

The storyline took several leaps including one year leap in June 2013, eight year leap in February 2014, ten years in February 2015, four years in May 2016 and three months in March 2017. This series revolved around the Modi family and explored morals and values of a typical Gujarati joint family, when cousins Gopi and Rashi marry Modi sons, Ahem and Jigar after leaps, it also focused simultaneously on the second generation. The series starred Giaa Manek, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Rucha Hasabnis, Rupal Patel, Mohammad Nazim, Vishal Singh, Loveleen Kaur Sasan, Tanya Sharma, Sonam Lamba, Amar Upadhyay, Kunal Singh and Rohit Suchanti. It premiered on on Star Plus and became one of the most popular and longest running television series. Stay together, my love) is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera produced by Rashmi Sharma under Rashmi Sharma Telefilms. Gopi, being innocent, has no clue what awaits her in her sasural.Saath Nibhaana Saathiya ( transl. Her only motive is ruling over her simple mother-in-law Hetal and husband Jigar.

Gopi's cousin, Rashi, manipulates her way into the house and marries Jigar. She wants a simple and docile girl who she can rule over. The story begins with Kokilaben's search for the perfect bahu for her son, Aham. Kokila, however, never listens to her and marches to the beat of her own drums. Baa is Hetal and Kokila's mother-in-law and everyone loves and respects her.

Jigar is not as ambitious as Aham and works under Aham. Hetal's son Jigar, on the other hand, is sweet and simple like his mother and father, Chirag.

Koki also feels that if her husband would have done well, she would have got more importance in the family. She doesn't want Aham to turn into a couch potato like his father. Kokilaben's husband, Parag, is the reason Kokilaben has been so strict with Aham's upbringing. Aham is a workaholic and will let nothing come in his way to success. Kokila has raised her son Aham to only listen to her commands. Unlike Kokilaben, Hetal is a simple woman who tries to keep the family together. Kokilaben Modi is a strong willed woman whose dream is to become a mother-in-law and rule over her daughter-in-law. Her only dream is to have a loving husband and in-laws. Gopi's life is ruled by her Mami Urmilaben and her street smart cousin, Rashi, who undermine her and treat her like a servant. She craves the same love, and hopes to win it from the family she is married into. Raised by her loving Mama and tyrannical Mami, Gopi has been bereft of the true love of a mother. Saath Nibhaana Saathiya is the story of a saas-bahu relationship retold through a young and simple girl's point of view, whose name is Gopi.
