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''Sasural Simar Ka'' (Simar's inlaws) is an Indian Hindi-language television soap opera produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms that aired from 25 April 2011 to 2 March 2018 on
Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...
. It starred
Dipika Kakar Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in '' Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in '' Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss ...
, Avika Gor, Dheeraj Dhoopar, Shoaib Ibrahim,
Manish Raisinghan Manish Raisinghan (born 22 July) is an Indian television actor known for his portrayals of Sameer Gheewala in '' Teen Bahuraniyaan'' and Siddhant Bharadwaj in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. Career Raisinghan played the character of Siddhant Bharadwaj ...
, Vaishali Takkar, Varun Sharma and Rohan Mehra. It is the second longest-running Indian television series on
Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...
after ''
Balika Vadhu ''Balika Vadhu'' (English: The Child Bride) is an Indian soap opera that was aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 and 31 July 2016 with 2,248 episodes. The story is set in rural Rajasthan and revolves around the life of a Child marriage, ch ...
'', which also featured Avika Gor.


Plot

Simar and Roli are two sisters in Vrindavan. Simar aspires to be a dancer. Her marriage is fixed with a wealthy businessman, Prem Bharadwaj. On wedding day, Simar participates in a dance competition and Roli is forced to marry Prem. This creates problems as Simar and Prem start loving each other. Prem's brother, Siddhant marries Roli. Eventually, both Simar and Roli are accepted to Bharadwaj house. Khushi, who wants revenge for her sister's death, marries Prem's cousin, Sankalp. Simar has a miscarriage, which makes her to never conceive and become a mother. Khushi becomes surrogacy mother of Prem and Simar's child and blackmails Simar to sign the property papers. She gives birth to their daughter, Anjali and grabs Bharadwajs' property with her lover, Veeru. Roli tricks Veeru and manages to get back property papers. Enraged, Veeru shoots Roli who presumed dead. Eventually, Simar finds Roli alive, held captive by Veeru and brings her home. Siddhant and Roli are happily remarried. Simar and Roli find their long-lost sister-in-law, Jhanvi. Jhanvi kills her husband, Shaurya and is later married to Dr. Anurag. Roli is kidnapped by a politician Jwala Devi. She escapes and unintentionally runs over a woman named Sunaina to die. Sunaina's husband, Vikrant Mehta, asks Simar to live with them as Sunaina, faking her death. Simar too agrees to save Roli.


Two years later

Simar, now Sunaina, raises Vikrant's daughter, Sanjana while Roli takes care of Anjali. Simar returns to Bharadwajs and meets Sunaina's spirit, who wants revenge from Mehtas', who were behind her death. Prem, Roli and Siddhant also join with Simar. Eventually, Sunaina and Surabhi are banished. Vikrant tries to murder Prem is jailed. Sanjana gets adopted by Simar and Prem. Later, the story revolves around Simar, Roli, Prem and Siddhant and how they protect Bharadwaj house from some
supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...
creatures who want to destroy them. These
supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...
creatures include shapeshifting female serpent Maya, Dayans Mohini and Indravati, Patali
Devi Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The conce ...
-Gayatri, ghosts Maalti, Madhavi and Chhoti Dulhan,
Shaitan ' (; ''devils'' or ''demons''), singular: (شَيْطَان) are evil spirits in Islam, inciting humans (and jinn) to sin by "whispering" (وَسْوَسَة, “waswasah”) to their qalb, hearts (قَلْب ''qalb''). Folklore suggests that t ...
( Kaal), Moon Jewel Princess Chandramani and another two Dayans Mahamaya and Kamya. While defeating Patali
Devi Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The conce ...
-Gayatri and Shaitan, Simar's life falls in danger. Roli sacrifises her life to save Simar. After Roli's sad demise, a depressed Siddhant is remarried to her childhood friend Prerna and moves abroad with her. To gain his powers back and return to the world, Kaal with the help of Mahamaya and Kamya casts a spell on Simar and impregnates her with a child possessing evil powers. Simar becomes aware of this mysterious plan and soon witnesses Kamya's real vintage. The family learns of this, too. Simar and Prem have a son, Piyush. Being in doubt of the baby's spookiness, the family asks Simar to donate away the child. Simar refuses and leaves her in-laws with Piyush.


