If our show is being compared to the 80s film Jyoti, I will take it as a compliment: Sumeet Mittal

The TV show

Banni Chow

Home Delivery, which has

Ulka Gupta

and

Pravisht Mishra

in the lead roles and is produced by Shashi and

Sumeet Mittal

revolves around how a strong ambitious girl Banni helps a young man with special needs and who is also tormented by his stepmother.

While the show has connected with the masses, viewers are also feeling that the show is inspired from the 80s Hema Malini-Jeetendra film Jyoti. In the movie, Jeetendra plays a man with special needs because his stepmother has tortured him throughout his childhood. Hema Malini is the strong, ambitious woman who is married off to Jeetendra in the film and she helps him overcome his mental health issues.

We asked producer Sumeet Mittal about the similarities and here's what he had to say: "When we were conceptualising Banni Chow, we did not have Jyoti in mind. But, as the thought progressed and we were almost done with the story of Banni, a few people did mention that the concept had some similarities with the 80s film Jyoti. I am very happy if Banni Chow is being compared with such a hit film and if people are finding similarities with the Hema Malini-Jeetendra starrer. It is a compliment for us. But, we did not sit down on the show's concept thinking of Jyoti, nor is it inspired by the film. We just enjoy telling good stories and people have have connected with Ulka aka Banni's ambitious and daring character."

Shashi and Sumeet Mittal have produced many TV shows like Diya Aur Baati Hum, Mose Chal Kiye Jaye and Meet.