# Vanshaj

Vanshaj (transl. Descendant) is an Indian family drama series that aired from 12 June 2023 to 28 September 2024 on Sony SAB and streams digitally on Sony LIV. Produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary under Swastik Productions, it starred Anjali Tatrari, Mahir Pandhi, Puneet Issar, Mohit Kumar and Parinita Seth in main roles.

## Synopsis

Yuvika, a talented young woman, clashes with her cousin Digvijay, a talented, aimless and an egoistic young man over the inheritance of the family business for determining the successor based on their competence.

## Cast
### Main

* Anjali Tatrari as Yuvika Premraj Mahajan:
** A Business woman and heir of Mahajan Empire: Prem and Bhumi's daughter; Isha and Arjun's sister; DJ's cousin; Kartik's ex-girlfriend and Neel's former fiancée; Yash's business rival-turned-love-interest (2023–2024)
** Chinki Kaur Arora: Yuvika's look alike; DJ's aid (2024)
* Mahir Pandhi as Digvijay Mahajan a.k.a. DJ:
** Dhanraj and Gargi's son; Miraya's brother; Yuvika's cousin; Roohi's ex-husband; Yug's father (2023–2024)
* Puneet Issar as Bhanupratap Mahajan a.k.a. Dada Babu:
** The Patriarch of the Mahajan family: Dhanraj and Premraj's eldest half-brother and father-figure; Yuvika, Isha, Arjun, Miraya, Shanaya and DJ's uncle; Yug grand-uncle (2023–2024)
* Mohit Kumar as Neel Bharadwaj:
** Vidur and Janki's son; Kabeer's collegemate and junior; Yuvika's late fiancé
(2023–2024)
* Shaleen Malhotra as Yash Shalini Talwar:
** Shalini's son; Sia's brother; Amarjeet's nephew; Yuvika's business rival-turned-love-interest (2024)

### Recurring

* Kavita Kapoor as Shobhana Mahajan: Shanti Prasad's second wife; Dhanraj and Subhadra's mother; Premraj's murderer; DJ, Shanaya and Miraya's grandmother (2023)
* Leena Balodi as Devyani Verma: Shanti Prasad's mistress; Premraj's biological mother; Yuvika, Isha and Arjun's grandmother (2023)
* Gireesh Sahdev as Dhanraj Mahajan: Shanti Prasad and Shobhana's son; Gargi's husband; DJ and Miraya's father (2023–2024)
* Parinita Seth as Gargi Mahajan: Dhanraj's wife; DJ and Miraya's mother (2023–2024)
* Akshay Anand as Premraj Mahajan — Former CEO and the heir of Mahajan Family: Shanti Prasad and Devyani's illegitimate son; Bhumi's husband; Shalini's ex-fiancee; Yuvika, Arjun and Isha's father (2023-2024)
* Gurdeep Kohli as Bhoomi Mahajan: Premraj's wife; Yuvika, Isha and Arjun's mother (2023–2024)
* Buneet Kapoor as Arjun Mahajan — A swimmer: Prem and Bhumi's son; Isha and Yuvika's brother (2023–2024)
* Kanchan Dubey as Isha Mahajan a.k.a. Ishu — A fashionista: Prem and Bhumi's daughter; Yuvika and Arjun's sister; Akshat's love-interest (2023–2024)
* Aliraza Namdar as Vidur Bharadwaj — A legal advisor of Mahajan Business: Prem's friend; Bhumi's brother-figure; Neel's father (2023–2024)
* Sheena Bajaj as Roohi Shroff (formerly: Mahajan): DJ's wife; Yug's mother (2023–2024)
* Mamata Verma as Shubhadra Mahajan: Shanti Prasad and Shobhana's daughter; Shanaya's mother (2023–2024)
* Prerna Singh Khawas as Miraya Mahajan: Dhanraj and Gargi's daughter; DJ's sister; Nikhil's widow (2023)
** Gitanjali Mangal replaced Khawas as Miraya (2024)
* Aarzoo Bathla as Shanaya: Subhadra's daughter (2023)
* Praneet Bhat as Yogi Singh: (2023-2024)
* Harveer Singh as Diamond Singh: Mahajan's former househelp (2023-2024)
* Zaan Khan as Kartik: Yuvika's childhood friend and ex-fiancé (2023)
* Sheetal Tiwari as Simone Kalre: (2023–2024)
* Shweta Dadhich as Avni D'Souza: Prem's sister-figure (2023)
* Prakash Ramchandani as Mr. Shroff: (2023)
* Sarwar Ahuja as Kabeer Oberoi: Bhumi's fake son; Neel's collegemate and senior (2023–2024)
* Nisha Nagpal as Koyal Verma: Shristi's daughter; DJ's former fiancee; Yug's step-mother (2024)
* Priti Narnaware as Rose: (2024)
* Utkarsha Naik as Srishti Verma: Koyal's mother (2024)
* Sriju Tripathi as Baby Yugvijay 'UJ' Mahajan: Ruhi and DJ's son (2024)
* Behzad Khan as Vikram Multani: Prem's friend; Yuvika's adopted father (2024)
* Gurpreet Singh as Rafeek Beg (2024)
* Aryan Arora as Nikhil: Miraya's late husband (2024)
* Meenal Kapoor as Gulrez Aapa: Yuvika's sister-figure whom she met in prison (2024)
* Sudesh Berry as Amarjeet Talwar: Bhanu's former childhood friend and enemy; Shalini's elder brother; Akshat's father; Yash's uncle; Sia's adoptive uncle(2024)
* Mona Vasu as Shalini Talwar: Prem's ex-fiancee; Amar's sister; Yash's mother; Sia's adoptive mother (2024)
* Jinal Jain as Sia Talwar: Shalini's adopted daughter; Yash's sister (2024)
* Sahib Singh Lamba as Akshat Talwar: Amar's son; Yash's cousin; Sia's adoptive cousin; Isha's love-interest (2024)

### Guest

* Gulki Joshi as S.H.O. Haseena Malik from Maddam Sir (2023)

## Production
### Filming

The filming of the series began in May 2023 in Rishikesh.

## Crossover

From October to November 2023, Gulki Joshi from Maddam Sir appeared as a guest reprising the role of Haseena Malik.