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	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	*[[Niki Aneja Walia]] as Dr. Simran Mathur		*[[Niki Aneja Walia]] as Dr. Simran Mathur / Dr. Simran Saxena, Saurabh and Padma's daughter Abhi's first and third wife, Siya's original mother, Aastha's adopted mother
	*[[Varun Badola]] as Abhimanyu Saxena a.k.a. Abhi (Dr. Simran's husband) / ~~the writer~~ Anand		*[[Varun Badola]] as Abhimanyu Saxena a.k.a. Abhi (Dr. Simran's husband) / Writer Anand, Simran's first and third husband, Saurabh and Padma's son-in-law, Kiran's first husband, Siya and Aastha's father
	*Ajit Mehra as Mr. Mehta (Abhimanyu Saxena / Anand's publisher) in [[Goa]]		*Ajit Mehra as Mr. Mehta (Mehta Sab) (Abhimanyu Saxena / Anand and Bhavani's publisher) in [[Goa]]
	*[[Komal Kumari]] as Baby Aastha		*[[Komal Kumari]] as Baby Aastha
	*[[Yuvika Chaudhary]] as Aastha (Neha ~~and Abhi~~'s daughter) - dead		*[[Yuvika Chaudhary]] as Aastha Saxena (Abhi and Neha's daughter) - dead, died in bomb blast
	*[[Upasana Shukla]] as ~~Sia Sarin~~ (Abhi and Simran's daughter)		*[[Upasana Shukla]] as Siya Saxena / Aastha Saxena / Aastha Siddhanth Awasthi (Abhi and Simran's daughter; she changes her name from Siya to Aastha in memory of her late sister Aastha)
	*[[Vineeta Thakur]] as Neha (Abhi's third wife)		*[[Vineeta Thakur]] as Neha (Abhi's third wife) - dead, died soon after pregnancy and giving birth to Aastha
	*[[Rajendra Chawla]] as Bhavani Shankar; Abhimanyu Saxena (Anand)'s friend		*[[Rajendra Chawla]] as Bhavani Shankar; Abhimanyu Saxena (Anand)'s friend
	*[[Alok Nath]] as Saurabh Mathur (Simran's father)		*[[Alok Nath]] as Saurabh Mathur (Padma's husband, Simran, Kavita and Rashmi's father, Abhi, Rohit and Pranay's father-in-law)
	*[[Harshada Khanvilkar]] as Shaguna (Simran's housekeeper)		*[[Harshada Khanvilkar]] as Shaguna (Simran's housekeeper)
	*[[Harsh Chhaya]] as Dr. Manas Awasthi (Simran's friend)		*[[Harsh Chhaya]] as Dr. Manas Awasthi (Simran's friend, Urmila's husband and Sid's father)
	*[[Bhairavi Raichura]] as Urmila (Manas's wife)		*[[Bhairavi Raichura]] as Urmila (Manas's wife, Sid's mother)
	*[[Neeru Bajwa]] / [[Kamya Panjabi]] ~~...~~ Kiran (Abhi's second wife)		*[[Neeru Bajwa]] / [[Kamya Panjabi]] as Kiran (Abhi's second wife and Yash's mother)
	*[[Abbas Khan (actor)\|Abbas Khan]] / [[Vishal Singh (actor, born 1974)\|Vishal Singh]] ~~...~~ Dr. ~~Siddhant~~ Awasthi a.k.a. Sid (Manas and Urmila's son)		*[[Abbas Khan (actor)\|Abbas Khan]] / [[Vishal Singh (actor, born 1974)\|Vishal Singh]] as Dr. Siddhanth Awasthi a.k.a. Sid (Manas and Urmila's son; Aastha (Siya) 's husband)
	*[[Sushil Parashar]] as Mr. Saxena (~~Abhimanyu~~'s father, Simran's father-in-law)		*[[Sushil Parashar]] as Mr. Saxena (Abhi's father, Simran's father-in-law)
	*[[Kanika Shivpuri]] as Mrs. Saxena (~~Abhimanyu~~'s mother, Simran's mother-in-law)		*[[Kanika Shivpuri]] as Mrs. Saxena (Abhi's mother, Simran's mother-in-law)
	*[[Parmeet Sethi]] as Dr. Brian		*[[Parmeet Sethi]] as Dr. Brian
	*[[Himani Shivpuri]] as Neha's mother		*[[Himani Shivpuri]] as Neha's mother
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	*[[Sindhu Tolani]] / [[Aanchal Saxena]] / [[Firdaus Dadi]] as Rashmi (Simran's sister)		*[[Sindhu Tolani]] / [[Aanchal Saxena]] / [[Firdaus Dadi]] as Rashmi (Simran's sister)
	*[[Nitesh Pandey]] as Dr. Pranay (Rashmi's second husband)		*[[Nitesh Pandey]] as Dr. Pranay (Rashmi's second husband)
