Laado 2 (TV series)
Laado 2 – Veerpur Ki Mardani is an Indian television drama show that premiered on 6 November 2017 and aired on the Colors TV channel. It replaced the Colors TV popular show Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman from 6 November 2017.
It is the season 2 of Laado . It is Sequel or Spin-off Series of the 2009 Colors TV Series Na Aana Is Des Laado. The show is produced by Bollywood filmmaker Dhaval Gada. Meghna Malik reprised her role as Ammaji from Na Aana Is Des Laado in this show.
It starred Meghna Malik, Avika Gor, Palak Jain, Shaleen Malhotra, Siddharth Arora and Vinny Arora in the lead roles. The first promo for the show was released on 5 October 2017. Laado touched upon the sensitive issue of castration. The Series took a Leap of 6 Months in March 2018.
The story revolves around Ammaji, a powerful and conservative matriarch who supported female infanticide in Na Aana Is Des Laado, is now a transformed woman. She and her elder granddaughter, Anushka fight for women's rights as they try to change people's outlooks. The show contended with the likes of the shows on the rival channels that aired on the same time slot namely, Kundali Bhagya, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Ayushman Bhava and Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki on the small screen facing a stiff competition.
It could not face the difficult competition with the TRP chart topper shows like Kundali Bhagya and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and hence, the channel decided to pull it off-air without dragging the story any further and launch new shows which could help the channel retain its top position in BARC Ratings chart. The show ended on 23 May 2018, completing 133 Episodes. It was replaced by Colors TV Show Bepannah from 28 May 2018.
Cast
Main cast
- Meghna Malik as Bhagwani Devi Sangwan / Ammaji
- Avika Gor as Anushka singh Choudhary nee' Sangwan / Juhi Sethi
- Palak Jain as Jhanvi Sangwan
- Shaleen Malhotra as Yuvraj Singh Choudhary
- Siddharth Arora as Shaurya
- Vinny Arora as Juhi Sethi
Recurring cast
- Rituraj Singh as Balwant Singh Choudhary
- Zalak Desai as Komal Choudhary / Komal Dharam Kriplani
- Charu Asopa as Kajal Kuldeep Sethi 2018
- Ankit Raaj as Ranveer Balwant Choudhary
- Adhvik Mahajan as Dr. Vishal
- Farida Dadi as Kavita Sethi
- Ashu Sharma as Amrish - Juhi's Maternal Uncle, Shagun's Younger Brother, A Character with Grey Shades, A Power Hungry and shrewd man who wants to fill his pocket with the Sethi Family 's money.
- Arjun Aneja as Kuldeep Sethi - Juhi's Elder Brother, Shagun's Son, He cares for his wife, Manages the business of Sethi Family.
- Mamta Luthra / Unknown as Taai - Juhi's Nanny, A Lady whom Juhi loved as her mother in Childhood, She is the one who helped the real Juhi in moving out of the clutches of Sethi Family and fleeing away from her House 10 years ago, She loves Juhi but is unaware of the fact that Juhi is being tortured and ill-treated by a man named Indra from last 10 years.
- Unknown as Bunty - Shourya's Friend, He always helps Shourya in his solving his problems.
- Nasirr Khan as Advocate Dharam Kriplani - Komal's Husband, A Senior Lawyer who looks after the Sethi Family Property Matters and is looking after the matter of transfer of Anushka's Property in Veerpur to Rantej's Name.
- Manini Mishra as Shagun Sethi - Juhi's Step-mother, Kavita's Daughter-in-law, She wields a dual sword of a sweet step-mother with evil ulterior motive.
- Ananya Khare as Malhari Balwant Choudhary - Balwant's Widow, Rantej and Ranveer's Mother, Indra Baba's Wife.
- Nimai Bali as Indra Baba - Malhari's Second Husband, Rantej's Step-father, A Negative, Power Hungry, Unforgiving and Money-frenzy Man, A Ruthless Patriarch, who heads the Family, New Patriarch of the Choudhary Family, Real Juhi's Adoptive Father.
- Dakssh Ajit Singh as Rantej Balwant Choudhary - Malhari and Balwant's Elder Son, Ranveer's Elder Brother, He is one of the Rapists of Jhanvi, He ill-treated and molested his wife Meera, He was castracted by Anushka as a punishment of the crime committed by him, He has now become Real Juhi's Brother swearing to protect her from all the evils, especially from her adoptive Father whom he suspects to have been harassing her. For that He asked her to tie a Rakhi on her wrist and she did it thus becoming sister of Rantej.
- Saii Ranade Sane as Meera Balwant Choudhary - Rantej's Divorced Wife, She was ill-treated and molested by her husband Rantej but Anushka helped her in moving out of the clutches of her evil husband by taking divorce from him.
- Hemann Choudhary as Tej Choudhary - Rantej and Ranveer's Cousin Brother, He was one of the Rapists of Jhanvi.
