Imlie ( Tamarind) is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series that aired from 16 November 2020 to 12 May 2024 on StarPlus and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. The show was produced by Gul Khan under 4 Lions Films. One of the longest running Indian television soap opera, the series starred Sumbul Touqeer, Gashmeer Mahajani, Mayuri Deshmukh, Fahmaan Khan for the first generation, Megha Chakraborty, Karan Vohra, Seerat Kapoor as the second generation, Adrija Roy and Sai Ketan Rao for the third and final generation.
Plot Imlie, an 18-year-old girl, is from Pagdandiya of Uttar Pradesh. Her mother, Meethi had a one-night stand with Dev Chaturvedi, who left her impregnated. So, the villagers came up with a rule that if a man spends a night with a girl, they must marry her. Satyakam, a farmer turned rebel, who is fighting for Pagdandia's rights, is Imlie's father-figure. Aditya (Adi) Kumar Tripathi is a dedicated Delhi-based reporter working in Bhaskar Times. His girlfriend is Malini Chaturvedi (Dev's daughter). Before their engagement, Adi leaves for Pagdandia to take Satyakam's interview. Adi then meets Imlie in a small, funny accident. Imlie helps Adi navigate the village, and they end up staying together in a small hut due to heavy rain and thunderstorms. The villagers find out and force Adi to marry Imlie or else they kill him. Imlie agrees to marry Adi to save his life. Imlie and Adi are forcefully married against their wills. They reach New Delhi and part ways. Adi then discovers that Imlie staying alone is unsafe as the people from Pagdandiya try to take her.
In New Delhi, Imlie introduces herself as a maid to the Tripathi family to save Adi. Adi and Malini marries. Imlie sees her husband marrying Malini, her half-sister with a broken heart. Adi has to go back to Pagdandia for the government's peace meeting with Satyakam and decides to leave her there permanently. Soon Adi realises Imlie is his true love and Malini was just a friend. He also learns that they are half-sisters during his Pagdandia visit.
Adi reveals the truth to Malini—that Imlie is his first wife. Malini goes to Pagdandia with a name Kalpana and discovers that Imlie is her half-sister. Malini then unites Adi and Imlie as she wanted to see them happy and Aditya convinces Satyakam and Meethi to get married. Imlie learns about her father and refuses to accept Dev and tells Satyakam will always be her father. Imlie finally expresses her feelings to Adi. She wants to be a reporter, after seeing Adi's work.
After some time, Malini starts feeling jealous seeing Aditya and Imlie happy. She stops the divorce proceedings and puts on a fake suicide drama, Malini tries to break Aditya and Imlie's relationship. Imlie discovers Malini's intentions and warns Aditya, but he didn't believe her. Malini gets intimate with Aditya by intoxicating him. Imlie is devastated and files a case against Malini for the incident. Malini becomes pregnant. Imlie decides to let Malini stay in the house because she thinks the baby should not live a life like her without her father's name. Malini wants Imlie to leave Adi's life. The Tripathi family slowly accepts Imlie as their daughter-in-law. But Adi and Imlie's relationship is at stake due to trust issues and misunderstandings because of Malini. Finally, Adi and Malini are divorced. Malini shoots herself and frames Imlie, but Satyakam takes the blame and goes. When Aditya shows mistrust Imlie leaves the house.
Aryan Singh Rathore, CEO of Bhaskar times returns to avenge Adi for his brother in law's death, when Adi was just questioning him if he was a fraud, but in the process someone lit the car on fire, while Adi tried to save him. Imlie works with Aryan. Initially rude with Imlie Aryan starts to like her. Aditya jealous of their relationship marries Malini. Aryan marries Imlie. Aditya starts to become rude to Imlie, and goes to Pagdandiya for an interview, but gets caught in a bomb blast trap. Aryan and Imlie try to save him but he is thought to be dead. Imlie and Aryan stay overnight in a hut, and the villagers attack them but is saved by an injured alive Adi. Adi resigns in anger of Imlie with Aryan. He banishes her from the house. Imlie exposes Malini. Aditya seeks forgiveness from Imlie for his mistakes, but she doesn’t forgive him. Aditya comes back to Bhaskar Times while Aryan gives him the low weather section to work in. Aryan and Imlie get kidnapped, and Aryan saves Imlie, and Aryan is about to get hit by the culprit of his brother-in-law’s death, but Adi saves them. Aryan also learn he is innocent. Aditya then leaves for Australia, creating an emotional exit after giving Imlie advice. Malini is imprisoned. Arpita marries Sundar a helper in the Tripathi family. Imlie and Aryan reciprocates their feelings and they consummate their marriage. Imlie gets pregnant.
