Kehta Hai Dil
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Directed by | Rakesh Sarang |
Starring | see below |
Music by | Lalit Sen |
Opening theme | "Kehta Hai Dil" by Priya Bhattacharya and Kumar Sanu |
Country of origin | India |
No. of episodes | 144 |
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Running time | approx. 52 minutes |
Production company | UTV Software Communications |
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Network | Star Plus |
Release | 2 July 2002[1] – 29 March 2005 |
Kehta Hai Dil is an Indian soap opera that aired on Star Plus channel from 2 July 2002 to 29 March 2005, produced by UTV Software Communications.[2] The story is based on the life of a girl name Karishma and portrays the dramatic events that occur in her life, which affect her entire family - who lives in the small, idyllic town of Anand Nagar.[3][4]
Plot
Kehta Hai Dil is the story of a family who lives in the small, idyllic town of Anand Nagar. It is the family of Superintendent of Police (SP) Aditya Pratap Singh, Dr. Jaya Singh, and their three children - Karishma, Kunal and Kiran. Karishma loves Dhruv who is her childhood friend. Their fathers have also been friends.
SP Aditya tries to expose the corrupt town mayor Bhandari and his wife Lalita Devi. To take revenge, Lalita makes her elder son Nikhil befriend Karishma and then makes the media print a fake report alleging that Karishma is having an affair with Nikhil. This forces Karishma to marry Nikhil. It is only after they are married that the Bhandaris' lies is revealed. A devastated Karishma vows to take revenge on every single one of them. The story follows Karishma as she extracts her revenge and exposes the Bhandaris.
Cast
- Kamya Panjabi / Pallavi Kulkarni as Karishma Singh / Karishma Nikhil Bhandari
- Aman Verma / Akshay Anand as SP Aditya Pratap Singh
- Gautami Kapoor as Dr. Jaya Aditya Pratap Singh
- Swapnil Joshi as Dhruv
- Manoj Joshi as Mayor Bhandari
- Rushad Rana as Nikhil Bhandari, the Mayor's Adopted Son
- Grusha Kapoor as Lalita Devi, Mayor Bhandari's Wife and Nikhil's Adopted Mother
- Ram Kapoor as Jai Singh
- Nivedita Bhattacharya as Mrs. Singh
- Manoj Pahwa as Ranbir
- Kuljeet Randhawa as Sonia
- Mehul Kajaria as Kunal Singh
- Tanvi Bhatia as Kiran Singh
- Dara Singh as Karishma's Grandfather
- Soumya Arya as Dr. Talwar
- Kajal Nishad as Priya
- Rajiv Kumar as Inspector Vikram
- Lata Sabharwal as Constable's Wife
- S.P Khere as Ameeta's Father
- Reshma Polekar as Ameeta
- Sushita Thatte as Sarson
- Pamela Mukherjee as Divya
- Devanshi as Sonia's Son
- Sushmita Daan as Nilanjana
- Atul Srivastava as Charandas
- Hrishita as Deepti
- Shagufta Ali as Jaya's Mother
- Rakesh as Pappu
- Tina Parekh as Dhruv's Friend
- Rajesh Asthana as Inspector
- Khyaati Khandke Keswani as Aanchal
- Abbas Khan as Chota Pappu
- Shadab Khan as Doctor
- Sunita Verma as Menka
- Rajni Chandra as Nikhil's Mother
- Manav Merchant as Ravi
- Dinesh Hinge as Judge
- Navin Nischol as Pradhan
- Natasha Sinha as Manju
- Tanvir Roy as Chief Minister
- Rahul Lohani as Swayam
- Prithvi Zutshi as Professor
- Pankaj Mishra as Narayan
- Narendra Gupta as Dr. Jain
- Salil Ankola as Ranveer Rathore / Sandeep Jain / Shakti Singh
- Veerendra Saxena as Bijlani
- Nagesh Bhonsle as Inspector Pandey
- Sandeep Vohra as Prosecutor
- Sunil Verma as Prisoner
- Sunil Ghate as Judge
- Kavita Vaid
- Pooja as Shangrila
Soundtrack
The music for Kehta Hai Dil was composed by Lalit Sen, and the lyrics were penned by Naqsh Lyalpuri. The title track was sung by Kumar Sanu, Mahalaxmi,[5] and Priya Bhattachariya.
Awards
The series has won the following awards in The Indian Telly Awards of 2003:[6]
- Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male) - Manoj Joshi Shared with Mohnish Behl.
- Best Actor of the Year (Male) - Aman Verma shared with Shivaji Satam.
References
- ^ "Kehta Hai Dil: A new 'STAR' on the ascendant". Afaqs Dot Com. 10 June 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Ronie Screwvala, Founder, Chairman, UTV (United Television)
- ^ Pallavi Kulkarni returns, break ke baad Deccan Chronicle
- ^ The Hindu Business Line : A`man' for all seasons
- ^ "These singers made television musically sound". radioandmusic.com. 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Bahus steal the show at third Indian Telly Awards". afaqs.com. 24 November 2003.