Ashwani Desari also known as Ash, is the head of the Desari family, although is often controlled by his formidble wife, Pushpa, with whom he has two children - Leila and Harvey. Ash is a family man at heart as well as the proud owner of a restaurant. As well as Leila and Harvey, it was revealed Ash had fathered a third child, Rohan, with Pushpa's own sister during an affair that occurred back in Washington. This error has often seen him become more submissive to hise wife, who won't let the matter go.