Ladies Special is an Indian television series that airs on Sony Entertainment Television. It premiered on 25 May 2009 along with a host of other new TV shows, as part of a major revamp by Sony TV. The show is about the lives of a group of ladies who travel by the Ladies Special suburban railway train in Mumbai. Season 1 went off air on 14 December 2009. Season 2 premiered on 27 November 2018 with new story and a new cast, Season 2 ended on 16 August 2019.
Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 1 104 25 May 2009 14 December 2009 2 189 27 November 2018 16 August 2019
Plot Season 1 The story is set in Mumbai and is a take on the lives and challenges faced by women in big cities and how they sometimes find hope, encouragement and companionship in the most unlikely places. In this case, the protagonists are four women – Shubha Joshi, Nanda Shinde, Bubbly Chaddha, and Pooja Singh – who travel to work and back by the Ladies Special train,
Season 2 Three passengers, Meghna, Prarthana and Bindu meet in a Mumbai Ladies Special train and become friends, sharing their problems with each other. Meghna Nikade is a Marathi woman, with a positive, never-give-up attitude. Her family consists of her husband, Mandar and two kids Swapna, Sachin and father-in-law. She belongs to a lower-middle-class family. She wishes to run a garment company, Swapna Garments, with her best friend, Jyoti.
Prarthana Kashyap is a stolid Bihari 30 year old and hardworking woman who works in a telecom company. Her family consists of her mother Rachna, her father, who is unemployed and a brother, Puneet, a cab driver. Although she is short tempered, she is soft natured and is kind hearted. She is married to Viraj Parimal.
Bindu Desai is a beautiful, vivacious and a Gujarati housewife. Her husband Dr. Amar Desai is a cardiologist by profession. Amar was forced to marry Bindu, but he actually loves another woman, Dr. Kangana Rajawat. Amar confesses about Kangana to Bindu, who accepts the truth without any hesitation, much to the surprise of Amar. Though Bindu's married life is not smooth, she doesn't show her uneasiness and always carries a smile on her face. Her family consists of Mota Papa and Mota Mami.
These three friends face challenges in their marital lives, but manage to solve them. Finally Megha and Mandar have another daughter, who named after Bindu. Bindu and Amar are reunited while Kangana and Puneet are married. The serial ends with a happy note. Episode No. Title Air Date 1 The Local Train Life 27 November 2018 2 Deep-Seated Pain 28 November 2018 3 Trust 29 November 2018 4 An Apology 30 November 2018 5 When Ego Speaks Up 3 December 2018 6 Dreams Don't Turn To Dust 4 December 2018 7 Anything Worth Holding Onto 5 December 2018 8 Life Takes A Turn 6 December 2018 9 A Friend In Need 7 December 2018 10 A Helping Hand 10 December 2018 11 The White Lies 11 December 2018 12 The Hurdles Of Life 12 December 2018 13 The Baby Steps 13 December 2018 14 Life's Challenges 14 December 2018 15 Things That Really Matter 17 December 2018 16 Stages Of Existence 18 December 2018 17 Tarnished Dreams 19 December 2018 18 Crossroads Of Life 20 December 2018 19 The Truth 21 December 2018 20 A Tough Decision 24 December 2018 21 The Search 25 December 2018 22 Closer To The Truth 26 December 2018 23 Happiness and Sorrow 27 December 2018 24 The New Year Party 28 December 2018 25 The Underlying Truth 31 December 2018 26 Veeraj's Secret 1 January 2019 27 Self Respect 2 January 2019 28 The Presentation 3 January 2019 29 Confused Heart 4 January 2019 30 The Struggles Of Life 7 January 2019 31 The Small Things 8 January 2019 32 Paying The Price 9 January 2019 33 The Phone Call 10 January 2019 34 When Push Comes To Shove 11 January 2019 35 Unexpected Turn Of Events 14 January 2019 36 Misguided 15 January 2019 37 For Friendship 16 January 2019 38 Bindu Sets Everything Right 17 January 2019 39 The