After many turns of events, Imlie manages to expose Jyoti's misdeeds in front of Aryan with the help of Harinder-Jyoti's ex-husband, Sundar and Arpita. On their way back home, Imlie and Aryan see an abandoned baby and get her home. Malini enters as a successful Dean in a college and reveals to be holding grudges. Malini enters the Rathore mansion and reveals that Gudiya is her and Aditya's daughter who was missing. She accuses Imlie of stealing her baby. Imilie confronts Malini and she reveals that she intentionally abandoned her daughter as she has no love for her child and wants to use her to make Imilie suffer.
Later, Malini manages to harm Imlie in front of Aryan's eyes. Due to that, Imlie suffers from a miscarriage. Aryan and Imlie both blame each other for their loss and part ways. Malini abandoned Gudiya in a temple and Imilie decides to take care of her and she leaves to Pagdandia.
Cast Main Sumbul Touqeer as Imlie Chaturvedi Singh Rathore: executive reporter at Bhaskar Times; Meethi and Dev's daughter; (2020–2022) Fahmaan Khan as Aryaan Singh Rathore: owner and CEO of Rathore Group of companies and Bhaskar Times; Narmada's son; (2021–2022) Gashmeer Mahajani / Manasvi Vashist as Aditya Tripathi: Senior reporter at Bhaskar Times; Pankaj and Aparna's son; Imlie Singh Rathore and Malini's ex-husband; (2020–2022) Mayuri Deshmukh as Malini Chaturvedi: former professor and Dean of City College; Dev and Anuja's daughter; (2020–2022) Megha Chakraborty as Imlie Singh Rathore Rana: Imlie Singh Rathore and Aryan's daughter; (2022–2023) Karan Vohra as Atharva "Arto" Rana: DJ and musician; Rudra and Devika's younger son; (2022–2023) Seerat Kapoor as Cheeni Tripathi: Aditya and Malini's daughter; (2022–2023) Keva Shefali as child Cheeni Tripathi (2022) Adrija Roy as Imlie Rana Pratap Reddy: former bar singer and aspiring chef; Imlie Rana and Atharva's younger daughter; (2023–2024) Purvi Mishra / Ashnoor Kaur Kuckreja as child Imlie Rana (2023) Sai Ketan Rao as Agasthya Singh Chaudhary: owner of Chaudhary Sweets; Kunal and Meera's elder son; (2023–2024) Naksh Dhaval Adhyaru as child Agasthya Singh Chaudhary (2023) Senior inspector Surya Pratap Reddy: Kunal and Meera's younger son; (2024) Rivaan Walvekar as child Surya Pratap Reddy (2024)
Recurring Chaturvedis Rajoshi Vidyarthi as Janaki Chaturvedi: Dev's mother; (2020-2021) Indraneel Bhattacharya as Dev Chaturvedi: Janaki's son; (2020–2022) Jyoti Gauba as Anuja "Anu" Chaturvedi: Dev's wife; (2020–2023)
Tripathis Chandresh Singh as Pankaj Tripathi: Harish's brother; (2020–2022) Ritu Chaudhary as Aparna Tripathi: Pankaj's wife; (2020–2022) Rakesh Maudgal as Harish Tripathi: Pankaj's brother; (2020–2022) Vijaylaxmi Singh as Radha Tripathi: Harish's wife; (2020–2022) Preet Kaur Nayak as Rupali "Rupi" Tripathi: Radha and Harish's daughter; (2020–2022; 2022—2023) Tasheen Shah as Tanushree "Twinkle" Tripathi: Rupali and Pranav's daughter (2020–2021) Faisal Sayed as Dhruv Tripathi: Radha and Harish's elder son; Rupali and Nishant's brother; Nidhi's husband; Prashant's father (2020–2021) Astha Agarwal as Nidhi Tripathi: Dhruv's wife; Prashant's mother (2020–2021) Jared Saville as Prashant "Sunny" Tripathi: Nidhi and Dhruv's son (2020–2021) Arham Abbasi as Nishant Tripathi: Radha and Harish's son; Dhruv and Rupali's brother; Pallavi's husband (2020–2022) Chandni Bhagwanani as Pallavi Thakur Tripathi: Nishant's wife (2021)
