Udne Ki Aasha


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 Sachin Deshmukh : A honest florist; Shobha and Alok's daughter; Juhi and Dilip's sister; Sachin's wife, Teja's ex-fiancee
  • 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

Recurring

  • Sanjay Narvekar as Paresh Deshmukh: An honest retired locomotive pilot and the owner of Renuka Home Gadgets; Savitri's son;
  • Radhika Vidyasagar as Renuka "Renu" Deshmukh: Paresh's wife
  • Puru Chibber as Tejas Deshmukh: The dishonest manager and the former owner of Renuka Home Gadgets; Renuka and Paresh's first son
  • Tanvi Shewale as Kalyani aka Roshani Deshmukh: A makeup artist and the former owner of Renuka's Beauty World; Supriya's daughter
  • Devashish Chandiramani as Akash Deshmukh: An honest chef; Renuka and Paresh's youngest son
  • Vaishali Arora as Riya Deshmukh: A dubbing artist; Mamta and Joy's daughter
  • Shama Deshpande as Savitri Deshmukh: Paresh's mother; Tejas, Sachin and Akash's grandmother; Krish's step-great-grandmother
  • Sneha Raikar/Unknown as Shobha Jadhav: An honest florist; Alok's widow; Sailee, Juhi and Dilip's mother
  • Ravi Mahashabde as Alok Jadhav: Shobha's late husband; Sailee, Juhi and Dilip's father
  • Pari Bhatti/Rachel Babbar as Juhi Jadhav: Shobha and Alok's younger daughter; Sailee and Dilip's sister; Akash's friend; Arun's love interest /
  • Sahil Balani as Dilip "Baadu" Jadhav: Shobha and Alok's son; Sailee and Juhi's brother
  • Anuja Lokre as Supriya: Kalyani's mother; Krish's grandmother
  • Saarth Kumar as Krish: Kalyani's son; Tejas step-son
  • Akshita Vatsayan as Vidya: Kalyani's best friend
  • Smita Sinkar Shah as Shakuntala "Shaku"; Renuka's best friend
  • Vikash Tiwari as Anish "Anya": Sachin's best friend
  • Hemant Choudhary as Joy Banerjee: Mamta's husband; Riya's father; Paresh's former employer
  • Unknown/Simran Gangwkani/Ginnie Virdi as Mamta Joy Banerjee: Joy's wife; Riya's mother //
  • Navdeep Gujjar as Sudhakar: A loan shark; Sailee's one-sided obsessive love interest, stalker and enemy; Sachin's enemy
  • Akash Aggarwal as Kishore: Paresh's best friend
  • Amit Kumar as Sandeep
  • Abhaykant Mishra as Chitti: A criminal and loan shark; Dilip's former employer; Sachin and Sailee's enemy
  • Afreen Alvi/Anshu Zarbade as Esha: Tejas' ex-girlfriend
  • Rajkumar Kanojia as Sultan "Kiran": A butcher and a meat shop owner; Kalyani's fake uncle
  • Guddi Maruti as Mandira
  • Krip Suri as Arun: A dishonest police officer; Saraswati's son; Sachin's enemy; Juhi's love interest
  • Krissann Barretto as Sonali: A hotel manager
  • Tasneem Sheikh as Pari: Renu's friend
  • Pankaj Avadhesh Shukla as Chandu: Sailee's stalker
  • V S Prince Ratan as Influencer
  • Ajay Chaudhary as Ranjeet: A thief; Sachin's ex-friend and enemy
  • Anushka Bajpayee as Neetu: Akash paresh Deshmukh's Boss daughter
  • Saundarya as Manjiri: Deshmukh family's maid
  • Ajay Raju as Drunk Man
  • Rohit Gill as Police inspector
  • Hemnt Bharrti as Anant: Sailee's one-sided love interest and Sachin's friend
  • Rupal Patel
  • Mohammad Nazim
  • Unknown as Neeraj Wadekar: An honest police inspector: Arun's superior officer
  • Unknown as Saraswati: Arun's mother; Sachin's enemy

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.