# Ladies Special

Ladies Special is an Indian television series that airs on Sony Entertainment Television. It premiered on 25 May 2009 along with a host of other new TV shows, as part of a major revamp by Sony TV. The show is about the lives of a group of ladies who travel by the Ladies Special suburban railway train in Mumbai. Season 1 went off air on 14 December 2009. Season 2 premiered on 27 November 2018 with new story and a new cast, Season 2 ended on 16 August 2019.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 104 | 25 May 2009 | 14 December 2009 |
| 2 | 189 | 27 November 2018 | 16 August 2019 |

## Plot
### Season 1

The story is set in Mumbai and is a take on the lives and challenges faced by women in big cities and how they sometimes find hope, encouragement and companionship in the most unlikely places. In this case, the protagonists are four women – Shubha Joshi, Nanda Shinde, Bubbly Chaddha, and Pooja Singh – who travel to work and back by the Ladies Special train,

### Season 2

Three passengers, Meghna, Prarthana and Bindu meet in a Mumbai Ladies Special train and become friends, sharing their problems with each other. Meghna Nikade is a Marathi woman, with a positive, never-give-up attitude. Her family consists of her husband, Mandar and two kids Swapna, Sachin and father-in-law. She belongs to a lower-middle-class family. She wishes to run a garment company, Swapna Garments, with her best friend, Jyoti.
Prarthana Kashyap is a stolid Bihari 30 year old and hardworking woman who works in a telecom company. Her family consists of her mother Rachna, her father, who is unemployed and a brother, Puneet, a cab driver. Although she is short tempered, she is soft natured and is kind hearted. She is married to Viraj Parimal.
Bindu Desai is a beautiful, vivacious and a Gujarati housewife. Her husband Dr. Amar Desai is a cardiologist by profession. Amar was forced to marry Bindu, but he actually loves another woman, Dr. Kangana Rajawat. Amar confesses about Kangana to Bindu, who accepts the truth without any hesitation, much to the surprise of Amar. Though Bindu's married life is not smooth, she doesn't show her uneasiness and always carries a smile on her face. Her family consists of Mota Papa and Mota Mami.
These three friends face challenges in their marital lives, but manage to solve them. Finally Megha and Mandar have another daughter, who named after Bindu. Bindu and Amar are reunited while Kangana and Puneet are married. The serial ends with a happy note.
| Episode No. | Title | Air Date |
| 1 | The Local Train Life | 27 November 2018 |
| 2 | Deep-Seated Pain | 28 November 2018 |
| 3 | Trust | 29 November 2018 |
| 4 | An Apology | 30 November 2018 |
| 5 | When Ego Speaks Up | 3 December 2018 |
| 6 | Dreams Don't Turn To Dust | 4 December 2018 |
| 7 | Anything Worth Holding Onto | 5 December 2018 |
| 8 | Life Takes A Turn | 6 December 2018 |
| 9 | A Friend In Need | 7 December 2018 |
| 10 | A Helping Hand | 10 December 2018 |
| 11 | The White Lies | 11 December 2018 |
| 12 | The Hurdles Of Life | 12 December 2018 |
| 13 | The Baby Steps | 13 December 2018 |
| 14 | Life's Challenges | 14 December 2018 |
| 15 | Things That Really Matter | 17 December 2018 |
| 16 | Stages Of Existence | 18 December 2018 |
| 17 | Tarnished Dreams | 19 December 2018 |
| 18 | Crossroads Of Life | 20 December 2018 |
| 19 | The Truth | 21 December 2018 |
| 20 | A Tough Decision | 24 December 2018 |
| 21 | The Search | 25 December 2018 |
| 22 | Closer To The Truth | 26 December 2018 |
| 23 | Happiness and Sorrow | 27 December 2018 |
| 24 | The New Year Party | 28 December 2018 |
| 25 | The Underlying Truth | 31 December 2018 |
