[1][2] Bhakti (Krishna Gokani) is a poor girl living in a beautiful village in Gujarat near Ahmedabad.

Bhakti's maternal grandmother, Kashiben, raises her single-handedly and tries to protect her from love to prevent emotional pain.

Meanwhile, in Ahmedabad, Devkiben, an elderly widowed woman, heads a rich and popular family known as the Nanavatis, with her six sons and five daughters-in-law.

The character of Padmini is introduced with her seven-year-old daughter, Shikha, who people believe is Mohan's illegitimate child.

This is after Bhakti died from giving birth to a mentally-ill daughter, Aastha, who the Nanavati family adopted.

They create a plan so that if Raj marries Aastha, it won't matter if she dies.

After the marriage, Aastha shows no sign of death so Raj, with the help of Shikha and his aunt Rasila, plans to murder Astha and 'get-it-over-and-done-with'.

"[4] In November 2008, the shootings and telecast of all the Hindi television series including this series and films were stalled on 8 November 2008 due to dispute by the technician workers of FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) for increasing the wages, better work conditions and more breaks between shootings.