Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi

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Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi
Also known asMere Sai
Genre
Created byAparna Padgaonkar
Written byAparna Padgaonkar, Roshni Suvrna, Nitin Keswani
Screenplay byKoel Chaudhuri
Story byNitin Keswani, Roshni Suvrna
Directed by
  • Sachin Ambre
  • Harsh B Agrawal
Creative directorSiddhav Nachane
Starring
Theme music composerDevendra Bhome
Opening theme"Om Sai Om...Sai Om..."
ComposerDevendra Bhome
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1432
Production
Executive producerRajan Singh
Producers
CinematographySantosh Tripathi
EditorAmey Godkar
Running time22 mins
Production companyDashami Creations
Original release
Network Sony Entertainment Television
Release25 September 2017 (2017-09-25) [1]  
7 July 2023 (2023-07-07)

Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi (English: My Sai - Faith And Patience) is an Indian Hindi-language historical drama television series which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 25 September 2017 to 7 July 2023. It starred Abeer Soofi initially from 2017-2019 and later on Tushar Dalvi from 2019-2023 in the lead role along with Kishori Godbole, Vaibhav Mangle in supporting roles. [2] [3] [4] The show traces the journey of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a fakir who after witnessing the injustices due to religious and caste discrimination, faces several trials and tribulations on his journey to bring peace and love to the society.

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Plot

The show broadly covers the life and teachings of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a 19th-century healer and spiritual leader who resides in the village of Shirdi in modern-day Maharashtra. Through his numerous acts of kindness, honesty, compassion, and nonviolence, he helps the people of Shirdi overcome their struggles by emphasizing values such as righteousness, humility, forgiveness, faith, and patience.

The show gently tackles various sociopolitical issues of the time while Sai Baba reforms egotistic individuals who initially hate him and his teachings. He shows them the path of Dharma and restores their faith in God.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

The filming of the series which resumed after three months owing COVID-19 outbreak in India in late June was halted soon in early July until 7 July 2020 when a crew member was tested positive for the virus and the cast and crew were kept under quarantine. [10]

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