| 26 | Veeraj's Secret | 1 January 2019 |
| 27 | Self Respect | 2 January 2019 |
| 28 | The Presentation | 3 January 2019 |
| 29 | Confused Heart | 4 January 2019 |
| 30 | The Struggles Of Life | 7 January 2019 |
| 31 | The Small Things | 8 January 2019 |
| 32 | Paying The Price | 9 January 2019 |
| 33 | The Phone Call | 10 January 2019 |
| 34 | When Push Comes To Shove | 11 January 2019 |
| 35 | Unexpected Turn Of Events | 14 January 2019 |
| 36 | Misguided | 15 January 2019 |
| 37 | For Friendship | 16 January 2019 |
| 38 | Bindu Sets Everything Right | 17 January 2019 |
| 39 | The Dinner Date | 18 January 2019 |
| 40 | The Calm Before the Storm | 21 January 2019 |
| 41 | A Ray Of Hope | 22 January 2019 |
| 42 | Bindu's Decision | 23 January 2019 |
| 43 | Crisis | 24 January 2019 |
| 44 | The Harsh Truth | 25 January 2019 |
| 45 | The Divorce Papers | 28 January 2019 |
| 46 | Hidden Talent | 29 January 2019 |
| 47 | Singing Sensation | 30 January 2019 |
| 48 | Trouble Is Here | 31 January 2019 |
| 49 | Kangana's Nasty Move | 1 February 2019 |
| 50 | Tangled Relations | 4 February 2019 |
| 51 | Bindu's Decision | 5 February 2019 |
| 52 | A Life-Changing Decision | 6 February 2019 |
| 53 | Sudden Turn of Events | 7 February 2019 |
| 54 | Unfulfilled Dreams | 8 February 2019 |
| 55 | Kangana's Secret | 11 February 2019 |
| 56 | Amar Questions Kangana's Intention | 12 February 2019 |
| 57 | The Truth | 13 February 2019 |
| 58 | At Crossroads | 14 February 2019 |
| 59 | Determination And Passion | 15 February 2019 |
| 60 | Relations Take A New Turn | 18 February 2019 |
| 61 | Forgiveness | 19 February 2019 |
| 62 | Tough Decisions | 20 February 2019 |
| 63 | When There Is A Will There Is A Way | 21 February 2019 |
| 64 | The Opportunity | 22 February 2019 |
| 65 | Prarthana's Dream | 25 February 2019 |
| 66 | The Surprise Call | 26 February 2019 |
| 67 | Dreams Come True | 27 February 2019 |
| 68 | Bappi Da's Surprise | 28 February 2019 |
| 69 | Tensions Build | 1 March 2019 |
| 70 | Truth Has Its Own Way | 4 March 2019 |
| 71 | True Relations | 5 March 2019 |
| 72 | Resolving Differences | 6 March 2019 |
| 73 | The Revival | 7 March 2019 |
| 74 | Happy Women's Day | 8 March 2019 |
| 75 | The Accident | 11 March 2019 |
| 76 | Prarthana's Recording | 12 March 2019 |
| 77 | Prarthana's Dilemma | 13 March 2019 |
| 78 | Amar's Life On The Line | 14 March 2019 |
| 79 | Deep-Seated Feelings | 15 March 2019 |
| 80 | Let's Prepare For Holi | 18 March 2019 |
| 81 | Holi Celebrations | 19 March 2019 |
| 82 | Nothing Breaks Like A Heart | 20 March 2019 |
| 83 | The Outburst | 21 March 2019 |
| 84 | Prarthana Is Missing | 22 March 2019 |
| 85 | Prarthana's Anger | 25 March 2019 |
| 86 | The Disguise | 26 March 2019 |
| 87 | Swapnil Joshi Boards the Train | 27 March 2019 |
| 88 | Swapnil Joshi's Big Order | 28 March 2019 |
| 89 | Kangana's Dilemma | 29 March 2019 |
| 90 | A New Contract For Swapna Garments | 1 April 2019 |
| 91 | Bindu Faces Kangana | 2 April 2019 |
| 92 | Viraj With A Plan | 3 April 2019 |
| 93 | Viraj Meets His In-Laws | 4 April 2019 |
| 94 | Controversial Viraj | 5 April 2019 |
| 95 | Mixed Emotions | 8 April 2019 |
| 96 | A Rift In Swapna Garments | 9 April 2019 |
| 97 | Viraj Proposes | 10 April 2019 |
| 98 | Bindu's Positivity | 11 April 2019 |
| 99 | Amar Is Heartbroken | 12 April 2019 |
| 100 | Despair And Hope | 15 April 2019 |
| 101 | Turmoils Everywhere | 16 April 2019 |
| 102 | Viraj Feels Guilty | 17 April 2019 |
| 103 | Jyoti Comes Back | 18 April 2019 |
| 104 | Prarthana's Worries | 19 April 2019 |
| 105 | Amar Loses Hope For His Hand | 22 April 2019 |
| 106 | Determination | 23 April 2019 |
| 107 | Viraj's Resignation And Amar's Fear | 24 April 2019 |
