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{{short description|Indian social drama television series}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| image = Shakti_title.jpg
| show_name = Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
| genre = [[Drama]]
| image =
| creator = Rashmi Sharma
| caption = ''Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki'' Title card
| based_on =
| genre = [[Family Drama]]
| writer = {{ubl|Rashmi Sharma<br>Shanti Bhushan<br>Madhu Pandey<br>Vikram Khurana }}
| creator = [[Rashmi Sharma]]
| screenplay = Shilpa F D'Mello<br>Sancheeta Bose<br/>'''Dialogues'''<br>Sharad Chandra Tripathi
| based_on =
| director = Pankaj Kumar
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]]) <br /> [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| creative_director = Soniaa Mehta <br> Palash Mandloi
| director =
| presenter =
| writer = Rashmi Sharma
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]
| creative_director =
| judges =
| presenter =
| theme_music_composer = [[Anand Raaj Anand]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Richa-Sharma-and-Anand-Raaj-Anand-to-sing-title-track-of-Shakti-Astitva-Ke-Ehsaas-Kii/articleshow/52801326.cms|title=Richa Sharma and Anand Raaj Anand to sing title track of Shakti … Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii|date=17 June 2016|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
| judges =
| opentheme =
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]
| country = India
| theme_music_composer =
| language = Hindi
| opentheme =
| num_seasons = 1
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 1360
| num_episodes = 12 as 14 June 2016 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://colors.in.com/in/videos/balika-vadhu-kacchi-umar-ke-pakke-rishte/balika-vadhu-full-episode-2145-march-25th-2016-10124577.html|title=Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki episodes|publisher=Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki|date=20 May 2014|accessdate=20 May 2015}}</ref>
| producer = Rashmi Sharma <br> Pawan Kumar Marut
| country = [[India]]
| cinematography = Danny <br> Santosh
| language = [[Hindi]]
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| producer = Rashmi Sharma
| runtime = 21 minutes approx.
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| company = Rashmi Sharma Telefilms
| cinematography =
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| channel = [[Colors TV]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2016|5|30}}
| runtime = 22 minutes approx.
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2021|10|1}}
| company = [[Rashmi Sharma Telefilms Limited]]
| distributor = [[Viacom 18]]
| channel = [[Colors TV]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2016|5|30}}
| last_aired = Present <!-- {{end date|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| website =
}}
}}
'''''Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki''''' ({{Translation|''Strength — feeling of existence''}}) is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language social drama television series produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms airing from 30 May 2016 to 1 October 2021 on [[Colors TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Richa-Sharma-and-Anand-Raaj-Anand-to-sing-title-track-of-Shakti-Astitva-Ke-Ehsaas-Kii/articleshow/52801326.cms|title=Richa Sharma and Anand Raaj Anand to sing title track of Shakti … Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii|date=17 June 2016|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> It starred [[Rubina Dilaik]], [[Vivian Dsena]], [[Jigyasa Singh]], [[Simba Nagpal]] and [[Cezanne Khan]]. This show is the fourth [[List of longest-running Indian television series|longest-running television show of Colors TV]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/colors-to-air-shakti-astitva-ke-ehsaas-kii-from-30-may-160526|title=Colors to air 'Shakti…Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii' from 30 May|last=|first=|date=2016-05-26|website=Indian Television|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/jigyasa-singh-on-playing-transgender-in-colors-shakti-astitva-ke-ehsaas-ki/|title=Jigyasa Singh on playing transgender in Colors' Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki|last=|first=|date=2020-01-18|website=EasternEye|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref>


==Plot==
'''''Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki''''' (English: ''Strength Of Feeling Of Existence'') is an upcoming [[India]]n Hindi family [[drama]] television series, which is scheduled to premiere sometime in June 2016 and will be broadcast on [[Colors TV]]. The series will be produced by [[Rashmi Sharma Telefilms Limited]] of [[Rashmi Sharma]]. The series will be aired on weekdays.<ref name ="Reena Kapoor bonds with her onscreen daughters on 'Shakti'">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Reena-Kapoor-bonds-with-her-onscreen-daughters-on-Shakti/articleshow/52253700.cms|title=Reena Kapoor bonds with her onscreen daughters on 'Shakti'|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 May 2016|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/roshni-sahota-to-star-in-new-show-shakti-astitva-ke-ehsaas-kii/|title=Roshni Sahota to star in new show ‘Shakti-Astitva ke Ehsaas Kii’|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=5 April 2016|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref>
Set in rural [[Punjab]], Maninder and his mother Nalini try to bury the 1-year-old Soumya alive. They're caught by Nimmi who saves her and warns Maninder that if he and Nalini try to kill Soumya again, she won't spare them.


===8 years later===
[[Vivian Dsena]] and [[Rubina Dilaik]] will be playing the male and female lead roles respectively in the series.<ref name ="Reena Kapoor bonds with her onscreen daughters on 'Shakti'"/>
Soumya is a quiet and simple girl, raised lovingly by Nimmi but hated by Maninder and Nalini. Her happy-go-lucky and bubbly sister, Surbhi gets all the love and attention in the family from their father and grandmother.


==Plot summary==
===14 years later===
Grown-up, Soumya mostly lives inside. Currently in college, Surbhi teaches a lesson to the spoilt troublemaker Harman. Vengeful, he vows to punish her but mistakenly kidnaps Soumya. Harman's father, Harak Singh orders Harman to marry Soumya in order to avoid social embarrassment. They marry and soon fall in love. Nimmi reveals Soumya's truth that she is a [[Hijra (South Asia)|transgender]].
The show will have [[Punjab]]i backdrop and will focus on two sisters ([[Rubina Dilaik]] and [[Roshni Sahota]]), who will fall in love with the same man.The girls (Soumya and Surbhi) have a father who hates Soumya. There is a rift between the family. Soumya and Surbhi's Maternal and Paternal hate each other. And so does Nimmi ( who is playing the role of the mother) and Maninder (who is playing the role of the father). The paternal grandmother and the father want the sisters to be apart. Poor Soumya was in dirt when she was born and for some reason the father and paternal grandmother hate her.<ref name ="Reena Kapoor bonds with her onscreen daughters on 'Shakti'"/>

This leaves Harman enraged, but he later starts loving Soumya. Knowing Soumya's truth, Harman's mother, Preeto, traumatizes Nimmi, who dies of [[cardiac arrest]]. Later, Preeto asks Soumya to pitch Harman and Surbhi. For Soumya's sake, the two marry but Surbhi later divorces Harman in order to not come between him and Soumya. Preeto tells the truth to Harman that she first married Harak's elder brother, but after few years of marriage he left her, then she married Harak Singh and they give birth to Harman and Raavi. Harak's nephew, Varun, who hates Harak, marries Surbhi to remain close to them pretending to be a well-wisher. Eventually, Preeto realizes her misdeeds and accepts Soumya.

