The show revolves around the lives of the members of an Uber Wealthy - High Society Gujarati family of Cuffe Parade - South Mumbai, whose daughter-in-law is from a middle class Delhi background.
DirectorsDeven Bhojani, Aatish Kapadia
CreatorAatish Kapadia
Meet The Sarabhais
Nov 1, 2004
Sahil, fed up with the ‘war’ between his mother Maya and wife Monisha, leaves the house. En route to Goa, he meets writer Nagesh Iyer, who writes a book about him. How will the Sarabhais react on reading it? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Dr. Acharya to The Rescue
Nov 8, 2004
Maya and Monisha share the same birthday. Sahil has to take them out for lunch and dinner dates. When Maya and Monisha make things difficult for Sahil, only Dr. Acharya can bail him out. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
The Family Gets Cricket Fever
Nov 15, 2004
Indravadan has no qualms about stealing tickets to a cricket match from Jayant. But Maya throws a spoke in his wheel. She, however, manages to get two tickets. Can Indravadan make it to the stadium? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Tiger Ya Tota?
Nov 22, 2004
Monisha is struck by the green-eyed monster and is jealous of Sahil's collegue, Dr Kiran. Maya is also suspicious about a phone call that Indravadan received. How will the Sarabhai ladies address this issue? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh has a Hit Play
Nov 29, 2004
Indravadan causes much merriment by getting an assorted bunch of people to write dialogues for Rosesh’s play. Maya soldiers on through the reading of this play and it turns out to be a great hit! Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Remembering Popat Kaka
Dec 6, 2004
Maya's Popat Kaka is no more. She, Sahil and Indravadan are putting together a song to mark the passing of Popat Kaka. Unfortunately, Maya loses her voice, all thanks to Monisha. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan, Inside a Cupboard
Dec 13, 2004
Indravadan goes missing post a heated argument with Maya. Maya finds out that he is hiding in a cupboard. She pretends to be having an affair with a friend in order to get Indu out of the hiding place. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Why should Men have All The Fun?
Dec 20, 2004
With Maya and Monisha away for a day, the men decide to have a 'boys day in'. Indravadan calls a party organiser, who lands up at the Sarabhai residence with two exotic dancers! Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Monisha Mends Her Ways
Dec 27, 2004
Monisha's carelessness makes Sahil go to his clinic with an empty tiffin box. Angry with this and the her other messy habits, Sahil employs a maid servant, Bindu bai. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
The Scrabble Contest: Indu Vs Maya
Jan 3, 2005
Indravadan makes fun of Maya, who won an interstate scrabble tournament. He starts taking scrabble training from Sahil when Maya challenges him. The stakes are high, will Indu win? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Maya Moves In With Monisha
Jan 10, 2005
Maya's sister, Vidisha decides to stay with Monisha when she comes to India for her wedding shopping. A disappointed Maya fakes illness and moves in with Monisha so that she can clean the house. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh is In Love!
Jan 17, 2005
Maggi has captured Rosesh’s heart and this annoys Maya immensely. He moves in with Maggi but it doesn't last. A sorrowful Rosesh attempts suicide. How will he recover from the heartbreak? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Tit For Tat, Indu
Jan 24, 2005
Indravadan plays a trick on Maya, who is fed up with his pranks. Dinesh, while playing a card game with Indravadan, drinks something and dies. Indravadan is shaken by this. Will anyone help him out? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indu's New Friend, Cookie Sharma
Jan 31, 2005
Indravadan’s attempts at romancing Maya fail. This leads to him fantasising about a film actress he has just met, Cookie Sharma. But will Cookie reciprocate his feelings? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Sonia's Vision Cause Chaos
Feb 7, 2005
Sonia's prediction about the death of someone in the family, whose name starts with ‘M’ scares Maya and Monisha tremendously. This leads to some very humorous situations. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh Gets Psychoanalysed
Feb 14, 2005
Rosesh, his sleeplessness and his untimely violin sessions disturb everybody to the point that Sahil makes him see a psychoanalyst. One day, Rosesh disappears and returns in a wheelchair! What happened? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Maya And Monisha Wager a Bet
Feb 21, 2005
Maya believes that men don't remember important dates while Monisha disagrees. They place a bet and put their theories to test on Indravadan and Sahil. Who will win the challenge? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Sahil's New Car
Feb 28, 2005
Sahil is thrilled with his new car. This only spurs the family into making secret plans for driving the car first. Monisha is horrified as she ends up breaking the car’s light! Will Sahil find out? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan On a Health Spree
Mar 7, 2005
Indravadan struggles with his strict diet imposed by Maya. Monisha tempts him with a cake and he eats all of it; but is later delighted to find out he has lost weight. Will he stick to his diet? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
How Sahil Met Monisha
Mar 14, 2005
Maya narrates Sahil and Monisha's story to Dushyant. Sahil was supposed to be engaged to Sarita's daughter, Priya. Then how did he fall for the middleclass Manisha? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Sahil And Monisha Getting Married
Mar 21, 2005
Maya is narrates how she had to be convinced by Sahil about his feelings for Monisha. It is Indravadan’s encouragement that prompts Sahil to propose to Monisha who breaks off with her fiancé. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Who is Dinky?
