Anupamaa


Anupamaa is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on StarPlus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director's Kut Productions, it is a remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Sreemoyee. It is one of the longest running Indian television soap opera. Rupali Ganguly plays the titular role and formerly starred Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma and Gaurav Khanna. Since October 2024, the series stars Ganguly with Adrija Roy and Shivam Khajuria as second-generation leads.
The show revolves around Anupamaa Shah, a selfless homemaker who reclaims her identity after being taken for granted by her family. After discovering her husband’s infidelity, she chooses self-respect, independence, and personal growth, navigating relationships and societal expectations while redefining her role in life.

Plot

Anupamaa is a middle-aged housewife who toils for her family but is always insulted by her husband, Vanraj, and her mother-in-law, Leela, for being uneducated. Anupamaa's constant emotional supports are her younger son, Samar, and her father-in-law, Hasmukh. However, on her 25th wedding anniversary, upon discovering that Vanraj has cheated on her with his colleague, Kavya, she feels heartbroken and sets out to create her identity. Meanwhile, Anupamaa's elder son, Paritosh, marries Kinjal, while Samar and Nandini, Kavya's niece, fall for each other. Anupamaa and Vanraj divorce, and he marries Kavya soon after her divorce from her husband, Aniruddh.
Anupamaa, along with Samar and Nandini, opens a dance academy due to their shared passion for dance. However, Nandini breaks up with Samar and leaves him forever because of her misunderstandings and insecurities towards him. Anupamaa later reconnects with her college classmate, Anuj Kapadia, who has been in love with her since her college days. Anupamaa eventually falls in love with Anuj, and they marry. Together, they adopt a girl, Chhoti Anu. Anupamaa struggles to balance her responsibilities between her two families. Amidst all this, Kinjal gives birth to a baby girl, Aarya, and learns that Paritosh has cheated on her, but they reconcile for the sake of their child. Anupamaa's daughter, Pakhi, marries Adhik, who is the younger brother and foster son of Anuj's sister-in-law, Barkha. Samar marries a rape victim, Dimple, who herself was divorced by her husband after her rape.
Later on, Chhoti Anu's biological mother, Maya, arrives and takes Chhoti Anu with her. Anuj and Anupamaa feel devastated on Anu's departure, and Anuj leaves Anupamaa to stay with Maya and Chhoti Anu. Maya and Barkha conspire to keep Anuj and Anupamaa apart. Later on, Anupamaa has a chance to be a part of Malti Devi's Academy, Gurukul. Malti Devi is impressed with Anupamaa's hard work and dedication, and offers her a three-year contract to work with her and declares that she would be the heir of Gurukul. Maya realizes her mistake when she tries to separate Anuj and Anupamaa and asks for their forgiveness, but a truck hits her, and Maya dies. Before leaving for America, Anupamaa learns that Anu's health has deteriorated, and she rushes back to her. This angers Malti Devi, so she expels Anupamaa from her Gurukul. Meanwhile, Kavya is pregnant with Aniruddh's child, and Vanraj learns about that and avoids her. Later on, Anupamaa finds Malti Devi roaming in the streets, in a deteriorated condition, and brings her to her house. On Anuj's birthday, the entire family is shocked to know that Malti Devi is Anuj's biological mother, but Anuj refuses to accept her. Later on, Samar is murdered at a party, leaving behind Dimple, who is pregnant with his child. Anupamaa, Vanraj, and Anuj find out Samar's murderer and have him arrested. Paritosh, Kinjal, and Aarya move out of India.
Pakhi, Barkha, and Malti Devi instigate Chhoti Anu against Anupamaa, and she goes against her, whereas Dimple meets a dancer, Tapish, and they become friends. Vanraj tells Dimple to stay away from Tapish, or else he will keep Dimple's child away from her. Kinjal, Paritosh, and Aarya return to India to celebrate Aarya's first birthday. Anupamaa comes to meet Aarya, but Vanraj asks her to leave and tells her to never return to the house. Kavya also leaves the house after Vanraj tells her that her child has no place in this house. Malti Devi and Barkha collaborate to expel Anupamaa from Anuj's life and start instigating Chhoti Anu against Anupama. Anupamaa, Kinjal, Aarya, and Chhoti Anu go out for a picnic, but the car meets with an accident. Although Anupamaa rescues everyone, she is berated by Vanraj and Paritosh. Anupamaa decides to never return to the Shah house and returns to the Kapadia house. Chhoti Anu berates Anupamaa and avoids her. Anuj feels that Anupamaa has never paid attention to Chhoti Anu and the Kapadia family, and has always paid attention to the Shah family, and feels that he has married Anupamaa hastily. Anupamaa then decides to leave Anuj and Chhoti Anu forever and leaves the house. Anuj divorces Anupamaa and renames Chhoti Anu to Aadhya and leaves India.

