She’s a girl bereft of maternal affection and seeks a mother in her mother-in-law. Having lost her mother at birth, Pari longs for the unique bond every daughter shares with her mother and hopes she’ll find it in her mother in law. But destiny has other plans in store for her. She falls in love with Sattu, one of the most desirable bachelors of Lucknow. He is deeply devoted to his mother, Bhawna Devi. Widowed at an early age, she is a self-made woman and one of the most esteemed milk barons of Lucknow. A strong matriarch hardened by her past, she is insecure of losing her sons to her daughters-in-law. She firmly believes that daughters-in-law can never take the place of daughters and must be controlled at all times. Will Pari manage to win the place of a daughter in Bhawna Devi’s heart with Sattu by her side? To find out, tune in to ZEE TV’s first fictional offering of 2016 - ‘Meri Saasu Maa’ that will premiere on January 26th and air every Monday – Saturday at 7:30PM.
The show is produced by Mumtaz Saba Productions – a collaboration between Saba Mumtaz, Siddharth Tewary and Rahul Kumar Tewary. The story revolves around Pari who is a wonderful daughter, a caring sister, a trustworthy friend and a responsible person yet in her core, she is an ordinary Indian girl. She's pursuing her B. Ed., cares precious little about her appearance and is called jhalli for her casual disregard for fashion or grooming. After her mother passes away, her father remarries her mother’s younger sister - Maasi Ma, who turns out to be a wicked stepmother. The only solace she finds is in her grandmother who cares for her. She craves for a mother’s love and longs to experience what it feels like to share one’s thoughts, feelings, fears, hopes and secrets with one’s mother. Pari is in search of a mother in her mother-in-law, but is she about to find that bond so easily? Only time will tell!
Zee TV Business Head Pradeep Hejmadi says, “Qubool Hai has been one of our longest running, successful shows with a glorious run of almost three years. We have introduced several exciting sub-plots that have intrigued the audience. It’s now time to make way for another interesting story. For years, we have seen shows on television explore the stereotypical relationship of a saas bahu where the two are placed at loggerheads, constantly scheming and plotting against each other. Times have changed and so have relationships. Meri Saasu Maa is our attempt to showcase the changed relationships in society.”
Producer Saba Mumtaz, from Mumtaz Saba Productions adds, “I grew up with cousins and sisters around me who kept complaining about their mothers-in-law. However, when I got married I was blessed with another mother. This show has glimpses from my personal life! Our protagonist is this young 22 year old girl, whose biggest aspiration in life is to find a mother in her Mother-in-Law. When girls get married, they leave their house with pangs in their heart and want to be welcomed into a house and family that is exactly like the one they have left. Pari is a Cindrella troubled by her step-mother and siblings, but the only distinction is that she is looking for a mother in her marriage rather than a prince charming. She wants a world where her mother will embrace her with open arms every time she enters the house. Pari’s positive thought and belief in finding a mother in her Mother-in-law will drive her actions. Meri Saasu Maa will be a highly relatable show and every woman out there will empathize with Pari.”
The talented Hiba Nawab has been cast as Pari, the female lead of the show, while the handsome model and actor Pearl V Puri will play the character of Sattu, her love interest. Veteran Bengali theatre and film actress Anindita Kapileshwari will essay the character of Bhawna Devi.
So will Pari manage to form a bond with her that transcends the boundaries of the stereotypical saas-bahu relationship? Will she manage to gain acceptance as her daughter and not just a bahu?
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