Surili Ahuja Banerjee is a beautiful, simple, jovial, care-free and modern girl from Colaba, Mumbai. She owns and runs the Gramophone cafe ever since her parents died. Shivendra Barot is the eldest prince of Ranakgadh. Mature, dedicated, and responsible, he is tied to the traditions that his mother, Damayanti Barot aka the queen asks all her sons to follow.
Cast
Main
Tina Datta as Surili Ahuja Banerjee: Owner of Gramophone Cafe; Surjot and Lalit's daughter; Shiv's wife; Mohit's step-mother
Jay Bhanushali as Shivendra "Shiv" Barot: Owner of Barot Industries; Prince of Ranakgad; Damayanti and Chandrabhan's son; Raghav, Maan and Sam's brother; Samar's half-brother; Surili's husband; Mohit's father
Recurring
Kitu Gidwani as Damayanti Barot: Queen of Ranakgad; Matriarch of the Barot family; Chandrabhan's widow; Shiv, Raghav, Maan and Sam's mother
Sujay Reu as Manvendra "Maan" Barot: A poet; Prince of Ranakgad; Damayanti and Chandrabhan's son; Shiv, Raghav and Sam's brother; Samar's half-brother
Aabhaas Mehta as Raghavendra "Raghav" Barot: Prince of Ranakgad; Damayanti and Chandrabhan's son; Shiv, Maan and Sam's brother; Samar's half-brother; Swatilekha's husband
Prerna Wanvari as Swatilekha "Lekha" Raizada: Madhumalati and Hariprasad's daughter; Raghav's wife
Mohit Duseja as Samvendra "Sam" Barot: Prince of Ranakgad; Damayanti and Chandrabhan's son; Shiv, Raghav and Maan's brother; Samar's half-brother; Meethi's love-interest
Karanvir Bohra as Samar Barot: Suchitra and Chandrabhan's son; Shiv, Raghav, Maan and Sam's half-brother
Anita Hassanandani as Roshni Sahni: Shiv's former girlfriend; Mohit's mother
Shaurya Sankhla as Mohit Barot: Roshni and Shiv's son; Surili's step-son
Cheshta Bhagat as Sasha Ahuja: Pammi's daughter; Surili's cousin; Monty's former wife; Dia's mother
Rajat as Lalit Banerjee: Surjot's husband; Surili's father
Dhananjay Shah as Murad Chacha: Artefact fixer in Purani Gali
Raju as Mr. Talwar: a businessman; Shivendra's former contract partner
ActorsFirdaush as Arnav
Akash as Parvez Nariman: Zubin and Parinaz's son; Surili's former land lord
Sahiba as Parinaz Nariman: Zubin's wife; Parvez's mother
Production
Development
Hum Rahe Na Rahe Hum is an adaptation of popular Turkish series İstanbullu Gelin, also known as Bride of Istanbul.[5] Announced by Swastik Productions in March 2023, it was initially rumoured to be titled Mere Apne.[6]
Casting
Tina Datta, Jay Bhanushali and Kitu Gidwani were cast as Surili Ahuja Banerjee, Shivendra Barot and Damayanti Barot.[7] The show is Datta and Bhanushali's first collaboration in fiction. The two previously participated in the same season of the stunt reality series Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.
Datta said yes to the show because she related to the character of Surili who is a modern-day girl from Colaba.[8] She revealed there are a lot of similarities between Surili and herself which made her connect to the character.[9]
Bhanushali returned to a fiction television show after more than a decade.[10] Similarly, Gidwani returned to a daily fiction show after about two decades. She signed Hum Rahe Na Rahe Hum because she found her role interesting, unique and strong to play.[11] In May 2023, Karanvir Bohra was cast as Samar Ahluwalia Barot.[12]
He said he loved the shades of the character which is why he said yes to it.[13] In July 2023, Anita Hassanandani was cast as Roshni.[14]
Filming
The series is set in Mumbai and the fictional town of Ranakgadh.[15] Filming began in March 2023 and the sets are based in Film City as well as Umargam, Gujarat.[16]
Release
The first promo of the series released on 10 March 2023 and the featured the protagonists. The second promo of Hum Rahe Na Rahe Hum released on 14 March.[17] The promos were well received by the audience, and media.[18]
Datta, Bhanushali and Gidwani appeared on the finale of Indian Idol 13 to promote the show.[19]
Reception
Sukarna Mondal of The Times of India praised the series for its fresh pairing and interesting storyline.[20]