Fifteen years later

Simar and Piyush return to Bharadwaj house and reunite with their family. Anjali, brought up by Khushi, has grown up to be a spoilt fashionista and blames Simar for abandoning her. Simar and Prem together help their children in their lives. Anjali marries Vikram Agarwal and Piyush marries his best friend, Roshni Kapoor. Anjali eventually accepts Simar. Vikram marries Tanvi, divorcing Anjali. Sanjana returns and is about to marry her college friend, Sameer. Anjali discovers that Sameer conspires against Bharadwajs' and marries him to spare herself from the same fate. She falls into a coma, after being shooted by Simar. Sameer's mother, Bhairavi is revealed to have shot Anjali. She turns into a ''daayan'', absording supernatural powers and kills Simar. Mother
Goddess A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of s ...
Durga, deeply worshipped by the Bharadwaj family, enters their household in the form of Simar, to destroy Bhairavi and bring Simar back to life. Sameer repents for his mistakes and the Bharadwajs forgive him. Anjali recovers and sets Bharadwaj Mansion on fire, and she is arrested. Simar and others disown her. Roshni is shot to death by Aliya, who wants revenge for her father's death. Piyush turns mad due to Roshni's demise and goes missing. Months later, Simar brings Piyush back with Avni and her mother, Hema, who took care of him. Bhairavi has returned from jail and Sanjana miscarries. Piyush regains his memory. In the end, Simar kills Bhairavi and Piyush marries Avni. The Bharadwajs worship the Mother
Goddess A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of s ...
and celebrate togetherness. Pari apologises to Simar for her past mistakes. Simar misses Roli and Nirmala says that the Bharadwaj family is not only a family but a thought. With this, the show completes.


Cast


Main

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Dipika Kakar Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in '' Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in '' Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss ...
/ Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar as Simar Dwivedi Bharadwaj: Meena and Jamnalal's elder daughter; Roli and Gautam's sister; Prem's wife; Anjali and Piyush's mother; Sanjana's adoptive mother (2011–2017) / (2017–2018) * Shoaib Ibrahim / Dheeraj Dhoopar / Mazher Sayed as Prem Bharadwaj: Sujata and Rajendra's youngest son; Satyendra, Shailendra, Siddhant and Jhanvi's brother; Simar's husband; Anjali and Piyush's father; Sanjana's adoptive father. (2011–2013) / (2013–2017) / (2017–2018) * Avika Gor as ** Roli Dwivedi Bharadwaj: Meena and Jamnalal's younger daughter; Simar and Gautam's sister; Siddhant's first wife (2011–2016) (Dead) ** Jhumki: Roli's lookalike ; A street dancer (2013) *
Manish Raisinghan Manish Raisinghan (born 22 July) is an Indian television actor known for his portrayals of Sameer Gheewala in '' Teen Bahuraniyaan'' and Siddhant Bharadwaj in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. Career Raisinghan played the character of Siddhant Bharadwaj ...
as Siddhant Bharadwaj: Sujata and Rajendra's third son; Satyendra, Shailendra, Prem and Jhanvi's brother; Roli's widower; Prerna's husband (2011–2016) * Vaishali Takkar as Anjali "Anju" Bharadwaj: Simar and Prem's daughter; Khushi's surrogate daughter; Piyush's sister; Sanjana's adopted sister; Vikram and Sameer ex-wife (2016–2017) ** Sneha Chauhan as Teenage Anjali (2016) ** Ritvi Jain as Child Anjali (2014–2016) * Varun Sharma as Piyush Bharadwaj: Simar and Prem's son; Anjali's brother; Sanjana's adopted brother; Roshni's widower; Avni's husband (2016–2018) **Heer Morabia as Child Piyush (2016) * Nikki Sharma as Roshni Kapoor Bharadwaj: Rita and Sumit's daughter; Rohan's sister; Piyush's first wife (2016–2018) (Dead) **Bhakti Vasani as Child Roshni (2016) * Krissann Barretto as Sanjana "Sanju" Bharadwaj Kapoor: Sunaina and Vikrant's daughter; Simar and Prem's adopted daughter; Anjali and Piyush's adopted sister; Sameer's wife (2017–2018) ** Tvisha Jain as Child Sanjana (2014–2016) * Rohan Mehra as Sameer Kapoor: Bhairavi and Dhanraj's son; Anjali's ex-husband; Sanjana's husband (2017–2018)