Mar 28, 2005
Monisha and Maya do not think twice about reading Sahil’s personal diary and find that he has written about a woman called Dinky. Sahil evades Monisha’s questions about Dinky. Who is she? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Séance to Connect With Baa
Apr 4, 2005
The Sarabhais face the prospect of their house being demolished and are unable to find their lease papers. They resort to a séance to connect with Baa. With Monisha as the medium, will it work? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Baa Possesses Monisha
Apr 11, 2005
Monisha seems to be possessed by the spirit of Baa and imposes her will on the family. But Maya smells something fishy! With Monisha out of the way, she plans Sahil's second wedding. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Khichdi With Sarabhai Part 1
Apr 19, 2005
The celebration of the International Family Week sees a whole lot of cousins coming together. This also gives an opportunity to Indravadan and he plans to invite two of Maya’s cousins as well. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Khichdi With Sarabhai Part 2
Apr 25, 2005
Maya's cousins Hansa and Himanshu, along with their family come over to meet her and Indravadan. Maya is taken aback by their weird behaviour. Indravadan tells her that there's more to them than meets the eye. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Maya Hosts Baldev Singh
May 2, 2005
In a bid to gain some mileage, Maya invites Baldev Singh, a political adviser and his wife for dinner. This is because Baldev Singh has spoken about electing Maya as president of the Mumbai Cultural Society. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh-indu Fight Over a Girl
May 9, 2005
Rosesh and Indravadan never seem to have a steady relationship. Their new found friendship is shaken once again when Indravadan upsets Rosesh greatly while flirting with his girlfriend. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Sarabhais And Sunehri
May 16, 2005
The Sarabhais are taken for a ride by a woman called Sunehri. Unfortunately, this woman escapes with a lot of money and jewellery. It is only much later that the real Sunehri emerges. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Dushyant And His Unhelpfulness
May 23, 2005
Monisha damages Maya’s phone but her plan to get Dushyant to repair it is met with resistance. Everyone recalls Dushyant causing a blackout. Inadvertently, Indu reveals to Dushyant that Maya’s phone is not working! Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Nilima And Sahil
May 30, 2005
Maya and Monisha are irritated with Indravadan and Sahil for going to bed without talking to them. Sahil tells the family about being hassled by his patient, Nilima, who has even lodged a complaint against him. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Maya And Her Maids
Jun 6, 2005
Maya has many adventures after Radhabai and Vitthal resign. While one maid steals Rosesh’s watch, another turns out to be the child of Maya’s former servant. Will she call them back? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Sudanshu Paints Maya - 1
Jun 13, 2005
Sudanshu, a painter, is besotted by Maya. Much to Indravadan’s irritation, Sudanshu even makes a painting of Maya and confesses his love for her. He invites Maya to his island. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Sudanshu Paints Maya - 2
Jun 20, 2005
Indravadan does his best to stop Maya from going to Sudanshu’s island. Unfortunately, he chooses this time to play a prank on her and this irritates her. Will Maya leave him once and for all? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Maya And Rationalism
Jun 27, 2005
Maya dupes Indravadan into drinking milk and this leads her to play a game of checking out rational behaviour with Monisha. It involves getting Sahil to refrain from eating sweets. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Monisha's Speech On Maya
Jul 4, 2005
Maya is worried about Monisha’s speech at an event organised by Baldev Singh. Rosesh goes to the extent of saying that Maya must bribe Monisha so that she does not deliver her speech. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Sahil-monisha to Move to Delhi
Jul 11, 2005
Sahil has got a big offer in Delhi. Sahil living far away from her and closer to Monisha's family upsets Maya and she goes to the extent of faking cancer to make sure he cancels the trip. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh In a Movie, Naya Don
