Lagira Zala Ji

Lagira Zala Ji
Genre	Drama
Written by	Tejpal Wagh
Directed by	Sanjay Khambe
Starring	See below
Theme music composer	AV Prafullachandra
Opening theme	Lakhat Ek Majha Fauji
Country of origin	India
Original language	Marathi
No. of episodes	682
Production
Producers	Shweta Shinde Sanjay Khambe
Production locations	Chandwadi, Satara, Maharashtra
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Vajra Production
Original release
Network	Zee Marathi
Release	1 May 2017 (2017-05-01) – 22 June 2019 (2019-06-22)

Lagira Zala Ji is an Indian Marathi language television drama series which aired on Zee Marathi. ^[1] It premiered from 1 May 2017 by replacing Jai Malhar . ^[2] It is produced by Shweta Shinde under the banner of Vajra Production. ^[3] It starred Nitish Chavan and Shivani Baokar in lead roles. ^[4] It ended on 22 June 2019 completing 682 episodes. ^[5]

Plot

It is the story of an orphaned Ajinkya Shinde belonging to a small village near Satara. He is a dedicated follower of Maratha king Shivaji and dreams of joining the Indian Army and serving the nation, for which he is preparing himself to achieve. Ajinkya has already lost his parents in a mine explosion and live with his maternal uncle, aunt, grandma and cousin sister. Since he lost his parents in an explosion, he wants to be in the army and fight against the terrorists. If needed, then he is even ready to sacrifice his own life for his country. That is his ideology. Sheetal is Ajinkya's love interest. Ajinkya and Sheetal, in spite of sparkling chemistry between themselves, cannot stand each other's presence. But slowly they fall in love. Later on, Sheetal's family arranges her marriage with Harshvardhan Deshmukh, who turns out to be an illegal arms businessman. On the other side, Ajinkya gets chance in army training. Ajinkya works with the army to capture Harshvardhan and succeeds. Ajinkya marries Sheetal under the situation. ^[6]

Cast

Main

• Shivani Baokar as Sheetal Surendra Pawar / Sheetal Ajinkya Shinde
• Nitish Chavan as Fauji Ajinkya Shinde (Ajya)

Recurring

Bhoite family

• Kiran Dhane / Purva Shinde as Jayashri Samadhan Bhoite / Jayashri Harshvardhan Deshmukh (Jaydi)
• Vidya Sawale / Kalyani Chaudhari as Pushpa Samadhan Bhoite ^[7]
• Santosh Patil as Samadhan Bhoite
• Kamal Thoke as Jiji

Pawar family

• Devendra Deo as Surendra Shivram Pawar (Nana)
• Daya Eksambekar as Usha Surendra Pawar
• Saurabh Bhise as Saurabh Surendra Pawar
• Dhondiram Karande as Appa Shivram Pawar
• Manjusha Khetri as Neelam Appa Pawar
• Sandip Jangam as Jitendra Shivram Pawar (Jitu)
• Shivani Ghatge as Suman Jitendra Pawar
• Dhruv Gosavi as Dhruv Jitendra Pawar

Deshmukh family

• Kiran Gaikwad as Harshvardhan Yuvraj Deshmukh (Bhaiyyasaheb)
• Yogini Pophale as Pratibha Yuvraj Deshmukh / Pratibha Pratapsingh Jagtap (Taisaheb)
• Bharati Dole as Aaisaheb
• Vedraj Anapat as Sangramsingh Pratapsingh Jagtap (Simba)
• Mahesh Jadhav as Mahesh (Talent)

Others

Fauji

• Nikhil Chavan as Vikram Raut (Vikya)
• Vikram Gaikwad aa Dheeraj Nikam
• Pradeep Kothmire as Ajay Desai
• Mahesh Ghag as Hanumant Phadtare
• Shriram Lokhande as Abhay Marane
• Aniket Lad as Pashya
• Varinder Singh as Sardarji
• Amit Kulkarni as K.K.
• Arjun Kusumbe as Shailesh
• Sumeet Pusavale as Sumit
• Rahul Jagtap as Rahul

Villagers

• Rahul Magdum as Rahul Ravindra Tate
• Nilima Kamane as Neelima Ravindra Tate
• Amarnath Kharade as Jameer (Jamya)
• Laxmi Vibhute as Yasmin
• Prafullkumar Kamble as Rafiq
• Trupti Navale as Amina
• Saya Kashid as Pooja
• Kiran Dalvi as Gotya
• Rukmini Sutar as Radha
• Sachin Hagavane-Patil
• Shekhar Sawant
• Anita Chavan
• Ashok Gurav
• Bhakti Zanzane
• Abhishek Vernekar

