Aankh Micholi (transl. Eye Catching) is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 22 January 2024 on StarPlus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Shashi Mittal, Sumeet Mittal and Jitendra Singla under Shashi Sumeet Productions, it stars Khushi Dubey and Navneet Malik.[1][2]
Plot
This story follows the hardships of Rukmini, an IPS aspirant married to a fifth grade pass tea seller Sumedh.[3]
Cast
Main
- Khushi Dubey as Rukmini Jadeja Thakkar: Vandana and Arvind's elder daughter; Sonal's sister; Malhar's ex-girlfriend; Sumedh's wife (2024)
- Harithi Joshi as young Rukmini Jadeja
- Navneet Malik as Sumedh Thakkar: Palak and Vijay's son; Kesar's step-son; Malhar, Rupal and Karina's half-brother; Rukmini's husband (2024)
- Vidhaan Sharma as young Sumedh Thakkar
Recurring
- Hitesh Bharadwaj as Malhar Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's son; Rupal and Karina's brother; Sumedh's half-brother; Rukmini's ex-boyfriend (2024)
- Bhakti Rathod as Kesar Thakkar: Bhaven's sister; Vijay's widow; Malhar, Rupal and Karina's mother; Sumedh's step-mother (2024)
- Alisha Prajapati as Rupal Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's elder daughter; Malhar and Karina's sister; Sumedh's half-sister (2024)
- Suushmita Singh as Prisha: Rachna and Bhaven's younger daughter; Shivani's sister (2024)
- Preetika Chauhan as Shivani Kumar: Rachna and Bhaven's elder daughter; Prisha's sister; Arpit's wife; Pintu, Golu and Pankti's mother (2024)
- Drashti Bhanushali as Karina Thakkar: Kesar and Vijay's younger daughter; Malhar and Rupal's sister; Sumedh's half-sister (2024)
- Mridul Kumar Sinha as Arvind Jadeja: Bakula's brother; Vandana's widower; Piyush, Rukmini and Sonal's father (2024)
- Utkarsh Gupta as Piyush Jadeja: Vandana and Arvind's son; Rukmini and Sonal's brother (2024)
- Mahima Mhatre as Sonal Jadeja: Vandana and Arvind's younger daughter; Piyush and Rukmini's sister (2024)
- Chaya Vora as Bakula Jadeja: Arvind's sister (2024)
- Ashish Ratnaparkhi as Sohil (2024)
- Aria Sakaria as Pankti Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's daughter (2024)
- Vaidik Poriya as Pintu Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's elder son (2024)
- Aalok Shaw as Golu Kumar: Shivani and Arpit's younger son (2024)
- Himanshi Jain as Niti: Sumedh's former prospective bride (2024)
Production
It was initially rumored that the series would be a new season of the 2011 Shashi Sumeet Productions' series Diya Aur Baati Hum.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Khushi Dubey aka Rukmini from Aankh Micholi shares her experience on learning how to shoot, says, "The shooting range activity was something very new for me; it is something I have never done before"". The Times of India. 18 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (12 January 2024). "Aankh Micholi: Khushi Dubey opens up about the differences between Rukmini and Navneet Malik's Sumedh; says, "They both have their own set of thoughts and differences" : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Aankh Micholi has taken time to portray what was shown in the promos and that could have caused low ratings: Khushi Dubey". The Times of India. 23 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "I'm not aware of Diya Aur Baati Hum's new season, maybe they did not have an appropriate role for me: Neelu Vaghela". The Times of India. 21 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Diya Aur Baati Hum: लौट रहा है दूसरा सीजन? ये सितारे ले सकते हैं दीपिका सिंह और अनस की जगह!". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.