Anupamaa

• Rupali Ganguly as Anupamaa "Anu" Joshi (formerly Shah): A talented Kathak dancer; a devoted homemaker and businesswoman; Kanta's daughter; Bhavesh's sister; Vanraj's former wife; Paritosh, Samar and Pakhi's mother; Anuj's former business partner, love interest and fiancée; co-owner of Anupamaa Dance Academy. She used to get insulted by some family members, but realised her own worth after Vanraj's affair revealation and decided to stand on her own feet. Initially shattered by Anuj's feelings towards her she decided to continue her friendship eventually making her to realise her feelings for him. (2020–present)
• Gaurav Khanna as Anuj "AK" Kapadia: A business tycoon; GK's foster son; Malvika's elder adoptive brother; Anupamaa's college friend, former business partner, love interest and fiancé; Devika and Samar's good friend; Pakhi's school trustee. He loved Anupamaa since college days and remained unmarried for his unrequited love towards her. He considers Gopichandra as his family and likes Samar and other supporters of Anupamaa since their very first meet. (2021–present)
• Sudhanshu Pandey as Vanraj Shah: Leela and Hasmukh's son; Dolly's brother; Anupamaa's former husband; Kavya's husband; Paritosh, Samar and Pakhi's father; Malvika's former business partner and former one-sided love interest. He used to insult Anupamaa and started an extra-marital affair with Kavya, but realised her worth as divorce approached. However soon after Anuj's entry in their lives he started humiliating Anupamaa again. After getting cheated by Kavya in signing house papers on her name, he started a new business venture with Malvika and in his passion to become rich overnight trapped Malvika in his love game by telling half truth of his married lives to her. Later he gets fired from her company along with Kavya and Paritosh due to non-professionalism and insensitive behaviour towards Anupamaa and Anuj.(2020–present)
• Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty as Kavya Shah (formerly Gandhi): Nandini's aunt; Aniruddh's former wife; Vanraj's wife. Post her break-up with Aniruddh, she started an extra-marital affair with Vanraj. Initially used to show her concerns towards Anupamaa being innocent, she started hating her after affair revealation. She's a greedy and self-obsessive woman who's obsessed to Vanraj and leaves no chance to humiliate Anupamaa and her supporters. Later she joins Anuj's company to keep an eye over Vanraj. But gets fired from the company by Malvika along with Vanraj and Paritosh due to non-professionalism and insensitive behaviour towards Anupamaa and Anuj . (2020–present)
• Paras Kalnawat as Samar "Bakuda/Samu" Shah: An excellent tap dancer and choreographer; Anupamaa and Vanraj's younger son; Paritosh and Pakhi's brother; Nandini's former love interest; co-owner of Anupamaa Dance Academy. His passion for dance was criticised by some family members but Anupamaa as well as Nandini and Kinjal supported him to follow his dreams. He hates Kavya and Vanraj for deceiving his mother, but loves and supports Anupamaa immensely that often goes against whole family for her and loved Nandini in the same way and respects Anuj and his love towards Anupamaa since their very first meet. He considers Kinjal as his elder sister. However after Nandini leaves him due to her insecurities regarding marriage, he gets heartbroken and vows to focus on his dance career and decides to fulfil fatherly responsibilities towards Kinjal's child after Paritosh refuses to do so. (2020–present)
  • Vidhvaan Sharma as young Samar (2022) (in flashbacks from archieved footage of Anupama: Namaste America)

