Starring an ensemble cast of Satish Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Sumeet Raghavan, Rupali Ganguly, and Rajesh Kumar, the show revolves around the Sarabhais, a quintessential upper-class Gujarati family living in the upmarket neighbourhood of Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai.
Regarded as being ahead of its generation in terms of its concept, writing, and average viewership ratings at the time of its initial release, the show has gone on to become a cult classic.
Her husband, Indravadan, is an indolent, insensitive and mischievous man, who enjoys teasing his wife and other family members.
Sahil is a cosmetologist and is quite calm, wise and noble as compared to other characters, while Rosesh is an aspiring poet and actor who often makes everyone cringe with his eccentric poetry and acting as well his peculiar and amusing voice.
Maya's socialite attitude and Monisha's middle-class habits always lead to conflicts and Indravadan's playful nature only increases them, while Sahil deals with his own personal and professional challenges.
The gadget-freak Dushyant, married to Indravadan and Maya's psychic daughter, Sonia is an electrical engineer, who has a morbid fascination for various electronic machines.
Comedy and conflict ensue in the daily events occurring in the Sarabhais' lives and much of the mother-in-law humour in the show is derived from the shallow interactions among the city's elite and their perceived notions of the shortcomings and failings of middle-class society.
[1] The season revolves around the lives of five main characters and portrays conflicts in various contexts, focusing on themes such as family life and the upper class of Mumbai.
Throughout the season, the characters go through different social and emotional experiences, delving into their relationships, conflicts, interactions, and history.
Rosesh has finally found love with Jasmine Mavani, who was given the main role in a TV serial but eventually lost it.
[3] The cast reunited in June 2016 over the belated 65th birthday party of Satish Shah, when the future of the show was discussed.
[17][18] The show was telecast from 6 April 2020 on Star Bharat, as the production of the ongoing series had to be stopped by the channel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[20] Only after the series started re-running episodes as a daily show multiple times, it became popular with a good viewership and response.
[17][21] Hindustan Times appreciated the series, "Besides the concept that intrigued audiences of all age groups, the childlike accent of Rosesh Sarabhai (played by Rajesh Kumar) struck the right chord and became the ultimate trendsetter.
The nostalgia of watching the funny banter between Indravardhan and Rosesh, and Maya Sarabhai on an anti-Monisha mission left us rolling on the floor laughing.