''Trishna'' was a 1985 Indian TV show on

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. The show was aired on Doordarshan in 1985. It was based on

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's 1813 novel ''

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'', and suitably adapted to an Indian middle-class family. All the characters of the novel were maintained in the show, with their traits shown exactly as in the book. The screenplay, written by Kamna Chandra is a faithful adaptation of ''Pride and Prejudice''.

Synopsis

In the novel the family has five daughters, but in this series they have four daughters, the second of whom is called Rekha (Sangeeta Handa). She is honest, intelligent and has a lively disposition. She does not think much of those who are pompous. She meets a rich, handsome guy, Rahul (Tarun Dhanrajgir) at a party, who has gone there with his friend Ravi ( Vilas Kalgutkar) and sisters. She is instantly prejudiced against him due to his pride and arrogance. The elder sister, Roopa (

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) falls in love with the friend Ravi, whose sisters do not think much of her family and persuade him to jilt her. The role of the youngest sister, Roohi was portrayed by

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and the character of Mrs. Bennet was played by

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Cast

Sangeeta Handa Sangeeta may refer to: Song and music * Sangita or Sangeeta: music-related performance arts in the ancient and medieval era Indian texts. Sangeet Sangeeta * Sangeeta Bijlani (born 1965), Miss India in 1980 *Sangeeta Krishnasamy (born 1985), Ma ...

as Rekha, the second daughter (character based on

Elizabeth Bennet Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist in the 1813 novel '' Pride and Prejudice'' by Jane Austen. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her friends and family. Elizabeth is the second child in a family of five daughters. Though the ci ...

) * Tarun Dhanrajgir as Rahul Mehta (character based on

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) *

as Roopa, the first and eldest daughter (character based on

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) * Vilas Kalgutkar as Ravi Chopra *

as Roohi, the third daughter (character based on

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) *

as Sushila (character based on

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) *

Rishabh Shukla Rishabh Shukla (''R̥ṣabha Śuklā'') is an Indian film and television actor and a voice-dubbing artist, who speaks Hindi as his mother tongue language. On television he is most known for his role of King Shantanu in ''Mahabharat'' (TV serie ...

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as Rita, the fourth and the youngest daughter

References

1980s Indian television series Television series based on Pride and Prejudice 1985 Indian television series debuts Indian drama television series DD National original programming {{India-tv-prog-stub