''Hasratein'' (''Desires'') is an Indian television soap opera that was telecast on Zee TV in the mid 1990s. It is based on the Marathi novel "Adhantari" by Late Shri Jaywant Dalvi. Hasratein focuses around successes of extra marital relationships. One of the main story is of Savi, a woman who leaves her husband and maintains an extra-marital relationship with another married man, with both their spouses being aware of the situation. Her actions were due to the fact that years ago, during her childhood, her mother left her father for a young man. The show emphasizes the societal strain placed on marriages in Indian culture, especially roles given to the female spouse resulting in boredom felt by the male spouse. ''Hasratein'' was one of the most popular television shows of the mid and late 1990s. According to Shubhra Gupta, film and television critic, the popularity of the serial "had made it a catalyst for the discussion of issues of marital discord, in spite of the embarrassment the serial generated for many people." Seema Kapoor played the character of Savi for the first 125 episodes. She was then replaced by Shefali Chhaya, whose work earned her the Zee Woman of the Year award in 1997.She's dynamite!
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Cast

Sana Amin Sheikh Sana Amin Sheikh (born 10 August 1989) is an Indian actress and radio jockey, who appears mainly in Hindi television shows and films. Sana made her acting debut with ''Kya Mast Hai Life'' playing Ritu Shah. She has appeared in over 30 television ser ...

as Savi (episodes 1—11) * Sonal as Savi (episodes 11-44) *

Seema Kapoor Seema Kapoor Chhibber is an Indian actress, dancer and model from 1970s and 1980s. She appeared in the films ''Dharmatma'' (1975), '' Warrant'' (1975), '' Sewak'' (1975, ''Santo Banto'' (1976). She was the lead actress in Gori Dian Jhanjran (19 ...

as Savi (episodes 45—126) *

Shefali Shah Shefali Shah (born Shefali Shetty on 22 May 1973) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Respected for her acting prowess, she works primarily in independent Hindi films and has received local and foreign accolades for her perf ...

as Savi (episodes 126—209) *

Ajit Vachhani Ajit Vachhani (10 August, 1951 – 25 August, 2003) was an Indian film and television actor. He had worked in many Hindi films as a character actor, including '' Mr. India'' (1987) (as "Teja"), '' Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), '' Kabhi Haan Kabhi ...

as Govind Sahai, Savi's uncle * Rita Bhaduri as Madhvi Sahai, Savi's aunt *

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as Sushma *

Harsh Chhaya Harsh Chhaya is an Indian actor. He debuted in a minor role as "Jijo" in the early 1990s Zee TV series '' Tara'', but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series '' Hasratein'', where he portrayed ...

as Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) *

Dharmesh Vyas Dharmesh Yelande (born 31 October 1983), popularly known as D-sir, is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television personality. Career Yelande participated in '' Dance India Dance'' (2009–2010), ''Dance India Dance Li'l Masters'' (20 ...

as Professor Shyam Verma * Mrinal Kulkarni as Asmita Krishnakant Trivedi * Mukesh Rawal as Jaman Thakkar *

Cezanne Khan Cezanne Khan is an Indian television actor. He is known for his role of Anurag Basu in '' Kasautii Zindagi Kay'', that aired on Star Plus. He has also worked in Pakistani television series. Early life Khan was born into a Muslim family in Mumb ...

as Yogesh, son of KT and Asmita * Aman Khanna / Jiten Lalwani as Satish, son of Savi and Shyam Verma * Ketaki Dave as Manasi * Chaitrali Chirmule as Uma (episodes 1—10) * Sahiba as Uma (episodes 11—17) * Bhuwan Das as Young Satish * Yashwant Dutt as Masterji, Sulakshana's husband (episodes 1-10) * Arup Pal as Vishal, Uma's /Shushma's husband * Nagesh Bhosle as union leader Kishan Murari * Sarita Joshi as Shanta Ben * Bobby Khanna as Kedar, Masterji's Tabla player * Himani Shivpuri as Sulakshana, mother of Savi *

Neha Pendse Nehha Pendse Bayas (born 29 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actress. She was born and brought up in Mumbai. Pendse was introduced on India-based satellite television channel Zee Marathi's ''Bhagyalakshami''. She has acted in se ...

as Urja, daughter of Savi and KT * Anju Mahendru as KT's mother * Nupur Alankar/ Bhairavi Raichura/Rani Agrawal as Rani *

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as Bobby, husband of Rani * Anand Goradia as Bittu Khanna * Kalpita Rajopadhye (till 100 episodes) * Bobby Khanna as Kedar * Vipra Rawal as Priyanka * Arup Pal as Vishal * Mugdha Shah as Satish's Mother * Kirti sharma as Yogita *

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as Urja's Doctor * Asha Singh as Pooja * Piyush Acharya as Paddy * Zubeda Khan as Miss Dalaal * Harshada Khanvilankar as Chanda * Divya as BB Publicity Employee * Purnima Bhave as Namrata * Deepak Dave as Namrata's father * Madhumalti Kapoor as Namrata's mother * Rasik Dave as Bobby Mehra * Rashmi as Rashmi * Anang Desai as Mr. Desai * Rajiv Verma as KT's father *

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as Mohini * Nimisha Vakharia as BB Publicity Employee * Amita Choksi as Mr.Pal's Employee * Master Om Raut as Master Satish * Rakesh Bidua as Satish's Father * Suhas Bhalekar as Raghu Dada * Shamim Mistry as Lata * Sheetal Joshi as Geeta * Anita as Anita * Chilli as Rosy * Ramesh Rai as Uma's Father * Jaspal Sandhu as Sushma's Father * Nayan Bhatt as Sushma's Mother *

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as Mrs. Almeda * Alifia Aftab Kapadia as Mrs. Almeda's Servant * Baby Disha Khanna as Younger Rani *

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as Shyam's Colleague *

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as Shyam's Colleague *

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as Mona *

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as Kiran *

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as Mansi's Lawyer *

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as Rinku *

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as Mr.Verma *

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as Chetan *

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as Younger Yogita * Master Zenul as Younger Yogesh *

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as Mrs.Pandit * Kalpana Dewan as Shanta's Mother-in-law *

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as Mr.J.D * Shekhar Shukla as Mr. Camerawala * Kanhaiyalal as Mr. Lal * Urvi Pal as Raveena * Vaishali Kelkar as Ruby * Ghamshyam Nayak as Mr. Tripathi * Bhakti Bhatt as Jennifer * Rajendra Butala as Sushma's Boss * Bhairavi Vaidya as Clara Rodriques *

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as Dealer *

Sanjay Goradia Sanjay Goradia is an Indian actor, director and producer. He has produced more than hundred Gujarati plays and acted in quarter of them. He has acted in several Hindi and Gujarati films and has produced television shows. Biography Sanjay Gor ...

as Mr. Goradia * Ravi Chauhan as Ravi * Tara as Zarina * Sanjay Agrawal as Pooja's Son * Shernaz Patel as Dolly * Jai Prakash Mishra as Shanta's Husband * Raaz Tilak as K.T's Father-in-law

References

External links

An interview with the cast and crew

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