Reception

Special episode (1 hour)

• 22 July 2018 ^[8]
• 2 September 2018 ^[9]
• 6 January 2019 ^[10]

Ratings

Week	Year	BARC Viewership		Ref.
		TRP	Rank
Week 27	2017	2.0	5	[11]
Week 31	2017	2.7	4	[12]
Week 37	2017	3.5	3	[13]
Week 49	2017	3.8	3	[14]
Week 15	2018	2.5	4	[15]
Week 19	2018	3.1	3	[16]
Week 34	2018	3.4	5	[17]
Week 25	2019	3.2	4	[18]
Week 26	2019	5.7	1	[19]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Marathi	Lagira Zala Ji लागिरं झालं जी	1 May 2017	Zee Marathi	22 June 2019	Original
Bengali	Rangiye Diye Jao রাঙিয়ে দিয়ে যাও	11 December 2017	Zee Bangla	15 June 2018	Remake
Punjabi	Kamli Ishq Di ਕਮਲੀ ਇਸ਼ਕ ਦੀ	13 January 2020	Zee Punjabi	11 June 2021
Malayalam	Dadhila Jak Te ഡാധിലാ ജാക് ട്ട	TBA	Zee Keralam	Upcoming

Awards

Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards

Year	Category	Recipient	Ref.
2017	Best Series	Shweta Shinde & Sanjay Khambe	[20]
	Best Actress	Shivani Baokar
	Best Couple	Shivani Baokar-Nitish Chavan
	Best Title Song	AV Prafullachandra
	Best Character Male	Rahul Magdum
	Best Supporting Male	Nikhil Chavan
	Best Supporting Female	Kiran Dhane
	Best Father	Devendra Deo
	Best Grandmother	Kamal Thoke
	Best Child Character	Dhruv Gosavi
2018	Best Comedy Character	Rahul Magdum	[21]
	Best Negative Actor	Kiran Gaikwad

References

1. "Watch promo; Sheetal and Ajinkya all set to get married in Lagira Zhala Jee". The Times of India . 4 May 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
2. "Lagira Zhala Ji completes 400 episodes". The Times of India . 1 August 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
3. "Lagira Zhala Jee's special R-Day show inspires youth". The Times of India . 27 January 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
4. "TV show Lagira Zhala Ji celebrates 300 successful episodes". The Times of India . 12 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
5. "Lagira Zhala Jee's Sheetal aka Shivani Baokar gets a make-over, says I love to wear western outfits". The Times of India . 11 May 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
6. "It's Eid Mubarak on Lagira Zala Jee". The Times of India . 22 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
7. "Lagira Zhala Ji features replacement of Jaydi and Mami". The Times of India . 22 June 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
8. "Lagira Zhala Ji's Ajinkya and Sheetal finally get married in a Samuhik Vivah Sohala". The Times of India . 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
9. "Bhaiyasaheb and Jaydi to get married". The Times of India . 30 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
10. "Harshavardhan to leave Sheetal's house". The Times of India . 3 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
11. "जाणून घ्या कोणती मालिका टीआरपीत ठरतेय अव्वल". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
12. "टीआरपी: 'गाव गाता गजाली' टॉप ५ मध्ये". Zee 24 Taas (in Marathi). 17 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
13. "टीआरपीमध्ये माझ्या नवऱ्याची बायको पुन्हा अव्वल". Zee 24 Taas (in Marathi). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
14. "Zee Marathi serials rule in 2017". Zee News . Retrieved 9 June 2022.
15. "'माझ्या नवऱ्याची बायको' टीआरपीमध्ये एक नंबर". Zee 24 Taas (in Marathi). 24 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
16. "टीआरपीमध्ये 'ही' मालिका नंबर वन". Zee 24 Taas (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
17. "Mazhya Navryachi Bayko rules the TRP chart; Tula Pahate Re secures its position to the top five shows". The Times of India . 31 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
18. "#TRP मीटर: जाता जाता 'लागिरं झालं जी'नं मारली बाजी". News18 Lokmat (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
19. "Major changes in the TRP chart; Lagira Zhala Ji beats Mazhya Navryachi Bayko". The Times of India . 5 July 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
20. "झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्सवर 'लागिरं झालं जी'ची ठसठशीत मोहोर". Loksatta (in Marathi). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
21. "झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्स २०१८च्या पुरस्कारांची यादी". Zee 24 Taas (in Marathi). 29 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

External links

• Lagira Zala Ji at ZEE5
• Lagira Zala Ji at IMDb