''Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto'' (''SSSP'') is an Indian television series that premiered on
Imagine TV
Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi.
The channel was known for shows such as '' Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya, '' Swayamvar'', ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'', ''M ...
on 4 July 2011 and ended abruptly on 12 April 2012.
The story is located against a
Punjabi backdrop and is based on the lives of five sisters. Set in the picturesque north Indian town of
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
, which is also an Indian Air Force base, this is the story of the quirky, lovable Dhillon family. They live in a run-down mansion, having moved to India from
Pakistan
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after the Partition, a generation ago. In many ways the Dhillon family is a typical lower-middle-class Indian family.
At the head of the family is retired school master Gangandeep Dhillon, who lives with his wife Kanwal and five daughters.
Plot
''Sawaare Sapke Sapne Preeto'' is the story of Preeto, third among the five Dhillon sisters. The eldest sister is Jasmeet (Meeta) who is lovable and plump, second is Ishmeet (Ishu) who is quiet and respectful and is considered the prettiest, third is Manpreet (Preeto) who is respectful but always speaks her mind, fourth is Gurbaani (Bani) who is in college and like partying, and the youngest is Sonu who is in school and is everybody's favorite. Their father's income is not enough to maintain the entire family. Preeto's mother often regrets that she does not have a son who could have supported them all. Hence Preeto decides to contribute to the family income by designing and stitching clothes for clients. Her dream is to get her older sisters married and the younger ones educated.
Meeta is engaged to Bobby but he tries to take advantage of Ishu and the wedding is called off. At her friends' wedding, Preeto meets Rajbeer, an air force officer and they develop feelings for each other. Dhruv, another air force officer, falls in love with Ishu. Dhruv and Ishu's wedding is fixed and Preeto and Rajbeer confess their love to each other. But Preeto's father meets with an accident and loses his job. Preeto decides to break up with Rajbeer to focus on arranging money for Ishu's wedding.
However, Dhruv's parents are unhappy with the wedding. At a family outing in Manali, Rajbeer saves Dhruv's sister Simran and she falls in love with him. In
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
, Bani falls in love with a man named Ranjeet but he only wants to destroy Rajbeer. He sells Bani off to some goons but Preeto and Rajbeer are able to save her and expose Ranjeet's true intentions. Meanwhile, Preeto's Biji finds out about Preeto and Rajbeer and encourages Preeto to fight for her love.
Dhruv and Simran's mother, Neelam, blackmails Preeto that if she confesses her love to Rajbeer, Neelam would make sure Dhruv divorces Ishu. Conflicted, Preeto decides to fake marriage with Sunny, a cousin of Pankaj's (Meeta's husband) who loves Preeto but knows about her feelings for Rajbeer. But one day Rajbeer overhears Preeto talking to herself and realizes that her marriage is fake and she still loves him.
Cast
Main
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Ankita Sharma
Ankita Mayank Sharma (born February 7, 1987) (born Ankita Sharma) is an Indian television actress. She worked in Sony TV's show ''Baat Hamari Pakki Hai'' as Sanchi Shravan Jaiswal, Rangrasiya as Laila, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat as Noor Khora ...
as Manpreet "Preeto" Kaur Dhillon: Kavaljit and Gagandeep's third daughter; Meeta, Ishu, Bani and Sonu's sister; Rajbeer's lover (2011–2012)
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Aditya Redij
Aditya Redij is an Indian television actor known for portraying Raghav Saghvan in '' Na Aana Is Des Laado'', Prithvi in '' Junoon – Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq'' and Shiva Lashkare in Colors TV's ''Bawara Dil'' opposite Kinjal Dhamecha.
Per ...
as Rajbeer Singh: Preeto's lover (2011–2012)
Recurring
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Iira Soni
Ira Sone (previously Iira Soni) is an Indian television actress. She played the role of Jeena in '' Desh Ki Beti Nandini''.
She suffers from premature ovarian failure.
