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 "excerpt": "Baai Tujhyapayi (बाई तुझ्यापायी), a 2025 Marathi ZEE5 web series directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari, adapted from Tamil series Ayali; set in 1990 in Vesaicha Vadgaon, where Ahilya hides puberty to avoid child marriage and dreams of becoming a doctor.",
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 "markdown": "# Baai Tujhyapayi\n\n**Baai Tujhyapayi** (बाई तुझ्यापायी) is a 2025 Marathi-language web series directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari and streamed on ZEE5, in which a teenage girl in a 1990s Maharashtrian village conceals the onset of puberty to escape an early marriage and pursues her dream of becoming a doctor.<sup>[1](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/baai-tujhyapayi-new-marathi-web-series-premieres-31-october-on-zee5/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/10/zee5-global-brings-a-powerful-tale-of-courage-and-change-with-original-marathi-series-baai-tujhyapayi/)</sup> It is a period family drama adapted from the Tamil ZEE5 series *Ayali*, written by Muthukumar.<sup>[2](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/10/zee5-global-brings-a-powerful-tale-of-courage-and-change-with-original-marathi-series-baai-tujhyapayi/)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premiere | 31 October 2025, exclusively on ZEE5, all seven episodes released the same day<sup>[3](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/baai-tujhyapayi/0-6-4z5840836/episodes)</sup> |\n| Setting | 1990, the fictional village of Vesaicha Vadgaon, Maharashtra<sup>[4](https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/web-series/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-story-cast-kshitee-jog-sajiri-joshi/articleshow/124716831.cms)</sup> |\n| Premise | Ahilya hides her puberty to avoid child marriage and works toward becoming a doctor<sup>[5](https://www.jiotv.com/tv-shows/baai-tujhyapayi/f056f3b791f952cd81729203adfd72d4)</sup> |\n| Format | 7 episodes, 24 to 38 minutes each; Marathi audio with English subtitles<sup>[3](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/baai-tujhyapayi/0-6-4z5840836/episodes)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/watch-baai-tujhyapayi-on-zee5-episode-guide-cast-and-why-this-story-matters/)</sup> |\n| Director and writers | Nipun Dharmadhikari (director); Nikhil Khaire and Mukta Bam (writers)<sup>[2](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/10/zee5-global-brings-a-powerful-tale-of-courage-and-change-with-original-marathi-series-baai-tujhyapayi/)</sup> |\n| Production | Sixteen by Sixty-Four Productions; producers Keyur Godse and Niraj Biniwale; music by Sarang Kulkarni<sup>[7](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-134832)</sup> |\n| Source material | Adapted from the Tamil ZEE5 series *Ayali* (2023), written by Muthukumar<sup>[2](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/10/zee5-global-brings-a-powerful-tale-of-courage-and-change-with-original-marathi-series-baai-tujhyapayi/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://masalamanoranjan.com/baai-tujhyapaayi-marathi-webseries-review/)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and setting\n\nThe story takes place in 1990 in Vesaicha Vadgaon, a fictional village where girls are married off as soon as they reach puberty, a custom the Times of India summary describes as 500 years old and enforced through fear of the village deity.<sup>[4](https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/web-series/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-story-cast-kshitee-jog-sajiri-joshi/articleshow/124716831.cms)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[9](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/marathi/baai-tujhyapayi/season-1/seasonshow/125078440.cms)</sup> The protagonist, Ahilya, wants to study medicine. When she attains puberty she conceals it, continuing her schooling while dodging the timetable the village sets for her.<sup>[5](https://www.jiotv.com/tv-shows/baai-tujhyapayi/f056f3b791f952cd81729203adfd72d4)</sup>\n\nThe series treats the conflict through everyday settings rather than dramatic set pieces: a classroom roll call, a temple step, a courtyard conversation, a morning well, a market errand.<sup>[6](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/watch-baai-tujhyapayi-on-zee5-episode-guide-cast-and-why-this-story-matters/)</sup> The menstrual taboo is central to the plot, and the actors Kshitee Jog and Sajiri Joshi discussed in a BBC News Marathi interview how the series addresses menstruation, its associated misconceptions, secondary treatment of women, and superstition.<sup>[10](https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/marathi/articles/ckgzjy2vzr0o)</sup>\n\n### Cast and characters\n\nSajiri Joshi plays Ahilya, and Kshitee Jog plays her mother Laxmi, a character Jog described as standing on the border between faith and love, torn between the behavior she was taught and concern for her daughter's welfare.<sup>[1](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/baai-tujhyapayi-new-marathi-web-series-premieres-31-october-on-zee5/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/web-series/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-story-cast-kshitee-jog-sajiri-joshi/articleshow/124716831.cms)</sup> The supporting cast includes Siddhesh Dhuri as Aaba, Shivraj Waichal as Jaysingh, Vibhavari Deshpande as Mangal Bai, Anil More as Gopal Master (Ahilya's teacher), Anil Kamble as Tatya Saheb, and Gautami Kachi as [Saraswati](https://www.edgepedia.org/saraswati).<sup>[1](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/baai-tujhyapayi-new-marathi-web-series-premieres-31-october-on-zee5/)</sup>\n\n### Episodes\n\nAll seven episodes were released on 31 October 2025, each named for a female character or figure.