Smriti Irani had approached Renuka Shahane to play Sakkubai, for her new serial by the same name. Apparently, when Renuka read the script, she found that it had an uncanny resemblance to the Marathi serial Kumari Gangubai Non Matric.
It may be recalled that the show, earlier titled Bai Bole Toh Gangu Bai , had run into trouble when the Marathi channel slapped a legal notice on Smriti for plagiarism. Apparently, the concept and the storyline of the show are a straight lift from the Marathi show, on air on the channel for the past seven years.
A source informed us, “When Renuka sat for the narration, she realised that the story was similar to the Marathi show Kumari Gangubai Non Matric. She was too embarrassed, and besides that, the lead actress of the Marathi serial, Nirmitee Sawant, is Renuka’s close friend. When Renuka voiced her displeasure, Smriti assured her that it was ‘different’. However, the only difference is that while Gangubai is unmarried, Smriti’s Sakkubai is married but her husband has left her and she has two children to look after.”
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