‘Apni marzi se kahan apne safar ke hum hain; rukh hawaaon ka jidhar ka hai, udhar ke hum hain’ – the lyrics by poet Nida Fazli, sung hauntingly by the late Jagjit Singh, set the tone for director Ravi Rai’s romantic drama, Sailaab.The 1995 show revolved around two lovers – Shivani (Renuka Shahane) and Rohit (Sachin Khedekar) – who broke up due to certain circumstances and married other people.They meet after a few years, only to realise that they still felt the same way about each other. Though they start meeting often thereafter, but their relationship remains platonic. Ajinkya Deo played the role of Shivani’s (Renuka Shahane) husband.(Youtube)Initial inningsOriginally, the show had approval for four episodes to be aired, which were later increased to 13. But ultimately, it ran for almost two years. When the show’s 15th episode was being aired, the channel began shutting down shows that weren’t delivering ratings above 10.
Ravi was worried about his serial, as Sailaab wasn’t pulling its weight. “But the channel had faith.Ultimately, something clicked and we didn’t look back after the 17th episode.
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The show became a hit. Hats off to the channel heads, who stuck with the show for six months when it wasn’t working for them business-wise, though it was a quality product,” says Ravi. He wrapped up the show at the 90th episode, as he didn’t want it to drag on, unlike today soaps, which continue for years if they are successful. Raju Kher played Shivani’s elder brother.(Youtube)Ravi admits that he never let Rohit or Shivani cross the line in their relationship, as his “middle-class mentality” didn’t let him. He says, “If they acted on their emotions and feelings, their families would have suffered the consequences.”Actors’ takeSachin enjoyed playing Rohit. “Though he loved Shivani, he never stopped loving his wife,” says the actor. Sachin’s popularity soared with the show.
He had a huge female fan following. “I was told that my fans weren’t girls, but women,” he quips.Renuka recalls that fans would come on the sets, expecting it to be an “intense atmosphere”, but find the cast and crew laughing and joking around.
“We were all very close friends and wanted to make something that was close to our hearts; something we believed in,” she adds. Sachin Khedekar, Suchita Trivedi, Ninad Kamat and Prajakti Deshmukh in a still from the show.(Youtube)She wasn’t initially keen on playing the confused character of Shivani, who was torn between love and duty. Renuka says, “I loved the fact that the role changed me as a person, as it was contrary to my beliefs. I didn’t understand why she couldn’t marry Rohit when she is in love with him. I even fought with Ravi when he planned for Shivani to get married to someone else.
Throughout the serial, there was not even a hug between Rohit and Shivani, and yet, their love was potent.”The actors are glad to see the wonderful response the show gets even today, as people continue to watch it on YouTube. “In fact, a year ago, I met a teacher near Jalgaon (Maharashtra), who gave me all the 90 episodes of the show on a pen drive. As an annual ritual, he and his family watch the whole show every summer,” says Sachin.
Contents.Plot Pramod Sharma is the son of a wealthy businessman. An idealistic person, he leaves his family business to become a lecturer of history at the college Adarsh Mahavidyalya. The students of the college are highly indisciplined, and the crowd includes Rakesh, a rowdy student involved in several unlawful activities. Pramod tries to reform these students.
Rita , the college chairman's daughter and a student, develops an infatuation for Pramod.Meanwhile, Pramod meets Madhu , the daughter of the college principal H. Shastri (Abhi Bhattacharya). He learns that she was in love with Vijay, a pilot, and both were expected to marry soon. Unfortunately, Vijay's plane crashed and he died.
The shock of this news lead to Madhu falling off the stairs, resulting in a permanent damage to her leg. Madhu falls in love with Pramod, who brings positivity to her life. He encourages her to follow up on her hobbies, especially painting, and go out more often. Rita, who is jealous of Pramod's relationship with Madhu, falsely accuses him of sexual harassment, supported by Rakesh. The rest of the story tells of how Pramod gets through this imtihan ('test') of life.
In the end, Pramod proves his innocence and takes leave from the college, joined by Madhu.Cast. as Pramod Kumar Sharma. as Pramod's father. as Madhu Shastri. as H.P. Shastri. as Rita.
as RakeshSoundtrack The lyrics for the film songs were written by, and the music was composed by.No.TitleSinger(s)Length1.' Bujhade Jal Gai'03:112.' Dekho Idhar Bhi Jan-e-Tamanna'Asha Bhosle and03:043.' Roz Sham Aati Thi Magar Aesi'03:114.' Ruk Jana Nahin'06:30The title of the Indian television series is based on the song from the film. Awards and nominations.
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