Cast

Main

  • Rupali Ganguly as Anupamaa Joshi: Kanta's daughter
  • Sudhanshu Pandey as Vanraj Shah: Leela and Hasmukh's son
  • Madalsa Sharma as Kavya Shah: A model; Annirudh's ex-wife
  • Gaurav Khanna as Anuj Kapadia: Former business tycoon and event manager; Malti Devi's son
  • Alisha Parveen Khan / Adrija Roy as Rahi "Aadhya / Chhoti Anu" Kapadia Kothari: Former tourist guide; Co-owner of Anu Ki Rasoi; Maya's daughter
  • * Aurra Bhatnagar Badoni as Teenage Aadhya Kapadia
  • ** Asmi Deo as Child Anu "Chhoti" Kapadia
  • Shivam Khajuria as Prem "Tinku" Kothari: Chef at Anu Ki Rasoi; Gayatri and Parag's son
  • * Parth as Child Prem

    Recurring

Shahs

  • Alpana Buch as Leela "Baa" Shah: Jignesh's sister
  • Arvind Vaidya as Hasmukh "Bapuji" Shah: Leela's husband
  • Ekta Saraiya as Dolly Shah: Leela and Hasmukh's daughter
  • Aashish Mehrotra / Gaurav Sharma / Manish Naggdev as Paritosh "Toshu" Shah: Anupamaa and Vanraj's elder son / /
  • * Dheer Bhanushali as Child Paritosh ''
  • Nidhi Shah / Milloni Kapadia as Kinjal Dave Shah: Rakhi and Pramod's daughter /
  • Paras Kalnawat / Sagar Parekh as Samar Shah: Anupamaa and Vanraj's younger son /
  • * Vidvaan Sharma as Child Samar
  • Varun Kasturia as Ansh Shah: Dimple and Samar's son
  • Muskan Bamne / Chandni Bhagwanani / Krutika Desai as Pakhi "Sweety" Shah: Anupamaa and Vanraj's daughter; Ishani's adoptive mother / /
  • Sheersha Tiwari as Prarthana Kothari Shah: Gayatri and Parag's daughter; Ansh's wife

    Joshis

  • Mehul Nisar as Bhavesh Joshi: Kanta's son; Anupamaa's brother; Nihar's father
  • Madhavi Gogate / Savita Prabhune as Kanta Joshi: Anupamaa and Bhavesh's mother /
  • Yachit Sharma as Nihar Joshi: Bhavesh's son

    Dhamechas

  • Paresh Bhatt as Sanjay Dhamecha: Dolly's ex-husband
  • Sonal Khilwani as Dr. Meenakshi "Meenu" Dhamecha: Dolly and Sanjay's daughter; Sagar's wife
  • * Lavishka Gupta / Stuti Zakarde as child and teenage Meenu /

    Daves

  • Tasneem Sheikh as Rakhi Dave: Pramod's wife; Kinjal's mother
  • Farooq Saeed as Pramod Dave: Rakhi's husband; Kinjal's father

    Kapadias

  • Aneri Vajani as Malvika "Mukku" Kapadia: Anuj's adopted sister; Neeraj’s ex-wife
  • Rohit Bakshi as Ankush Kapadia: Barkha's husband; Sara and Romil's father
  • Ashlesha Sawant as Barkha Mehta Kapadia: Adhik's sister; Ankush's wife; Sara's mother
  • Alma Hussein as Sara Kapadia: Ankush and Barkha's daughter; Romil's half-sister
  • Viraj Kapoor as Romil Kapadia: Ankush and Sneha's son; Sara's half-brother

    Mehtas

  • Adhik Mehta as Adhik Mehta: Barkha's brother and foster son; Pakhi's ex-husband; Ishani's adoptive father
  • Viidushi Tiwari / Akshita Vatsayan as Ishani "Ishu" Mehta: A model; Pakhi and Adhik's adopted daughter /
  • *Aadhya Barot as Child Ishaani

