Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?
| Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Damini K Shetty Raaj Shetty Sanjay Shabd Kumar |
| Directed by |
Waseem Sabir Imtiaz Punjabi Iqbal Rizvi |
| Creative director(s) | Raaj Shetty Damini K. Shetty Manjari Mukul Pooja Tiwari |
| Starring |
Raqesh Vashisth Riddhi Dogra Kamya Panjabi |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) |
Haryanvi Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 396 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Tony Singh Deeya Singh |
| Location(s) |
Haryana Mumbai Chandigarh |
| Running time | 24 minutes (approximately) |
| Production company(s) | DJ's Creative Unit |
| Release | |
| Original network | STAR Plus |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 18 October 2010 – 13 April 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Maryada...Lekin Kab Tak? (Keeping our limits...but until when?) was an Indian television drama series that premiered on 18 October 2010, on STAR Plus. The show is produced by Tony and Deeya Singh of DJ’s a Creative Unit. It was scheduled to broadcast its series finale on 25 January 2012 and be replaced by Sajda Tere Pyaar Mein on the 11:00 p.m. slot. This was changed later, with Sajda Tere Pyaar Mein replacing Navya on the 10:00 p.m. slot instead.Navya, in turn, moved to the 6:00 p.m. slot. The show got an extension of six months in January, but in March, the producers and cast decided to end it. The last telecast was on 13 April. The series is remembered as the first show on Indian television to have a gay storyline.
The show centered on the lives of four women from the same family: Priya, Devyani, Uttara and Vidya. Initially, it focused on the character of Uttara and the trials she faced in her abusive marriage to her drunkard husband. The show later revolved around Brahmanand Jakhar, Uttara's brother-in-law, and Uttara's betrayal to her sister by marrying Brahma religiously.
Uttara is a beautiful woman and has an elder sister Devyani. She is happily married to Rishabh and has a teenage daughter with him. Rishabh gets into an accident, becomes an alcoholic, and starts beating his wife. Uttara sends her daughter to hostel so as to not let the violent environment at home hinder her education. Rishabh then starts pimping Uttara for money, which she resists but ultimately gives in. She could not handle Rishab's tormenting anymore and ends up killing him. She is consoled by her sister Devyani's family, the Jakhars. She is freed from all her charges by Devyani's corrupt and immoral husband, the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police, Brahmanand Jakhar (or Brahma). She is welcomed into their house and is given a space to live, though at first she does not feel fully welcomed into the family.
Brahma is a corrupt, cheating, womanizing person who also takes bribes. Everybody in his family is aware of his sins, except his son Aditya. His son values him as God and the one thing Brahma fears is his son finding out his truth. On top of that, Brahma also raped Aditya's to be wife Priya, which causes a major change in her personality. Because of his evilness, Priya's previous marriage breaks up on the wedding day. But, all thanks to Aditya, who fell in love with her at first sight. He gave her confidence, made her smile again, saved her life numerous times, and finally married her. Despite possible consequences, Brahma to starts another affair, with Uttara. After marriage, Priya decides to fight against Brahma's evil actions and attempts to rile his wife Devyani against him. After a while, Uttara feels welcomed into Brahma's family and begins to fall in love with him; eventually the two share a passionate kiss on the balcony of Brahma's manor. Uttara later regrets the notion. Made aware by Priya, Devynai is not oblivious to his advances. Brahma manages to convince her that nothing is going between him and Uttara and that he is just consoling her as she does not feel accepted into their family gun no.
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