After numerous twists, Varun is finally disowned by Harak, who finds out his intentions. Pregnant, Surbhi returns from Delhi. In a confrontation, Varun ends up accidentally injuring her. Before dying, Surbhi delivers a son, Soham and hands over Soumya his responsibility. Varun is jailed for Surbhi's murder.

Preeto again starts hating Soumya, as she had to do widow's ritual, after her first husband, Nihaal's death. Thus, Soumya leaves them with Soham and lives in Mallika's community. She takes care of Vedant Bansal, who falls for her. As she rejects him, Vedant gets Harman jailed to blackmail Soumya. Soumya fakes her marriage to save Harman, who misunderstood her. In envy, Harman marries Mahi.

Soon after, Harman has liver problems due to excessive drinking. Mahi is pregnant. Harman finds out the truth about Soumya and Vedant's fake marriage and how Vedant threatened Soumya. He comes to save her but gets assumed dead as Vedant pushes him off a cliff and thus is jailed. Soumya and Preeto reunite and adopt Vedant's nephew, Rohan. Later, Mahi delivers a transgender child and disowns her. Soumya and Preeto stop Mahi and take responsibility of the child. Harak names the child Heer, unaware of her truth.

===5 years later===

Heer is a bubbly girl, brought up by Soumya and Preeto. On knowing her truth, Harak intends to kill Heer but is arrested. Bailed, Varun returns and tries to get Soham back. But Maninder exposes he killed Surbhi so Soham disowns him. The police allows Harak to meet Preeto. Harak asks to send Soumya away if she wants him to accept Heer. Preeto agrees; Soumya leaves with a tearful goodbye but vows to return after years.

===16 years later===

Heer is grown into a strong girl and is fiercely protected by Soham and Rohan. Heer falls in love with Virat and they elope to marry. However, Preeto reveals Heer's truth to Virat who initially hates her. Later, Virat realizes that he loves Heer and hides her truth. Virat and Heer marry. Eventually, everyone learns Heer's long-hidden truth. Heer blames her family for hiding her truth but soon understands their love for her. Angel manipulates Heer into joining their clan. Later, Virat comes to get her but gets beaten up. Heer falls off a cliff and presumed died while trying to save Virat.

After 6 months, Heer is shown to be alive and working as a caretaker and namesake family member of Dr. Akshay's family. Virat has gone mad. Heer returns to her family finding about Virat, who recovers and reunites with her. They are attacked by Angel. Soumya returns home after 16 years to protect her family. Surprisingly back and alive, Harman also reconciles with the family after years, proving he's Harman, though his face changed (as he got surgery). Angel is jailed. Soumya and Harman unite with Heer after years, who also remarries Virat. Heer hires a maid Gitu, who is molested by Virat's brother, Daljit. Heer fights for Gitu's justice but is killed by Parmeet, Daljeet and Sant Baksh.

Soumya, Harman and Virat eventually learn about Heer's death. They make Parmeet, Daljeet and Santbaksh confess their crime who get arrested. Raavi's son, Chintu returns to destroy Harak's family. Preeto and Soumya save a transgender baby from being buried alive. They adopt the child, being supported by entire family. Chintu and Angel team up to snatch the family happiness, but finally realize their mistakes. Preeto names the baby as Shagun. Soumya wills to protect and raise her by letting her know her truth. The show ends on a happy note, with the family united.


==Cast==
==Cast==
; Main Lead
===Main===
* [[Rubina Dilaik]] as Soumya Singh – [[Transgender]]; Nimmi and Maninder's elder daughter; Surbhi's sister; Harman's wife; Heer's stepmother; Soham, Rohan and Shagun's adoptive mother (2016–2020; 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/celebrity/story/shakti-astitva-ke-ehsaas-ki-actress-rubina-dilaik-says-goodbye-to-the-show-shares-pics-with-co-stars-1637387-2020-01-16|title=Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki actress Rubina Dilaik says goodbye to the show, shares pics with co-stars|website=India Today|date=16 January 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref>
* [[Vivian Dsena]] as Harman
* [[Rubina Dilaik]] as Soumya
** Mahira Khurana as Child Soumya Singh (2016)
* [[Vivian Dsena]] / [[Cezanne Khan]] as Harman Singh – Preeto and Harak's son; Raavi's brother; Surbhi and Mahi's ex-husband; Soumya's husband; Heer's father; Soham and Shagun's adoptive father (2016–2019) / (2021) <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/kamya-punjabi-pens-emotional-note-as-vivian-dsena-bids-adieu-to-shakti-1582582-2019-08-20|title=Kamya Punjabi pens emotional note as Vivian Dsena bids adieu to Shakti|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-28|agency=Ist}}</ref>
;Additional Cast
* [[Jigyasa Singh]] as Heer Singh – [[Transgender]]; Harman and Mahi's daughter; Soumya's stepdaughter; Chintu and Soham's cousin; Virat's wife (2020–2021) (Dead)
* [[Roshni Sahota]] as Surbhi
* [[Mahira Khurrana]] as Child Soumya
** Sumaiya Khan as Child Heer Singh (2019–2020)
* [[Simba Nagpal]] as Virat Singh – Parmeet and Sant Baksh's younger son; Daljeet and Simran's brother; Heer's widower (2020–2021)
* [[Tasheen Shah]] as Child Surbhi

