Molkki

Molkki is an Indian television drama series on Colors TV produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. It stars Priyal Mahajan and Amar Upadhyay.[1] It premiered on 16 November 2020.

Molkki
GenreSocial
Drama
Created byEkta Kapoor
Written byDialogue
Dheeraj Sarna
Screenplay bySaba Mumtaz
Story byGajra Kottary
Advait Kottary
Directed byMuzammil Desai
Creative directorShivangi Babbar
StarringPriyal Mahajan
Amar Upadhyay
Opening themeMolkki
ComposerVinod Ghimare
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes60
Production
Producers
EditorsVikash Sharma
Vishal Sharma
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22–25 minutes
Production companyBalaji Telefilms
Release
Original networkColors TV
Picture format576i
1080i(HDTV)
Original release16 November 2020 (2020-11-16) –
present
External links
Voot
Production website

Plot

Molkki is a so called tradition, in which poor girls marry a wealthy man in exchange for money. Even though it is forbidden, Molkki is still practiced in some regions of India. The serial revolves around a poor girl named Purvi whose father made her Molkki bride for money.

Purvi marries Virendra Pratap Singh, a widower and father of two kids. Virendra is village head in a village in Haryana's Rewari district. Virendra's kids don't like Purvi, especially his daughter Juhi, as they believe Purvi is trying to snatch their mother's position. Virendra is still unable to forget his first wife Sakshi. For him this marriage is a deal that he made to save his Sakshi Mill, which he made in the remembrance of his lovable wife. However, Purvi doesn't want to remain Molkki and decides to pay her Moll off. She decides to do this by tutoring Virendra's troublesome children. Initially stubborn and difficult, the kids later whole-heartedly accept Purvi when she takes the blame of their mistakes on herself like when Juhi mistakenly burns Sakshi's portrait and when Purvi unknowingly wears Sakshi's clothes and jewellery on Juhi's birthday on kids' insistence, as plotted by Anjali. Though Purvi's innocence comes out every time. She also helps the kids with their studies and makes Virender realise his wrong conduct towards his children. On learning that Virender blames himself for snatching the kids' mother from them, Purvi decides to bring them close. She, on several occasions, makes Virender display his love for his kids. She also plans a picnic where the kids' get close to their father. While on picnic Vaibhav rapes Priyu as part of a bet because she slapped him in front of his friends. Anjali records Priyu's rap and then blackmails Purvi. A series of incidents leads to Virender losing his trust on Purvi and refuses to believe her allegations on his brother. He asks her to prove it else leave the village forever however Purvi manage to prove Vaibhav doings and expose him in the public. Virender ask Priyu to decide the punishment but Priyu decide to marry Vaibhav the marriage preparation goes on. During the preparations, Virender realizes his mistake and tries to pacify Purvi.

Cast

Main
  • Priyal Mahajan as Purvi Virendra Pratap Singh: Savita and Mahesh's daughter; Priyashi and Duddu's elder sister; Virendra's second wife; Juhi and Manas's stepmother and tutor (2020–present)
  • Amar Upadhyay as Virendra Pratap Singh: Prakashi's step-son; Yogi's elder brother; Vaibhav's step-brother; Sakshi's widower; Juhi and Manas's father; Purvi's husband (2020–present)

Recurring
  • Supriya Shukla as Prakashi Devi: Virendra's step-mother (2020–present)[2]
  • Abhay Bhargava as Bheem: Virendra's uncle; Prakashi's elder brother (2020–present)
  • Shraddha Jaiswal as Anjali Singh: Yogi's wife; Jyoti's sister (2020–present)
  • Tushar Kawale as Yogi Pratap Singh: Anjali's husband; Virendra's younger brother (2020–present)
  • Ved Bharadwaj as Mahesh: Savita's husband; Purvi, Priyashi and Duddu's father (2020–present)
  • Mmeena Mir as Savita: Mahesh's wife; Purvi, Priyashi and Duddu's mother (2020–present)
  • Dhwani Gori as Priyashi Vaibhav Pratap Singh: Savita and Mahesh's daughter; Purvi and Duddu's sister; Vaibhav’s wife (2020–present)
  • Pranav Kumar as Vaibhav Pratap Singh: Virendra's younger stepbrother; Prakashi's biological son ;Priyashi’s husband (2020–present)
  • Kajaal Chauhan as Sudha: Purvi's friend (2020–present)
  • Rithvik Gupta as Manas Pratap Singh: Sakshi and Virendra's son; Purvi's step-son (2020–present)
  • Anushka Sharma as Juhi Pratap Singh: Sakshi and Virendra's daughter; Purvi's step-daughter (2020–present)
  • Vyon Mehta as Duddu: Savita and Mahesh's son; Purvi and Priyashi's younger brother (2020–present)
  • Neha Jurel as Jyoti: Anjali's sister (2020–present)
  • Sanjay Swaraj as Kanji Bhai: a bride dealer who fixed Purvi's Molkki (2020–present)
  • Shivam Khajuria as Naveen: Priyashi's ex love interest (2020–present)
  • Nikhil Narang as Vipul: Purvi's ex-love interest (2020–present)

Production

Development

The filming of the series began in October 2020.[3]

The series addresses the social issue of Bride buying custom prevailing in Haryana, with the story on the lines of the 2009 series Bandini which was also produced by Balaji Telefilms.[4][5]

My character explores the harsh realities of the real world. I hope people connect with it and bring in change for the betterment of society. The main reason why I have picked up this character is that it challenges my set of skills as an actor, as there are no similarities between our lives. I was born and brought up in Delhi hence the word Molkki was alien to me. Going through the whole research and hearing the unheard sounds of life it's already been a beautiful experience in its own way. Yes, being an uptown girl playing a character that was born and brought up in rural areas requires a lot of research, study and understanding of their way of their culture.

— Priyal Mahajan[6]

"I have always experimented with my looks based on the characters that I portray on screen. My character in Molkki, Virendra Pratap Singh has a Haryanvi look and has a big, long mustache, hence I decided to grow a mustache to get into the character and according to me it also suits my personality."

— Amar Upadhyay[7]

Release

The first promo of the series is released on 7 October 2020.[8]

Reception

ThePrint stated the series tackled the issue of brides for sale when a girl, Purvi, is forced into marriage with the sarpanch who is twice her age, for money. This is as real as it gets: the serial is set in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh where such marriage transactions are only too often the tragedy.[9]

References
  1. "Amar Upadhyay on his new show Molkki and on returning with Ekta". The Times of India.
  2. "Supriya Shukla roped in for Colors' Molkki". The Tribune.
  3. "Amar Upadhyay: 'Experienced actors understand the nuances better'". The Times of India.
  4. "Colors' upcoming show Molkki is about bride-buying custom prevalent in Haryana". The Tribune.
  5. "Iqbal Khan in talks with Ekta Kapoor for a show on the lines of 'Bandini'". The Times of India.
  6. "Priyal Mahajan's TV show Molkki is set to hold a mirror to society". Midday.
  7. "I have always experimented with my looks based on the characters that I portray on-screen: Amar Upadhyay". The Times of India.
  8. "Molkki Coming Soon". YouTube.
  9. "Guddan, Mayuri, Molkki, Imlie — Hindi TV series are finally doing something revolutionary". ThePrint.
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