Maddam Sir Explained

Alt Name:Maddam Sir – Kuch Baat Hai Kyunki Jazbaat Hai
Genre:
Starring:
Creator:Jay Mehta
Theme Music Composer:Lalit Sen
Opentheme:Maddam Sir theme music
Country:India
Language:Hindi
Num Episodes:741
List Episodes:List of Maddam Sir episodes
Director:Hemen Chauhan
Creative Director:Taiyyab Mallik
Cinematography:Rahul B Soni
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:22–26 minutes
Company:Jay Production
Network:Sony SAB
Producer:
Editor:Pankaj Kathpal
Rahul Mathur

Maddam Sir is an Indian Hindi-language comedy action television series which aired from 24 February 2020 to 18 February 2023 on Sony SAB[1] [2] and digitally streamed on SonyLIV. Produced by Jay Mehta for Jay Productions, it stars Gulki Joshi, Yukti Kapoor, Priyanshu Singh, Sonali Naik and Bhavika Sharma.[3] [4]

Plot

Four Lucknow-based female police officers and one male officer work at a Mahila police station which consists of SHO Haseena Mallik, SI Karishma Singh, Head Constable Pushpa Singh, Constable Santosh Sharma, and male Constable Cheeteshwar Chaturvedi. They are helped by prisoner-turned-spy Billeshwar Champat. Karishma Singh is short-tempered, and Haseena Malik is emotional in solving cases; this sometimes creates a conflict between them.

DSP Anubhav Singh is a negotiation specialist and the cousin of Karishma, who sorts out the differences between them. Love blossoms between Haseena Malik and Anubhav Singh. Haseena proposes to Anubhav; he accepts, but she later learns that he pretended to love her for a national-security mission. After succeeding in the mission, Anubhav realises that he was wrong to have used Haseena and he was in love with her from the beginning. He apologises, declares his love, and proposes marriage. She turns him down, fearing another heartbreak. However, they become closer. Haseena eventually accepts Anubhav's proposal. Anubhav is then ordered to leave his fiancée and his city for a national-security mission which could cost him his life. He sends Haseena away with Karishma’s help, knowing that staying with him would endanger her life.

The Mahila Thana gets a humanoid, ASI Mira, for a 90-day trial of teaching human emotions. However, Karishma feels that the robot is trying to take the place of human police officers. Karishma and Meera solve cases together. Returning to her police station, Haseena collides with a secret agent who delivers a hard disk with the details of all secret agents in the country. The leader of the perpetrators, who killed the agent after failing to get the disk from him, hacks Mira to obtain it. He orders her to kill Haseena, Mira’s friend and colleague. Mira fires her gun, realising what she has done later. She alerts everyone in the police station about the hack. They discover that Mira has developed emotions which Haseena wanted to give her, but they have to dismantle her to prevent further hacking.

A month later, Pushpa and Karishma meet Urmila Mahadev Mhatre in Mumbai: Haseena's lookalike,[5] a Marathi vada pav seller. Karishma plans to take Urmila to Lucknow, pretending that she is Haseena Malik; this will help her catch Haseena’s killers. Urmila is actually Haseena in disguise, who was following orders from secret agent Ajay to catch the terrorists involved in the attempt on her life. They want the hard disk with sensitive information about the agents, which could be a threat to national security if it fell into the wrong hands. Bakshi suspects Anubhav, but changes his mind when Anubhav saves Haseena from goons. Haseena trusts Anubhav, and reveals her identity to him. Karishma learns about the hard disk, and Anubhav tells her to guard it carefully. Haseena soon discovers that Anubhav is behind everything; she steals the hard disk from Karishma and confronts Anubhav, publicly calling him a traitor. She shoots Anubhav, who shoots her back; Haseena loses her memory and starts considering herself urmila. Karishma destroys the hard disk and kills Anubhav, but Haseena has forgotten everything. She regains her memory during a fight, and rejoins her MPT team.

Amar Vidrohi and his team join the MPT, leading to rivalry between the two teams. Cheeta and Santosh declare their love, and Haseena goes underground to clear her name. Amar realizes that the MPT belongs to Haseena’s team, and leaves. Misri Pandey returns as the new SHO, but she and her politician uncle framed Haseena. They are arrested, and Haseena returns.

Karishma’s twin sister, Kaushalya (aka Kareena), who ran away with the money their father had saved for Karishma’s admission to the police force in order to become an actress, returns to Lucknow. She needs Karishma to train her in police tactics for her upcoming film, in which she plays a female cop. Kareena befriends the MPT team, and Haseena asks them to swap their roles to help them understand the challenges faced in each other’s professions. Karishma forgives Kareena and reconciles with her after learning about her sacrifices for their father. The MPT team later learns that Kareena is unwittingly being used as a suicide bomber by a terrorist group and saves her. Kareena bids farewell to the MPT team and leaves for Chennai to pursue her career.

