9 May 2023 (2023-05-09) – 14 May 2024 (2024-05-14)
Laal Banarasi (transl. Red Banarasi Sarees) is an Indian Hindi Drama Indian television series produced by Paarth Productions which was premiered on 9 May 2023 on Nazara TV.[1] The series stars Gauri Chitranshi, Savi Thakur and Narayani Shastri.[2][3]
Premise
The story depicts the struggle of a simple village girl, Gauri, on the river banks of Varanasi. She, alongside her sister, aims to make a livelihood from their textile-based shop as they sell 'Red Banarasi Sarees'. However, Gauri's life turns upside down during an encounter with a hot-headed and upper-class competitor who leading the textile industry in Varanasi, Shakuntala Agarwal and her beloved son Garv who later becomes Gauri's husband.
Cast
Main
Gauri Chitranshi as Gauri Sharma / Gauri Garv Sinha: Chandrakant and Shanti's middle daughter; Ganga's younger sister; Chutki's elder sister; Garv's first wife; Khushi and Kavya's mother; Mahi's adopted mother (2023–2024)
Narayani Shastri[4][5] as Shakuntala Agarwal / Shakuntala Dushyant Sinha: Owner of Shakuntala Sarees; Dheerendra's younger sister; Dushyant's estranged wife; Yug and Garv's mother; Khushi and Kavya's grandmother; Mahi's adopted grandmother (2023–2024)
Savi Thakur as
Garv Sinha: Dushyant and Shakuntala's younger son; Nayantara's younger nephew; Gauri and Ganga's husband; Yug's younger brother; Khushi and Kavya's father; Mahi's adopted father (2023–2024)
Bunty: Garv's look alike (2024)
Mahi Soni as Kavya Sinha: Gauri and Garv 's younger daughter; Khushi 's sister(2024)
Shivanashi Anant as Khushi Sinha; Gauri and Garv 's elder daughter; Kavya's sister(2024)
Recurring Cast
Iram Hingwala as Child Chutki Sharma: Chandrakant and Shanti's younger daughter; Ganga and Gauri's younger sister; Khushi and Kavya's younger material aunt; Mahi's adoptive younger maternal aunt (2023)
Nisha Gupta as Ganga Sharma / Ganga Yug Sinha: Chandrakant and Shanti's elder daughter; Gauri and Chutki's elder sister; Yug's wife; Garv's ex-wife; Khushi and Kavya's elder maternal aunt; Mahi's adoptive elder maternal aunt (2023–2024)
Manohar Teli as Chandrakant Sharma: Shanti's husband; Gauri, Ganga and Chutki's father; Khushi and Kavya's maternal grandfather (2023)
Antara Biswas as Nayantara Sinha: Dushyant's younger sister; Yug and Garv's paternal aunt (2024)
Sahil Kumar as Mandeep Singh (2024–present)
Krishna Soni as Dushyant Sinha: Shakuntala's estranged husband; Nayantara's elder brother; Yug and Garv's father; Khushi and Kavya's grandfather; Mahi's adoptive grandfather (2023)
Shankar Mishra as Mr. Agarwal: Dheerendra and Shakuntala's father; Dushyant and Vrinda's father-in-law; Yug and Garv's maternal grandfather; Anika's paternal grandfather (2023) (Dead)
Suraj Kalyankar as Goon
Ruturaj Kute as Raunak Kumar
Anjum Ara as Mrs. Sharma "Dadi": Chandrakant's mother; Ganga, Gauri and Chutki's grandmother
Vikram Sharma as Dheerendra Agarwal: Shakuntala's elder brother; Vrinda's husband; Anika's father; Yug and Garv's maternal uncle (2023–2024)
Mona Ray as Vrinda Dheerendra Agarwal: Dheerendra's wife; Anika's mother; Shakuntala's sister-in-law (2023–2024)
Priya Varlani as Anika Agarwal: Dheerendra and Vrinda's daughter; Shakuntala's niece (2023)
Paras Sharma as Nachiket: Anika's ex–fiance (2023)
Gauri Chitranshi, Savi Thakur and Narayani Shastri were signed as the lead. The first promo was released on 29 April 2023 featuring Gauri Chitranshi and Narayani Shastri.[6] Show Released on 9 May 2023.[7]
Development
The series was announced by Parth Production in April 2023 and was confirmed in May 2023 by Nazara TV.[8] The shooting of the series began in April 2023 in Varanasi, India.
