Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet Explained
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Network: | Zee TV |
| Runtime: | 20–22 minutes |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Num Episodes: | 769 |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Country: | India |
| Creative Director: | Shweta Bishnoi |
| Screenplay: | Girish Dhamija |
| Story: | Seema Mantri |
| Creator: | Shashi Mittal |
| Starring: | Shagun Pandey
Ashi Singh
Syed Raza Ahmed |
| Producer: | Sumeet Hukamchand Mittal
Shashi Mittal
Jitendra Singla |
| Director: | Vaibhav Singh
Pushkar Pandit
Avinash Kumar |
| Editor: | Shashank Harendra Singh
Ajay Saroj Singh |
| Opentheme: | "Yeh Meet Hai, Yeh Meet Hai" |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Company: | Shashi Sumeet Productions |
| Composer: | Ashish Rego |
| Cinematography: | Ajay Lalta Gupta
Vipul Virendra Singh |
Meet is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 23 August 2021 on Zee TV and produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions. It formerly starred Ashi Singh and Shagun Pandey.[1] [2] After a leap, it stars Syed Raza Ahmed and Ashi Singh (in a new avatar) as the second generation. It is a remake of Zee Sarthak's Sindura Bindu. The show went off air on 14 November 2023, completing its run of more than two years.
Plot
Meet Hooda is a spirited girl from Haryana. Her father was a police officer who lost his life and Meet takes up all the responsibilities of her house. Meet Hooda meets Meet Ahlawat. Initially at loggerheads, they soon become friends. Ahlawat falls in love with Hooda's sister Manushi and their wedding is arranged. Due to misunderstandings, Ahlawat breaks his friendship with Meet. On the wedding day, Manushi runs away and marries Kunal leading Meet Hooda to marry Meet Ahlawat. No one's happy about this and Meet Ahlawat is unwilling to accept her as his wife. Eventually the Ahlawat family starts accepting Meet Hooda and Meet Ahlawat wishes to start a new life with her. But Manushi returns. Meet competes with her own sister to earn her own husband. Meet decides to join the police force and goes for police training and is designated as a sub-inspector. Meet Ahlawat supports her throughout.
She gets to know her father's killer is in the Ahlawat Mansion. There is a conflict in the house when everything leads up to her loving father-in-law getting arrested. Meet Hooda consoles her husband and they make love. But tensions rise up so much her husband tries to throw her out of the house if she doesn't leave her job. At the end Meet gets her innocent father-in-law out of jail and the family gets Meet Ahlawat back with her by tactics. Right then Meet's pregnancy is announced. The couple lives a happy time finally till Meet Ahlawat accidentally kisses his old friend hallucinating it was his wife. Meet is heartbroken. She goes into labor and she delivers a baby. Manushi kidnaps the newborn and she is told her baby was stillborn. A shattered Babita is manipulated by Masoom and she begs her to leave her son forever believing she can't carry a child again. Meet somehow discovers her baby is alive and has been kidnapped by Manushi. She rushes for her baby but Manushi burns down the place and Meet gets caught in it. Meet is presumed to be dead. On the other hand, she leaves a note for her husband that she is finally leaving because of his cheating.
One year later
Meet is in the form of Manjari Desai[3] who hails from Vadodara. She is all set to take seek revenge from Manushi, Kunal and Masoom for taking away her child. Meet Ahlawat hates Meet's memories now and has a rough exterior now. Soon the duo meet again and the story follows. They get Esha Ahlawat married again, to her love Deep, after all the drama and insults Meet Hooda had to tolerate even during Esha's first marriage. Esha accidentally kills Deep. Meet Hooda and Meet Ahlawat to lose their baby in a tragic accident where Meet Hooda's mother end up in coma. A raging Meet Ahlawat marries Deep's sister Neelam as a responsibility and to take revenge on Meet Hooda. But Meet Hooda refuses to leave her husband. With time he mellows down but his second wife gets angry. Neelam has a split personality disorder, the other her is called Laila. After lots of clashes Meet Hooda finally gets her husband back. They adopt a newborn. But Meet Ahlawat dies saving Meet Hooda's life in terrorist attack.
One year later
[4]
Meet Hooda comes to Sarkarpur to complete her dead husband's dream of a factory and employ female workers. But she gets caught up in the regressive Sarkar family, who doesn't want the factory as Sarkarpur believes women should not work; and instead take care of the family. In a turn of events she eventually marries Manmeet Sangwan, look–alike of Meet Ahlawat; even though he has a childhood sweetheart Shagun. Manmeet wanted to take revenge on Meet, he even tries to kill her. But they turn friends after events and now she is in love with him. Shagun tries to act as a thorn in Meet and Manmeet's relationship out of jealousy. Rajvardhan and Babita die in a car accident; and on Rajvardan's death bed he has asked Manmeet to take care of Meet. Later on conflict arises as Manmeet lied about Rajvardan and Babita's death; thus leading her to find out; then in a turn of events Manmeet believes Meet stabbed him with a knife (when in reality it was Shagun, growing more jealous). Manmeet is sent to the hospital and Sakar was trying to kill her, by asking Yashoda to shoot her, for supposedly attacking Manmeet. Thus Manmeet begs Meet to leave and never return; however Meet, goes in to disguise as a nurse, which Shagun hired to help meet, to find out what else is Shagun's plan, as Manmeet still has feelings for Meet.
Finally, it is revealed what happened and now Manmeet has forgiven Meet, but cannot bare to see Shagun leave. Thus, creating two sides where Manmeet has to choose between the two women he loves, either Meet or Shagun. Meet is supported by Yashoda (now sympathetic to Meet); and Shagun is supported by Sarkar, Gunwanti, and Mahendra. Then after a turn of events Manmeet choses Meet; thus causing Shagun and Gunwanti (who is Shagun's elder sister) plan to get Manmeet to support Shagun but their plans backfires; thus causing Meet and Manmeet to grow closer. Then Shagun create more problems by involving her elder brother Nitin and when that starts to fail she tries to get run over, and then becomes blind, although she is faking, thus making Meet feel more guilty as Gunwanti and Nitin blame Meet for Shagun's accident. After a few months Shagun along with Nitin are finally caught and Yashoda kicks them out of the Sangwan house.Manmeet and Meet confess their feelings and consummate their marriage, soon after Meet is pregnant, Nitin, Shagun and Gunwanti plot to cause Meet's miscarriage. Sarkar vows to get Meet and Manmeet separated.
Nine months later
At Meet's baby shower Shagun returns and it is revealed Shagun has gotten married and has given birth to her son. Meet gives birth to her and Manmeet's daughter Sumeet.
Five years later
Meet and Manmeet's daughter Sumeet is shown. Meet has fulfilled her dead husband's dream of a factory in Sarkarpur due to Manmeet and the family's help. Meet's long lost son Chiku is shown meeting with Sumeet. Initially Meet and Manmeet investigate the death of an orphan and they meet Chiku. The minister's secretary Kanika enters and commits many crimes such as kidnapping Sumeet and trying to take Chiku but she and the minister are arrested. Meet reunites with her long lost son, Chiku. Meet and Manmeet name Chiku as Rajvardhan in the memory of Chiku's grandfather, Rajvardhan Ahlawat. Shagun again comes back into the lives of Meet and Manmeet to cause havoc and destruction including lying about Chiku's maternity. Sarkar, Gunwanti and Mahendra kidnap Meet and Sumeet and while saving Meet from Sarkar, Manmeet is shot dead. Also while saving Meet, Chiku kills Sarkar and Meet gives Sumeet's responsibility over to Chiku as she takes the blame for Sarkar's murder.
Sixteen years later
Sumeet is shown as an adult living with Rajvardhan "Cheeku" in the Ahlawat House. Shagun tries to avoid Sumeet because Sumeet might recognize her as she has already seen Shagun in her childhood.
Cast
Main
- Ashi Singh[5] [6] [7] [8] as
- Meet Hooda Sangwan: Anubha and Ashok's younger daughter; Manushi's sister; Meet Ahlawat and Manmeet's widow; Raj and Sumeet's mother (2021–2023)
- Sumeet Sangwan Chaudhary: Meet and Manmeet's daughter; Raj's half-sister; Aarohi, Veer and Veera's cousin; Shlok's wife (2023)
- Swarna Pandey as Child Sumeet Sangwan (2023)
- Shagun Pandey[9] as
- Meet Ahlawat: Rajvardhan and Babita's younger son; Masoom and Tej's brother; Shantanu, Esha, Ishaani and Kunal's cousin; Meet Hooda's first husband; Raj's father (2021–2023) (Dead)
- Manmeet Sangwan: Meet Ahlawat's lookalike; Sarkar and Yashoda's second son; Mahendra and Narendra's brother; Meet's second husband; Anuja and Meghna's cousin; Shagun's ex-fiancé; Sumeet's father; Raj's step-father (2023) (Dead)
- Syed Raza Ahmed [10] as Shlok Chaudhary: Anand and Poonam's younger son; Rajeev's brother; Abhay, Raunak, Pankhuri and Priyanka's cousin; Sumeet's husband (2023)
- Ayush Anand as Jr. Rajvardhan "Raj" Ahlawat: Meet Hooda and Meet Ahlawat's son; Manmeet's step-son; Sumeet's half-brother; Vaani and Duggu's cousin; Veera, Veer and Aarohi's step-cousin; Jr Ram and Lakhan's adoptive cousin; Priyanka's husband (2023)
- Vidhaan Sharma as Child Rajvardhan "Chiku" Ahlawat (2023)
- Shubhangi Khotle as Priyanka Chaudhary Ahlawat: Ashok's younger daughter; Pankhuri's sister; Abhay, Rajeev, Pankhuri and Shlok's cousin; Raj's wife (2023)
Recurring
- Abha Parmar as Mrs. Hooda: Ashok's mother; Manushi and Meet Hooda's grandmother; Raj and Sumeet's great-grandmother (2021–2023)
- Sumit Singh / Amrapali Gupta as Shagun Mishra Chaudhary: Ramgopal's younger daughter; Gunwanti and Nitin's sister; Manmeet's ex-fiancée; Jeetesh's wife; Raunak's mother; Abhay's step-mother (2023) / (2023)
- Vaishnavi Macdonald as Anubha Hooda: Ashok's widow; Manushi and Meet Hooda's mother; Raj and Sumeet's grandmother (2021–2022) (Dead)
- Sharain Khanduja as Manushi Hooda: Anubha and Ashok's elder daughter; Meet Hooda's elder sister; Kunal's ex-wife (2021–2022)
- Ravi Gossain as Inspector Ashok Hooda: Mrs. Hooda's son; Anubha's husband; Manushi and Meet Hooda's father; Raj and Sumeet's grandfather (2021) (Dead)
- Pratham Kunwar[11] as Kunal: Rajvardhan and Ram's nephew; Masoom, Tej, Meet Ahlawat, Esha and Ishaani's cousin; Manushi's ex-husband (2021–2022)
- Sooraj Thapar as Rajvardhan Ahlawat: Ram's brother; Babita's husband; Masoom, Tej and Meet Ahlawat's father; Duggu, Raj and Vani's grandfather; Jr. Ram and Lakhan's adoptive grandfather (2021–2023)[12] (Dead)
- Sonica Handa as Babita Rana Ahlawat: Abhay's sister; Rajvardhan's wife; Masoom, Tej and Meet Ahlawat's mother; Duggu, Raj and Vani's grandmother; Jr. Ram and Lakhan's adoptive grandmother (2021–2023) (Dead)
- Nisha Rawal[13] / Parakh Madan[14] / Nisha Rawal[15] as Masoom Ahlawat: Rajvardhan and Babita's daughter; Tej and Meet Ahlawat's sister; Shantanu, Esha, Ishaani and Kunal's cousin; Hoshiyar's wife; Duggu and Vani's mother (2021–2022) / (2022–2023) / (2023)
- Adityarao Nuniwal as Hoshiyar: Chhavi's brother; Masoom's husband; Duggu and Vani's father (2021–2023)
- Het Makwana as Child Duggu: Masoom and Hoshiyar's son; Vani's brother; Raj's cousin (2021–2023)
- Manish Dallvi as Manikaka - cook of Ahlawat House (2021–2022)
- Nidhi Bhavsar as Vani Chaudhary: Masoom and Hoshiyar's daughter; Duggu's sister; Raj's cousin; Abhay's wife (2023)
- Vishal Gandhi as Tej Ahlawat: Rajvardhan and Babita's elder son; Masoom and Meet Ahlawat's brother; Shantanu, Esha, Ishaani and Kunal's cousin; Sunaina's husband; Jr. Ram and Lakhan's adoptive father (2021–2022)
- Riyanka Chanda as Sunaina Ahlawat: Jaypratap's daughter; Tej's wife; Jr. Ram and Lakhan's adoptive mother (2021–2023)
- Afzaal Khan as Ram Ahlawat: Rajvardhan's brother; Ragini's husband; Ishaani and Esha's father (2021–2023)
- Preeti Puri as Ragini Ahlawat: Ram's wife; Esha's mother; Ishaani's step-mother (2021–2023)
- Tamanna Jaiswal as Esha Ahlawat Beniwal: Ram and Ragini's daughter; Ishaani's half-sister; Masoom, Tej, Meet Ahlawat and Kunal's cousin; Shantanu's ex-wife; Deep's widow (2021–2022)
- Ashutosh Semwal as Deep Beniwal: Rajvardhan's employee; Barfi's son; Neelam's elder brother; Meet Ahlawat's colleague and childhood friend; Esha's late husband (2021–2022) (Dead)
- Surabhi Talodia as Ishaani Ahlawat: Ram and Sushma's daughter; Ragini's step-daughter; Esha's half-sister; Masoom, Tej and Meet Ahlawat's cousin (2022–2023)
- Dhairya Dwivedi as Jr. Ram Ahlawat: Tej and Sunaina's elder adopted son; Lakhan's brother; Raj, Vaani and Duggu's adopted cousin (2021–2022)
- Vaidik Poriya as Lakhan Ahlawat: Tej and Sunaina's younger adopted son; Jr. Ram's brother; Raj, Vaani and Duggu's adopted cousin (2021–2022)
- Shalini Mahal as Chhavi: Hoshiyar's sister (2021–2022)
- Manoj Kolhatkar as Inspector Hawa Singh (2022)
- Chandan Anand as Minister Abhay Rana: Babita's brother; Shantanu's father; Ashok's murderer (2022)
- Ankit Vyas[16] as Shantanu "Shanty" Rana: Abhay's son; Masoom, Tej and Meet Ahlawat's cousin; Esha's ex-husband (2022)
- Gazal Sood as Tanya: Meet Ahlawat's college friend (2022)
- Sheetal Antani as Popat: Meet Hooda's namesake aunt (2022)
- Asmita Sharma[17] [18] as Barfi Beniwal: Deep and Neelam's mother (2022)
- Gouri Agarwal as Neelam Beniwal: Deep's sister; Barfi's daughter (2022) (Dead)
- Manish Khanna as Jaypratap Singh: Sunaina's father; Jr.Ram and Lakhan's adoptive grandfather (2021–2022)
- Randeep Rai[19] as Advocate Anurag Rathi: Meet Hooda's enemy-turned friend (2022) (Cameo)
- Poonam Jangra as Mrs. Rathi: Anurag's mother (2022)
- Dinesh Mehta as Robber (2022–2023)
- Riya Subodh as Robber (2022–2023)
- Javed Pathan as Robber (2022–2023)
- Prachi Kadam as Anubha (2023)
- Susheel Singh as Sarkar Sangwan: Yashoda's husband; Mahendra, Manmeet and Narendra's father; Veera, Veer, Aarohi and Sumeet's grandfather; Raj's step-grandfather; Manmeet's murderer (2023) (Dead)
- Garima Srivastav[20] [21] as Yashoda Sangwan: Sarkar's widow; Mahendra, Manmeet and Narendra's mother; Veera, Veer, Aarohi and Sumeet's grandmother; Raj's step-grandmother (2023)
- Yogendra Singh[22] as Mahendra Sangwan: Sarkar and Yashoda's eldest son; Manmeet and Narendra's brother; Anuja and Meghna's cousin; Gunwanti's husband; Veer and Veera's father (2023)
- Sheetal Dabholkar[23] as Gunwanti Mishra Sangwan: Ramgopal's elder daughter; Nitin and Shagun's elder sister; Mahendra's wife; Veer and Veera's mother (2023)
- Hridayansh Shekhawat as Veer (2023)
- Mohit Sachdev [24] as Narendra Sangwan: Sarkar and Yashoda's youngest son; Mahendra and Manmeet's brother; Anuja and Meghna's cousin; Imarti and Sapna's husband; Aarohi's father (2023)
- Mahi Soni as Veera Sangwan: Gunwanti and Mahendra's daughter; Veer's sister; Aarohi, Raunak and Sumeet's cousin; Abhay and Raj's step-cousin (2023)
- Krutika Khira (2023)
- Pranjali Singh Parihar[25] as Sapna Sangwan: Narendra's wife; Aarohi's mother (2023)
- Shivendra Sanyal[26] (2023)
- Dolphin Dwivedi [27] as Sundari Sangwan: Anuja and Meghna's mother (2023)
- Priyanka Bora as Imarti Sangwan: Narendra's second wife (2023)
- Palak Rana as Meghna Sangwan: Sundari's daughter; Anuja's sister; Manmeet, Narendra and Mahendra's cousin; Nitin's former love interest (2023)
- Aman Maheshwari as S.P. Neeraj Bhatia (2023)
- Krishnakant Singh Bundela as Baba
- Sanchita Ugale (2023)
- Harjinder Singh (2023)
- Simran Tomar as Jalebi: Imarti's sister; Sarkar's ex-fiancée (2023)
- Tushar Kawale[28] as Nitin Mishra: Ramgopal's son; Gunwanti and Shagun's brother; Meghna's former love interest (2023)
- Mrinalini Tyagi as Kanika: Minister's secretary (2023)
- Somesh Sharma as Abhay Chaudhary: Jeetesh's son; Shagun's step-son; Raunak's half-brother; Rajeev, Pankhuri, Shlok and Priyanka's cousin; Vani's husband (2023)
- Vikram Bham[29] as Raunak Chaudhary: Jeetesh and Shagun's son; Abhay's half-brother; Rajeev, Pankhuri, Shlok and Priyanka's cousin (2023)
- Aman Mishra[30] as Sarthak: Pankhuri's husband; Maira's father (2023)
- Payal Gupta[31] as Pankhuri Chaudhary: Ashok's elder daughter; Priyanka's sister; Sarthak's wife; Maira's mother (2023)
- Anil Dhawan as Jeetesh Chaudhary: Ashok and Anand's brother; Shagun's husband; Abhay and Raunak's father (2023)
- Mayank Verma as Rajeev Chaudhary: Anand and Poonam's elder son; Shlok's brother; Abhay and Raunak's cousin; Anju's husband; Akki's father (2023)
- Aditi Deshpande as Poonam Chaudhary: Anand's widow; Rajeev and Shlok's mother; Akki's grandmother (2023)
- Unknown as Anand Chaudhary: Jeetesh and Ashok's brother; Poonam's husband; Rajeev and Shlok's father; Akki's grandfather (2023) (Dead)
- Sulabha Arya as Mrs. Chaudhary: Jeetesh, Ashok and Anand's mother; Abhay, Rajeev, Raunak, Pankhuri, Shlok and Priyanka's grandmother; Akki and Maira's great-grandmother (2023)
- Arshi Srivastav as Anju Chaudhary: Rajeev's wife; Akki's mother (2023)
- Jinal Jain as Happy (2023)
- Rajendra Chawla as Ashok Chaudhary: Jeetesh and Anand's brother; Pankhuri and Priyanka's father; Maira's grandfather (2023)
- Unknown as Mrs. Chaudhary: Ashok's estranged wife; Pankhuri and Priyanka's mother; Maira's grandmother (2023)
- Shaurya Sisodia as Akki Chaudhary: Rajeev and Anju's son; Maira's cousin (2023)
- Srishti Singh as Bitti: Shlok's ex–fiancé (2023)
- Aarav Chowdhary as Pakistani General Bilawal Ali Hussain: Naaz's elder brother; Zainab's husband (2023)
- Swati Sharma as Naaz Hussain: Bilawal's younger sister (2023)
- Ahmed Khan as Mr. Hussain: Bilawal and Naaz's father (2023)
- as Zainab Bilawal Ali Hussain: Bilawal's wife (2023)
- Jasmine Avasia as Sakshi: Shlok's one sided obsessive lover (2023)
Guests
Production
Development
The marriage track in the show was a high-budget track, probably the most spent track in the series.[32]
Release
In August 2021, Zee TV announced two new shows at their early slots namely Meet and Rishton Ka Manjha and both the shows were launched on the same date.[33]
Awards and nominations
Adaptations
Notes and References
- Web site: 28 August 2021 . Ashi Singh: I was Nervous About Short-Haired Look in Meet Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet . 15 December 2021 . News18.
- Web site: "I'm yet to sign on the dotted line"- Ashi Singh on her new TV Show with Shagun Pandey . The Times of India.
- Web site: Ashi Singh takes up completely new avatar in 'Meet' . . 27 June 2022.
- Web site: Exclusive! Meet Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet to take a leap soon . . 9 January 2023.
- Web site: Ashi Singh, Shagun Pandey get nostalgic as their show 'Meet'... . 2022-11-15.
- Web site: Ashi Singh & Shagun Pandey miss their old colleagues pos... . 2023-01-20.
- Web site: Ashi Singh is leaving no stone unturned for the wrestling ma... . 2023-03-13.
- Web site: Ashi Singh wears an 'authentic' South Indian woman's look fo... . 2023-04-17.
- Web site: Shagun Pandey injured while shooting for a scene on the set... . 2023-03-26.
- Web site: OTT actor Syed Raza Ahmed is set to enter the TV show Meet p.. . . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: I couldn't wait endlessly for my track to open up in Meet po.. . . 1 September 2022.
- Web site: Sooraj Thapar to play Shagun Pandey's father in Shashi and Sumeet Mittal's next . The Times of India.
- Web site: Nisha Rawal on playing an insecure woman in 'Meet' . . 19 October 2021.
- Web site: Exclusive! Parakh Madan replaces Nisha Rawal in Meet: Badleg.. . . 21 February 2022.
- Web site: Break ke baad, Nisha Rawal returns to Meet: Badlegi Duniya K.. . . 22 May 2023.
- Web site: I wanted to play the male lead in a TV show, but the wait se.. . . 31 March 2022.
- Web site: Exclusive! Asmita Sharma set to make an entry tonight in the show Meet- Badlegi Duniya Ki Ree . . 13 July 2022.
- Web site: Asmita Sharma to play greedy, manipulative woman in 'Meet' . . 19 July 2022.
- Web site: Randeep Raii talks about his appearance in 'Meet', giving 10.. . . 15 December 2022.
- Web site: Garima Vikrant Singh to return on TV after a year as an anta.. . . 9 January 2023.
- Web site: I did not want to play a grandmother post the time leap: Gar.. . . 11 June 2023.
- Web site: With the leap in Meet Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet, my journey has.. . . 4 June 2023.
- Web site: To the new beginnings❤️ See me in a new avatar from today in #meet at 7pm only on Zeetv. 2023-01-11.
- Web site: Mohit Sachdev quits Meet, says 'After playing a good boy r... . 2023-06-09.
- Web site: To new beginnings. 2023-01-11.
- Web site: Shivendraa Om Saainiyol and Palak Rana to enter Zee TV's Meet. 2023-01-11.
- Web site: Unhappy with her upcoming track in Meet, Dolphin Dubey quits... . 15 May 2023.
- Web site: Tushar Kawale to play a villain in Meet, says 'I'm happy to... . 2023-04-26.
- Web site: Acting isn't for weak-hearted people, says Vikram Bham, who.. . . 3 June 2023.
- Web site: Aman Mishra on joining Meet and why he quit Na Umra Ki Seema... . 2023-06-19.
- Web site: Payal Gupta joins the cast of Meet, she's excited about play... . 2023-06-22.
- Web site: Ashi Singh unveils her wedding look in Meet . The Times of India.
- Web site: Meet - Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet TV - Times of India Videos . 15 December 2021 . The Times of India . en.
- Web site: List of Nominees: 21st ITA Awards, 2022.
- Web site: 7 March 2022 . ITA Awards 2022: Here's the Complete Winners List . 7 March 2022 . News18 . en.
