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In the meantime, Payal plans to get Shantiniketan, the Virani house. She asks the company to mortgage the house if Mihir is unable to pay the money he owes. She then goes to Shantiniketan to get the papers signed.

Savita calls up Daksha and asks her to come home.

Dadaji gets the shares of all the workers in the Virani business empire.

Payal plots to throw the Viranis out of their house. Dadaji then tells her that he has more shares that she does.

Dadaji and Amba spend time with each other, thinking about life and the ups and downs it has shown them.

Dadaji passes away. Tha family mourns his death.

The lawyer tells the Viranis that Dadaji has left a certain part of his inheritance to Gautam and Kiran. He says that Dadaji has also left a letter behind, telling them why he has done so.

Everyone is in mourning. But Ba refuses to accept the fact that Dadaji is dead till Tulsi consoles her. After that, Ba decides to finish the final rites quickly so that the mourning perod is reduced.

She says that Dadaji would have liked everyone to be happy. Soon, the period of gloom ends and the family celebrates Gayatri and JD's 25th wedding aniversary.

Everyone is also excited about Pooja's baby. Ba wants the child to be named Sahil, if it is a boy because Dadaji liked that name.

Ba's turns 82 and the Viranis celebrate her birthday. Shobha - Tulsi and Mihir's daughter; Tarun - Hemant and Pooja's son; and Indu - Sejal's daughter, are introduced.

Mihir and Hemant are out of the country. The Viranis talk about trying to trace Kiran, Aarti and Gautam. They get a blank call during the party and realise that it was from Kiran.

The Viranis find out that Kiran's call was from Australia.

Shobha argues with a guy called Vicky at her college. Savita helps her go to a movie by fooling Tulsi.

The family remembers Gautam.

Mansukh questions Tusshar about the previous night and is partly convinced that he had not spotted Tusshar on the road.

At college, Shobha has a confrontation with Vicky. Vicky's friend, Gomzy, meets Shobha.

Gayatri praises Pooja in front of Sejal. Sejal is jealous.

Vicky, Rohan and Gomzy play a prank on Shobha. Shobha complains to Tulsi, and Savita and Tulsi complain to the police. The boys get arrested. When the police are taking down their names, it is established that Gomzy is actually Gautam.

Everyone at home gets to know about the incident in Shobha's college. Tulsi goes to the college to meet the principal. She finds posters against Vicky and Rohan there. The principal requests her to take the complaint back.

Aniket comes home and gets gifts for everyone. Tusshar doesn't like what he's got and gives it back to Aniket.

Tulsi confronts Gautam at the police station. She discovers that his parents are divorced and concludes that he is the way he is because of his upbringing.

Shobha and Rohan patch up and become friends. Sejal tries to create problems between Gayatri and Pooja by hiding a file.

Vicky and Gautam plan to get back at Shobha.

Karishma (Kiran and Aarti's daughter) calls up Kiran and asks him for money, but he is very busy. Gautam talks to his friends about how happy his life is, without a family.

Tulsi and Ba meet Gautam at a store. He misbehaves with them. In the tussle that follows, their packages get exchanged.

Pooja wonders why Sejal lied to Gayatri about the file. Karishma celebrates her mother's birthday alone, since Aarti doesn't have the time to speak with her.

Gautam goes to Shantiniketan to collect his packet. He is again rude to Ba, Savita and Tulsi.

Pooja confronts Sejal. Savita and Tulsi remember Kiran and Gautam.

Gautam tries to scare Shobha by following her to college. The Viranis decide to go to Shobha's annual function at her college. Gautam and Vicky plan to wreck her programme. They throw eggs at her. Tulsi sees Gautam running away.

Tulsi follows Gautam in her car. He bumps into her and falls. Tulsi slaps and reprimands him. She tells everyone that the police will arrest him.

Shobha goes to college and finds Gautam there, with a bandage on his head. He tries to scare her by pretending to throw an egg at her, but doesn't.

Gayatri and Pooja argue about the missing file. Pooja tells Gayatri that she told Sejal about the file.

Kiran and Aarti talk about Gautam and about the fact that Aarti doesn't know where he is. We discover that Gautam has been missing from their home for the past four months.

Pooja talks to Tulsi about her problems with Sejal.

Everyone gets ready to welcome Sahil home.

Karishma and Kiran talk about a dance concert, but Kiran is unable to go because of his work.

Saahil drops Shobha at her college. He talks to Gautam and Vicky and leaves the college. Vicky misbehaves with Shobha again. Saahil returns to give Shobha her books and finds Vicky holding Shobha's hand.

Saahil beats up Vicky. Gautam steps in and he and Vicky beat up Saahil badly.

The police manage to get hold of Gautam's passport and his father's number.

Saahil is admitted to the hospital in a bad condition. Tulsi decides to take Shobha to the police station to identify the boys who beat up Saahil. Tulsi gets Kiran's number and talks to him, without realising who he is.

When Tulsi finds out the actual name of the culprit, she is shocked.

Tulsi arranges for bail for Gautam. She calls up Kiran, but he is not at home. She speaks to Karishma and discovers that Kiran and Aarti are divorced.

Tulsi then calls up Aarti and tells her who she is. Aarti is shocked and disconnects the phone.

Tulsi brings Gautam home and tells Prajakta that he is Harsh's friend.

The Viranis are shocked to discover who Gautam really is. Shobha is unable to accept him as her brother. She sees him as the man who beat up Saahil almost to death.

Tulsi tries to tell her family how she feels now that her long-lost son has returned. Pooja supports her. Savita is surprised to know that Tulsi has spoken to Kiran.

Saahil is operated upon. The Viranis perform a havan for his welfare. There's a bigger surprise in store for them - the wayward son comes home.

Kiran comes home to the family after 20 years. Savita is angry and hurt, but her love for him surpasses all that.

Tulsi is furious with him and almost slaps him. Kiran is repentant. He tells Tulsi and the others what happened to his family and how he and Aarti separated.

In the meantime, Gautam tries to stay as far away from the family as possible.

Karishma asks Aarti about Savita but Aarti refuses to answer her questions. Kiran calls Aarti about Gautam's whereabouts in India.

Rohan invites Shobha to his birthday party. At the party, Vicky mixes something in Shobha's drink.

Shobha ultimately doesn't drink the soft drink that Vicky had mixed. Gautam is also there at the party and when he leaves, Shobha decides to follow him. She sees him meeting Kiran. Gautam and Kiran have a fight and Gautam threatens to leave the country.