''Saarrthi'' is a

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broadcast on

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and produced by Neela Tele Films Private Limited. It aired from 8 November 2004 to 15 February 2008 and contained 708 episodes. The story is a reworking of the Hindu epic, the ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the K ...

'', detailing the conflict between two brothers and their families in contemporary

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. The drama serial premiered on 9 November 2004 and aired Monday through Thursday. In August 2007, Saarrthi began airing on Fridays as well.

Plot

The story and characters are adapted from

which is a story of conflict between two half-brothers—Mansen and Siddhartha (

Dhritarashtra Dhritarashtra ( sa, धृतराष्ट्र, ISO-15919: Dhr̥tarāṣṭra) was a Kuru king, and the father of the Kauravas in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He was the King of the Kuru Kingdom, with its capital at Hastinapura. He was ...

and

Pandu In the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'', Pandu ( sa, पाण्डु, Pāṇḍu, pale) was a king of the Kuru Kingdom. He was the foster-father of the five Pandava brothers, who were the boons bestowed upon his wife Kunti by a number of deiti ...

)-- and their families. The lead, Bhoomika ( Subhadra), and her husband Arjun (

Arjuna Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among Pand ...

), portray the eternal couple who try to bring peace between the warring families. Along with them is Manasvi (

Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brother ...

) who becomes the center of a conflict between two brothers Satya (

Yudhishthira ''Yudhishthira'' (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, IAST: ''Yudhiṣṭhira'') is the eldest among the five Pandava brothers. He is mentioned in the ancient epic Mahabharata. He was sired by King Pandu of the Kuru Dynasty and his first ...

) and Suraj (

Karna Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the Pa ...

).While the antagonists are Shifali ( Bhanumati), and her husband Yuvraj (

Duryodhana Duryodhana ( sa, दुर्योधन, ) also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata.'' He was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of the blind king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari. Being ...

Cast

* Neha Devi Singh as Bhoomika Arjun Goenka (2004–2007) * Karan Grover as Arjun Goenka (2004–2007) * Nawab Shah as Mansen Goenka (2004–2008) * Manasi Salvi as Manasvi Goenka (2004–2006) * Rahil Azam as Suraj Kiran (2004–2006) * Rajesh Shringarpure as

Lord Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

(2004–2008) *

Adita Wahi Adita Wahi is an Indian television actress, model and anchor. She is best known for her roles as Sonali Swaika in the TV show, '' Laut Aao Trisha'' (2014) and as Shefali Goenka in '' Saarrthi'' (2007). Adita was a finalist in the Femina Miss ...

/ Tiya Gandwani as Shefali Yuvraj Goenka (2004–2006) / (2006–2007) * Zalak Thakker as Devika Parekh / Bhoomika Goenka (2007–2008) * Gurpreet Singh as Rudra Singh (2007–2008) * S. M. Zaheer as Devrath Goenka (2004–2008) * Micckie Dudaaney as Yuvraj Goenka (2004–2008) * Ashish Kapoor as Satyajeet Goenka (2004–2005) *

Sadhana Singh Sadhana Singh is an Indian film and television actor. Sadhana was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Her family hailed from the Indian state of Punjab. Her first magazine shot was done by Pardeep Mishra. She started her film career with the 1982 ...

as Shakuntala Goenka * Romanchak Arora as Keshav (2004–2006) *

Parikshit Sahni Parikshit Sahni (born 1 January 1944) is an Indian actor who is known for playing the lead in TV series Barrister Vinod, '' Gul Gulshan Gulfaam'' (Doordarshan) and ''Gaatha'' (Star Plus). He has also appeared in three of Rajkumar Hirani's bloc ...

as Hemraj Goenka (2004–2008) * Neena Kulkarni / Savita Prabhune as Kumud Goenka (2004–2005) / (2005–2008) * Shashi Puri as Siddhartha Goenka * Mayank Anand as Shakti Goenka (2004) *

Manav Gohil Manav Gohil (born 9 November 1974) is an Indian television actor. He has been active in the Hindi film industry Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, enga ...

as Shyam (2007) * Addite Shirwaikar as Vishakha * Kavita Kaushik * Kanika Kohli * Rajeev Bharadwaj * Dimple Inamdar * Kiran Karmarkar as Bhujang Ahuja

References

External links

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Official website
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