Chingari Gang tries to replace the police, torturing and traumatising guilty men. Haseena and her team unsuccessfully try to stop them. Cheetah makes a mistake which could get him suspended, but Santosh takes the blame for him and is suspended instead. Karishma secretly infiltrates the gang to stop them. Cheetah and Binni chat online and fall in love. They decide to meet, but Cheetah learns that Binni is a member of the gang. Haseena learns about this and tells Cheetah to continue dating Binni to gain her trust and obtain evidence against the gang. Haseena sees Karishma wearing a Chingari Gang saree, and tells her to continue the act. Shivani, the gang leader, learns about Binni and Cheetah and expels her. Binni later learns that Karishma is betraying the gang, calls Shivani, and tells her everything. Shivani tries to kill Karishma, who is rescued by Haseena and her team. Shivani accidentally kills Saira Begum while trying to kill Haseena; she decides to take responsibility for the Chingari Gang’s crimes and surrenders to the MPT.

Mira returns with Mira G, an upgraded version of herself who can predict crimes. After being shot on her wristwatch, she is sent back to the C.A.R.D. Research Institute.

ACP Naina Mathur comes to Lucknow in search of Cherry, a criminal. She moves back to her hometown after Haseena and Karishma catch Cherry when she tries to kill Naina.

Shaziya Siddiqui, an aspiring police officer, arrives at the MPT. Claiming to be Haseena’s cousin, she wants to take her police exams with Haseena’s help. Shaziya actually escaped from the village of Devariya, which is harshly ruled by two brothers. They have outlawed women pursuing their ambitions and have kidnapped Nagma, Shaziya’s mother, to force her to return. The MPT team rescues Shaziya and Nagma with the help of Santu, Mira G, Misri and Shivani, who is now a lawyer at the Allahabad High Court. Haseena and Karishma expose the failure of Devariya's MLA to maintain law and order, and he vows to take revenge on them. Haseena is promoted to DSP and the team celebrate, but MPT station is bombed, with the media assuming that the team is dead. However, Haseena narrates her journey with the MPT team several months later, indicating that she survived the blast.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guests

Production

Development

Before its premiere, the series was entitled Mahila Police Thana. In early February 2020, the main cast promoted it in Lucknow.[25]

Casting

Bhavika Sharma left the series in 2022 because she was unhappy with the development of her character.[26]

Controversy

Shilpa Shinde, cast as Naina Mathur, said that the crew was "not being serious about work" and accused the producers of "not giving [a] satisfactory role to her"[27] days after her arrival. Joshi and Sonali Naik responded, "If we were so unprofessional then the show wouldn't have existed for three long years." Joshi added, "Audience is the best judge and all the fifteen minutes of fame can rest in peace."[20]

Shinde later posted a three-minute video on Instagram, and accused Joshi and Naik of insulting her: Joshi responded,

Crossovers

The Big Shanivaar[28] was a mahasangam (crossover) of all Sony SAB's on-going shows (except Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah) telecast on 9 October 2021 to promote Sony SAB's Saturday lineup.

Another edition of The Big Shanivaar was telecast on 20 November 2021 to celebrate Diwali in the Parakram SAF and to help its cadet, Koel Roy, escape from her husband.

Shaam Shaandar, a one-hour New Year's special, was broadcast on 31 December 2021 with Ziddi Dil Maane Na and Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey.

In March 2022, Kavita Kaushik from F.I.R. appeared as a guest reprising the role of Chandramukhi Chautala.[29]

In October 2023, Gulki Joshi appeared as a guest in Vanshaj reprising the role of Haseena Malik.[30]

