Aapki Antara
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Aapki Antra was a Zee TV
soap opera which premiered on June 1, 2009 and ended on February 18, 2010. The story is about a young girl, Antara, who is diagnosed with autism
and who positively affects the lives of those she encounters during her journey of life.
The show has ended with Abhishek lovingly accepting Antara as his adorable sister and the Verma family reunited. The show gives the message that autistic children must be treated with love and care.
. She appears to not react to the turbulence around her. Her mother Anuradha (Rupali Ganguly
) died in a car accident. Unlike other children of her age, Antara doesn't have any friends. In fact, she even finds it difficult to bond with her family. Still, Antara observes the world very closely and her outlook is very different from others. She is shown to love her stepmother Vidya more than anyone else.
Aditya Verma (age 40) . Before Antara was brought to them, he lived with his wife Vidya and their son Abhishek. He is a loan officer at ICBI Bank. He also is struggling harshly from financial issues. Aditya is shown to be very wise, generous, truthful, honest and moreover, an understanding husband to Vidya. Aditya dies of cancer.
Vidya Verma (age 46)
(Played by first Prabhleen Sandhu
then Kshitee Jog
) She is Aditya's wife and a teacher. After Aditya's affair with Anuradha is revealed, her father encourages her to leave home and study law, but her mother convinces her to go back to Aditya. She is thereafter cold to both Aditya and Antara. Recently, Vidya has grown to love Antara and wants to help fulfill the void of a mother in Antara's life.Also Vidya stands up for Antara now
Abhishek Verma (age 23)
Abhishek (played by Darshan Pandya) is Aditya and Vidya's son. After Vidya takes him away from his home and his father, he runs away from school and is found walking along the road on his way to find his father. When Antara was taken into Aditya's home, Abhishek was initially jealous of the love and attention Antara receives from Aditya. However, Abhishek eventually grows to love Antara as his elder sister. Now, he is very jealous about the love Antara receives from his mother. He wants the housing apartment where his mother and sister lives. In the last part of the last episode of the show, Abhishek accepts Antara.
Billu Gupta (age 25)
Billu (played by Rayo Bakhirta) is Abhishek's best friend who stays in the same apartment complex as the Verma family. Initlally, Billu ridiculed Antara frequently, but he becomes attracted to her later. Additionally, Billu is comical and mischievous, particularly when he tries to act smart in front of all the adults. He has a missing front tooth. Now he cares for Vidya and Antara the most, whom he starts loving.He is very caring and loving to Antara and keep her happy. He starts loving Antara
Aarti Verma (age 40)
Aarti is Aditya's sister and has a strong dislike of Antara at the beginning, but later starts liking her. Later, she gets married to Sameer, who is Aditya's best friend and a co-worker in ICBI Bank.Aarti first dialikes Antara but after marriage for long time she is not blessed with children and then decides with Sameer to adopt a child.
Sameer (age 42)
Mili (age 24)
Dr. Vikram (age 51)
Dr. Vikram is Antara's Autistic doctor. He really cares for Antara and she slowly learns from Mr. Vikram's and Mr. Mehta's Therapies that they give to her.
Zee TV
Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,...
soap opera which premiered on June 1, 2009 and ended on February 18, 2010. The story is about a young girl, Antara, who is diagnosed with autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
and who positively affects the lives of those she encounters during her journey of life.
Plot
The show follows Antara from her early life with her mother, Anuradha, and relates her relationships with various relatives and others. During the first episode her mother dies, and in the next few episodes we see the effect of that death on the life of the child. When Antara is rescued from an orphanage life by her father, Aditya, we experience with him the various problems caused by him taking in not only his "illegitimate" child, but a seemingly emotionally challenged child at that. His wife, Vidya, soon finds out that not only is Antara Aditya's daughter, but she is the product of an affair he carried on with Anuradha even while married to her. Vidya leaves the marital home with her father after he found out that Aditya had been unfaithful. Almost everyone, including Aditya's family, hate Antara and blame her for the family upheaval. But Aditya grows to love Antara more and more. Aditya's friend, Sameer, convinces him to set up his life again and to take Antara to an orphanage. Aditya is told by Sameer that there is no way for Vidya to come back as long as Antara lives in the same household. But, Aditya does not find the need to take Antara to the orphanage because Vidya comes back just in time. She allows Aditya to keep Antara in the house but still remains aloof around him. She still dislikes Antara, and is highly jealous of the love that Antara receives from Aditya. Finally, Vidya begins to love Antara.The show has ended with Abhishek lovingly accepting Antara as his adorable sister and the Verma family reunited. The show gives the message that autistic children must be treated with love and care.
Antara Verma (age 24)
Antara (played by Anjum Farooki/Aaina Mehta) is a cute and innocent girl who suffers from autismAutism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
. She appears to not react to the turbulence around her. Her mother Anuradha (Rupali Ganguly
Rupali Ganguly
Rupali Ganguly is an Indian television and theatre actress. She became popular after her role as Dr. Simran Chopra in the STAR Plus serial Sanjivani and later Sarabhai VS Sarabhai...
) died in a car accident. Unlike other children of her age, Antara doesn't have any friends. In fact, she even finds it difficult to bond with her family. Still, Antara observes the world very closely and her outlook is very different from others. She is shown to love her stepmother Vidya more than anyone else.
