Maitree (TV series)

Maitree
Created by	Jitendra Gupta
Story by	Jitendra Gupta
Directed by	khalid Akhtar
Starring	Shrenu Parikh Bhaweeka Chaudhary Namish Taneja
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	225
Production
Producer	Jitendra Gupta (Co producer)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20–25 minutes
Production company	Sunshine Productions & Tell-a-tale media pvt. ltd. (CO PRODUCER)
Original release
Network	Zee TV ZEE5
Release	7 February (2023-02-07) – 17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

Maitree is an Indian television series that premiered on 7 February 2023 on Zee TV. Produced under Sunshine Productions, it is starring Shrenu Parikh, Bhaweeka Chaudhary, Namish Taneja and Zaan Khan who later replaced by Kunal Karan Kapoor. Later, Samarth Jurel starred as the lead role.

Plot

Maitree and Nandini are best friends and, to avoid being separated from each other, hope to marry into the same house.

Nandini and Maitree are now grown up. Nandini is married to Aashish. They are also expecting their first child. Aashish is an advocate by profession. Eventually Maitree marries Saransh, Aashish's younger cousin. Unknown to anyone, Saransh is a drug addict. Saransh and Maitree; Nandini and Aashish get into a car accident. Aashish and Maitree luckily survive the accident. Nandini falls into a coma after delivering a baby boy while Saransh succumbs to his injuries and dies. Saransh's mother, Sona Tiwari blames Maitree for Saransh's death. Nandini's mother, Advocate Vasundhara Singh Rathore accidentally mentions in front of Aashish that Saransh was a drug addict, which shocks him. Maitree decides to take care of Nandini and Aashish's son. Vasundhara informs Maitree that Saransh was a drug addict. Maitree is devastated and confronts Aashish. Aashish tries to conceal the truth but fails as Vasundhara had sent Saransh's reports to Maitree.

Aashish gets arrested and Vasundhara uses false evidences in court against him to prove that he is a drug dealer. But later, he gets bail and attends his son's naming ceremony. Aashish and Nandini's son is named Nandish ( a combination of their name). Maitree and Aashish decide to raise Nandish.

Nandini comes out of coma and tries to bond with Nandish, who does not want to get rid of Maitree. As a result, Nandini turns against Maitree and starts to think that she is snatching Nandish from her. She tries to create difficulties in Maitree's life, becoming her enemy. After a series of events, Nandish accepts Nandini as his mother but still continues to refer to Maitree as "maa" (mother). For Nandini's happiness, Maitree leaves Tiwari Mansion. She meets a fun-loving man, Harsh, and marries him. Later, it is revealed that Harsh is actually the half-brother of Saransh from his father's side. Both Maitree and Harsh move into the Tiwari Mansion again. Harsh's mother, Kamna, tries to torture and kill Maitree but is exposed. Aashish dies in an attempt to save Nandini from a fire. Saransh who is actually alive turns furious when he discovers that Maitree has remarried. He returns back, and pretends to be Aashish, to seek revenge on Maitree.

Maitree gets pregnant and gives birth to a boy child. Saransh steals the child and hands him over to a greedy woman who leaves the child in the trash. Harsh and Maitree find the abandoned child and decide to raise him; they are unaware that this baby is their biological child.

Maitree and Harsh raise their son Swayam with the memories of their lost son and adopt a girl named Juhi. Saransh comes back and tells Maitree and Harsh that Swayam is their son. But due to Swayam's illness, the doctor tells Harsh and Maitree that they have to produce Swayam's sibling who will donate bone marrow to Swayam. They agree to do that. But suddenly, Sona falls from terrace and dies. Harsh suspects Nandini for that gives her ultimatum to tell the truth but she refuses it every time. Meanwhile, Maitree gets her pregnancy report and it is revealed that she is pregnant again with Harsh's child. Suddenly a nāgin named Jhumki attacks Maitree and her in-laws as she drinks all the poisons of Naagmani to save the country. However, Maitree defeats Jhumki and sends her to Lord Shiva with the help of the divine bull Nandi. Everybody praises Maitree for her bravery. Thus, the show ends on a happy note by showing Maitree and Nandini's ever friendship and their happy family photos.

Cast

Main

• Shrenu Parikh as Maitree Tiwari (nee Mishra): Dinesh and Sadhna's elder daughter; Sachin's sister; Nandini's best friend; Saransh's ex-wife; Nandish's foster mother and aunt; Harsh's wife; Swayam's mother; Juhi's adoptive mother (2023)
  • Zara Khan as Child Maitree Mishra (2023)
• Bhaweeka Chaudhary as Nandini Tiwari (nee Singh Rathore): Vasundhara's daughter; Rajkumar and Princey's cousin sister; best friend of Maitree; Aashish's widow; Nandish's mother; Swayam's aunt; Juhi's adoptive aunt (2023)
  • Urvi Upadhyay as Child Nandini Singh Rathore (2023)
• Samarth Jurel as Harsh Tiwari: Kamna and Madan's son; Sona's step son; step brother of Saransh; Aashish's cousin; uncle of Nandish; Maitree's second husband; Swayam's father; Juhi's adoptive father (2023)

