# Unch Majha Zoka

Unch Majha Zoka (transl. High my bow) is an Indian television series directed by Viren Pradhan and was aired on Zee Marathi. The series premiered on 5 March 2012 from Monday to Saturday at 8 pm by replacing Ekach Hya Janmi Janu.

## Summary

It is a dramatization of the story of how the child Yamuna was given at age 11 in an arranged marriage to Mahadev Govind Ranade and then proceeded to defy society's expectation to become the social activist Ramabai Ranade. It is set during the British Raj in 1870s India.

## Cast
### Main

* Spruha Joshi as Ramabai Ranade, Mahadevrao's wife and Govindrao's daughter-in-law
** Tejashree Walawalkar as maiden Yamuna Annasaheb Kurlekar and Young Ramabai Ranade
* Vikram Gaikwad as Mahadev Govind Ranade aka Madhavrao, Ramabai's husband, Govindrao's eldest son
* Sharad Ponkshe as Govindrao (Bhausaheb) Ranade, Mahadevrao, Durga Akka, Nilkantha (Aaba) and Shripad's (Baba) father, Ramabai's father-in-law, Gopikabai and Mai's husband
* Shailesh Datar as Annasaheb Kurlekar, Umabai's husband, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's father, Saraswatibai and Mahadevrao's father-in-law
* Kavita Lad as Umabai Annasaheb Kurlekar, Annasaheb's wife, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's mother, Saraswatibai and Mahadevrao's mother-in-law
* Rugvedi Pradhan as Mai Ranade, Govindrao's second wife, Ramabai's step mother-in-law, Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's step mother, Nilkantha (Aaba) and Shripad's (Baba) biological mother

### Recurring

* Sharmishtha Raut as Tai Kaku, Mahadevrao's widowed paternal aunt
* Sanyogita Bhave as Subhadra Kaku
* Mitali Mayekar as Ahilyabai, Moru Mama's third wife
* Saurabh Gokhale as Gopal Annasaheb Kurlekar, Ramabai's eldest brother, Saraswatibai's husband
* Pournima Talwalkar as Gopikabai Govindrao Ranade; Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's biological mother; Govindrao's first wife
* Amol Bavdekar as Moru Mama; Mahadevrao's step maternal uncle (Mama), Mai's brother
* Atul Kasva as Pandu Kaka, Ranades' househelper
* Shilpa Tulaskar as Rukminibai Joshi, Ramabai's maternal aunt (Maushi), Umabai's elder sister
* Neena Kulkarni as Aaji, Mai's mother, Govindrao's second mother-in-law
* Akshata Kulkarni as Kashibai Kanetkar
* Chaitrali Gupte as Annapoornabai Ramkrushna Bhandarkar
* Nayana Apte Joshi as Sakhartai; Tai Kaku's mother
* Nilpari Gaikwad Khanvalkar as Durga Akka (Durgabai Fadnavis), Mahadevrao's real sister, Govindrao and Gopikabai's daughter (widowed at an early age)
* Sushil Bhosale as Nilkantha (Aaba) Govindrao Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's first son, Mahadevrao's step-brother
* Chinmay Kulkarni as young Nilkantha (Aaba) Govindrao Ranade
* Amruta Konde as Lakshmi Nilkantha Ranade, Aaba's wife, Govindrao and Mai's second daughter-in-law
* Ashish Joshi as Shripad (Baba) Govindrao Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's second son, Mahadevrao's step-brother
* Aditya Ganu as young Shripad (Baba) Govindrao Ranade
* Deepti Laygude as Ganga Shripad Ranade, Baba's wife, Govindrao and Mai's third daughter-in-law
* Niranjan Kulkarni as Damodar Abhyankar, Bayo's second husband
* Nandita Dhuri-Patkar as Girijabai Ketkar
* Amol Kolhe as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
* Suzanne Bernert as Miss Hertford
* Shweta Shinde as Special appearance
* Anil Gawas as Sakha Kaka
* Suruchi Adarkar as Muktabai Sathe (a widow guised as a married woman)
* Akshaya Bhingarde as Saraswatibai Gopal Kurlekar, Gopal's wife, Ramabai's elder sister-in-law
* Madhavi Soman as Bhagirathibai, Annasaheb's widowed sister, Umabai's sister-in-law, Ramabai's paternal aunt(Aatya)
* Ujjwala Jog as Yashodabai Dandekar, Mahadevrao's first mother-in-law
* Sharad Bhutadiya as Vitthal Ranade (Vithu Kaka), Govindrao's Cousin, Subhadra Kaku's husband, Mahadevrao's uncle
* Mrunal Jadhav as Sakhu Damodar, Mahadevrao and Ramabai's neighbour in Nashik
* Swanand Joshi as Balambhatji, Govindrao's acquaintance
* Devendra Dev as Kaka, Ramabai's elder paternal aunt, Annasaheb and Bhagirathibai's elder brother
* Hemangi Velankar as Kaku, Ramabai's elder paternal aunt, Kaka's wife
* Siddhesh Prabhakar as Gopal Krishna Gokhale
* Soham Bodas as young Keshav Annasaheb Kurlekar; Gopal, Daji and Ramabai's younger brother
* Atharva Gunjal as young Daji Annasaheb Kurlekar; Gopal, Keshav and Ramabai's younger brother
* Gururaj Avadhani as Haribhau Joshi, Rukminibai's father-in-law
* Girish Oak as Dr. Vishramraoji Ghole, Mahadevrao's doctor

## Production

The story is based in the late 19th century Maharashtra. The sets for the show, presenting the houses and interiors resembling that era are constructed at Film City, Goregaon. Erected on 30-50 thousand square feet area, the set is mainly designed per descriptions of Ranade Wada as written by Ramabai Ranade in her biography Majhya Aayushyatlya Aathvani. Santosh Futane has designed the sets based on these descriptions and then making them shooting-friendly. The makeup rooms also have the old look from outside but are equipped with modern facilities from inside. The Theatrical property of old utensils, lamps, machines have been collected from various cities including rural areas like Padgha, Wada and Mokhada.

### Special episode
#### 1 hour

* 9 September 2012

#### 2 hours

* 14 July 2013 (Last episode)

## Awards

Zee Marathi Awards 2012 :
| Category | Recipients | Role |
| Best Series | Viren Pradhan | Viren Production |
| Best Family | | Ranade Family |
| Best jodi Spruha joshi–Vikram Gaikwad | Ramabai Ranade-Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| Best Father | Sharad Ponkshe | Govind |
| Best Mother | Rugvedi Pradhan | Maai |
| Best Character Male | Vikram Gaikwad | Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| Best Character Female | Tejashree Walawalkar | Ramabai |
| Best Supporting Male | Atul Kasva | Pandu |
| Best Supporting Female | Sanyogita Bhave | Subhadra |
| Best Title Song | Nilesh Moharir | Music Composer |
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