Bhaskar Bharti

Bhaskar Bharti is a daily show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television (India) from Mondays to Thursdays. It premiered on May 25, 2009 and stars Eijaz Khan, Ragini Khanna, Anchal Sabharwal, Aamir Ali, Jai Kalra and Vivek Mushran in the lead roles.

Prior to its launch, it was believed that Bhaskar Bharti was a TV adaptation of the 2005 Hindi film Mr Ya Miss.^[1] However, that was not the case, as it is actually a Hindi adaptation of the popular Argentine comedy show Lalola in which a man turns into a woman as a result of being cursed by one of his love interests.

Synopsis

The story is centered around the life of Bhaskar (portrayed by Eijaz Khan), an attractive and debonair man and chief editor of Men's Universe, a fledgling men's magazine. He's quite popular among women; however, he keeps moving in and out of relationships, as he doesn't believe in the concept of love. This leads to a lot of anger and heartburn among his love interests. Eventually, one of his girlfriends (whom he promised to marry) curses him to turn into a woman, so that he may understand the pain and anguish that he has caused her and other women. The curse comes true, and Bhaskar transforms into a woman that night.

Bewildered by this sudden change, he tries in vain to turn himself back into a man. He soon realizes that he has no choice but to continue his daily life as a woman until the curse can be reversed. To be accepted back in his workplace, he pretends to be Bhaskar's cousin Bharti (portrayed by Ragini Khanna) and lies that Bhaskar had to leave to attend to a family emergency, and that he has asked her to assume his responsibilities at his office until he returns. He is able to get his job back as a result, but realizes that getting everyone's respect and attention will prove very difficult, more so now as he is a woman. No one except his best friend, Payel, knows about this, and Bhaskar and Payel together attempt to bring Bhasker back to his original body, but each and every time their attempt fails.

Cast

Primary characters

• Eijaz Khan (Male protagonist) as Bhaskar. He is the chief editor of Men's Universe magazine, and hails originally from Gwalior. Post his transformation into Bharti, he only makes small appearances in some episodes.

• Ragini Khanna (Female protagonist) as Bharti, Bhaskar's female Avatar,Who contiguously trapped in problems that made by Bhaskar & solve them.

• Anchal Sabharwal as Payal Mehra. She is Bhaskar's best friend, who loves him and wants him back in his original self. She is constantly with him through this tumultuous phase of his life, and helps him in dealing with his new body and new personal and professional life. She also helps him in his attempts to turn himself back into a man.

• Aamir Ali as Armaan Sinha, Bhaskar's office colleague. He is a divorceé with a young daughter, and is shown as a good and kind person by heart.He is also in love with Bharti.

• Jai Kalra as Gyaan Gupta, Bhaskar's office colleague and supposed best friend. Gyaan, however, is very jealous of Bharti, and he and Vineeta try often to get her thrown out of her job, but without result.

• Rukhsar Rehman as Vineeta Lamba, Gyaan's subordinate in office and also his love interest. She conspires with Gyaan to have Bharti thrown out from the magazine, so he can assume Bhaskar's post and she can be promoted to his current post.

• Vivek Mushran as Amarjeet Bhatia, Bhaskar (Bharti)'s boss. He is initially biased against Bharti and doubts her capabilities, but is gradually forced to accept her contributions towards the magazine's success. His wife Kamla a.k.a. Camilla started Men's Universe after they came to Mumbai from Ludhiana.

• Rajesh Khera as KK, the mysterious man who is responsible for Bhaskar's transformation into Bharti, and also the key to reversing the curse. He is later revealed to be none other than Lord Krishna (KK apparently being short for "Krishna Kanhaiya"). Bhaskar is seen in his male form only when KK is with him.

• Shakti Anand as Omkar Sinha, Armaan's brother.

• Damini Joshi as Radha. An inspiration in Bharti's life, learning about a women's soulful characteristics.

Secondary characters

• Vaishnavi Mahant as Bhaskar's mother

• Preeti Amin as Geeta

• Snehal Sahai as Sonali Sharma

• Simran Sharma as Jeeya

• Unknown as Narayan

• Micckie Dudaaney as Sunny

• Nikhil Roy as Pushpak

References

External links

• Bhaskar Bharti at the Internet Movie Database