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This article is about the 2014 TV series. For the 2004 film, see Ek Hasina Thi (film).

Ek Hasina Thi
GenreSuspense thriller
Crime drama
Mystery
Created byCinevistaas Limited
Written bySameer Arora
Dialogue
Satyam Tripathy Aparna Nadig
Creative directorSiddharth Priyadarshi
StarringSanjeeda Sheikh
Vatsal Sheth
Simone Singh
Ayub Khan
Opening theme"Ek Hasina Thi" by Sunidhi Chauhan[1]
ComposerRaju Singh
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes235
Production
ProducerPrem Krishen
Production locationsKolkata(setting)
Mumbai (filming)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20 minutes
Original release
NetworkStar Plus
Release4 April 2014 (2014-04-04) –
2 January 2015 (2015-01-02)

Ek Hasina Thi (transl: "There was a beautiful woman") is a Hindi crime thriller television series created by Cinevistaas Limited for the channel Star Plus from 14 April 2014 to 20 December 2014.[2] Produced by Prem Krishen, the series has Sanjeeda Sheikh and Vatsal Sheth as leads and Simone Singh and Ayub Khan in supportive roles.[3]

Plot

Durga Thakur is wealthy and beautiful. She encounters the Goenka family whose youngest son Shaurya, is a spoiled brat and playboy artist.

Shaurya is attracted to Durga which later turns into much more when his friends challenge him. He wants to win Durga for a bet he made with his friends. Shaurya's cunning parents Sakshi and Rajnath support him, no matter what he does.

Shaurya and Durga begin to date. Sakshi notices that Shaurya is coming under Durga's influence. Shaurya's reputation becomes tainted and Sakshi suspects Durga's hand in it.

Indeed, it is revealed that Durga is actually Nitya Mitra, a girl who wants to avenge her sister, Payal Mitra. Her sister was a mental patient whom Shaurya and his friends raped two years ago. She wanted to get justice for Payal, but Sakshi and Rajnath bribed all the witnesses, so Nitya lost the case. This had made Payal go mad and her parents commit suicide.

Nitya still did not give up and threatened Goenkas that she will make them pay for what they did. The Goenkas got scared and tried to kill Nitya in an accident in which she suffered major facial injuries and needed to immediate surgical reconstruction. Dr. Dayal Thakur found her, and with the help of a surgery that would change her face, he gave her the face of his deceased daughter Durga.

Now Nitya is back as Durga and wants to get revenge on the Goenka family. She starts to destroy everyone who had made her suffer. However, her problems increase when Shaurya's elder cousin Dev returns from America, who was Nitya's best friend and secretly loved her.

Dev wants to find out about Nitya's whereabouts and what happened to her while he had gone, this worries Nitya as she does not want her real identity to come out, Nitya realises Dev loves her and she loves him too, but she pretends to love Shaurya and decides to marry him to enter the Goenka house and destroy them.

As Shaurya does not really love Durga nor want to marry her, and only wants to win the bet, he takes her on a trip but she had already planned what to do. She made her spy, Akash, hire some goons who terribly attack Shaurya, leaving him paralysed under the waist.

Sakshi doubts Durga and manipulate Shaurya through his friend, Karan not to marry Durga on the day of his and Durga's wedding, on which he does.

In order to pave Durga's path in Goenka house, Dayal coerce Deve to marry her (fake wedding) telling Dev that he would bring Nitya to Dev whilst faking a heart attack.

Rajnath impersonates Akram "Akash" Khan, Sakshi's step-son, to get the video tape which reveals that he shot his brother Arnav (Dev's father) through which Sakshi blackmailed Rajnath to marry her, killing her husband, Rehmat Khan who was the only witness of the incident, to clear all the obstacles. Sakshi learns that Rajnath and her friend, Raima Maheshwari have an affair.

