. ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' or ''Full House'' or ''FRIENDS'' are great examples of how American television writing grabs your attention from the very first scene with its writing. Unfortunately, the emphasis in India appears to be on the packaging instead of the writing. Neither is ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', but you get drawn to the show because of the hilarious repartee and dialogues, the banter between characters, and the very believable reactions. Nothing was over-the-top or seemed illogical."
Daily News and Analysis
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stated, "The makers have failed to bring the humor, the punch lines and the spunk of the original show. This is a light-hearted and breezy comedy laced with a subtle message that does touch a chord at times. The humour in ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' comes from the witty dialogue and the one-liners, which is missing in ''Sumit''."
Criticizing the characters, they said, "From the casting to the writing, the series is a complete letdown. Namit Das as Sumit comes across more as a whiny wimp than Ray Romano's Raymond, who was more spunky and entertaining. Mansi Parekh, who steps into Patricia Heaton's shoes is adequate, but not as funny as the latter was. The otherwise talented Bharti Achrekar who plays Dolly Walia is over-the-top (her boy cut and loud make-up add to it). Satish Kaushik as Jasbir Walia delivers a good performance as the obese and always hungry father while Vikram Kocchar as Sumit's elder brother is annoying and thankfully doesn't have much to do."
India Today
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stated, "Namit would have been doing the job well enough had the makers NOT touted ''Sumit Sambhal Lega'' as ''Everybody Loves Raymond''
's Indian adaptation. With a heavy heart, though, the sloppy, extremely-difficult-to-love character Kaushik is now playing in ''Sumit Sambhal Lega'' does not do justice to the man's stature and experience of 33 years. And his on-screen wife, Bharati Achrekar is not helping the cause either. Thanks to the short boy-cut hair and ostentatious portrayal of her can't-let-go-of affection for Sumit, the battle between her and Manasi Parekh Gohil is organically won by the latter--Maya Walia being the closest to her touted original, Debra Barone."
Hindustan Times
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It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyall ...
said, "It is definitely different than what is being shown on other channels and brings a breath of freshness with light, harmless comedy." Stating about the characters, they reviewed, "Namit Das as Sumit looks like any 'husband-next-door' but needs to brush up his comic timing. Manasi Parekh is Maya, the wife, and plays her part well. Bharati Achrekar plays the mom who doesn't know the word 'Privacy'. The funniest one however is Satish Kaushik who plays the forever-hungry father." However they also expressed to improve the plot and funnier dialogues.
News 18
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quoted the series as a refreshing change stating, "Subtle humor on Indian television has been missing for a long time and sitcoms revolving around urban milieu had become a rarity. 'Sumit Sambhal Lega' has emerged as a refreshing change as it is a throwback to light-hearted family comedies."
Awards and nominations
See also
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List of Hindi comedy shows
This page lists Hindi television sitcoms.
List of Hindi Sitcom
See also
* List of Hindi horror shows
* List of Hindi thriller shows
* List of Indian animated television series
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References
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