Banni Chow Home Delivery
Banni Chow Home Delivery is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 30 May 2022 on StarPlus. It streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Shashi Mittal and Sumeet Mittal under Shashi Sumeet Productions it stars Ulka Gupta and Pravisht Mishra. It is a remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series ''Khukumoni Home Delivery.''
Premise
Banni has a catering and door-to-door food delivery business. She soon crosses paths with Yuvan, a mentally disabled man whom she eventually marries as a compromise. The show follows how Banni protects Yuvan from her in-laws, who mentally and physically abused him, and she explores his musical talent and decides to make him a rockstar despite his mental illness.Agastya, a rockstar, enters their lives initially as a storm, but later ends up falling for Banni. Yuvan's childhood friend, Tulika also returns, who loves and is loved, by Kabir, Yuvan's split personality.
With Yuvan suffering from split personality disorder, the three of them aim to cure him, holding back their emotions just for Yuvan and Banni's happiness and union.
Cast
Main
- Ulka Gupta as Banni Singh Rathod: A home delivery agent; Yuvan's wife; Agastya's love interest; Atharva's step-mother
- Pravisht Mishra in dual roles as
- *Yuvan Singh Rathod: A singer and musician with special needs; Hemant and Vandana's son; Manini's step-son; Palak and Myra's half-brother; Banni's husband; Atharva's father
- *Kabir Singh Rathore: Yuvan's split personality; Manini's step-son; Palak and Myra's half-brother; Tulika's husband; Atharva's father
Recurring
- Riya Sharma as Dr. Tulika Anand: Yuvan's childhood friend Bunty; Kabir's wife; Atharva's mother; Agastya's friend
- Arjit Taneja as Agastya Kapoor: Yuvan's mentor and judge; Param's son; Banni's one-sided lover
- Rajendra Chawla as Devraj Singh Rathod: Sulekha's brother; Hemant and Veer’s father
- Parvati Sehgal as Manini Rathod: An entrepreneur; Prateek's sister; Hemant's second wife; Palak and Myra's mother; Yuvan's step-mother
- Vishal Puri as Hemant Singh Rathod: Devraj's elder son; Veer's brother; Vandana's widower; Manini's husband; Yuvan, Palak and Myra's father
- Harsh Vashisht as Veer Singh Rathod: Devraj's younger son; Hemant's brother; Vrinda's husband; Viraj's father
- Preeti Arora Sharma as Vrinda Rathod: Veer's wife; Viraj's mother
- Ayush Anand as Viraj Singh Rathod: Veer and Vrinda's son; Charmie's husband
- Nikhat Khan Hegde as Sulekha: Devraj's sister; Alpana and Anchal's mother
- Anushka Merchande as Palak Rathod: Manini and Hemant’s elder daughter; Myra's sister; Yuvan's half-sister
- Palak Agarwal as Myra Rathod: Manini and Hemant's younger daughter; Palak's sister; Yuvan's half-sister
- Payal Gupta as Charmie Rathod: Viraj's wife
- Manasi Sengupta as Anchal: Sulekha's elder daughter; Alpana's sister
- Pooja Singh as Alpana: Sulekha's younger daughter; Anchal's sister
- Alpesh Dixit as Suresh: Banni’s uncle; Vishnu's father; a drunkard and a gambler
- Neelam Gupta as Banni’s maternal aunt: Suresh's wife; Vishnu's mother
- Ansh Pandey as Vishnu: Suresh's son
- Vaishnavi Mahant as Vandana Rathod: Hemant's first wife; Yuvan's mother
- Nirbhay Wadhwa as SP Amarjeet Singh Brar; IPS Officer Banni and Yuvan's helper
- Manish Khanna as Param Kapoor - Agastya's father
- Neha Rana as Niyati
- Unknown as Atharva Singh Rathore: Tulika and Yuvan's son; Banni's step-son
Guest
- Celesti Bairagey as Rajjo to promote ''Rajjo''
Production
Casting
was cast as Banni Chow. This show also marks her return after a six-year hiatus. Talking about her comeback on the small screen, Ulka says, "It was a completely natural process that I let myself flow with. After doing a couple of movies in Bollywood and down south, 'Banni Chow Home Delivery' was one of the right opportunities I decided to make my comeback with."Ayush Anand was roped in for a pivotal role. Aamir Khan’s sister, Nikhat Khan also made her television debut through the same.
Arjit Taneja was roped in to play Rockstar Agastya Kapoor. Speaking on the same, he said, "I was looking for something that could challenge me as an actor and the Banni Chow offer came at the right time. I will have a grand entry as a rockstar and it will bring along a lot of mystery and suspense."
Riya Sharma was cast to play Dr. Tulika. On her entrance, she said, "I am very excited to be a part of the show as well as a bit nervous as Banni and Yuvan have great chemistry. And I am enjoying it as much as the audience does. I know people will go crazy seeing me between these two lovely love birds and wonder who is coming between them and why is she coming, but the story goes on for the audience."