Ek Shringaar – Swabhiman

Ek Shringaar – Swabhiman
GenreDrama
Family drama
Romance
Created bySooraj Barjatya
Screenplay byGitangshu Dey
Dialogues
Manu Sharma
Story byShilpa Chaubey
Sushil Chaubey
Directed byVikram Ghai
Creative directorsSurabhi Horo
Fatema Rangila Raghvendra Singh
StarringSee below
ComposersDony Hazarika
Udbhav Ojha
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes205
Production
ProducersSooraj Barjatya
Devansh Barjatya
Production locationBundi
EditorShashank Singh
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeApprox. 22 minutes
Production companyRajshri Productions[1]
Original release
NetworkColors TV
Release19 December 2016 (2016-12-19) –
29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)[2]

Ek Shringaar — Swabhimaan (transl.Self-Respect – An Adornment) commonly abbreviated as Swabhimaan is an Indian television series. It was aired on Colors TV from 19 December 2016[3][4] to 29 September 2017.[2] The show revolves around two sisters Meghna (Sangeeta Chauhan), Naina (Ankitta Sharma) and their mother Sharda (Prachi Shah) who has raised her daughters to be independent and self-sufficient. It replaced the show Swaragini.[5] and was replaced by Show Laado – Veerpur Ki Mardani.[6] Show is digitally available on Voot, Viacom18's Digital Platform.

Plot

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Meghna and Naina are the beloved daughters of Sharda, a school teacher and single mother. After they graduate, they move to their uncle Vishnu's house with Sharda. Meghna falls in love with Kunal, the elder son of rich businessman Nandkishore. He rebuffs Sharda's proposal and humiliates her. But later, a royal marriage is fixed. Naina constantly bickers with kunal's younger brother Karan, who has health issues.

On the wedding day, Vishnu's wife Asha enrages Nandkishore who lays down condition that Meghna and Naina marry Kunal and Karan. Both couples marry, but Meghna vows to teach Nandkishore a lesson. His wife Nirmala lives under his domination. In reality her friend Sandhya is Kunal's real mother. Naina befriends and helps the shy Karan overcome his hesitations. Vishnu's son Vishal falls in love with and marries Nandkishore's daughter Khyati.

After many turns of events, Naina and Karan fall in love and plan to get remarried. However it is revealed that Kunal is Sandhya's and Nirmalas's son, which leads to Nandkishore laying down an ultimatum for Kunal. Divorce Meghna and marry Saawri or leave the house. After the departure of Kunal and Meghna, Naina is given all the responsibilities of the house. Soon all the women in the household depart from the mansion however Nandkishore soon realizes his mistakes and brings everyone together and begins treating everyone with love and respect.

Cast

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Main

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  • Sangeita Chauhan as Meghna Kunal Singhania (née Solanki): Sharda and Avinesh's eldest daughter; Naina's elder sister; Vishal and Vaibhav's cousin; Kunal's wife; Sandhya and Devraj's daughter-in-law; (2016–2017)
  • Ankitta Sharma as Naina Karan Singh Chauhan (née Solanki): Sharda and Avinesh's youngest daughter; Meghna's younger sister; Vishal and Vaibhav's cousin; Karan's wife; Nirmala and Nandkishore's daughter-in-law; (2016–2017)
  • Prachee Shah Paandya as Sharda Avinesh Solanki (née Singh Rathore): Vishnu and Gopal's sister; Avinesh's widow; Meghna and Naina's mother; (2016–2017)
  • Sahil Uppal as Kunal Singhania: Sandhya and Devraj's son; Nirmala and Nandkishore's adoptive son; Karan and Khyati's adoptive brother; Meghna's husband; Sharda and Avinesh's son-in-law; (2016–2017)
  • Samridh Bawa as Karan Singh Chauhan: Nirmala and Nandkishore's eldest son; Kunal's adoptive brother; Khyati's elder brother; Naina's husband; Sharda and Avinesh's son-in-law; (2016–2017)

