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[1] The third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV, it was produced under Film Farm India.

It starred Tina Datta, Rashami Desai, Nandish Sandhu, Gaurav Chopra, Sreejita De, Mrunal Jain and Ajay Chaudhary.

[3] Set in Mumbai, Ichcha is the daughter of a poor widow Damini, who begins working at Jogi Thakur Mansion as a maid.

Simple, Ichcha wants to open a school to give free education to poor kids.

Tapasya's parents arrange their daughter's marriage with Veer Singh, who belongs to a reputed and wealthy family.

That same night, Veer learns the truth, and Tapasya claims Ichcha forced her to marry him, believing she is not right for him.

The next day, Veer lashes out Tapasya in front of her family and forces Ichcha to tell the truth.

Veer, unaware of Vansh's love, tries to divorce Tapasya and marry Ichha, who tries to distance herself from him.

Iccha holds Veer responsible for Vansh's death, and Gunvanti, in turn, blames Ichha.

Ichha delivers a girl in prison, and tells Damini to raise the baby, named Meethi.

Initially in denial, Meethi develops a negative opinion of Ichcha when she learns she was in prison for murder.

Kanha reveals Ichcha was imprisoned for murder but omits that she killed Avinash to save Veer.

Mukta discovers his truth and tries to locate the real Vishnu, a humble blue-collar worker for an NGO, to expose Akash.

Caught up in a terrorist attack by Asgar, Meethi slips into a river and is transported by the current across the border to Gilgit.

Eventually, Sumitra and Damini convince Mukta and Meethi to unite, and in the end, reflect the everlasting friendship of Ichcha and Tapasya.

[4] It later took a generation leap and from June 2009 to March 2012, it focused on the characters of Ichcha, Tapasya, Veer and Vansh played by Tina Datta, Rashami Desai, Nandish Sandhu and Rohit Khurana respectively.

[5][6] Sandhu quit the show as he doesn't want to be the part of 18 years leap and was replaced by Vikas Bhalla in 2012.

[7] Another 18-year leap was introduced in March 2012 and then the story centered around the life of Meethi, Mukta, Yuvraj, Akash and Vishnu portrayed by Tina Datta, Sreejita De, Saurabh Raj Jain, Mrunal Jain and Ajay Chaudhary until its end in January 2015.

[8] Uttaran's premiere had a 3.25 target rating point (TRP) and it became one of the top-rated Hindi GEC, and the second most watched program of Colors TV after Balika Vadhu at the time.

[9][10][11] It was one of the show that helped Colors TV to briefly gain first position in Hindi GEC, breaking the nine-year run of Star Plus.