Jul 18, 2005
Rosesh makes it through a movie audition while Sahil's work is appreciated among his peers. When the family ignores Sahil's achievement, he lists out the dangers of being in the movie business. Is he jealous? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Monisha-sahil's Unromantic Life
Jul 25, 2005
Monisha bemoans the lack of romance in her life and soon, the whole family finds out about this. Dushyant and Maya step in to try and resolve Sahil’s problem. Will they find a solution? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan Offends Dr. Siddharth
Aug 8, 2005
A hypnotist. Dr. Siddharth, is the guest of honour at the Sarabhais’ party. However, Indravadan’s scepticism annoys the doctor. So, he takes revenge by putting Indravadan under his spell! Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan In a Hypnotised State
Aug 15, 2005
Maya and Sahil try to stop a sari-clad Indravadan, who thinks he is Maya, from going out. Maya speaks to Siddharth to get Indravadan out of the hypnotised state. Has Indravadan learnt his lesson? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Maya, Monisha And Antakshari
Aug 22, 2005
Maya challenges Monisha to a game of antakshari. Indravadan urges Monisha to accept the challenge. Despite throwing down the gauntlet, Maya is anxious about losing the game to Monisha. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Baldev-sarupa's Marital Problems
Aug 29, 2005
Baldev and his wife, Sarupa have marital problems and only Maya supports their decision to go ahead with a divorce. The rest of the family members try and mend things between the couple. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh is Kidnapped
Sep 5, 2005
Rosesh is kidnapped. As the family fight over the ransom amount, Rosesh, even after being presented with the chance to come home, elects to stay with the kidnappers. Why? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Monisha, The Millionaire
Sep 12, 2005
Monisha is a millionaire suddenly after her rich uncle bequeaths all his possessions to her. A jealous Maya asks Monisha to give it all away to charity! Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan Writes a Play
Sep 19, 2005
An impromptu play gives Indravadan the opportunity to win a lot of appreciation because he has refused Sahil’s help. One of the characters is a dead body and this is to be enacted by Madhusudan! Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan's 55th Birthday
Sep 26, 2005
Indravadan wants to revisit his good old bachelor days as his gift for his 55th birthday and is joined by Sahil and Rosesh. This leaves Maya and Monisha free to enjoy the day as spinsters. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Helping Sharman Kapadia
Oct 3, 2005
The Sarabhais have to deal with Sharman who is facing imminent arrest. Chaos is ensued as they help him hide from the police. Ho will Madhusudan's arrival affect this? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh's Fake Marriage
Oct 10, 2005
Rosesh pretends to be married with a child as Maya plans on a big wedding for him. She tells the family the truth only when they are trying to chase Rita, Rosesh's 'wife' and the kid out. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
How Indravadan Met Maya
Oct 17, 2005
It is nostalgia time for Indravadan and Maya as someone is writing a book on their marriage. Maya recounts how she loved Indravadan’s poems and how these two got married. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Maya, Monisha And Local Elections
Oct 24, 2005
Rosesh writes an ode to Monisha's pet goldfish, which she has named after Maya. When both the mother and the wife stand in the society elections, Sahil is left dangling between them. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh Tries to Get Adopted
Oct 31, 2005
Rosesh comes upon a letter written by Maya for Indu, talking about her disinterest in having a third child. Saddened by the feeling that he was unwanted, Rosesh puts himself up for adoption. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Monisha's Date With Patang Kumar
Nov 7, 2005
Monisha wins a contest and gets to spend time with actor Karan aka Patang Kumar. This annoys Sahil, especially when he comes to know that Monisha has accepted an overnight cruise with Karan. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indu-rosesh's Poetry War
Nov 14, 2005
