Sarabhai vs Sarabhai

Premise

Characters

• Indravadan Sarabhai: Satish Shah portrays Indravadan Sarabhai a.k.a. Indu, who is an ex-director of a multinational company. He retired early to take care of the children and help Maya work as a social worker. He is the funniest character in the show, and constantly picks on Maya and Rosesh. He always sides with Monisha in case of a tiff between her and Maya, and constantly tries to create fun conflicts by ratting Sahil out to them, or them out to each other. He is irritated by Madhusudan bhai and his "hain?"s the most, as well as Dushyant, his son-in-law. He is the jest in the family and has attained the title of "Narad Muni", the court jest in Hindu mythology.
• Maya Sarabhai: Ratna Pathak Shah. She is the female head of the Sarabhai family, and runs the family like a pro. Being a snooty upper-class socialite, her daughter-in-law Monisha's middle-class money-saving techniques and unkempt behaviour is a constant pet peeve for Maya. Her catchphrase is "It's so middle class!", and she continually uses sarcasm to taunt Monisha and make her see the error of her ways. She is constantly after Indravadan to fix his dietary and cleanliness habits, not much unlike Monisha, and pampers her younger son Rosesh, also making sure he doesn't take in a middle-class wife like Sahil. Her son-in-law Dushyant also irritates her by dropping in every time an appliance is damaged.
• Sahil Sarabhai: Sumeet Raghavan portrays Sahil Sarabhai, a cosmetic surgeon. He is the eldest child, and probably the most "normal" one. He is soft, calm, wise, and noble, and is constantly trying to resolve conflicts in his family, between Maya and Monisha, Maya and Indravadan, and Indravadan and Rosesh. He often gets 'sandwiched' between his mother and his wife, and tries not to hurt anyone. He avoids conflicts but loves making fun of his younger brother Rosesh, similar to Indravadan.
• Monisha/Manisha Singh Sarabhai: Rupali Ganguly, a middle class, Punjabi girl from Noida, and now the daughter-in-law of the Sarabhais. She rarely cleans the house and is always lazing around watching daily soaps on the television. She develops a dramatic nature from these shows, and always ends up saying "Mai ghar chhorke ja rahi hu!" to Sahil after every argument with Maya. Her passion is to save money, come what may. She is always at loggerheads with Maya for her thrifty ways. Her father-in-law always supports her, while Sahil is torn between the two. Despite being careless, Monisha is a honest, and innocent loving woman. Manisha was named Monisha by Maya as she found the name Manisha 'too middle-class'.
• Roshesh Sarabhai: Rajesh Kumar portrays Rosesh Sarabhai, the youngest child of Maya and Indravadan. He is a theatre artist, aspiring actor, and a poet. He is Maya's favourite and she pampers him a lot. Maya is the only member of Sarabhai family who approves of and appreciates his absurd poetry and acting skills. He has a love-hate relationship with Indravadan as he is always the target of his jokes and pranks. He always seconds his "Momma", even if he doesn't feel so. He has a peculiar and amusing voice, and his poems are always bad but funny.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2 ''(Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2)''

Production

Conception

Casting

Filming

Broadcast

Reception

Viewer reception

Accolades

• Best Serial, Comedy
• Best Director, Comedy - Deven Bhojani
• Best Actor, Comedy - Satish Shah
• Best Actress, Comedy - Ratna Pathak Shah
• Best Dialogues - Aatish Kapadia

• Best Serial
• Best Director - Deven Bhojani
• Best Actor - Satish Shah
• Best Actress - Ratna Pathak Shah
• Art Direction - Omung Kumar Bhandula