- Moni Rai as Balwant's Younger Brother - Malhari's Younger Brother-in-law, Tej's Father, He obeys his elder sister-in-law whom he calls "Bhabho" and always follows her commands and considers Indra Baba as his elder Brother after Malhari's Re-Marriage to Indra Baba.
- Gulfam Khan as Rajjo - Balwant's Younger Sister, Malhari's Younger Sister-in-law, She also obeys her elder sister-in-law and considers Indra Baba as his elder Brother after Malhari's Re-Marriage to Indra Baba.
- Simran Natekar as Chunki - Dhumal's Wife, A Resident of Veerpur, She was one of the members of Anushka's Team which was formed by Anushka to punish Rantej, Ranveer and Tej for their sin of committing Jhanvi's Rape.
- Paaras Madaan as Jai Dev - Saroj's Youngest Son, An Optimist.
- Kapil Soni as Jai's Elder Brother
- Sudipti Parmar as Jai's Vivacious Haryanvi Sister-in-law, Saroj's Eldest Daughter-in-law, Jai's Elder Brother's Wife.
- Prakash as Dhumal - Saroj's Son, Chunki's Husband.
- Meenal Kapoor as Saroj - Ammaji's Friend, Dhumal's Mother.
Guests
- Meera Deosthale as Chakor Suraj Rajvanshi from Udaan on 1 February 2018 and on 2 February 2018 - To Help Anushka in finding her missing paternal grandmother, Ammaji
- Vijayendra Kumeria as Suraj Rejvanshi from Udaan Sapnon Ki
- Jasmin Bhasin as Teni from Dil Se Dil Tak
Characters
Main characters
- Bhagwani Devi Sangwan also known as the Ammaji of Veerpur was a confident and enigmatic person who left the badlands of Veerpur years back and settled in Delhi along with her granddaughters, Anushka and Jhanvi. She was a spiritual person who appeased her guilts of her past sins. She was a retired woman whose only aim in life was to protect her two granddaughters Anushka and Jhanvi. She was a strong, daring, intense and loving person. She completely changed over the years. She addressed the sensitive issues of women's dignity and rights. She was happy raising her granddaughters, far away from her homeland. She got fierce and stern in the hour of need. Ammaji presented her new side, that of a caring woman with a golden heart. She gave good values to her granddaughters. She took the sole responsibility of protecting them. It becomes a shattering moment for her when she loses Jhanvi to the bad clutches of Veerpur. Later after Jhanvi's Death she sets on a mission to punish Jhanvi's rapists becoming a beacon, a succour, a messiah for those who yearn for justice, but she is killed later.
- Anushka Sangwan / Anushka Yuvraj Choudhary was Ammaji's Elder Granddaughter. She was a final year law student who had a very strong belief in law and order. She was a brave, daring and independent girl. She had a mind of her own. She has ability to take strict decisions and adhere to it. She believed in gender equality. She can't tolerate any injustice or women abuse. She took a stand daringly for what seems wrong to her. She was fearless, just like Ammaji. She had firm belief in law. She got guidance from Ammaji. Ammaji and Anushka try to bring a change in Veerpur to protect the women. She cared for her younger sister Jhanvi and was determined to avenge her younger sister's sufferings followed by her murder and grandmother's murder and avenges by castrating Jhanvi's rapists. Situations forced Anushka to live with a new identity of Juhi, who was the Laado of the well-known Sethi Family of Chandigarh.
- Yuvraj Choudhary was Anushka's First Love Interest and Husband, He initially punished Anushka for Ammaji's Sins of killing his parents. He even stabbed Ammaji for attempting to kill his Elder Father, Balwant but later on learning of his Family's wrongdoings started supporting Anushka and stands by her but gets shot to try to protect her from his Elder Mother Malhari's new plan.
- Jhanvi Sangwan was Ammaji's younger granddaughter and Anushka's younger sister. She was a cheerful, naughty, empathetic and idealistic girl. She was a prankster who was full of life. She was a short lived girl as well as a loving younger sister. who gets raped, molested and killed by bad guys for she tries to emulate her sister when she clips Rantej Singh to save his wife Meera.
Other characters
- Shaurya was Juhi's Childhood Friend who was in love with Juhi and considering Anushka as Juhi starts falling in love with him. He was a street fighter, a middle-class guy who was very intense and was motivated by love. He was insanely in love with Juhi who left him a few years ago. Because of that, he ends up doing something wrong, which lands him in juvenile house. After 10 years, Shaurya came to know that Juhi is back thinking Anushka is Juhi, which gave him a ray of hope to find his lost love and reconnect with her. He got engaged to Anushka considering her as Juhi on Dadi's insistence. On learning the shocking truth from Anushka that she is not Juhi, Shaurya confronts Anushka for playing with his emotions. He doesn't forgives Anushka. He wanted to make Anushka realize her mistake.
- Juhi Sethi was Indra Baba's Adopted Daughter. She was real Juhi who has fled away from her Family 10 years back with the help of her nanny. She was adopted by Indra. But actually he was only misusing, ill-treating and molesting her from last 10 years.
