Seeta Aur Geeta
Created by	Sunil Bohra
Based on	Seeta Aur Geeta by Salim–Javed
Directed by	Maqbool Khan
Starring	See below
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	90
Production
Producer	Sunil Bohra
Running time	24 minutes
Original release
Network	NDTV Imagine
Release	25 May (2009-05-25) – 25 September 2009 (2009-09-25)

Seeta Aur Geeta is an Indian television drama series that aired on NDTV Imagine.^[1] It was adapted from the Bollywood film of the same name (1972), written by Salim–Javed.^[2][3] The series was produced by Sunil Bohra and directed by Maqbool Khan.^[4][5] It aired on NDTV Imagine from 25 May 2009 to 25 September 2009.^[6][7]

Plot

Set in backdrop of Mumbai, Seeta and Geeta are daughters of rich parents who get separated as children. The family maid runs off with Geeta. She grows in the middle class as the maid's daughter and becomes a bully. Seeta grows in the loving care of her parents and becomes an introvert. When her parents die in an accident, evil relatives take over her family fortune and treat her like maid.

Chaos ensues when Seeta and Geeta come face to face. They decide to exchange places. Geeta takes revenge from evil relatives posing as Seeta and Seeta lives simple life in the streets while falling in love with Seeta's thug friend Raka.

Cast

Guest appearance

• Shweta Tiwari as Raka's dream girl^[9]

Production

Initially planned for 260 episodes, it ultimately ended with only 90 episodes.^[10][11]

Rahil Azam was originally cast as Raka, one of the lead characters. A few episodes were produced with Azam in the role, but two months before the premiere he was suffering from malaria and was replaced by Gaurav Dixit. Azam's sequences were re-shot with Dixit before the premiere.^[12]