• Nidhi Shah as Kinjal "Kinju" Dave Shah: Rakhi and Pramod's daughter; Paritosh's wife; Anupamaa and Vanraj's daughter-in-law. She loves and supports Anupamaa like her own mother and often rebukes Rakhi and Paritosh for their rough behaviour. She supported Anupamaa in her divorce proceedings and respects Anuj's love towards Anupamaa. She decides to raise her child alone after Paritosh refused to take his responsibilities as a father and misbehaved with his parents. She's like an elder sister to Samar and Pakhi and considered Nandini as her sister also. (2020–present)
• Ashish Mehrotra as Paritosh "Toshu" Shah: Anupamaa and Vanraj's elder son; Samar and Pakhi's brother; Kinjal's husband. He used to humiliate Anupamaa just like his father and even taunted Samar and Kinjal for supporting Anupamaa in her divorce proceedings but later realized her worth. But started showing his true colours again after Anuj's arrival in their lives but realised his mistakes thus beginning his relationship with Kinjal and career with a fresh start however returned back to his original self after Anupamaa decides to marry Anuj however participated in her wedding rituals after sharing a talk with his siblings. He considered Nandini as his sister. Later Malvika employees him in her company. But he gets fired from the company along with Kavya and Vanraj due to non-professionalism and insensitive behaviour towards Anupamaa and Anuj (2020–present)
  • Dheer Bhanushali as young Paritosh (2022) (in flashbacks from archieved footage of Anupama: Namaste America)
• Muskaan Bamne as Pakhi "Sweety" Shah: Anupamaa and Vanraj's daughter; Paritosh and Samar's sister. She also used to humiliate Anupamaa just like her father. But realized her worth after Kavya caused her to suffer from depression. She supported Anupamaa and respected Anuj's love towards her however returned back to her original self after Anupamaa decides to marry Anuj but reforms herself after a heart-to-heart conversation with Samar and Anuj. She's like younger sister to Kinjal and considered Nandini as her sister also. (2020–present)
• Alpana Buch as Leela Shah aka Baa: Jignesh's sister; Hasmukh's wife; Vanraj and Dolly's mother; Paritosh, Samar, Pakhi and Meenali's grandmother. She also used to humiliate Anupamaa just like her son. But realised her worth after affair got revealed and supported her in her divorce proceedings. She again tried to humiliate Anupamaa after Anuj's arrival but mended her ways after a reality check given by Hasmukh however returned back to her original self after Anupamaa decides to marry Anuj. (2020–present)
• Arvind Vaidya as Hasmukh Shah aka Bapuji: Leela's husband; Vanraj and Dolly's father; Paritosh, Samar, Pakhi and Meenali's grandfather. He is a light-hearted person, jolly and a heart patient. He loves and supports Anupamaa like his own daughter and rebukes Vanraj and Leela for their insensitive behaviour. He supported Anupamaa in her divorce proceedings and respects Anuj's love towards her and decides to get Anupamaa married from his house. (2020–present)
• Shekhar Shukla as Jignesh aka Mamaji: Leela's brother; Vanraj and Dolly's uncle. He is a light-hearted person and jolly. He also loves and supports Anupamaa like his own daughter and rebukes Vanraj and Leela for their rough behaviour. He has a crush over Kinjal's mother Rakhi Dave but often rebukes her when she tries to do his family's insult.(2020–present)
• Deepak Gheewala as Gopichand "GK" Karodia: Anuj and Malvika's househelp and foster father. He is a light-hearted person and jolly. He is like family to Anuj and Malvika after their parents' demise and always supports Anuj and Anupamaa. (2021–present)
• Aneri Vajani as Malvika "Mukku" Kapadia: Anuj's younger foster sister; GK's foster daughter; Vanraj's former business partner and former one-sided lover. She's a sweet fun loving girl who started her business venture with Vanraj as Vanika Teamworks. She loves her brother immensely and likes Anupamaa and family. But deep down she's possessive towards her brother and mentally unwell due to her traumatic and abusive marital life. After starting her business venture with Vanraj she got infatuated by him and trapped herself into his love trap by listening to the half truth about his married lives. Later she breaks her partnership with Vanraj after realising her mistake but give another chance on Anuj's insistence for the sake of Shahs. But later fires Vanraj along with Kavya and Paritosh due to their non-professionalism and insensitive behaviour towards her brother and Anupamaa. (2021–present)
