Unch Majha Zoka () is an Indian television series directed by Viren Pradhan and was aired on Zee Marathi. The series premiered on 5 March 2012 from Monday to Saturday at 8 pm by replacing Ekach Hya Janmi Janu.

Summary It is a dramatization of the story of how the child Yamuna was given at age 11 in an arranged marriage to Mahadev Govind Ranade and then proceeded to defy society's expectation to become the social activist Ramabai Ranade. It is set during the British Raj in 1870s India.

Cast Main Spruha Joshi as Ramabai Ranade, Mahadevrao's wife and Govindrao's daughter-in-law Tejashree Walawalkar as maiden Yamuna Annasaheb Kurlekar and Young Ramabai Ranade Vikram Gaikwad as Mahadev Govind Ranade aka Madhavrao, Ramabai's husband, Govindrao's eldest son Sharad Ponkshe as Govindrao (Bhausaheb) Ranade, Mahadevrao, Durga Akka, Nilkantha (Aaba) and Shripad's (Baba) father, Ramabai's father-in-law, Gopikabai and Mai's husband Shailesh Datar as Annasaheb Kurlekar, Umabai's husband, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's father, Saraswatibai and Mahadevrao's father-in-law Kavita Lad as Umabai Annasaheb Kurlekar, Annasaheb's wife, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's mother, Saraswatibai and Mahadevrao's mother-in-law Rugvedi Pradhan as Mai Ranade, Govindrao's second wife, Ramabai's step mother-in-law, Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's step mother, Nilkantha (Aaba) and Shripad's (Baba) biological mother

Recurring Sharmishtha Raut as Tai Kaku, Mahadevrao's widowed paternal aunt Sanyogita Bhave as Subhadra Kaku, Vithal (Vithu Kaka) Ranade's wife, Mahadevrao' aunt Mitali Mayekar as Ahilyabai, Moru Mama's third wife Saurabh Gokhale as Gopal Annasaheb Kurlekar, Ramabai's eldest brother, Saraswatibai's husband Pournima Bhave Talwalkar as Gopikabai Govindrao Ranade, Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's biological mother; Govindrao's first wife Amol Bavdekar as Moru Mama, Ahilyabai's husband, Mahadevrao's step maternal uncle (Mama), Mai's brother Atul Kasva as Pandu Kaka, Ranades' househelper Shilpa Tulaskar as Rukminibai Joshi, Ramabai's maternal aunt (Maushi), Umabai's elder sister Neena Kulkarni as Aaji, Mai's mother, Govindrao's second mother-in-law Akshata Kulkarni Gaikwd as Kashibai Kanetkar Chaitrali Gupte as Annapoornabai Ramakrishna Bhandarkar, wife of R. G. Bhandarkar Nayana Apte Joshi as Sakhartai, Tai Kaku's mother Nilpari Gaikwad Khanwalkar as Durga Akka (Durgabai Vinayakrao Fadnavis), Mahadevrao's real sister, Govindrao and Gopikabai's daughter (widowed at an early age) Sushil Bhosale as Nilkantha (Aaba) Govindrao Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's first son, Mahadevrao's step-brother Chinmay Kulkarni as young Nilkantha (Aaba) Govindrao Ranade Amruta Konde as Lakshmi Nilkantha Ranade, Aaba's wife, Govindrao and Mai's second daughter-in-law Ashish Joshi as Shripad (Baba) Govindrao Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's second son, Mahadevrao's step-brother Aditya Ganu as young Shripad (Baba) Govindrao Ranade Deepti Laygude as Ganga Shripad Ranade, Baba's wife, Govindrao and Mai's third daughter-in-law Niranjan Kulkarni as Damodar Abhyankar, Bayo's second husband Nandita Dhuri Patkar as Girijabai Ketkar Amol Kolhe as Jyotirao Phule Suzanne Bernert as Miss Hertford Anil Gawas as Sakha Kaka, Ranade's househelp at Nashik Suruchi Adarkar as Muktabai Ranade Sathe (a widow guised as a married woman), Ranades' neighbour Akshaya Bhingarde as Saraswatibai Gopal Kurlekar, Gopal's wife, Ramabai's elder sister-in-law Madhavi Soman as Bhagirathibai, Annasaheb's widowed sister, Umabai's sister-in-law, Ramabai's paternal aunt(Aatya) Ujjwala Jog as Yashodabai Dandekar, Mahadevrao's first mother-in-law Dr. Sharad Bhutadiya as Vitthal Ranade (Vithu Kaka), Govindrao's Cousin, Subhadra Kaku's husband, Mahadevrao's uncle Mrunal Jadhav as Sakhu Duttatreya Moreshwar, Mahadevrao and Ramabai's neighbour in Nashik Swanand Joshi as Balambhatji Watve, Govindrao's friend, elderly person in Ranade household Devendra Dev as Kaka, Ramabai's elder paternal uncle, Annasaheb and Bhagirathibai's elder brother Hemangi Velankar as Kaku, Ramabai's elder paternal aunt, Kaka's wife Siddhesh Prabhakar as Gopal Krishna Gokhale Soham Bodas as young Keshav Annasaheb Kurlekar, Gopal, Daji and Ramabai's younger brother Atharva Gunjal as young Daji Annasaheb Kurlekar, Gopal, Keshav and Ramabai's younger brother Gururaj Avadhani as Haribhau Joshi, Rukminibai's father-in-law Girish Oak as Dr. Vishramraoji Ghole, Mahadevrao's doctor Jyoti Malshe as Bayo Moreshwar Abhyankar, widowed daughter of Vatsalabai and Madhavrao Moreshwar, remarried to Damodar Abhyankar Sanjivani Samel as Saraswatibai Ganeshrao Joshi, wife of Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi (Sarvajanik Kaka) Achyut Potdar as Dwarkanath Tarkhadkar Dr. Vilas Ujawane as Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi (Sarvajanik Kaka) Nandkumar Patil as Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi)

Production The story is based in the late 19th century Maharashtra. The sets for the show, presenting the houses and interiors resembling that era are constructed at Film City, Goregaon. Erected on 30-50 thousand square feet area, the set is mainly designed per descriptions of Ranade Wada as written by Ramabai Ranade in her biography Majhya Aayushyatlya Aathvani. Santosh Futane has designed the sets based on these descriptions and then making them shooting-friendly. The makeup rooms also have the old look from outside but are equipped with modern facilities from inside. The Theatrical property of old utensils, lamps, machines have been collected from various cities including rural areas like Padgha, Wada and Mokhada.

Special episode 1 hour 9 September 2012

2 hours 14 July 2013 (Last episode)

Awards + Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards 2012CategoryRecipientsRoleBest SeriesViren PradhanViren ProductionBest FamilyRanade FamilyBest FatherSharad PonksheGovindBest MotherRugvedi PradhanMaaiBest Character MaleVikram GaikwadMahadev Govind RanadeBest Character FemaleTejashree WalawalkarRamabaiBest Supporting MaleAtul KasvaPanduBest Supporting FemaleSanyogita BhaveSubhadraBest Title SongNilesh MoharirMusic Composer

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