Saas Bahu Aur Swaad (2025 - 2026)

Karan struggles between repaying creditor Dayaram with 5 lakhs or secretly investing it in Riya’s dream of becoming a food stylist. While Riya hides her setback from the family, the two secretly register Swad Studios, hoping her big competition win will secure their future. But their lies unravel when nosy neighbors and suspicious Bharat catch them red-handed, putting both their dream and family trust at risk.

Karan juggles lies to both Bharat and creditor Dayaram, even faking a story about Brijmohan’s bypass surgery, which spirals into a hilarious hospital mix-up. Meanwhile, Riya is thrilled to launch Swad Studios and begins preparing for the Food Fiesta with a talented chef partner. But as Mona grows suspicious of Riya’s secret happiness, she spies on her and mistakes the partnership for an affair. With Bharat now drawn into the misunderstanding, Riya’s dream project risks being exposed in the most dramatic way.

Karan’s web of lies grows messier as he pretends Riya’s chef partner is her therapist, fabricating stories about anxiety, miscarriage, and a gynecologist wife to fool Bharat and Mona. While Riya prepares confidently for the Food Fiesta, Dayaram discovers Karan’s fake tale of Brijmohan’s bypass surgery and storms into Rastogi Sadan, exposing the deception. Brijmohan is furious, demanding answers, and just as tension peaks, Karan impulsively blames the missing 5 lakhs on funding Durgaram’s father’s surgery—leaving the entire family stunned.

Karan’s troubles deepen when Brijmohan punishes him with the impossible task of recovering 10 lakhs in unpaid loans within a month, sending him into a series of hilarious encounters with debtors and Durgaram’s blackmail. To hide his lies, Karan is forced to buy overpriced vegetables daily, raising Mona’s suspicions while Riya constantly covers for him. Meanwhile, Riya focuses on her Food Fiesta prep with her chef partner, but just two days before the competition, he suddenly vanishes without a trace—leaving her dreams hanging by a thread.

Riya and Karan’s last hope for the cooking competition rests on Indu, who secretly agrees to participate to help the family’s financial crisis. However, a shocking truth about Karan’s hidden investment breaks Indu’s trust, and she backs out at the last moment. With only half an hour left, Karan returns alone, leaving Riya at the competition without a chef and on the verge of losing everything.

Just when Riya and Karan are about to lose, Indu rushes into the competition with her chakla-belan, claiming her space as a chef and cooking soulful traditional dishes. Encouraged by Kapuri to do it for herself, Indu rediscovers her confidence, and they win the second prize of ₹50,000. When Riya and Karan offer her the money, Indu refuses, saying she doesn’t want the prize—she wants something far more meaningful.

Indu forces Riya and Karan to shut down Swad Studios, pushing them into a financial and emotional crisis just as Karan’s debt deadline looms. While Indu’s cooking wins hearts at a mata-ka-chauki, Riya realizes her hidden talent deserves a platform, and secretly applies her skills to help Dayaram’s daughter Bulbul, leading to a bold new idea. When a quirky cooking video goes viral, Kapuri recognizes Indu’s kitchen and voice, leaving Indu stunned and demanding to know who exposed her talent to the world.

Chaos breaks out in the Rastogi household as Indu suspects Karan and Riya behind the viral cooking video, while Mona hilariously hunts for a “spy” among neighbors and visitors. As praise for the video keeps pouring in, Riya subtly makes Indu read the glowing comments, planting the idea that her talent deserves recognition. When Indu realizes Brijmohan will never support her individuality, she finally discovers the truth—the video was uploaded by Riya.

Indu is shocked to learn that Riya uploaded the video, but her resistance melts when she hears that cooking videos can earn money, sparking a hesitant curiosity. Soon, Indu secretly agrees to try, and together they launch a YouTube channel called “Saas, Bahu aur Swad,” with Indu cooking and Riya handling presentation and strategy. As they cleverly hide their partnership from Mona, Riya realizes Indu is camera-shy and vows to help her find confidence and transform herself.

Riya is anxious as her competition is just two days away and the chef is still out of reach, while Karan drifts into a daydream of his father throwing him out of the house. As Karan goes to a restaurant in search of the chef, a neighbor arrives with a spoiled laddoo mixture, which Indu effortlessly fixes. Witnessing this, Riya realizes Indu’s true talent and decides to make her mother-in-law the chef for the competition.

Riya starts flattering her mother-in-law, Indu, but Indu quickly realizes that Riya wants something from her. When Indu presses her for the reason, Riya explains the details of the competition and reveals the winning prize of five lakhs. Indu initially refuses, but after seeing Brijmohan stressed and worried about mounting expenses, she finally decides to participate in the competition.

Riya and Indu decide what dish to prepare for the food competition, but on the day of the event, Indu does not show up after discovering that Riya and Karan lied about the company being Riya’s. A worried Riya waits at the venue, while Karan goes home to convince Indu, who reveals she knows the truth and refuses to participate in the competition.

As the competition time slips away, Riya grows anxious, while Indu is persuaded by her neighbor to support her children, realizing they are doing everything for the family. Indu finally reaches the competition, wins it, and later makes Riya and Karan promise that Riya will shut down Swaad Studio.

