Happily Ever After (2020 TV series)

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Happily Ever After
Genre Drama
Comedy
Written byNavjot Gulati
Story byNavjot Gulati
Nishant Goyal
Directed byNavjot Gulati
Starring
Music byGaurav Chatterji
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersFirdaus S. Sayed
Farhan P. Zamma
Jitendra Singla
Production companySalt Media
Original release
NetworkThe Zoom Studio, YouTube (season 1)
Release1 February (2020-02-01) 
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)

Happily Ever After is an Indian Hindi-language web series created by The Zoom Studios. Written and directed by Navjot Gulati, it stars Naveen Kasturia and Harshita Gaur with Shivankit Singh Parihar, Gurpreet Saini and Shruti Das. [1] It traces the story of a couple, Roneet and Avni who struggle to achieve their dream of having a perfect wedding because of a limited budget.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Happily Ever After directed by Navjot Gulati, premiered simultaneously in the company's media streaming platform The Zoom Studio and in YouTube, on 1 February 2020 and it received positive response from audience. [2]

Cast

CharacterPortrayed byDescriptionAppearance
Season 1
Roneet Bagchi Naveen Kasturia Avni's boyfriend and later husbandMain
Avani Mehndiratta Harshita Gaur Roneet's girlfriend and later wifeMain
Manny Shivankit Singh Parihar Roneet's friend, Megha's boyfriendRecurring
RishiGurpreet SainiRoneet's friend, Surbhi's boyfriend and later husbandRecurring
SurbhiShruti DasRoneet's friend, Rishi's girlfriend and later wifeRecurring
Shankar Mehndiratta "Tauji"Rajiv KhannaAvni's elder paternal uncleRecurring
Prema MasiMeenal KapoorRoneet's maternal aunt, Jaya's sisterRecurring
Badi BuaRamna WadhawanAvni's eldest paternal auntRecurring
Choti BuaMeenakshi SethiAvni's younger paternal auntRecurring
Jaya BagchiShabnam VadheraRoneet's mother, Prema's sisterRecurring
Ragini MehndirattaShivani SalujaAvni's sister-in-lawRecurring
MeghaRavina SharmaRoneet's cousin, Manny's girlfriendRecurring
Kishanchand MehndirattaSanjay BhatiaUsha's husband, Avni's fatherRecurring
Usha MehndirattaPriti ShrivastavKishanchand's wife, Avni's motherRecurring
RivaYoshita GandhiRoneet's cousinRecurring
Geeta UdeshiNimmo Mehndiratta "Taiji"Avni's elder paternal auntRecurring
JayPratyush UdayRoneet and Avni's wedding plannerRecurring
Prakash FufaGirish ThaparRecurring
Vishnu ChachaRaj NainiAvni's paternal uncleRecurring
MausajiDalip GulatiAvni's maternal uncleRecurring
MausijiGarima AgarwalAvni's maternal auntRecurring
GautamVivaan SoniAvni's friendRecurring
VikramDeependra KumawatRecurring
SaaranshMannit TannaAvni's nephewRecurring
Deven ChachaAditya BhattarcharyaRecurring
JagdishAmit SrivastavaRecurring
ShubhashLokendra SoghaniRecurring
IshaniAnju GaurRecurring
Rahul ChaudharySamarRecurring
Sanjay SharmaDeepak SharmaReceptionist at Kumbalgarh PalaceRecurring
ZainabTanvie KishoreRoneet's flingRecurring
DadRamesh JoshiZainab's fatherRecurring
AshwinArjun SatamRecurring
AshimaJahaan KaurSurbhi's aunt, a wedding plannerRecurring
UpasanaSweety D'souzaRecurring
PanditOm Prakash TiwariRoneet and Avni's wedding panditRecurring
ClientSiddharth MaitreyaAvni's clientRecurring
SiddharthSanket PawarGroom at the wedding crashed by Roneet and AvniRecurring
SoniaNupur PaneriBride at the wedding crashed by Roneet and AvniRecurring
YasminSakshi BenipuriProstitute hired by Manny for RoneetRecurring
Staff MemberAman AcharyaHotel staff of KumbalgarhRecurring
BankerKunal PatelRoneet's bank's managerRecurring
Young RoneetAnsh MehtaRoneet in school flashbackRecurring
Young AvniVrishti ChawdaAvni in school flashbackRecurring
Young MannyVarun BuddhadevManny in school flashbackRecurring
TeacherSeema DusaneTeacher in school flashbackRecurring

Production

Naveen Kasturia was cast as Roneet Bagchi. While, Harshita Gaur was cast as Avani Mehndiratta. [3] A major portion of the series was shot at the hotels and palaces in Kumbalgarh. The show has managed to get the largest ensemble cast of 54 characters under one roof. [4] [5]

Release

Happily Ever After was released on 1 February 2020 on Zoom Studio's official Youtube page. It is also digitally available on ZEE5 and MX Player. [6]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Vada Karo"Navjot GulatiNavjot Gulati1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
From meeting for the first time to planning their wedding, Roneet and Avni has had a whirlwind romance. Avni convince Roneet to have a destination wedding. Will they be able to have a big, fat Indian wedding as they are short on budget.
2"Buenas Noches"Navjot GulatiNavjot Gulati9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)
Making up your mind to get married is the easiest thing to do. The tough part is getting approvals from your insane friends and family. Roneet and Avni's set out to seek their family and friends approval. They also begin their wedding preparations.
3"I Hate You (Like I Love You)"Navjot GulatiNavjot Gulati15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)
There's no day without night. There's no yin without yang. And there's no pyaar without takraar. Roneet and Avni go on their infamous break post their fight. While Avni is still invested in their relationship, Roneet ends up cheating on her.
4"Ladyfingers"Navjot GulatiNavjot Gulati22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)
Either go big or go home. Roneet tries to make up with Avni but fails each time. Manny shares an idea with Roneet, while he shares his ladyfingers recipe. But, Avni ends up kissing Manny to make Roneet taste his own medicine.
5"Game Over"Navjot GulatiNavjot Gulati29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)
Emotions and budgets are very hard to control. And no one knows this better than Roneet and Avani. Roneet finally realize that he messed up and took Avani for granted. While, they struggle to keep their wedding budget under control.
6"Begin Again"Navjot GulatiNavjot Gulati7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)
Every end comes with a new beginning. Roneet and Avni finally patch up after Avni realises that Roneet is guilty for what he did. While, Roneet and Avni are eagerly for their D-day, a tragedy strikes at the wedding, leading to more chaos.
7"Rise And Fall"Navjot GulatiNavjot Gulati14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)
When Avni sees Roneet's surprise, she proposes marriage toh him. Post the tradegy, the completely broke, crazy families persuade an exhausted and upset couple to get married. What will Roneet and Avni decide?
8"The Finale"Navjot GulatiNavjot Gulati21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)
Our duo has been through a crazy adventure while planning their wedding. They cancel their destination wedding. After 6 months, Roneet and Avni get married in the presence of their closed ones and finally have their Happily Ever After.

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