Gharwali Uparwali

{{Infobox television

| image = "Gharwali_Uparwali",_TV_Series_2000.jpg

| caption = Gharwali Uparwali

| runtime = 22 minutes

| producer = Nirja Guleri

| director = Shrey Guleri

| cinematography = Manoj Soni
Jagannath
Attar Singh Saini

| camera = Multi-camera

| theme_music_composer = Raju Singh

| company = Prime Channel

| executive_producer = Sahil Guleri

| genre = Sitcom

| creator = Nirja Guleri

| writer = Shrey Guleri

| starring = Mukul Dev
Ratna Pathak Shah
Niki Aneja Walia
Manasi Joshi Roy
Sudha Chandran
Sudhir Pandey
Mickey Dhamejani

| opentheme = “Gharwali Uparwali” sung by Babul Supriyo

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| first_aired = {{start date|2000|7|3|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2003|6|23|df=y}}

| network = StarPlus

| num_episodes = 156

| related = {{Plainlist|

Gharwali Uparwali Aur Sunny

}}

Gharwali Uparwali (Translation: My Wife and The Ghost of My First Wife) is an Indian fantasy-sitcom television series which originally aired on StarPlus from 3 July 2000 to 23 June 2003.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000709/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Who's the real Biwi No.1?|date=July 9, 2000 |work=The Tribune}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000723/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Hindi hain hum |date=July 23, 2000 |work=The Tribune}} Gharwali Uparwali received acclaim throughout its run.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/20010514-pradhan-mantri-and-ji-mantri-ji-prove-there-is-a-market-for-political-serials-776728-2001-05-14|title=Comedies: The popularity of Tu Tu Main Main and Gharwali Uparwali |work=India Today|date=May 14, 2001 |accessdate=August 31, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050623/asp/calcutta/story_4904228.asp|title=Muscle to Mettle: Rahul Dev's younger brother Mukul Dev is a household name thanks to the popular sitcom Gharwali Uparwali|date=June 23, 2005 |work=The Telegraph}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The show is created by Nirja Guleri.{{Cite web|url=http://indiantelevisionacademy.com/the-ita-coffee-table-book-the-trailblazers/|title=NIRJA GULERI: The Queen of Fantasy|work=ITA Trailblazer: tale of the ita, p.128|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924060432/http://indiantelevisionacademy.com/the-ita-coffee-table-book-the-trailblazers/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Blast-from-the-past-Big-stars-on-small-04072017101040|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005154309/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Blast-from-the-past-Big-stars-on-small-04072017101040|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2018|title=IRRFAN IN CHANDRAKANTA: Directed by Nirja Guleri, the first woman in the country to direct a television series on such a grand scale| date=July 4, 2017|work=The Times of India}} Gharwali Uparwali is written and directed by Shrey Guleri.{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/nominee.htm|title=Shrey Guleri: The Director of the Year|work=The Indian Telly Awards 2004|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016123453/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/nominee.htm|url-status=dead}}

Gharwali Uparwali is considered as a milestone on Indian television's, it was first-ever indigenous fantasy-comedy franchise and the instant popularity of this trail-blazing new fantasy-sitcom genre, replete with top-of-the-line visual effects.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k4-HAwAAQBAJ&q=Gharwali+Uparwali&pg=PA108|title=Within the television arena, animation work deserving mention is Gharwali Uparwali|work=Brand Bollywood: A New Global Entertainment Order - By Derek Bose, p.108|isbn=9788132102786|last1=Bose|first1=Derek|date=7 November 2006|publisher=SAGE Publications India }}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YzQlifp0wi8C&q=gharwali+uparwali&pg=PA83|title=Gharwali Uparwali: Comportent également des effets spéciaux|work=Bollywood: cinéma et mondialisation - By Camille Deprez, p.83|isbn=9782757401545|last1=Deprez|first1=Camille|date=3 June 2010|publisher=Presses Univ. Septentrion }} and which appealed to children as well as adults at the same time,{{Cite web|url=http://cfar.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/13-Media-Violence-and-Its-Impact-on-Children-2001.pdf|title=Children enjoy a select few comedies like Gharwali Uparwali|work=CFAR Study supported by UNESCO-India and UNICEF-India, p.17 and p.21|access-date=8 October 2018|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131042729/https://cfar.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/13-Media-Violence-and-Its-Impact-on-Children-2001.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Gharwali Uparwali has been nominated for several major Television Awards including The Screen Awards for Best Serial (Comedy) in 2000,{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com:80/screenawards/award00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031029003354/http://www.screenindia.com/screenawards/award00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2003|title=Gharwali Uparwali: Nominations for Best Comedy Series|work=The SCREEN Awards 2000|access-date=26 August 2020}} and The Indian Telly Awards for Comedy/Sitcom Of The Year in 2002.{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/programming.htm|title=Gharwali Uparwali: Nomination for TV Sitcom/Comedy Show of The Year|work=The Indian Telly Awards 2002|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005154147/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/programming.htm|url-status=dead}}

A sequel series, Gharwali Uparwali Aur Sunny, also created by Nirja Guleri and directed by Shrey Guleri, aired on Star Plus from October 11, 2003, onwards as the second installment of this hugely successful Fantasy-Comedy franchise.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/oct/oct41.htm|title=STAR Shanivar: Kicking off on October 11, Star Plus launches a fresh series of the Nirja Guleri - produced family sitcom, Gharwali Uparwali |date=October 6, 2003 |work=Indiantelevision.com}}