Majhya Navaryachi Bayko (transl. My Husband's Wife) is an Indian Marathi-language television series which aired on Zee Marathi. It premiered from 22 August 2016 by replacing Pasant Aahe Mulgi. It is produced by Tejendra Neswankar under the banner of Trrump Carrd production. It starred Anita Date-Kelkar, Abhijeet Khandkekar, Rasika Sunil, Adwait Dadarkar and Ruchira Jadhav.
The show was one of the top rated Marathi TV shows from its inception and also Zee Marathi's second longest running soap opera. The show received the highest ratings of 8.8 TVR in 2018.
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Summary
Gurunath and Radhika went from Nagpur to Mumbai. Radhika has a strong perception that her husband will not on cheat her, so revelation surprises her. Gurunath had an affair with Shanaya. Anand and Saumitra are friends of Gurunath and Radhika, but they support Radhika.
Plot
The show starts with Radhika, who prepares tiffin for her husband, Gurunath, and their son, Atharva. She makes Popat Pohe for Gurunath, but he does not like it. While secretly talking to Shanaya, Gurunath is petrified when he suddenly sees Radhika in his room. He informs Radhika that he is going on an official tour to Delhi but goes to Shanaya's house instead. Gurunath's senior, Panvalkar Sir, calls Radhika and invites her to the annual party organized by their office. Gurunath takes Shanaya out for lunch and later for shopping. Shanaya tells Gurunath that she does not want him to take Radhika to the party. Later in the evening, Gurunath calls Radhika and informs her that he will return home in the morning. Shanaya expresses her disappointment with Gurunath.
Radhika becomes excited about the party. However, Gurunath tells her that he does not want her to attend. Although disheartened by his words, Radhika decides to go despite his objections. Later, at the hotel, Gurunath feels ashamed upon seeing Radhika at the party. Her presence annoys Shanaya, who then leaves. Gurunath is promoted to the position of senior manager. Radhika invites Gurunath's boss to their house for dinner. Meanwhile, Shanaya humiliates Gurunath. On their way home, Radhika praises Gurunath for his hard work.
A few days later, Subodh Gupte calls Radhika's friend, Revati Abhyankar, to inform her that he saw Shanaya with Radhika and Gurunath. Meanwhile, Gurunath looks for an opportunity to talk to Shanaya. Radhika tells Shanaya to stop referring to Gurunath as Garry. When Radhika discovers Gurunath's affair with Shanaya, he advises her to leave his house. However, Radhika tells Gurunath that she wishes to stay with him for the rest of her life and pleads with him not to throw her out. Gurunath refuses to listen to her and firmly states that he will continue meeting Shanaya.
6 months later
Radhika and Gurunath's childhood friend, Saumitra, returns from the United States. With Saumitra’s support, Radhika works hard to move ahead of Gurunath and make him pay for his wrongdoings. She starts making masalas and establishes her own company, Radhika Masale, eventually becoming the owner of a ₹300-crore business. Meanwhile, Shanaya and Gurunath dress up and prepare to put their best foot forward to impress their new boss. However, Gurunath's mother is displeased upon learning that Radhika is going to be Gurunath’s new boss. Radhika arrives with her team and receives a grand welcome. As Shanaya and Gurunath make their way through the crowd, they are left in shock when Radhika reveals that she is their new boss. Unable to handle Radhika’s success, a drunken Gurunath arrives at her society and starts throwing tantrums. He accuses her of seeking revenge, but after getting an earful from Radhika, he becomes infuriated and threatens to teach her a lesson. Eventually, Radhika falls in love with her friend Saumitra.
