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Jawahar Sareen is head of the Sareen Family, who has retired from his family business. He spends his time luxuriously with his wife, ‘Nirmala’ and grand children in his tastefully created palatial house. He has handed over the charge of his business to his second son Shailendra. About 25 years ago, certain actions by Jawahar led to his broken marriage with Nirmala. While Nirmala could never forgive him, she continued to stay with Jawahar for the sake of her children, however in isolation their communication is bare minimum. Jawahar has tried his best to patch things up with Nirmala but all his efforts have been futile. Till date, he continues to seek her forgiveness…
Shailendra is the second son of the Sareen household. Post his father’s retirement, Shailendra took over the construction business of the Sareens. Shailendra is a shrewd businessman and an impassive person. He doesn’t like kids as he feels they bring in emotional baggage and for similar reasons hates animals too. He is callous because of which he doesn’t believe in meaningful relationships. His reckless behavior has led Shailendra to believe in infidelity. Nikita Rai, a marketing manager in his company is one such aspect of his treachery.
‘Jaane Kya Baat Hui’ is a story about Aradhana portrayed by Shweta Tiwari, who is the ‘Manjhli Bahu’ of the Sareens. She has been married to Shailendra for 10 years and is the vertebrae of the entire Sareen family. Aradhana is absolutely altruistic and benevolent. She has given up her motherhood to take care of her young nephew and niece since their mother Vrinda is handicapped due to a failed surgery. She is the backbone of the entire Sareen household as she easily manages to come out with quick solutions to the toughest problems. While she takes care of the entire family, she always tends to forget about herself…her life, her dreams, her interests and her aspirations. She starts to lose grip over her martial life and finds herself caught in a loveless marriage, wherein her husband stops being receptive towards her and her feelings. One day a mysterious stranger Shantanu enters her life that brings about turmoil in her being.
Nirmala is very competent and strong. Her life has been through many ups and downs. A certain truth about her husband disturbed her completely and has made her drift away from him. But she continues to perform her duties flawlessly and is the pillar of strength for the entire household. Post Aradhana’s marriage to Shailendra, the two have become extremely fond of each other and share a strong bond of understanding.