Recurring

* Jayati Bhatia as Nirmala Devi "Mataji" Bharadwaj: Manoranjan's sister; Rajendra and Suryendra's mother; Satyendra, Shailendra, Siddhant, Prem, Sankalp, Jhanvi and Cherry's grandmother; Anjali, Aarav, Nirvaan, Pratham and Piyush's great-grandmother; Sanjana's adoptive great-grandmother (2011–2018) *
Mansi Srivastava Mansi Srivastava is an Indian television actress. She made her television debut in 2012 through '' Suvreen Guggal'' and gained popularity with her performances in '' Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se'', '' Sasural Simar Ka'', '' Ishqbaaaz'', '' Divya D ...
as Prerna Bharadwaj: Simar and Roli's friend ; Siddhant's second wife (2016) * Monica Sharma as Avni Bharadwaj: Hema's daughter; Piyush's second wife (2018) * Siddharth Shivpuri as Vikram Agarwal: Sanjeev's son; Anjali's ex-husband; Tanvi's husband (2016–2017) * Jyotsna Chandola as Khushi Bharadwaj: Anisha's sister; Sankalp's wife; Anjali's surrogate mother; Pratham's mother (2012–2017) *
Shweta Sinha Shweta Sinha is an Indian television actress best known for her portrayal of Pari Bhardwaj in Colors TV's popular long running soap opera ''Sasural Simar Ka''. She hails from Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is ...
as Pari Bhardwaj: Archala's daughter; Surbhi's sister; Shailendra's wife; Aarav's mother (2011–2018) * Ashu Sharma as Satyendra "Sattu" Bhardwaj: Sujata and Rajendra's eldest son; Shailendra, Siddhant, Prem and Jhanvi's brother; Uma's husband (2011–2017) * Snehal Sahay as Uma Bharadwaj: Satyendra's wife (2011–2017) * Adarsh Gautam as Rajendra Bhardwaj: Nirmala's elder son; Suryendra's brother; Sujata's widower; Satyendra, Shailendra, Siddhant, Prem and Jhanvi's father; Anjali, Aarav, Nirvaan and Piyush's grandfather; Sanjana's adoptive grandfather (2011–2017) * Nishigandha Wad as Sujata Bhardwaj: Rajendra's wife; Satyendra, Shailendra, Siddhant, Prem and Jhanvi's mother; Anjali, Aarav, Nirvaan and Piyush's grandmother; Sanjana's adoptive grandmother (2011–2016) (Dead) *
Ashiesh Roy Ashiesh Roy (18 May 1965 – 24 November 2020) was an Indian television and film actor. Filmography Television Movies Dubbing career Ashiesh Roy was also a voice actor who has been dubbing for foreign films. Dubbing roles Live action fil ...
as Suryendra Bhardwaj: Nirmala's younger son; Rajendra's brother; Sankalp and Cherry's father; Pratham's grandfather (2011–2013) * Jhanvi Vohra as Karuna Bhardwaj: Suryendra's wife; Sankalp and Cherry's mother; Pratham's grandmother (2011–2016) * Sahil Anand / Ssumier Pasricha / Vishal Nayak as Shailendra "Shailu" Bhardwaj: Sujata and Rajendra's second son; Satyendra, Siddhant, Prem and Jhanvi's brother; Pari's husband; Aarav's father (2011) / (2011–2015) / (2015–2017) * Falaq Naaz as Jhanvi Bharadwaj Malhotra: Sujata and Rajendra's daughter; Satyendra, Shailendra, Siddhant and Prem's sister; Shaurya and Anurag's ex-wife; Amar's wife; Nirvaan's mother (2013–2017) * Alan Kapoor as Amar Malhotra: Siddhant and Prem's friend; Jhanvi's third husband (2015–2017) * Vandana Vithlani as Bhairavi Kapoor: Dhanraj's widow and murderer; Sameer's mother (2017–2018) *
Kanchi Singh Kanchi Singh (born 27 March 1996) is an Indian television actress. She is known for portraying Gayatri Deora in StarPlus's ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' and Avni Khandelwal in ''Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya''. Acting career 2002–2012: Early works Si ...
as Cherry Bhardwaj: Suryendra and Karuna's daughter; Sankalp's sister (2011–2012) * Abhishek Sharma / Aryamann Seth as Sankalp Bhardwaj: Suryendra and Karuna's son; Cherry's brother; Khushi's husband; Pratham's father (2011–2017) * Priyamvada Kant as Anisha Kapadia: Khushi's sister (2012) (Dead) * Nimisha Vakharia as Manoranjan Singh: Nirmala's sister; Rajveer's mother (2011–2015) *
