Baa Bahoo Aur Baby is a Hindi television programme about the story of Godavari Thakkar and her family. After her brothers settle in America, Godavari moves into the mansion given to her by her sister-in-law, Gurvanti (Supriya Pathak Kapur), with her husband, Labhshankar, their six sons and two daughters, and their partners and children. The show, broadcast on STAR Plus is about the problems Godavari's family face, which are typical of any middle class family in Mumbai.

Sagas

When the serial first aired in late 2005 the first episodes were purely devoted to the introduction of the Thakkar family, and the roles they played within the household. As the characters and their lives developed, many story arcs were generated from it.

A Missing Man

In the last week of June, Gopal (more famously known as "Gattu"), one of the most famous characters in Indian television, was missing when they were returning from vacation. Gattu wanted to shift from one car to other and he was mistaken for being in the other car by the occupants of the two cars. After few weeks, he was found in the state of Haryana. Gudiya, a new character introduced less than a year ago, had taken an initiative to search him and finally she found him in a dhaba, being cared of by a lady. Few viewers were upset about this plot but finally they were happy when Gattu returned to the family.

Happy Birthday!

On the 6th of August, Baby, a character famous due to her polionised legs, has had her birthday. On her last birthday, Gattu had made her a huge surprise, which included a 60 feet poster saying 'Happy Birthday Baby!'. This year, however, was a party where Baby sat on a huge platform and watched her family members dance as famous characters, which included Dracul and lots more. Added to promote the movie 'Singh is King' was a surprise visit from Katrina Kaif.

Cast

• Sarita Joshi as Godavari "Baa" Thakkar
• Arvind Vaidya as Labhshankar “Bapuji” Thakkar
• Benaf Dadachandji as Radhika “Baby” Thakkar (now proposed to Birju)
• Deven Bhojani as Gopal “Gattu” Thakkar
• Gautam Rode as Anish (now husband to Dimple)
• Honey Chhaya as Narsi Kaka
• Jamnadas Majethia as Dr. Harshad Thakkar
• Kamlesh Oza as Hemal Thakkar (court marriage to Gurinder "Gudiya")
• Lubna Salim as Leela Thakkar
• Manva Naik as Dimple Thakkar (now wife to Anish)
• Nitin Vakharia as Tushar Bhayani
• Nimisha Vakharia as Charubala Bhayani
• Paresh Ganatra as Pravin Thakkar
• Rajeev Mehta as Arvind Thakkar
• Rajesh Kumar as Subodh Thakkar
• Siddharth Jadhav as Rajja
• Suchita Trivedias Meenakshi Thakkar
• Sonali Sachdevaas Dr. Shilpa Thakkar
• Vaishali Thakkar as Pravina Thakkar (now dead)
• Jai Soni as Jigar Thakkar
• Richa Bhadra as Mitali Thakkar
• Swini Khara as Chaitali Thakkar
• Shweta Keshwani as Gurinder "Gudiya" Chaddha Thakkar (court marriage to Hemal)
• Smith Seth as Manav (Mansukhlal) Thakkar
• Devarsh Thakkar as Mehul Thakkar
• Devanshi as Saloni Thakkar
• Kartik Ganata as Saumil Thakkar
• Khushi Dubey as Simran Bhayani
• Jiten Lalwani as Moloi Tijoriwala
• Girish Pardeshi as Kamlesh
• Madhavi Juvekar as Urmila Wagle
• Supriya Pathak Kapur as Gunvanti mami
• Atmaram Bhende as Damukaka
• Komolika Guhathakurta as Revati
• Jitendra Trehan as Ashutosh
• Ali Raza Namdar as Jassu bhai
• Pushkar Kshotri as Inspector. Paranjpe
• Lily Patel as Moti baa
• Shubha Khote as Mangu Mosi
• Amit Verma as Birju (now proposed to "Baby")
• Resham Tipnis-Seth as Devki

Awards

The ITA Awards

Winners

In 2006

• Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Vaishali Thakka
• Best Actor in a Comic Role - Deven Bhojani

In 2007

• Best Teleplay - Aatish Kapadia
• Best Child Artist - Swini Khara
• Best Actress - Comedy - Sucheeta Trivedi
• Best Actress - Drama - Sarita Joshi
• Best Actor - In A Supporting Role - Paresh Ganatra
• Best Serial - Drama

Star Parivaar Awards

Winners

In 2006

• Favourite Dadi / Nani - Baa
• Favourite Naya Sadasya - Gattu

In 2007

• Favourite Buzurg - Baa
• Favourite Beti - Baby
• Favourite Beta - Gattu
• Favourite Behen - Baby
• Favourite Jethani - Leela

In 2008

• Favourite Buzurg - Baa
• Favourite Beti - Baby
• Favorite Bhai - Gattu
• Favorite Saas - Baa

Sansui Television Awards

Winners

In 2007

• Best Writer - Aatish Kapadia
• Best Actor in a Comic performance - Deven Bhojani

The Indian Telly Awards

Winners

In 2006

• Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female) - Sucheeta Trivedi
• Best Child Artiste (Female) - Swini Khara

In 2007

• Best Child Artist (Female) - Swini Khara
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - Lubna Salim
• Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male) - Deven Bhojani

Miscellaneous

• Directors / Producers: Jamnadas Majethia, Deven Bhojani & Aatish Kapadia

References

External links

• Official Website