    Kotharis

  • Alka Kaushal as Vasundhara "Moti Baa" Kothari: Parag, Anil and Pankhuri's mother
  • Rahil Azam as Parag Kothari: Vasundhara's son; Anil and Pankhuri's brother
  • Zalak Desai as Khyati Patel Kothari: Parag's employee-turned-wife; Aryan's mother
  • Randeep Rai as Aryan "Mohit / Akela" Kothari: Khyati and Parag's son; Mahi's first husband
  • Mazher Sayed as Anil Kothari: Vasundhara's son; Parag and Pankhuri's brother
  • Shiwani Chakraborty as Meeta Kothari: Anil's wife; Raja and Badshah's mother
  • Jatin Suri as Raja Kothari: Anil and Meeta's elder son; Badshah's brother; Aarya’s husband
  • Ishita Modi as Aarya "Pari" Shah Kothari: Kinjal and Paritosh's daughter; Raja’s wife
  • * Princy Prajapati as Child Aarya
  • ** Noorain Khan as Baby Aarya
  • Arisht Jain as Badshah Kothari: Anil and Meeta's younger son; Raja's brother
  • Saee Barve as Gayatri Kothari: Parag's late wife; Prem and Prarthana's mother

    Gandhis

  • Satya Tiwari as Gautam Gandhi: Prarthana's ex-husband; Mahi's second husband
  • Spreha Chatterjee as Mahi Shah Gandhi: Kavya and Aniruddh's daughter; Aryan's widow; Gautam's second wife
  • * Pahal Chaudhary as Child Mahi

    Singhs

  • Manish Goel as Raghav Singh: Pankhuri's estranged husband
  • Neetu Bhatt as Pankhuri Kothari Singh: Vasundhara's daughter; Parag and Anil's sister; Raghav's estranged wife

    Sharmas

  • Kanwarjit Paintal as Pandit Manohar Sharma: Raahi, Lily and Dance Ranis's dance teacher; Anupamaa's employer; Tarun's estranged father
  • Devarsh Nagar as Tarun Sharma: Manohar's estranged son

    Sanghvis

  • Jay Zaveri as Viren Sanghvi: Rahi's foster father; Megha's husband; Priya's father
  • Shivani Gosain as Megha Sanghvi: Rahi's foster mother; Viren's wife; Priya's mother

