Buniyaad

Summary

Buniyaad (literally Foundation) is an Indian television soap opera directed by Ramesh Sippy[1] and Jyoti. The series was written by Manohar Shyam Joshi and dealt with the Partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath.[2] It first aired in 1986 on the Indian state television channel DD National. It was re-aired on DD Metro and Sahara One.[3] Nowadays, it is re-aired on DD Retro. The story spans the life in India between 1916 and 1978.

Buniyaad
GenreSoap Opera
Written byManohar Shyam Joshi
Directed by
Starringsee below
Opening theme"Buniyaad" by Anup Jalota
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes105
Production
ProducerAmit Khanna
CinematographyK.K. Mahajan
EditorM.S. Shinde
Original release
NetworkDD National
ReleaseMay 1986 (1986-05) –
May 1987 (1987-05)

Plot edit

Master Haveliram Khanna, a government school teacher, and his wife Lajwanti (Lajjo) was originally from Pindi. They lived with Haveliram's maternal uncle Atmaanand, his two biological sons - Kulbushan and Roshanlal - and his adopted son Satbir(Sat). Satvir was the illegitimate son of Atmanand's sister Veerawali and her lover Vrishbhan. They lived in Bicchowali Gali, Lahore in 1947 during the Partition of India. During the Partition, 3/4th of the Hindu population migrated from Lahore, as the Pakistan was created and minorities moved in forcefully to save their religion. Lajwanti sends his son Roshanlal to go for Okara to rescue Channi, Dammo, and Guru Dutt, relatives of Lajwanti's maternal family. Roshanlal's bus is looted near Shahdara Bagh. However, he reaches the DAV College Lahore Refugee Camp to save his life. Satbir went to Gaindamal in Gawalmandi Shop for his well being.Lala Gaindamal originally came from Mandi Bahauddin in 1900, within 4years In 1904, he opened shop in Anarkali Bazaar and owned house in Kucha Radha Kishan of Old Lahore. Lochan 's family migrated to Shimla in July 1947 and she forced Kulbushan to migrate to East Punjab, Dominion of India but Kulbhushan stayed in Lahore. Riots were occurred in West Punjab where Hindus were killed by Muslim Mobs. Lajwanti and sons migrated to New independent Country of India in a convoy and she remembers the days in 1915 when she meets Master Haveliram and remember s How Veerawali avoid relation come from Montgomery and Wazirabad. Lajwanti 's uncle takes away forcefully to Lajwanti in Pindi and sells him to Old Alcoholic Man as bride but destiny had something else in store and he died on wedding night and she again came to bicchowali in Lahore. Veerawali and Lajjo regularly meet each other in Shah Alami Gate. Again Ralliyaram came with a relation from Chak Jhumra and she again denied. Veerawali likes Vrishbhan, who was from Delhi when he came to Lahore during business trip with Veerawali 's father. Lajjo and their sons[Kulbhushan, his pregnant wife Lochan , his daughter and son, Roshan lal, Satbir migrated towards India .Lochan give birth to a baby girl when she crossed Ravi River and forced Kulbhushan to meet his father who was sick in Shimla but Satbir said that all families of korey koot and most refugees migrated to Delhi as this is the capital of India where Refugee Camps will be in good condition and Kulbhushan said to his mother and brothers that you will wait for me in Ambala but Roshanlal said that we have perfect livelihood and employenent opportunities in Delhi rather than in Shimla, finally lajjo and her sons reached to Purana Qila Refugee Camp in Delhi. In Purana Qila Refugee Camp lajjo meets with many people who came as refugees in Delhi from different cities of Punjab, Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura, and Sialkot. Bubbly who was from Sheikhupura lost her parents in riots and find her relatives when she works as a list maker in different Refugee Camps like Kingsway Camp, Kashmiri Gate, Subzi Mandi, and Gandhi Maidan, became love interest of JB but didn't married due to misunderstanding created by Shyamlal and heartbroken she reached to Saharanpur but reached to Calcutta for work but Betrayed by Dalpat and sell to hotel and work as a dancer and renamed as Barbie. Roshanlal and Satbir found Haveliram everywhere in all camps of Punjab from Ambala, Ludhiana, and Jalandhar. In Jalandhar they meet Munshi Khajanchand that he seen Haveliram in a train which heading towards Pathankot at Amritsar Railway Station. Haveliram who was lost in Lahore, founded in Kashmir with the help of Nivedita Sengupta. Roshanlal received him from Ambala Cantonment but loses his memory but get back his memory when he again get slipped from stairs of basement to see Habibullah who hide himself from rioters. Haveliram got admitted in hospital where he got his memory and asks that is he in Mayo Hospital but Satbir tells him that he is in Irwin Hospital he then asks that where is Arvin Hospital in Lahore but tells that he is Delhi. Kulbhushan get government quarter in Ludlow Castle, Delhi where whole family shifted. Roshan lal wants to marry a rich Bengali lady Nivedita for money. After sometime get a house as a claim for the property they left behind in Pakistan at Lajpat Nagar 1 .

