Diya Aur Baati Hum

Indian television soap opera

Diya Aur Baati Hum (transl. We are the lamp and the wick) is an Indian television soap opera. It aired on Star Plus from 29 August 2011 to 10 September 2016 completing 1,487 episodes.[3][4] Produced under Shashi Sumeet Productions, it starred Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh.[5]

Diya Aur Baati Hum
GenreSoap opera
Created byShashi Sumeet Productions
Written by
Directed by
Creative directorAayush Agrawal
Starring
Opening theme"Diya Aur Baati Hum"
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1,487
Production
Editors
  • Jay B Ghadiali
  • Saurabh Khanna
Running time20–23 minutes
Production companyShashi Sumeet Productions[2]
Original release
NetworkStarPlus
Release29 August 2011 (2011-08-29) –
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10)

Set against the backdrop of Pushkar, Rajasthan, Diya Aur Baati Hum is about breaking the stereotypical image of women in rural India, by showing the journey of Sandhya Rathi (Deepika Singh G.) who wants to become an IPS officer and achieves it with the help of her husband Sooraj (Anas Rashid).[6]

A sequel series, Tu Sooraj Main, Saanjh Piyaji starring Rhea Sharma and Avinesh Rekhi began airing on 3 April 2017 and ended on 1 June 2018.[7]

Cast change

Main change

  • Deepika Singh as IPS Sandhya Rathi: Kanchan and Arvind's daughter; Ankur's younger sister; Sooraj's wife; Ved, Vansh and Kanak's mother. (2011–16) (Dead)
  • Anas Rashid as Sooraj Rathi: Santosh and Arun's elder son; Vikram, Mohit, Chavvi's brother; Sandhya's husband; Ved, Vansh and Kanak's father. (2011–16) (Dead)

