Aggabai Sasubai (translation: Oh Mine Mother-In-Law) is an Indian Marathi-language television show that aired on Zee Marathi from 22 July 2019 to 13 March 2021 in 432 episodes altogether. Directed by Ajay Mayekar and Jayant Pawar, produced by Sunil Bhosle under the production banner of Someel Creations and distributed by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the show stars an ensemble cast of Girish Oak, Nivedita Joshi Saraf, Ashutosh Patki, Tejashree Pradhan, Ravi Patwardhan and Mohan Joshi and is currently available online on ZEE5.
Synopsis
Aggabai Sasubai is the story of Asavari Kulkarni (Nivedita Joshi Saraf), a reclusive, loving, caring and selfless widow, who tragically lost her husband at a young age and single-handedly raised her son, Soham (Ashutosh Patki), in addition with looking after the health of her elderly, authoritative father-in-law, Dattatray (Ravi Patwardhan / Mohan Joshi), also known as Aajoba. She is also often ridiculed and insulted by her jealous neighbour, Pradnya (Sanjeevani Sathe), who is the daughter-in-law of Aajoba's childhood friend, Vidyadhar (Arun Mohre), also known as Karkhanis Kaka, and his wife, Prabha (Rajshri Potdar), also known as Karkhanis Kaku. Asavari leads a simple middle-class life with Soham and Aajoba until Soham gets married to his long-time girlfriend, Shubhra (Tejashree Pradhan). Soham and Shubhra's marriage party is held at the restaurant run by Chef Abhijeet Raje (Girish Oak), an upper-class celebrity chef whose daily cookery show on the TV is Asavari's favourite. When he meets her at his restaurant, Abhijeet falls in love with Asavari and asks her to teach him prepare a certain recipe made from pumpkin.
Impressed by the dish, Abhijeet sends his restaurant manager, Mandodari Parab (Bhakti Ratnaparkhi), also known as Maddy, to the Kulkarni residence with a cheque for Asavari as royalty payment for the pumpkin recipe. Due to a misunderstanding, Abhijeet's marriage is fixed with Maddy, but Asavari's daughter-in-law, Shubhra, who wishes for her mother-in-law's happiness, meets Abhijeet and brings out the truth that he loves Asavari. Eventually, Abhijeet proposes to Asavari and they decide to get married. However, both Soham and Aajoba disapprove of Asavari getting remarried, and attempt to spoil Abhijeet and Asavari's relationship, with the instigation of Pradnya. What happens next? Do Abhijeet and Asavari get married? Watch out the full show to know how the story unfolds as Soham and Aajoba learn an important lesson from Abhijeet, Asavari and Shubhra.
Cast
Main
Girish Oak as Chef Abhijeet Raje; He is Asavari's lover-turned-husband, Soham's stepfather, Shubhra's stepfather-in-law, Aajoba's stepson-in-law and Maddy's employer and friend. He is a popular celebrity chef and restaurant owner. Nivedita Joshi Saraf as Asavari Prabhakar Kulkarni / Asavari Abhijeet Raje; She is Abhijeet's lover-turned-wife, Soham's biological mother, Shubhra's biological mother-in-law and Aajoba's biological daughter-in-law. She is a kind and dedicated homemaker. Ashutosh Patki as Soham Prabhakar Kulkarni; He is Shubhra's lover-turned-husband, Asavari's biological son, Abhijeet's stepson, Aajoba's biological grandson and Pradnya's friend. He is an arrogant, selfish and spoilt young man. Tejashree Pradhan as Shubhra Anil Kamat / Shubhra Soham Kulkarni; She is Soham's lover-turned-wife, Asavari's biological daughter-in-law, Abhijeet's stepdaughter-in-law and Aajoba's biological granddaughter-in-law. She is a bold and straightforward working woman. Ravi Patwardhan / Mohan Joshi as Dattatray Bandopant Kulkarni (a.k.a. Aajoba); He is Asavari's biological father-in-law, Abhijeet's stepfather-in-law, Soham's biological grandfather, Shubhra's biological grandfather-in-law and Karkhanis Kaka's childhood friend. He is the old-fashioned and conservative patriarch of the Kulkarni family. Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Mandodari Parab (a.k.a. Maddy); She is Abhijeet's restaurant manager and friend. She is very loyal and has a great sense of humour. Sanjeevani Sathe as Pradnya Sunil Karkhanis; She is the Kulkarnis' neighbour, Soham's friend and Karkhanis Kaka and Kaku's daughter-in-law. She is a jealous, unkind and egotistical woman. Arun Mohre as Vidyadhar Karkhanis (a.k.a. Kaka); He is Karkhanis Kaku's husband, Pradnya's father-in-law and Aajoba's childhood friend. He is a simple, calm and kind-hearted man. Rajshri Potdar as Prabha Vidyadhar Karkhanis (a.k.a. Kaku); She is Karkhanis Kaka's wife and Pradnya's mother-in-law. She is an honest, caring and loving woman.