	*[[Resham Tipnis]]/[[Payal Nair]] as Kavita (Simran's sister)		*[[Resham Tipnis]] / [[Payal Nair]] as Kavita (Simran's sister) - dead, died soon after pregnancy
	*[[Sanjeev Seth]] as Rohit (Kavita's husband)		*[[Sanjeev Seth]] as Rohit (Kavita's husband)
	*[[Nandita Puri]] as Padma (Simran's mother) - dead		*[[Nandita Puri]] as Padma (Saurabh's wife, Simran, Kavita and Rashmi's mother, Abhi, Rohit and Pranay's mother-in-law) - dead, died in sleep
	*[[Sunita (TV actress)\|Sunita]] as Anandi (Abhi's sister) - dead		*[[Sunita (TV actress)\|Sunita]] as Anandi (Abhi's sister) - dead, died soon after pregnancy
	*[[Ninad Kamat]] as Anandi's husband		*[[Ninad Kamat]] as Anandi's husband
	*[[Iqbal Azad]]/[[Imran Khan (TV actor)\|Imran Khan]] as Dr. Ashwin (Urmila's lover)		*[[Iqbal Azad]]/[[Imran Khan (TV actor)\|Imran Khan]] as Dr. Ashwin (Urmila's lover)
	*[[~~Sonika~~ Handa]] as Naghma (Manu's wife)		*[[Sonica Handa]] as Naghma (Manu's wife)
	*[[Anjali Mukhi]] as Gauri Joshi (Manu's sister)		*[[Anjali Mukhi]] as Gauri Joshi (Manu's sister)
	* Naveen Bawa as Dr. Abhimanyu Joshi's elder brother		* Naveen Bawa as Dr. Abhimanyu Joshi's elder brother
	*[[Shalini Arora]] as Dr. Abhimanyu Joshi's sister-in-law		*[[Shalini Arora]] as Dr. Abhimanyu Joshi's sister-in-law
	*[[Manju (actress)\|Manju]] as Dr. Meena		*[[Manju (actress)\|Manju]] as Dr. Meena
	*[[Monaz ~~Mewawala~~]] as Amisha Dalaal		*[[Monaz Mevawala]] as Amisha Dalaal
	*[[Abha Dhulia]] as Dr. Sarla Dalaal		*[[Abha Dhulia]] as Dr. Sarla Dalaal
	*[[Neena Cheema]] as Sulochana		*[[Neena Cheema]] as Sulochana
	*[[Pallavi Joshi]] as Leela		*[[Pallavi Joshi]] as Leela
	*[[Mrinal Kulkarni]] as Dr. Sakshi - dead		*[[Mrinal Kulkarni]] as Dr. Sakshi - dead, died in car accident
	*[[Raja Sevak]] as Dr. Sakshi's husband		*[[Raja Sevak]] as Dr. Sakshi's husband
	*[[Amit Raj]] as Yash		*[[Amit Raj]] as Yash
	*[[Malvika Shivpuri]] / [[Ananya Banerjee]] as Poonam		*[[Malvika Shivpuri]] / [[Ananya Banerjee]] as Poonam
	*[[Nagesh Bhonsle]] as Shankar		*[[Nagesh Bhonsle]] as Shankar, Shaguna's husband
	*[[Mushtaq Merchant]] as Nishant		*[[Mushtaq Merchant]] as Nishant
	*[[Trishna Vivek]] as Hospital Receptionist		*[[Trishna Vivek]] as Hospital Receptionist
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	*[[Kunal Kumar]] as Rahul		*[[Kunal Kumar]] as Rahul
	*[[Mukesh Tiwari]] as Rashmi's father-in-law		*[[Mukesh Tiwari]] as Rashmi's father-in-law
	*[[Seema Shinde]] as Dr. Simran ~~Mathur‘s~~ assistant		*[[Seema Shinde]] as Dr. Simran Mathur / Dr. Simran Saxena's assistant
	*[[Naresh Suri]] as Satya		*[[Naresh Suri]] as Satya
	*[[Anju Mahendru]] as Amla		*[[Anju Mahendru]] as Amla
	*[[Vivek Gomber]] as Harsh		*[[Vivek Gomber]] as Harsh
	*[[Suzanne Bernert]] as Catherine		*[[Suzanne Bernert]] as Catherine
	*[[Shalaka Ranadive]] as Archana ~~Sarin~~		*[[Shalaka Ranadive]] as Archana Sareen - dead, died in hospital after car accident
	*[[Seema Bhargava]] as Archana's mother		*[[Seema Bhargava]] as Archana's mother, Siya's grandmother
	*[[Natasha Rana]] as Dr. Brian's wife		*[[Natasha Rana]] as Dr. Brian's wife
	*[[Akshay Anand]] as Anil Shourey		*[[Akshay Anand]] as Anil Shourey, Kiran's ex-boyfriend
	*[[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as Inspector		*[[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as Inspector
	*[[Richa Bhattacharya]] as Patient		*[[Richa Bhattacharya]] as Patient