Sakshi confronts and shoots Raima in which she lapses into a coma, Dev is framed for this, because of Raima testifying against her in the court, she bribes a nurse to change her medicines worsening her health. Durga tries to prove Dev innocent.

Eventually Dev gets acquitted from the case and finds out about Durga's real identity but hides this from her waiting for her to tell him herself. Shaurya learns that Dayal was involved in his paralysis attack and shoots him causing his death, provoking Durga to get revenge for Dayal's death and tries to create rift between the Goenka family, but it goes unsuccessful.

Sakshi wants to kidnap Payal to reach Nitya, Rishi kidnaps her, when Durga learns this, she tells Dev and Akram about it. Akram gets Payal but Dev reaches the wrong place where Shaurya tries to kill him. Nitya comes in between but is not harmed as the bullet only touched her. Hospitalised, Dev tells her that he knows that she is Nitya and professes his love for her.

Adamant to get revenge on Shaurya, Sakshi and Rajnath, Durga is told by the doctor about her clot on forehead, and she might be saved after performing an operation. She tells the doctor not to tell anyone about this and the fact that she has only 3–4 days left to live. Sakshi fakes Shaurya's death in an accident. Shaurya tracks down Payal, and attacks Akash and Rishi. However They survive as they were wearing bulletproof vests.

Having strong evidence against the Goenka's, Durga reveals her true identity on TV and gets them arrested, and the judge convicts Shaurya and his parents.

Nitya becomes unconscious once the verdict is reached outside of the courtroom and Dev takes her to the hospital to have her operation done. The operation is successful, and Nitya accepts Dev and express her love for him. They reunite with Payal, Kangana (Shaurya's sister) Suchitra (Dev's mother) and Akash.

At the end, Durga and Dev are renewing their vows in front of Kangana, Payal, Suchitra and Akashi. Upon the end, Durga gets a phone call in which she hears Shaurya whistling, hinting that Shaurya is out of prison or was never in it. The show ends on a cliffhanger, leaving the viewers wondering if a season 2 will be made to confirm whether Shaurya is actually out of prison or not.

Cast

  • Sanjeeda Sheikh as Nitya Mitra Goenka (after plastic surgery) / Durga Thakur Goenka – Mansi's elder daughter; Dayal's adoptive daughter; Payal's sister; Shaurya's ex-fiancée; Dev's best friend turned wife.[4][5]
  • Aditi Sajwan as Nitya Mitra (before plastic surgery) - Mansi’s elder daughter; Payal's sister; Dev's best friend
  • Vatsal Sheth as Shaurya Goenka – Sakshi and Rajnath's son; Kangana's brother; Dev's evil cousin; Nitya's ex-fiancé.
  • Simone Singh as Sakshi Goenka – Rehmat's ex-wife; Rajnath's wife; Shaurya and Kangana's mother.[6][7][8]
  • Ayub Khan as Rajnath Goenka – Arnav's brother; Sakshi's husband; Shaurya and Kangana's father.[9][10]
  • Bhuvnesh Mann as Dev Goenka – Suchitra and Arnav's son; Shaurya and Kangana's cousin; Nitya's best friend turned husband.
  • Kamalika Guha Thakurta Mansi Mitra – Nitya's and Payal's mother.
  • Teena Chopra as Payal Mitra – Mansi's younger daughter; Dayal's adoptive daughter; Nitya's sister.
  • Kishwer Merchant as Raima Maheshwari – Sakshi's best friend.[11]
  • Jyoti Gauba as Suchitra Goenka – Arnav's widow; Dev's mother.[12] She is a kind-hearted person and believes in social work.
  • Poonampreet Bhatia as Kangana Goenka – Sakshi and Rajnath's daughter; Shaurya's sister.[13]
  • Mihir Mishra as Akram Khan – Rehmat's son; Sakshi's step-son.[14]
  • Vicky Arora as Karan Basu – Girish's son; Shaurya's best friend and culprit of Payal
  • Ravjeet Singh / Vikram Singh Chauhan as Rishi Zaveri – Shaurya's former friend turned into enemy due to Payals protection.
  • Aliraza Namdar as Girish Basu – Karan's father.
  • Bhupinder Singh as Dr. Dayal Thakur – Durga's father; Nitya's and Payal's adoptive father.
  • Amit Behl as Navin Mathur – Goenkas' former employee.[15]
  • Aamir Ali as Dr. Neil Bhattacharya – Durga's fake groom.[16][17][18]
  • Vicky Arora as Karan Basu – Shaurya's friend.
  • Shalmalee Desai as Sagarika Ganguly [19][20]

