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Swaabhimaan (Hindi pronunciation: [sʋɑːbʱɪ.mɑːn]; transl. self-respect) is an Indian soap opera directed by Mahesh Bhatt and Debaloy Dey and was scripted by Shobha De and Vinod Ranganath.[1][2][3]
| Swabhimaan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Amit Khanna |
| Written by | Shobha De Vinod Ranganathan Surabhi Pandey (Dialogue writer) |
| Starring | see below |
| Opening theme | "Ek Pal" by Sunita Rao, "Kaise Unhein Bhool Jaye" by Shaan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 800 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD National |
| Release | 6 April 1995 – 1 May 1998 |
Plot edit
Swaabhimaan divulges the story of an attractive woman - Svetlana - who finds herself in a battle where there are no real winners. Insecurity, suspicion and fear threaten to erode her vivacious spirit as she struggles to come to terms with her position - that of a pampered mistress whose tycoon patron Keshav Malhotra dies leaving her to cope with the ugly aftermath of the tragedy: inheritance wars, succession rights, property entanglements, petty quarrels and above all, emotional turmoil that threatens to destroy her.[4]
Cast edit
| Character | Actor |
|---|---|
| Svetlana | Kitu Gidwani |
| Ronnie Banerjee | Abhimanyu Singh |
| Ranjana Devi | Anju Mahendru |
| Mahen Malhotra | Deepak Parashar |
| Nishi Malhotra | Kunika |
| Rishabh Malhotra | Rohit Roy[5] |
| Medha Hegde | Channa Ruparel |
| Abhijeet | Vinod Pandey |
| Sheela | Prabha Sinha |
| Ritu Malhotra | Sheetal Thakkar |
| Tyagi | Ashutosh Rana[6] |
| Sunil | Manoj Bajpayee |
| Grover | Sharad Kapoor |
| Neetu | Rinku Dhawan |
| Bobby | Karan Oberoi |
| Soha | Achint Kaur |
| Babli | Tanaaz Currim |
| Yuvraj | Anupam Bhattacharya |
| Shivani | Sandhya Mridul |
| Kunwar Singh | Arun Bali |
| Karan | Harsh Chhaya |
| Gayatri | Simone Singh[7] |
| Devika | Mita Vashisht |
| Rakshanda | Sagarika Soni |
| Rakshanda's Husband Ranjeet | Rajesh Khera |
| Dinesh Shah | Pankaj Berry |
| Rashmi | Poonam Dasgupta |
| Eknath | Kumud Mishra[8] |
| Rajat | Mukesh Khanna |
| KD | Shishir Sharma |
| Walter | Rajeev Paul |
| Maitri | Kiran Juneja |
| Bansal | Vineet Kumar |
| Daughter | Shana Sood |
| Keshav Malhotra | Nasir Abdullah |
| Tauji | R. S. Chopra |
References edit
- ^ Awaasthi, Kavita (1 December 2016). "Swabhimaan: A saga of convoluted relationships". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Tomar, Sangeeta (12 October 2023). "500 एपिसोड पूरे करने वाला देश का पहला TV शो, जिसने दिए 24 बड़े स्टार्स, दूरदर्शन पर बजा डंका" [The country's first TV show to complete 500 episodes, which gave 24 big stars, made a splash on Doordarshan]. Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Yadav, Prerna (21 April 2021). "Manoj Bajpayee, Rohit Roy, Ashutosh Rana's hit DD show Swabhimaan to return after 25 years". India TV. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "The show that goes on forever". Tribune India. Chandigarh. 26 July 1999. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Roy, Rohit (8 April 2020). "First of Many: Rohit Roy revisits Swabhimaan". First of Many (Interview). Interviewed by Mimansa Shekhar. New Delhi: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Rana, Ashutosh (6 November 2019). "First of Many: Ashutosh Rana revisits Swabhimaan". First of Many (Interview). Interviewed by Mimansa Shekhar. New Delhi: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Ek Hasina Thi to Heena: 5 memorable TV shows starring birthday girl Simone Singh". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
Swabhimaan: The role was small, but prominent enough to get Simone Singh noticed. The petite actress who played Gaayatri (Harsh Chhaya's love interest) did justice to her role despite the ensemble cast in this Mahesh Bhatt serial.
- ^ "Kumud Mishra hospitalised after testing Covid positive". India Today. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
Kumud Mishra played the character of Eknath in the 1995 Doordarshan drama Swabhimaan.
External links edit
- Swabhimaan at IMDb
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