Anupama Serial Cast, All Characters Real Names, Role and Family Tree (2026)

Anupamaa (also written Anupama) is StarPlus’s long-running family drama about a homemaker who rebuilds her life after a betrayal. Below is the complete Anupama serial cast with real names, every main character and how they are related, the family tree, and where the story stands now. Cast and characters are updated as of October 2026.

Anupamaa premiered on 13 July 2020 on StarPlus and streams on JioHotstar. It is produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi’s Director’s Kut Productions and stars Rupali Ganguly in the title role. If you follow Hindi television, see how it ranks in this week’s top 10 Hindi serials by TRP.

Anupama Serial Cast and Characters Real Names (2026)

These are the actors currently on screen, with the role each plays and how the character fits into the story.

Character	Real name (actor)	Role in the story
Anupamaa	Rupali Ganguly	Lead. A homemaker turned dance teacher and entrepreneur
Rahi	Adrija Roy	Anupamaa and Anuj’s adopted daughter, now an adult (Alisha Parveen played young Rahi, Adrija Roy took over in December 2024)
Prem Kothari	Shivam Khajuria	Male lead after the 2024 leap, Rahi’s love interest
Parag Kothari	Rahil Azam	Prem’s father, a wealthy businessman
Vasundhara (Moti Baa) Kothari	Alka Kaushal	Prem’s grandmother and head of the Kothari family
Digvijay Sood	Sachin Tyagi	Goa-based businessman who joined the story in 2026
Leela Shah (Baa)	Alpana Buch	Anupamaa’s mother-in-law and the Shah family matriarch
Hasmukh Shah (Bapuji)	Arvind Vaidya	Anupamaa’s father-in-law
Paritosh (Toshu) Shah	Manish Naggdev	Anupamaa and Vanraj’s elder son
Kinjal Shah	Nidhi Shah	Paritosh’s wife
Pakhi Shah	Krutika Desai	Anupamaa and Vanraj’s daughter
Devika	Jaswir Kaur	Anupamaa’s friend and supporter

Casting changes are common on long-running serials, so a character may have been played by more than one actor. The next section lists the actors who played the major roles earlier.

Anupama Cast With Photos

Here are the faces behind the main characters. Current cast members carry a blue tag and actors who have since left the show carry a red tag.

Former Anupama Cast: Who Left the Show and Who Replaced Them

Character	Actor who played it earlier	Notes
Vanraj Shah	Sudhanshu Pandey	Anupamaa’s ex-husband. Left the show in August 2024
Kavya	Madalsa Sharma	Vanraj’s second wife. Left in September 2024
Anuj Kapadia	Gaurav Khanna	Anupamaa’s second husband and Rahi’s adoptive father. Left in December 2024
Samar Shah	Paras Kalnawat, later Sagar Parekh	Anupamaa’s younger son
Paritosh (Toshu)	Aashish Mehrotra	Original Toshu, later replaced by Manish Naggdev
Pakhi	Muskan Bamne	Played Pakhi until December 2023, later replaced by Krutika Desai
Malvika	Aneri Vajani	Anuj’s sister. Left in May 2022
Nandini	Anagha Bhosale	Left in March 2022

Anupama Family Tree: Who Is Related to Whom

Many searches for the Anupamaa family tree are really asking one thing: who is the husband, who are the children, and who belongs to which family. Here is the quick answer.

The Shah family

• Hasmukh and Leela Shah are the elders of the family and Vanraj’s parents.
• Vanraj Shah is Anupamaa’s first husband (they later divorced). He then married Kavya.
• Dolly is Vanraj’s sister.
• Paritosh (Toshu), Samar and Pakhi are the three children of Anupamaa and Vanraj. Paritosh is married to Kinjal.

Anupamaa’s second marriage and Rahi

Anupamaa later married Anuj Kapadia, her old friend and admirer. Their adopted daughter is Rahi, who was introduced as Chhoti Anu. After the ten-year leap in October 2024, Rahi is a grown woman and her love story with Prem is the new centre of the show.

The Kothari family

Prem Kothari comes from the wealthy Kothari family, headed by his grandmother Vasundhara (Moti Baa). His father is Parag Kothari. The Kothari and Shah storylines are linked through Prem and Rahi.

Anupamaa Story So Far

The story opens with Anupamaa, a devoted housewife who is taken for granted by her husband Vanraj and her children. On their 25th wedding anniversary she discovers Vanraj’s affair with his colleague Kavya. She stays in the family home, restarts her life as a dance teacher and slowly builds her own identity, with the quiet support of her old friend Anuj Kapadia.

Over the next few years Anupamaa and Vanraj divorce, and Anupamaa marries Anuj. The show then took a series of time jumps: a five-year leap in December 2023, a six-month leap in July 2024 and a ten-year leap in October 2024. After the last leap the story follows Rahi and Prem, while Anupamaa remains the emotional centre. In 2026 new characters such as Digvijay Sood have joined, and the story continues with new family conflicts.

Anupama Serial Cast Name in Hindi (अनुपमा सीरियल कास्ट)

अनुपमा (अनुपमा) स्टार प्लस का लोकप्रिय सीरियल है। इसमें रुपाली गांगुली अनुपमा का किरदार निभा रही हैं। राही की भूमिका में अद्रिजा रॉय और प्रेम कोठारी की भूमिका में शिवम खजूरिया हैं। पहले के कलाकारों में सुधांशु पांडे (वनराज), गौरव खन्ना (अनुज कपाड़िया) और मदालसा शर्मा (काव्या) शामिल थे।

Anupama Serial FAQs

What is the real name of Anupamaa?

Anupamaa is played by Rupali Ganguly. She has played the title role since the show premiered in July 2020.

Who is Anupamaa’s husband in the serial?

Anupamaa’s first husband was Vanraj Shah, played by Sudhanshu Pandey, and they later divorced. She then married Anuj Kapadia, played by Gaurav Khanna.

What is the name of Anupamaa’s daughter?

Anupamaa has a daughter Pakhi with Vanraj, played by Krutika Desai in the current track. Her adopted daughter with Anuj is Rahi, played by Adrija Roy.

Who are Anupamaa’s children?

Paritosh (Toshu), Samar and Pakhi are her children with Vanraj. Rahi is the adopted daughter.

Who plays Rahi in Anupamaa?

Adrija Roy plays the grown-up Rahi. Alisha Parveen played the character earlier, before the recasting in December 2024.

Who is Prem in Anupamaa?

Prem Kothari is played by Shivam Khajuria. He is Rahi’s love interest and a member of the wealthy Kothari family.

Who is Anupamaa’s friend in the serial?

Anuj Kapadia began as her close friend before becoming her husband. Devika, played by Jaswir Kaur, is another friend who stands by her.

Who is Anupamaa’s mother-in-law and father-in-law?

Leela Shah (Baa), played by Alpana Buch, and Hasmukh Shah (Bapuji), played by Arvind Vaidya.

Which actors have left Anupamaa?

Sudhanshu Pandey (Vanraj), Madalsa Sharma (Kavya) and Gaurav Khanna (Anuj) are among the major actors who have left the show.

Where can I watch Anupamaa?

It airs on StarPlus and streams on JioHotstar.

When did Anupamaa start?

Anupamaa premiered on 13 July 2020 on StarPlus.

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Cast details are based on publicly available information and change as the story develops. We update this page regularly.