After returning from the competition, Indu is scolded by Brijmohan for leaving the house without informing him, while Riya and Karan apologize and try to convince her not to shut down Swaad Studio. As tensions rise at home, Kapuri Aunty motivates Riya to keep working, and later Dayaram offers to forgive their debt in exchange for Riya doing food styling for his daughter’s cloud kitchen—but Karan refuses the deal.

After Karan refuses Dayaram’s offer, Riya helps Bulbul with food styling, which sparks an idea to start their own work—though Karan initially disagrees. Meanwhile, Indu realizes Brijmohan has no money when she asks him for help, and later Riya secretly uploads a cooking video of Indu online, which quickly starts gaining massive views and positive comments.

After Indu’s cooking video goes viral on YouTube, Kapuri Aunty informs the family, leaving Riya worried about the consequences. Mona starts searching the house for hidden cameras, suspecting first the vegetable vendor and then Kapuri Aunty, while Riya cheers up Indu by reading out the positive comments, making her feel proud and happy.

Riya and Karan secretly install a camera in the kitchen to shoot videos, which angers Indu when she finds out. As Karan explains why it’s important for women to work and value themselves, they are interrupted by news that one of their drivers caused an accident, leading to a police complaint against Bharat.

To save Bharat from going to jail, Indu mortgages her jewelry to settle the case filed against him. As Brijmohan decides to send Bharat to his sister’s house in Delhi and worries about mounting debts, Indu approaches Riya and Karan, agreeing to make cooking videos so the family can earn money.

The next day, Karan, Riya, and Indu begin shooting cooking videos, and Indu performs confidently, but the constant fear of someone at home discovering them remains. They take Bulbul’s help to set up their workspace in her cloud kitchen, transform it into a beautiful studio, and Indu is delighted on seeing it—finally naming her channel “Classic Recipes.”

The next day, they shot and upload their first video featuring a Delhi-style dal makhani recipe, followed by a series of new cooking videos. While Brijmohan applies for a new government tender to ensure steady work and questions Karan about the recovered loan receiving no answer, Indu grows worried that despite making videos, she still isn’t able to help her husband.

Riya tells Indu about a restaurant looking for a chef to make desi snacks and puts Indu’s name forward, offering ₹15,000 in instant cash, which Indu accepts. The next day at the venue, Indu unexpectedly runs into Brijmohan, who has come for a government tender meeting. Indu’s snacks impress the guests and she is paid immediately, but Brijmohan loses the tender.

Karan spots Indu’s photo in the newspaper and hides it, while Indu buys Brijmohan spectacles with her own earnings. Riya and Karan give Indu a modern makeover, rename her “Sweety,” and convince Brijmohan that the woman in the paper isn’t Indu. With this, they clear Stage 1 and prepare for Stage 2 at Rastogi Sadan.

After meeting Indu aka Sweety, Brijmohan returns home searching for Indu, while Karan and Riya insist the woman seen in the market was Sweety, not Indu. It is proved that Indu was at home at the same time, confusing Mona, but Karan steps in and convinces Brijmohan that Indu and Sweety are two different people.

A paan vendor near the house reminds Brijmohan of Bharat, and later that night he notices and praises the spectacles gifted by Karan. The next day, Indu and Riya leave to record a video after keeping Mona busy with a face pack, but Kapoori Aunt’s sudden call—and her arrival at the house—panics Indu as she reveals she knows a big secret.

After Kapoori Aunty shares society gossip, Indu gets upset by negative comments, but Karan and Riya motivate her to ignore them and move forward. A vegetable vendor tells Brijmohan he already paid Karan, leading to tension at home as Indu covers for Karan without explaining the money. While Karan and Riya worry about arranging funds, Brijmohan silently suffers from a leg injury, choosing not to tell Indu.

Late at night, Indu plans to shut down her YouTube channel due to negative comments, but Nikki convinces her not to give up, and she, along with Riya, promises to help grow the channel. Meanwhile, Mona secretly discovers Indu’s channel through Karan’s phone. The next day, Brijmohan calls for Indu, but Karan appears instead, unable to explain where she is.

Riya, Indu, and Mona upgrade the Classic Recipe kitchen, while Brijmohan disapproves of Dayaram’s daughter starting a cloud kitchen, revealing his conservative mindset. Naresh arranges another big loan for Brijmohan’s business, as Riya brings exciting news of a major Balaji Telefilms cooking reality show with registrations closing tonight and the competition starting next week.

Indu’s decision to join the Balaji Telefilms competition and run her YouTube channel creates a major clash with Brijmohan, who strongly opposes her independence. While the family splits in support and resistance, Riya, Karan, and Mona stand by Indu, and Mitali promises to convince her father, leaving Brijmohan conflicted and rethinking his stance.

Indu faces her home audition for the cooking competition, where Brijmohan unexpectedly steps in to help her complete the dish on time, marking a turning point in his support. Impressed by Indu’s selection, Brijmohan allows the YouTube channel to continue, and the family later celebrates her selection for the Mumbai round, deciding to travel together to support her journey.