Udne Ki Aasha

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Udne Ki Aasha
GenreFamily drama
Created byRahul Kumar Tewary
Directed by
  • Dharmesh Shah
  • Rajesh Babbar
Creative directorSimran Narula
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes786
Production
Producers
  • Rahul Kumar Tewary
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20-25 minutes
Release
Original networkStar Plus
Original release12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) –
present
Chronology
Related showsSiragadikka Aasai
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Udne Ki Aasha (transl. Hope to Fly) is an Indian Hindi-language television family drama series that premiered on 12 March 2024 on Star Plus[1][2] and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. It is produced by Rolling Tales Productions, and stars Neha Harsora and Kanwar Dhillon in lead roles.[3][4] It is the Hindi adaptation of Star Vijay's Tamil series Siragadikka Aasai.[5]

Plot[edit | edit source]

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.[6]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Main[edit | edit source]

  • Neha Harsora as Sayli Jadhav Deshmukh: A honest florist; Shobha and Alok's eldest daughter; Juhi and Dilip's sister; Tejas ex-fiancee; Sachin's wife (2024–present)
  • Kanwar Dhillon as Sachin Deshmukh: An aggressive and honest taxi driver; Paresh and Renuka's second son; Tejas and Akash brother; Savitri's grandson; Anish's best friend; Sailee's husband (2024–present)

Recurring[edit | edit source]