Recurring change

  • Neelu Vaghela as Santosh Rathi (Bhabo): Arun's wife; Sooraj, Vikram, Mohit, and Chhavi's mother, Ved, Vansh's and Kanak's Grandmother. (2011–16)
  • Ashok Lokhande as Arun Rathi (Bhabasa): Santosh's husband; Sooraj, Vikram, Mohit, and Chhavi's father, Ved, Vansh's and Kanak's Grandfather. (2011–16)
  • Gautam Gulati/Karan Goddwani as Vikram Rathi: Santosh and Arun's second son; Meenakshi's husband; Mishri and Golu's father (2011–14)/(2014–2016)
  • Kanika Maheshwari as Meenakshi Rathi (Meena): Vikram's wife; Mishri and Golu's mother (2011–16)
  • Varun Jain as Mohit Arun Rathi: Santosh and Arun's youngest son; Emily's husband; Pari's father (2011–15)
  • Sehrish Ali as Chhavi Arun Rathi: Santosh and Arun's daughter; Dilip's divorced wife (2011–16)
  • Aryan Sharma as Young Aryan Rathi (Chotu) (2011–15)
  • Rashmi Pitre as Chaturi: Rathi family's household help (2011–14, 2016)
  • Varun Khandelwal as Ankur Arvind Kothari: Kanchan and Arvind's son; Sandhya's elder brother; Ankita's husband (2011–16) (Dead)
  • Urmila Nimbalkar/Shubha Uplopwar/Unknown as Ankita Ankur Kothari: Ankur's wife; Bulbul's mother (2011–13)/(2014–15)/(2016) (Dead)
  • Rakesh Kukreti as Arvind Kothari: Ankur and Sandhya's father (2011) (Dead)
  • Surbhi Tiwari as Kanchan Arvind Kothari: Ankur and Sandhya's mother (2011) (Dead)
  • Urmila Sharma as Daisaa: Rathi's neighbor (2011–16)
  • Kanishka soni as Kavita: Daisaa's daughter in law (2011–16)
  • Ruchi Savarn as Preeti (2011)
  • Nupur Alankar as Kisna (2011)
  • Helly Shah as Shruti (2011)
  • Kiran Bhargava as Malti Agarwal: Owner of the night college where Sandhya studied (2012)[8]
  • Unknown as Sudha: Meenakshi's younger sister (2012–14)
  • Ragini Shah as Maa Sa: Bhabasa's mother; Suraj, Vikram, Om, Mohit and Chhavi's grandmother (2012, 2013, 2016)
  • Deepak Gheewala as Dado Sa: Bhabasa's father; Suraj, Vikram, Om, Mohit and Chhavi's grandfather (2012, 2013)
  • Gaurav Sharma as Rajkumar: Maya's brother; A terrorist (2012, 2014) (Dead)
  • Satyam Seth as Dilip: Chhavi's ex-husband (2013–15)
  • Pooja Singh as Emily Mohit/Om Rathi: Mohit's wife; Om's second wife; Pari's mother and Sparsh's step-mother (2013–16)
  • Pallavi Rao as Kajri (2013)
  • Eijaz Khan as Abhimanyu Singh (2013)
  • Preeti Chaudhary as Kavita Sharma (2013–14)
  • Charu Asopa as Roma Reddy (2014) (Dead)
  • Alan Kapoor as IPS Rahul Kapoor (2014)
  • Keith Sequeira as Officer Roy (2014)
  • Vindhya Tiwari as Prema (2014) (Dead)
  • Jyoti Sharma as Disha (2014) (Dead)
  • Gurdeep Kohli as Maya/Baijii: Rajkumar's sister; The terrorist leader who hijacks the plane. (2014) (Dead)
  • Arjun Punj as IPS Arjun Chaudhary (2014)
  • Sonam Lamba as Shalu: One of the passengers in the hijacked plane (2014)
  • Manini Mishra as Officer Agrima Singh (2014–15)
  • Neil Bhatt as IPS Zakir Siddiqui (2014–15)
  • Lavneet Rajput as Young Bulbul Kothari: Ankur and Ankita's daughter. (2014–15)[9]
  • Devyansh Tapuriah as Ved Rathi: One of the Sandhya and Sooraj's twin son; Vansh and Kanak's elder brother. (2015–16)[10]
  • Ricky Patel as Vansh Ankur Kothari / Vansh Sooraj Rathi. (2015–16)
  • Reem Sheikh as Mishri Vikram Rathi: Meenakshi and Vikram's daughter; Golu's elder sister (2015–16)
  • Sadhil Kapoor[10]/Kiran Mohnani as Golu Rathi: Vikram and Meenakshi's son; Mishri's younger brother (2015)/(2016)
  • Drisha Kalyani as Pari Rathi: Mohit and Emily's daughter (2015–16)
  • Randeep Rai/Kunal Khosla as Adult Aryan Rathi (Chotu): Rathi's adoptive son; Arzoo's husband (2015)/(2016)
  • Shivshakti Sachdev as Bulbul Kothari: Ankur and Ankita's daughter (2015)[9]
  • Rituraj Singh as Mahendra Singh: Kabaddi Coach of Sooraj and his team (2015)
  • Ridhi Dogra as Kabaddi Coach Aditi (2015)
  • Jignesh Mehta as Avinash: One of the players in Sooraj's Kabbadi team (2015)
  • Vicky Arora as Ratan: One of the players in Sooraj's Kabaddi team (2015)
  • Banty Chopra as Lakhan: One of the players in Sooraj's Kabaddi team (2015)
  • Sandeep Nahar as Babban: One of the players in Sooraj's Kabaddi team (2015)
  • Arun Singh Rana as Prem: Sooraj's Kabaddi Team Captain (2015)
  • Aadesh Chaudhary as Chandrashekhar: Leader of terrorist group Garjana Sangh (Chandu) (2015) (Dead)
  • Bharat Singh Jadon as Ashok (2015–2016)
  • Amit Dolawat as Himanshu Dubey: Manjari's son (2015) Dead
  • Ekta Tiwari as Devi Narayani (2015)
  • Vaishali Thakkar as Manjari: Himanshu's mother (2015) Dead
  • Shalini Arora as Yashoda (2015)
  • Shefali Sharma as Laalima Agarwal: Lokesh's sister (2015–16)
  • Akshay Batchu as Lokesh Agarwal: Laalima's brother (2015–16)
  • Sarwar Ahuja as IPS Satyadev Tripathi: Head investigator of Mohit's murder case (2015–16)
  • Prachi Tehlan as Arzoo Rathi: Aryan's wife.(2016)
  • Joyoshree Arora as Resham: Arzoo's grandmother. (2016)
  • Rukhsar Rehman as Mehak (2016)
  • Deepraj Rana as Gul Mohammad (2016)
  • Abhinav Shukla as Om Rathi: Suraj's cousin, Poorvi's ex-husband; Emily's second husband, Sparsh's father, Pari's step-father. (2016)
  • Pooja Sharma as Poorvi Om Rathi: Om's ex-wife and Sparsh's mother. (2016)
  • Rishina Kandhari as Arpita Khanna: Sandhya's co-officer (2016)
  • Anshul Trivedi as Amit (2016)
  • Vishal Jethwa as Chhota Packet: The leader of the terrorist group who subjugate Hanuman street (2016)
  • Akhil Kataria as PP (2016)
  • Ashish Chowdary as Jimmy (2016)
  • Unknown as Rocky (2016)

