''Hasratein'' (''Desires'') 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. 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 Sana Amin Sheikh (born 10 August 1989) is an Indian actress and radio jockey, who appears mainly in Hindi television shows and films. Sana made her acting debut with ''Kya Mast Hai Life'' playing Ritu Shah. She has appeared in over 30 television ser ...

as Savi (episodes 1—11) *

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as Savi (episodes 11-44) *

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as Savi (episodes 45—126) *

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as Savi (episodes 126—209) * Ajit Vachhani 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 * Cezanne Khan as Yogesh, son of KT and Asmita *

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as Satish, son of Savi and Shyam Verma *

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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 *

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as union leader Kishan Murari *

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as Shanta Ben *

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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 *

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as Bittu Khanna * Kalpita Rajopadhye (till 100 episodes) *

as Kedar * Vipra Rawal as Priyanka * Arup Pal as Vishal * Mugdha Shah as Satish's Mother *

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as Yogita *

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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 * Deepak Dave as Namrata's father * Madhumalti Kapoor as Namrata's mother * Rasik Dave as Bobby Mehra * Rashmi as Rashmi * Anang Desai as Mr. Desai *

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as KT's father *

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as Mohini *

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as BB Publicity Employee *

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as Mr.Pal's Employee *

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as Master Satish * Rakesh Bidua as Satish's Father * Suhas Bhalekar as Raghu Dada *

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as Lata *

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as Geeta * Anita as Anita * Chilli as Rosy * Ramesh Rai as Uma's Father *

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as Sushma's Father *

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as Sushma's Mother *

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

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as Younger Rani *

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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 * Meenal Padhiyar as Rinku *

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as Mr.Verma * Samir Shah as Chetan * Baby Nida as Younger Yogita * Master Zenul as Younger Yogesh *

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as Mrs.Pandit *

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as Shanta's Mother-in-law *

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as Mr.J.D * Shekhar Shukla as Mr. Camerawala * Kanhaiyalal as Mr. Lal *

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as Raveena *

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as Ruby * Ghamshyam Nayak as Mr. Tripathi *

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as Jennifer * Rajendra Butala as Sushma's Boss *

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as Clara Rodriques * Bharat Bhooshan as Dealer *

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as Mr. Goradia *

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as Ravi * Tara as Zarina *

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as Pooja's Son *

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as Dolly * Jai Prakash Mishra as Shanta's Husband * Raaz Tilak as K.T's Father-in-law

References

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