Marathi-language drama TV series
Premachi Goshta (transl. Love Story) is an Indian Marathi language television drama series airing on Star Pravah. It premiered from 4 September 2023 by replacing Rang Maza Vegla. It is produced by Shashi and Summet Mittal under the banner of Shashi Sumeet Productions. It stars Tejashri Pradhan, Raj Hanchnale, Apurva Nemlekar and Ira Parwade in lead roles. It is based on Manju Kapur's novel Custody and is an official remake of Hindi TV series Yeh Hai Mohabbatein.[1]
Plot
The series is set in Bandra and focuses on the lives of two next-door neighbors, Dr. Mukta Gokhale, a pediatric dentist, and Sagar Koli "SK", a CEO. Mukta befriends Sai after rescuing her from an accident, but she's shocked by Sagar's harsh treatment of Sai. By chance, Mukta meets Pranav at her nephew's thread ceremony, sparking memories of their college romance, and her infertility leading to Pranav canceling their wedding. When Sagar returns from Goa, he avoids meeting Sai due to a painful past with his wife, Saavni, who cheated on him with his former boss, Harshavardhan. Mukta agrees to an arranged marriage with Pratik. Meanwhile, Mihir and Mihika try to gain approval from their families for their relationship, but both families reject it. Mukta tries to convince Sagar to support them, but he refuses.
Sai gets locked inside a room during The Business Excellence Award ceremony, and Mukta comes to her rescue, leading to a misunderstanding with Sagar. Sharmila gives Sai an extra dose of expired cough syrup which leads to Mukta taking Sai to the hospital without informing Sagar's family. Sagar files a police complaint against Mukta. Madhavi and Purushottam get arrested during the engagement ceremony. Mukta breaks ties with Pratik after discovering his true colours. Sagar regrets misunderstanding Mukta after learning the truth about Sai's condition. Harshavardhan manipulates Saavni to gain custody of Sai. Chaos ensues when Saavni presents legal documents to take Sai. After the court grants them divorce, Sagar tries to gain custody of Sai, but the court rules in favor of Saavni.
Sagar encounters a challenging situation when his client, Rohit, and Rohit's wife, Revati, mistakenly assume Mukta to be his wife. Sagar persuades Mukta to pretend to be his spouse, and she agrees to assist for Sai's sake. Later, Mihir invites Rohit to the Diwali festival celebrations at Shanti Niwas Apartments. During the event, Rohit and Revati meet Sagar's family. Eventually, Mukta, Sagar, and Sai celebrate the Diwali festival together, experiencing great joy as a family.
Madhavi locks Indra in a storeroom and angrily confronts Sagar for involving Mukta to pretend to be his wife. Subsequently, Indra, who suffers from claustrophobia, falls unconscious. The watchmen inform Sagar when the entire Koli family starts searching for her. Mihir claims to have seen Madhavi near the storeroom. This leads to a clash between Sagar and Mukta. Later, Madhavi confesses her actions to Lucky, who reassures her not to worry. Mihika discovers Madhavi's involvement in locking Indra and attempts to apologize to Mihir, reaching out to him at a restaurant.
Mihika is shocked by Mihir's malicious act of circulating her viral video to defame her, unaware that it was actually orchestrated by Lucky seeking revenge on Mihir. Sagar defends Mihir when Mukta and Mayuresh accuses him of spreading obscene videos of Mihika. Mukta vows to assist Saavni in winning the custody case. During the custody court proceedings, Sai expresses her wish to stay with Mukta rather than the Kolis or Saavni. Mukta tells the judge to grant paternal custody to whoever will keep Sai happy. Jayant and Purushottam decide to unite Mukta and Sagar in marriage for the sake of Sai. They plan to bring their families at a resort.
At the resort, the Gokhales and the Kolis learn of this and turn down the proposal. Jayant and Purushottam feel disheartened as their plan doesn't succeed. Eventually, Mukta and Sagar decide to marry, considering Sai's well-being. Both families eventually accept this decision. Saavni mistakenly believes that Mukta's fiancé is Mayuresh. The families joyfully celebrate Mukta and Sagar's engagement. Indra assures Mukta that she will be treated like her own daughter, leaving Madhavi deeply moved. Sagar confides in Sai that he is, in fact, Mukta's fiancé when she urges him to cancel the wedding. Sai is delighted by this revelation. Overwhelmed with emotion, Sai affectionately calls Mukta as her mother which makes the latter very happy. The Kolis and Gokhales enjoy every wedding evemt with great joy. Later, Saavni is shocked to learn that Sagar is actually Mukta's fiancé and tries to stop the wedding by lying about Sagar being a bad father to Aditya, their son. Mukta cancels the wedding when she finds out about Sagar hiding the truth. However, it is revealed that Mukta's actions were just a pretense to make Saavni leave. Mukta and Sagar eventually get married in front of Sai and their families.
Mukta's unexpected appearance in court surprises Saavni and Harshvardhan. During the custody hearing, the judge questions Sai about who should have custody of her, and Sai ultimately decides to give custody to Saavni. Mukta wonders why Sai chose Saavni instead of her. After reviewing testimony, the court gives the joint custody of Sai to Mukta and Sagar. The judge later condemns Harshvardhan for manipulating Sai into choosing Saavni. The Kolis throw a grand party to celebrate Sai's return home. Harsh tries to take revenge, convincing Sagar that Sai is not his daughter until Mukta realizes what's going on and uses a DNA test to resolve Sagar's doubts.
Production
Casting
Raj Hanchnale was chosen to portray the character of Sagar Koli, the male lead.[2] Tejashri Pradhan, who had her last appearance in Aggabai Sasubai, returned to the screen after a hiatus of two and a half years to take on the role of Dr. Mukta Ghokale, the female lead.
Apurva Nemlekar was chosen to portray Saavni, the antagonist, while Yash Pradhan was cast as Harshvardhan Adhikari, the other negative lead.[3] Sanjeevani Jadhav was chosen to portray the character Indra Koli,[4] while Shubhangi Gokhale was selected to portray Madhavi Gokhale.[5]
Release
The first promo was released on 29 July 2023, showcasing Tejashri Pradhan, Raj Hanchnale, Yogesh Kelkar, Shubhangi Gokhale, Sanjeevani Jadhav and Ira Parwade. In the teaser, Mukta and Sagar were shown being persuaded by their mother to consider marriage. In the subsequent teaser, Mukta treating Sai's toothache and a clash of egos between her and Sagar. The third teaser depicted Sagar taking Sai to school and forgetting her project. This is when Saavni entered and vowed to secure custody of Sai, but their attention shifted to Mukta, who arrived with Sai's project. In the final promo, Indra emphasized that Sagar should open himself to the possibility of falling in love and marrying, even if his first love had failed. Sagar, on the other hand, asserted that love is nothing more than a myth, and his love lies in his work and ambitions. Saavni tells that money and business are the most significant priorities, and love can be acquired with financial means. Madhavi expressed her acceptance of her daughter's inability to conceive, highlighting that this should not diminish the need for her to receive love. Mukta chimed in with the belief that genuine love is about wholeheartedly accepting someone for who they are. Finally, Sai states that although Sagar and Mukta often argue, she loves them both equally, raising the question of how she should convey this affection to them.
