Swabhimaan

{{Short description|Television series}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}

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{{Infobox television

| image = Swabhimaan.jpg

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| genre = Drama

| creator = Amit Khanna

| writer = Shobha De
Vinod Ranganathan
Surabhi Pandey (Dialogue writer)

| starring = see below

| opentheme = "Ek Pal" by Sunita Rao, "Kaise Unhein Bhool Jaye" by Shaan

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 800

| producer =

| editor =

| camera = Multi-camera

| runtime = 25 minutes

| network = DD National

| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|1995|04|06}}

| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|1998|05|01}}

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Swaabhimaan ({{IPA|hi|sʋɑːbʱɪ.mɑːn}}; {{Translation|self-respect}}) is an Indian soap opera directed by Mahesh Bhatt and Debaloy Dey and was scripted by Shobha De and Vinod Ranganath.{{Cite news|last= Awaasthi|first=Kavita|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/swabhimaan-a-saga-of-convoluted-relationships/story-WY057uY7ZArvj5TQ1ZklNI.html|title=Swabhimaan: A saga of convoluted relationships|location=Mumbai|date=1 December 2016|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=14 October 2023|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318202431/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/swabhimaan-a-saga-of-convoluted-relationships/story-WY057uY7ZArvj5TQ1ZklNI.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Tomar|first=Sangeeta|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/photomazza/tv-photogalleries/first-indian-tv-show-to-complete-500-episodes-doordarshan-swabhimaan-starred-manoj-bajpayee-mukesh-khanna-rohit-roy/photoshow/104367003.cms|title=500 एपिसोड पूरे करने वाला देश का पहला TV शो, जिसने दिए 24 बड़े स्टार्स, दूरदर्शन पर बजा डंका|trans-title=The country's first TV show to complete 500 episodes, which gave 24 big stars, made a splash on Doordarshan|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi|date=12 October 2023|access-date=14 October 2023|archive-date=28 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128154146/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/photomazza/tv-photogalleries/first-indian-tv-show-to-complete-500-episodes-doordarshan-swabhimaan-starred-manoj-bajpayee-mukesh-khanna-rohit-roy/photoshow/104367003.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/manoj-bajpayee-rohit-roy-ashutosh-rana-s-hit-dd-show-swabhimaan-to-return-after-25-years-699437|title=Manoj Bajpayee, Rohit Roy, Ashutosh Rana's hit DD show Swabhimaan to return after 25 years|first=Prerna|last=Yadav|date=21 April 2021|website=India TV|access-date=14 October 2023|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129191754/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/manoj-bajpayee-rohit-roy-ashutosh-rana-s-hit-dd-show-swabhimaan-to-return-after-25-years-699437|url-status=live}}

Plot

Swaabhimaan divulges the story of an attractive woman - Svetlana - who finds herself in a battle where there are no real winners. Insecurity, suspicion and fear threaten to erode her vivacious spirit as she struggles to come to terms with her position - that of a pampered mistress whose tycoon patron Keshav Malhotra dies leaving her to cope with the ugly aftermath of the tragedy: inheritance wars, succession rights, property entanglements, petty quarrels and above all, emotional turmoil that threatens to destroy her.{{cite news |author= |date=26 July 1999 |title=The show that goes on forever |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98jul26/sunday/filmtv.htm |work=Tribune India |location=Chandigarh |access-date=17 October 2023 |archive-date=14 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114185421/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98jul26/sunday/filmtv.htm |url-status=live }}

Cast

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Character

!Actor

Svetlana

| Kitu Gidwani

Ronnie Banerjee

| Abhimanyu Singh

Ranjana Devi

| Anju Mahendru

Mahendra Malhotra

| Deepak Parashar

Nishi Malhotra

| Kunika

Rishabh Malhotra

| Rohit Roy{{cite interview |last=Roy |first=Rohit |subject-link=Rohit Roy |interviewer=Mimansa Shekhar |title=First of Many: Rohit Roy revisits Swabhimaan |work=First of Many |date=8 April 2020 |publisher=The Indian Express |location=New Delhi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/rohit-roy-swabhimaan-acting-debut-tv-show-rishabh-malhotra-first-of-many-6349888/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031173443/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/rohit-roy-swabhimaan-acting-debut-tv-show-rishabh-malhotra-first-of-many-6349888/|url-status=live}}

Medha Hegde

| Channa Ruparel

Abhijeet

| Vinod Pandey

Sheela

| Prabha Sinha

Ritu Malhotra

| Sheetal Thakkar

Tyagi

| Ashutosh Rana{{cite interview |last=Rana |first=Ashutosh |subject-link=Ashutosh Rana |interviewer=Mimansa Shekhar |title=First of Many: Ashutosh Rana revisits Swabhimaan |work=First of Many |date=6 November 2019 |publisher=The Indian Express |location=New Delhi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ashutosh-rana-debut-acting-first-tv-show-swabhimaan-first-of-many-6104194/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031220805/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/ashutosh-rana-debut-acting-first-tv-show-swabhimaan-first-of-many-6104194/ |url-status=live }}

Sunil

| Manoj Bajpayee

Grover

| Sharad Kapoor

Neetu

| Rinku Dhawan

Bobby

| Karan Oberoi

Soha

| Achint Kaur

Babli

| Tanaaz Currim

Yuvraj

| Anupam Bhattacharya

Shivani

| Sandhya Mridul

Kunwar Singh

| Arun Bali

Karan

| Harsh Chhaya

Gayatri

| Simone Singh{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/photo/ek-hasina-thi-to-heena-5-memorable-tv-shows-starring-birthday-girl-simone-singh-lifetv-20630-2016-11-10|title=Ek Hasina Thi to Heena: 5 memorable TV shows starring birthday girl Simone Singh|website=India Today|date=10 November 2016 |quote=Swabhimaan: The role was small, but prominent enough to get Simone Singh noticed. The petite actress who played Gaayatri (Harsh Chhaya's love interest) did justice to her role despite the ensemble cast in this Mahesh Bhatt serial.|access-date=14 October 2023|archive-date=21 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021122957/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/photo/ek-hasina-thi-to-heena-5-memorable-tv-shows-starring-birthday-girl-simone-singh-lifetv-20630-2016-11-10|url-status=live}}

Devika

| Mita Vashisht

Rakshanda

| Sagarika Soni

Rakshanda's Husband Ranjeet

| Rajesh Khera

Dinesh Shah

| Pankaj Berry

Rashmi

| Poonam Dasgupta

Eknath

| Kumud Mishra{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/kumud-mishra-hospitalised-after-testing-covid-positive-1795163-2021-04-26|title=Kumud Mishra hospitalised after testing Covid positive|website=India Today|date=26 April 2021|quote=Kumud Mishra played the character of Eknath in the 1995 Doordarshan drama Swabhimaan.|access-date=14 October 2023|archive-date=21 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021125252/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/kumud-mishra-hospitalised-after-testing-covid-positive-1795163-2021-04-26|url-status=live}}

Rajat

| Mukesh Khanna

KD

| Shishir Sharma

Walter

| Rajeev Paul

Maitri

| Kiran Juneja

Bansal

| Vineet Kumar

Daughter

| Shana Sood

Keshav Malhotra

| Nasir Abdullah

Tauji

| R. S. Chopra

References

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