• Ekta Saraiya as Dolly Shah Dhamecha: Leela and Hasmukh's daughter; Vanraj's sister; Sanjay's wife; Meenali's mother; Mr. and Mrs. Dhamecha's daughter-in-law. She is like a sister to Anupamaa and supports her often rebuking Leela and Vanraj for their rough behaviour. (2020–present)
• Paresh Bhatt as Sanjay Dhamecha: Dolly's husband; Meenali's father; Mr. and Mrs. Dhamecha's son. He is like a brother to Anupamaa and supports her often rebuking Leela and Vanraj for their rough behaviour. (2020–present)
• Stuti Zakarde as Meenali "Meenu" Dhamecha: Dolly and Sanjay's daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Dhamecha's only and Leela and Hasmukh's youngest granddaughter; Paritosh, Samar and Pakhi's cousin. She is like daughter to Anupamaa and loves her immensely. (2020–present)
• Jasveer Kaur as Devika Mehta: Anupamaa's best friend; Anuj's friend. She supports Anupamaa and respects Anuj's love towards Anupamaa. (2020–present)
• Tasneem Sheikh as Rakhi Dave: Pramod's wife; Kinjal's mother. Owner of Dave's Excellency Coaching Institute, an arrogant and money-minded lady who judges people on the basis of their educational qualifications and financial background. She often becomes an overprotective mother to Kinjal thus creating problems for Shahs. She exposed the affair between Kavya and Vanraj in front of Shahs. Kinjal and Pramod often rebukes her for her insensitive behaviour. (2020–present)
• Madhavi Gogate/Savita Prabhune as Kanta Joshi: Anupamaa and Bhavesh's mother; Paritosh, Samar, Pakhi and Nihar's grandmother. She forced Anupamaa to get married post her husband's demise. But now supports her always and respects Anuj's love towards her. (2020–2021)/(2021–present)
• Mehul Nisar as Bhavesh Joshi: Kanta's son; Anupamaa's brother; Nihar's father. He supports his sister and respects Anuj's love towards her. (2020–present)
• Anagha Bhosale as Nandini "Nandu" Iyer: An excellent classical dancer and choreographer; Kavya's niece; Samar's former love interest; former Co-owner of Anupamaa Dance Academy. She supported Anupamaa and loved her like her own mother. She even warned Kavya against deceiving Anupamaa. Initially reluctant due to her bitter past she accepted Samar's love after he clarified that her past doesn't affected his love. She respected Anuj's love towards Anupamaa. She considered Paritosh as her elder brother and Kinjal and Pakhi as her sisters. However she left Samar out of her insecurities regarding marriage leaving him heartbroken. (2020–2022)
• Unknown as Nihar Joshi: Bhavesh's son; Kanta's youngest grandson; Paritosh, Samar and Pakhi's cousin. He's like youngest son to Anupamaa and loves her immensely. (2020)
• Rushad Rana as Aniruddh Gandhi: Kavya's former husband. He tried to warn Anupamaa about affair for her well-being and later tried to save his marriage but in vain. (2020-2021)
• Apurva Agnihotri as Dr. Advait "Adi" Khanna: Owner of Blissdom's Wellness Resort, a spiritual and free-spirited person; Anupamaa's doctor and mentor. He became a good friend to Anupamaa and Shahs during their resort stay and Anupamaa's fight with cancer. (2021)
• Varun Sharma as Rohan: Nandini's former boyfriend and obsessive lover. He left Nandini after coming to know about her infertility, but returned to win her back by trying to manipulate Samar against Nandini, trying to defame her and later attempting both Samar and Anupamaa's murders but got caught red-handed by Anuj and left fearing to be jailed. (2021)
• Payal Nair as Parul Sharma: Devika's former sister-in-law; Pakhi's principal. She helped Anupamaa to stand on her feet again by giving her a job as cooking teacher due to her excellent culinary skills. (2020–2021)
• Parull Chaudhary as Dr. Mona Chopra: Pakhi's psychiatrist. She helped Pakhi to come out of her depression caused by Kavya. (2021)
• Bhakti Chauhan as Jhilmil: Shah family's former househelp. She was like a sister to Anupamaa and supported her. (2020)
• Vivan Singh Rajput as Siddharth "Sid" Desai: Pakhi's psycho classmate who blackmailed her. He was exposed by Anupamaa when he tried to molest Pakhi. (2020)
• Farukh Saeed as Pramod Dave: Rakhi's husband; Kinjal's father. He likes Shahs and rebukes Rakhi for her rough behaviour. (2020)
• Sunita Rai as Mansi Jain: Food critic at Vanraj's café. She visited Vanraj's café to review it. But got irritated by Kavya's self-obsessive behaviour thus cutting 3 stars and giving only 2 stars due to customer service and Anupamaa's food. (2021)
• Kiara Khantwal as Kiara: Video blogger at Vanraj's café. She visited Vanraj's café as a random customer with her friend to review it. Though she was also irritated by Kavya's behaviour towards normal customers but gave 5 star ratings for customer service and Anupamaa's food and hospitality. (2021)

