Saraswatichandra is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series that was produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Saras, who lives in Dubai is introverted due to his mother's suicide and rejects an arranged marriage by his father with his friend Vidyachatur Desai's daughter Kumud, informing her by letter.
She challenges him to inform her father and so Saras travels to her village named Ratnanagari in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, India, gains familiarity with her family and gradually falls in love with her.
On his return to Dubai, Saras finds a letter from his mother Saraswati, explaining that she committed suicide due to his father having an affair with Ghuman.
Saras disowns his father and decides not to marry Kumud because he cannot support her without his family's wealth.
To save her family's reputation, Kumud rushes into a marriage with Pramad, the son of a politician.
Pramad's sister Alak finds Saras and brings him to the family home to recover.
Pramad pretends to be a changed man, but tries to kill Kumud with the help of maid Kalika.
Pramad sends evidence of Kusum's kidnapping to the groom's family, who call off the wedding.
Saras agrees, but plots to have Kusum married to his younger step brother Danny, who loves her.
Pramad travels abroad for medical treatment, abandoning Kumud and facilitating her divorce.
Kumud helps Saraswati regain her memory and mental health, and the family is reunited.
[15] In August 2013, Sphere Origins took over the production of the series from Sanjay Leela Bhansali Films Pvt Ltd,[16] after which, in January 2014, the storyline deviated from the novel as Saras and Kumud marry.