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## Vasant Ghotala/9211

Vasant Ghotala is the main character of Badi Door Se Aaye Hain. He is an alien around the age of 420 years(equivalent to 42 in human years) at the start of the show. His alien number is 9211(spelled as nau do gyarah). He is the husband of Varsha Ghotala, father to Hemant, Shishir, 333 and Samar(2015) and elder brother to Sharad. He comes to earth in search of his lost son 2015, who left their planet after a tiff with him for which he feels guilty. He has a habit of making mistakes and not accepting his mistakes and/or blaming his family members for his mistakes, which is a source of humor in the show. Even when he may blame his family for his mistakes, he still loves all of them a lot, protects them from any harm and wants their happiness. He loves his wife, is a responsible and protective father to his children, and is a loving and caring father figure to his younger brother. He is a very good singer and when he cannot answer the colony members questions about any and every ignorant mistake he and his family makes, he starts with his Sangeet Sandhya(kind of musical gibberish, actually) to avoid answering.

## Biography

Details of Vasant's childhood and upbringing are largely unknown. However, it can be deciphered that he was raised as an only child as his younger brother Sharad should have been born when he was well into adulthood. This is never mentioned in the show but can be assumed by the apparent large age difference between him and Sharad and Sharad's closeness in age to his oldest nephew and Vasant's oldest son, 2015 (Samar). The kind of relationship he had with his parents is never mentioned. Any mention of his parents is also very rare in the show, however, it was stated in one episode that his and his brother's father passed away long ago. After coming together with his wife Varsha (alien name 1721), he welcomed his first son Samar (alien name 2015). His son Samar was close to his Sharad because of the proximity of their ages. He had his second son, Hemant (alien name -426) but he lost his mental balance due to falling from Varsha's lap when he was 30 (equivalent to a 3-year-old human child). He had a third 3rd child, Shishir (alien name 2+2=5), and his youngest child and only daughter is 333 (she doesn't have a human name as she did not come down to planet Earth as she's very young). His relationship with his oldest son, 2015 worsened before the events of the show took place and it got bad to the extent, that to punish his father and out of anger, 2015 left their planet and arrived on planet Earth. Vasant and his family were devastated as according to the rules of their planet, anyone who leaves the planet once is not allowed re-entry. His brother Sharad risked his life to get these rules changed by high command, the supreme of their planet, and they sought permission to go to planet Earth to find him. This is how, his family came down to planet Earth, after assuming the human faces of a Punjabi family with 5 members on Earth.

On planet Earth, he assumed the surname Ghotala (literally meaning scam), after goofing up in front of a real estate agent Rastogi who asks them their full name. He assumes this surname after he reads it in a newspaper. After submitting fake documents, the Ghotala family gets a house in Sunshine Colony on rent. In the colony, his typical time goes by learning and being accustomed to human customs, blending in with their neighbors, and searching for his lost son.

After his family's identity is revealed to the colony, they eventually accept him. Afterward, when his son, 2015 is finally found, the plot now revolves around his family and their attempts to deceive Daulatram (2015's father-in-law) of their alien identity as he marries a human and has a child, Makhan with him. Vasant also attempts to have his grandson Makhan live with him.

## Vasant Sharad

**Sharad-Vasant**: Sharad is Vasant's younger brother. He shares a pretty good bond with him. Vasant is a father figure to Sharad, probably due to the massive age difference between the siblings (Sharad is very close to Vasant's oldest son's age). Vasant treats him as his son, which includes comforting him, guiding him, protecting him, and like a father, punishing and/or scolding him when he makes mistakes. He often calls him 'beta' fondly and 'baniyan' playfully because of his love towards Anna, a human, because Sharad starts lehrana whenever he meets her. Vasant is shown to have conflicting feelings towards his brother's growing love and attachment towards Anna, who is their next-door neighbor. On one hand, he is afraid Sharad's attachment towards Anna will not end well because of their species being different and he tries to convince Sharad to forget Anna for his own good, but on the other hand, he desires Sharad's happiness, which lies in his relationship with Anna. He often has a heart-to-heart with Varsha regarding their shared concern for Sharad and Anna's relationship with him. In the end, however, he chooses Sharad's happiness over his very valid concern for his and Anna's future. While the background of Vasant and Sharad's parents is not known and very rarely brought up in the show, one episode brought up that their father passed away approximately 70 years ago (in alien years). Vasant is very particular about Sharad using his superpowers ethically because of their sensitive nature and almost completely forbids him from using his superpower of irreversible memory erasure. If Sharad makes the mistake of using his superpowers unethically, he punishes him and makes sure he understands the gravity of his mistakes.