Guest stars change

Awards and nominations change

Zee Gold Awards
Year Category Recipient Result
2012 Best Actress In A Supporting Role(Critics) Neelu Vaghela Won[18]
Best Actress In A Negative Role(Popular) Kanika Maheshwari
Gold Debut In A Lead Role(Female) Deepika Singh
Best Television Show(Fiction) Diya Aur Baati Hum
Best Actor In A Lead Role(Male) Anas Rashid Nominated[18]
Best Actor In A Supporting Role(Popular) Ashok Lokhande
Best Actress In A Supporting Role(Popular) Neelu Vaghela
Best Actor In A Negative Role(Popular) Gautam Gulati
Best Celebrity Jodi Anas Rashid & Deepika Singh
Best TV Show For A Social Change Diya Aur Baati Hum
2013 Best Actress (Popular) Deepika Singh Won[19]
Best Supporting Actress (Popular) Neelu Vaghela
Best Negative Actress (Popular) Kanika Maheshwari
Best TV Show (Fiction) Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Comic Actor (Popular) Gautam Gulati Nominated[19]
Best Supporting Actor (Popular) Ashok Lokhande
Best Actor Male Anas Rashid
2014 Best Actress (Popular) Deepika Singh Won[20]
Best Supporting Actress (Popular) Neelu Vaghela
Best TV Show (Fiction) Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Negative Actor (Popular) Gautam Gulati Nominated[20]
Best Actor (Male) Anas Rashid
Best Supporting Actor (Popular) Ashok Lokhande
Best Celebrity Jodi Anas Rashid & Deepika Singh
2015 Best Actor (Female) Deepika Singh Nominated[21]
Best Actor (Male) Anas Rashid
Best Supporting Actor (Female) Neelu Vaghela
Best Television Show (Fiction) Shashi Sumeet Productions
2016 Best Actress Deepika Singh Nominated[22]
Best Supporting Actor (Male) Ashok Lokhande
Best Supporting Actor (Female) Neelu Vaghela
Indian Telly Awards
Year Category Recipient Result
2012 Best Title Singer for a TV Show Shubha Mudgal & Kailash Kher Won[23]
Best Daily Serial Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Actress in a Negative Role Kanika Maheshwari
Best Makeup Artist Krishna Gopal Rajput Nominated[23]
Best Programme with a Social Message Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Fresh New Face (Female) Deepika Singh
Best Child Actor Aryan Sharma
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Neelu Vaghela
Best Actor in a Lead Role Anas Rashid
Best Onscreen Couple Anas Rashid & Deepika Singh
2013 Best Actress in a Lead Role Deepika Singh Won[24]
Best Actor in a Lead Role Anas Rashid
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jury) Neelu Vaghela
Best Daily Serial Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Makeup Artist Krishna Gopal Rajput
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Popular) Neelu Vaghela Nominated[24]
Best Actress in a Comic Role (Popular) Kanika Maheshwari
Best Actress in a Comic Role (Jury)
Best Actress in a Negative Role
Best Drama Series Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Onscreen Couple Anas Rashid & Deepika Singh
Best Programme with a Social Message Shashi Sumeet Productions
Indian Telly Award for Best Ensemble Shashi Sumeet Productions
Indian Telly Jury Award for Best Story Writer Shashi Mittal & Seema Mantri
2014 Best Daily Serial Shashi Sumeet Productions Won[25]
Best Actress in a Lead Role Deepika Singh Nominated[25]
Best Actor in a Lead Role Anas Rashid
Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama) Neelu Vaghela
Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Comedy) Gautam Gulati
Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Comedy) Kanika Maheshwari
2015 Best Actress in a Lead Role Deepika Singh Nominated[26]
Best Actor in a Lead Role Anas Rashid
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jury) Neelu Vaghela
Best Onscreen Couple Anas Rashid & Deepika Singh
Best Programme with a Social Message Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Daily Serial
Indian Television Academy Awards
Year Category Recipient Result
2012 Best Singer Shubha Mudgal & Kailash Kher Won
Best Serial (Popular) Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Actor (Jury) Anas Rashid Nominated
Best Title Song Adil
2013 Best Actor (Drama) Anas Rashid Won
Best Supporting Actress Neelu Vaghela
Best Dialogues Raghuvir Shekhawat
Best Teleplay Seema Mantri
Best Director (Drama) Rohit Raj Goyal
2014 Best Actress (Popular) Deepika Singh Won
Best Supporting Actress Neelu Vaghela
Best Serial Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Drama Actress Deepika Singh Nominated
Best Drama Actor Anas Rashid
Desh Ka Sitara – Best Actor (Popular) Anas Rashid
Best Serial Shashi Sumeet Productions
Best Dialogues Raghuvir Shekhawat
2016 Best Actress Deepika Singh Nominated
Best Serial Shashi Sumeet Productions
Lion Gold Awards
2012 Best onscreen couple Anas and Deepika Won[27]
2014 Best TV show Diya aur baati hum Won
TIIFA
2016 Most popular Bahu Deepika Singh Won[28]
Hira Manek Awards
2013 Best Actress Deepika Singh Won

