Swabhimaan

Swabhimaan
Genre	Drama
Created by	Amit Khanna
Written by	Shobha De Vinod Ranganathan Surabhi Pandey (Dialogue Writer)
Directed by	Mahesh Bhatt
Starring	see below
Opening theme	"Kaise Unhein Bhool Jaye" by Shaan
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approximately 25 minutes
Release
Original network	DD National
Picture format	SDTV: 480i
Original release	1995 – 1997
External links
Website

Swaabhimaan was an Indian afternoon soap opera aired in 1995, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and scripted by Shobha De and Vinod Ranganath.

Swaabhimaan divulges the story of an attractive woman — Svetlana — who finds herself in a battle where there are no real winners. Insecurity, suspicion and fear threaten to erode her vivacious spirit as she struggles to come to terms with her position — that of a pampered mistress whose tycoon patron Keshav Malhotra (Naasir Abdulah) dies leaving her to cope with the ugly aftermath of the tragedy: inheritance wars, succession rights, property entanglements, petty quarrels and above all, emotional turmoil that threatens to destroy her. This serial was aired in the year 1995 to 1997.

This was the first Indian TV show to complete 500 episodes. The show ended on the final episode, where most villains getting killed or jailed.

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