Bandhan Archive Mansion

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There are some bonds that you are born into and there are others that you forge on your own. And then there's a third kind that destiny picks out specially for you, simply because they are meant to complete you as a person! Relationships of the third kind are sometimes so unique that they question the norms of nature, challenge all socially acceptable patterns of lifestyle and leave everyone around gaping wide-eyed with amazement...Zee TV's latest primetime offering Bandhan is the first-of-its-kind television show to delve into one such astonishing relationship between a little girl Darpan and Ganesha, a new-born elephant calf who she accepts as her younger brother!

Produced by Swastik Productions, Bandhan is a heartwarming story of a very tender relationship between two innocent souls - one based on the most basic emotion of love and affection for one's sibling, standing by each other through thick and thin and completing each other.

Ananya Agarwal as Darpan

Darpan means mirror-clear and without manipulation. Born on Ganesh Chaturthi, Darpan got her name because when she was born the nurse who tended to her told Mahesh that his daughter is an exact reflection of Prabha tai... 'bilkul waisi hi jaisi Prabha tai darpan main dikh rahi ho'...and so on that day Mahesh decided to name his daughter Darpan. Darpan's pet name is Chabudi. Having been brought up with a lot of love and care by her parents, Darpan is quite untouched by the realities of life and has not really experienced any real pain of hardships. She has always lived in a cocoon of love and warmth in the midst of a jungle at her father's Ranger bungalow. Born and brought up in the forests, which is a small province in the middle of Maharashtra, Darpan has had a little to no exposure of the world outside
Being a singlechild has been tough for Darpan, especially since she lives in an isolated jungle. And despite her best attempts to keep herself occupied and surround herself with the sights and sounds of the forest, very once in a while a feeling of deep loneliness creeps into her.
Darpan is very good with her hands and makes a lot of things herself like paintings, collages, rakhis, show pieces, utility objects etc. Darpan room is full of toys brought by her father and also the things collected by her in the jungle left by the tourists. Her favorite colors are all bright colors like red, pink and orange. She loves all songs from animal movies and also has a penchant for riddles.





Aditya Redij As Mahesh (Darpan's Father)


As a forest ranger he is known as the "Waagh" - the Tiger translated into Marathi.Known by his juniors to have an iron fist for things against jungle, he even has different ways of treating poachers. What goes in his mind for treating these people leave his subordinates surprised and shell shocked? It is completely after Mahesh's appointment, that the poaching incidents in Forest have been reduced to almost negligible. Mahesh is a modern man who's usually uses English words sprinkled in his sentence and this often confuses his wife Prabha. Being an ardent lover of nature and animals alike, often takes to the jungle out of free will and soon realizes that the world within the jungle is so much simpler and cleaner than the world outside.




Shweta Munshi As Prabha (Darpan's Mother)

31-year-old, Prabha is a fiery, sharp-tongued woman with an extremely strong sense of humour. She is fun loving in a very quirky sense and tends to lead by example rather than words.Though illiterate, Prabha's knowledge on the practicalities of the world surpasses almost anyone else's.




Ganesh as Ganesh

Darpan's younger brother is a baby elephant.Nearly 6 feet tall, Ganesh is a cute, cuddly, naughty and extremely stubborn baby much like real human babies are at his age! Named after Lord Ganesh, the most interesting part about Ganesh the elephant is that despite being born an animal he has all the characteristics of a human being. Extremely possessive and protective about his sister Darpan, Ganesh has a his values on right and wrong firmly in place.Though he has chinks in his armour- be it his greed for food, his laziness or his ability to twist rules to meet his ends- he does in the long run adhere to all basic moral standards.
Ganesh also has the most solid memory and never forgets anything he's heard or any person he has seen. Its almost like photographic and there's nothing that Ganesh has seen that he cannot remember. Also he is extremely stubborn and once a thought enters his mind he has to execute it, no matter how difficult it maybe. Ganesh stays in the barn outside Mahesh's bungalow...Ganesh shares superb bond with Mahesh and Prabha. For the family too Ganesh is like their family and they don't treat him as mere animals.




Sudesh Berry As Vishwas Rao Tagdu Patil

Vishwas Rao is a Zamindar in the show who is very strong and is a gray shade character. His behavior is like a grown up child. He is a big shot of the area.