Best of Luck Nikki is a Disney Channel India sitcom. The sitcom premiered on 3 April 2011. The series is an Indian adaptation of the American show Good Luck Charlie, with a plot that is similar to the American version.
The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who aimed to create a program that would appeal to all the members of a family rather than simply to children and teens. It revolves around a family, the Singhs, as they try to adjust to the birth of their fourth child, Nikki.
In each episode, Dolly Singh, the character of the older sister, creates a video diary containing advice for Nikki about their family and life as a teenager. Dolly tries to show Nikki what she might go through in the video diary so she will always know how to figure things out. In the third season of the show, Nikki's younger sibling Bobby is born. The show went on hiatus on 8 November 2015 to give airtime to Vicky & Vetaal season two, which began airing on 15 November.
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Plot
The series revolves around the Singh family in Delhi, who are adjusting to the birth of their fourth child, Nikki. When parents Himani and Avatar Singh return to work, they ask their three older children to help raise their youngest sister. Dolly, Rohan and Sunny do so while dealing with the typical challenges faced by teenagers. The events that unfold in each episode become material for a video diary Dolly is making, which she hopes will one day provide useful advice for Nikki once Dolly has moved out. At the end of each video, she says, "Best of luck, Nikki."
Season one revolves around a studious 16-year-old girl, Dolly, her best friend, Pam, her crush, Ritesh, notorious 11-year-old Sunny, and 18-year-old Rohan, who is shy and lags behind academically. Rohan's best friend is the equally lazy Popi, who has a crush on Dolly. Himani is on temporary maternity leave and Avatar is busy with his electrical business.
The second season jumps to a 17-year-old Dolly who has broken up with Ritesh and is dating Rahul, her former enemy, while Pam is dating Jatin. Himani is active at work and struggles to manage her lazy and troublesome family while Avatar deals with his business. Sunny has to cope with hiding his school pranks from his parents, and Rohan is shown to attend college with Popi.
In season three, Avatar remains occupied with his business, while Dolly is in Rohan's college with Pam and is dating Ayaan, a jock. Rohan and Popi move out and live in a one-room apartment while Sunny is now 13 years old and repeatedly getting caught by their neighbor, Roli Aunty, and his teachers. At the end of the season, Avatar's mistake leads to the demolition of their house and the family is seen living in a hotel room while searching for a new house.
In the beginning of the fourth season, the family is shown living in a one-room apartment and struggling while their new house is built. A new child, Bobby, is born. Dolly interns with several companies and has started dating Aavishkar, while Rohan is at culinary school. Sunny is romantically involved with neighbor Roli Aunty's granddaughter, Riya, while Himani is revealed to be pregnant again.
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Cast and characters
Main
- Sheena Bajaj as Dolly Singh: She is Nikki's only sister, and the second-oldest child in the Singh family. Sensing that she will not be around much as Nikki grows up, she produces and directs video diaries to give Nikki advice for her teenage years. Her character is the equivalent of the Good Luck Charlie character Teddy Duncan, played by Bridgit Mendler.
- Gurdeep Punj as Himani Singh: She is Avatar's wife and the mother of Rohan, Dolly, Sunny, Nikki, and Bobby. She works as a hospital nurse and is often portrayed as dutiful, protective, and comedic. Himani is the equivalent of Amy Duncan in Good Luck Charlie, played by Leigh-Allyn Baker.
- Anannya Kolvankar as Nikita "Nikki" Singh: She is the second-youngest Singh child. Nikki is the equivalent of Charlie Duncan, played by Mia Talerico.
- Aakash Nair as Sunny Singh: He is the middle Singh child, the younger brother of Rohan and Dolly and the older brother of Nikki and Bobby. He is a prankster and troublemaker, often sarcastic and lazy, but can also be dutiful and determined. Sunny's equivalent is Gabe Duncan, played by Bradley Steven Perry.
- Gireesh Sahedev as Avatar Singh: He is the father of Dolly, Rohan, Sunny, Nikki, and Bobby and the husband of Himani. He owns an electrical company, "Avatar Bijlee Company (ABC)". Avatar's equivalent is Bob Duncan, played by Eric Allan Kramer.
- Murtuza Kutianwala as Rohan Singh: He is the eldest Singh sibling. He often appears awkward, somewhat careless, and childish, but on numerous occasions has been known to be resourceful, creative, and intelligent. Rohan is the equivalent of PJ Duncan, played by Jason Dolley.
