Hasratein

Hasratein (Desires) is an Indian television soap opera that was telecast on Zee TV in the mid 1990s.^[1][2] 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.^[3] 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."^[4]

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.^[5]

Cast[]

• Sana Amin Sheikh as Savi (episodes 1—10)
• Sonal as Savi (episodes 17-44)
• as Savi (episodes 45—126)
• Shefali Shah as Savi (episodes 126—209)
• Ajit Vachhani as Govind Sahai, Savi's uncle
• Rita Bhaduri as Madhvi Sahai, Savi's aunt
• Sejal Shah as Sushma
• Harsh Chhaya as Krishnakant Trivedi (KT)
• as Professor Shyam Verma
• Mrinal Kulkarni as Asmita Krishnakant Trivedi
• Mukesh Rawal as Jaman Thakkar
• Cezanne Khan as Yogesh, son of KT and Asmita
• / Jiten Lalwani as Satish, son of Savi and Shyam Verma
• Ketaki Dave as Manasi
• as Uma (episodes 1—10)
• Sahiba as Uma (episodes 11—17)
• as Young Satish
• Yashwant Dutt as Masterji, Sulakshana's husband (episodes 1-10)
• as Vishal, Uma's /Shushma's husband
• Nagesh Bhosle as union leader Kishan Murari
• Sarita Joshi as Shanta Ben
• as Kedar, Masterji's Tabla player
• Himani Shivpuri as Sulakshana, mother of Savi
• as Urja, daughter of Savi and KT
• Anju Mahendru as KT's mother
• Nupur Alankar/Bhairavi Raichura/Rani Agrawal as Rani
• as Bobby, husband of Rani
• Anand Goradia as Bittu Khanna
• (till 100 episodes)
• as Kedar
• as Priyanka
• as Vishal
• as Satish's Mother
• as Yogita
• as Urja's Doctor
• as Pooja
• as Paddy
• as Miss Dalaal
• as Chanda
• Divya as BB Publicity Employee
• Purnima Bhave as Namrata
• as Namrata's father
• Madhumalti Kapoor as Namrata's mother
• Rasik Dave as Bobby Mehra
• Rashmi as Rashmi
• Anang Desai as Mr. Desai
• as KT's father
• Mohini as Mohini
• Nimisha Vakharia as BB Publicity Employee
• Amita Choksi as Mr.Pal's Employee
• as Master Satish
• as Satish's Father
• as Raghu Dada
• as Lata
• as Geeta
• as Anita
• Chilli as Rosy
• as Uma's Father
• as Sushma's Father
• as Sushma's Mother
• Kavita Vaid as Mrs. Almeda
• as Mrs. Almeda's Servant
• as Younger Rani
• Vijay Mishra as Shyam's Colleague
• Gopi Bhalla as Shyam's Colleague
• as Mona
• as Kiran
• Dinyar Contractor as Mansi's Lawyer
• as Rinku
• as Mr.Verma
• Samir Shah as Chetan
• as Younger Yogita
• as Younger Yogesh
• as Mrs.Pandit
• as Shanta's Mother-in-law
• as Mr.J.D
• as Mr. Camerawala
• Kanhaiyalal as Mr. Lal
• as Raveena
• as Ruby
• as Mr. Tripathi
• as Jennifer
• as Sushma's Boss
• as Clara Rodriques
• as Dealer
• as Mr. Goradia
• Ravi Chauhan as Ravi
• Tara as Zarina
• as Pooja's Son
• Shernaz Patel as Dolly
• as Shanta's Husband
• as K.T's Father-in-law

References[]

External links[]

• An interview with the cast and crew
• Hasratein Streaming on ZEE5