Laado (English: Girl Daughter) is an Indian television soap opera finite series produced by Shakuntalam Telefilms (Season 1) and Dhaval Gada (Season 2). It aired on weekdays on Colors TV.
The show had two seasons titled Na Aana Is Des Laado (English: Never come to this country, dear) and Laado - Veerpur Ki Mardani (English: Daughter - Manlike of Veerpur).
The first season named Na Aana Is Des Laado premiered on 9 March 2009. It starred Meghna Malik, Simran Kaur, Vaishnavi Dhanraj and Yash Dasgupta. The season ended on 27 July 2012 after 870 episodes. It became one of the highest rated shows on Indian television at that time.
The second season named Laado 2 (TV series) premiered on 6 November 2017. It starred Meghna Malik, Avika Gor, Palak Jain and Shaleen Malhotra. The season ended on 23 May 2018 after 133 episodes, and was replaced by Bepannah.
Plot Season 1 (Na Aana Is Des, Laado) The serial is about a conflict between an ignorant, manipulative and dominant woman, Ammaji (Meghna Malik) who rules a village called Veerpur with an iron fist and Sia (Natasha Sharma), an educated daughter of a doctor and a rebel against Ammaji's evil cultures. This show mainly focuses on Ammaji, her family and the evil custom of female infanticide and rampant misogyny prevalent in the backward village. The moral of the story is about women's rights. The show portrays various social evils practiced in India.
Season 2 (Laado - Veerpur Ki Mardani) Ammaji is back! Living a retired life with her two granddaughters Anushka (Avika Gor) and Jhanvi (Palak Jain), her only aim in life is to protect her two granddaughters. But what will happen when a wrong move by her granddaughters take her back to where it all began, Veerpur?
Cast
Meghna Malik (seasons 1-2) as Bhagwani Devi Sangwan / Ammaji Simran Kaur (season 1) as Diya Raghav Sangwan née Diya Shaurya Pratap - Ammaji's granddaughter Vaishnavi Dhanraj (season 1) as Jhanvi Raghav Sangwan / Jhanvi Surya Rantej - Ammaji's granddaughter Yash Dasgupta (season 1) as Karan Vijay Chautala - Ammaji's step-grandson Shresth Kumar (season 1) as Aditya Gajendar Sangwan - Ammaji's grandson Neelam Bhagchandani / Rishina Kandhari (season 1) as Tanisha Karan Chautala - Karan's wife Avantika Shetty (season 1) as Ragini Aditya Sangwan - Aditya's wife Madhurjeet Sarghi (season 1) as Santosh Joginder Sangwan / Santosh Vijay Chautala - Ammaji's ex daughter in law Rinku Vohra (season 1) as Chanda Avtaar Sangwan - Avtaar's wife Aryan Pandit (season 1) as Rajbeer Avtaar Sangwan - Ammaji's grandson Nishant Shokeen (season 1) as Vijay Chautala - Santosh's second husband Kapil Nirmal (season 1) as Surya Rana Rantej Singh - Jhanvi's husband Winy Tripathi (season 1) as Inspector Vikram Singh - Diya's ex-fiancée Rakesh Sharma (season 1) as Yashpal - Ammaji's bodyguard Ankita Maheswari (season 1) as Sarah Vijay Chautala - Vijay's daughter, Santosh's step daughter Natasha Sharma (season 1) as Sia Raghav Sangwan Aditya Redij (season 1) as Raghav Sangwan - Ammaji's youngest son Shikha Singh (season 1) as Amba Sangwan - Ammaji's daughter, Jhanvi's adoptive mother Harish Verma (season 1) as Avtaar Dharamveer Sangwan - Ammaji's nephew Tarun Anand / Nissar Khan (season 1) as Joginder Sangwan - Ammaji's eldest son Shivangi Sharma (season 1) as Sunehri Gajendar Sangwan - Gajendar's wife Anand Goradia (season 1) as Gajendar Sangwan - Ammaji's second son Shaikha Parween (season 1) as Jhumar Dharamveer Sangwan / Jhumar Dheeraj Singh - Ammaji's niece Sonal Jha (season 1) as Sheela Dharamveer Sangwan - Ammaji's sister in law Kannan Arunachalam (season 1) as Dharamveer Sangwan - Ammaji's brother Aman Verma (season 1) as Bhanu Pratap Singh - Shaurya's father Varun Kapoor (season 1) as Shaurya Bhanu Pratap Singh - Diya's ex-husband Samiksha Bhatt (season 1) as Lovely Shaurya Pratap Singh - Shaurya's wife Shabana Mullani (season 1) as Bulbul Rana Rantej Singh - Rantej's second wife/mistress Sheeba Chaddha (season 1) as Bajri Pratap Singh - Bhanu's sister Sharmilee Raj (season 1) as Dharamveer's Mistress Menaka Lalwani (season 1) as Rangeeli Avtaar Sangwan - Avtaar's ex-wife Ayam Mehta (season 1) as Rana Rantej Singh - Surya's father Anil Lalwani (season 1) as Kuldeep Rana Rantej Singh - Surya's brother, Jhanvi's ex-husband Deepraj Rana (season 1) as DK Vora Pratik Mitra (season 1) as Chamkila Kuldeep Singh - Kuldeep's boyfriend Shobhit Attray (season 1) as Param Rana Rantej Singh - Surya's brother, Jhanvi's ex-husband Dhruv Lather (season 1) as Dheeraj Singh - Jhumar's husband Karmveer Choudhary (season 1) as Dev's Father Rahul Singh (season 1) as Satpal - Rantej's right-hand man Deeya Chopra (season 1) as Sonali - Raghav's ex-fiancée Janvi Sangwan (season 1) as Shivlaali Rana Rantej Singh - Rantej's first wife Deepak Sandhu (season 1) as Raj Lankesh Bhardwaj / Sanjay Bhardwaj (season 1) as Kishanlal Bhavin Wadia (season 1) as Shera - Amba's right-hand man Rocky Verma (season 1) as Contract Killer Shahab Khan (season 1) as Dr. Devi Singh - Sia's Father Reema Vohra (season 1) as Vaidhei Devi Singh - Sia's sister Suraj Jadhav (season 1) as Wrestler - one of the lead pehlewan Avika Gor (season 2) as Anushka Yuvraj Choudhary (née Sangwan) - Ammaji's elder granddaughter Shaleen Malhotra (season 2) as Yuvraj Singh Choudhary - Anushka's husband Siddharth Arora (season 2) as Shaurya - Juhi's lover Vinny Arora (season 2) as Juhi Sethi - Indra's molestation victim Rituraj Singh (season 2) as Balwant Singh Choudhary - Malhari's husband Zalak Desai (season 2) as Komal Dharam Kriplani (née Choudhary) - Yuvraj's younger sister Charu Asopa (season 2) as Kajal Kuldeep Sethi - Kuldeep's wife Palak Jain (season 2) as Jhanvi Sangwan - Anushka's younger sister Ankit Raaj (season 2) as Ranveer Balwant Choudhary - Rantej's younger brother Adhvik Mahajan (season 2) as Dr. Vishal - Meera's friend Farida Dadi (season 2) as Kavita Sethi - Juhi's paternal grandmother Ashu Sharma (season 2) as Amrish - Shagun's younger brother Arjun Aneja (season 2) as Kuldeep Sethi - Shagun's son Mamta Luthra / Unknown (season 2) as Taai - Juhi's nanny Unknown (season 2) as Bunty - Shaurya's friend Nasirr Khan (season 2) as Advocate Dharam Kriplani - Komal's husband Manini Mishra (season 2) as Shagun Sethi - Juhi's stepmother Ananya Khare (season 2) as Malhari Balwant Choudhary - Balwant's wife Nimai Bali (season 2) as Indra Baba - Malhari's second husband Dakssh Ajit Singh (season 2) as Rantej Balwant Choudhary - Balwant and Malhari's elder son Saii Ranade Sane (season 2) as Meera Rantej Choudhary - Rantej's wife Hemann Choudhary (season 2) as Tej Choudhary - Dushyant's son Moni Rai (season 2) as Dushyant Singh Choudhary - Balwant's younger brother Gulfam Khan (season 2) as Rajjo - Balwant's younger sister Simran Natekar (season 2) as Chunki - Dhumal's wife Paaras Madaan (season 2) as Jai Dev Kapil Soni (season 2) as Jai's Elder Brother Sudipti Parmar (season 2) as Jai's Elder Brother's Wife Prakash (season 2) as Dhumal - Saroj's son Meenal Kapoor (season 2) as Saroj - Ammaji's friend Ahmad Harhash Season 2 as Ram Chatturvedi Ammaji’s friend
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