| 108 | A Unique Proposal | 25 April 2019 |
| 109 | Viraj And Prarthana | 26 April 2019 |
| 110 | A Special Wedding | 29 April 2019 |
| 111 | Secret Wedding | 30 April 2019 |
| 112 | Helping Hand | 1 May 2019 |
| 113 | Operation Day | 2 May 2019 |
| 114 | Punit Knows The Truth | 3 May 2019 |
| 115 | Differences Exist Till Now | 6 May 2019 |
| 116 | Tough Times | 7 May 2019 |
| 117 | Prayers And Wishes | 8 May 2019 |
| 118 | Amar Gains Consciousness | 9 May 2019 |
| 119 | Never Ending Fights | 10 May 2019 |
| 120 | Relations | 13 May 2019 |
| 121 | Bindu's Proposal Gets Refused | 14 May 2019 |
| 122 | Bindu Irritates Everyone | 15 May 2019 |
| 123 | Meghna's Pregnancy | 16 May 2019 |
| 124 | Happiness All Around | 17 May 2019 |
| 125 | Amar's Operation | 20 May 2019 |
| 126 | Meghna Gets Emotional | 21 May 2019 |
| 127 | Loss In Parimal Industry | 22 May 2019 |
| 128 | Dinner With Kangana | 23 May 2019 |
| 129 | Is Mandar Back | 24 May 2019 |
| 130 | Meghana And Her Grief | 27 May 2019 |
| 131 | Point Of View | 28 May 2019 |
| 132 | Viraj's Father Is Dead | 29 May 2019 |
| 133 | Bindu's Promise | 30 May 2019 |
| 134 | Confusion | 31 May 2019 |
| 135 | Groom For Bindu | 3 June 2019 |
| 136 | Interview | 4 June 2019 |
| 137 | Meghana's Application Is Rejected | 5 June 2019 |
| 138 | Meghana Makes A Mistake | 6 June 2019 |
| 139 | Amar Gets Upset | 7 June 2019 |
| 140 | Bindu's Biodata | 10 June 2019 |
| 141 | Meghana Is Upset | 11 June 2019 |
| 142 | Meghana's Refusal | 12 June 2019 |
| 143 | Bindu's Matrimony Profile | 13 June 2019 |
| 144 | Problem Faced By Viraj's Mother | 14 June 2019 |
| 145 | Mandar Doubts Ram | 17 June 2019 |
| 146 | Marriage Proposals For Bindu | 18 June 2019 |
| 147 | Bindu's Pain | 19 June 2019 |
| 148 | Ladies Exchanging News | 20 June 2019 |
| 149 | The Guilt | 21 June 2019 |
| 150 | Marriage Preparations | 24 June 2019 |
| 151 | Kangana Having Second Thoughts | 25 June 2019 |
| 152 | A New Car | 26 June 2019 |
| 153 | Bindu's Date | 27 June 2019 |
| 154 | Bindu's Father Gets Shocked | 28 June 2019 |
| 155 | Wedding Date | 1 July 2019 |
| 156 | Perfect Groom | 2 July 2019 |
| 157 | Prospect For Bindu | 3 July 2019 |
| 158 | Disputes Amongst Everyone | 4 July 2019 |
| 159 | Bindu's Expectations | 5 July 2019 |
| 160 | Meghana's Enemies | 8 July 2019 |
| 161 | Confused Amar | 9 July 2019 |
| 162 | Umedh's Expectations | 10 July 2019 |
| 163 | Roses For Bindu | 11 July 2019 |
| 164 | The Mice Drama | 12 July 2019 |
| 165 | Mandar's Pride | 15 July 2019 |
| 166 | Perfect Groom For Bindu | 16 July 2019 |
| 167 | A Ticket Checker's Advice | 17 July 2019 |
| 168 | Meghna Is Heartbroken | 18 July 2019 |
| 169 | Meghna Gets Blamed | 19 July 2019 |
| 170 | Amar Shocks Kangana | 22 July 2019 |
| 171 | Bindu Reaches Home | 23 July 2019 |
| 172 | Meghna In Deep Trouble | 24 July 2019 |
| 173 | Amar Knows The Truth | 25 July 2019 |
| 174 | Amar's Confession | 26 July 2019 |
| 175 | Bindu's Memory Loss | 29 July 2019 |
| 176 | Amar's Guilt | 30 July 2019 |
| 177 | Mandar And Meghna Take A Huge Step | 31 July 2019 |
| 178 | Bindu Is Confused | 1 August 2019 |
| 179 | Megha And Mandar Are Shocked | 2 August 2019 |
| 180 | Bindu's MRI Reports | 5 August 2019 |
| 181 | Bindu's Subconscious Connection | 6 August 2019 |
| 182 | Police On The Train | 7 August 2019 |
| 183 | Meghna's Baby Shower Ceremony | 8 August 2019 |
| 184 | Trouble At The Ceremony | 9 August 2019 |
| 185 | Meghna's Attempt Turns Hazardous | 12 August 2019 |
| 186 | Bindu Does Not Want To Give Up | 13 August 2019 |
| 187 | Knowing One Another | 14 August 2019 |
| 188 | Bindu's Illness | 15 August 2019 |
| 189 | True Luck And Happiness | 16 August 2019 |