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{{in-universe|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Astitva{{snd}}Ek Prem Kahani
| image = AEPK Intro.jpg
| caption = [[Niki Aneja Walia]] in the opening credits of ''Astitva{{snd}}Ek Prem Kahani''
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]])
| runtime = {{approx|22 minutes}}
| director = Ajai Sinha
| starring = [[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani#Cast|see below]]
| opentheme = "Astitva" by [[Mahalaxmi Iyer]]
| country = India
| network = [[Zee TV]]<br>[[9X (TV channel)|9X]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2002|11|17|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2006|1|13|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 668
| producer = Sangita Sinha
| website = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400977/
|theme_music_composer = [[Pritam]]}}

'''''Astitva{{snd}}Ek Prem Kahani''''' ({{trans|'Existence{{snd}}a love story'}}) was a Hindi-language [[soap opera]] that aired on [[Zee TV]] channel for more than three years. The story focuses on the concept of women's identity through the character of Dr. Simran, who embodies patience, consistency and suppression in a subtle way. She is a [[gynecologist]] who enters a complex situation when she marries a man ten years younger than herself. It shows the ensuing struggles in her life.

== Synopsis ==
Dr. Simran Mathur, a renowned gynecologist, is the eldest daughter of senior government officer Saurabh and homemaker Padma. Simran has two younger sisters, Kavita and Rashmi. Simran’s parents worry that their eldest daughter is unmarried and in her mid-thirties.

Simran operates on a critically ill patient, Anandi saving her and her baby. Anandi’s brother, Abhimanyu Saxena (Abhi) is smitten by Dr. Simran. Abhi, a photographer, woos Simran, who resists his advances because he is ten years younger than her.

Eventually, Simran falls in love with Abhi and, when Abhi proposes to her, she agrees. Simran's and Abhi’s parents are against this match because of the age difference. Abhi and Simran elope and get married with the help of Simran’s good friend Dr. Manas. Urmila, Dr. Manas’s wife, is jealous of her husband's friendship with Simran.

Saurabh renounces his daughter and resigns from his job. He is depressed and angry because he believes his favorite daughter ruined her life, and he finds solace in the arms of his mistress Anjali. Kavita, who lives at her parents' home with her husband Rohit, reveals that she has always been jealous of Simran for monopolising their father’s attention. Kavita takes this opportunity to get back at Simran by fueling fights with Saurabh.

