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

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that was telecast on

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in the mid 1990s. It is based on the Marathi novel "Adhantari" by Late Shri Jaywant Dalvi.

Plot

Hasratein focuses around successes of extra marital relationships. One of the main stories 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.

Production

''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

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as Savi *

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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 *

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as Sushma *

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as Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) * Dharmesh Vyas as Professor Shyam Verma *

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as Asmita Krishnakant Trivedi *

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as Jaman Thakkar *

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as Yogesh, son of KT and Asmita * Aman Khanna /

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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) *

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as Vishal, Uma's /Shushma's husband *

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as union leader Kishan Murari *

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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 *

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as KT's mother * Nupur Alankar/

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/Rani Agrawal as Rani * Akash Bhardwaj as Bobby, husband of Rani *

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as Bittu Khanna * Kalpita Rajopadhye (till 100 episodes) * Bobby Khanna as Kedar * Vipra Rawal as Priyanka *

as Vishal * Mugdha Shah as Satish's Mother * Kirti sharma as Yogita * Smita Haya as Urja's Doctor * Asha Singh as Pooja *

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as Paddy * Zubeda Khan as Miss Dalaal *

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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 *

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as Mr. Desai * Rajiv Verma as KT's father *

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as Mohini *

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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 *

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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 * Kavita Vaid as Mrs. Almeda * Alifia Aftab Kapadia as Mrs. Almeda's Servant *

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as Younger Rani * Vijay Mishra as Shyam's Colleague *

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as Shyam's Colleague * Urmila Amar as Mona * Muni Jha 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 * Baby Nida as Younger Yogita * Master Zenul as Younger Yogesh * Meghna Roy as Mrs.Pandit * Kalpana Dewan as Shanta's Mother-in-law * Sanat Vyas 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 *

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as Clara Rodriques *

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as Dealer *

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as Mr. Goradia * Ravi Chauhan as Ravi * Tara as Zarina * Sanjay Agrawal as Pooja's Son *

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as Dolly *

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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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