Sequel

After a three-year run, the series went off the air on 18 February 2023.[31] Producer Kinnari Mehta later announced that it would return for a second season. The cast, as Team MPT, later announced their return for season two.[32]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2021Indian Telly AwardsBest Actor in a Lead Role Male
2022Indian Television Academy Awards[33] Popular Show – DramaMaddam Sir
Popular Actress – ComedyYukti Kapoor[34]
Gulki Joshi
Sonali Pandit Naik
Bhavika Sharma
Best Director – ComedyHemen Chauhan
2023Indian Telly AwardsBest Sitcom / Comedy ProgrammeMaddam Sir[35]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 25 February 2021 . Gulki Joshi and Bhavika Sharma on their show Maddam Sir completing one year . The Times of India . en.
  2. Web site: Gulki Joshi Starrer Maddam Sir To Go Off Air, To Come Back Soon With Season 2. 2023-02-18. News18. en.
  3. Web site: Gulki Joshi and Yukti Kapoor share their excitement as Maddam Sir completes 500 glorious episodes . . 2023-02-18. en.
  4. Web site: Yukti Kapoor on Maddam Sir going off-air: Every good thing comes to an end. 2023-02-18. The Times of India. en.
  5. Web site: Maddam Sir: Murdered SHO Haseena Malik returns to life or is it her doppelganger?. .
  6. Web site: Maddam Sir's Gulki Joshi on playing Urmila: It's tricky to act like Urmila when dressed as Haseena. . 2023-02-18. en.
  7. Web site: Exclusive! Gulki Joshi back on Maddam Sir cutting short her break, reveals she would be shooting only 4-days-a-week and with lesser hours. 2022-08-03. Times of India. en.
  8. Web site: Maddam Sir actress Yukti Kapoor on facing rejections – Times of India. 2022-02-23. The Times of India. en.
  9. Web site: Yukti Kapoor to be seen in double role in Maddam Sir. 2022-08-03. India Today. en.
  10. Web site: Gulki Joshi and Bhavika Sharma on their show Maddam Sir completing one year. . 2023-02-18. en.
  11. Web site: Exclusive! Bhavika Sharma on quitting Maddam Sir: I want to grow as an artiste and try new things. 2022-10-30. The Times of India. en.
  12. Web site: Maddam Sir's Sonali Naik: If an actor can't express through eyes, he/she isn't an actor. . 2023-02-18. en.
  13. News: Rahil Azam on Maddam Sir completing two years: It is amazing to be a part of such a show with a stellar cast . . 24 February 2022 . 2023-02-18. en.
  14. News: Esha Kansara re-enters Maadam Sir, says "My character is like female version of Chulbul Pandey". 2022-07-20. Times of India. 15 July 2022 . en.
  15. News: Kumkum Bhagya's Roopa Divatia enters Maddam Sir. . 27 July 2021 . 2023-02-18. en.
  16. Web site: Pankhuri Awasthy opens up on big twist in Maddam Sir; Says 'It will leave the audience intrigued'. 10 January 2022 . Pinkvilla. en.
  17. News: Savi Thakur on playing Amar Vidrohi:"I had always envisioned myself playing a cop one day". 2022-06-22. Times of India. 6 June 2022 . en.
  18. News: Rachanaa Parulkkar, Praachi Bohra and Sulbha Arya to join Maddam Sir. 2023-02-18. The Times of India. 30 September 2022 . en.
  19. Web site: Shilpa Shinde returns to television with Maddam Sir, says 'Women officers are truly remarkable'. 2023-01-13. The Indian Express. 13 January 2023 . en.
  20. Web site: Gulki Joshi takes a dig at Shilpa Shinde's comment on Maddam Sir: Says '15 minutes of fame can rest in peace'. 2023-01-31. Pinkvilla. 31 January 2023 . en.
  21. Web site: The feisty cop: Kavita Kaushik joins Maddam Sir as Chandramukhi Chautala. Tribune India. March 2022. en.
  22. News: Maddam Sir actress Preeti Shukla, 'I share a lovely bond with co-star Yukti Kapoor'. . 8 December 2021 .
  23. News: Anupama Solanki Finally with Maddam Sir I am getting to do a positive role after years'. 2022-07-14. Times of India. 13 May 2022 . en.
  24. Web site: Photos: Rakhi Sawant and Ketan Singh snapped at Sony SAB Mahasangam event. . 3 October 2021 .
  25. Web site: 'Madam Sir' serial star cast reaches Lucknow for promotion. 2022-05-30. Abp News. en.
  26. News: Exclusive! Bhavika Sharma on quitting Maddam Sir: I want to grow as an artiste and try new things . 2023-02-04. The Times of India. en.
  27. Web site: EXCLUSIVE! Shilpa Shinde finally clears air on her exit rumours from Maddam Sir: Days went by.... 2023-02-08. Times Now. 28 January 2023 . en.
  28. News: Rakhi Sawant on Wagle, Maddam Sir and others' Mahasangam; assures non-stop entertainment. . 2023-02-18. en.
  29. Web site: Kavita Kaushik is back as Chandramukhi Chautala on 'Maddam Sir'. Tribune News Service. Tribune India. 11 March 2022.
  30. Web site: Haseena Malik to save Yuvika's life in upcoming narrative of 'Vanshaj'. The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  31. News: Ending a show on a high note is better than being pulled off air abruptly, says producer Kinnari Mehta about Maddam Sir coming to an end on February 18. 2023-02-18. The Times of India. 15 February 2023 . en.
  32. News: Exclusive! Maddam Sir to wrap up in February, but a new season is being planned. . 20 January 2023 .
  33. Web site: ITA Awards 2022 Nominees. March 2022.
  34. Web site: ITA Awards 2022 Complete Winners List: Nakuul Mehta, Rupali Ganguly Win Best Actor And Actress. www.india.com.
  35. Web site: Indian Telly Awards 2023 Winners: Anupamaa’s Rupali Ganguly-Gaurav Khanna Bag Best Onscreen Couple, Shaheer Sheikh Wins TV Personality of the Year Award; See Full List | LatestLY. 26 April 2023. LatestLY.