.::About the Show AND Character Sketch::.

ABOUT THE SHOW
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We are the product of the experiences we have lived through, and the relationships we have survived. Little wonder then that the romantic ideas of 'true love' and 'soul mates' abound freely, and young people are always looking out for a perfect companion for life.

But what really is 'perfect'? And how does one arrive at a perfect match? The never-ending debate about couple-hood is, 'what makes a successful long-term relationship - is it a love marriage or an arranged alliance?' But there isn't any error-proof method or a clear barometer to ever figure that one out.

At first sight, it may seem that two people are perfect together if they have the same preferences or that diametrically opposite personalities are perfect together because they fit like a jig-saw. But one can never unmistakably predict the success of a couple's journey; not by judging their personalities, or even matching their horoscopes.

A heart-broken divorcee once said that the downfall of her first marriage was that she and her husband were so alike; they could complete each other's sentences. There could be no secrets between them. There were no surprises. It got boring. "What about the second?" her friend asked. "That was because we were poles apart!" she exclaimed.

The truth is, wedlock, or even getting into a relationship, is a gamble' a risk that two people take when they decide to become vulnerable and let another person into their world. And ultimately, it is each one's individual perspective, the understanding between the two, and their own unique home-grown formula of living under the same roof with minimal friction, that could help them find togetherness. Perhaps, the only approach is to dive in and hope to God that you will swim to the other shore together.

Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag is the story of two odd couples, how they come together, their conflicts and how they work around the strange situation they find themselves in. Very simply, it is a reflection of how hilarious life can be.


CHARACTER SKETCH
Avantika Trivedi: The Dreamer

Avantika has been living with her grandfather ever since she lost her parents at a very young age. In spite of being brought up with a lot of care, she still yearns the love of a family. She has her heart in the right place, but always manages to get her way.

She is an attractive girl; a livewire, who loves to dream, loves to dance and lives her life to the fullest. She is affable, very open-hearted, and gets a lot of good will and love form everyone around her. She knows she will be married after finishing college, and is quite looking forward to being part of the family of her dreams.

Surely the ideal guy won't be too hard to find. She wants to be in love, but doesn't quite have a clear image of the man of her dreams. But she does want a family that will love and accept her.

Varun Kothhari: The Average Guy

Varun is the eldest son of the Kotharis and he works in the family-run sari store. He is a quiet Gujju guy, with all typical traits of a Gujju business man - soft spoken, polite and has the knack of selling any thing. In spite of being the elder son of the family, Varun does not have too much say in any of the family affairs and always finds himself at the back end.

Quiet by nature and not too well versed in the art of wooing, or even conversing with a woman - unless he's selling her clothes - Varun envies his younger brother, Aditya, and even tries to learn a lesson or two from him in playing the field but every effort of his is in vain. His father hates Varun because he reminds him of his own failures.

Varun is also extremely methodical and likes to stick to a routine. He hates trying anything new and will go to great lengths to stay within the tried and tested. He prefers home-cooked food and does not like eating out.

While Avantika is open to new things in her life, and has a ready "yes" to most things, Varun's immediate reaction to anything is always a "no".

Aditya Kothari: Prankster and the rebel

Varun's younger brother, he is charming, flirtatious, outgoing, adventurous, loves parties, believes in trying everything at least once, and quite a fitness freak. He is currently working on a six pack.

At 24, he too helps his father in expanding the family business. Suave and street smart, Aditya or Adi as he's fondly called is the other extreme of his meek brother. He knows how to extract money among other things from his miser dad.

For Aditya, love has already happened and cannot happen again. Marriage thus is a necessity more to silence the pressures of his mother than his need for a life partner. So Aditya is ready to fulfill his responsibilities as a husband, but he is not ready to love. He agrees to marry Rajshree because she seems like the girl who would keep his parents happy. Beyond this there are no feelings that he has for her, and somewhere he probably hopes that being the simple, nave girl she is, she will take his distance as propriety and not disregard.

Rajshree Goradia: The traditional wife

She is Varun's best friend Gajendra's sister. She is the typical girl that would fit the bill of a matrimonial advertisement. She is a quiet, homely, girl who believes in putting others needs before hers. She has been brought up with the idea of marriage, the ideal kind, where the wife does everything she can to please not only her husband, but his entire family.

She goes to the temple everyday and keeps a fast almost every second day. She loves Aditya and makes frequent trips to the Kothari household to get a glimpse of Adi and get noticed by him... In spite of doing everything right, all of Rajshree's attempts to get acknowledged by Adi end up futile, until one day, where lady luck gives Rajshree her brightest smile.