Advocate Anjali Awasthi
Aarti Anjali Awasthi, formerly known as Advocate Anjali Awasthi, is an Indian Hindi language courtroom and romance drama television series that premiered on 8 August 2024 on StarPlus. Produced under Blues Productions, it starred Shritama Mitra as Anjali and Ankit Raizada as Aman in the main roles. It is the remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Geeta LL.B. In June 2025, the show took a leap and was rebranded as Aarti Anjali Awasthi, centering on Aman and Anjali's daughter, Aarti, also portrayed by Shritama Mitra and Ved Rajyavanshi played Puneet Chouskey.
Plot
A legal drama that chronicles the journey of a brave and determined lawyer, named Anjali Awasthi, who struggling to make a name for herself in the male-dominated field. She chances upon her first case, which is against the "big guns". This case becomes the ultimate test of Anjali's resolve, not only to establish herself in the legal field, but also to challenge deep-rooted inequities.21 years later
Aman and Anjali's daughter, Aarti has grown up to become a brave and resolute reporter, dedicated to seeking justice and standing her ground, much like her mother did before her. But Sapna is uneasy about Aarti's choice of career, fearing that her granddaughter might suffer the same tragic fate as Anjali, who has been in a catatonic state for 21 years.Aarti's maternal grandparents, Ganesh and Sapna have secretly raised her in their colony, carefully ensuring that no one outside its borders knew of her existence. Their aim was to protect her from Chandrabhan Thakur and his son, Yuvraj, who had once plotted to kill Aarti as revenge against Anjali for all the past humiliations.
Chandrabhan and Yuvraj believed that Aarti had died in the accident they had orchestrated, the same incident that left Anjali catatonic and claimed the life of her husband, Aman.
What Ganesh and Sapna never knew was that both Chandrabhan and Yuvraj were involved in the tragedy. On the day of the accident, Ganesh had overheard Yuvraj speaking on the phone with his father, Chandrabhan, while plotting to kill Aarti. But he could not clearly recognize who's voice it was.
Driven by a strong sense of justice, Aarti is determined to uncover the truth behind her father, Aman's death and her mother, Anjali's condition. But she remains unaware of her father's identity and paternal lineage, as neither her grandparents, Ganesh and Sapna, nor the former maid of the Rajput family, Padman ever revealed this to her.
The secrecy stems from the Rajput family itself. Except for Aarti's aunts, Mehek and Saniya, her great-aunt, Nivedita and her great-uncle, Gaurav, they had severed all ties with the Awasthi family. They blamed Anjali for Aman's death and rejected Aarti solely because she is Anjali's daughter, disregarding that she was also Aman's child. But in truth, Anjali is not responsible for Aman's demise at all; he had simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
This bitterness is fueled by the way Raghav and the Rajput family, excluding Gaurav, Mehek, Nivedita, and Saniya, have mistreated Ganesh, Sapna, and Anjali. Wrongfully blaming Anjali for Aman's death, they turned their backs on her and had rejected Aarti altogether.
Aarti begins to investigate the recent human trafficking incidents, in order to gather evidence that could help send the masterminds to prison, during her investigation, she saves a woman, named Kali from the traffickers and takes her to the Awasthi home for safety. Later, Aarti encounters Ved Rajavanshi and they both develop romantic feelings towards each other.
Meanwhile, Anjali begins to slowly recover from her catatonic state, gradually regaining the ability to move, walk and speak once again.
One day, Kavya sees Aarti and mistakes her for Anjali. Terrified, she realizes that if Anjali has truly recovered, she could gather solid evidence against her brother Yuvraj and send him to prison. Anjali had witnessed Yuvraj driving the truck just moments before it crashed into the car carrying her and Aman, an accident that left her incapacitated and ultimately caused Aman's death. Yuvraj's reckless nature, often leaving behind incriminating clues, makes this possibility all the more dangerous for him.
Anjali might also uncover the truth about Kavya's father, Chandrabhan, who was an accomplice in the same incident. If exposed, this could lead to his imprisonment as well, since both Yuvraj and Chandrabhan remain her only known enemies with clear motives to harm her, especially after their failed attempt to kill her daughter, Aarti.
When Kavya informs her father that Anjali has awakened from her catatonic state, Chandrabhan grows anxious and decides to see for himself. Visiting her home, he stabs her in the leg, only to find her unresponsive. Convinced that Kavya was imagining things, he leaves, unaware that the person Kavya had actually seen was not Anjali at all, but her daughter, Aarti.
