Saath Nibhaana Saathiya

Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
GenreSoap opera
Written byGautam Hegde[1]
Sampoorn Anand
Jyoti Tandon
Shilpa Demello
Janki Vishwanathan
Rashmi Sharma
Ved Raj
Divyana
Bhavna Vyas
Akash Deep[2]
Directed byPawan Kumar Maurut
Bhagwan Yadav
Ravi Raj
Mayank Gupta
Pawan Sahu
Deelip Kumar
Pankaj Kumar
Creative directorRashmi Sharma
Starring
Opening themeSaath Nibhaana Saathiya by Alka Yagnik
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes2181
Production
ProducersRashmi Sharma and Pawan Kumar
CinematographyBasant Thakur
Savin Mishra
EditorsSantosh Singh
Dhananjay[3]
Running time21 minutes
Production companyRashmi Sharma Telefilms
Original release
NetworkStarPlus
Release3 May 2010 (2010-05-03) –
23 July 2017 (2017-07-23)
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Saath Nibhaana Saathiya (transl.Stand by Me, Partner) is an Indian Hindi-language television series produced by Rashmi Sharma under Rashmi Sharma Telefilms.[4] It aired from 3 May 2010 to 23 July 2017 on Star Plus and became one of the longest running television series in India.[5] The series starred Giaa Manek (later replaced by Devoleena Bhattacharjee), Rucha Hasabnis, Rupal Patel, Mohammad Nazim and Vishal Singh.[6]

The series filmed the Modi family, exploring morals and values of a typical Gujarati joint family. Initially, it focused on cousins Gopi and Rashi and their life in Modi Mansion after marrying Modis' sons Ahem and Jigar, respectively. After a leap, the series focused on Gopi's daughters, Meera and Vidya. Further leap focused on Ramakanth, Gopi's son and Sita.[7] The storyline constantly skips forward in time: a year in June 2013,[8] eight years in February 2014,[9] ten years in February 2015,[10] four years in May 2016,[11] and three months in March 2017. The series ended on 23 July 2017, completing 2,181 episodes.[12][13]

The second season of the series, Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2, premiered on 19 October 2020 on Star Plus starring cameo celebrities Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Rupal Patel, Mohammad Nazim, as well as Sneha Jain and Harsh Nagar (later replaced by Gautam Singh Vig) as protagonists.[14]

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  3. ^ "Two TV Producers In A Spat With Their Video Editors". Mid Day. 5 November 2015.
  4. ^ Trivedi, Tanvi (3 December 2014). "With the leap, Saathiya... will be a new show for us: Producer". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "From Kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi to Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, TV shows that enjoyed a long run on the small screen". The Times of India. 29 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Tragedy of being an actor: Mohammad Nazim". The Times of India. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Gujarat continues to rule prime time TV". The Times of India. 2 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Saath Nibhana Saathiya to take a time leap again". The Times of India. 3 December 2014.
  9. ^ "'Saath Nibhana Saathiya' eight years' leap". The Pioneer.
  10. ^ "'Saath Nibhaana Saathiya' to take 10-year leap". The Indian Express. 19 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Its a four-year leap for Saath Nibhana Saathiya". Deccan Chronicle. 26 May 2016.
  12. ^ Deshpande, Rasika (8 July 2017). "Saath Nibhana Saathiya to go off air in two weeks". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  13. ^ "CONFIRMED! 'Saath Nibhana Saathiya' is going OFF AIR, to wrap up on July 23". News Nation. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Saath Nibhana Saathiya Season 2 to launch on October 19th". The Indian Express. 28 August 2020.