Sarita Joshi roped in as ‘Moti Baa’ in Anupama- Namaste America on Disney+ Hotstar

Following the immense popularity of the longest-running Television serial Anupamaa, Disney+ Hotstar is all set to bring the prequel of the show titled Anupama - Namaste America. The Hotstar Specials show has left no stone unturned to keep the viewers engaged with its gripping narrative and a stellar cast. Apart from the interesting storyline and Anupamaa’s younger look, there’s a lot more in the store for the viewers. The exclusive prequel will see Baa Bahoo Aur Baby fame Sarita Joshi making a phenomenal entry as Moti Baa in the show. Moti Baa is the ‘Don’ of the show as she will be seen heading the Shah family as Vanraaj’s great grandmother. 

Sharing her experience of working with Rupali Ganguli and her on-screen character of Moti Baa, Sarita Joshi shared, “I have worked with Rupali Ganguli previously in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby, and I truly admire the way she pulls off all her characters, especially Anupamaa. I am excited to work with her again on Hotstar Specials presents Anumpama - Namaste America. The character of Moti Baa has lived through Anupamaa’s tribulations and knows how society holds back women, but she wants to mend it by complimenting and uplifting Anupamaa’s life in a refreshing new way. I feel extremely proud to have got to play her. I hope Anupamaa’s fans enjoy the character of Moti Baa too because I had a gala time playing it.”

Anupamaa launched in July 2020 for television, is a running series that has already aired over 500 episodes that are available on both Star Plus and Disney+ Hotstar. The original cast of the television has been retained for the prequel and will see Sudhanshu Pandey essay the role of Vanraj, followed by Alpana Buch, Arvind Vaidya, Paras Kalnwat, Ashish Mehrotra and Ekta Sariya reprising the roles of Baa, Bapuji, Samar, Toshi and Dolly respectively. Hotstar Specials presents Anupama- Namaste America will also introduce a brand-new character from Anupamaa’s early years, Moti Baa played by veteran television actor Sarita Joshi. This special character will play a pivotal role in forming Anupamaa’s early life as an aspiring dancer.