Parchhaven

Parchhaven is an Indian Punjabi-language television show produced by Jalandhar Doordarshan in 1996. It depicts the agony and lifelong repentance of a young man whose lust and cowardice lead to the death of his innocent beloved.

Parchhaven
GenreDrama
Written byOm Parkash Gasso
Directed byRavi Deep
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languagePunjabi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18
Production
ProducerRavi Deep
Running time30 minutes
Production companyJalandhar Doordarshan
Release
Original networkDD Punjabi
Audio formatMono
Original release1996 (1996) –
1996 (1996)

Plot summary

Bulara (Gurpreet Ghuggi) is the young son of a haughty land owner Ratta (B.N. Sharma) and a cruel mother Melo (Jasdeep Kaur). His elder brother Charna (Raj Kumar Arora) is a weak person. Bulara's childless sister-in-law Debo (Neena Cheema) treats him like her own son.

Bulara's elder sister Kaki (Sukhwinder Grewal) falls for the young athlete Kangan ( Kriashan Arora) who lives in neighbourhood and is a friend, philosopher and guide for Bulara. The upright person leaves the village as a reaction to Kaki's advances.

Bulara is now a lonely directionless person and seduces the gypsy girl Naini (Amarjeet). He becomes aware that she died after becoming pregnant and runs away to a temple with his childhood friend Bhikhu (Pramod Kalia). Ratta suppresses the case by bribing the police inspector. He stays at a temple for some time and then leaves on an endless journey as an ascetic.

Debo remains childless and had always been ill treated by her in-laws. She is forsaken when she has to leave the home of her in-laws when her husband marries another girl who is rude. Ratta comes to know that his daughter Kaki has gone astray, has a heart attack and becomes paralysed. He dies as a repentant man. Melo's grandsons force her to leave her own home and she dies in Debo's arms.

Years pass by and Debo becomes almost blind. Bulara is shot by a group of terrorists which, as a matter of co-incidence, is led by Kangan. after recovering at Kangan's den, Bulara returns to Debo before she dies. He makes a commitment to fulfill her last desire by building an Eye Hospital in the village.

Credits

The 18 episodes serial was produced and directed by Ravi Deep who also wrote its screenplay. This serial was based on a Punjabi novel Bujh Rahi Batti Da Chanan written by Om Parkash Gasso.[1] The title song written by Inderjit Hasanpuri was composed and sung by Maqbool Bali. One of the songs in the serial was penned by Gurpreet Ghuggi and sung by Brijesh Ahuja. Another song written by Hasanpuri was sung by Hans Raj Hans.

Cast

Gurpreet Ghuggi as Bulara

Amarjit Kaur as Naini

Neena Cheema as Debo

Pramod Kalia as Bhikhu

Raj Kumar Arora as Charna

B.N. Sharma as Ratta

Jasdeep Kaur as Melo

Sukhwinder Grewal as Kaki

Rajinder Kashyap as Tichhana

Prem Kakaria as Lekhu

Janak Bagga as Chando

Hem Raj Sharma as Nambardar

Varanjit as Naini's Father

Veena Vij as Naini's Mother

Pinkish as Charna's second wife

Goverdhan Godhi as Police Inspector

Sumandeep as child Bulara

Samir Sharda as child Bhikhu

Raj Sahni as Vaid

B.K. Shamim as Sadhu

Harjinder as Sadhu

Book

The novel Bujh Rahi Batti Da Chanan was republished under the title Parchhaven along with information about the serial and its photographs. Director, lyricist and artists of the serial share their thoughts with the readers of this book.[2]

References
  1. Works by Om Parkash Gasso at Open Library
  2. Parchhaven at Open Library
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