Abhi’s parents invite the couple to live with them but Simran is mistreated at Abhi’s house. Abhi's immaturity causes some friction in their relationship, but the couple is able to work things out. Abhi tastes success at work and employs a new assistant, Kiran. Simran is thrilled to learn that she is pregnant but Abhi gets nervous about impending parenthood. He starts an extramarital affair with Kiran. Abhi abandons Simran emotionally while she goes through a complicated pregnancy. Simran gives birth to a girl, whom she names Aastha. Abhi wins accolades for his work and rises in his career. He introduces Kiran to his mother who is impressed. Eventually, Saurabh breaks up with Anjali, and Kavita changes her attitude towards Simran. Soon they learn that Kavita has cancer and she leaves for [[Switzerland]] for her treatment. Abhi marries Kiran after divorcing Simran. Kiran is pregnant with Abhi's child and aborts it on the advice of rich businessman Anil Shourie. Kiran leaves Abhi and goes to live with Shourie.

Abhi marries Neha and she is soon pregnant. Simran helps Neha give birth to a daughter but shortly after, Neha dies. Simran takes a trip to [[London]] with Abhi where someone kidnaps Aastha. Abhi's family want Simran to look after Neha's daughter. Simran agrees to raise her as her own naming her Aastha while Abhi disappears.

=== 18 years later ===
Abhi is a famous writer using the pen name Anand and lives as a recluse in [[Goa]]. A girl named Sia meets him and after some misunderstandings, it is revealed that she is actually Abhi and Simran's daughter Astha. Sia was raised by the childless and mentally disturbed woman who had kidnapped her. Sia and Abhi reunite and he takes her to Simran. Simran and Neha's daughter, Aastha, are living as mother and daughter. Aastha grows increasing jealous as her best friend Dr. Siddhant starts to take an interest in Sia. Aastha herself has feelings for Siddhant, who is Manas and Urmila's son. Kiran tries to influence Aastha who eventually sees through her intentions and reunites with Simran. Sia and Siddhant get engaged. The bus in which Simran and Astha are traveling becomes the target of a bomb blast. Aastha is killed and Simran loses her eyesight. In the end, Simran gets her eyesight back through surgery. She and Abhi reunite.

