Dill Mill Gayye is a show aimed at the urban educated youth. Set in the backdrop of a hospital it deals with the pressures, the drama, the romance, the inter personal relationships and humour in the lives of young doctors. Keeping the environment of a hospital in mind, the characters of the show are real, their issues are believable and the approach is dramatic, but never unreal, albeit emotional and fun filled.
Hence, our protagonist Riddhima is a 21-year-old intern with dreams and aspirations of becoming a top class doctor. Like any other youngster of today, she has spunk and the spirit to have fun. What sets her apart is her ability to ride through the roughest storms relying on the honesty and integrity, which has been a part of her upbringing. Riddhimma has all the ingredients of being a competent yet compassionate doctor and her faith never falters when following the right path be it a complex medical case or a real life situation.
Also, alongside Riddhima we have some other young characters, representing the wide and varied lifestyles in India. The spitfire, focused and at times selfish Anjali, the rich, charming and laid-back lover boy Armaan, the anxious to please very Gujrati and a middle class girl Sapna and the always sweet appealing to all girls is Atul.
These 4 along with Riddhima will take us through the various ups- and downs of todays focused yet fun filled youth.
The Characters
Dr Shashank Gupta
He is the head of Sanjivani hospital and has spent his entire career as a doctor for this hospital and its patients. He is considered a 'God' in the world of surgery and all interns wait for an opportunity to assist him in the operation theater. Dr Shanshank is an idol not only for interns but also other resident doctors of Sanjivani. Dr Shashank's two daughters Riddhima and Anjali are world to him and all he wants is to see his daughters become competent doctors. Both Riddhima and Anjali come to Sanjivani to do their internship but get no special treatment for being the daughters of the head of the hospital.
Dr Shashank GuptaHe is the head of Sanjivani hospital and has spent his entire career as a doctor for this hospital and its patients. He is considered a 'God' in the world of surgery and all interns wait for an opportunity to assist him in the operation theater. Dr Shanshank is an idol not only for interns but also other resident doctors of Sanjivani. Dr Shashank's two daughters Riddhima and Anjali are world to him and all he wants is to see his daughters become competent doctors. Both Riddhima and Anjali come to Sanjivani to do their internship but get no special treatment for being the daughters of the head of the hospital.
Dr Riddima GuptaRiddhima is a 21 year old, warm hearted, kind and good-natured girl. This single most important thing in her life along with being a good human being is her dream to make her father, Shashank Gupta proud off her achievements in the medical arena. She is intelligent and modern in her outlook to life, and yet respects and represents all the core Indian values. Quick to forgive and forget, at the same time she will not take blatant injustice lying down. Riddhima's weak spot is Anjali, as she allows Anjali to always get the better from her, but that again is not a sign of her weakness. She does so simply because her nature is amenable to everything. Yet, there is one person, an intern like her in Sanjeevani, who manages to get a rise out of the generally very easy going Riddhima. How much ever Riddhima tries to ignore Armnaan, she unexplainably cannot.
Dr Armaan Mallik22 year old Armaan represents the new age man; one who is self confident, efficient, cheeky and occasionally even smug. He is also extremely handsome and gives the impression of being a skirt chaser. He enjoys female company and makes no bones about the fact that he has a weakening knee effect on women. He is used to being the centre of female attention and also knows how to sustain that attention when he does receive it. Armaan comes from an affluent family and has never wanted for anything materialistic ever in his life. But beneath the suave and confident exterior lies a focussed doctor, whose sole aim is to outgrow the stigma of being the son of an alcoholic anaesthesiologist.
Dr Anjali GuptaAnjali at 22, is Shashank's older daughter and is basically one who is used to having her way. Extremly beautiful, she is quiet conscious of her looks and not above using them .She is manipulative and conniving. In addition she is also academically intelligent, making her a god doctor in her own right, though she is never a favourite amongst the patience, owing to her to-the-point attitude. Her ultimate aim is to be the head of the organisation Sanjeevani, as it means that she will have power, respectability. And it will declare her as the fitting heir apparent to Shashank's legacy. She will employ all the methods of saam, daam, dand and bhed to get whatever she sets her eyes on. Anjali's manipulative ways are most obvious in the way she handles her sister Riddhima.
