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{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| alt_name = Desires
| music = [[Sudhir Moghe]]
| director = Ajai Sinha
| starring = [[Hasratein#Cast|See below]]
| opentheme = Hasratein hi hasratein hai aur kya hai
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 208
| producer = [[Sangeeta Sinha]], [[Raakesh Shah]]
| runtime = 23 minutes (approx.)
| channel = [[Zee TV]]
}}

'''''Hasratein''''' (transl. ''Desires'') is an Indian Hindi-language [[soap opera]] that originally aired on [[Zee TV]] in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Steamy scene in 'Hasratein' takes serial to top slot |work=India Today |date=11 August 1997 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19970811-steamy-scene-in-hasratein-takes-serial-to-top-slot-831878-1997-08-10 |access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Harsh Chhaya's wife Shefali to replace Seema Kapoor in Hasratein |work=India Today |date=25 August 1997 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19970825-harsh-chhayas-wife-shefali-to-replace-seema-kapoor-in-hasratein-831980-1997-08-24 |access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Directed by Ajai Sinha and produced by Sangeeta Sinha and Raakesh Shah, the show was based on the Marathi novel ''Adhantari'' by Jaywant Dalvi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hasratein: A 90s TV Show That Portrayed Extra-Marital Affairs Differently |work=ZEE5 |date=23 June 2020 |url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/hasratein-a-90s-tv-show-that-portrayed-extra-marital-affairs-differently |access-date=16 August 2025}}</ref> The series is currently available for streaming on [[ZEE5]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hasratein |url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/hasratein/0-6-119 |work=ZEE5 |access-date=16 August 2025}}</ref>

The drama became notable for its bold depiction of extra-marital relationships and women’s agency, centering on the character of Savi who leaves her husband to live with another married man while both their spouses are aware of the situation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |title=In India we place women on a pedestal |work=The Indian Express |date=16 June 1998 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980616/16751644.html |access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> Its success made it one of the most talked-about Indian television dramas of the decade, sparking discussions on marital discord and the evolving roles of women in Indian society.<ref>{{cite news |title=Introductory Presentation by CFAR – WHY Monitor the Media? |url=http://www.mediasouthasia.org/cfarworkshopdelhiforwebsite010604.htm |publisher=CFAR |access-date=25 July 2008 |archive-date=8 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808162639/http://mediasouthasia.org/cfarworkshopdelhiforwebsite010604.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Plot==
''Hasratein'' focuses on the complexities of extra-marital relationships. One of the main storylines follows Savi, a woman who leaves her husband and maintains a relationship with another married man, with both their spouses being aware of the situation. Her actions are partly shaped by her childhood, when her mother left her father for another man. The show emphasizes the societal strain placed on marriages in Indian culture, especially the roles expected of women and the dissatisfaction sometimes felt by men.

==Production==
''Hasratein'' was one of the most popular television shows of the mid and late 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |title=In India we place women on a pedestal |work=The Indian Express |date=16 June 1998 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980616/16751644.html |access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> According to critic Shubhra Gupta, the serial’s popularity "had made it a catalyst for the discussion of issues of marital discord, in spite of the embarrassment the serial generated for many people."<ref>{{cite web |title=Introductory Presentation by CFAR – WHY Monitor the Media? |url=http://www.mediasouthasia.org/cfarworkshopdelhiforwebsite010604.htm |publisher=CFAR |access-date=25 July 2008 |archive-date=8 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808162639/http://mediasouthasia.org/cfarworkshopdelhiforwebsite010604.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Seema Kapoor played the character of Savi for the first 125 episodes. She was later replaced by Shefali Chhaya (now Shefali Shah), whose performance earned her the Zee Woman of the Year award in 1997.<ref>{{cite news |title=She's dynamite! |work=Rediff |date=5 August 1998 |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/aug/05she.htm |access-date=16 August 2025}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Seema Kapoor]] as Savi (episodes 45–126)
* [[Shefali Shah]] (credited as Shefali Chhaya) as Savi (episodes 126–209)
* [[Harsh Chhaya]] as Krishnakant Trivedi (KT)
* [[Mrinal Kulkarni]] as Asmita Krishnakant Trivedi
* [[Ajit Vachhani]] as Govind Sahai
* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Madhvi Sahai
* [[Dharmesh Vyas]] as Professor Shyam Verma
* [[Himani Shivpuri]] as Sulakshana (Savi’s mother)
* [[Neha Pendse]] as Urja, daughter of Savi and KT
* [[Cezanne Khan]] as Yogesh, son of KT and Asmita

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990506/ile06128.html Interview with cast and crew]
* [https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/hasratein/0-6-119 ''Hasratein''] streaming on [[ZEE5]]

[[Category:Indian television soap operas]]
[[Category:Zee TV original programming]]
[[Category:Indian drama television series]]

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