Rahul Ram

Saraswatichandra is an Indian soap opera produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, written by Saba Mumtaz, Utkarsh Naithani, Ved Raj and Abhijit Sinha, and is based on Govardhanram Tripathi's 1887-1901 four volume novel of the same name. It aired on Star Plus from 25 February 2013 to 20 September 2014. It was dubbed into Malayalam as Swayamvaram. ==Plot== Young Emirati aristocrat Saraswatichandra Laxminandan Vyas, a.k.a Saras, who lives in Dubai is introverted due to his mother's suicide and rejects an arranged marriage by his father with friend Vidyachatur Desai's daughter Kumud, informing her by letter. She challenges him to inform her father and so Saras travels to her village named Ratnanagri in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, India, gains familiarity with her family and gradually falls in love with her. On his return to Dubai, Saras finds a letter from his mother Saraswati, explaining that she committed suicide due to his father having an affair with Gumaan. That letter was written by his step mother Gumaan. Saras disowns his father and decides not to marry Kumud because he cannot support her without his family's wealth. To save her family's reputation, Kumud rushes into a marriage with Pramad, the son of a politician. Saras realizes his mistake and tries to stop the wedding, but is beaten by thugs. Kumud finds that her husband is an abusive alcoholic but resolves to change him. Kumud's sister Alak finds Saras and brings him to the family home to recover. Saras vows to change Pramad's ways. Pramad's father also wants Pramad to change, and hires Saras as his secretary which makes Pramad jealous. Pramad pretends to be a changed man, but tries to kill Kumud with the help of maid Kalika. Saras rescues Kumud, who separates from Pramad and returns to her family home. However, Kalika enters the household by marrying Kumud's cousin Yash. Pramad attempts to abduct Kumud but his goons take her sister Kusum. Saras saves Kusum, who develops feelings for him but agrees to marry another. Pramad sends evidence of Kusum's kidnapping to the groom's family, who call off the wedding. To save the family's reputation, Kumud convinces her family to allow Saras to marry Kusum. Saras agrees, but plots to have Kusum married to his younger stepbrother Danny, who loves her. Kusum gradually recognizes Danny's love and returns his feelings. Pramad travels abroad for medical treatment, abandoning Kumud and facilitating her divorce. Kumud marries Saras, who reconciles with his father Laxminandan. Laxminandan meets with an accident with car of a man, Kabir. After the wedding, Kabir helps the families when Laxminandan falls into a coma. Kabir is secretly working for Saras's stepmother Gumaan to create problems between Danny, Kusum, Saras in order to gain Laxminandan's wealth. Actually he is pretending to help Gumaan to take revenge from her. Kumud comes to know about Kabir's truth. Kumud comes to know about Gumaan's elder sister Menaka and Gumaan's secret. Kumud goes to that place where Gumaan used to work as a dancer before marrying Laxminandan. Kumud is kidnapped and again rescued by Saras. Gumaan's friend Sunanda reveals to Saras and Kumud that Gumaan had paid to governance to kill a baby. Vidyachatur's younger sister Dubga who was Saraswati's friend tells Saras and Kumud after that Saraswati was second time pregnant but she suffered miscarriage and Laxminandan blamed her for miscarriage that's why she killed herself. Then she searches in that hospital in which Saraswati was admitted at the time of her delivery. She comes to know that her baby was alive and was swapped by a stillborn baby and Dubga tells this to Saras and Kumud. They doubt Gumaan. Saras and Kumud confront Menka for her and Gumaan's secret and Menka reveals Kabir's identity as Saras's younger brother, thought to have died in infancy, and that he is actually seeking vengeance on Gumaan for separating him from his family. He was risen by Menka because Menka wanted to take revenge from Gumaan and to take her property. Gumaan learns of this and has Kabir kidnapped in London, with Saras and Kumud going to save him. Meanwhile, Gumaan uses Kalika to try to separate Danny and Kusum. Kalika reveals the truth and is divorced and disowned by Yash. Gumaan tries to kill Saras, Kumud and Kabir, but they are saved. Laxminandan awakens and disowns Gumaan, who is arrested. Saras and Kabir both reconcile with their father. Saras and Kumud move to Mumbai for a business project. Their landlord Prashant Tyagi becomes obsessed with Kumud, who is a look-alike of the girlfriend he murdered. The landlord kidnaps them both and tries to murder Saras, but they find evidence and have him arrested. During Kabir's wedding to Kusum's friend Anushka, a young man attempts to kill Saras and Kumud, extorting Anushka's cooperation. Saras is hospitalized saving Kumud and Kabir breaks off the engagement. Kabir and Danny save Anushka's hostage brother, and Kabir forgives Anushka. Gumaan is revealed to be behind the plot. Gumaan feigns mental illness and is transferred from jail to a mental asylum, where she finds her rival, Saras's mother Saraswati who is alive and suffering amnesia. Gumaan informs Kumud but still tries to take revenge. Kumud helps Saraswati regain her memory and mental health, and the family is reunited. Gumaan is returned to jail. Saras and Kumud have their first child.

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