Not Woman Enough

Not Woman Enough

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Juggernaut

A coming of age story of a transgender Devi. It is set in a small town in Rajasthan in a patriarchal society where daughters are unwelcome. Her father walks out of his ancestral home refusing to let her be aborted. He and his wife bring up Devi “just like a son.” Devi grows up as a tomboy and struggles to find her sexual identity.Will she find love in her college mate Ishwari?

Ghar Ek Sapnaa

Ghar Ek Sapnaa

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In many parts of the world, it is the girl who is forced into marriage. But in some parts of north India, there exists the curious phenomenon of ‘pakadva vivaah’ in which a boy is kidnapped for marriage. The girl’s family is usually politically powerful and the bride does not even know the truth behind the wedding. Predictably, the wedding is held at gunpoint. The serial explored such a relationship which eventually grows into love.
Telecast on Sahara, 2007-08

Panaah

Panaah

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Some pacts are meant to be broken. Two women friends, one of whom is a doctor and the other a homemaker, have promised to be there for each other whenever they need succour. The homemaker decides to walk out of a terrible marriage and the other gives her shelter. But how long can the doctor be expected to provide shelter to her friend? And must she shelter her even as her own marriage is unravelling?
Telecast on DD National, 2001

Kogile

Kogile

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Life can sometimes be very dramatic. A carefree young college girl discovers that she is gravely ill and that she is adopted – all at one go. Only a bone marrow transplant can save her life. For that, she needs to track down her biological parents. In the race against time to trace them out, she discovers that she is the child born out of a rape. Can life be worth living now?
Telecast on Udaya TV, 2012

Grihasti

Grihasti

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Three daughters are brought up in a loving household; each compensates another’s weakness while encouraging her to overcome it. This makes them a great team when together, but puts them at a disadvantage when they are alone. They are like the trinity of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Durga; all have qualities that every girl aspires to, yet each is complete only when they complement each other. How will they manage when they marry and go their separate ways?
Telecast on Star Plus, 2006

TV Ke Uss Paar

TV Ke Uss Paar

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A spoof on four popular shows that the protagonist Madhu, an avid television soap watcher, faithfully follows and lives out. She mixes the fiction in the shows with the reality of her life. She lives these characters, becoming obsessively involved with them and tries to shape their destinies. Madhu’s obsession with the plot line of the characters is underscored by the fact that she wants to make Boki Bahu in one of the shows, her real bahu.
Telecast on Zindagi, 2016