- Lakshay Dhaija as Bobby Singh (seasons 3-4) : He is the fifth Singh sibling. He was born in the back of an ice-cream truck in "Special Delivery". Bobby's equivalent is Toby Duncan, played by Logan Moreau.
Recurring
- Tanya Abrol as Parminder "Pam" Kaur Dhillon: She is Dolly's best friend. Pam's equivalent is Ivy Wentz, played by Raven Goodwin.
- Yash Mittal as Popi: He is Rohan's best friend and has a desperate one-sided crush on Dolly. Popi's equivalent is Emmett, played by Micah Stephen Williams.
- Sulakshana Rohini Khatri as Roli Aunty: She is Singh's Neighbor. Roli Aunty's equivalent is Mrs. Dabney, played by Patricia Belcher.
- Abhishek Sharma as Ayaan (season3-4): He is Dolly's college boyfriend in season three, but they broke up when Ayaan moved to go to college in Mumbai. He is based on the Good Luck Charlie character Spencer Walsh, played by Shane Harper.
- Ahsaas Channa as Riya Gill (season3-4): She is Roli Aunty's granddaughter and later Sunny's girlfriend. In Good Luck Charlie Riya's equivalent is Lauren Dabney, who is played by Jaylen Barron.
- Saniya Anklesaria as Guri Malhotra:she is the friend of Sunny who always threatens him in season 1 she beat him up and dolly had to go to Sunny's school but it did not work and Dolly got beaten up too but later she stops beating himIand is being nice too Sunny nowGood Luck Charlie, Guri's equivalent is Jo Keener, played by G. Hannelius.
- Kishan Savjani as Rahul Chopra (Season 1-3): Dolly's boyfriend in the second season. She initially did not like him and used to call him "Rakshas Rahul" in season 1 but they eventually start dating, but have broken up by season three. He is also based on the Good Luck Charlie character Spencer Walsh.
- Shaheer Sheikh as Ritesh (season 1): Dolly's boyfriend in the first season but she breaks up with him after he cheats on her. He is based on Spencer Walsh, played by Shane Harper in Good Luck Charlie.
Seasons
For the first two seasons, episodes of Best of Luck Nikki were similar to the episodes of Good Luck Charlie. Following that, the series used different combinations of plot lines in its episodes. For example, episode 86 of Best of Luck Nikki has parts from three different Good Luck Charlie episodes: "Study Buddy" (when PJ reads a book to Charlie), "Doppel Date" (when Teddy decides to date a new guy), and "Teddy's Choice" (where Bob accidentally buys Gabe a girl's shirt).
The episodes aired are 20 to 25 minutes in duration. Extended versions of 30 to 35 minutes were made available on YouTube.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2011)
Season one of Best of Luck Nikki started airing on Disney Channel India on 3 April 2011 with the episode "Study Date". The season ended with the airing of the "Happy Holi!" special on 8 March 2012.
Season 2 (2012)
The second season of Best of Luck Nikki started airing on Disney Channel India on 3 June 2012 with the episode "Let's Potty". The season ended with the airing of "Happy New Year!" (special) on 1 January 2013.
Season 3 (2013)
The third season of Best of Luck Nikki started airing on Disney Channel India on 7 July 2013 with the episode "Make Room for Baby". The season ended with the airing of "All Fall Down" (a double episode) on 8 December 2013.
Season 4 (2015 Part 1) + (2016 Part 2)
A first look at Best of Luck Nikki season four was revealed in the Goldie Ahuja Matric Pass crossover episode "Happy Father's Day!" (aired on 21 June 2015). Season four of Best of Luck Nikki started airing on Disney Channel India on 2 August 2015 at 10 a.m. and was slightly different from Good Luck Charlie as Himani was shown pregnant with a sixth child. Gurdip Kohli was actually pregnant while shooting season four and the cast and crew revealed that they took special care of her while shooting. Season four aired on 2 August 2015 with "Singh's Dream House" and concluded on 20 April 2016 with "Final Project".
Opening sequence
The opening sequence is similar to Good Luck Charlie, but with Hindi lyrics and characters. The credits are given in the order as follows: Sheena Bajaj, Gurdeep Punjj, Anannya Kolvankar, Aakash Nair, Gireesh Sahedev, and Murtuza Kutianawala.
A completely new opening sequence is used for season four of Best of Luck Nikki where the entire cast is seen taking selfies together and the background music used is "Aaja Sang, Baby". The main cast is shown in the order as previous seasons, with the addition of Lakshay Dhamija.
References
External links
Best of Luck Nikki on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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