* [[Sudesh Berry]] as Harman's Uncle
===Recurring===
* [[Reena Kapoor]] as Nimmi
* [[Kamya Panjabi]] as Preeto Kaur Singh – Payal's daughter; Sukhwinder's sister; Nihaal's ex-wife; Harak's wife; Harman and Raavi's mother; Chintu and Heer's grandmother (2016–2021)
* [[Ayub Khan]] as Manindar
* [[Sudesh Berry]] as Harak Singh – Nihaal, Veeran and Harjeet's brother; Preeto's husband; Harman and Raavi's father; Chintu and Heer's grandfather (2016–2021)
* [[Kamya Punjabi]] as Harman's Mom
* [[Lakshya Handa]] as Varun Singh – Harjeet and Amarinder's son; Surbhi's ex-husband; Sweety's husband; Soham's father (2016–2019; 2019–2020)
*[[Garima Jain]] as Raavi
* [[Garima Jain]] / [[Pooja Singh]] as Raavi Singh – Preeto and Harak's daughter; Harman's sister; Balwinder and Jeet's ex-wife; Chintu's mother (2016–2018) / (2018–2021)
*[[Emir Shah]] as Monty
* Bhuvan Chopra as Veeran Singh – Nihaal, Harak and Harjeet's brother; Shanno's husband; Sindhu and Praval's father (2016–2021)
* Aarya Rawal as Shanno Singh – Veeran's wife; Sindhu and Praval's mother (2016–2021)
* Ekta Singh as Mallika Khanna – [[Transgender]]; Milkha's sister; Soumya's mother-figure (2016–2021)
* Kajol Saroj as Kareena – [[Transgender]]; Soumya and Heer's enemy (2016–2018; 2019; 2020; 2021) (Dead)
* Tushar Kawale as Chintu "Angad" Singh – Raavi and Balwinder's son (2021)
** Unknown as Child Chintu Singh (2017–2018)
* Nidhi Bhavsar / Vaani Sharma as Sindhu Khurana – Veeran and Shanno's daughter; Praval's sister; Ankush's wife (2019–2020) / (2020–2021)
** [[Ashlesha Thakur]] as Child Sindhu Singh (2016–2017)
* [[Meherzan Mazda]] as Rohan Singh – Rekha and Vidhaan's son; Soumya's adoptive son; Simran's husband (2020–2021)
** Unknown/[[Meet Mukhi]] as Child Rohan Singh (2019–2020)
* [[Avinash Mukherjee]] as Soham Singh – Surbhi and Varun's son; Soumya and Harman's adopted son (2020)
** Vivaan Yogesh Sharma as Child Soham Singh (2019–2020)
* Sarika Dhillon as Mahi Singh – Harman's ex-wife; Heer's mother (2019–2021)
* [[Parag Tyagi]] as [[Deputy superintendent of police|DSP]] Sant Baksh Singh – Baksh's son; Tejinder's brother; Parmeet's husband; Daljeet, Simran and Virat's father (2020–2021)
* Gauri Tonk/[[Jasveer Kaur]] as Parmeet Singh – Sant Baksh's wife; Daljeet, Simran and Virat's mother (2020) / (2020–2021)
* Rachana Mistry/Visha Vira as Simran Singh – Parmeet and Sant Baksh's daughter; Daljeet and Virat's sister; Rohan's wife (2020–2021) / (2021)
* [[Aakash Talwar]] as Daljeet Singh – Parmeet and Sant Baksh's elder son; Simran and Virat's brother; Gurwinder's husband (2020–2021)
* [[Ekroop Bedi]] as Gurwinder Singh – Daljeet's wife (2020–2021)
* [[Nimisha Vakharia]] as Tejinder Singh – Baksh's daughter; Sant Baksh's sister (2020)
* [[Paintal (comedian)|Kanwarjit Paintal]] as Baksh Singh – Sant Baksh and Tejinder's father; Daljeet, Simran and Virat's grandfather (2020)
* Sonam Arora as Angel – [[Transgender]]; Maharani's disciple; Soumya and Heer's enemy (2020–2021)
* [[Roshni Sahota]]/Iti Kaurav as Surbhi Singh – Nimmi and Maninder's younger daughter; Soumya's sister; Harman and Varun's ex-wife; Soham's mother (2016–2018) / (2018–2019) (Dead)
** Tasheen Shah as Child Surbhi Singh (2016)
* [[Reena Kapoor]] as Nimmi Kaur Singh – Anjana's daughter; Maninder's wife; Soumya and Surbhi's mother; Soham's grandmother (2016) (Dead)
* [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] as Maninder Singh – Nalini's son; Nimmi's widower; Soumya and Surbhi's father; Soham's grandfather (2016–2019; 2019–2020)
* Dishi Duggal as Anjana Singh – Nimmi's mother; Soumya and Surbhi's grandmother; Soham's great-grandmother (2016–2019) (Dead)
* Mamata Luthra as Nalini Singh – Maninder's mother; Soumya and Surbhi's grandmother; Soham's great-grandmother (2016–2019; 2019–2020)
* [[Tanvi Kishore]] as Sweety Singh – Varun's wife (2019)
* Prakash Ramchandani as Nihal Singh – Harak, Veeran and Harjeet's brother; Preeto's ex-husband (2019) (Dead)
* Unknown/Rishikesh Ingley/Kush Sharma as Balwinder Singh – Kishanlal's son; Raavi's former husband; Chintu's father (2016–2017) / (2017–2019) / (2021) (Dead)
* Unknown as Kishanlal Singh – Balwinder's father; Chintu's grandfather (2016–2018; 2021)
* [[Krutika Desai Khan]] as Payal Singh – Preeto and Sukha's mother; Harman, Raavi and Garry's grandmother (2018)
* Jaswant Menaria as Sukhwinder Singh – Payal's son; Preeto's brother; Sunaina's husband; Gurmeet's father (2019)
* [[Shivani Gosain]] as Sunaina Singh – Sukhwinder's wife; Gurmeet's mother (2019)
* [[Rohit Chandel]] as Gurmeet Singh – Sunaina and Sukhwinder's son (2019)
* [[Sahil Uppal]] as Vedant Bansal – Sunil's son; Rekha's brother; Soumya's obsessive lover (2019)
* [[Shweta Sinha]] as Rekha Bansal – Sunil's daughter; Vedant's sister; Vidhaan's wife; Rohan's mother (2019) (Dead)
* Unknown as Vidhaan Singh – Rekha's husband; Rohan's father (2019) (Dead)
* [[Rajesh Puri]] as Sunil Bansal – Harak and Harman's business partner; Rekha and Vedant's father; Rohan's grandfather (2019)
* [[Ayaz Ahmed]] as Arjun – Vedant's ally (2019)
* Hitanshu Jinsi as Ankush Khurana – Sindhu's husband (2019)
* [[Preeti Puri]] as Dr. Gayatri Mathur (2019)
* Avisha Shahu as Reet Mathur – Gayatri's daughter; Heer, Rohan and Soham's friend (2019)
* [[Rohit Roy]] as Nishant Bhalla (2019)
* Emir Shah as Monty – Harman's friend (2016)
* Shivani Chakraborty as Mahima – Shanno's relative; Harman's ex-fiancée (2016)
* Mahi Sharma as Kalsi – Soumya and Surbhi's best friend (2016–2017)
* [[Kishori Shahane]] as Sharmani – [[Transgender]] (2016–2017)
* [[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]] as Mohini – Harak's former mistress (2017–2018)
* [[Anand Goradia]] as Maharani – [[Transgender]]; Soumya's enemy from [[Bangkok]]; Angel's mentor (2017; 2018; 2019)
* Chhavi Awasthi as Chameli – [[Transgender]] (2017–2021)
* Sonal Handa as Jeet Singh – Motilal's son; Jasleen's brother; Raavi's former husband (2018)
* [[Amrita Prakash]] as Jasleen Kaur Singh – Motilal's daughter; Jeet's sister; Harman's childhood friend (2018)
* [[Hemant Choudhary]] as Motilal Singh – Jasleen and Jeet's father; Harak's friend (2018)
* Dheeraj Gumbar as Sumit Kapoor – Surbhi's business partner and friend (2018)
* [[Sahil Mehta]] as Sameer Singh – Gopika's son; Soumya's obsessive lover (2018)
* Tiya Gandwani as Dr. Lavneet Kaushal – Harman's obsessive lover (2018)
* Alka Mogha as Gopika Singh – Sameer's mother (2018)
* Shiva Gupta as Esha – Heer's friend (2020)
* Prerna Panwar as Nutan – [[Transgender]]; Heer's best friend (2020)
* Sonya Ayodhya as Jharna Narula – Uttam's daughter; Virat's former fiancée (2020)
* [[Naveen Saini]] as [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] Uttam Narula – Jharna's father (2020)
* [[Sikandar Kharbanda]] as Indrajit Shergill (2020)
* [[Aniruddh Dave]] as Shyam – [[Transgender]]; Angel's partner (2021)
* Pankaj Bhatia as Jagjit Singh – Jatinder's elder son; Akshay's brother; Archana's husband (2021)
* Bhawna Hada / [[Kaveri Priyam]] as Dr. Isha Hooda – Virat's childhood friend (2021)
* Anahita Jahabaksh as Jatinder Kaul – Jagjit and Akshay's mother; Kuhu's grandmother (2021)
* Neha Narang as Archana Kaul – Jagjit's wife (2021)
* [[Kapil Nirmal]] as Jeet (2021)
* Sanjeev Siddharth as Harishchandra – Jeet's grandfather (2021)
* [[Puneett Chouksey]] as Dr. Akshay Kaul – Jatinder's younger son; Jagjit's brother; Kuhu's father; Heer and Virat's friend (2021)
* Salman Shaikh as Arjun Randhawa – Kamini's son; Nayantara's brother; Simran's ex-boyfriend (2021)
* [[Dharti Bhatt]] as Nayantara Randhawa – Kamini's daughter; Arjun's sister; Virat's former bride (2021)
* Unknown as Kamini Randhawa – Parmeet's childhood friend; Arjun and Nayantara's mother (2021)
* Paras Zutshi as Guru – Heer and Virat's friend (2021)
* [[Abigail Jain]] as Riya (2019)
* [[Mouli Ganguly]] as Shruti Bhalla (2019)
* [[Nikita Sharma]] as Archana Kapoor (2019)
* [[Rushad Rana]] as Advocate Navjot Chaddha (2019)
* [[Ronit Roy]] as Advocate Rajat Singh (2019)
* Preetika Chauhan as Sneha Singh (2019)
* [[Roopal Tyagi]] as Manasvi (2019)