Dr Atul JoshiA lovable character, Atul is the best guy friend a girl can ever have, without ever making him a real boy friend. He is a good natured, easy going boy, who has become a doctor to fulfill the wish of his dead father, who is part of Sanjeevani alumni. His father worshiped Sanjeevani and Shashank Gupta and he has come to the place of his father's worship to pay his tribute t the man who adopted him. He is always treated like one of the girls when girlie talks are being discussed. When he realizes certain people cannot be changed, he takes mater into his own hands and empties trash, puts cups in trash and carries his own porcelain cup so that the use of Styrofoam cups in Sanjeevani can be reduced.
Dr Sapna ShahShe is a simple girl from a simple, yet reasonably rich Gujrati household. She is the youngest of three daughters and her father always encouraged her to do what she wanted. Having seen her older sisters married off and straddled with bawling children early in their life, she escaped in the direction of a possible career, with the intention that it would be a legitimate excuse for the family to delay her marriage. Her mother is possessive and she is always trying to make excuses for her mothers over domineering and loving over indulgence. She gets a dabba full of Gujrathi food, large enough to feed all the interns. And she has to very often leave work early, or keep Friday evenings free to meet a potential match.
Dr Rahul Garewal He is the new stylish doctor of Sanjeevani. Well behaved, he knows how to woo girls with his good mannerisms. He is the kind of guy, every girl would like to take home to her parents! Speed is in his blood & racing is his passion. Well dressed, well mannered, confident, thats Dr. Rahul today. But this was not the case earlier. He has a past to deal with. During his college days, our Dr. Rahul was a geek, clad in loud, out-fashioned shirts & those nerdy-type thick-rimmed spectacles. But that's history now! Today he stands tall with all the girls drooling over him!
Dr Muskaan ChaddaShe is a young Intern of Sanjeevani from Amritsar (Punjab). Being a thorough Punjabi at soul but modern at heart, Muskaan's attire very well defines her attitude towards life. Clad in a pair of jeans, short embellished kurti, long dangling earrings, fluorescent coloured scarf that holds her lovely curly locks, Muskaan is the incessant chatterbox who views the world through rose coloured spectacles. Travels through the roads of life on her 'Dhanno' - a yellow coloured Scooty! 'Dhanno' is an indispensable part of her life, with whom she shares all her light & low moments.
Dr ShubhankarHe is the head cardiologist of Sanjeevani (senior doctor) and is very dedicated and efficient in his work. He lost his wife in accident and was indeed depressed about it. But in a period of time, he recovered from it. He has a small bubbly daughter whom he love a lot. He likes Keerti and always after her,but feels shy to tell her. He is one of the funniest character in this serial where all the interns always make fool of him.
Dr KeertiShe is a senior doctor in Sanjivani. Very strict and believed in disicpline. She is the one who gives her interns their duties and is very good in her work.She can never spare any mistake from her interns.She is strict from outside,but is very caring from inside.
Sister PadmaShe is the head nurse of Sanjeevani and also Riddhima's birth mother. She is very loving,caring,sweet and good at heart. She never wanted to tell Riddhima that she is her mother,but somehow,to she was very unfortunate and some how Riddhima came to know. She has special feelings for Shashank. She takes a lot of care of Dr.Shashank and his family. She has placed herself as a family member of Gupta family now. She also know that riddhima loves armaan somewhere in her heart and had a part in getting them together.
Nani
She is Dr. Smriti's mother and is very sweet, loving and caring. She loves Ridhima and Anjali a lot. She knows that Shashank has feelings for Padma and as she lost her daughter, and she wants someone to take care of Shashank, Ridhima and Anjali. Hence, she and Anjali are matchmakers for Padma and Shashank.