## Cast
### Season 1

* Neena Gupta as Shubha Joshi - A married woman who realizes a dark secret about her marriage.
* Shilpa Tulaskar as Nanda Shinde - Mother of teenaged children, trying to maintain balance between work and the challenges faced by her children
* Ashita Dhawan as Bubbly Chaddha - the happy go lucky one, who smiles despite the financial hardships she faces
* Payel Sarkar as Pooja Singh - Caught in an abusive relationship.
* Fatima Sana Shaikh as Nanda Shinde's daughter Geeti
* Sreejita De as Shivangi
* Sandeep Kulkarni as Shivam Shinde
* Akash Khurana as Vipul Joshi
* Harsh Chhaya as Karan Singh
* Satish Sharma as Mintoo Chaddha
* Shailesh Gulabani as Abhay
* Varun Badola as Vinay Josh

### Season 2

* Girija Oak Godbole as Meghna Nikade – Mandar's wife; Swapna, Sachin and Jr. Bindu's mother; Prarthana and Bindu's friend. She is an optimistic women, who makes sure that her family is happy. She lives in a lower middle class colony in Virar.
* Chhavi Pandey as Prarthana Kashyap Parimal – Rachana's daughter; Puneet's sister; Viraj's wife; Meghna and Bindu's friend. She is a stolid Bihari woman and works at a telecommunication company in Khar and lives in middle class colony in Borivali.
* Bijal Joshi as Bindu Desai – Amar's wife; Meghna and Prarthana's friend. She is a cheerful Gujarati woman married to a doctor who loves another woman. She works as a mehendi artist in weddings and lives in a high-rise apartment in Goregaon.
* Vishnu Bholwani as Mandar Nikade – Meghna's husband; Swapna, Sachin and Jr. Bindu's father. He is an honest, hard working and a supportive to Meghna.
* Sahil Chaddha as Viraj Parimal – Indrajit's son; Prarthana's husband; He is a rich intern who works under Prarthana.
* Ojas Rawal as Dr. Amar Desai – Bindu's husband; Kangana's ex-fiancé; He is a heart surgeon at Jeevandeep Hospital on SV Road.
* Arvind Vaidya as Mr. Nikade – Mandar's father; Swapna, Sachin and Jr. Bindu's grandfather. He is supportive to Meghna.
* Dilip Darbar as Mota Papa – Amar's uncle. He is supportive to Bindu.
* Jiya Mustafa as Dr. Kangana Rajawat Kashyap – Amar's ex-fiancée; Puneet's wife. She is a Pediatrician at New Life Hospital. She tried to ruin Amar and Bindu's marriage, but later repents and marries Puneet.
* Aditya Ranvijay Sidhu as Puneet Kashyap – Rachana's son; Prathana's brother; Kangana's husband. He worked as a cab driver to support his family. He married with Kangana finally.
* Inderjeet Sagoo as Subodh – Prarthana's former love interest
* Parveen Kaur as Rachana Kashyap – Prarthana and Puneet's mother. She is a simple housewife who tries to manages everything.
* Trishla Mehta as Swapna Nikade – Meghna and Mandar's elder daughter; Sachin and Jr. Bindu's sister.
* Archisman Pal as Sachin Nikade – Meghna and Mandar's son; Swapna and Jr. Bindu's brother.
* Neha Chandra as Jyoti Shukla – Meghna's best friend and business partner; Ram's wife.
* Sandeep Kapoor as Ram Shukla – Jyoti's husband. He was in prison and Meghna helped him to release.
* Dip Patel as Anuj Desai- Younger brother to Dr.Amar Desai who lives abroad.