===Special appearances===
* [[Salman Khan]] to promote ''[[Big Boss 10]]'' (2016)
* [[Parineeti Chopra]] and [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] to promote ''[[Meri Pyaari Bindu]]'' (2017)
* [[Jay Soni]] as Bakool Vasavda from ''[[Bhaag Bakool Bhaag]]'' (2017)
* [[Helly Shah]] as Devanshi Bakshi from ''[[Devanshi (TV series)|Devanshi]]'' (2017))
* [[Piyush Sahdev]] as Pavan Bakshi from ''Devanshi'' (2017)
* [[Varun Kapoor]] as Dr. Veer Malhotra from ''[[Savitri Devi College & Hospital]]'' (2017)
* Swarda Thigle as Dr. Saachi Malhotra/Mishra from ''Savitri Devi College & Hospital'' (2017)
* [[Vikram Sakhalkar]] as Dr. Kabir Kapoor from ''Savitri Devi College & Hospital'' (2017)
* [[Meera Deosthale]] as Chakor Rajvanshi from ''[[Udaan (2014 TV series)|Udaan]]'' (2017)/(2018)
* [[Sahil Uppal]] as Kunal Singhania from ''[[Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman]]'' (2017)
* [[Sangeita Chauhan]] as Meghna Singhania from ''Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman'' (2017)
* [[Sidharth Shukla]] as Parth Bhanushali from ''[[Dil Se Dil Tak (TV series)|Dil Se Dil Tak]]'' (2017)
* [[Rashami Desai]] as Shorvori Parth Bhanushali from ''Dil Se Dil Tak'' (2017)
* [[Jasmin Bhasin]] as Teni Bhanushali from ''Dil Se Dil Tak'' (2017)
* [[Arjun Bijlani]] as Deep Raj Singh/Deep Raichand from ''[[Ishq Mein Marjawan]]'' (2018)
* [[Aalisha Panwar]] as Aarohi Raichand from ''Ishq Mein Marjawan'' (2018)
* [[Ritvik Arora]] as Ahaan Dhanrajgir from ''[[Tu Aashiqui]]'' (2018)
* [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Aditi Rao Hydari]] to promote ''[[Bhoomi (2017 film)|Bhoomi]]'' (2017)
* [[Krystle D'Souza]] as Roopa from ''[[Belan Wali Bahu]]'' (2018)
* [[Harshad Chopda]] as Aditya Hooda from ''[[Bepannah]]'' (2018)
* [[Jannat Zubair Rahmani]] as Pankti Dhanrajgir from ''Tu Aashiqui'' (2018)
* [[Affan Khan]] as Young Roopendra Singh Vaghela to promote ''[[Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop]]'' (2018)
* [[Ankita Lokhande]] on [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] (2018)
* [[Mouni Roy]] on Ganesh Chaturthi (2018)
* [[Gauahar Khan]] on Ganesh Chaturthi (2018)
* [[Shashank Vyas]] as Roopendra Singh Vaghela from ''Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop'' (2018)
* [[Avika Gor]] as Anushka Sangwan from ''[[Laado 2 (TV series)|Laado 2]]'' (2018)
* [[Drashti Dhami]] as Nandini Thakur from ''[[Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka]]'' (2018)
* [[Aashish Kaul]] as Milkha Singh Khanna – Mallika's brother (2019)
* [[Arjit Taneja]] as Azaan from ''[[Bahu Begum]]'' (2019)
* [[Samiksha Jaiswal]] as Noor from ''Bahu Begum'' (2019)
* [[Kunal Jaisingh]] as Reyansh Khurana from ''[[Pavitra Bhagya]]'' (2020)
* Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia as Meher from ''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]'' (2020)
* Siddharth Kumar For Online Promotion of NIIT Class (2021)
* Meenakshi Sharma as Meenakshi: Akshay's former's girlfriend, Kuhu's mother (only in flashbacks) (2021)