  • Sanjay Narvekar as Paresh Deshmukh: An honest retired locomotive pilot and the owner of Renuka Home Gadgets; Savitri's son; Renuka's husband; Tejas, Sachin and Aakash's father; Krish's step grandfather (2024–present)
  • Radhika Vidyasagar as Renuka Deshmukh: Paresh's wife; Tejas, Sachin and Akash's mother; Krish's step-grandmother (2024–present)
  • Puru Chibber as Tejas Deshmukh: The dishonest manager and the former owner of Renuka Home Gadgets; Paresh and Renuka's eldest son; Akash and Sachin's brother; Sailee's ex-fiance; Kalyani's estranged second husband; Krish's step-father (2024–present)
  • Tanvi Shewale as Kalyani aka Roshani Deshmukh: A makeup artist and the former owner of Renuka's Beauty World; Supriya's daughter; Satish's widow; Tejas' estranged wife; Krish's mother; Sachin, Sayli and Riya's enemy (2024–present)
  • Devashish Chandiramani as Akash Deshmukh: An honest chef; Paresh and Renuka's youngest son; Tejas and Sachin's brother; Riya's husband (2024–present)
  • Vaishali Arora as Riya Banerjee Deshmukh: A dubbing artist; Mamta and Joy's daughter; Akash's wife (2024–present)
  • Shama Deshpande as Savitri Deshmukh: Paresh's mother; Tejas, Sachin and Akash's grandmother; Krish's step-great-grandmother (2024–present)
  • Sneha Raikar/Unknown as Shobha Jadhav: An honest florist; Alok's widow; Sailee, Juhi and Dilip's mother (2024–2025)/(2026-present)
  • Ravi Mahashabde as Alok Jadhav: Shobha's late husband; Sailee, Juhi and Dilip's father (2024)
  • Pari Bhatti/Rachel Babbar/Tanu Upadhyay: as Juhi Jadhav: Shobha and Alok's younger daughter; Sailee and Dilip's sister; Akash's friend; Arun's wife (2024–2025)/(2025–2026)/(2026–present)
  • Sahil Balani as Dilip "Baadu" Jadhav: Shobha and Alok's son; Sailee and Juhi's brother (2024–present)
  • Anuja Lokre as Supriya: Kalyani's mother; Krish's grandmother (2024–present)
  • Saarth Kumar as Krish: Kalyani and Satish's son; Tejas' step-son (2024–present)
  • Akshita Vatsayan as Vidya: Kalyani's best friend (2024)
  • Smita Sinkar Shah as Shakuntala "Shaku"; Renuka's best friend (2024–present)
  • Vikash Tiwari as Anish "Anya": Sachin's best friend (2024–present)
  • Hemant Choudhary as Joy Banerjee: Mamta's husband; Riya's father; Paresh's former employer (2024–present)
  • Unknown/Simran Gangwani/Ginnie Virdi/Jaswinder Gardner as Mamta Banerjee: Joy's wife; Riya's mother (2024)/(2024–2025)/(2025)/(2025–present)
  • Navdeep Gujjar as Sudhakar: A loan shark; Sailee's one-sided obsessive love interest, stalker and enemy; Sachin's enemy (2024)
  • Akash Aggarwal as Kishore: Paresh's best friend; Sushma's husband; Bhavana's father (2024–present)
  • Amit Kumar as Sandeep (2026–present)
  • Abhaykant Mishra as Chitti: A criminal and loan shark; Dilip's former employer; Sachin and Sailee's enemy (2024–present)
  • Afreen Alvi/Anshu Zarbade as Esha: Tejas' ex-girlfriend (2024; 2025)
  • Rajkumar Kanojia as Sultan "Kiran": A butcher and a meat shop owner; Kalyani's fake uncle (2024–2025)
  • Guddi Maruti as Mandira: A dishonest decorator and florist; Sailee's enemy (2025–present)
  • Krip Suri as Arun: A dishonest police officer; Saraswati's son; Sachin's enemy; Juhi's husband (2025–present)
  • Krissann Barretto as Sonali: A hotel manager (2025)
  • Tasneem Sheikh as Pari: Renu's friend (2025)
  • Pankaj Avadhesh Shukla as Chandu: Sailee's stalker (2025)
  • Ajay Chaudhary as Ranjeet: A thief; Sachin's ex-friend and enemy (2025)
  • Anushka Bajpayee as Neetu: An honest businesswoman; Akash's boss (2025–present)
  • Saundarya as Manjiri: Deshmukh family's maid (2025 ; 2026)
  • Ajay Raju as Drunk Man (2025)
  • Rohit Gill as Police inspector (2025)
  • Hemnt Bharrti as Anant: Sailee's former one-sided love interest; Sachin's friend; Shikha's husband (2025, 2026)
  • Mohammad Nazim as Vikas Singhania (2025)
  • Shrashti Maheshwari as Sheetal: Vikas's assistant, ex love interest and enemy (2025)
  • Himanshi Parahar as Simran (2026)
  • Nandini Thakur as Saraswati: Arun's mother; Sachin's enemy (2025–2026)
  • Kapil Kumar as A financer; Tejas'enemy (2026-present)
  • Unknown as Ajay: A con artist, fraud and thief; Kalyani and Tejas' enemy (2025)
  • Unknown as Neeraj Wadekar: An honest police inspector: Arun's superior officer (2024–present)
  • Unknown as Mr. Santoshi: An honest businessman; Paresh's business partner; Sachin's well-wisher; Tejas' former business partner (2025)
  • Unknown a Sushma: Kishore's wife; Bhavana's mother (2025)
  • Unknown as Shikha: Kalyani's best friend; Anant's wife (2025-present)

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2024 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Serial Udne Ki Aasha Won[7]
Best Actress (Drama) Neha Harsora Won[8]
Best Actor (Drama) Kanwar Dhillon Nominated[9]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Sanjay Narvekar Won[10]
Best Actress in a Negative Role Radhika Vidyasagar Nominated[11]
Best Dialogue (Drama) Yash Kumar Sharda Won[12]
Best Story Radhika Srinivasan Won[13]
Best Teleplay Medha Jadhav Won[14]
2025 Indian Telly Awards
Best Actor in a Lead Role Kanwar Dhillon Won[15]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Sanjay Narvekar Nominated[16]
Best Actress in a Negative Role/Fan Favourite Negative Actress Radhika Vidyasagar Nominated[17]
Best Drama Series Udne Ki Aasha Won[18]
Best Onscreen Couple Kanwar Dhillon and Neha Harsora Won[19]
Fan Favorite Actress Neha Harsora Nominated[20]
Fan Favourite Supporting Actor Sanjay Narvekar Won[21]
Editor's Choice: Best Actor in a Supporting Role Puru Chhiber Won[22]
Best TV Cameraman (Fiction) Dannie Won[23]
Best Showrunner Rahul Tewary, Srinivasan B./ Radhika Srinivasan Won[24]