Cast edit

Actor/Actress Character Notes
Sudhir Pandey Lala Gaindamal Haveliram's father
Asha Sharma Janko (Chai Ji) Haveliram's mother
Rajesh Puri Munshi Khajanchand Gaindamal's accountant (munshi)
Bharti Achrekar Ram-pyari Fruit-seller Ram-pyare's wife and Gaindamal's family acquaintance
Meher Mittal Ram-pyara Fruit-seller Ram-pyari's husband and Gaindamal's family acquaintance
Girija Shankar Raliya Ram Haveliram's elder brother and Shanno's husband
Asha Sachdev Shanno Gaindamal's elder daughter-in-law
Mangal Dhillon Labhaya Ram Raliya Ram's son
Pallavi Joshi Rano Labhaya Ram's Wife
Neesha Singh Kanni Labhaya's niece and Pasho's daughter
Gayathri Burman Pasho Raliya Ram's only surviving daughter
Anjan Srivastav Lala Dharamchand Rano's Grandfather
Alok Nath Master Haveliram Freedom fighter and patriot
Anita Kanwar Lajoji (Lajwanti) Haveliram's wife
Goga Kapoor Bhai Aatmaram Lajwanti's uncle, Haveli Ram's mentor and fellow freedom fighter
Dalip Tahil Bhushan (Kulbhushan) Haveliram's elder son
Soni Razdan Lochan (Sulochana) Haveliram's elder daughter-in-law and Bhushan's wife
Rajan Haksar Daddyji -Rai Bahadur Mewa Lal Lochan's Father and Bhushan's Father-in-law
Sarita Sethi Mommyji - Mohini Marasan Lochan's mother and Bhushan's mother-in-law
Suresh Chatwal Girdharilal Lochan's step brother
Arun Bakshi Kanwar Play Director and Lochan's love interest
Shernaz Patel Kukki Kulbhushan's elder daughter
Mazhar Khan Roshan (Roshanlal) Haveliram's younger son
Neena Gupta Rajjo Roshan's wife
Leela Mishra chaachi Rajjo's aunt and flat-owner
Natasha Sinha Nivedita Sengupta Roshan's first employer and love interest
Jayshree Arora Mrs. Sengupta Nivedita's Mother
Kiran Juneja Veeravali in Lahore/ Pragyavati in Uttarkashi Haveliram's sister
Sudhir Dalvi Guruji at Pragyavati's UttarKashi Ashram
Vijayendra Ghatge Lala Vrishbhan Veeravali's love interest, Satbir's and Jay's biological father
Anjana Mumtaz Subhadra Vrishbhan's wife and Jay's mother
Kanwaljit Singh Satbir Veeravali and Vrishbhaan's illegitimate son, Haveliram and Lajjo's adopted son
Abhinav Chaturvedi Jay Bhushan (Jay) Vrishbhan's legitimate son, Kaka's biological father
Krutika Desai Khan Mangla Jay's wife and Satbir's lifelong love interest
Kamia Malhotra Kanta Suri (Babli) in Sheikhupura -Delhi |Barbie in Calcutta Jay's secretary and love interest, Kaka's biological mother
Antariksh Mathur Kaka Satbir's adopted son, Babli's biological son
Vikas Anand Harsharandas Mangla's Father
Zankhana Desai Rajrani Mangla's Mother
Vinod Nagpal Shyamlal Subhadra's family friend and distant relative
S. M. Zaheer Habibullah Vrishbhan's Lawyer and friend

References edit

  1. ^ Venugopal, Vasudha (26 July 2016). "Director of hit TV drama Buniyaad, Ramesh Sippy, still not paid by Doordarshan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ "'Buniyaad' set to re-create the nostalgia of partition and popularity of old-world charm". Indian Television Dot Com. 25 July 2013.
  3. ^ "SaharaOne aims to tap Gen X with 'Buniyaad'". Indian Television Dot Com. 20 January 2006.

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