Krishnaben Khakhrawala

Krishnaben Khakhrawala
Genre	Drama
Written by	Asit Kumarr Modi
Screenplay by	Harsha Jagdish Swati Pandey Garima Goyal
Directed by	Harshad Joshi
Starring	See below
Theme music composer	Paresh Shah
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	215
Production
Producers	Neela Asit Modi Asit Kumarr Modi
Production location	Mumbai
Editor	Santosh Singh & K. Rajgopalan
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Approx. 24 minutes
Production company	Neela Tele Films Private Limited
Original release
Network	Sony Entertainment Television
Release	29 November 2010 (2010-11-29) – 29 September 2011 (2011-09-29)

Krishnaben Khakrawala is an Indian television series that premiered on Sony TV on 29 November 2010. The series is produced by Neela Tele Films. ^[1] It ended on 29 September 2011 because of low ratings. ^[2]

Plot

Krishnaben Khakhrawala's story is based on the Khakhra of Krishnaben. People like and love Krishnaben more than her Khakhras. She is about 45 years old, and is an icon for the common man. Her energy, hard work and her image of an ideal mother is recognized by people in this region. She is a sensitive business woman also.

Life of Krishnaben has been a mixed bag of joy and pain but Krishnaben has taken everything in her stride to become what she is today. Krishnaben's husband, Ravi died within 12 years of their marriage. Krishnaben took responsibility of her 3 sons-10 years old Ilesh, 9 years old Nilay, 7 years old twins Uday and a daughter – Divya very carefully. Krishnaben raised the children and faced life with a lively and undying spirit. She is also a loving, caring and religious woman. She has principle, positive thinking and a strong will.

Even though Krishnaben is a widow, she dresses up well for her children's sake. The story of Krishnaben Khakhrawala on Sony TV begins at a point when, the children want their mother to stop working hard by selling snacks and live peacefully and relax with them. Krishnaben also respects her children's demand. She had sacrificed her life, working hard day and night for her children in this serial. She had taught them good values.

Cast

Main

• Indira Krishnan as Krishna Ravi Patel a.k.a. Krishnaben Khakrawala - Ilesh, Nilay, Uday and Divya's mother, Bhoomi 's mother in law. Ravi's widow. ^{[3] [4]} She is a hardworking woman by making khakras and businesswoman; Her husband died within 12 years of their marriage and she raised her children and faced life with a lively and undying spirit; She is a loving, caring and religious woman and a homemaker; Her shop is near her home in the Ambawadi chawl. (2010-2011)
• Rajesh Shringarpure as Ravi Patel :Krishna's late Husband ; Ilesh, Nilay, Uday and Divya's Father
• Nehalaxmi Iyer as Divya Ravi Patel :Krishna and Ravi's daughter; Elesh, Nilay, Uday's sister; Bhoomi's sister-in-law.(2010-2011)
• Mehul Vyas as Uday Ravi Patel- Elesh, Nilay, Divya's brother; Krishna and Ravi's youngest son.
• Dhruvraj Sharma as Nilay Ravi Patel: Krishna and Ravi's son, Elesh, Uday and Divya's brother
• Sohan Master as Ilesh Ravi Patel- Krishna and Ravi's elder son; Nilay, Uday and Divya's elder brother; Bhoomi's husband.

Recurring

• Shilpa Raizada as Basanti
• Sonia Kapoor as Mitali Kapoor
• Rita Bhaduri as Santu Baa ^[5] She is a rich woman and likes show off her wealth and She wanted to stay Bhoomi and Elesh in a flat not in a chawl; she had fights with Krishnaben. She is from Surat; Bhoomi's grandmother.(2011)
• Massheuddin Qureshi as Bhumi's father
• Jyoti Patel as Lakshmi
• Simran Khanna as Bhoomi Elesh Patel - Elesh's wife ; Krishnaben's daughter in law
• Vinayak Ketkar as Saraswati's husband
• Mehul Nisar
• Mansi Jain as Nikita: Divya's bully.
• Deepak Pareek as Elesh's .boss

References

1. "Krishnaben Khakhrawala celebrates their 200 episodes - Times of India". The Times of India.
2. "'Krishnaben Khakhrawala' to go off air in September". Movie Talkies.
3. "Krishnaben Khakhrawala goes for a makeover - Times of India". The Times of India.
4. "Saying it with Khakhras - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
5. "Rita goes grey in Krishnaben". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2011.

External links

• Krishnaben Khakhrawala Official Site on Sony TV India
• Official Site on SET Asia Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine