Lajwanti (TV series)

Lajwanti
GenreHistorical period drama
Based onLajwanti, Land of five rivers
by Rajinder Singh Bedi
Written byRajinder Singh Bedi
Screenplay byIla Bedi Dutta
Story byIla Bedi Dutta
Directed byRavind Gautam & Ravindar Singh Suri
Creative directorsShafali Lall and Indrajeet Mukharjee
Starringsee below
Theme music composerSom Dasgupta
Country of originIndia
Original languagesHindi
Punjabi
Urdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes95[citation needed]
Production
ProducersRohit Vaid
Ila Bedi Dutta
Rajat Bedi[1]
Production locationsMumbai
Kashmir
Patiala
EditorK. Rajgopal Sanjay das
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeApprox. 22 minutes
Production companyTrilogy Media
Original release
NetworkZee TV
Release28 September 2015 (2015-09-28) –
5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
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Lajwanti is an Indian television drama show, which premiered on 28 September 2015 on Zee TV. The story is loosely based on Rajinder Singh Bedi's 1956 book titled Lajwanti, Land of five rivers and is set during Partition of India.[2][3] The show was produced by Trilogy Media.[4] The show is about the relationship between Sunderlal Bharadwaj and Lajwanti (Lajo) living in Badami Bagh Lahore. Sunderlal first time meet on well when he went to Rohranwala Village to attend Marriage Ceremony of his friend Lalchand Baniya. They face many perils throughout the course of their relationship. The series ended on 5 February 2016, where Sunder, who had previously lost his memory and wandered away, reunites with Lajo, and is stopped from marrying Gunwanti. Lajo and Sunder proceed to get married again, jubilantly ending the show.

  1. ^ Diksha, Awasthi (18 September 2015). "A timeless wonder". The Hindu Group. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ "TV adaptation of Rajinder Singh Bedi's 'Lajwanti' launched". 15 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Such a Long Journey: 'Lajwanti' to premiere soon". 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  4. ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Sid Makkar to play the lead in Ila Bedi Dutta's 'Lajwanti' on Zee TV". www.tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.