''Santoshi Maa'', '','' is an

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series, which premiered on &TV from 30 November 2015 until 20 October 2017. The series is produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms.

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plays the titular role in the series, described as "an emblem of love, contentment, forgiveness, happiness and hope".

Plot

The show is a blend of mythology and drama. The story runs on three parallel tracks. The first story is about Santoshi, a devout follower of Santoshi Maa who believes that the goddess is the ultimate cure for all miseries. The second story depicts the story of ''Devloka'' where all the gods and goddesses of the Universe reside. Goddess Santoshi along with her alliance 'Gau Mata' try their best to help their devotees. Their attempts are often interrupted by Goddess Poulomi who is known to be the goddess of jealousy, greed, and deception. The third track involves Santoshi's relatives who are extremely greedy by nature. They dream of becoming rich and can go to any extent to raise money and live a luxurious lifestyle. Santoshi's parents died because of evil Goddess Poulomi. Santoshi eldest grandmother and two children were cruel to Santoshi. When Santoshi grew up, she married a rich man.

Cast

Main

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as Santoshi Dhairya Mishra (née Tripathi) *

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/ Debina Bonerjee as Poulomi Maa aka Trishna *

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as Dhairya Raghavendra Mishra

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as Jagannath *

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as Dadi *

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as Riya *

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as Guddu *Aishana Singh /

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as Bitto *

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as Sindoori / Fake Santoshi (2016) *

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as Swarnarekha (2016) *

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as Kranti Maa (2017) / (2017) * Nasirr Khan as Kumbhak

Special Appearance

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as Riddhima (Santoshi's Mother) *

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as Vinayak (Santoshi's Father)

Guest appearance

* Sara Khan as Anju (2016) *

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as Nikhil (2016) *

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* Aditi Dev Sharma as Gangaa from (

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) (2016)

Dubbed versions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santoshi Maa 2015 Indian television series debuts Hindi-language television shows Indian television series about Hindu deities Indian television soap operas &TV original programming 2017 Indian television series endings