Name: Uttaran
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-12-01
Rating: 8
Cast: Mrunal Jain, Shriya Jha, Arshifa Khan, Varun Toorkey, Vividha Kirti

Two girls, one destiny, infinite tears — the soap opera that ate Indian television alive.

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Latest Episode

Season 1 • Episode 1

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Episode 1

Dec 1, 2008

Overview

Drama

Uttaran is a long-running Indian soap opera that airs on Colors TV every Mon-Fri at 10 pm. It is among the most popular serials in India with a target rating point of 3.2. The series is dubbed in Tamil as Sindhu Bhairavi' on Raj TV, and also airs on Serbian channel Prva TV as Odbačena.

IO Hindi

class warfare and social mobilityidentity theft and stolen liveskarmic retributionmaternal sacrifice and obsession

Standout Aspects

Acting

Rashami Desai's iconic dual-role chaos as Tapasya/Ichcha

Production

The legendary time jumps that aged characters 20 years overnight

Best for:Binge·Background·Solo

Heads up:Disturbing·Emotional

First AiredDec 1, 2008

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons8·Episodes1

Top Cast

Mrunal Jain

Akash Chatterjee

Shriya Jha

Nandini

Chaitannya Choudhry

Kanha Veer Singh Bundela

Beena Banerjee

Gunwanti Singh Umed Singh Bundela

Tina Datta

Ichcha Veer Singh Bundela

Tina Datta

Meethi Akash Chatterjee

Rashami Desai

Tapasya Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Uttaran dominated Indian television for 6 years and sparked real-life debates about class privilege that spilled into tabloids. The Ichcha vs. Tapasya rivalry became a cultural shorthand for betrayed friendship.

Trivia

The show holds the record for most episodes (1549) before Colors finally mercy-killed it. Lead actors reportedly kept returning after 'exits' because fans rioted on social media.

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