Rathores Neetu Pandey as Narmada Rathore: Aryan and Arpita's mother; Jaggu and Imlie Rana's grandmother (2021–2022) Nilima Singh as Neela "Aunty Blue" Rathore: Aryan and Arpita's aunt (2022) Resham Prashant as Preeta “Gudiya/Baby Doll” Rathore: Neela's niece; Aryan's childhood friend who wanted Aryan for his wealth (2022)
Prasads Poonam Bhatia as Nanda Prasad: Sundar's mother (2022) Gaurav Jain as Sundar Prasad: Tripathi's former househelp; Nanda's son; Arpita's second husband; Jagdeep's father (2020–2023) Rajshri Rani as Arpita "Arpi" Rathore Prasad: Narmada's daughter; Aryan's sister; Arvind's widow; Sundar's wife; Jagdeep's mother (2021–2023) Riyansh Dabhi as Jagdeep "Jaggu" Prasad: Sundar and Arpita's son; Imlie Rana's cousin (2022)
Ranas Bobby Parvez as Rudra Rana: Manish and Shivani's brother; Devika's husband; Akash, Atharva and Dhairya's father; Karishma and Imlie Pratap Reddy's grandfather (2022–2023) Chaitrali Gupte as Devika Rana: Rudra's wife; Akash and Atharva's mother; Dhairya's step-mother; Karishma and Imlie Pratap Reddy's grandmother (2022–2023) Jitendra Bohara as Akash Rana: Rudra and Devika's elder son; Atharva's brother; Dhairya's half-brother; Keya's husband (2022–2023) Saumya Saraswat as Keya Rana: Akash's wife (2022–2023) Zohaib. A. Siddiqui as Dhairya "D/Dheeru" Rana: Rudra and Kala's son; Devika's step-son; Atharva and Akash's half-brother; Imlie Rana's ex-fiancée (2023) (Dead) Hemant Thatte as Manish Rana: Rudra and Shivani's brother; Divya's husband; Ginni and Ripu's father (2022—2023) Anuradha Singh as Divya Rana: Manish's wife; Ginni and Ripu's mother (2022–2023) Sweetu Panjwani as Ginni Rana: Manish and Divya's daughter; Ripu's sister (2022—2023) James Ghadge as Ripu Rana: Manish and Divya's son; Ginni's brother (2022-2023) Hetal Yadav as Shivani Rana: Rudra and Manish's sister (2022–2023)
Chaudharys Ekktaa Bp Singh as Annapurna Singh Chaudhary: Matriarch of the Chaudhary household; Kunal, Govind and Manno's mother (2023–2024) Harsh Vashisht as Kunal Singh Chaudhary: Annapurna's elder son; Govind and Manno's brother; Alka and Meera's husband; Dhanraj, Sonali, Agastya and Surya's father; Ashu's grandfather (2023–2024) Renu Chahal Sharma as Alka Singh Chaudhary: Kunal's first widow; Dhanraj and Sonali's mother; Agastya and Surya's step-mother (2023–2024) Ghazi Imaan as Dhanraj Singh Chaudhary: Founder and owner of Chaudhary Sweets; Kunal and Alka's son; Meera's step-son; Sonali's brother; Agastya and Surya's half-brother; Karishma's husband; Ashu's father (2023-2024) (Dead) Laxmi Kushwaha as Karishma "Kairi" Rana Singh Chaudhary: Imlie Rana and Atharva's elder daughter; Imlie Pratap Reddy's sister; Dhanraj's wife; Ashu's mother (2023-2024) (Dead) Vrihi Kodvara as Child Karishma "Kairi" Rana (2023) Gantavya Sharma as Ashu Singh Chaudhary: Karishma and Dhanraj's son (2023–2024) Shweta Gautam as Meera Singh Chaudhary: Kunal's second widow; Agastya and Surya's mother; Dhanraj and Sonali's step-mother (2023–2024) Asma Badar as Sonali Singh Chaudhary: Kunal and Alka's daughter; Dhanraj's sister; Agasthya and Surya's half-sister; Amrit's ex-wife; Amar's love-interest (2023–2024) Mohit Sharma as Govind Singh Chaudhary: Annapurna's younger son; Kunal and Manno's brother; Rajni's husband; Karan and Shivani's father (2023–2024) Glory Mohanta as Rajni Singh Chaudhary: Govind's wife; Karan and Shivani's mother (2023–2024) Gautam Handa as Karan Singh Chaudhary: Govind and Rajni's son; Shivani's brother; Bulbul's ex-boyfriend (2023–2024) Sanjana Solanki as Shivani Chaudhary Singh: Govind and Rajni's daughter; Karan's sister; Avinash's wife (2023–2024)