Dinner Date 18 January 2019 40 The Calm Before the Storm 21 January 2019 41 A Ray Of Hope 22 January 2019 42 Bindu's Decision 23 January 2019 43 Crisis 24 January 2019 44 The Harsh Truth 25 January 2019 45 The Divorce Papers 28 January 2019 46 Hidden Talent 29 January 2019 47 Singing Sensation 30 January 2019 48 Trouble Is Here 31 January 2019 49 Kangana's Nasty Move 1 February 2019 50 Tangled Relations 4 February 2019 51 Bindu's Decision 5 February 2019 52 A Life-Changing Decision 6 February 2019 53 Sudden Turn of Events 7 February 2019 54 Unfulfilled Dreams 8 February 2019 55 Kangana's Secret 11 February 2019 56 Amar Questions Kangana's Intention 12 February 2019 57 The Truth 13 February 2019 58 At Crossroads 14 February 2019 59 Determination And Passion 15 February 2019 60 Relations Take A New Turn 18 February 2019 61 Forgiveness 19 February 2019 62 Tough Decisions 20 February 2019 63 When There Is A Will There Is A Way 21 February 2019 64 The Opportunity 22 February 2019 65 Prarthana's Dream 25 February 2019 66 The Surprise Call 26 February 2019 67 Dreams Come True 27 February 2019 68 Bappi Da's Surprise 28 February 2019 69 Tensions Build 1 March 2019 70 Truth Has Its Own Way 4 March 2019 71 True Relations 5 March 2019 72 Resolving Differences 6 March 2019 73 The Revival 7 March 2019 74 Happy Women's Day 8 March 2019 75 The Accident 11 March 2019 76 Prarthana's Recording 12 March 2019 77 Prarthana's Dilemma 13 March 2019 78 Amar's Life On The Line 14 March 2019 79 Deep-Seated Feelings 15 March 2019 80 Let's Prepare For Holi 18 March 2019 81 Holi Celebrations 19 March 2019 82 Nothing Breaks Like A Heart 20 March 2019 83 The Outburst 21 March 2019 84 Prarthana Is Missing 22 March 2019 85 Prarthana's Anger 25 March 2019 86 The Disguise 26 March 2019 87 Swapnil Joshi Boards the Train 27 March 2019 88 Swapnil Joshi's Big Order 28 March 2019 89 Kangana's Dilemma 29 March 2019 90 A New Contract For Swapna Garments 1 April 2019 91 Bindu Faces Kangana 2 April 2019 92 Viraj With A Plan 3 April 2019 93 Viraj Meets His In-Laws 4 April 2019 94 Controversial Viraj 5 April 2019 95 Mixed Emotions 8 April 2019 96 A Rift In Swapna Garments 9 April 2019 97 Viraj Proposes 10 April 2019 98 Bindu's Positivity 11 April 2019 99 Amar Is Heartbroken 12 April 2019 100 Despair And Hope 15 April 2019 101 Turmoils Everywhere 16 April 2019 102 Viraj Feels Guilty 17 April 2019 103 Jyoti Comes Back 18 April 2019 104 Prarthana's Worries 19 April 2019 105 Amar Loses Hope For His Hand 22 April 2019 106 Determination 23 April 2019 107 Viraj's Resignation And Amar's Fear 24 April 2019 108 A Unique Proposal 25 April 2019 109 Viraj And Prarthana 26 April 2019 110 A Special Wedding 29 April 2019 111 Secret Wedding 30 April 2019 112 Helping Hand 1 May 2019 113 Operation Day 2 May 2019 114 Punit Knows The Truth 3 May 2019 115 Differences Exist Till Now 6 May 2019 116 Tough Times 7 May 2019 117 Prayers And Wishes 8 May 2019 118 Amar Gains Consciousness 9 May 2019 119 Never Ending Fights 10 May 2019 120 Relations 13 May 2019 121 Bindu's Proposal Gets Refused 14 May 2019 122 Bindu Irritates Everyone 15 May 2019 123 Meghna's Pregnancy 16 May 2019 124 Happiness All Around 17 May 2019 125 Amar's Operation 20 May 2019 126 Meghna Gets Emotional 21 May 2019 127 Loss In Parimal Industry 22 May 2019 128 Dinner With Kangana 23 May 2019 129 Is Mandar Back 24 May 2019 130 Meghana And Her Grief 27 May 2019 131 Point Of View 28 May 2019 132 Viraj's Father Is Dead 29 May 2019 133 Bindu's Promise 30 May 2019 134 Confusion 31 May 2019 135 Groom For Bindu 3 June 2019 136 Interview 4 June 2019 137 Meghana's Application Is Rejected 5 June 2019 138 Meghana Makes A Mistake 6 June 2019 139 Amar Gets Upset 7 June 2019 140 Bindu's Biodata 10 June 2019 141 Meghana Is Upset 11 June 2019 142 Meghana's Refusal 12 June 2019 143 Bindu's Matrimony Profile 13 June 2019 144 Problem Faced By Viraj's Mother 14 June 2019 145 