Cameo

Jai Ho

Production

The show is set in Kolkata, but is filmed in Mumbai.[21] The series was titled while in pre-production as Daag but title Ek Hasina Thi was finalized.[22][19]

The series production began in 2013 and was supposed to go on air in the same year but was delayed and premiered on 14 April 2014.[23][24]

Reception

Critics

Among the cast members, Singh's portrayal of Sakshi Goenka has been well appreciated. A review carried by The Indian Express noted that "her attitude and elegance comes across distinctly in her character".[25]

Mid-Day stated, "Ek Hasina Thi had a great start. However, despite a good plotline, impressive star cast (Simone Singh, Ayub Khan and Sanjeeda Shaikh and Vatsal Seth) and many awards, it failed to keep up with the initial pace and lost out on viewers."[26]

The Indian Express stated the series to be more convincing and said, "The USP of the show is the fast-paced, gripping storyline and the immensely-talented star cast. But the characters seem edgy most of the time which doesn’t look very convincing and the performance of the lead actors is not standing out as yet. The most interesting and powerful performance is by Simone Singh. Her attitude and elegance comes across distinctly in her character of Sakshi Goenka. Like Singh’s, Ayub Khan's role too is well-sketched and projected with ease. The show is well-scripted and has the ability to make a mark but the fact remains that the lead actors will have to put in a lot of effort to make their characters look convincing and believable. The settings, makeup and clothes are the main highlights and strong base of the show."[25]

Daily News and Analysis rated two and half stars and praised, "The storyline is gripping, fast-paced and slick. It's nice to see a bunch of good looking actors together. The setting in Kolkata, the ambience, the bungalows, the visuals etc speak of high production values. The serial, in short, is easy on the eye." On the other hand, they also said, "All the characters seem to be on edge, which is annoying. Nobody seems to be what they are. More importantly, whether the serial works or not is completely dependent on the actors' performances, especially since it's not a linear story. And so far, they are falling short." Speaking on cast performance they said, Beautiful and sophisticated Simone plays the shrewd and manipulative Sakshi Goenka with elan. Sanjeeda's character is layered, but it's not coming through in her performance. Even Vatsal lacks the edginess both in terms of looks and performance."[20]

Deccan Chronicle criticised, "It’s a tried and tested plot but one that still holds a lot of potential. But the problem here is that there is no thrill in this thriller. Ek Hasina Thi follows the silly, repetitive style of saas-bahu (mother in law-daughter in law) serials, and every teeny-weeny thing gets dragged for a week, making the eventual revenge very tiresome."[27]

Audience

The series was well received among audience. It had constantly ranked among top 10 in TRP chart.[28] Last episode of the series was earned highest trp on its slot.[29]

Recreation

In June 2021, it was released on Hotstar on which its name was Daav.The series was only of 16 episodes while the real series had 216 episodes.

Adaptations

It was dubbed into various national and international languages including in Tamil and Telugu as "Durga", in Malayalam as "Oru shishirathinte ormakku" and in Arabic as "Laheeb Al-Huqd / لهيب الحقد" (transl. "Flames of Hatred") on MBC Bollywood.[30] It was also dubbed into Sinhalese as "Sulanga Wage Awidin" on Hiru TV.[31][32] It is also broadcast in  Pakistan on Urdu 1 under the same original title name.