Indravan mocks Rosesh’s poetry. Maya challenges him that Rosesh will win the poetry contest at the Art and Poetry Club Annual function, which is to be judged by Anirudh aka Kachcha Kela. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Monisha Dreams Of Maya
Nov 21, 2005
Monisha dreams about Maya having temporary amnesia. What makes the dream even more pleasant is her apparent cordial relationship with Maya. Will her dream ever come true? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh Causes an Accident
Nov 28, 2005
Monisha tells Pratibha about Rosesh causing an accident and this invokes Maya's wrath. The presence of social activist Manisha scares the Sarabhais. Can Madhusudan help them out? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan Apologises to Sahil
Dec 5, 2005
Sahil is angry after Indravadan insults him in front of guests. Monisha strives to resolve the rift between the father and the son, but fails until Rosesh comes to the rescue. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan Ousted From His Home
Dec 12, 2005
Indravadan is thrown out of the house because of his sarcasm and can go back only when he meets Maya’s conditions. Monisha tells him that he should either submit to Maya or confront her. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Nayesha And Jugal's Wedding
Dec 23, 2005
Maya's sister Nayesha decides to marry Monisha's cousin, Jugal Kishore and also urges Maya to learn Punjabi. Indravadan tries to reason out Jugal’s love for Nayesha to Maya. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Indravadan- Rosesh Wager a Bet
Dec 30, 2005
Indravadan and Rosesh have an interesting bet about the former’s ability to make Maya doubt Indravadan's fidelity. Even after Rosesh spilling the beans, who will Maya believe? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh In Love With Youyou
Jan 6, 2006
Rosesh falls in love with a girl called Youyou. Youyou’s mother, Simple Killawala turns out to be a step ahead of Maya and wants Rosesh to stay with her post marriage. What will Rosesh do? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Rosesh Returns Home
Jan 13, 2006
Maya is ecstatic when Rosesh returns home. Rosesh's blunders with the Killawalas upset the family. They start looking for a perfect bride for him. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Kissme At The Sarabhais
Jan 20, 2006
Madhusudan foists his niece Kissme on the Sarabhais. Seeing Kissme bonding with Rosesh upsets Maya. One day, Kissme disappears into thin air, leaving everybody worried. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Yamraj Comes For Indravadan
Jan 27, 2006
Indravadan dreams of Yamraj and is convinced that he is about to die and it seems even Maya cannot comfort him. Yamraj does appear and does not listen to Maya’s pleas of sparing Indravadan. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Treasure Hunt Time
Feb 3, 2006
Maya and Monisha want to go with Sahil to a private party hosted by a famous cricketer and Sahil is forced to conduct a treasure hunt. Maya cheats but will Sahil fall for her antics? Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Monisha Becomes Sophisticated
Feb 10, 2006
Maya does not take kindly to Monisha’s food stall at the Mumbai Marathon and goes to the extent of telling Sahil that he should either divorce Monisha or make her sophisticated! Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Monisha Threatens Suicide
Feb 17, 2006
A fight between Monisha and Sahil fills Monisha with ideas of suicide and she even tells Rosesh about her final wishes. Rosesh writes a poem for Monisha. But this irks Maya. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
The Midas Chant's Magic
Feb 24, 2006
It is a magical time for the Sarabhais because of the Midas Chant which makes whatever Sahil say come true. Rosesh is inspired to write a story about this. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
Brides For Rosesh
Mar 3, 2006
An astrologer foresees either Rosesh getting married within the next month or waiting for 51 years. This prompts Maya to place a matrimonial advertisement, leading to a barrage of girls visiting them, Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
A Peek Into The Future
Apr 16, 2006
Upset about the prediction, Rosesh declares that the astrologer is a fraud. Monisha gets the family to meet another astrologer whose crystal ball makes some interesting revelations. Watch the full episode online, only on Hotstar.