Mandar Doubts Ram 17 June 2019 146 Marriage Proposals For Bindu 18 June 2019 147 Bindu's Pain 19 June 2019 148 Ladies Exchanging News 20 June 2019 149 The Guilt 21 June 2019 150 Marriage Preparations 24 June 2019 151 Kangana Having Second Thoughts 25 June 2019 152 A New Car 26 June 2019 153 Bindu's Date 27 June 2019 154 Bindu's Father Gets Shocked 28 June 2019 155 Wedding Date 1 July 2019 156 Perfect Groom 2 July 2019 157 Prospect For Bindu 3 July 2019 158 Disputes Amongst Everyone 4 July 2019 159 Bindu's Expectations 5 July 2019 160 Meghana's Enemies 8 July 2019 161 Confused Amar 9 July 2019 162 Umedh's Expectations 10 July 2019 163 Roses For Bindu 11 July 2019 164 The Mice Drama 12 July 2019 165 Mandar's Pride 15 July 2019 166 Perfect Groom For Bindu 16 July 2019 167 A Ticket Checker's Advice 17 July 2019 168 Meghna Is Heartbroken 18 July 2019 169 Meghna Gets Blamed 19 July 2019 170 Amar Shocks Kangana 22 July 2019 171 Bindu Reaches Home 23 July 2019 172 Meghna In Deep Trouble 24 July 2019 173 Amar Knows The Truth 25 July 2019 174 Amar's Confession 26 July 2019 175 Bindu's Memory Loss 29 July 2019 176 Amar's Guilt 30 July 2019 177 Mandar And Meghna Take A Huge Step 31 July 2019 178 Bindu Is Confused 1 August 2019 179 Megha And Mandar Are Shocked 2 August 2019 180 Bindu's MRI Reports 5 August 2019 181 Bindu's Subconscious Connection 6 August 2019 182 Police On The Train 7 August 2019 183 Meghna's Baby Shower Ceremony 8 August 2019 184 Trouble At The Ceremony 9 August 2019 185 Meghna's Attempt Turns Hazardous 12 August 2019 186 Bindu Does Not Want To Give Up 13 August 2019 187 Knowing One Another 14 August 2019 188 Bindu's Illness 15 August 2019 189 True Luck And Happiness 16 August 2019
Cast Season 1 Neena Gupta as Shubha Joshi - A married woman who realizes a dark secret about her marriage. Shilpa Tulaskar as Nanda Shinde - Mother of teenaged children, trying to maintain balance between work and the challenges faced by her children Ashita Dhawan as Bubbly Chaddha - the happy go lucky one, who smiles despite the financial hardships she faces Payel Sarkar as Pooja Singh - Caught in an abusive relationship. Fatima Sana Shaikh as Nanda Shinde's daughter Geeti Sreejita De as Shivangi Sandeep Kulkarni as Shivam Shinde Akash Khurana as Vipul Joshi Harsh Chhaya as Karan Singh Satish Sharma as Mintoo Chaddha Shailesh Gulabani as Abhay Varun Badola as Vinay Josh
Season 2 Girija Oak Godbole as Meghna Nikade – Mandar's wife; Swapna, Sachin and Jr. Bindu's mother; Prarthana and Bindu's friend. She is an optimistic women, who makes sure that her family is happy. She lives in a lower middle class colony in Virar. Chhavi Pandey as Prarthana Kashyap Parimal – Rachana's daughter; Puneet's sister; Viraj's wife; Meghna and Bindu's friend. She is a stolid Bihari woman and works at a telecommunication company in Khar and lives in middle class colony in Borivali. Bijal Joshi as Bindu Desai – Amar's wife; Meghna and Prarthana's friend. She is a cheerful Gujarati woman married to a doctor who loves another woman. She works as a mehendi artist in weddings and lives in a high-rise apartment in Goregaon. Vishnu Bholwani as Mandar Nikade – Meghna's husband; Swapna, Sachin and Jr. Bindu's father. He is an honest, hard working and a supportive to Meghna. Sahil Chaddha as Viraj Parimal – Indrajit's son; Prarthana's husband; He is a rich intern who works under Prarthana. Ojas Rawal as Dr. Amar Desai – Bindu's husband; Kangana's ex-fiancé; He is a heart surgeon at Jeevandeep Hospital on SV Road. Arvind Vaidya as Mr. Nikade – Mandar's father; Swapna, Sachin and Jr. Bindu's grandfather. He is supportive to Meghna. Dilip Darbar as Mota Papa – Amar's uncle. He is supportive to Bindu. Jiya Mustafa as Dr. Kangana Rajawat Kashyap – Amar's ex-fiancée; Puneet's wife. She is a Pediatrician at New Life Hospital. She tried to ruin Amar and Bindu's marriage, but later repents and marries Puneet.