Lag Ja Gale

Lag Ja Gale
GenreDrama
Romance
Created bySandiip Sikcand
Directed byKhwaja Mughal
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes95
Production
ProducersFazila Allana
Sandiip Sikcand
Running time20-24 minutes
Production companiesSOL Production
Sandiip Films
Original release
NetworkZee TV
ZEE5
Release7 February (2023-02-07) –
12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)

Lag Ja Gale (transl. Embrace Me) is an Indian television series that premiered on 7 February 2023 on Zee TV. Produced by Fazila Allana and Sandiip Sikcand under SOL Production and Sandiip Films, it stars Namik Paul and Tanisha Mehta.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Dhoopar family

  • Neelam Pathania Abrol as Kiran Dhoopar: Bhupen's younger sister; Shiv, Yash, Tina and Aniket's mother (2023)
  • Deepali Kamat as Shashi Dhoopar: Shiv, Aniket Tina and Yash's paternal aunt (2023)
  • Aryan Arora as Yash Dhoopar: Kiran's younger son; Shiv, Aniket and Tina's brother; Pooja's husband (2023)
  • Tanvi Shewale as Pooja Dhoopar: Sulochana and Jagdish's elder daughter; Neeti and Rachana's sister; Ishani's cousin; Yash's wife (2023)
  • Neeva Malik as Dimpy: Meena and Bhupen's daughter; Shiv, Aniket, Yash and Tina's cousin; Randeep's wife (2023)
  • Trishan Maini as Randeep: Dimpy's husband (2023)

Kulkarni family

  • Snehal Reddy as Sulochana Kulkarni: Jagdish's wife; Pooja, Neeti and Rachana's mother; Ishani's aunt/foster mother (2023)
  • Paritosh Pradhan as Jagdish Kulkarni: Sulochana's husband Pooja, Neeti and Rachana's father Ishani's foster father/uncle (2023)
  • Riya Soni as Rachana Kulkarni: Sulochana and Jagdish's younger daughter; Pooja and Neeti's sister; Ishani's cousin (2023)
  • Kumkum Parmar as Neeti Kulkarni: Sulochana and Jagdish's second daughter; Pooja and Rachana's sister; Ishani's cousin (2023)

Taneja family

  • Sugandha Srivasta as Rohini Taneja: Rishi's wife; Bobby's mother (2023)
  • Sandeep Sachdev as Rishi Taneja: Rohini's husband; Bobby's father (2023)
  • Varsha as Tina Taneja: Kiran's daughter; Shiv Aniket and Yash's sister; Bobby's wife (2023)
  • Aditya Deshmukh as Bobby Taneja: Tina's husband; Rohini and Rishi's son (2023)

Others

  • Gagan Anand as Bhupen: Kiran's elder brother; Meena's husband Dimpy's father; Shiv, Aniket, Yash and Tina's maternal uncle; Aniket's murderer (2023)
  • Priyamvada Singh as Meena: Bhupen's wife; Dimpy's mother; Shiv, Aniket, Yash and Tina's maternal aunt; Aniket's murderer (2023)
  • Vishal Singh as Sooraj: Ishani's friend (2023)
  • Sumit Wadhwa as Sumit: Aniket's murderer (2023)
  • Avyan Tiwari as Party boy (2023)

Production

Development

The show title is based on the song of the same name, from the 1964 film Woh Kaun Thi?.[citation needed] The series was announced on Zee TV by SOL Production.

Casting

Namik Paul was cast to portray the lead, Shiv Dhoopar. Tanisha Mehta was signed as the lead Ishani Kulkarni.

Release

The launch event for the series was held on 4 February 2023. It premiered on 7 February 2023 on ZEE TV. It ended on 12 May 2023 due to extremely low ratings. It's SOL Production's second flop show in a row.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Abraham, Letty Mariam (31 January 2023). "'Trying hard to avoid eye-candy tag', says 'Qubool Hai' star Namik Paul". Mid-Day. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tanisha Mehta on playing a lead character in Lag Ja Gale: I prepared a lot to get this role, I'm very excited". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Zee TV to Strengthen Its Early Pre-Primetime with Two New Shows - Lag Ja Gale and Maitree". 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Trivedi, Tanvi. "Namik Paul on his forced break and returning to TV with a new show". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "Lag Ja Gale leads Namik Paul and Tanisha Mehta open up about real-life love, marriage, and romance". Bollywood Hungama. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Namik Paul and Tanisha Mehta come together for 'Lag Ja Gale'". Tribune. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "TV shows Maitree and Lag Ja Gale launched at an event". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Trivedi, Tanvi. "Tanishaa Mehta's journey from New Zealand to tellyland here". The Times of India.