# Sindoor Ki Keemat

Sindoor Ki Keemat (transl. The Cost of Vermilion) is an Indian Hindi drama romantic television series produced by 4 Lions Films, starring Vaibhavi Hankare and Shehzad Sheikh. The show premiered on 14 October 2021, and it aired on Dangal. It is the remake of the Sun TV's Tamil TV series Roja. The second season, Sindoor Ki Keemat 2, was first broadcast on 1 May 2023, and it stars Vaibhavi Hankare and Mohit Hiranandani. The storyline of the show is loosely based on the Tamil TV series Kannedhirey Thondrinal.

## Series overview

| Season | Season | Title | No. of episodes | Originally broadcast | Originally broadcast |
| Season | Season | Title | No. of episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| | 1 | Sindoor Ki Keemat | 481 | 18 October 2021 (2021-10-18) | 29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) |
| | 2 | Sindoor Ki Keemat 2 | 170 | 1 May 2023 (2023-05-01) | 21 October 2023 |

## Plot
### Season 1

Mishri is an orphaned woman who lives with her foster father Swamiji. Arjun Awasthi, the son of Prathap Awasthi, is a criminal lawyer who lives with his own family. Mishri and Arjun meet each other, later developing a rivalry. Mishri meets a man named Brij Awasthi, who is willing to find their daughter Anu after she died in a car accident.
Mishri meets Arjun to bail Swamiji. Arjun agrees, and he makes a one-year contract with her to marry him. While the entire family is surprised to see Arjun and Mishri's marriage, as Annapoorna, Arjun's grandmother, starts to blame her for ruining Priya's life.
Priya, Yashoda, and Ballu decide to separate the married couple, but they fail on every attempt. Meanwhile, Arjun and Mishri fall in love with each other, but their one-year contract is terminated. Arjun and Mishri learn about Priya and her friends' plans, exposing them to the family.
Kamini, who is Arjun's childhood obsessive lover, returns by bringing a boy named Ghanti, who claims to be his child. Mishri learns more about Kamini, knowing that Ghanti is not his child and exposes him in front of the family.
Priya kidnaps Mishri's family on the day of Dussehra festival and tries to kill them. After going through a thorough plastic surgery, Priya marries Arjun's brother, Ashwin. Mishri finds out she is pregnant with Arjun's child, while Anamika decides to kill her child. Mishri tells everyone in front of the family that Anamika is Priya. Anamika escapes and kidnaps Mishri's child, later meeting a man named Dr. Abhimanyu, who helps to get Anamika's child back.
Anamika and Abhimanyu kidnap Mishri's family, and he forces Mishri to marry him. However, Anamika is shot by a policeman when she comes to kill her and her son. Season one concludes when Mishri and Arjun raise their child and with her family.

### Season 2

Rakesh, an impoverished man, callously swaps two babies at birth for his son (Rana) to live amongst the Tripathis, the wealthiest family, while he takes the true heir of the Tripathi family—a female who he fosters (Meethi).
Rana is a male chauvinist who believes every woman should belong in the kitchen. However, he is later disproven when he meets Meethi, who is working conscientiously in her academic studies to fulfill her dreams of becoming a barrister.

## Cast
### Season 1

Main
* Vaibhavi Hankare as Anu "Mishri" Arjun Awasthi – Brij and Vidya's long-lost daughter; Swami's foster daughter; Arjun's wife (2021– 2023)
* Shehzad Sheikh as Advocate Arjun Awasthi – A criminal lawyer; Pratap and Kalpana's elder son; Ashwin's brother; Anu's husband (2021–2023)
Recurring
* Prerna Sharma as Priya – Fake Anu; Anu's rival (2021–2022)
* Chandni Bhagwanani as Kamini – Arjun's one-sided obsessive lover (2022)
* Jyotsna Chandola as Priya / Anamika Awasthi (After Plastic Surgery) – Ashwin's wife (2022–2023)
* Prateik Chaudhary as Ashwin Awasthi – Pratap and Kalpana's younger son; Arjun's brother; Anu's maternal cousin Anamika's husband (2021– 2023)
* Shahab Khan as Swami – Anu's foster father; founder of the orphanage (2021)
* Ashita Dhawan as Yashoda Awasthi – Annapurna's younger daughter; Vidya and Pratap's sister; Arjun, Ashwin and Anu's aunt Ballu 's wife (2021– 2023)
* Amit Kaushik as Pratap Awasthi – Annapurna's son; Vidya and Yashoda's brother; Kalpana's husband; Arjun's and Ashwin's father (2021–2022)
* Jaswinder Gardner as Kalpana Awasthi – Pratap's wife; Arjun and Ashwin's mother(2021– 2023)
* Rajshri Rani / Dolly Sohi as Vidya Awasthi – Annapurna's elder daughter; Pratap and Yashoda's sister; Brij's wife; Anu's mother (2021) / (2022) (presumed dead)
* Siraj Mustafa Khan as Brij Awasthi – A lawyer and businessman; Vidya's husband; Anu's father (2021–2022)
* Madhavi Gogate as Annapurna Awasthi – Matriarch of Awasthis'; Bhagwati's sister; Vidya, Pratap and Yashoda's mother; Arjun Ashwin and Anu's grandmother (2021)
** Kiran Bhargava replaced Madhavi Gogate as Annapurna Awasthi (2021– 2023)
*** Madhuri Sanjeev replaced Kiran Bhargava as Annapurna Awasthi (2023)
* Vijay Singh Parmar as Ballu – Yashoda's husband (2021– 2023)
* Nisha Nagpal as Sakshi – Priya's ally (2021)
* Meena Nathani as Bhagwati – Annapurna's sister; Vidya, Yashoda and Pratap's aunt(2021– 2023)
* Raj Logani as Dr. Abhimanyu (2023)
* Krishnakant Singh Bundela as Panditji (2021)
Special appearances
* Rani Chatterjee
* Aleya Ghosh as Paro Shankar Rana from Ishq Ki Dastaan - Naagmani (2022)
* Shruti Anand as Ruchita Nihar Goel from Mann Sundar (2023)