==Production==
===Casting===
After a ten-year leap in June 2016, child actors Mahira Khurrana and Tasheen Shah were replaced by [[Rubina Dilaik]] and [[Roshni Sahota]] respectively. [[Vivian Dsena]] was roped in as the male lead. Besides them [[Kamya Panjabi]], [[Sudesh Berry]], [[Garima Jain]], Bhuvan Chopra, Aarya Rawal, [[Ashlesha Thakur]] and Lakshya Handa joined the cast.

In November 2016 [[Reena Kapoor]] quit the series and her character Nimmi died. It had a crossover with [[Sasural Simar Ka]] in April 2017 and [[Savitri Devi College & Hospital]] in June 2017. In August 2017 [[Anand Goradia]] was chosen to play Maharani. In November 2017 [[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]] bagged the series as Mohini. Three months later, Jain left the show and was replaced by [[Pooja Singh]]. Later [[Amrita Prakash]] was roped in to play Jasleen. Some other new cast entered including [[Sahil Mehta]], [[Hemant Choudhary]], Alka Mogha and Sonal Handa.

Afterwards [[Krutika Desai Khan]] played Payal but she later quit the show. The same month Sahota too quit. During Soumya and Harman's memory loss story, Tiya Gandwani joined the cast as Lavneet Kaushal whereas Mehta and Mogha returned. In very late of December 2018 Iti Kaurav replaced Sahota as Surbhi, but quit after a short 10 episodes in January 2019, before Jaswant Menaria, [[Shivani Gosain]] and Rohit Chandel joined the cast. In March 2019, [[Rohit Roy]], [[Ronit Roy]], [[Mouli Ganguly]] and [[Roopal Tyagi]] were cast and [[Aashish Kaul]] appeared in a special appearance.

Next month, [[Nidhi Bhavsar]] and Hitanshu Jinsi entered. In May 2019, [[Nikita Sharma]] and Prakash Ramchandani were seen in the series. In June 2019, [[Sahil Uppal]] entered in a negative role along with [[Rajesh Puri]]. In July 2019, Sarika Dhillon became a part of the show. Next month, [[Shweta Sinha]] was cast for a short appearance and Dsena quit because of not wanting to play a father, as a five-year leap was confirmed.

In September 2019, child actors Sumaiya Khan, Vivaan Sharma and [[Meet Mukhi]] were cast in the series. In October 2019, Mamta Luthra, Handa and [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] returned while Preeti Puri and Avisha Shahu became a part of the show. Initially the 16 year leap was planned for November 2019, but got extended to January 2020. Dilaik quit the show, and several actors joined the cast, with [[Jigyasa Singh]] and [[Simba Nagpal]] as new leads. Others included [[Avinash Mukherjee]], [[Meherzan Mazda]], [[Parag Tyagi]], Gauri Tonk, [[Paintal (comedian)|Kanwarjit Paintal]], [[Aakash Talwar]], Vaani Sharma, [[Ekroop Bedi]] and Rachana Mistry. In February 2020, Sonyaa Ayodhya, Prerna Panwar and [[Naveen Saini]] were hired. In late June 2020 actress Gauri Tonk quit the show and was replaced by [[Jasveer Kaur]]. In October 2020, [[Avinash Mukherjee]] also left the show.

In February 2021, Aarya Rawal who played as Shanno quit the show. In March 2021, [[Rubina Dilaik]] joined the show again. In April 2021, [[Cezanne Khan]] replaced [[Vivian Dsena]] and joined the show as Harman Singh.

== Adaptations ==
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!style="background:LightSteelBlue;"| Original Release
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| [[Hindi]]
| ''Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki'' <br> शक्ति - अस्तित्व के एहसास की
| 30 May 2016
| [[Colors TV]]
| 1 October 2021
| Original
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| ''[[Lek Majhi Durga]]'' <br> लेक माझी दुर्गा
| 14 February 2022
| [[Colors Marathi]]
| 24 September 2022
| rowspan="2" | Remake
|-
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| ''[[Aaina - Roop Nahin, Haqeeqat Bhi Dikhaye]]'' <br> आइना - रूप नहीं, हकीकत भी दिखाये
|11 December 2023
| [[Dangal (TV channel)|Dangal TV]]
| 7 April 2024
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
GenreDrama
Created byRashmi Sharma
Written by
  • Rashmi Sharma
    Shanti Bhushan
    Madhu Pandey
    Vikram Khurana
Screenplay byShilpa F D'Mello
Sancheeta Bose
Dialogues
Sharad Chandra Tripathi
Directed byPankaj Kumar
Creative directorsSoniaa Mehta
Palash Mandloi
StarringSee below
Theme music composerAnand Raaj Anand[1]
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1360
Production
ProducersRashmi Sharma
Pawan Kumar Marut
CinematographyDanny
Santosh
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time21 minutes approx.
Production companyRashmi Sharma Telefilms
Original release
NetworkColors TV
Release30 May 2016 (2016-05-30) –
1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)

Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki (transl. Strength — feeling of existence) is an Indian Hindi-language social drama television series produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms airing from 30 May 2016 to 1 October 2021 on Colors TV.[2] It starred Rubina Dilaik, Vivian Dsena, Jigyasa Singh, Simba Nagpal and Cezanne Khan. This show is the fourth longest-running television show of Colors TV.[3][4]

Plot

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Set in rural Punjab, Maninder and his mother Nalini try to bury the 1-year-old Soumya alive. They're caught by Nimmi who saves her and warns Maninder that if he and Nalini try to kill Soumya again, she won't spare them.

8 years later

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Soumya is a quiet and simple girl, raised lovingly by Nimmi but hated by Maninder and Nalini. Her happy-go-lucky and bubbly sister, Surbhi gets all the love and attention in the family from their father and grandmother.

