''Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka'' is a

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language

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that aired on

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. It was the first

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. The show was a remake of Gujarati show on ETV Gujarati called '' Sapna Na Vavetar''.

Plot

The story revolves around the life of a Gujarati business tycoon, Purushottam Nanavati, who is the head of his joint family of four married sons. It focuses on the trials & tribulations that a joint family faces, whether it is due to the family members' separation or their union. In addition, it shows how the family members find ways to cope with these differences.

Cast

Ajit Vachhani Ajit Vachhani (10 August, 1951 – 25 August, 2003) was an Indian film and television actor. He had worked in many Hindi films as a character actor, including '' Mr. India'' (1987) (as "Teja"), ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na ...

as Purushottam Nanavati *

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 ...

as Dadi * Kalpana Diwan as Anusuya Purushottam Nanavati * Sanat Vyas as Sanat Purushottam Nanavati * Zankhana Desai / Meghna Roy as Panna Sanat Nanvati * Rasik Dave as Shekhar Purushottam Nanavati * Ragini Shah / Pallavi Pradhan as Rashmi Shekhar Nanvati *

Rajeev Mehta Rajeev Mehta is an Indian actor working in Hindi TV shows and Bollywood movies. He is well known for his comic role as Praful Parekh in the TV drama ''Khichdi'' and as Arvind Thakkar in ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' (colloquial ...

as Sameer Purushottam Nanavati * Apara Mehta as Parolata Sameer Nanavati * Manoj Joshi as Abhay Purushottam Nanavati * Vandana Pathak as Sonal Abhay Nanavati *

Suchita Trivedi Suchita Trivedi (born 20 September 1976) is an Indian actress, who is known for her work in Hindi TV dramas. She is widely remembered for her portrayal of Meenakshi Thakkar in the acclaimed dramedy ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' on Star Plus, for which ...

as Meenu Purushottam Nanavati (wife of Ketan Dalmiya) *

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 th ...

/ Sejal Shah as Neelu Purushottam Nanavati *

Sarita Joshi Sarita Joshi (''née'' Bhosle) is an Indian stage, television and film actress and is a veteran actress of Gujarati theatre and Marathi theatre and also Marathi cinema. In 2020, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian aw ...

as Sumitra, Rashmi's Mother *

Deven Bhojani Deven Bhojani is an Indian actor and director. He is a theatre artist, who is best known for his Gujarati plays. He made his television debut with the famous show ''Malgudi Days'' in 1987. He mainly gained popularity for his comic roles and for ...

as Raju Rajkotwala *

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as Parag Dalmiya, Meenu's Father-In-Law *

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as Saroj Dalmiya, Meenu's Mother-In-Law * Shailesh Dave * Dipesh Shah *

Darshan Jariwala Darshan Jariwala (born 29 September 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films, television and stage. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Gandhi, My Father''. He is popular for his show in which he was seen as ...

as Vijay Saxeria * Minal Padiyar a.k.a. Mansi Patel as Beena, Rashmi's Sister, and Mansi Saxeria *

Rita Bhaduri Rita Bhaduri (4 November 1955 – 17 July 2018) was an Indian film and television actress.she has also work in Gujarati cinema. Career She initially appeared as supporting actress in various Bollywood films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990 ...

as Faiba * Paresh Ganatra as Dheeraj , Raju's PA * Trupti Bhupen *

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as Bobby Anand *

Dinyar Contractor Dinyar Contractor (January 23, 1941 – 5 June 2019) was an Indian stage actor, comedian and Bollywood/Tollywood actor. He acted in Gujarati theatre and Hindi theatre, as well as Hindi movies. He started acting at school and began his professi ...

* Vaishali Thakkar as Bharti * Minal Karpe as Vasanti Ben * Amita Choksi as Ganga * Dhruvi Parekh as Riddhi * Ravisha Parikh as Siddhi * Dimple Shah as Gautami *

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as Gautami's father

References

External links

Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka Official Site
{{SET Shows Indian television soap operas Sony Entertainment Television original programming 1999 Indian television series debuts 2002 Indian television series endings