Recurring

• Ranav Sharma as Swayam Tiwari: Maitree and Harsh's son; Nandish's foster and cousin; Juhi's adoptive brother (2023)
• Trisha Bisht as Juhi Tiwari: Maitree and Harsh's adoptive daughter; Nandish's adoptive cousin sister; Swayam's adoptive sister (2023)
• Namish Taneja as Advocate Aashish Tiwari: Omprakash and Kusum's son; Saransh and Harsh's cousin; Nandini's husband; Nandish's father; Uncle of Swayam; Juhi's adoptive uncle (2023) (Dead)
• Saksham Shringirushi as Nandish Tiwari: Aashish and Nandini's son; Maitree's foster son and nephew; Swayam's foster and cousin; Juhi's adoptive cousin (2023)
  • Gantavya Sharma as Child Nandish Tiwari (2023)
  • Azima Shaikh as Baby Nandish Tiwari (2023)
• Pratish Vora as Omprakash Tiwari: Aashish's father; Madan's elder brother; Kusum's husband; Nandish's grandfather; Saransh and Harsh's uncle (2023)
• Smita Kalpavriksha Gupta as Kusum Tiwari: Omprakash's wife; Aashish's mother; Nandish's grandmother; Saransh and Harsh's aunt (2023)
• Zaan Khan / Kunal Karan Kapoor as Saransh Tiwari: Sona and Madan's son; Aashish's cousin and murderer; Maitree's ex-husband; Harsh's step brother; Kamna's step son; uncle of Nandish and Swayam; Juhi's adoptive uncle (2023) / (2023)
• Ananya Khare as Sona Tiwari: Madan's late wife; Saransh's mother; Harsh's step mother; Swayam's step-grandmother; Juhi's adoptive step grandmother (2023) (Dead)
• Manish Khanna as Madan Tiwari: Sona's widower; Kamna's husband; Saransh and Harsh's father; Swayam and Vedika's grandfather; Juhi's adoptive grandfather (2023)
• Maleeka Ghai as Kamna Tiwari: Madan's second wife; Harsh's mother; Saransh's stepmother; Swayam and Vedika's grandmother; Juhi's adoptive grandmother (2023)
• Khalida Jan as Advocate Vasundhara Singh Rathore: Nandini's mother; Nandish's maternal grandmother; a famous advocate; Rajkumar and Princey's aunt; Chakramani's sister (2023)
• Amit Kapoor as DSP Dinesh Mishra: Sadhna's husband; Maitree and Sachin's father; Nandish's foster maternal grandfather; Swayam's maternal grandfather; Juhi's adoptive maternal grandfather (2023)
• Vijaylaxmi Singh as Sadhna Mishra: Dinesh's wife; Maitree and Sachin's mother; Nandish's foster maternal grandmother; Swayam's maternal grandmother; Juhi's adoptive maternal grandmother (2023)
• Chirag Kapoor as Sachin Mishra: Sadhna and Dinesh's son; Maitree's brother; Princey's husband; Nandish's foster maternal uncle; Swayam's maternal uncle; Juhi's adoptive maternal uncle (2023)
• Diksha Tiwari as Princey Mishra (nee Singh Rathore): Neelu and Chakramani's daughter; Nandini's maternal cousin sister; Rajkumar's sister; Sachin's wife; Nandish's aunt; Swayam's maternal aunt; Juhi's adoptive maternal aunt (2023)
• Sunny Saini as Kabootar: A Drug Peddler (2023)
• Naman Arora as Rajkumar: Nandini's maternal cousin; Princey's brother; Chakramani and Neelu's son; Nandish's maternal uncle (2023)
• Govind Khatri as Chakramani: Vasundhara's brother; Princey and Rajkumar's father; Nandini's maternal uncle; Neelu's husband (2023)
• Sangeeta Adhikari as Neelu Singh: Princey and Rajkumar's mother; Nandini's maternal aunt; Chakramani's wife (2023)
• Sapan Chaudhary as Vivek Oberoi (2023)
• Vishal Kotian as Bajrangi: An autorickshaw driver (2023)
• Ram Awana as Trikaal: A tantrik (2023) (Dead)
• Hemant Choudhary as Nageshwar: A Shiv Bhakt (2023) (Dead)
• Shweta Dadhich as Rani: An Ichchadhari Naagin; Swarnmani's mother (2023)
• Ishita Ganguly as Swarnmani: An Ichchadhari Naagin; Rani's daughter (2023)
• Aadesh Chaudhary as Yash Thakur: Maitree's boss (2023)
• Unknown as Jhumki: A Naagin (2023)

Production

The series was announced on Zee TV by Sunshine Productions. ^[1] Shrenu Parikh, Bhaweeka Chaudhary, Zaan Khan and Namish Taneja were signed as the lead. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} The launch event for the series was held on 4 February 2023. ^[6]

See also

• List of programmes broadcast by Zee TV

References

1. "Zee TV to Strengthen Its Early Pre-Primetime with Two New Shows – Lag Ja Gale and Maitree". 3 February 2023.
2. "Shrenu Parikh to play the titular role in Zee TV's upcoming show Maitree : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . 23 December 2022.
3. "Bhaweeka Chaudhary joins Maitree cast".
4. "Zaan Khan will be seen opposite Shrenu Parikh in the new Zee TV show Maitree : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . 5 January 2023.
5. "Namish Taneja returns to the small screen after a year with 'Maitree'". The Times of India.
6. "TV shows Maitree and Lag Ja Gale launched at an event". The Times of India.

External links

• Maitree at IMDb  
• Maitree at ZEE5