Uttaran - Synopsis
This is a story of Ichcha, born in the slums of a city but one who desires much more than what her destiny has in store for her. In the hope of giving her a better life, Ichcha's mother joins a rich household as a maid.
Ichcha befriends Tapasya (the daughter of the lady of the house), but soon learns the hard lesson that servants will never be considered as part of a family, no matter how much they sacrifice for them.
However things change when Mahindra, suitor of Tapasya, falls in love with good natured Ichcha. Can she dare to expect him to stand up for her & their love? Or can the poor never be allowed to be happy?
Uttaran - Characters
ICHCHA: played by Sparsh/Tina
Seven year old Ichcha belongs to the underprivileged section of the society. She is born in the slums and her mother earns her living by working as maid in a rich household. She doesn't have a father and lives with her mom who is everything to her.
Ichcha is petite, smart, pretty, very lovable kid and liked by all. She has never been to school and her days are spent hanging out at the traffic signal. She has a close group of friends comprising of Bajrang, Taku and Kuki who are her constant companions. All of them have accepted their fate and the life that have been bestowed, except Ichcha….she has big dreams and aspirations and wants to live a more meaningful life.
Strong willed Ichcha ignites others with her smartness, intelligence, curiosity and talkativeness. She knows what she wants from her life but is disillusioned that she doesn't have all the good things like the other kids of her age. She hopes to make it big someday and share her success with the people she loves.
An altruistic Ichcha is very caring and always ready to help others. The only downbeat about Ichcha is that she is quick-tempered as she cannot accept any wrong doings. A go-getter, Ichcha defies what destiny has given her. She is troubled by the fact that just because they are poor they are humiliated time and again. She aspires to break free of all this and re-write her fate.
DAMINI: played by Vaishali Thakkar
Damini is Ichcha's mother; she is around 30 years old and a widow. She earns a living by working as a maid in a rich household. She lives with Ichcha in a rented house in a Mumbai slum.
Damini is uneducated, pitiable and full of values. She is soft spoken, straight-forward and reserved. Ichcha is her only child whom she loves dearly and seek happiness for her. She lives with only one motive in life that is to provide her daughter every possible means to a superior livelihood.
She keeps her problems to herself and never lets Ichcha know their dreadful state of affairs. She encourages Ichcha to dream big and preserves Ichcha's spirits. She tries to fulfill every wish that Ichcha has like a doting mother.
She works hard to make ends meet and has been single handedly taking care of Ichcha after her husband's death. She has compromised with her situation and is contented with whatever she has. She keeps telling Ichcha to be happy and assertive given the situation they live in. But Ichcha is far from contended and hopes to secede from this life.
TAPASYA: played by Ishita/Rashmi
Seven year old Tapasya is the daughter and only child of affluent builder Jogi and Divya Thakur. Born with the proverbial golden-spoon, she gets everything she fancies. She has a doting father, over-possessive mother, a pampering Grandmother and an army of servants to take care of her demands.
Despite all this, Tapasya is modest and disciplined. She is has a good heart and respect elders. At times when her demands are not fulfilled, she throws tantrums. She has everything that she can dream of but is still sad as she has no one to play with her because she doesn't have any siblings. Being an only child, her mother pampers her which makes her claustrophobic at times.
Since she is the centre of attention for everyone, she surely knows how to get away with her demands with the entire family.
Ichcha comes into her life and fills the gap of a companion. She develops an instant liking for Ichcha and befriends her. She treats Ichcha with admiration as well as shares all her joys and sorrows with her. Soon a strong bond of closeness is created between the two girls.
DIVYA THAKUR: played by Pragati Mehra
Divya Thakur is a typical high-heeled woman who is very conscious of standing in the society. She is arrogant, sturdy, stylish and divergent from Jogi Thakur. She takes care of the Thakur household and illustrates arrogance and callous behavior.
She only gets feeble before her husband, Jogi Thakur for whom she has great respect and regard. She fumbles when Jogi is around and usually hesitant to go against her husband's decision or opinion. Tapasya being her only child, she is over-protective towards her and cares for her. Only thing that bothers Divya is her inability to produce another kid and fulfill Tapasya wish of having another sibling.
Another thing that makes Divya feel guilty is not producing a male heir. In the past seven generations of the Thakurs, hers is the only girl child. But her husband, Jogi Thakur has been extremely supportive towards her and has been her pillar of strength.
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