Bani- Ishq Da Kalma

COLORS show Bani- Ishq Da Kalma launched in March this year aimed to depict a heart-wrenching tale of the abandoned brides of Punjab has come a long way. Completing 100 episodes on 2nd of August, it has quickly gained a place among the hearts of everyone with its receptive theme of young Punjabi girls being enticed into NRI marriages and soon being abandoned by their husbands.  Revolving around the story of Bani, its main protagonist, who is forced into living her mother’s unrealized dream of getting married to a prosperous NRI suitor, this show attempts to go beyond the “happily-ever-after”.

The beautiful locales of Punjab, the strong portrayal of Punjabi culture and the acting prowess of theleads, Shefali Sharma(Bani), Neha Bagga(Rajji), Adhvik Mahajan (Sohum) and Gaurav Chaudhary(Parmeet), has captured a special place in the hearts of everyone. A hundred episode party was specially thrown for the cast and crew of the show, which saw the presence of all its lead actors and others such as Puneet Issar ,Navni Parihar, Suraj Thapar, Rita Bahaduri, who play pivotal parts in the show as well. 

An elated Shefali Sharma aka Bani expressed her happiness on the 100 episode completion - "This show has given me a lot in this short span of time and as we reach its first milestone I want to thank all my viewers for there enormous support and blessings."

Gaurav Chaudhary added - “It is always a great feeling when your show completes its first 100. I am very thankful to all our viewers who are like our extended family. I am looking forward to it completing 1000 episodes. In fact I wouldn’t mind growing old on this show.” Adhvik Mahajan said- "I am growing as an actor with each passing day and therefore it's has been a beautiful journey till now." Neha Bagga also expressed her excitement and said- "I have had some really fond memories shooting for this episode and I hope this 100 episode journey never ends"

The 100th episode saw Bani relentlessly trying to call her husband Parmeet, but is unable to reach his phone. The high point in the story appeared when she spots Parmeet at a market in Amritsar, whereas he had informed her he would be in Canada.  Is Parmeet cheating on her? And on the other hand,Rajji is about to be put through a test (akhand paath) by Bua. Will Rajji be able to go through it successfully?

To find out, stay tuned into Bani – Ishq Da Kalma, only on COLORS at 10.30 pm, Monday to Friday!