''Hasratein'' (''Desires'') is an Indian television

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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 as Savi (episodes 1—11) * Sonal as Savi (episodes 11-44) * Seema Kapoor as Savi (episodes 45—126) *

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as Savi (episodes 126—209) *

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as Govind Sahai, Savi's uncle *

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as Madhvi Sahai, Savi's aunt * Sejal Shah as Sushma *

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as Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) *

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as Professor Shyam Verma *

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as Asmita Krishnakant Trivedi * Mukesh Rawal as Jaman Thakkar * Cezanne Khan as Yogesh, son of KT and Asmita *

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as Satish, son of Savi and Shyam Verma * Ketaki Dave as Manasi * Chaitrali Chirmule as Uma (episodes 1—10) *

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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 *

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as Sulakshana, mother of Savi *

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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 * Smita Haya as Urja's Doctor *

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as Pooja *

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as Paddy * Zubeda Khan as Miss Dalaal * Harshada Khanvilankar as Chanda * Divya as BB Publicity Employee * Purnima Bhave as Namrata *

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as Namrata's father *

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as Namrata's mother * Rasik Dave as Bobby Mehra * Rashmi as Rashmi *

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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 *

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as Raghu Dada * Shamim Mistry as Lata * Sheetal Joshi as Geeta * Anita as Anita * Chilli as Rosy *

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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 * Vijay Mishra as Shyam's Colleague * Gopi Bhalla as Shyam's Colleague * Urmila Amar as Mona *

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as Kiran *

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as Mansi's Lawyer *

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as Rinku * Chandrakant Thakkar as Mr.Verma *

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as Chetan *

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as Younger Yogita *

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as Younger Yogesh * Meghna Roy as Mrs.Pandit * Kalpana Dewan as Shanta's Mother-in-law * Sanat Vyas as Mr.J.D *

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as Mr. Camerawala * Kanhaiyalal as Mr. Lal * Urvi Pal as Raveena * Vaishali Kelkar as Ruby * Ghamshyam Nayak as Mr. Tripathi *

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as Jennifer *

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as Sushma's Boss * Bhairavi Vaidya as Clara Rodriques *

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as Dealer * Sanjay Goradia as Mr. Goradia * Ravi Chauhan as Ravi * Tara as Zarina *

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as Pooja's Son * Shernaz Patel as Dolly *

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as Shanta's Husband *

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as K.T's Father-in-law

References

External links

An interview with the cast and crew

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