Cast
Main
Anita Date-Kelkar as Radhika Gurunath Subhedar / Radhika Saumitra Banhatti (Radha): Saumitra's wife; Gurunath's ex-first wife; Atharva's biological mother; Shirish's older sister; Bhausaheb and Sarita's ex-first daughter-in-law; Yashwant and Vasundhara's daughter-in-law; Shanaya and Maya's friend
Abhijeet Khandkekar as Gurunath Vasant Subhedar (Garry / Guru): Radhika and Shanaya's ex-husband; Maya's ex-boyfriend; Atharva's biological father; Bhausaheb and Sarita's son; Sulakshana's ex-son-in-law; Saumitra's ex-friend
Rasika Sunil (2016-2018; 2020-2021) / Isha Keskar (2018-2020) as Shanaya Sabnis / Shanaya Gurunath Subhedar / Shanaya Kunal Kulkarni (Baccha); Kunal's wife; Gurunath's ex-second wife; Sulakshana's daughter; Radhika, Saumitra, and Maya's friend; Atharva's ex-step-mother; Bhausaheb and Sarita's ex-second daughter-in-law
Supporting
Adwait Dadarkar as Saumitra Yashwant Banhatti (Sammy / Bokya): Radhika's husband; Atharva's step-father; Yashwant and Vasundhara's son; Shanaya and Maya's friend; Gurunath's ex-friend
Ruchira Jadhav as Maya: Gurunath's ex-girlfriend; Radhika, Saumitra, and Shanaya's friend
Mayuresh Sadhale as Mayuresh : Radhika’s Office Staff
Devendra Dodke as Vasant Subhedar (Bhausaheb): Sarita's husband; Gurunath's father; Radhika and Shanaya's ex-father-in-law; Atharva's biological grandfather; Sulakshana's ex-co-father-in-law
Bharati Patil as Sarita Vasant Subhedar: Bhausaheb's wife; Gurunath's mother; Radhika and Shanaya's ex-mother-in-law; Atharva's biological grandmother; Sulakshana's ex-co-mother-in-law
Kishori Ambiye as Sulakshana Sabnis: Shanaya's mother; Kunal's mother-in-law; Gurunath's ex-mother-in-law; Bhausaheb and Sarita's ex-co-mother-in-law
Aryan Devgiri as Atharva Gurunath Subhedar: Gurunath and Radhika's son; Saumitra's step-son; Shanaya's ex-step-son; Bhausaheb and Sarita's grandson; Yashwant and Vasundhara's step-grandson; Sulakshana's ex-step-grandson
Gautam Jogalekar as Yashwant Banhatti: Vasundhara's husband; Saumitra's father; Radhika's father-in-law; Atharva's step-grandfather
Vandana Pandit Sheth as Vasundhara Yashwant Banhatti: Yashwant's wife; Saumitra's mother; Radhika's mother-in-law; Atharva's step-grandmother
Suyog Gorhe as Kunal Kulkarni: Shanaya's husband; Sulakshana's son-in-law
Yash Pradhan as Subodh Gupte: Revati's husband; Neha's step-father
Cameo appearances
Milind Shinde as Gotya Sheth
Vijay Veer as Watchman
Vinamra Babhal as Waiter
Sachin Shirke as Marriage Hall Manager
Sagar Sakpal as Advertise Director
Komal Dhande as Urmila
Vishwanath Kulkarni as Omkar Pradhan
Madhavi Nimkar as Devika
Siddharth Chandekar
Sonali Kulkarni
Mohan Joshi
Shruti Marathe
Production
Casting
I do not feel any pressure to playing Radhika because the character is very strong and inspiring I have learnt how to empathise from Radhika. She is able to judge and understand why certain people act a certain way. A lot of female fans keep telling that they get very inspired by Radhika.Anita Date Kelkar was cast to portray Radhika Subhedar, Abhijeet Khandkekar was cast to portray Gurunath Subhedar, and Rasika Sunil was cast to portray Shanaya Sabnis. In April 2018, Adwait Dadarkar entered the show as second male lead Saumitra Banhatti. In September 2018, Sunil exited the show for her Directorate education, and Isha Keskar entered the show to replace Shanaya. In July 2020, Keskar exited the show and Sunil re-entered the show as Shanaya. In January 2020, Ruchira Jadhav entered the show as Maya.
Filming
Based on the backdrop of City, the series mainly filmed on the sets which is created on Thane. They mainly filmed in Upvan Lake, area of Gadkari Rangaytan. The series has set in a residential complex in Thane, but recently the team decided to shift it to a resort near Igatpuri in Nashik due to COVID-19 pandemic, but after Diwali, they again shifted to their original location set in Thane.
Cancellation
Due to falling ratings of series from October 2020, makers revamped the story but it didn't work. Therefore, channel decide to shift show to non-prime timeslot of 6:30 pm, but the TRP of the show continued to drop and leading to the channel and makers pulling of the show. The show went off air on 7 March 2021 with its 2 hours final episode.
Reception
Special episode
25 September 2016
25 December 2016
15 April 2018
2 September 2018
6 January 2019
19 May 2019
15 December 2019
1 November 2020
13 December 2020
7 February 2021
29 July 2018 (Radha-Guru's Divorce)
7 March 2021 (Last Episode)