<sup>[3](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/baai-tujhyapayi/0-6-4z5840836/episodes)</sup>\n\n1. Vesai (31 minutes)\n2. Saraswati (28 minutes)\n3. Lakshmi (32 minutes)\n4. Sharada (25 minutes)\n5. Pujarin (24 minutes)\n6. Mangal (38 minutes)\n7. Ahilya (33 minutes)\n\n## Production and reception\n\nThe series was produced by Keyur Godse and Niraj Biniwale under Sixteen by Sixty-Four Productions, with music by Sarang Kulkarni and editing credited to Vaibhav Dabhade and Wasim Mulla.<sup>[7](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-134832)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[11](https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/web-series/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-review-cast-sajiri-joshi-kshitee-jog/articleshow/125010590.cms)</sup> Producer Keyur Godse framed the show as a rooted story set in rural [Maharashtra](https://www.edgepedia.org/maharashtra) in the 1990s whose themes of equality, freedom, and education remain relevant.<sup>[2](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/10/zee5-global-brings-a-powerful-tale-of-courage-and-change-with-original-marathi-series-baai-tujhyapayi/)</sup>\n\n**Reception.** Gadgets360 lists a viewer rating of 9.3/10 and a 16+ certificate, while the ZEE5 listing marks it G and JioTV lists U/A 16+.<sup>[7](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-134832)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[12](https://www.zee5.com/ta/global/web-series/details/baai-tujhyapayi/0-6-4z5840836)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.jiotv.com/tv-shows/baai-tujhyapayi/f056f3b791f952cd81729203adfd72d4)</sup> Filmibeat reported the series being called a sleeper hit of 2025, with viewership extending beyond the Marathi market into Hindi-speaking regions.<sup>[13](https://www.filmibeat.com/ott/zee5-baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-kshitee-jog-exclusive-interview-bai-tujhyapai-lakshmi-488651.html)</sup> Maharashtra Times gave the series a rating of three and a half stars.<sup>[11](https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/web-series/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-review-cast-sajiri-joshi-kshitee-jog/articleshow/125010590.cms)</sup>\n\n**Promotion.** ZEE5 installed a wall mural in central Mumbai celebrating the series and ran the #MiPanAhiya campaign, in which the actress [Amruta Khanvilkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/amruta-khanvilkar) and more than a hundred regional influencers amplified Ahilya's message on social media.<sup>[14](https://epaper.dainikmahasagar.in/media/2025-11/np-11-november-amravati_compressed.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[15](https://www.sgavkari.com/media/2025-11/06-11-2025-gavkari.pdf)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Baai Tujhyapayi: New Marathi Web Series Premieres 31 October on ZEE5, ZEE5 Blog](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/baai-tujhyapayi-new-marathi-web-series-premieres-31-october-on-zee5/)\n2. [ZEE5 Global brings a powerful tale of courage and change with original Marathi series Baai Tujhyapayi, Television Asia Plus](https://tva.onscreenasia.com/2025/10/zee5-global-brings-a-powerful-tale-of-courage-and-change-with-original-marathi-series-baai-tujhyapayi/)\n3. [Baai Tujhyapayi Episodes, ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/global/web-series/details/baai-tujhyapayi/0-6-4z5840836/episodes)\n4. [Baai Tujhyapayi Web series story and cast, Maharashtra Times](https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/web-series/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-story-cast-kshitee-jog-sajiri-joshi/articleshow/124716831.cms)\n5. [Baai Tujhyapayi TV Show, JioTV](https://www.jiotv.com/tv-shows/baai-tujhyapayi/f056f3b791f952cd81729203adfd72d4)\n6. [Watch Baai Tujhyapayi on ZEE5: Episode Guide, Cast, And Why This Story Matters, ZEE5 Blog](https://www.zee5.com/global/blog/watch-baai-tujhyapayi-on-zee5-episode-guide-cast-and-why-this-story-matters/)\n7. [Baai Tujhyapayi Web Series (2025), Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-134832)\n8. [Baai Tujhyapayi Review, Masala Manoranjan](https://masalamanoranjan.com/baai-tujhyapaayi-marathi-webseries-review/)\n9. [Baai Tujhyapayi Season 1, Etimes](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/web-series-details/marathi/baai-tujhyapayi/season-1/seasonshow/125078440.cms)\n10. [मासिक पाळीचा विषय मांडणाऱ्या 'बाई तुझ्यापायी'च्या अभिनेत्री क्षिती आणि मानसी याविषयी काय म्हणाल्या?, BBC News मराठी](https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/marathi/articles/ckgzjy2vzr0o)\n11. [Baai Tujhyapayi Web series Review, Maharashtra Times](https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/web-series/baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-review-cast-sajiri-joshi-kshitee-jog/articleshow/125010590.cms)\n12. [Baai Tujhyapayi, ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/ta/global/web-series/details/baai-tujhyapayi/0-6-4z5840836)\n13. [Baai Tujhyapayi EXCLUSIVE! Kshitee Jog Interview, Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/ott/zee5-baai-tujhyapayi-web-series-kshitee-jog-exclusive-interview-bai-tujhyapai-lakshmi-488651.html)\n14. [Nagpur Post, Dainik Mahasagar e-paper](https://epaper.dainikmahasagar.in/media/2025-11/np-11-november-amravati_compressed.pdf)\n15. ['बाई तुझ्यापायी' ची संकल्पना साजरी करण्यासाठी खास वॉल म्युरल, समर्थ गावकरी](https://www.sgavkari.com/media/2025-11/06-11-2025-gavkari.pdf)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › South and Southeast Asian serials › Marathi and Bengali serials*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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