8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)[1] – 31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)[2]
Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka (transl.A relationship of partnership) is an Indian drama television series which aired from 8 August 2016 to 31 March 2017 on Sony TV.[3] Produced by Kavita Barjatya Productions of Kavita K. Barjatya, it starred Kinshuk Vaidya and Shivya Pathania as Aryan Sethia and Sanchi Mittal.[4][5][6]
Plot
The show is set in the city of Jaipur in India. The Sethiya family has a son called Aryan and the Mithal family has a daughter called Saanchi. The families are given each other's reference and a meeting is arranged for Aryan and Saanchi. At first they hate each other but eventually get along and slowly fall in love.
Saanchi and Aryan begin seeing each other but their marriage alliance runs into trouble when the Sethiyas, on the verge of bankruptcy, decide to call off the wedding. The Mithals come to their rescue and thus the wedding takes place bringing both families close to each other in the process.
The rest of the series follows how Saanchi and Aryan decide to make their marriage an equal partnership and both try to rescue their families and family members from trouble. In a plot twist, Saanchi is forced to fake her death when much Aryan's family turns against her due to misunderstandings created by Nikita who is obsessed with Aryan. She returns in a new avatar and goes by the name, Malvika Seghal to expose Nikita along with the help of Aryan and Nilima. Nikita is finally exposed after a long time. The series ended on a positive note with all misunderstandings cleared and Saanchi giving birth to her and Aryan's first child.
Cast
Kinshuk Vaidya as Aryan Sethia: Sarita and Diwakar's younger son; Nikita’s ex–husband; Sanchi's husband; Sushant's younger brother; Nishant and Neeti's elder cousin; Prabhat and Neelima's nephew
Shivya Pathania as Sanchi Aryan Sethia (née Mittal) / Malavika Sehgal: Kusum and Viren's daughter; Aryan's wife; Vaibhav's younger sister
Sooraj Thapar as Diwakar Sethia: Sarita's husband; Aryan and Sushant's father; Prabhat's elder brother
Surbhi Tiwari as Sarita Sethia: Diwakar's wife; Aryan and Sushant's mother
Nitesh Pandey as Viren Mittal: Kusum's husband; Sanchi and Vaibhav's father
Pubali Sanyal as Kusum Mittal: Viren's wife; Sanchi and Vaibhav's mother
Sanjay Gagnani as Vaibhav Mittal: Kusum and Viren's son; Sanchi's elder brother
Waseem Mushtaq as Sushant Sethia: Sarita and Diwakar's elder son; Aryan's elder brother
Sunayana Fozdar as Priyanka Sethia: Sushant's wife; Aryan’s sister-in-law; Sarita and Diwakar's daughter-in-law
Sonal Jha as Chandra Mittal: Viren's sister; Sanchi and Vaibhav's aunt
Simran Natekar as Tanu; Chandra's daughter; Sanchi and Vaibhav's younger cousin
Yajuvendra Singh as Prabhat Sethia: Aryan's paternal uncle; Neelima's husband; Diwakar's younger brother; Nishant and Neeti's father
Mamata Verma as Neelima Sethia: Aryan’s aunt; Prabhat’s wife; Nishant and Neeti's mother
Raj Anadkat as Nishant Sethia: Prabhat and Neelima’s son; Aryan and Sushant's younger cousin; Neeti's brother
Isha Mishra as Neeti Sethia: Prabhat's and Neelima’s daughter, Nishant's sister; Aryan and Sushant's younger cousin