### Season 2

* Vaibhavi Hankare as Meethi Tripathi / Meethi Rana Sharma: Sanjay and Suman's second daughter; Divya and Baby's sister; Rana's wife (2023)
* Mohit Hiranandani as
** Rana Sharma: Jaya and Rakesh's son; Meethi's husband (2023)
** Pawan: Rana's lookalike; Kavita's husband (2023)
* Harsh Vashisht as Rakesh Sharma: Rakhi's brother; Jaya's husband; Rana's father; Dushyant's murderer (2023)
* Shweta Gautam as Jaya Sharma: Rakesh's wife; Rana's mother (2023)
* Tiya Gandwani as Suman Shukla Tripathi: Girija's daughter; Kailash's sister; Sanjay’s wife; Divya, Meethi and Baby’s mother; Princy's grandmother (2023)
* Roopa Divetia as Girija Shukla: Suman and Kailash's mother; Divya, Meethi, Baby and Lakshman's grandmother (2023)
* Ashwin Kaushal as Kailash Shukla: Girija's son; Suman's brother; Madhu's husband (2023)
* Shefali Rana as Madhu Shukla: Kailash's wife; Lakshman's mother (2023)
* Karan Chhabra as Deepak: Divya's husband; Princy's father (2023)
* Rajeev Kumar as Sanjay Tripathi: Suman's husband; Divya, Meethi and Baby’s father; Princy’s grandfather (2023)
* Hemal Soni as Baby Tripathi: Sanjay and Suman's youngest daughter; Divya and Meethi's sister; Girija's younger maternal granddaughter; Dushyant's girlfriend; Princy's younger maternal aunt (2023)
* Keshvee Sisodiya as Divya Tripathi: Sanjay and Suman's elder daughter; Meethi and Baby's sister; Deepak's wife; Prince's mother (2023)
* Yash Bhatia as Lakshman Shukla: Kailash and Madhu's son; Divya, Meethi and Baby's cousin (2023)
* Nyshita Bajaj as Princy: Deepak and Divya's daughter (2023)
* Priya Mishra as Menaka: Nirmal's daughter; Rana's one-sided obsessive lover (2023)
* Manish Khanna as Nirmal: Menaka's father (2023)
* Ekta Sharma as Rakhi Sharma: Rakesh's sister (2023)
* Shaan Mishra as Dushyant: Baby's boyfriend (2023) (Dead)
* Vaishali Arora as Kavita: Pawan's wife (2023)
* Charanjeet Kaur as Rajani "Rajjo": Tripathi's househelp (2023)
* Mandill Singh (2023)
* Shehzad Sheikh as Pratap Adhikari (2023)
* Lakshya Handa as Pratap's brother (2023)
* Rajesh Dubey as Pandit (2023)

## Production

The filming of the show began in October 2021. Producer Gul Khan cast actress Vaibhavi Hankare as well as television actor Shehzad Shaikh, additionally casting Prerna Sharma. Madhavi Gogte was replaced by Kiran Bhargava as the grandmother.
ptations ==
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Tamil | Roja ரோஜா | 9 April 2018 | Sun TV | 3 December 2022 | Original |
| Kannada | Sevanthi ಸೇವಂತಿ | 25 February 2019 | Udaya TV | Ongoing | Remake |
| Telugu | Roja రోజా | 11 March 2019 | Gemini TV | 27 March 2020 | Remake |
| Hindi | Sindoor Ki Keemat सिंदूर की कीमत | 18 October 2021 | Dangal TV | 29 April 2023 | Remake |
| Malayalam | Kaliveedu കളിവീട് | 15 November 2021 | Surya TV | Ongoing | Remake |
| Bengali | Saathi সাথী | 7 February 2022 | Sun Bangla | 3 August 2024 | Remake |
| Odia | Tori Pain To Pain tori pain to pain | 29 May 2023 | Tarang TV | Ongoing | Remake |
| Marathi | Tharla Thar Mag | 5 December 2022 | Star Marathi | Ongoing | |