'Namaste America': Here's All You Need To Know About Anupamaa Prequel

The television show Anupamaa caught the nerves of what people wanted to watch on their television sets--a strong woman with an urgent need to discover and pursue her identity. It was a whiff of fresh air amidst content being aired on the tv which remained bonded with saas-bahu fights or sanskari woman's trope. The show, which was loved by the audience, is now all set to have a prequel series to it, making it the first Hindi language television show to have a parallel running television show.

Unlike the original show, the prequel is not going to be aired on tv but will make its route through the OTT platform. It will delve into the past of Anupamaa, the protagonist played by Rupali Ganguly. It will highlight the incidents which took place 17 years ago when she was young, who was freshly married to Vanraj Shah, played by Sudhanshu Pandey.

The two were young and troubles had started showing up in their marriage much before their divorce. The prequel Anupama Namaste America is going to establish how incidents from the past influenced Anupamaa's life and decision-making process in the television show. It will be like a bonus for all the Anupamaa fans who eagerly are waiting to know more about her and her life.

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Anupamaa Prequel

According to a report by Bollywood Life, the prequel is going to show the younger version of Anu and Vanraj. The picture shared by them also showed the couple posing along with their children--Toshu and Samar. The site also shared pictures from the sets of the prequel show.

It also showed Shah Niwas back at the time with an old-fashioned television set, amongst others, as compared to how different and changed the house looks now. They have also revealed the picture of what the couple's bedroom looks like in the prequel. An old fashioned bed with floral wallpaper and wooden decorations.

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The Anupamaa cast includes Ganguly, Pandey, Gaurav Khanna and Madalsa Pandey in pivotal roles. The television show's plotline revolves around the life of Anupamaa, who has been a housemaker for 25 years but has now decided to step out and follow her dreams. It also shows her husband's infidelity and her decision to separate from him.

Coming back to the prequel, there is going to be eleven episodes, which will be solely focused on her marriage with him and the problems back in time. Talking about the show, Ganguly said, "Anupamaa is a character that has seen me grow as an actor and a woman. It brings me immense joy to see Hotstar Specials presents Anupamaa-Namaste America, becoming the first show to run parallelly alongside a running television show."

Where To Watch Namaste America

The show will be streaming online at Disney+Hotstar from April 25 this year. It will not be aired on television.