Television
* ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'' as Neeti Damani / Neeti R ...
as Ishmeet "Ishu" Ahluwalia: Kavaljit and Gagandeep's second daughter; Preeto, Meeta, Bani and Sonu's sister; Dhruv's wife (2011−2012)
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Divya Bhatnagar as Jasmeet "Meeta" Ambrela: Kavaljit and Gagandeep's eldest daughter; Ishu, Preeto, Bani and Sonu's sister; Pankaj's wife (2011–2012)
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Devoleena Bhattacharjee
Devoleena Bhattacharjee (born 22 August 1985) is an Indian television actress and trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She is known for playing Gopi Modi in StarPlus's long-running popular show ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya''. She also participated in '' ...
as Gurbani "Bani" Kaur Dhillon: Kavaljit and Gagandeep's fourth daughter; Meeta, Ishu, Preeto and Sonu's sister (2011−2012)
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Mahima Makwana
Mahima Makwana (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian actress who works in television shows as well as Hindi and Telugu language films. After entering television with ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'' and ''Balika Vadhu'' as a child artist, Makwana rose to prom ...
as Sonam "Sonu" Kaur Dhillon; Kavaljit and Gagandeep's youngest daughter; Meeta, Ishu, Preeto and Bani's sister (2011−2012)
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Kanan Malhotra
Kanan Malhotra is an Indian model and television actor.
Television career
In 2010, he made his television debut in the show '' Chand Chupa Badal Mein'' on Star Plus where he played the cameo role of Aditya Sharma. He then appeared in the Zee ...
as Dhruv Ahluwalia: Neelam and Kulbhushan's son; Simmi's brother; Ishu's husband (2011–2012)
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Pavitra Punia
Neha Singh, known by her stage name Pavitra Punia (born 22 April 1986), is an Indian actress. She is known for playing Geet Dhillon in Star Plus's ''Love U Zindagi'' and an evil queen named Timnasa in the popular Sony SAB's sitcom fantasy se ...
as Simran "Simmi" Ahluwalia: Neelam and Kulbhushan's daughter; Dhruv's sister (2011−2012)
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Sailesh Gulabani
Sailesh Gulabani is an Indian television actor. He is known for portraying the role of Vibhishan in ‘Siya Ke Ram’ and Deepak on Aap Ke Aa Jane Se that airs on Zee TV.
Career
Gulabani began his career in 2001 when he appeared in the music ...
as Pankaj Ambrela: Sunny's cousin; Meeta's husband (2011−2012)
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Shresth Kumar
Shresth Kumar (born 1988) is an Indian television actor. He is known for playing the role of Sunny in '' Sawaare Sabke Sapne... Preeto'' on Imagine TV. He currently portrays Neeraj in ''Kaal Bhairav Rahasya'' on Star Bharat.
Career
Shresth mad ...
as Shivansh "Sunny" Ambrela: Pankaj's cousin; Preeto's ex-fiancé (2012)
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Ujjwal Rana as Baljeet "Bobby" Singh: Meeta's former fiancé (2011−2012)
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Sushil Parashar
Sushil Parashar is a veteran Indian actor, known for his work in the Hindi television industry and in Bollywood. His films include '' Jaal: The Trap''; '' Dushmani''; '' Neal N Nikki''; and '' Hulla''. He works mostly in mainstream television s ...
as Gagandeep Dhillon: Kavaljit's husband; Meeta, Ishu, Preeto, Bani and Sonu's father (2011–2012)
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Nitika Anand
''Chand Chupa Badal Mein'' (English : ''The moon is hiding behind the clouds'') is an Indian drama by Rajan Shahi's Director's Kut Productions. It premiered on 28 June 2010 and ended on 17 June 2011. It was directed by Rajan Shahi and Neeraj B ...
as Kavaljit Kaur Dhillon: Gagandeep's wife; Meeta, Ishu, Preeto, Bani and Sonu's mother (2011–2012)
* Ritwika Gupta as Aisha Sood: Simmi's friend (2011–2012)
* Vijay Aidasani as Kulbhushan Ahluwalia; Dhruv and Simmi's father (2011−2012)
* Aradhana Uppal as Neelam Ahluwalia: Kulbhushan's wife; Dhruv and Simmi's mother (2011−2012)
Guest stars
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Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film & music producer and actor in Hindi cinema. He started his career as music director in the film '' Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' in 1998 and made ...
as Himself for the promotion of ''
Bodyguard
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'' and ''
Damadamm!
''Damadamm!'' () is a 2011 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi. The film stars Himesh Reshammiya opposite Sonal Sehgal and Purbi Joshi in lead roles. Reshammiya plays a scriptwriter who is fed up of his girlfriend wh ...
'' (2011)
References
External links
''Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto'' official site on Imagine TV
{{Imagine Programmes
Imagine TV original programming
Indian drama television series
2011 Indian television series debuts
Indian television soap operas
2012 Indian television series endings
Television shows set in Punjab, India