Rohit Khurana Rohit Khurana is an Indian television actor known for his work as Vansh Singh Bundela/Rocky in ''Uttaran'' and Shani in ''Karmaphal Daata Shani''. Personal life Khurana is married to his school friend Neha. She bore him a son and daughter. C ...
as Shaurya Singhania: Meghna's brother; Jhanvi's ex-husband (2013) (Dead) *
Shikha Singh Shikha Singh Shah (born 7 February 1986) is an Indian actress notable for her work in Indian television industry. Career Acting Singh's acting debut was in '' Left Right Left'' as Cadet Aakriti Bhat. She was next seen in Zee TV's '' Meri Doli ...
as Meghna Singhania: Shaurya's sister (2013–2014) * Aniruddh Singh as Dr. Anurag Arora: Shanti's son; Jhanvi's ex-husband; Nirvaan's father (2014–2015) * Karuna Verma as Shanti Arora: Anurag's mother (2013–2014) * Shivangi Sharma as Bhakti Jaiswal: Anurag's friend (2014) * Kanika Shivpuri as Pratima Arora: Anurag's aunt (2014) * Pankaj Dheer as Jamnalal Dwivedi: Rajjo's brother; Meena's husband; Simar, Roli and Gautam's father; Anjali and Piyush's grandfather (2011–2012) * Jaya Ojha as Meena Dwivedi: Jamnalal's wife; Simar, Roli and Gautam's mother; Anjali and Piyush's grandmother (2011–2013; 2014; 2016) *
Himani Shivpuri Himani Bhatt Shivpuri (born 24 October 1960) is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas. Her films include '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Raja'' (1995), '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1 ...
as Rajjo Dwivedi: Jamnalal's sister (2011–2012) * Rakshit Wahi as Gautam Dwivedi: Meena and Jamnalal's son; Simar and Roli's brother (2011–2014) * Abhinandan Jindal as Rohan Kapoor: Rita and Sumit's son; Roshni's brother (2016) ** Bhavesh Babani as Child Rohan (2016) * Khushwant Walia as Aarav Bhardwaj: Pari and Shailendra's son; Ananya's husband (2017) * Kenisha Bharadwaj as Ananya Bhardwaj: Ridhima's sister; Aarav's wife (2017) * Ishani Sharma as Aliya Chaudhary: Roshni's murderer (2017–2018) * Vishal Bharadwaj as Arjun Trivedi: Anjali's boyfriend (2017) * Rushad Rana as Sumit Kapoor: Rita's husband; Rohan and Roshni's father (2016–2017) * Jasveer Kaur as Rita Kapoor: Sumit's wife; Rohan and Roshni's mother (2016–2017) * Vikas Sethi as Sanjeev Agarwal: Ravikant's brother; Vikram's father (2016–2017) *Sanjeev Jogityani as Ravikant Agarwal: Sanjeev's brother; Saroj's husband (2016–2017) * Shweta Gautam as Saroj Agarwal: Ravikant's wife (2016–2017) * Sneha Shah as Tanvi Agarwal: Vikram's wife (2017) * Preetika Chauhan as Riddhima Malhotra: Ananya's sister (2017) *Kajol Srivastav as Vaidehi Saxena: Piyush's ex-fiancée (2016–2017) * Sujata Vaishnav as Hema Sabharwal: Avni's mother (2018) * Shabaaz Abdullah Badi as Rahul Arora: Avni's friend (2018) *
Vishal Aditya Singh Vishal Aditya Singh (born 25 January 1988), is an Indian actor and model who works in Hindi television. Early life and career Early life and modelling (2009) Singh excelled in playing cricket at school and state tournaments. He began his care ...
as Veer "Veeru" Sandhu: Khushi's partner (2012–2013) * Bobby Darling as Bobby (2013) * Swati Chitnis as Shobha (2013) * Sana Amin Sheikh as Naina Kapoor: Siddhant's ex-fiancée (2012–2013) * Shalini Sahuta as Sonia Oberoi *Aruna Singhal/Roma Bali as Archala Sachdeva: Pari and Surbhi's mother (2014) * Nehalaxmi Iyer as Surbhi Bharadwaj: Pari's sister; Prem's former wife (2014) *
Amita Khopkar Amita Khopkar is a Marathi stage, film and television actress.
''Bhaskar.com''.


