Trishna (1985)

Trishna was the Indian version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and suitably adapted to an Indian middle-class family. All the characters of the novel were maintained in the show, with their traits shown exactly as in the book. As in the novel, the family has five daughters, the second of whom is called Rekha (character of Elizabeth Bennet, played by Sangeeta Handa). She is honest, intelligent and has a lively disposition. She does not think much of those who are pompous. She meets a rich, handsome guy, Rahul (Tarun Dhanrajgir as Mr. Darcy) at a party, who has gone there with his friend and sisters. She is instantly prejudiced against him due to his pride and arrogance. The elder sister, Roopa (Jane Bennett in the novel) falls in love with the friend, whose sisters do not think much of her family and persuade him to jilt her. The role of the youngest sister, Lydia Bennet was portrayed by Kitu Gidwani and the character of Mrs. Bennet was played by Ratna Bhushan.