Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan (TV series)

For the 1999 Bollywood film, see Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan.

Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan is a Hindi-language comedy series that aired on Zee TV. The concept of this comedy draws greatly from the city of Mumbai - the melting pot of rural simplicity and urban complexity.^[1][2]

Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan
Written by	Rajesh Dubey
Directed by	Manjul Sinha
Starring	see below
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	32
Production
Producers	Rajat Sengupta Rajesh Shuke
Running time	23 minutes
Production company	Gayatri Telesoft Limited
Original release
Network	Zee TV
Release	21 March (2001-03-21) – 24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)

Overview

The story revolves around a simple man, Hariprasad, who comes to Mumbai from a village in Jaunpur to fulfill his dream of becoming a glamour photographer. He has worked very hard to shed his small-town image, anglicised his name from Hariprasad to Harry and hates talking about his past. He tries to act as if he is from a foreign country. The story takes a twist when Hariprasad learns that his cousin, Balkrishna (Balu) is also coming to Mumbai to become a movie star. Sadly, Balu also gets a job where Harry works. Seeing Harry pretend to be a city slicker, Balu tries to expose the truth about his rural origins whenever they are together.

Cast

• Varun Badola as Balkrishna (Balu)
• Sweta Keswani
• Vrajesh Hirjee as Hariprasad (Harry)
• Daisy Irani as Mrs. Desai