''Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii'' (English: ''sometimes sister-wives sometimes friends'') is a Hindi-language

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n television

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that premiered on Metro Gold channel on 19 February 2001 and was later shifted to

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after closure of channel. The series was produced by

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Plot

''Kabhi Soutan Kabhi Saheli'' is the story of two childhood friends, Tanushree and Sonia. The two are very close and share everything. Things take a strange twist when they discover that they are both married to the same man, Harsh. This tests the purity of their friendship and their ability to face hard realities. ''Kabhi Soutan Kabhi Saheli'' is an emotional saga that tests the strengths of relationships. The series ended with Tanushree and Sonia realising that Harsh is a greedy and unscrupulous man. In a show of strength of character and being strong independent women, they decide to leave him. Tanu goes on to marry her close friend Uday while Sonia chooses to remain single and bring up her daughter. For his many crimes, Harsh is sent off to prison.

Cast

Main

Anita Hassanandani Natasha Hassanandani (born 14 April 1981), professionally known as Anita Hassanandani or Anita Hassanandani Reddy, is an Indian actress primarily working in Hindi serials as well as Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. Early life Hassanandani ...

as Tanushree (a.k.a. Tanu) *

Urvashi Dholakia Urvashi Dholakia is an Indian television actress who played the iconic villain Komolika in the long running television series ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and won the sixth season of '' Bigg Boss''. Early life Dholakia was born on 9 July 1978 ...

as Sonia *

Pankit Thakker Pankit Thakker (born 14 March 1981) is an Indian actor who started his career in 2001 with Ekta Kapoor's extremely popular serial ''Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii'' which originally aired on DD Metro, and later ran on Star Plus, DD National, and ...

as Harsh: Husband to both Tanu and Sonia * Daman Maan as Tanu's Father

Recurring

Hiten Tejwani Hiten Tejwani is an Indian television actor known for his work in several fictional shows. Personal life Hiten Tejwani was born into a Sindhi family. Hiten Tejwani married his '' Kutumb'' and ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' co-star Gau ...

as Praveen: Tanu's youngest brother * Dimple Inamdar as Manisha: Praveen's wife * Prakash Ramchandani as Viren: Tanu's second elder brother * Seema Pandey as Kanchan: Viren's Wife *

Neelam Mehra Neelam Mehra is an Indian television and film actress. She presently is playing Karan, Rishabh, Sameer, and Kritika's grandmother, Bani Luthra in the television series ''Kundali Bhagya''. Filmography * '' Nagin'' * ''Dulha Bikta Hai'' * ''Zaman ...

as Tanu's mother * Kannu Gill as Harsh's Mother *

Ujjwal Rana Ujjwal Rana is an Indian actor, producer, and film personality who is known for his roles in '' Saathiya'', '' BHK [email protected]'', and television shows such as '' Meher'' (2004), and ''Ghar Ek Sapnaa'' (2007). Career Rana is a model-turned-a ...

as Uday Kiran *

Abir Goswami Abir Goswami (21 April 1975 – 31 May 2013) was an Indian actor. He worked in television serials like ''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'', ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'', etc. Television Movies * ''Khakee'' as Photographer * ' ...

as Ranjeet * Pooja Ghai Rawal as Tanisha * Harsh Somaiya as Tanisha's son

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* {{Use British English, date=August 2010 Balaji Telefilms television series Indian television soap operas Metro Gold original programming 2001 Indian television series debuts 2002 Indian television series endings