Udne Ki Aasha () is an Indian Hindi-language television family drama series that premiered on 12 March 2024 on Star Plus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. It is produced by Rolling Tales Productions, and stars Neha Harsora and Kanwar Dhillon in lead roles. It is the Hindi adaptation of Star Vijay's Tamil series Siragadikka Aasai.
Plot
Set against a Marathi backdrop, Udne Ki Aasha revolves around the middle-class lives of Sachin and Sailee as they navigate the complexities of their relationship. It centers on Sailee's struggles as she encounters a roadblock in the form of a resistant husband and her efforts to inspire change, not just for their own growth, but for the betterment of their entire family.
Cast
Main
- Neha Harsora as Sailee Deshmukh (nee Jadhav): A honest florist; Shobha and Alok's daughter; Juhi and Dilip's sister; Sachin's wife, Teja's ex-fiancee (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Kanwar Dhillon as Sachin Deshmukh: An aggressive and honest taxi driver; Renuka and Paresh's son; Tejas and Akash brother; Savitri's grandson; Anish's best friend; Sailee's husband (2024âÂÂpresent)
Recurring
- Sanjay Narvekar as Paresh Deshmukh: An honest retired locomotive pilot and the owner of Renuka Home Gadgets; Savitri's son; Renuka's husband; Tejas, Sachin and Aakash's father (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Radhika Vidyasagar as Renuka Deshmukh: Paresh's wife; Tejas, Sachin and Akash's mother (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Puru Chibber as Tejas Deshmukh: The dishonest manager and the former owner of Renuka Home Gadgets; Renuka and Paresh's first son (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Tanvi Shewale as Kalyani aka Roshani Deshmukh: A makeup artist and the former owner of Renuka's Beauty World; Supriya's daughter (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Devashish Chandiramani as Akash paresh Deshmukh: An honest chef; Renuka and Paresh's youngest son (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Vaishali Arora as Riya Deshmukh (nee Banerjee): A dubbing artist; Mamta and Joy's daughter; Akash's wife (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Shama Deshpande as Savitri Deshmukh: Paresh's mother; Tejas, Sachin and Akash's grandmother; Krish's step-great-grandmother (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Sneha Raikar/Unknown as Shobha Jadhav: An honest florist; Alok's widow; Sailee, Juhi and Dilip's mother (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Ravi Mahashabde as Alok Jadhav: Shobha's late husband; Sailee, Juhi and Dilip's father (2024)
- Pari Bhatti/Rachel Babbar/Unknown as Juhi Jadhav: Shobha and Alok's younger daughter; Sailee and Dilip's sister; Akash's friend; Arun's wife (2024âÂÂ2025)/(2025âÂÂ2026)/(2026âÂÂpresent)
- Sahil Balani as Dilip "Baadu" Jadhav: Shobha and Alok's son; Sailee and Juhi's brother (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Anuja Lokre as Supriya: Kalyani's mother; Krish's grandmother (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Saarth Kumar as Krish: Kalyani's son; Tejas' step-son (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Akshita Vatsayan as Vidya: Kalyani's best friend (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Smita Sinkar Shah as Shakuntala "Shaku"; Renuka's best friend (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Vikash Tiwari as Anish "Anya": Sachin's best friend (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Hemant Choudhary as Joy Banerjee: Mamta's husband; Riya's father; Paresh's former employer (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Unknown/Simran Gangwani/Ginnie Virdi/Jaswinder Gardner as Mamta Joy Banerjee: Joy's wife; Riya's mother (2024)/(2024âÂÂ2025)/(2025)/(2025âÂÂpresent)
- Navdeep Gujjar as Sudhakar: A loan shark; Sailee's one-sided obsessive love interest, stalker and enemy; Sachin's enemy (2024)
- Akash Aggarwal as Kishore: Paresh's best friend (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Amit Kumar as Sandeep (2026âÂÂpresent)
- Abhaykant Mishra as Chitti: A criminal and loan shark; Dilip's former employer; Sachin and Sailee's enemy (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Afreen Alvi/Anshu Zarbade as Esha: Tejas' ex-girlfriend (2024; 2025)
- Rajkumar Kanojia as Sultan "Kiran": A butcher and a meat shop owner; Kalyani's fake uncle (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Guddi Maruti as Mandira (2025âÂÂpresent)
- Krip Suri as Arun: A dishonest police officer; Saraswati's son; Sachin's enemy; Juhi's husband (2025âÂÂpresent)
- Krissann Barretto as Sonali: A hotel manager (2025)
- Tasneem Sheikh as Pari: Renu's friend (2025)
- Pankaj Avadhesh Shukla as Chandu: Sailee's stalker (2025)
- V S Prince Ratan as Influencer (2025)
- Ajay Chaudhary as Ranjeet: A thief; Sachin's ex-friend and enemy (2025)
- Anushka Bajpayee as Neetu: Akash's boss (2025âÂÂpresent)
- Saundarya as Manjiri: Deshmukh family's maid (2025)
- Ajay Raju as Drunk Man (2025)
- Rohit Gill as Police inspector
- Hemnt Bharrti as Anant: Sailee's one-sided love interest and Sachin's friend (2025)
- Mohammad Nazim as Vikas Singhania (2025)
- Unknown as Neeraj Wadekar: An honest police inspector: Arun's superior officer (2024âÂÂpresent)
- Unknown as Saraswati: Arun's mother; Sachin's enemy (2025âÂÂpresent)
- Unknown as Mr. Santoshi: An honest businessman; Paresh's business partner; Sachin's well-wisher; Tejas' former business partner (2026)
Accolades
Production
Development
The concept was developed in December 2023 and the first promo was released in February 2024.
Casting
In January 2024, Neha Harsora was cast to play the female lead, while Kanwar Dhillon was cast as the male lead.
Ratings
The show entered the list of the top five most rated shows of BARC in its opening week. In week 47, it was one of the top 3 shows. Since week 48, the show is consistently in competition with Anupamaa to occupy the top spot.
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