14 years later

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Grown-up, Soumya mostly lives inside. Currently in college, Surbhi teaches a lesson to the spoilt troublemaker Harman. Vengeful, he vows to punish her but mistakenly kidnaps Soumya. Harman's father, Harak Singh orders Harman to marry Soumya in order to avoid social embarrassment. They marry and soon fall in love. Nimmi reveals Soumya's truth that she is a transgender.

This leaves Harman enraged, but he later starts loving Soumya. Knowing Soumya's truth, Harman's mother, Preeto, traumatizes Nimmi, who dies of cardiac arrest. Later, Preeto asks Soumya to pitch Harman and Surbhi. For Soumya's sake, the two marry but Surbhi later divorces Harman in order to not come between him and Soumya. Preeto tells the truth to Harman that she first married Harak's elder brother, but after few years of marriage he left her, then she married Harak Singh and they give birth to Harman and Raavi. Harak's nephew, Varun, who hates Harak, marries Surbhi to remain close to them pretending to be a well-wisher. Eventually, Preeto realizes her misdeeds and accepts Soumya.

After numerous twists, Varun is finally disowned by Harak, who finds out his intentions. Pregnant, Surbhi returns from Delhi. In a confrontation, Varun ends up accidentally injuring her. Before dying, Surbhi delivers a son, Soham and hands over Soumya his responsibility. Varun is jailed for Surbhi's murder.

Preeto again starts hating Soumya, as she had to do widow's ritual, after her first husband, Nihaal's death. Thus, Soumya leaves them with Soham and lives in Mallika's community. She takes care of Vedant Bansal, who falls for her. As she rejects him, Vedant gets Harman jailed to blackmail Soumya. Soumya fakes her marriage to save Harman, who misunderstood her. In envy, Harman marries Mahi.

Soon after, Harman has liver problems due to excessive drinking. Mahi is pregnant. Harman finds out the truth about Soumya and Vedant's fake marriage and how Vedant threatened Soumya. He comes to save her but gets assumed dead as Vedant pushes him off a cliff and thus is jailed. Soumya and Preeto reunite and adopt Vedant's nephew, Rohan. Later, Mahi delivers a transgender child and disowns her. Soumya and Preeto stop Mahi and take responsibility of the child. Harak names the child Heer, unaware of her truth.

5 years later

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Heer is a bubbly girl, brought up by Soumya and Preeto. On knowing her truth, Harak intends to kill Heer but is arrested. Bailed, Varun returns and tries to get Soham back. But Maninder exposes he killed Surbhi so Soham disowns him. The police allows Harak to meet Preeto. Harak asks to send Soumya away if she wants him to accept Heer. Preeto agrees; Soumya leaves with a tearful goodbye but vows to return after years.

16 years later

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Heer is grown into a strong girl and is fiercely protected by Soham and Rohan. Heer falls in love with Virat and they elope to marry. However, Preeto reveals Heer's truth to Virat who initially hates her. Later, Virat realizes that he loves Heer and hides her truth. Virat and Heer marry. Eventually, everyone learns Heer's long-hidden truth. Heer blames her family for hiding her truth but soon understands their love for her. Angel manipulates Heer into joining their clan. Later, Virat comes to get her but gets beaten up. Heer falls off a cliff and presumed died while trying to save Virat.

After 6 months, Heer is shown to be alive and working as a caretaker and namesake family member of Dr. Akshay's family. Virat has gone mad. Heer returns to her family finding about Virat, who recovers and reunites with her. They are attacked by Angel. Soumya returns home after 16 years to protect her family. Surprisingly back and alive, Harman also reconciles with the family after years, proving he's Harman, though his face changed (as he got surgery). Angel is jailed. Soumya and Harman unite with Heer after years, who also remarries Virat. Heer hires a maid Gitu, who is molested by Virat's brother, Daljit. Heer fights for Gitu's justice but is killed by Parmeet, Daljeet and Sant Baksh.

Soumya, Harman and Virat eventually learn about Heer's death. They make Parmeet, Daljeet and Santbaksh confess their crime who get arrested. Raavi's son, Chintu returns to destroy Harak's family. Preeto and Soumya save a transgender baby from being buried alive. They adopt the child, being supported by entire family. Chintu and Angel team up to snatch the family happiness, but finally realize their mistakes. Preeto names the baby as Shagun. Soumya wills to protect and raise her by letting her know her truth. The show ends on a happy note, with the family united.

Cast

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Main

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  • Rubina Dilaik as Soumya Singh – Transgender; Nimmi and Maninder's elder daughter; Surbhi's sister; Harman's wife; Heer's stepmother; Soham, Rohan and Shagun's adoptive mother (2016–2020; 2021)[5]
    • Mahira Khurana as Child Soumya Singh (2016)
  • Vivian Dsena / Cezanne Khan as Harman Singh – Preeto and Harak's son; Raavi's brother; Surbhi and Mahi's ex-husband; Soumya's husband; Heer's father; Soham and Shagun's adoptive father (2016–2019) / (2021) [6]
  • Jigyasa Singh as Heer Singh – Transgender; Harman and Mahi's daughter; Soumya's stepdaughter; Chintu and Soham's cousin; Virat's wife (2020–2021) (Dead)
    • Sumaiya Khan as Child Heer Singh (2019–2020)
  • Simba Nagpal as Virat Singh – Parmeet and Sant Baksh's younger son; Daljeet and Simran's brother; Heer's widower (2020–2021)