In February 2020, Rajan Shahi, the producer of Aai Kuthe Kay Karte announced his plan to produce its Hindi remake Anupamaa stating, "This interesting concept around a mother’s journey has been so inspirational that Star wants to bring it in Hindi too".[6]

In early August 2020, the cast of the series recorded a special song for the Raksha Bandhan sequence titled "Aaj Rakhi Nau Tyohaar Chhe" (Today is Raksha Bandhan Festival) in their own voices (in fusion of Gujarati, Hindi and English languages).[7]

Earlier scheduled to premiere on 16 March 2020 at 9:00 p.m. slot, the series was postponed amid the COVID-19 outbreak in India when the filming of Indian television and films were stalled indefinitely from 19 March 2020 onward.[8] After more than three months, the production and filming resumed and the series premiered on 13 July 2020 at 10:00 p.m. by switching time slots with Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke by same production house (which earlier used to air at 10:00 p.m. slot and switched the slot to 9:00 p.m.).[9][10]

Rupali Ganguly was cast as the protagonist Anupamaa, returning to television after seven years.[11] Sudhanshu Pandey was cast as Anupamaa's husband, Vanraj Shah.[12] Paras Kalnawat, Muskaan Bamne, Aashish Mehrotra, Alpana Buch and Arvind Vaidya were cast as Samar Shah, Pakhi Shah, Paritosh Shah, Leela Shah and Hasmukh Shah.[13][14][15][16][17][18] late Madhavi Gogate, Ekta Saraiya, Paresh Bhatt, Stuti Zakarde, Mehul Nisar and Bhakti Chauhan were cast to play Kanta Joshi, Dolly Shah Dhamecha, Sanjay Dhamecha, Meenali Dhamecha, Bhavesh Joshi and Jhilmil.[19][20][21] However, days before the filming resumed after the COVID-19 outbreak in late June, Additi Gupta was confirmed to be infected with the virus.[22][23] She was replaced by Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty and the sequences earlier shot by Gupta were reshot by Chakraborty.[24] Days after premiering in July 2020, Shekhar Shukla was signed to play Jignesh, Nidhi Shah was cast as Kinjal Dave and Farrukh Saeed was cast as Pramod Dave.[25][26][27] Tasneem Sheikh was cast as Rakhi Dave, Anagha Bhosale was cast to portray Nandini Iyer and Rushad Rana was cast as Aniruddh Gandhi.[28][29][30]

In April 2021, actor Apurva Agnihotri[31] joined the cast as Dr. Advait Khanna for a cameo and completed his role in June 2021.[32]

In late August 2021 actor Gaurav Khanna was cast as Anuj Kapadia.[33] Khanna said that he found his character very "stylish and suave, yet rooted in motherland".[34] In September 2021, senior actor Deepak Gheewala was cast to play Gopichandra Karodia.[35] In the same month actor Varun Sharma was cast to play a negative cameo Rohan and he finished off his role in October 2021. Next, actress Savita Prabhune replaced actress late Madhavi Gogate as Kanta Joshi in late October 2021.[36] In December 2021, actress Aneri Vajani joined the cast as Anuj's sister Malvika Kapadia.[37]

In March 2022, Anagha Bhosale playing Nandini announced her decision to take a break from acting that's why Nandini leaving Samar on Valentine's Day sequence was introduced which was already aired in February 2022.[38] However she announced that she never quitted show and can come back in future.[39] But later confirmed her decision to quit acting forever thus making an end to Nandini's character.[40] Later in the same month actress Aneri Vajani playing Malvika also announced that her role was just a cameo and right now shown on a long break due to viewers' disconnect with her role's development in negative way.[41] But she returned in April 2022.

