Dear Ishq
| Dear Ishq | |
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| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Created by | Yash A Patnaik |
| Based on | Write Me A Love Story (2021) |
| Written by | Mamta Yash Patnaik |
| Screenplay by | Manoj Tripathi |
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| Directed by | Atif Khan |
| Creative director | Muskan Baraja |
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| Theme music composer | Reenam Jain |
| Composer | Anish John |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 60 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Nidhin Valanday |
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| Running time | 20-31 minutes |
| Production companies | Beyond Dreams Entertainment Inspire Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 26 January – 4 April 2023 |
Dear Ishq (transl. Dear Love) is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television serial that premiered on 26 January 2023 on the Disney+ Hotstar streaming service.[1] Produced by Yash A Patnaik and Mamta Patnaik under the banner Beyond Dreams Entertainment and Inspire Films, it stars Sehban Azim and Niyati Fatnani.[2]
Premise[edit]
Abhimanyu is a noted romantic fiction writer with a huge female fan following. He is moody, arrogant and rude with his remarks. He gets into an argument with Asmita Roy who is a literary editor, sharing different ideologies about love and fiction. How these two loggerheads fall into love forms the rest of the story!
The season one end with Abhimanyu getting falsely accused for a murder and feels betrayed by his girlfriend Asmita due to a misunderstanding. He's shown starting to write a new story titled "Killer Ishq" in vengeance.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Niyati Fatnani as Asmita Roy : Abhimanyu's love interest
- Sehban Azim as Abhimanyu Razdan : Asmita's love interest
Recurring[edit]
- Kishwer Merchant[3] as Maya Costa
- Puneet Tejwani as Peter Costa
- Kunal Verma as Rizwan Khan
- Buneet Kapoor as Shauvik Sen
- Tanya Nisha Sharma as Shalini Vats
- Sanjeev Seth as Raman Razdan
- Roma Bali as Nita Razdan
- Jyoti B Mukherji as Sharmila Roy
- Beena Banerjee as Charulata Roy
- Sugandh Dhindaw as Bani Kapoor
- Shamikh Abbas as Bijoy Roy
- Kaveri Ghosh as Bindoo Sen
- Preetesh Manas as Anirban Das
- Sandeep Soni as Nannu, Abhimanyu's servant
- Viyanna Dadwani as Pia Costa
- Simran Rawal as Arya
- Gagan Deep as Dev
- Priya Shukla as Receptionist
- Shiv Pathak as Peon
- Kalpesh Rajgor as Cafe Owner
- Brijesh Mourya as Waiter
Production[edit]
The series was announced on Disney+ Hotstar by Beyond Dreams Entertainment.[4][5] It is based on Ravinder Singh's Write Me A Love Story (2021).[6] Sehban Azim and Niyati Fatnani were signed as the lead.[7] The principal photography of the series commenced began in January 2023 and wrapped up in April 2023.[8][9] It was mainly shot at the Film City, Mumbai. The promo featuring the leads was released on 17 January 2023.[10][11]
Reception[edit]
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| Source | Rating |
| The Times of India[12] |   |
Critical reception[edit]
OTT Play reviewed the first episodes, where it sharply criticized the show for being cliched, having lack of focus, and questionable camera shots. They felt it was more in line with a typical Hindi television show than a web series.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Dear Ishq' Trailer: Sehban Azim and Niyati Fatnani starrer 'Dear Ishq' Official Trailer". The Times of India.
- ^ "'Dear Ishq' trailer promises dramatic romance between an author and an editor - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Kishwer Merchantt, who is part of Dear Ishq on Disney+ Hotstar, talks about the show, OTT & more".
- ^ "New show 'Dear Ishq' announced by Disney + Hotstar. All details here". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Disney+ Hotstar announces new show 'Dear Ishq'". 21 January 2023.
- ^ "From Reading Book To Watching K-Dramas, Sehban Azim Did It All For 'Dear Ishq'".
- ^ "Sehban Azim and Niyati Fitnani come together for a new show titled Dear Ishq : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Sehban Azim Shares How He Was Convinced to Shoot an Intimate Scene in Dear Ishq". 22 February 2023.
- ^ "OTT show 'Dear Ishq' wraps up its shoot, leaves cast emotional". Cinema Express.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Disney+ Hotstar drops the trailer of Dear Ishq". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ^ "A note to love: Disney+ Hotstar drops trailer of romantic drama, Dear Ishq!".
- ^ "Dear Ishq Season 1 Review: Performances and gloss save this predictable love/Hate story". The Times of India.
- ^ "Dear Ishq episode 1 review: Bade Acche Lagte Hai deja vu and worse".
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