Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?

Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?
File:Maryada.jpg A promotional logo image of "Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?"
Created by	DJ's A Creative Unit
Written by	Sanjay Shabd Kumar, Damini Shetty & Raj Vasant
Starring	See Below
Country of origin	India
Original languages	Haryanvi, Hindi
No. of episodes	200+
Production
Producers	Tony and Deeya Singh
Running time	24 minutes
Original release
Network	STAR Plus
Release	October 18, 2010 – Present

About

Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? is an Indian family drama that aired on 18 October 2010 on STAR Plus. Set in a small town of Haryana, the show focuses on the challenges faced by four women in a traditional Jat family and how they break their silence and fight the conventional norms to protect their own maryaada (boundaries). The show is produced by Tony and Deeya Singh of DJ’s a Creative Unit.

Plot

It is the story of four women of the Jakhar family (Devyani, Uttara, Vidya & Priya), who strive hard to bind their family and nurture the relationships but down the line lose their voice, self-respect and dignity to paint a perfect picture of their family. The four women appear to have perfect lives, but in reality are silently living the dark truths of their family. Maryaada... Lekin Kab Tak? voices STAR PLUS belief, ‘Rishta Wahi Soch Nayi’ as it will encourage women to speak-up when it comes to their own self respect. The show brings a wide array of emotions as the journey of these four women to restore their values and maryaada, is full of trials and tribulations, betrayal and deceit. Amidst all the pain and deceit, unfolds the romance of Aditya and Priya, but is not free from the dark shadows of Priya’s past.

Awards

Star Parivaar Awards 2011

• Favourite Naya Sadasya Male : Raqesh Vashisth
• Favourite Dushman - Vishwajeet Pradhan

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Ridhi Dogra- Priya Pradhan Jhaakkar (Aditya's Wife)

RaQesh Vashisth- Aditya Jhaakkar (Priya's Husband)

Vindhya Tiwary- Vidya Jhaakkar (Gaurav's Wife)

Dakssh Ajit Singh- Gaurav Jhaakkar (Vidya's Husband)

Kamya Punjabi- Uttara (Rishab's Wife)(Devyani's Younger Sister)

Amit Dhawan- Rishab (Uttara's Husband)

Indrani Haldar- Devyani Jhaakar (Aditya,Gaurav's Mom and Brahmanand Jhaakar Wife) (Uttara's Older Sister)

Vishwajeet Pradhan- Brahmanand Jhaakar ( Aditya, Gaurav's Dad and Devyani's Husband) (tries to rape Priya and main antagonist)

Arun Bali- Dadaji or Bauji (Aditya and Gaurav's Grandfather)

Sushil Parashar- Prabhat Pradhan (Priya's Dad)

Fenil Umrigar- Sweetie Jhaakar(Aditya's sister)

Cast and characters

Character	Age	Portrayed by	Relevance	Description
Priya Jakhar	23	Riddhi Dogra	Female protagonist	She is a strong and responsible girl who can stand up for herself. She has many shades to essay as she tries to fight the things life has sent her way. Although, she is quintessentially chirpy and sociable, a dark incident has turned her into guarded and reserved individual.
Chinu Pradhan	19	Nivin Ramani	Priya’s brother	He is a medical student who is quite friendly and a perfect brother to Priya. He adds the comic relief to the show.
Aditya Jakhar	27	Raqesh Vashisth	Priya's Husband	He is a handsome and charming young guy and a supportive and loving husband. He believes that justice and truth must prevail at all times but he doesn’t mind using his contacts and power to his advantage. Aditya has big plans for the future and is currently contemplating a career in politics.
Brahmanand Jakhar	49	Vishwajeet Pradhan	Aditya’s father	He is a S.S.P who misuses his power to fulfil his means. Although he has a questionable character, he maintains a perfect façade not only to the outside world but even his own family.
Devyani Jakhar	45	Indrani Halder	Aditya’s mother	She is a strong pillar of the family and runs the family single handed. Though, she knows the truth of her husband, she prefers to remain silent. She makes all the possible efforts to guard the honour as well as all the dark secrets of her family.
Baauji	84	Arun Bali	Aditya’s grandfather	He is the eldest member of Jakhar family and is loving and caring. He supports Devyani and gives her strength as he too is aware of Brahmanand’s true colours and all the on goings in the family.
Gaurav Jakhar	29	Daksh Ajit Singh	Aditya’s elder brother	He is eldest son of Jakhar family, but not his father’s favourite. He is engaged in an extra-marital homosexual affair and feels trapped in his own marriage, although his wife Vidya loves him dearly and is totally unaware of her husband being gay.
Vidya Jakhar	25	Vindhya Tiwari	Aditya’s sister-in-law	She is a small town girl who is excited about her marriage to Gaurav. But alas, her rosy dreams are shattered when she realizes that she is not her husband’s love interest. Nevertheless, she is determined to win over his love.
Uttara	36	Kamya Punjabi	Aditya’s Aunt (Devyani’s sister)	She is extremely beautiful and attractive. She shares a platonic love relation with her brother-in-law, Brahmanand, but is not aware of his intentions. She is a loyal wife who will do anything for her husband’s happiness, but decides to take matters in to her own hand when things get out of control.