Awards

Indian Telly Awards 2014
Indian Television Academy Awards 2014

Footnotes

  1. ^ Tied with Ashwini Kalsekar for Jodha Akbar.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Sunidha Chauhan sings for Ek Hasina Thi". The Times of India. TNN. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ^ "14 TV shows get axed this year". The Times of India. Shruti Jambhekar. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ^ Ankita R Kanabar; Priya Adivarekar (28 March 2014). "Sanjeeda Sheikh to team up with Vatsal Sheth for a show". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Star Parivaar Awards 2014: Aamir Khan and wife Kiran look inseparable (see red carpet pics)". India TV. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Story of Ek Hasina Thi is gripping: Sanjeeda Sheikh". The Times of India. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Simone Singh makes comeback on small screen after nine years". NDTV India. New Delhi: Press Trust of India. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Had no apprehensions playing a mother to Vatsal: Simone Singh". The Times of India. Vijaya Tiwari. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  8. ^ "PICTURES: Meet Simone Singh of TV show Ek Haseena Thi". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Ayub Khan and Simone Singh get together after nine years". The Times of India. Hiren Kotwani. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Bhuvnesh Mann to embark his journey in Ek Hasina Thi". The Times of India. TNN. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  11. ^ "When dreams take flight". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Vatsal Seth's chachi in 'Ek Hasina Thi' was his Maths teacher in school". The Times of India. Iti Shree Misra. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Poonam Preet's role in 'Ek Haseena Thi' inspired by Kangna Ranaut". Mid-Day. The Hitlist Team. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Mihir Mishra – The Mystery Man on Ek Hasina Thi". The Times of India. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Ek Hasina Thi : Durga's secret room". Daily News and Analysis (DNA). 2 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  16. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (18 July 2014). "Aamir Ali, Sanjeeda Sheikh to Romance On Screen". Ndtv. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  17. ^ "TV couple Aamir, Sanjeeda to romance on 'Ek Hasina Thi' show". Zee News. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  18. ^ IANS (18 July 2014). "Real life couple Aamir Ali, Sanjeeda Sheikh to work together in 'Ek Hasina Thi'". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  19. ^ a b "'Ek Hasina Thi' is about women empowerment: Siddharth P Malhotra". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Interesting premise, but actors fall short in much-delayed show Ek Hasina Thi". Daily News and Analysis. Chaya Unnikrishnan. DNA. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  21. ^ "I'm sure that 'Ek Hasina Thi' title track will be appreciated: Sunidhi". IBN Live. IANS. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Satyamev Jayate 2, Vasundhara, Daag: 5 TV shows to look forward to". CNN-NEWS18.
  23. ^ "Siddharth Malhotra busy doing television". The Indian Express.
  24. ^ "TV's new tidings". Daily News and Analysis.
  25. ^ a b "Ek Hasina Thi / Needs to be more convincing". The Indian Express. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  26. ^ "Major revamp on small screen as older shows make way for new". Mid-Day. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  27. ^ "Ek Hasina Thi: No thrill in this thriller". Deccan Chronicle.
  28. ^ TRP report card: Qubool Hai exits; Ek Hasina Thi enters the top ten list
  29. ^ Happy Ending on "Ek Hasina This" and got top position on 8 pm slot
  30. ^ "Ek Hasina Thi to be dubbed as Durga". The Times of India.
  31. ^ "Shahid MBC - Laheeb Al-Heqd (شاهد.نت - لهيب الحقد)". Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  32. ^ "MBC - Laheeb Al-Heqd (لهيب الحقد- MBC Bollywood - MBC.net)". Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  33. ^ "13th Indian Telly Awards 2014 - Winners List; Harshad, Preetika, Karan, Divyanka Shine Bright!". Filmibeat. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  34. ^ "Indian Television Academy Awards 2014". MSN. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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