Production[edit | edit source]

Development[edit | edit source]

The concept was developed in December 2023 and the first promo was released in February 2024.[25]

Casting[edit | edit source]

In January 2024, Neha Harsora was cast to play the female lead,[26][27] while Kanwar Dhillon was cast as the male lead.[28][29]

Ratings[edit | edit source]

The show entered the list of the top five most rated shows of BARC in its opening week.[30] In week 47, it was one of the top 3 shows.[31] Since week 48, the show is consistently in competition with Anupamaa to occupy the top spot.[32][33]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Pandit, Vishaka (22 February 2024). "Kanwar Dhillon, Neha Harsora's Udne Ki Aasha REPLACES Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si". Times Now. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (26 July 2024). "Star Plus announces new show Advocate Anjali Awasthi at 8:30 pm slot as Udne Ki Aasha shifts to 9 pm slot : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (26 February 2024). "Udne Ki Aasha: Neha Harsora, aka Sailee, opens up about collaborating with Star Plus for the first time; says, "I am nervous and excited at the same time"". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (12 February 2024). "Pandya Store fame Kanwar Dhillon returns to Star Plus with new show Udne ki Asha co-starring Neha Harsora". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Siragadikka Aasai is remade into Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Hindi". Asianet News (in தமிழ்). 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (11 March 2024). "Ayesha Singh returns as Sai post-GHKKPM exit; shoots with Kanwar Dhillon for his next show Udne Ki Asha, watch". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2024/1/
  8. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2024/1/
  9. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2024/1/
  10. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2024/1/
  11. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2024/1/
  12. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2024/1/
  13. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2024/1/
  14. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2024/1/
  15. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004366/2025/1/
  16. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004366/2025/1/
  17. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004366/2025/1/
  18. ↑ https://www.indiantellyawards.com/winners.html
  19. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004366/2025/1/
  20. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004366/2025/1/
  21. ↑ https://www.indiantellyawards.com/winners.html
  22. ↑ https://www.indiantellyawards.com/winners.html
  23. ↑ https://www.indiantellyawards.com/winners.html
  24. ↑ https://www.indiantellyawards.com/winners.html
  25. ↑ Gupta, Akanksha (13 February 2024). "Udne Ki Aasha: Interesting promo of the show 'Udne Ki Aasha' released, Kanwar Dhillon and Neha Harsora's pair will rock". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  26. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (10 May 2024). "Udne Ki Aasha actress Neha Harsora opens up about an upcoming plot twist; says, "Sailee will take a stand for herself and her self-respect"". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  27. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (10 April 2024). "Udne Ki Aasha actress Neha Harsora shares insights about the new intriguing promo about her marriage; says, "The life of Sailee after her wedding with Sachin is going to be difficult"". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  28. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (9 September 2024). "Udne Ki Aasha: Kanwar Dhillon opens up about the Ganesh Chaturthi special Mahasaptah episodes; says, "Audiences can expect high-voltage drama in the lives of Sachin and Sailee"". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  29. ↑ "Drunk boy, responsible wife... A new serial 'Udne Ki Asha' is knocking on TV, know everything from the cast to the story". Zee News (in हिन्दी). 8 March 2024. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  30. ↑ "Neha Harsora Reacts As Udne Ki Aasha Enters TRP List: 'Lots Of People Had High Hopes' - Exclusive". Times Now. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  31. ↑ "TRP Race Week 47: So let's dive into the top 10 shows that kept audiences glued to their screens this week". Times Now. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  32. ↑ "TRP Race Week 48: Kanwar Dhillon-Neha Harsora's Udne Ki Aasha TOPS The List, Dethrones Anupamaa". Times Now. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  33. ↑ "TRP Race Week 13: Udne Ki Aasha Dethrones Anupamaa, See Top 10 Shows". Times Now. 10 April 2025. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

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