In May 2022, Bollywood playback singer Mika Singh made a special appearance as Anuj's friend in Anupamaa and Anuj's Mehendi and Sangeet ceremony and to promote his upcoming show Mika Di Vohti.[42]

Set in Gujarat, the series is mainly shot at Film City in Mumbai.[43][44] Some initial sequences were shot in Ahmedabad during early March 2020.[45]

On 13 February 2021, the filming was halted for a day for sanitisation when Paras Kalnawat playing Samar, tested positive for COVID-19 virus.[46] The sequences of Kalnawat with Anagha Bhosale playing Nandini were cancelled including proposal sequence of their characters and were replanned until his recovery and return in late February 2021. However he shot some sequences from his home under his and his mother's quarantine period.[47][48]

On 2 April 2021, Rupali Ganguly, Sudhanshu Pandey and Aashish Mehrotra who portray Anupamaa, Vanraj and Paritosh respectively and producer Rajan Shahi tested positive for COVID-19. Certain sequences were postponed and the story focused more on the characters Rakhi, Kavya and Leela while Ganguly, Pandey and Mehrotra shot for few sequences from their homes.[49][50] A few days later, Tassnim Sheikh, Alpana Buch and Nidhi Shah also tested positive for COVID-19 and the story focussed more on Samar, Nandini and Pakhi's characters.[51]

On 13 April 2021, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray announced a sudden curfew due to increased Covid cases in Maharashtra, while the production halted from 14 April 2021.[52] Hence, the production location was soon shifted temporarily to Silvassa alongside other shows like Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2 and Aai Kuthe Kay Karte of the production house.[53] In June 2021, the Maharashtra government permitted shooting within the state with certain restrictions, following which the whole cast and crew returned to Mumbai on 8 June 2021 and resumed shooting the following day.[54]

The India Today stated, "Rupali Ganguly fits the character perfectly and aces the role of a Gujarati homemaker. The show strikes a chord with the homemakers as they can identify with the protagonist. Anupamaa has the right amount of emotions, drama, and spice. The show has the right mix of family values and a modern outlook. The show is a heartwarming tale".[60]

ThePrint appreciated the series along with few other Hindi GECs based on the story of a mother mentioning that it delivered moral lessons and calling the character Anupamaa as paragon of virtue and farcical.[61]

Anupamaa had an average television rating point of 2.1 in the urban region during its debut week and became the seventh most watched Hindi GEC.[60] The series garnered its highest trp of 4.5 in Hindi GEC urban during Week 51 of 2021.[62][63]

Soon after its launch, Anupamaa became one of the most watched Indian television shows in the UK.[191] It became the most watched show for the first time on 16 July 2020 with 63.6K viewers.[192] Soon, it crossed more than 100K viewers for first time on 28 September 2020 with 109.4K viewers being most watched.[193][194] During the week ending 4 October 2020, it maintained its top position with 136.2 K viewership and the following week with 160.8 K viewership.[195][196] Vanraj and Kavya's truth revelation episode on 22 October 2020 garnered 116.7 K viewership maintaining its top position.[197] In the week ending 25 October 2020, it was at top position with 144.2 K viewership.[198] In the week ending 1 November 2020, the viewership further increased to 198.2 K being its highest rating ever, thus maintaining its top position.[199] In the week ending 15 November 2020 it achieved a peak rating of 221.5 K viewership maintaining its top position.[200] The following week it maintained its top position with 187.5 K viewership.[201] In the week ending 6 December 2020, it maintained its top position consistently with 200.3 K viewership.[202] On the week ending 24 January 2021, it topped with 206.3 K viewership.[203] In week 7 of 2021, it continued to maintain its position with 197.8 K viewership.[204] In week 17, it continued to maintain its position with 149.1 K viewership.[205]