Aditya Verma (age 40) . Before Antara was brought to them, he lived with his wife Vidya and their son Abhishek. He is a loan officer at ICBI Bank. He also is struggling harshly from financial issues. Aditya is shown to be very wise, generous, truthful, honest and moreover, an understanding husband to Vidya. Aditya dies of cancer.
Vidya Verma (age 46)
(Played by first Prabhleen Sandhu
Prabhleen Sandhu
Prabhleen Sandhu is an indian actress who rose to fame with the Indian soap on periodic freedom struggle on COLORS Mohe Rang De as Kranti, dons a different look and role in Zee's new show, Aapki Antara as Vidya, a middle class wife, who has trouble adjusting with her husband "illegitimate"...
then Kshitee Jog
Kshitee Jog
Kshitee Jog is most famous for her part as Saraswati on Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann, a show aired on Zee TV. She also acted as Antara's stepmother, in Aapki Antara, which was also aired on Zee TV. she was playing a role in Sony TV's Maan Rahe Tera Pitaah.She is daughter of famous marathi actor ANANT...
) She is Aditya's wife and a teacher. After Aditya's affair with Anuradha is revealed, her father encourages her to leave home and study law, but her mother convinces her to go back to Aditya. She is thereafter cold to both Aditya and Antara. Recently, Vidya has grown to love Antara and wants to help fulfill the void of a mother in Antara's life.Also Vidya stands up for Antara now
Abhishek Verma (age 23)
Abhishek (played by Darshan Pandya) is Aditya and Vidya's son. After Vidya takes him away from his home and his father, he runs away from school and is found walking along the road on his way to find his father. When Antara was taken into Aditya's home, Abhishek was initially jealous of the love and attention Antara receives from Aditya. However, Abhishek eventually grows to love Antara as his elder sister. Now, he is very jealous about the love Antara receives from his mother. He wants the housing apartment where his mother and sister lives. In the last part of the last episode of the show, Abhishek accepts Antara.
Billu Gupta (age 25)
Billu (played by Rayo Bakhirta) is Abhishek's best friend who stays in the same apartment complex as the Verma family. Initlally, Billu ridiculed Antara frequently, but he becomes attracted to her later. Additionally, Billu is comical and mischievous, particularly when he tries to act smart in front of all the adults. He has a missing front tooth. Now he cares for Vidya and Antara the most, whom he starts loving.He is very caring and loving to Antara and keep her happy. He starts loving Antara
Aarti Verma (age 40)
Aarti is Aditya's sister and has a strong dislike of Antara at the beginning, but later starts liking her. Later, she gets married to Sameer, who is Aditya's best friend and a co-worker in ICBI Bank.Aarti first dialikes Antara but after marriage for long time she is not blessed with children and then decides with Sameer to adopt a child.
Sameer (age 42)
He is Aditya's best friend and also Aditya's co-worker in ICBI Bank. Later, he gets married to Aarti, Aditya's sister.
Mili (age 24)
Mili is Sameer's and Aarti's adorable child. Sameer never treats her right because she is not his daughter, she is adopted. So she gets shattered without her dad's love.
Dr. Vikram (age 51)Dr. Vikram is Antara's Autistic doctor. He really cares for Antara and she slowly learns from Mr. Vikram's and Mr. Mehta's Therapies that they give to her.
Cast
- Anjum Farooki Aaina Mehta...Antara Verma
- Prabhleen SandhuPrabhleen SandhuPrabhleen Sandhu is an indian actress who rose to fame with the Indian soap on periodic freedom struggle on COLORS Mohe Rang De as Kranti, dons a different look and role in Zee's new show, Aapki Antara as Vidya, a middle class wife, who has trouble adjusting with her husband "illegitimate"...
... Vidya Verma - Kshitee JogKshitee JogKshitee Jog is most famous for her part as Saraswati on Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann, a show aired on Zee TV. She also acted as Antara's stepmother, in Aapki Antara, which was also aired on Zee TV. she was playing a role in Sony TV's Maan Rahe Tera Pitaah.She is daughter of famous marathi actor ANANT...
...Vidya Verma - Darshan Pandya ...Aditya Verma
- Rupali GangulyRupali GangulyRupali Ganguly is an Indian television and theatre actress. She became popular after her role as Dr. Simran Chopra in the STAR Plus serial Sanjivani and later Sarabhai VS Sarabhai...
...Anuradha, Antara's mother(DEAD) - Sujata Kumar ...Antara's grandmother
- Darshan Pandya...Abhishek Verma/Antara's brother
- Sandeep Upadhya...Billu, Abhishek's friend
- Sachin Khurana ...Vikram, Antara's doctor
- Himanshu Malhotra/Prashant RanyalPrashant RanyalPrashant Ranyal is an Indian actor.- Biography :Prashant Ranyal starred in Zee TV's Kasamh Se by Ekta Kapoor. Ranyal played Sahil Bali, the nephew/brother-in-law of the protagonist Bani Walia, he is a known face on small screen as he has done commercials for Raymonds,LG,Lux,Nokia,Honda m/c and the...
...Sameer, Aditya's friend - Tulika Chaudhary...Aarti, Aditya's sister and Sameer's wife
- Apurva Paranjpe...Mili, Sameer and Aarti's adopted daughter
- Alka Moghe...Billu's mother
- Nikhil Ratanpuri...Billu's father