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as Jwala Devi (2014) *
Anshul Trivedi Anshul Trivedi is an Indian actor known for his works in Hindi cinema and Indian television. He appeared as a lead in ''Balika vadhu 2'' , ''Trideviyaan'', ''Khidki'', '' Saraswatichandra'', ''Ishq Ka Rang Safed'', ''Ek Rishta Aisa Bhi'', ''Kaa ...
as Shrikant: Jwala's son (2014) * Sara Khan as Maya:
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serpent "Naagin"; Roli's impostor (2014–2015) *
Meera Deosthale Meera Deosthale (born 16 November 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She is best known for playing Chakor Suraj Rajvanshi in the television series '' Udaan''. Early life Deosthale was born on 16 November 199 ...
as Priya Malik: Vikrant's employee (2014) * Hirdeyjeet Jarnail Singh as Advocate Anup Roy (2014) * Arun Bakshi as Balwant Gandhi * Dolly Chawla as Sejal Gandhi * Aadesh Chaudhary as Vikrant Mehta: Savita's elder son; Kartik's brother; Sunaina's widower; Sanjana's father; Simar's obsessed lover (2014) * Neetha Shetty as Sunaina "Aditi" Mehta: Vikrant's wife; Sanjana's mother (2014) (Dead) *Minal Karpe as Savita Mehta: Vikrant and Kartik's mother; Sanjana's grandmother (2014) *Pratik Shukla as Kartik Mehta: Savita's younger son; Vikrant's brother; Kavya's husband (2014) *Sadhana Sharma as Kavya Mehta: Karthik's wife (2014) * Priyanka Bhole as Leela * Khyati Keswani as Guru Maa (2015) * Siddharth Vasudev as Rajveer Singh: Manoranjan's son (2015) * Sayantani Ghosh as Rajkumari Rajeshwari Parmar (2015) * Kunika as Thakurain * Pratyusha Banerjee as Mohini: Witch; Sunanda's daughter; Indravati's disciple (2015) * Anjali Gupta as Sunanda: Witch; Mohini's mother (2015) (Dead) * Reshmi Ghosh as Indravati Singh: Witch; Simar's sister from her previous birth Padmavati; Gajendra's lover (2015) * Hemant Choudhary as Indravati and Padmavati’s Father: Renowned Musician, was later killed by Indravati (2015) * Meghna Naidu as Patali Devi Gayatri (2015–2016) *
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as Devika Bharadwaj: Simar's helper; Prem's third wife (2015–2016) *
Alihassan Turabi Alihassan Turabi better known as Ali Hassan, is an Indian actor best known for playing Aryan in the Star Plus show, ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii''. Apart from this, he has done many roles in various Indian television shows like ''Raja Ki Aayegi Bara ...
as Shaitan (2016) *
Arti Singh ''Arti Sharma'' (born 5 April 1985) Known as Arti Singh is an Indian television actress. She is known for her work in ''Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai'', '' Parichay'' and '' Waaris''. In 2019, she participated in ''Bigg Boss 13'' as a co ...
as Madhavi (2016) * Shagufta Ali as Suganda (2016) * Kashvi Kothari as Choti Dulhan/Ruhi (2016) * Vindhya Tiwari as Chandramani (2016) * Vaishnavi Dhanraj as Kamya Raichand (2016) * Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Mahamaya (2016)


