Aankh Micholi (TV series)

Aankh Micholi (transl. Eye Catching) is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 22 January 2024 on StarPlus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Shashi Mittal, Sumeet Mittal and Jitendra Singla under Shashi Sumeet Productions, it stars Khushi Dubey and Navneet Malik.^[1][2]

Aankh Micholi
Genre	Drama
Written by	Raghuvir Shekhawat
Screenplay by	Seema Mantri Rahul Patel
Story by	Vaishali Naik Surbhi Saral Shruti Tiwari
Directed by	Jaladh K. Sharma Sonakshi Sumeet Mittal
Creative director	Shweta Vishnoi
Starring	Khushi Dubey Navneet Malik
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	81
Production
Producers	Sumeet Hukamchand Mittal Shashi Mittal Jitendra Singla
Cinematography	Ajay Lalta Gupta Vipul Virendra Singh
Editors	Jay B Ghadiali Saurabh Raj Khanna
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20–22 minutes
Production company	Shashi Sumeet Productions
Original release
Network	StarPlus
Release	22 January (2024-01-22) – 23 April 2024 (2024-04-23)

Plot

This story follows the hardships of Rukmini, an IPS aspirant married to a fifth grade pass tea seller Sumedh.^[3]

Cast

Main

• Khushi Dubey as Rukmini Jadeja Thakkar: Vandana and Arvind's elder daughter; Sonal's sister; Malhar's ex-girlfriend; Sumedh's wife (2024)
  • Harithi Joshi as young Rukmini Jadeja
• Navneet Malik as Sumedh Thakkar: Palak and Vijay's son; Kesar's step-son; Malhar, Rupal and Karina's half-brother; Rukmini's husband (2024)
  • Vidhaan Sharma as young Sumedh Thakkar

Recurring

• Hitesh Bharadwaj as Malhar Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's son; Rupal and Karina's brother; Sumedh's half-brother; Rukmini's ex-boyfriend (2024)
• Bhakti Rathod as Kesar Thakkar: Bhaven's sister; Vijay's widow; Malhar, Rupal and Karina's mother; Sumedh's step-mother (2024)
• Alisha Prajapati as Rupal Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's elder daughter; Malhar and Karina's sister; Sumedh's half-sister (2024)
• Suushmita Singh as Prisha: Rachna and Bhaven's younger daughter; Shivani's sister (2024)
• Preetika Chauhan as Shivani Kumar: Rachna and Bhaven's elder daughter; Prisha's sister; Arpit's wife; Pintu, Golu and Pankti's mother (2024)
• Drashti Bhanushali as Karina Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's younger daughter; Malhar and Rupal's sister; Sumedh's half-sister (2024)
• Mridul Kumar Sinha as Arvind Jadeja: Bakula's brother; Vandana's widower; Piyush, Rukmini and Sonal's father (2024)
• Utkarsh Gupta as Piyush Jadeja: Vandana and Arvind's son; Rukmini and Sonal's brother (2024)
• Mahima Mhatre as Sonal Jadeja: Vandana and Arvind's younger daughter; Piyush and Rukmini's sister (2024)
• Chaya Vora as Bakula Jadeja: Arvind's sister (2024)
• Ashish Ratnaparkhi as Sohil (2024)
• Aria Sakaria as Pankti Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's daughter (2024)
• Vaidik Poriya as Pintu Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's elder son (2024)
• Aalok Shaw as Golu Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's younger son (2024)
• Himanshi Jain as Niti: Sumedh's former prospective bride (2024)

Production

It was initially rumored that the series would be a new season of the 2011 Shashi Sumeet Productions' series Diya Aur Baati Hum.^[4][5]