''Heena'' is a Hindi TV serial that aired on

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. The series began to air from 12 June 1998 and ran for five years, finishing on 11 July 2003. The series was telecasted on every Friday at 9:30 pm (

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). The opening theme song for the serial was taken from a Ghazal sung by

Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian c ...

titled as ''Koi Yeh Kaise Bataye''

Plot

The show was based on the trials and tribulations in the life of a woman. Heena who is married to Sameer, but her marriage is doomed from the wedding night itself when Sameer proclaims his undying love for another woman, Ruby. Finally their unhappy marriage ends in a divorce. A while after the divorce Sameers best friend Akram decides to marry Heena. Heena is very happy with Akram and thinks that he is the one. But Ruby strikes again and enters Heena's life as Akram's second wife. Heena finally manages to be free of Akram and gathers courage to rebuild her life and establish her own identity. Heena looks forward to her new life as a mother and dreams of a beautiful healthy child. But Heena's trials are not over yet. At the hospital Heena gives birth to twins. However one baby gets kidnapped, Heena is in a critical state. In order to save her further trauma, her father tells her that one baby is dead. Heena eventually finds out that her child was kidnapped and is alive. After a lot of struggle, she gets back her second child and lives a happy life thereafter with Sameer and her twin children.

Cast

Ram Kapoor Ram Kapoor (; born 1 September 1973) is an Indian actor who works in films and television serials. He gained popularity portraying Jai Walia in the television series ''Kasamh Se'' and the character of Ram Kapoor in '' Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''. H ...

as Dr. Amir *

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as Heena Nawab Mirza * Rakhee Tandon as Rubina *

Vaquar Sheikh Vaquar Shaikh (born 9 February) is an Indian television actor. He played Rashid Ahmed Khan in ''Qubool Hai'' and has appeared in serials like ''Justujoo'' and ''Pradhanmantri''. Career Vaquar had also acted in Akbar Khan's '' Taj Mahal: An ...

as Akram *

Rahul Bhat Rahul Bhat is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model and participated in the Graviera Mr. India contest in 1998, and subsequently worked in several advertisements and music videos. He gained fame for ...

as Sameer (Heena's ex-husband, and friend) *

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as Nawab Mirza (Heena's father) *

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as Begum Shagufta (Heena's mother) *

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as Faizaan *

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as Sultana, (Rubina's aunt) *

Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in ''Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like ''Madanolsavam'', ''Chamaram'', ...

as Nagma , (Rubina's mother) *

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/Meenal Kenkre as Heena's aunty *

Sonia Kapoor Sonia Kapoor Reshammiya is an Indian television and film actress who has appeared in many television series and Bollywood films. She married Bollywood actor, singer, music director Himesh Reshammiya on 11 May 2018 in a private ceremony in Mumb ...

as Nameera *Bobby Vats as Tauqeer (nameera's husband) *

Dilip Dhawan Dilip Dhawan (1955 – 15 February 2000) was an Indian film and television actor. He started his career as a child in '' Sangharsh'' (1968), featuring Dilip Kumar, Dhawan acted in over 50 films. Career He acted as the hero in the movie ''Arvin ...

as Dr. Sarfaraz Khan (Akram's father) *

Neena Kulkarni Neena Kulkarni (''neena'' Joshi) is an Indian actress. She began her acting career in the 1970s on the Marathi professional stage and Hindi experimental stage, along with fashion shows and modelling simultaneously. She met Pt Satyadev Dubey, h ...

as Gulnaar *Satish Verma as Heena's uncle *

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Jaya Bhattacharya Jaya Bhattacharya is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing antagonistic roles in TV serials. She has also done small roles in movies. Best known for playing Payal in soap opera ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', she also play ...

Ketki Dave Ketki Joshi Dave (born 23 June 1960) is an Indian actress. She has starred in many Gujarati and Hindi films including '' Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya'', ''Money Hai Toh Honey Hai'', ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'', and ''Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain''. ...

as Heena's neighbour *Nandita Thakur as Mrs.Sharma *Achala Vyas as Doctor *Jyoti as Poonam *

Anupam Shyam Anupam Shyam Ojha (20 September 1957 – 8 August 2021) was an Indian film and television actor, who usually played villainous roles. He appeared as ''Thakur Sajjan Singh'' in the STAR Plus TV series ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' (2009 and 2021). ...

as Mr.Saxena

External links

Official Site
{{SET Shows 1998 Indian television series debuts 2003 Indian television series endings Sony Entertainment Television original programming Indian television soap operas