Special appearances

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Mahhi Vij Mahhi Vij (born 1 April 1982) is an Indian model and actress who appears on Hindi television. She is known for playing the role of Nakusha in '' Laagi Tujhse Lagan'' and Nandini in ''Balika Vadhu''. Vij and her husband Jay Bhanushali won the da ...
as Nakusha *
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from "
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" (2012) * Sanaya Irani as Khushi Gupta Kumari Singh Raizada from "
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'' * Vivian Dsena as Rishabh Kundra (RK) from '' Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon'' * Tina Dutta as Ichha Singh Bundela from '' Uttaran'' *
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as Tapasya Pratap Rathore from '' Uttaran'' *
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as Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore from '' Uttaran'' * Nandish Sandhu as Veer Singh Bundela from '' Uttaran'' * Toral Rasputra as Anandi Shekhar from ''
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Sequel

A sequel of the show, named '' Sasural Simar Ka 2'', also known as SSK2 is being telecast on the
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Colours tv since 26 April 2021, ten years after the first season started airing.


Production


Casting

It first starred
Dipika Kakar Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in '' Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in '' Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss ...
, Shoaib Ibrahim, Avika Gor and
Manish Raisinghan Manish Raisinghan (born 22 July) is an Indian television actor known for his portrayals of Sameer Gheewala in '' Teen Bahuraniyaan'' and Siddhant Bharadwaj in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. Career Raisinghan played the character of Siddhant Bharadwaj ...
as Simar, Prem, Roli and Siddhant respectively Jayati Bhatia played the role of Mataji in the Show. Shoaib Ibrahim left the show in 2013 as makers weren't giving his character much screen space disappointment with the creative independence of the character. He was replaced by Dheeraj Dhoopar who played the role of Prem after Shoaib's exit from the show. In April 2016, Avika Gor left the show as she wanted a break after working non-stop for 5 years. Thus, her character Roli was shown to have died in the show.
Mansi Srivastava Mansi Srivastava is an Indian television actress. She made her television debut in 2012 through '' Suvreen Guggal'' and gained popularity with her performances in '' Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se'', '' Sasural Simar Ka'', '' Ishqbaaaz'', '' Divya D ...
entered in the Show as Prerna as Simar childhood friend. In July 2016, Mansi Srivastava and Manish Raisinghan also left the show. So, their respective characters of Prerna and Siddhant were shown to have shifted abroad. In August 2016, Vaishali Takkar and Varun Sharma entered the show as Anjali and Piyush, respectively. In February 2017, Dipika Kakar quit the show and was replaced by Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar . In June 2017, Krissann Barretto entered the show as Sanjana. After sometime Dheeraj Dhoopar quit the show. At the end of August 2017, Mazher Sayed entered the show in the role of Prem. In December 2017, Vaishali Takkar left the show. So her character of Anjali was shown to have arrested in the show. In January 2018, Nikki Sharma also left the show. So her character of Roshni was shown to have died in the show. In the same month, Monica Sharma entered the show in the role of Avni.


Genre

The series began and ran as a normal television drama until in 2015 when it included
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and fantasy genres with tracks inspired from
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Cancellation and sequel

The series was confirmed going off air on 2 March 2018 owing its declining ratings and the climax was decided but days before the shooting was about to complete, it received an extension on last minute discussions between the channel and production house and the script was reworked. In February 2021, the series was confirmed returning with a new season titled, Sasural Simar Ka 2, featuring Dipika Kakar and Jayati Bhatia from the former season and Radhika Muthukumar, Tanya Sharma, Avinash Mukherjee and Karan Sharma as the new leads of the show.


Location

Based on Delhi as backdrop, Sasural Simar Ka was mainly filmed at the sets in Cine Classic Studios at Mira Road. Some episodes are shot in Hong Kong for their 1000th episodes celebration.


Crossover episodes


Reception

The series became one of the most watched Hindi GECs during its run time. In week 52 of 2015 it was at fifth position garnering 12.33 million impressions. In week 2 of 2016, it was at third position with 13.46 million impressions.


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{Colors Programmes Indian television soap operas 2011 Indian television series debuts 2018 Indian television series endings Colors TV original programming Indian supernatural television series Indian fantasy television series Television shows set in Delhi