Amber Dhara
The birth of these conjoined twin babies triggers off a bitter-sweet tale of survival, ambitions, music and unconditional love. Amber (sky) and Dhara (earth), two sisters joined at the hip, share a liver between them. Abandoned by their father, Amber (Kashmira Irani) and Dhara (Sulagna Panigrahi) are brought up by their mother, Lata and their grandfather, Mahendra Pratap Singh in the idyllic hilly town of Panchgani. Right from the beginning, life is not easy for the girls…people stare at them…jeer at their deformity…treat them like freaks, however, Lata (Mona Ambegaonkar) is determined to nurture her girls into independent and successful women. She struggles with the school system to get her children admission in a school for normal children… she inculcates in them strong values, compassion and brightness in spite of their condition… she discovers and encourages extraordinary gifts and talents the girls are born with. Having instilled a strong sense of confidence in her daughters, she is overwhelmed with their dreams and ambitions to achieve the best in their lives.
Amber - Dhara grow up as two very distinct and beautiful personalities: If Amber is outgoing and spunky, Dhara is more grounded and sensible, if Amber is aggressive and easily annoyed, Dhara is calmer and patient, if Amber is gutsier and takes on situations by the horns, Dhara is more realistic and takes her own time with decisions. A unique entity with two bodies, two minds, two hearts and one liver, Amber Dhara learn to balance each other out in various situations and challenges that the girls face in life. Amber has a dream… she wants to be a star! A gifted singer, Amber comes alive when she performs, almost freed from her trapped existence. Dhara accompanies her on the guitar as she is aware that Amber cannot sing without her music. Amber’s dreams get flight when an event manager shows her a possibility she had never imagined for herself – to go to Bombay and become a star! Lata is totally against it as her protective nature doesn’t allow her to let her daughters go out in a world that is not ready to accept people with so called abnormalities. Dhara is also against this as she sees her mother’s point of view…she realizes that it has taken them years to be accepted in the small town of Panchgani with unconditional support from her mom… she knows it won’t be easy to start afresh in the big bad city of Mumbai. However, the universe plots to make Amber’s dreams come true. A humiliating experience Lata is put through acts as a trigger for Dhara to take up the challenge…to make sure that they redeem their mother’s dignity. The girls decide to run away to Mumbai!
From hereon, the story takes on the character of an adventure… a courageous journey, where Amber Dhara survive various challenges, meet many interesting people, good and bad…falling behind sometimes, bouncing back with renewed energy at others only on Sony Entertainment Television(SET).
Unraveling them through discovering the unknown in the outside world, Amber- Dhara is an inspiring twosome who revels in every personal victory that they find through their choices. What happens when two conjoined girls fight to gain self-esteem in their own unique condition, when they emerge as strong and resolute women out of their naïve and innocent girlhood, how do they accomplish impossible dreams and unimaginable successes, what do they do when they discover unfamil