Recurring

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  • Kamya Panjabi as Preeto Kaur Singh – Payal's daughter; Sukhwinder's sister; Nihaal's ex-wife; Harak's wife; Harman and Raavi's mother; Chintu and Heer's grandmother (2016–2021)
  • Sudesh Berry as Harak Singh – Nihaal, Veeran and Harjeet's brother; Preeto's husband; Harman and Raavi's father; Chintu and Heer's grandfather (2016–2021)
  • Lakshya Handa as Varun Singh – Harjeet and Amarinder's son; Surbhi's ex-husband; Sweety's husband; Soham's father (2016–2019; 2019–2020)
  • Garima Jain / Pooja Singh as Raavi Singh – Preeto and Harak's daughter; Harman's sister; Balwinder and Jeet's ex-wife; Chintu's mother (2016–2018) / (2018–2021)
  • Bhuvan Chopra as Veeran Singh – Nihaal, Harak and Harjeet's brother; Shanno's husband; Sindhu and Praval's father (2016–2021)
  • Aarya Rawal as Shanno Singh – Veeran's wife; Sindhu and Praval's mother (2016–2021)
  • Ekta Singh as Mallika Khanna – Transgender; Milkha's sister; Soumya's mother-figure (2016–2021)
  • Kajol Saroj as Kareena – Transgender; Soumya and Heer's enemy (2016–2018; 2019; 2020; 2021) (Dead)
  • Tushar Kawale as Chintu "Angad" Singh – Raavi and Balwinder's son (2021)
    • Unknown as Child Chintu Singh (2017–2018)
  • Nidhi Bhavsar / Vaani Sharma as Sindhu Khurana – Veeran and Shanno's daughter; Praval's sister; Ankush's wife (2019–2020) / (2020–2021)
  • Meherzan Mazda as Rohan Singh – Rekha and Vidhaan's son; Soumya's adoptive son; Simran's husband (2020–2021)
    • Unknown/Meet Mukhi as Child Rohan Singh (2019–2020)
  • Avinash Mukherjee as Soham Singh – Surbhi and Varun's son; Soumya and Harman's adopted son (2020)
    • Vivaan Yogesh Sharma as Child Soham Singh (2019–2020)
  • Sarika Dhillon as Mahi Singh – Harman's ex-wife; Heer's mother (2019–2021)
  • Parag Tyagi as DSP Sant Baksh Singh – Baksh's son; Tejinder's brother; Parmeet's husband; Daljeet, Simran and Virat's father (2020–2021)
  • Gauri Tonk/Jasveer Kaur as Parmeet Singh – Sant Baksh's wife; Daljeet, Simran and Virat's mother (2020) / (2020–2021)
  • Rachana Mistry/Visha Vira as Simran Singh – Parmeet and Sant Baksh's daughter; Daljeet and Virat's sister; Rohan's wife (2020–2021) / (2021)
  • Aakash Talwar as Daljeet Singh – Parmeet and Sant Baksh's elder son; Simran and Virat's brother; Gurwinder's husband (2020–2021)
  • Ekroop Bedi as Gurwinder Singh – Daljeet's wife (2020–2021)
  • Nimisha Vakharia as Tejinder Singh – Baksh's daughter; Sant Baksh's sister (2020)
  • Kanwarjit Paintal as Baksh Singh – Sant Baksh and Tejinder's father; Daljeet, Simran and Virat's grandfather (2020)
  • Sonam Arora as Angel – Transgender; Maharani's disciple; Soumya and Heer's enemy (2020–2021)
  • Roshni Sahota/Iti Kaurav as Surbhi Singh – Nimmi and Maninder's younger daughter; Soumya's sister; Harman and Varun's ex-wife; Soham's mother (2016–2018) / (2018–2019) (Dead)
    • Tasheen Shah as Child Surbhi Singh (2016)
  • Reena Kapoor as Nimmi Kaur Singh – Anjana's daughter; Maninder's wife; Soumya and Surbhi's mother; Soham's grandmother (2016) (Dead)
  • Ayub Khan as Maninder Singh – Nalini's son; Nimmi's widower; Soumya and Surbhi's father; Soham's grandfather (2016–2019; 2019–2020)
  • Dishi Duggal as Anjana Singh – Nimmi's mother; Soumya and Surbhi's grandmother; Soham's great-grandmother (2016–2019) (Dead)
  • Mamata Luthra as Nalini Singh – Maninder's mother; Soumya and Surbhi's grandmother; Soham's great-grandmother (2016–2019; 2019–2020)
  • Tanvi Kishore as Sweety Singh – Varun's wife (2019)
  • Prakash Ramchandani as Nihal Singh – Harak, Veeran and Harjeet's brother; Preeto's ex-husband (2019) (Dead)
  • Unknown/Rishikesh Ingley/Kush Sharma as Balwinder Singh – Kishanlal's son; Raavi's former husband; Chintu's father (2016–2017) / (2017–2019) / (2021) (Dead)
  • Unknown as Kishanlal Singh – Balwinder's father; Chintu's grandfather (2016–2018; 2021)
  • Krutika Desai Khan as Payal Singh – Preeto and Sukha's mother; Harman, Raavi and Garry's grandmother (2018)
  • Jaswant Menaria as Sukhwinder Singh – Payal's son; Preeto's brother; Sunaina's husband; Gurmeet's father (2019)
  • Shivani Gosain as Sunaina Singh – Sukhwinder's wife; Gurmeet's mother (2019)
  • Rohit Chandel as Gurmeet Singh – Sunaina and Sukhwinder's son (2019)
  • Sahil Uppal as Vedant Bansal – Sunil's son; Rekha's brother; Soumya's obsessive lover (2019)
  • Shweta Sinha as Rekha Bansal – Sunil's daughter; Vedant's sister; Vidhaan's wife; Rohan's mother (2019) (Dead)
  • Unknown as Vidhaan Singh – Rekha's husband; Rohan's father (2019) (Dead)
  • Rajesh Puri as Sunil Bansal – Harak and Harman's business partner; Rekha and Vedant's father; Rohan's grandfather (2019)
  • Ayaz Ahmed as Arjun – Vedant's ally (2019)
  • Hitanshu Jinsi as Ankush Khurana – Sindhu's husband (2019)
  • Preeti Puri as Dr. Gayatri Mathur (2019)
  • Avisha Shahu as Reet Mathur – Gayatri's daughter; Heer, Rohan and Soham's friend (2019)
  • Rohit Roy as Nishant Bhalla (2019)
  • Emir Shah as Monty – Harman's friend (2016)
  • Shivani Chakraborty as Mahima – Shanno's relative; Harman's ex-fiancée (2016)
  • Mahi Sharma as Kalsi – Soumya and Surbhi's best friend (2016–2017)
  • Kishori Shahane as Sharmani – Transgender (2016–2017)
  • Sara Khan as Mohini – Harak's former mistress (2017–2018)
  • Anand Goradia as Maharani – Transgender; Soumya's enemy from Bangkok; Angel's mentor (2017; 2018; 2019)
  • Chhavi Awasthi as Chameli – Transgender (2017–2021)
  • Sonal Handa as Jeet Singh – Motilal's son; Jasleen's brother; Raavi's former husband (2018)
  • Amrita Prakash as Jasleen Kaur Singh – Motilal's daughter; Jeet's sister; Harman's childhood friend (2018)
  • Hemant Choudhary as Motilal Singh – Jasleen and Jeet's father; Harak's friend (2018)
  • Dheeraj Gumbar as Sumit Kapoor – Surbhi's business partner and friend (2018)
  • Sahil Mehta as Sameer Singh – Gopika's son; Soumya's obsessive lover (2018)
  • Tiya Gandwani as Dr. Lavneet Kaushal – Harman's obsessive lover (2018)
  • Alka Mogha as Gopika Singh – Sameer's mother (2018)
  • Shiva Gupta as Esha – Heer's friend (2020)
  • Prerna Panwar as Nutan – Transgender; Heer's best friend (2020)
  • Sonya Ayodhya as Jharna Narula – Uttam's daughter; Virat's former fiancée (2020)
  • Naveen Saini as DIG Uttam Narula – Jharna's father (2020)
  • Sikandar Kharbanda as Indrajit Shergill (2020)
  • Aniruddh Dave as Shyam – Transgender; Angel's partner (2021)
  • Pankaj Bhatia as Jagjit Singh – Jatinder's elder son; Akshay's brother; Archana's husband (2021)
  • Bhawna Hada / Kaveri Priyam as Dr. Isha Hooda – Virat's childhood friend (2021)
  • Anahita Jahabaksh as Jatinder Kaul – Jagjit and Akshay's mother; Kuhu's grandmother (2021)
  • Neha Narang as Archana Kaul – Jagjit's wife (2021)
  • Kapil Nirmal as Jeet (2021)
  • Sanjeev Siddharth as Harishchandra – Jeet's grandfather (2021)
  • Puneett Chouksey as Dr. Akshay Kaul – Jatinder's younger son; Jagjit's brother; Kuhu's father; Heer and Virat's friend (2021)
  • Salman Shaikh as Arjun Randhawa – Kamini's son; Nayantara's brother; Simran's ex-boyfriend (2021)
  • Dharti Bhatt as Nayantara Randhawa – Kamini's daughter; Arjun's sister; Virat's former bride (2021)
  • Unknown as Kamini Randhawa – Parmeet's childhood friend; Arjun and Nayantara's mother (2021)
  • Paras Zutshi as Guru – Heer and Virat's friend (2021)
  • Abigail Jain as Riya (2019)
  • Mouli Ganguly as Shruti Bhalla (2019)
  • Nikita Sharma as Archana Kapoor (2019)
  • Rushad Rana as Advocate Navjot Chaddha (2019)
  • Ronit Roy as Advocate Rajat Singh (2019)
  • Preetika Chauhan as Sneha Singh (2019)
  • Roopal Tyagi as Manasvi (2019)