Cast
Main
- Shritama Mitra as
- *Advocate Anjali Awasthi Singh Rajput: An aggressive, honest and strong-willed lawyer; Ganesh and Sapna's younger daughter; Gini's estranged sister; Aman's widow; Abhay's fiance; Aarti's estranged mother
- *Aarti Singh Rajput Rajavanshi: An aggressive, honest and weak-willed reporter; Anjali and Aman's estranged daughter; Abhay's estranged niece turned step-daughter; Ved's wife
- Ankit Raizada as Advocate Aman Singh Rajput: An honest and strong-willed lawyer; Raghav and Nandini's younger son; Abhay and Mehek's brother; Ishani, Avni and Saniya's cousin; Anjali's late husband; Aarti's father
- Puneett Chouksey as Ved Rajavanshi: A remorseful and former unwilling human trafficker; Hina and Pratap's estranged son; Sonal's estranged brother; Aarti's husband; Kali's fake husband
Recurring
- Ashim Mukhopadhyay as Advocate Ganesh Awasthi: An honest and weak-willed lawyer; Sapna's husband; Gini's estranged father and Anjali's father; Aarti's grandfather
- Priya Rore as Gini Awasthi/Rani Mojumdar: Ganesh and Sapna's estranged elder daughter; Anjali's estranged sister; Abhay's estranged ex-wife; Aarti's estranged aunt; Damodar's second wife; Padma's kidnapper
- Shoma Akarshan as Sapna Awasthi: Ganesh's wife; Gini's estranged mother and Anjali's mother; Aarti's grandmother
- Umesh Ghadge as Advocate Raghav Singh Rajput: A dishonest lawyer; Gaurav and Vaibhav's brother; Nandini's husband; Abhay, Aman and Mehek's father; Aarti's grandfather; Anjali's enemy
- Ishrat Khan as Nandini Singh Rajput: Raghav's wife; Abhay, Aman and Mehek's mother; Aarti's grandmother; Anjali's enemy
- Vicky Singh Kashyap as Abhay Singh Rajput: Raghav and Nandini's elder son; Aman and Mehek's brother; Ishani, Avni and Saniya's cousin; Anjali's obsessive one-sided love interest and fiance; Gini's estranged ex-husband; Aarti's estranged uncle
- Arsh Merchant as Vaibhav Singh Rajput: Raghav and Gaurav's estranged brother; Sadkika's husband; Ishani and Avni's father; Anjali's enemy
- Shampa Banerjee as Sadkika Singh Rajput: Vaibhav's wife; Ishani and Avni's mother; Anjali's enemy
- Koushiki Basu as Ishani Singh Rajput: Sadkika and Vaibhav's elder daughter; Avni's sister; Abhay, Saniya, Aman and Mehek's cousin; Anjali's enemy
- Srijita Chakraborty as Avni Singh Rajput: Sadkika and Vaibhav's younger daughter; Ishani's sister; Abhay, Saniya, Aman and Mehek's cousin; Anjali's well-wisher
- Bhaswar Chatterjee as Gaurav Singh Rajput: Raghav and Vaibhav's estranged brother; Nivedita's husband; Saniya's father; Anjali's well-wisher
- Meghna Halder as Nivedita Singh Rajput: Gaurav's wife; Saniya's mother; Anjali's enemy turned well-wisher
- Rupsha Chatterjee as Saniya Singh Rajput: Gaurav and Nivedita's daughter; Abhay, Ishani, Avni, Aman and Mehek's cousin; Bhajan's estranged wife; Anjali's well-wisher
- Ajay Dutta as Uday Rajvanshi: A corrupt businessman and former human trafficker; Pratap's brother
- Sonnal Mishra as Sonal Rajvanshi: Hina and Pratap's daughter; Ved's estranged sister
- Manoj Kaushik as Pratap Rajvanshi: A corrupt businessman and former human trafficker; Uday's brother; Hina's husband; Ved and Sonal's father
- Unknown as Hina Rajvanshi: Pratap's wife; Ved and Sonal's mother
- Anshul Bammi as Yuvraj Thakur: A criminal; Chandrabhan and Rati's son; Kavya's brother; Mehek's estranged husband; Aman's murderer
- Bharat Kaul as Chandrabhan Thakur: A corrupt former politician turned human trafficker; Rati's husband; Yuvraj and Kavya's father; Aman's co-murderer
- Indrakshi Dey as Kavya Thakur: Chandrabhan and Rati's daughter; Yuvraj's sister; Aman's former one-sided obsessive love interest
- Nagina Bopche as Mehek Singh Rajput Thakur: Raghav and Nandini's daughter; Abhay and Aman's sister; Ishani, Avni and Saniya's cousin; Yuvraj's estranged wife
- Tapasya Dasgupta as Rati Thakur: Chandrabhan's wife; Yuvraj and Kavya's mother
- Aman Mishra as Advocate Bhajan Singh: A dishonest lawyer; Saniya's estranged husband; Aman's co-murderer
- Rupsha Chatterjee as Saniya Singh Rajput Singh: Gaurav and Nivedita's daughter; Abhay, Ishani, Avni, Aman and Mehek's cousin; Bhajan's estranged wife
- Afzal Husain as Daksh
- Aniruddh Roy as Prakash Tripathy
- Shailesh Lodha as Ramesh Patel
- Neel Mukherjee as Damodar Mojumdar: A crime lord; Gini's husband
- Unknown as Laal: Aarti's employer and well-wisher
- Vikkas Pareeck as ACP Pankaj Purohit: An honest and strong-willed police inspector; Anjali's friend and well-wisher
- Yukta Upadhyay/Kashika Sisodia as Padma Rajak: The Rajput family's former maid; Anjali, Aman and Aarti's well-wisher /
- Simran Singh as Kali: Aarti's well-wisher turned enemy; Ved's fake wife and one-sided obsessive love interest
Guest appearances
- Kanwar Dhillon as Sachin Deshmukh from ''Udne Ki Aasha''