- Balwant Choudhary was Former Patriarch of the Choudhary Family. He was Malhari's First Husband. He was Rantej and Ranveer's Father. He was a dark figure, lurking in the shadows and drawing strength from the corridors of hell. He was vicious ruler of Veerpur which was a God forsaken land where women were treated like dirt as Meera's unborn girl child was killed, drawing parallel to the core plot of Na Aana Is Des Laado, that of female infanticide.
- Komal Choudhary / Komal Dharam Kriplani was Yuvraj's Younger Sister. She was Dharam's Wife. When Anushka was living with the identity of Juhi in Chandigarh, She was the Only Link between Anushka's Past and Present.
- Kajal Kuldeep Sethi was Juhi's Elder Sister-in-law and Kuldeep's Wife. She was a mentally unstable / challenged girl who showed childish behaviour and always played with a doll named Tulika. She loved Anushka as her Sister-in-law.
- Ranveer Balwant Choudhary was Malhari and Balwant's Younger Son. He was Rantej's Younger Brother and one of the rapists of Jhanvi.
- Dr. Vishal was a doctor who castrated Rantej, Ranveer and Tej, thus, helping Anushka in punishing her sister's rapists. He was a veterinary doctor who helped Anushka in her fight to avenge the wrongdoings done to her family. He later became Meera's Friend.
- Kavita Sethi was Juhi's Paternal Grandmother. She was a typical Punjabi Grandmother who is very sweet and loving. She was the Matriarch of the Sethi Family.
Background
Production
Season 2 of the Colors TV Na Aana Is Des Laado is produced by Dhaval Gada of Dhaval Gada Productions.Casting
Earlier, there were rumours that Meghna Malik would be returning as the cruel and strict Ammaji. It was also said that the Show will have the same setup with Raghav and Siya's Daughter now playing the Lead. The concept of the Show remains the Same as Before. The Show will have Ekta Kaul and Shoaib Ibrahim playing the Protagonists while Meghna Malik will play the Antagonist.But later it was officially announced that Meghna Malik as well as Avika Gor will be playing the Lead Roles in the Series. It was declared that the show will feature Avika Gor as the protagonist along with Palak Jain as her sister, Jhanvi who will be playing the parallel lead role in the series. It was also declared that Meghna Malik role will be positive in this series. Ammaji in this edition of Laado will be different in mind, body and appearance. She will be seen championing the cause of women and addressing sensitive issues of women's dignity, safety and rights. Later, Shaleen Malhotra was roped in to play the Male Lead Role in the Series. The show also featured a stellar line-up of actors including Rituraj Singh, Dakssh Ajit Singh, Ananya Khare, Gulfam Khan, Moni Rai, Ankit Raj, Zalak Desai, Hemann Choudhary, and Sudipti Parmar amongst others who will be playing Pivotal Roles. Later, Palak Jain's Character died in the Show. So, She left the Show. In January 2018, Rituraj Singh's Character died in the Show and so he also left the Show. In the same month, Meghna Malik left the Show and so, her character was shown to have died in the Series. In February 2018, Adhvik Mahajan entered the Series in the Parallel Lead Role. Later, in March 2018, Shaleen Malhotra also left the Series, so his character was shown to be killed in the Show. In the same month, Adhvik Mahajan also quit the Series. After the Leap which occurred in the Series in the month of March 2018, many new actors were roped in to play the pivotal roles in the Series. Manini Mishra, Ashu Sharma, Farida Dadi, Nasirr Khan, Arjun Aneja and Charu Asopa entered the Series to play important roles post-leap. In March 2018, Siddharth Arora entered the Series as the New Main Male Lead. In the month of April 2018, Nimai Bali entered the Series as the New Antagonist. In the same month, Vinny Arora entered the Series as the New Parallel Female Lead. Later, Mamta Luthra also entered the Series.
Crossover episodes
Soundtrack
Ratings
The Series occupied 17th place, with 1.8 TRP ratings in the First Week of Its Launch. In the 2nd Week of 2018, The Series got 1.5 ratings. The show reached the 14th position in the BARC Chart Ratings on 24 November 2017. The TRP/BARC ratings Chart for 27 January 2018 to 2 February 2018, the series occupied 17th place. In The TRP/BARC ratings Chart for the 3 March 2018 to 9 March 2018, the Series occupied 19th place. In The TRP/BARC ratings for 24 February 2018 to 2 March 2018, the Series occupied 17th place. In The TRP/BARC ratings Chart for 24 March 2018 to 30 March 2018, the series occupied 20th place. In The TRP/BARC ratings Chart for 31 March 2018 to 4 April 2018, the series occupied 19th place. In The TRP/BARC ratings Chart for 7 April 2018 to 13 April 2018, the Series managed to get 0.9 ratings.The Show received good TRPs earlier but later was telecasted once or twice in a week and so, lost its popularity. It was discontinued from 24 May 2018 due to launch of Show named Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop at 9:00 PM Slot on Colors TV.