Special appearances

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Production

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Casting

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After a ten-year leap in June 2016, child actors Mahira Khurrana and Tasheen Shah were replaced by Rubina Dilaik and Roshni Sahota respectively. Vivian Dsena was roped in as the male lead. Besides them Kamya Panjabi, Sudesh Berry, Garima Jain, Bhuvan Chopra, Aarya Rawal, Ashlesha Thakur and Lakshya Handa joined the cast.

In November 2016 Reena Kapoor quit the series and her character Nimmi died. It had a crossover with Sasural Simar Ka in April 2017 and Savitri Devi College & Hospital in June 2017. In August 2017 Anand Goradia was chosen to play Maharani. In November 2017 Sara Khan bagged the series as Mohini. Three months later, Jain left the show and was replaced by Pooja Singh. Later Amrita Prakash was roped in to play Jasleen. Some other new cast entered including Sahil Mehta, Hemant Choudhary, Alka Mogha and Sonal Handa.

Afterwards Krutika Desai Khan played Payal but she later quit the show. The same month Sahota too quit. During Soumya and Harman's memory loss story, Tiya Gandwani joined the cast as Lavneet Kaushal whereas Mehta and Mogha returned. In very late of December 2018 Iti Kaurav replaced Sahota as Surbhi, but quit after a short 10 episodes in January 2019, before Jaswant Menaria, Shivani Gosain and Rohit Chandel joined the cast. In March 2019, Rohit Roy, Ronit Roy, Mouli Ganguly and Roopal Tyagi were cast and Aashish Kaul appeared in a special appearance.

Next month, Nidhi Bhavsar and Hitanshu Jinsi entered. In May 2019, Nikita Sharma and Prakash Ramchandani were seen in the series. In June 2019, Sahil Uppal entered in a negative role along with Rajesh Puri. In July 2019, Sarika Dhillon became a part of the show. Next month, Shweta Sinha was cast for a short appearance and Dsena quit because of not wanting to play a father, as a five-year leap was confirmed.

In September 2019, child actors Sumaiya Khan, Vivaan Sharma and Meet Mukhi were cast in the series. In October 2019, Mamta Luthra, Handa and Ayub Khan returned while Preeti Puri and Avisha Shahu became a part of the show. Initially the 16 year leap was planned for November 2019, but got extended to January 2020. Dilaik quit the show, and several actors joined the cast, with Jigyasa Singh and Simba Nagpal as new leads. Others included Avinash Mukherjee, Meherzan Mazda, Parag Tyagi, Gauri Tonk, Kanwarjit Paintal, Aakash Talwar, Vaani Sharma, Ekroop Bedi and Rachana Mistry. In February 2020, Sonyaa Ayodhya, Prerna Panwar and Naveen Saini were hired. In late June 2020 actress Gauri Tonk quit the show and was replaced by Jasveer Kaur. In October 2020, Avinash Mukherjee also left the show.

In February 2021, Aarya Rawal who played as Shanno quit the show. In March 2021, Rubina Dilaik joined the show again. In April 2021, Cezanne Khan replaced Vivian Dsena and joined the show as Harman Singh.

Adaptations

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Language Title Original Release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Hindi Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
शक्ति - अस्तित्व के एहसास की 		30 May 2016 Colors TV 1 October 2021 Original
Marathi Lek Majhi Durga
लेक माझी दुर्गा 		14 February 2022 Colors Marathi 24 September 2022 Remake
Hindi Aaina - Roop Nahin, Haqeeqat Bhi Dikhaye
आइना - रूप नहीं, हकीकत भी दिखाये 		11 December 2023 Dangal TV 7 April 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Richa Sharma and Anand Raaj Anand to sing title track of Shakti … Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii". The Times of India. 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Richa Sharma and Anand Raaj Anand to sing title track of Shakti … Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii". The Times of India. 17 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Colors to air 'Shakti…Astitva Ke Ehsaas Kii' from 30 May". Indian Television. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Jigyasa Singh on playing transgender in Colors' Shakti – Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki". EasternEye. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki actress Rubina Dilaik says goodbye to the show, shares pics with co-stars". India Today. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Kamya Punjabi pens emotional note as Vivian Dsena bids adieu to Shakti". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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