18 October 2021 (2021-10-18) – 21 October 2023 (2023-10-21)
Sindoor Ki Keemat (transl. The Cost of Vermilion) is an Indian Hindi dramaromantic television series produced by 4 Lions Films, starring Vaibhavi Hankare and Shehzad Sheikh.[1][2] The show premiered on 14 October 2021, and it aired on Dangal.[3][4] It is the remake of the Sun TV's Tamil TV series Roja.[5] The second season, Sindoor Ki Keemat 2, was first broadcast on 1 May 2023, and it stars Vaibhavi Hankare and Mohit Hiranandani. The storyline of the show is loosely based on the Tamil TV series Kannedhirey Thondrinal.
Series overview
Season
Title
No. of episodes
Originally broadcast
First aired
Last aired
1
Sindoor Ki Keemat
481
18 October 2021 (2021-10-18)
29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
2
Sindoor Ki Keemat 2
170
1 May 2023 (2023-05-01)
21 October 2023
Plot
Season 1
Mishri is an orphaned woman who lives with her foster father Swamiji. Arjun Awasthi, the son of Prathap Awasthi, is a criminal lawyer who lives with his own family. Mishri and Arjun meet each other, later developing a rivalry. Mishri meets a man named Brij Awasthi, who is willing to find their daughter Anu after she died in a car accident.
Mishri meets Arjun to bail Swamiji. Arjun agrees, and he makes a one-year contract with her to marry him. While the entire family is surprised to see Arjun and Mishri's marriage, as Annapoorna, Arjun's grandmother, starts to blame her for ruining Priya's life.
Priya, Yashoda, and Ballu decide to separate the married couple, but they fail on every attempt. Meanwhile, Arjun and Mishri fall in love with each other, but their one-year contract is terminated. Arjun and Mishri learn about Priya and her friends' plans, exposing them to the family.
Kamini, who is Arjun's childhood obsessive lover, returns by bringing a boy named Ghanti, who claims to be his child. Mishri learns more about Kamini, knowing that Ghanti is not his child and exposes him in front of the family.
Priya kidnaps Mishri's family on the day of Dussehra festival and tries to kill them. After going through a thorough plastic surgery, Priya marries Arjun's brother, Ashwin. Mishri finds out she is pregnant with Arjun's child, while Anamika decides to kill her child. Mishri tells everyone in front of the family that Anamika is Priya. Anamika escapes and kidnaps Mishri's child, later meeting a man named Dr. Abhimanyu, who helps to get Anamika's child back.
Anamika and Abhimanyu kidnap Mishri's family, and he forces Mishri to marry him. However, Anamika is shot by a policeman when she comes to kill her and her son. Season one concludes when Mishri and Arjun raise their child and with her family.
Season 2
Rakesh, an impoverished man, callously swaps two babies at birth for his son (Rana) to live amongst the Tripathis, the wealthiest family, while he takes the true heir of the Tripathi family—a female who he fosters (Meethi).
Rana is a male chauvinist who believes every woman should belong in the kitchen. However, he is later disproven when he meets Meethi, who is working conscientiously in her academic studies to fulfill her dreams of becoming a barrister.
Cast
Season 1
Main
Vaibhavi Hankare as Anu "Mishri" Arjun Awasthi – Brij and Vidya's long-lost daughter; Swami's foster daughter; Arjun's wife (2021– 2023)
Shehzad Sheikh as Advocate Arjun Awasthi – A criminal lawyer; Pratap and Kalpana's elder son; Ashwin's brother; Anu's husband (2021–2023)
Recurring
Prerna Sharma as Priya – Fake Anu; Anu's rival (2021–2022)
Ekta Sharma as Rakhi Sharma: Rakesh's sister (2023)
Shaan Mishra as Dushyant: Baby's boyfriend (2023) (Dead)
Vaishali Arora as Kavita: Pawan's wife (2023)
Charanjeet Kaur as Rajani "Rajjo": Tripathi's househelp (2023)
Mandill Singh (2023)
Shehzad Sheikh as Pratap Adhikari (2023)
Lakshya Handa as Pratap's brother (2023)
Rajesh Dubey as Pandit (2023)
Production
The filming of the show began in October 2021.[6] Producer Gul Khan cast actress Vaibhavi Hankare as well as television actor Shehzad Shaikh,[7] additionally casting Prerna Sharma.[8] Madhavi Gogte was replaced by Kiran Bhargava as the grandmother.[9]