''Saarrthi'' is a

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television series broadcast on

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and produced by Asit Kumarr Modi under 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

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epic, the ''

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'', 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 () was a ruler of the ancient Kuru kingdom, featured as a central character in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He is also attested in the ''Yajurveda'', where he is acknowledged as the son of King Vichitravirya. According to th ...

and

Pandu Pandu () was the king of Kuru kingdom, with capital at Hastinapur in the epic '' Mahabharata''. He was the foster-father of the five Pandavas, who are the central characters of the epic. Pandu was born pale, to Vichitravirya's second wife ...

) – and their families. The lead, Bhoomika (

Subhadra Subhadra (, ) is a character in the ancient Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. She is a princess from the Yadava clan and the sister of Krishna and Balarama. Subhadra married Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers and had a son named Abhimanyu. Sub ...

), and her husband Arjun (

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

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

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) and Suraj (

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

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Cast

* Neha Devi Singh as Bhoomika Arjun Goenka (2004–2007) * Karan Grover as Arjun Goenka (2004–2007) * Nawab Shah as Mansen Goenka (2004–2008) *

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as Manasvi Goenka (2004–2006) * Rahil Azam as Suraj Kiran (2004–2006) * Rajesh Shringarpure as

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(2004–2008) * Adita Wahi / Tiya Gandwani as Shefali Yuvraj Goenka (2004–2006) / (2006–2007) * Zalak Thakkar 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 as Shakuntala Goenka * Romanchak Arora as Keshav (2004–2006) * Parikshit Sahni as Hemraj Goenka (2004–2008) *

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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 actor. He has been active in the Hindi film industry for more than two decades and is best known for his roles in Hindi television shows, including the soap opera '' Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', the ...

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

References

External links

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Official website
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