[29]

Guild awards
2015 Best actress Deepika Singh Won
Best Drama Series Diya aur baati hum Won[30]
GR8 Woman Awards
2013 Best TV Actress Deepika Singh Won[31]
Impact Awards at Elevate
2015 Best TV series Diya aur Baati hum Won[32]
Big Star young entertainer award 2012
Super hit TV star Deepika Singh Won[33]
Kalakar Awards 2013
Best TV serial Diya aur baati hum Won[34]
Guild Awards 2013
Best Drama Series Diya aur baati hum Won[35]
Big Star Entertainment Awards
Best TV Show 2013 Diya aur baati Hum Won[36]
Best TV Show 2014 Diya aur Baati hum Won[37]
Zee Rishtay Awards 2014
Most Watched Show Diya aur Baati Hum Won[38]
Cinemascapes Awards
Best General Entertainment TV Show Diya aur Baati hum Won[39]
Awarded by UP Government
Achievement in Acting Profession Anas Rashid Won[40]
Gold Awards 2016
Best Actress in Comedy Role Kanika Maheswari Won[41]
E24 Viewers Choice Awards
2012 Best Son Anas Rashid Won
2013 Best Son Anas Rashid Won[42]
2014 Best Daughterinlaw Deepika Singh Won[43]
2014 Best MotherinLaw Neelu Vaghela Won[44]
Garv Indian TV Awards
2014 Best Title Song Diya aur baati hum Won
2014 Gr8 Face Female Deepika Singh Won
2014 SPL Mention Diya aur baati hum Won
2015 Best Editing Sameer Gandhi for Diya aur Baati hum Won
2015 Votice Show choice With Social Message Diya aur Baati hum Won[45]
Indian Iconic Awards 2017
Best TV Actor Anas Rashid Won[46]

Adaptations change

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Hindi Diya Aur Baati Hum
दिया और बाती हम
29 August 2011 StarPlus 10 September 2016 Original
Marathi Phulala Sugandh Maticha
फुलाला सुगंध मातीचा
2 September 2020 Star Pravah Ongoing Remake

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