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Saraswatichandra is an Indian soap opera and romantic drama, initially produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and written by Ved Raj and Abhijit Sinha. The show was initially based on Govardhanram Tripathi's novel of the same name. It aired on Star Plus from 25 February 2013 to 20 September 2014. It is dubbed into Malayalam as Swayamvaram.

Saraswatichandra narrates the story of a young, cultured aristocrat, Saraswatichandra 'Saras' Vyas, whose mother, Saraswati, committed suicide when he was a child. His father, Laxminandan Vyas, then married Gumaan, an evil and selfish woman who bore him a son, Danny, a kind and selfless boy.

Laxminandan arranges Saras' wedding with Kumud Desai, the well-educated daughter of his best friend, Vidyachatur Desai. However, Saras, indrawn since the death of his mother, refuses to marry and writes to Kumud to inform her. Having wholeheartedly accepted the marriage proposal, she challenges Saras to personally tell her father about his rejection. Saras leaves Dubai, the place where he had grown up, and comes to Ratnanagri, Kumud's village. However, as time goes on, Saras begins getting along with Kumud's family and starts adjusting to their ways. He eventually falls in love with Kumud and a short-lived romance follows.

However, on his return to Dubai, Saras finds a letter written by his mother, which a jealous Gumaan had secretly slipped into his things, revealing to Saras that the reason his mother committed suicide was that she found out that Laxminandan and Gumaan were having an affair. This shatters Saras who disowns his father and leaves his house. He then decides not to marry Kumud because he believes that, since he is no longer the son of a rich man, he will not be able to support her and is therefore unworthy to be her husband.

To save her family's reputation, a heartbroken Kumud agrees to marry Pramadan Dharmadhikari, the son of a political family. However, after the wedding, Kumud finds out that Pramad is an alcoholic who was forced to marry her and he refuses to accept her as his wife. Although Kumud is mistreated by Pramad, she decides to stay with him and change him into a better person.

Kumud is unaware that Saras has realised his mistake and wanted to stop her wedding with Pramad but before he could do so, thugs beat him and left him for dead. Alak, Pramad's sister finds Saras and brings him to her family mansion. He regains his health and on finding Kumud there and learning about the pain Pramad has been inflicting on her, he promises himself that he will change Pramad's ways and unite him with Kumud.

Buddhidhan Dharmadhikari, who despises the deplorable lifestyle of his son, Pramad, appoints Saras as his secretary. This causes Pramad to be jealous of Saras because he thinks his father loves Saras more than him.

Upon learning why Saras refused to marry her, Kumud forgives him and asks him to leave her house as she cannot see his constant humiliations from Pramad. Saras tells Kumud he won't go out of her life until he unites her with Pramad.

Pramad pretends to be a changed man promising Kumud a new life, but attempts to kill her. She is rescued by Saras. Kumud then separates from Pramad and returns home. Saras and Kumud still love each other but Kumud's sister Kusum develops feelings for Saras and wants to marry him. A heartbroken Kumud decides to sacrifice her love and convinces her family to agree to Kusum and Saras' wedding. An unwilling Saras agrees but plots to have Danny marry Kusum. Initially angry, Kusum gradually recognises Danny's love for her and reciprocates his feelings. Pramad is diagnosed with terminal cirrhosis and travels abroad for treatment, going away from Kumud's life. After her divorce with Pramad, Kumud and Saras are finally married.

Further on, it is revealed that Saras' younger brother, Kabir, who was thought to have died in infancy, is alive and has been working for Gumaan to destroy the Desai/Vyas family. Gumaan is finally arrested and Kabir happily starts adjusting to his family and reconciles with his father, as does Saras. He also discovers love with a bubbly girl from Mumbai named Anushka. Kumud succeeds in finding Saras' long-lost mother who never died, but lost her memory and was imprisoned in a mental asylum. With the help of Kumud, she regains her memory and mental health, and reunites with her family. The story ends with the birth of Saras and Kumud's first child, a daughter whom they name Sanskriti Saraswatichandra Vyas.

Main

• Gautam Rode as Saraswatichandra "Saras" Vyas, Kumud’s husband; Danny and Kabir’s brother
• Jennifer Winget as Kumud Desai, Saras’s wife; Kusum’s sister

Recurring

• Varun Kapoor as Danny Vyas, Saras and Kabir's half brother; Kusum's husband (2013-2014)
• Shiny Doshi as Kusum Desai, Kumud's sister; Danny's wife (2013-2014)
• Ashish Kapoor as Kabir Vyas, Saras's brother, Anushka's husband (2014)
• Srishty Rode as Anushka Vyas, Kabir's wife (2014)
• Anshul Trivedi as Pramadan Dharmadhikari, Kumud's ex-husband (2013)
• Chetan Pandit as Laxminandan Vyas, Saras, Kabir and Danny's father (2013-14)
• Monica Bedi as Gumaan Kaur Vyas, Saras and Kabir's step-mother, Danny's mother (2013-14)
• Yatin Karyekar/Ali Raza Naamdaar as Vidyachatur Desai, Kumud and Kusum's father (2013-14)
• Alpana Buch as Guniyal Devi Desai, Kumud and Kusum's mother (2013-14)
• Ragini Shah as Dugba, Vidyachtur's younger sister (2013-14)
• Vinita Joshi Thakkar as Kumari, Dugba's daughter
• Mehul Kajaria as Gyanchatur Desai, Vidyachatur's brother (2013-14)
• Mansi Jain as Chandrika Kaur Desai, Gyanchatur's wife (2013-14)
• Surya Kanth/Winy Tripathi as Yash Desai, Gyanchatur and Chandrika's son (2013-14)
• Soni Singh as Kalika Desai, Yash's wife (2013-14)
• Sonia Shah as Menaka, Gumaan's elder sister
• Sai Ballal as Buddhi Dhan Dharmadhikari, Pramad and Alak's father (2013)
• Pratichee Mishra as Saubhagyavati Devi Dharmadhikari (2013)
• Vahbbiz Dorabjee as Alak Kishori Dharmadhikari, Pramad's sister (2013)
• Vijay Badlani as Indresh, Alak's husband
• Shahrukh Sadri as Murakh Das, Kalika's father
• Maleeka R Ghai as Saraswati Vyas, Saras and Kabir's mother (2013)
• Rahul Ram as Prashant
• Mithil Jain as Sub-Inspector Umesh Solanki
• as Sahastrar, Dugba's husband, Kumari's father

• Smita Shetty as Sunder Baa
• Varun Sharma as Mohan
• Shivani Gosain as Sunanda, Ghuman's friend turned rival

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