    Other characters

  • Rushad Rana as Aniruddh Gandhi: Kavya's ex-husband; Mahi's father
  • Shekhar Shukla as Jignesh "Mamaji": Leela's brother
  • Jaswir Kaur as Devika Mehta: Anupamaa's best friend
  • Payal Nair as Parul Sharma: Pakhi's principal
  • Bhakti Chauhan as Jhilmil: Gudiya's mother; Shah family's former house help
  • Anagha Bhosale as Nandini "Nandu" Iyer: A dancer and former teacher of Anupamaa Dance Academy; Kavya's niece; Samar's ex-fiancée
  • Tulika Patel as Kaamini
  • Vivan Singh Rajput as Siddharth "Sid" Desai: Pakhi's classmate
  • Riyaz Panjwani as Mr. Dholakia: Vanraj, Kavya, and Kinjal's former boss
  • Arup Pal as CEO: New CEO of Vanraj's office
  • Parull Chaudhary as Dr. Mona Chopra: Pakhi's psychiatrist
  • Apurva Agnihotri as Dr. Advait "Adi" Khanna: Owner of Blissdom's Wellness Resort; Anupamaa's doctor; Vanraj, Anupamaa and Shahs' guide and friend
  • Sunita Rai as Manasi Jain: Food critic at Vanraj's café
  • Kiara Khantwal as Kiara: Video blogger at Vanraj's café
  • Varun Sharma as Rohan: Nandini's former boyfriend and obsessive lover
  • Deepak Gheewala as Gopichand "GK" Karodia: Anuj and Malvika's caretaker
  • Adhik Mehta as Adhik Mehta: Barkha's brother and foster son; Sara's foster brother; Pakhi's ex-husband; Ishani's adoptive father
  • Rishabh Jaiswal as Nirmit: Dimple's ex-husband
  • Nishi Saxena as Dimple aka Dimpy: Pammi's daughter; Nirmit's ex-wife; Samar's widow; Tapish's wife; Ansh's mother
  • Kunwar Amar as Tapish aka Titu: A dancer and former teacher at Anupamaa Dance Academy; Sushma Devi's son; Dimple's widower; Ansh's step-father
  • Nitesh Pandey as Dheeraj Kapoor: Anuj's best friend
  • Amit Pachori as Mohit: Kavya's modeling photographer
  • Chhavi Pandey as Maya aka Uttara: Priest's daughter; former prostitute; Raahi's mother; Anuj's former obsessive one-sided lover
  • Renuka Sharma as Sushma: A former prostitute and Maya's friend
  • Mahi Soni / Yashti Pamnani as Bhairavi: Student at Anupamaa Dance Academy /
  • Apara Mehta as Malti “Gurumaa” Devi: Owner of Gurukul; Anuj's mother; Anupamaa's former dance teacher
  • * Khushali Jariwala as young Malti Devi
  • Aman Maheshwari as Nakul: Malti's student and accomplice
  • Lovish Saini as Shivansh "Sonu" Rathore: Suresh's son; a goon; Samar's murderer
  • Kumar Hegde as Suresh Rathore: A politician; Shivansh's father
  • Kaddy Trawally as Kaddy: Waitress at "Spice and Chutney" restaurant
  • Rituraj Singh as Yashpal Dhillon: Owner of "Spice and Chutney" restaurant; Anupamaa's former boss; Manjeet's elder son; Yashdeep's brother
  • Sunny Sadhwani as Vikram: Chef in "Spice and Chutney" restaurant; Anupamaa's friend
  • Sukirti Kandpal as Shruti "Shru" Ahuja: A photographer; Anuj's ex-fiancée; Raahi's caretaker
  • Rahul Ojha as Rahul: Chef in "Kebabs & Curries" restaurant; former chef in "Spice and Chutney" restaurant
  • Dishi Duggal as Manjeet Kaur Dhillon: Yashpal and Yashdeep's mother
  • Vaquar Shaikh as Yashdeep "Deepu" Dhillon: A retired army officer; Manjeet's younger son; Yashpal's brother; Anupamaa's ex-boss and business partner
  • Parakh Madan as Diya: A dancer; Yashdeep's friend; Anupamaa's dance teacher
  • Aman Sachdev as Aarush: Pakhi's friend and business partner
  • Yajuvendra Singh as Mr. Gulati: Owner of "Kebabs & Curries" restaurant; Rahul's boss; Anupamaa and Yashdeep's rival
  • Akshita Tiwari as Nandita: Resident at Asha Bhavan; Asha's mother
  • Parveen Kaur Hoogan as Indira: Resident at Asha Bhawan; Dhruv's grandmother
  • Raaj Gopal Iyer as Bala: Resident at Asha Bhavan; Hasmukh's friend
  • Nitin Babu as Sagar: Resident at Asha Bhavan; an autorickshaw driver and law student; Meenakshi's husband
  • Shahab Khan as Mr. Vyas: Owner of "Shishu Chhaya Ashram"
  • Nidhi Pandya as Babli aka Bubbles: Raahi's best-friend and helper from "Shishu Chhaya Ashram"
  • Sejal Shah as Janki: Anupamaa's well-wisher and head chef in "Anu Ki Rasoi"
  • Hera Mishra as Radha: Anupamaa's employee; Srishti's daughter
  • Gurpreet Kaur as Jaspreet "Jassi / Jass / Preeto" Kaur: Anupamaa and Bharti's roommate
  • Arti Birajdar as Bharti Desai: Anupamaa and Jaspreet's roommate; Varun's wife
  • Asha Dnyate as Sarita: Gajanan's wife; Kajal's mother; Reva's maid
  • Reeta Prajapati as Reeta: Anupamaa, Jaspreet, Bharti and Sarita's neighbour
  • Unknown as Anita: Anupamaa, Jaspreet, Bharti and Sarita's neighbour
  • Nishtha Kesarwani as Deepa: Anupamaa, Jaspreet, Bharti and Sarita's neighbour
  • Unknown as Neeta: Anupamaa, Jaspreet, Bharti and Sarita's neighbour
  • Unknown as Chintu: Anupamaa, Jaspreet, Bharti and Sarita's neighbour
  • Unknown as Lily: Manohar's student
  • Unknown as Neha: Raahi's former student
  • Unknown as Riya: Raahi's former student
  • Unknown as Jaspreet, Bharti and Anupamaa's landlord
  • Rinku Dhawan as Rajni Desai: Anupamaa's college friend; Varun and Prerna's mother
  • Mukul Harish as Varun Desai: Rajni's s son; Prerna's brother; Bharti's husband
  • Bhawna Ajwani as Prerna Desai: Rajni's daughter; Varun's sister