Recurring

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  • Kanwarjit Paintal as Sujan Singh Chauhan: Nandkishore's father; Karan and Khyati's grandfather; Kunal's adoptive grandfather (2016–2017)
  • Vinay Jain as Nandkishore Singh Chauhan: Sujan's son; Nirmala's husband; Karan and Khyati's father; Kunal's adoptive father (2016–2017)
  • Shweta Mahadik as Nirmala Singh Chauhan: Nandkishore's wife; Karan and Khyati's mother; Kunal's adoptive mother (2016–2017)
  • Suchitra Pillai-Malik as Sandhya Singhania: Devraj's widow; Nirmala's friend; Kunal's mother (2016–2017)
  • Aashika Bhatia as Khyati Singh Chauhan Rathore: Nirmala and Nandkishore's youngest daughter; Karan's younger sister; Kunal's adoptive sister; Vishal's wife (2016–2017)
  • Karan Singhmar as Vishal Singh Rathore: Asha and Vishnu's son; Meghna, Naina and Vaibhav's cousin; Khyati's husband (2016–2017)
  • Anand Satyadev as Vaibhav Singh Rathore: Kalpana and Gopal's son; Meghna, Naina and Vishal's cousin (2016–2017)
  • Jitendra Trehan as Vishnu Singh Rathore: Sharda and Gopal's brother; Asha's husband; Vishal's father (2016–2017)
  • Shalini Arora as Asha Singh Rathore: Vishnu's wife; Vishal's mother (2016–2017)
  • Manoj Bhaterjee as Gopal Singh Rathore: Sharda and Vishnu's brother; Kalpana's husband; Vaibhav's father (2016–2017)
  • Akshaya Bhingarde as Kalpana Singh Rathore: Gopal's wife; Vaibhav's mother (2016–2017)
  • Gulki Joshi as Sawri Dwivedi: Pushpa's daughter (2017)
  • Anahita Jahanbaksh as Pushpa Dwivedi: Sawri's mother (2017)
  • Khalid Siddiqui as Chief Minister Mehul Malik (2017)
  • Manish Raisinghan as Shivraja "Shiva" Mahajan (2017)

Special appearances

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient result
2017 Indian Television Academy Awards Best lyricist Raghvendra Singh[7] Nominated
Golden Petal Awards Won

Crossover episodes

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  • Sasural Simar Ka on 21 April 2017 — Piyush who is possessed by Kaal, goes missing and Roshni tries to find her but fails but succeeds when Naina helps her. Simar motivates her when she tells her that she is going to compete against her sister.
  • Dil Se Dil Tak on 16 & 19 June 2017 — Naina and Parth are trapped in a fire. Teni, Shorvori and Karan saves them.
  • Dil Se Dil Tak on 3 July 2017 — Meghna, Kunal, Shorvori, Parth, Teni and Aman decides to meet at a resort in Chittorgarh. Sandhya asks a man to don't let them go there but don't harm anyone. The man tries to harm them for some personal reasons. Teni and Kunal saves Meghna from get drown in the water.
  • Dil Se Dil Tak on 14 & 17 July 2017 — Meghna invites Shorvori and her family to her house for Haryali Teej. Meghna, Naina, Shorvori, Teni, Kunal, Karan, Parth and Aman tries to clear all the misunderstandings between Sujan and Purshottam.

References

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  1. ^ Mahesh, Shweta. "Rajshri Productions' new Show Ek Shringaar - Swabhimaan rolls on Colors; will replace either Thapki or Swaragini - view EXCLUSIVE pics". Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Exclusive: Colors' Ek Shringaar – Swabhimaan to go off air". The Indian Express. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017. We will air the last episode this Friday.
  3. ^ "5 Reasons Why You Must Watch Ek Shringaar – Swabhimaan". www.filmibeat.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ^ Iyengar, Anusha. "Ek Shringaar Swabhimaan Review: The show is engaging and fast-paced keeping you hooked to the screen". Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Swaragini actors get emotional on the last day of shoot - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Laddo: Starts 6th Nov, Mon-Fri 9.30pm". inreporter.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ "The Indian Television Academy". The Indian Television Academy. Retrieved 25 October 2024.