Tu Tu Main Main

Tu Tu Main Main (transl. Squabble) is an Indian television sitcom which originally aired on DD Metro and later StarPlus directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar.^[1][2] The series first premiered on DD Metro in 1994 till 1996 before it moved to StarPlus and the series went on to become the first show to launch the STAR Plus Hindi Band in October 1996.^[3]

Tu Tu Main Main
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Nirja Guleri
Written by	Sajeev Kapoor
Directed by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Starring	See below
Theme music composer	Gaurishankar Sharma
Opening theme	"Tu Tu Main Main" by Sachin Pilgaonkar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of episodes	169
Production
Executive producers	Shrey Guleri Sahil Guleri
Producer	Nirja Guleri
Cinematography	Randev Bhaduri
Running time	24 minutes
Production company	Prime Channel
Original release
Network	DD Metro (1994–1995) StarPlus (1996–2000)
Release	26 July 1994 (1994-07-26) – 9 October 2000 (2000-10-09)
Related
Kadvee Khattee Meethi

A sequel series with same themes and extended cast, also directed by Sachin. Kadvee Khattee Meethi aired on Star One in 2006.^[4]

Plot

The story is about the arguments, love and hate between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law.^[5][6] The male lead does a balancing act between mother and wife.

Cast

Main

• Reema Lagoo as
  • Devki Gopal Verma, Gopal's wife, Ravi and Roopa's mother, Radha's mother-in-law. (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
  • Devki Gopal Verma, Gopal's wife, Sooraj's mother, Shalu's mother-in-law, Karan and Arjun's grandmother, Madhu's grandmother-in-law.(Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Supriya Pilgaonkar as
  • Radha Ravi Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)
  • Shalu Sooraj Verma(Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Mahesh Thakur as
  • Ravi Gopal Verma (Season 1-Tu Tu Main Main)
  • Sooraj Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Kuldeep Pawar as Gopal Verma
  • Gopal Verma (Season 1- Tu Tu Main Main)Devki's husband, Ravi and Roopa's father, Radha's father-in-law
  • Gopal Verma (Season 2- Kadvee Khatee Meethi)Devki's husband, Sooraj's father, Shalu's father-in-law, Karan and Arjun's grandfather, Madhu's grandfather-in-law.
• Ali Asgar as Karan Verma, Shalu and Sooraj's elder son, Gopal and Devaki's grandson, Madhu's husband. He is an insurance agent. (Season 2 - Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Sucheta Khanna as Madhu Karan Verma, Karan's wife, Sooraj and Shalu's daughter-in-law, Gopal and Devaki's granddaughter-in-law (Season 2 - Kadvee Khatee Meethi)
• Swapnil Joshi as Arjun Verma, Shalu and Sooraj's younger son, Gopal and Devaki's grandson. (Season 2 - Kadvee Khatee Meethi)

Recurring

• Bhavna Balsavar as Roopa Verma, Gopal and Devaki's daughter, Ravi's elder sister, Radha's friend and sister-in-law.
• Sachin Pilgaonkar as Chandan (Season 1 - [Bahu Ka Alternative - Chandan Ki Shaadi])
• Resham Tipnis as Guddie (Season 1 - Tu Tu Main Main [Nayi Bahu - Chandan ki Shaadi])
• Nayantara as Padma Maasi
• Jayati Bhatia as Kumud
• Nirmiti Sawant as Prema Buaji, Gopal's cousin
• Shubha Khote as Bua Ji, Gopal's paternal Aunt(Jeevni Devi)
• Surbhi Tiwari as Twins (Shaadi Ke Mehmaan)
• Rita Bhaduri as Radha's mom
• Rekha Rao as various characters.
• Seema Shinde as various characters.

Guest appearance

• Sudha Chandran as Sudha: the Dancer
• Nayana Apte as Kalpana Mausi (Saas Sammelan)
• Anirudh Agarwal Dracula Navela
• Suchita Trivedi

See also

• List of Hindi comedy shows