==Cast==
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*[[Niki Aneja Walia]] as Dr. Simran Mathur
*[[Varun Badola]] as Abhimanyu Saxena a.k.a. Abhi (Dr. Simran's husband) / the writer Anand
*Ajit Mehra as Mr. Mehta (Abhimanyu Saxena / Anand's publisher) in [[Goa]]
*[[Komal Kumari]] as Baby Aastha
*[[Yuvika Chaudhary]] as Aastha (Neha and Abhi's daughter) - dead
*[[Upasana Shukla]] as Sia Sarin (Abhi and Simran's daughter)
*[[Vineeta Thakur]] as Neha (Abhi's third wife)
*[[Rajendra Chawla]] as Bhavani Shankar; Abhimanyu Saxena (Anand)'s friend
*[[Alok Nath]] as Saurabh Mathur (Simran's father)
*[[Harshada Khanvilkar]] as Shaguna (Simran's housekeeper)
*[[Harsh Chhaya]] as Dr. Manas Awasthi (Simran's friend)
*[[Bhairavi Raichura]] as Urmila (Manas's wife)
*[[Neeru Bajwa]] / [[Kamya Panjabi]] ... Kiran (Abhi's second wife)
*[[Abbas Khan (actor)|Abbas Khan]] / [[Vishal Singh (actor, born 1974)|Vishal Singh]] ... Dr. Siddhant Awasthi a.k.a. Sid (Manas and Urmila's son)
*[[Sushil Parashar]] as Mr. Saxena (Abhimanyu's father, Simran's father-in-law)
*[[Kanika Shivpuri]] as Mrs. Saxena (Abhimanyu's mother, Simran's mother-in-law)
*[[Parmeet Sethi]] as Dr. Brian
*[[Himani Shivpuri]] as Neha's mother
*[[Mahesh Thakur]] as Dr. Abhimanyu Joshi a.k.a. Manu
*[[Sindhu Tolani]] / [[Aanchal Saxena]] / [[Firdaus Dadi]] as Rashmi (Simran's sister)
*[[Nitesh Pandey]] as Dr. Pranay (Rashmi's second husband)
*[[Resham Tipnis]]/[[Payal Nair]] as Kavita (Simran's sister)
*[[Sanjeev Seth]] as Rohit (Kavita's husband)
*[[Nandita Puri]] as Padma (Simran's mother) - dead
*[[Sunita (TV actress)|Sunita]] as Anandi (Abhi's sister) - dead
*[[Ninad Kamat]] as Anandi's husband
*[[Iqbal Azad]]/[[Imran Khan (TV actor)|Imran Khan]] as Dr. Ashwin (Urmila's lover)
*[[Sonika Handa]] as Naghma (Manu's wife)
*[[Anjali Mukhi]] as Gauri Joshi (Manu's sister)
* Naveen Bawa as Dr. Abhimanyu Joshi's elder brother
*[[Shalini Arora]] as Dr. Abhimanyu Joshi's sister-in-law
*[[Manju (actress)|Manju]] as Dr. Meena
*[[Monaz Mewawala]] as Amisha Dalaal
*[[Abha Dhulia]] as Dr. Sarla Dalaal
*[[Neena Cheema]] as Sulochana
*[[Pallavi Joshi]] as Leela
*[[Mrinal Kulkarni]] as Dr. Sakshi - dead
*[[Raja Sevak]] as Dr. Sakshi's husband
*[[Amit Raj]] as Yash
*[[Malvika Shivpuri]] / [[Ananya Banerjee]] as Poonam
*[[Nagesh Bhonsle]] as Shankar
*[[Mushtaq Merchant]] as Nishant
*[[Trishna Vivek]] as Hospital Receptionist
*[[Tisca Chopra]] as Rhea
*[[Kiran Randhawa]] as Kiran's landlady
*[[Kavita Vaid]] as Nurse Leela
*[[Kunal Kumar]] as Rahul
*[[Mukesh Tiwari]] as Rashmi's father-in-law
*[[Seema Shinde]] as Dr. Simran Mathur‘s assistant
*[[Naresh Suri]] as Satya
*[[Anju Mahendru]] as Amla
*[[Vivek Gomber]] as Harsh
*[[Suzanne Bernert]] as Catherine
*[[Shalaka Ranadive]] as Archana Sarin
*[[Seema Bhargava]] as Archana's mother
*[[Natasha Rana]] as Dr. Brian's wife
*[[Akshay Anand]] as Anil Shourey
*[[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as Inspector
*[[Richa Bhattacharya]] as Patient
*[[Romit Raj]] as Yash Kapoor

{{div col end}}

==Production==
The series had a crossover with [[Reth (TV series)|''Reth'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Adding to the content|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/adding-to-the-content/148330/0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704105227/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/adding-to-the-content/148330/0|archive-date=4 July 2020|access-date=|website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Awards==

'''2003 3rd Indian Television Academy Awards'''

Best Actress (Drama) - [[Niki Aneja Walia]] as Dr. Simran Mathur

Best Director (Drama) - Ajai Sinha

'''2005 2nd Apsara Awards'''

Best Drama Series - Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani

Best Actress - [[Niki Aneja Walia]] as Dr. Simran Mathur / Saxena

Best Actor - [[Varun Badola]] as Abhimanyu Saxena / Anand

'''2005 Indian Television Academy Awards'''

Best Actor (Drama) - [[Varun Badola]] as Abhimanyu Saxena / Anand

Best Teleplay - Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani - Gajra Kottary & Purnendu Shekhar

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400977/ Official site on IMDb.com]
*[http://www.rajshri.com/zee/astitva/index.asp/ Full episodes on Rajshri.com]

{{Zee TV Programmes}}

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