Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2

''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2'' ( ; English: ''It all feels so good'') is an Indian Hindi-language television romantic drama series that premiered on 30 August 2021 on Sony Entertainment Television. It is digitally available on Sony LIV. Produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, the show is a spiritual sequel or reboot version of the 2011 series of the same name. It stars Nakuul Mehta and Disha Parmar.

Plot

Priya Sood hails from a middle-class family and lives with her mother, sisters Sara, Maitri, Sandy and cousin Akshay. Her father Mahendra, left them, now living with his second wife and their son. Established business tycoon, Ram Kapoor was deserted by his girlfriend Vedika and now, entirely focuses on work and family, which consists of his stepmother Nandini and half-siblings Shubham and Shivina.

Shivina and Akshay are having an affair, but Akshay refuses to marry before Priya, thus Ram marries her, much to Nandini's displeasure. Vedika, hoping to get Ram back, reveals their past affair to Priya. Ram and Priya, however, triumph against all odds.

Sara's son Eshan and husband Varun, shift to Mumbai to live with her. Ram decides to reopen the investigation of his father's murder with the help of Krish, a private investigator. Varun and Mahendra are implicated with this murder and are incarcerated. On Shubham's provocation, Shivina tries to leave Sood House, but dies when Eshan accidentally pushes her in the staircase. Priya takes the blame and goes to prison. She discovers being pregnant with Ram's child but is manipulated by Nandini, in keeping the child away.

5 years later

Priya serves her sentence and is blessed with a girl who she names Pihu. Ram signs a costly deal for which he reunites with Priya in the public eye. While Sara marries Vikrant, both Ram and Pihu, learn about being father-daughter. Ram corners Eshan and ends up knowing the truth behind Shivina's death. Ram, Priya and Pihu finally unite, stronger than ever. Soon enough, Vedika, Shubham and Nandini are exposed in front of Ram who subsequently has a fatal accident and loses his memory. Nandini schemes to make Ram and Vedika come closer whereas Priya disguises as Lovely Singh and becomes Ram's PA. She teaches Shubham a lesson by making him walk the path of self-dependency, much to the shock of Nandini, as Shubham no longer considers supporting her. Meanwhile Ram gains memory, but creates confusion in everyone's minds by pretending his memory loss. On the other hand, Priya learns of her pregnancy and devises a plan to help Ram regain his memory by pretending to be Krish's wife. Ram refuses to marry Vedika, and decides to teach his family a lesson by making them bow to his demands. Meanwhile, Sid and Shubham plans to crack a deal with the Khannas with Ram's help, unknowingly setting Ram to cross paths with his much-alive mother Swati Kapoor, who was separated from her family by Nandini. Meanwhile, Ram remarries Priya and confronts Nandini for taking undue advantage of Shivina's death.

Cast

Main

* Nakuul Mehta as Ram Kapoor – Virendra and Swati's son; Nandini's stepson; Shubham and Shivina's half-brother; Priya's husband; Mahendra and Meera's son-in-law; Pihu's father (2021–present)
* Disha Parmar as Priya Ram Kapoor / Lovely Singh (Fake) – Mahendra and Meera's second daughter; Saranghi, Maitri and Sandhya's sister; Raj's half-sister; Akshay's cousin; Ram's wife; Pihu's mother (2021–present)
* Aarohi M. Kumawat as Pihu Ram Kapoor – Ram and Priya's daughter; Virendra and Swati's granddaughter; Nandini's step granddaughter (2022–present)

* Manraj Singh as Shubham Kapoor "Shubhu" – Virendra and Nandini's son; Shivina's brother; Ram's half-brother; a spoil brat and a cool characters
(2021–present)

Recurring

* Shalini Arora as Swati Kapoor – Virendra's first wife; Ram's mother; Priya's mother-in-law; Pihu's grandmother (2022-present)
* Shubhaavi Choksey as Nandini Garewal Kapoor – Sanjeev's sister; Virendra's second wife; Shubham and Shivina's mother; Ram's stepmother; Priya's stepmother-in-law; Akshay's mother-in-law; Pihu's step grandmother (2021–present)
* Piyush Sahdev as Krish Dixit – Priya's college mate; Ram's private investigator (2022–present)
*Reena Aggarwal as Vedika "Vedu" Kumar – Ram's former girlfriend; Shashi's ex-wife (2021–present)
*Alefia Kapadia as Sarangi "Sara" Sood Arora – Mahendra and Meera's eldest daughter; Priya, Maitri and Sandhya's sister; Raj's half-sister; Akshay's cousin; Varun's ex-wife; Vikrant's wife; Eshan's mother (2021–present)

* Kanupriya Pandit as Meera Mehra – Dhirendra's sister; Mahendra's ex-wife; Saranghi, Priya, Maitri, Sandhya's mother; Raj's stepmother; Eshan and Pihu's grandmother (2021–present)
* Ajay Nagrath as Aditya "Adi" Shekhawat – Ram and Priya's friend; Brinda's husband (2021–present)
* Aanchal Khurana as Brinda Shekhawat – Ram and Priya's friend; Aditya's wife (2021–present)
* Abhinav Kapoor as Vikrant Arora – Ram and Priya's friend; Twinkle's ex-husband, Saranghi's husband; Eshan stepfather (2021–present)
* Maanya Singh as Sandhya "Sandy" Sood – Mahendra and Meera's youngest daughter; Sara, Priya and Maitri's sister; Raj's half-sister; Akshay's cousin (2021–present)
* Krushag Ghuge as Eshan Arora – Sara's son; Varun adoptive son; later Vikrant's adoptive son (2022–present)
** Meet Mukhi as Teenage Eshan (2022)
* Jitendra Nokewal as Siddharth "Sid" Sahil Babbar – Sahil's younger son; Shashi's brother; Shubham's friend (2021-Present)
* Yajuvendra Singh as Yash Khanna, Mrs. Khanna's husband, Avni's father (2022-Present)
* Jyoti Tiwari as Mrs. Khanna, Yash's wife, Avni's mother (2022-Present)
* Anjum Fakih as Maitri Sood Bahl – Mahendra and Meera's third daughter; Saranghi, Priya and Sandhya's sister; Raj's half-sister; Akshay's cousin; Neeraj's wife (2021–2022)
* Puneet Panjwani as Minister – Kanika's husband (2022)
* Menka Rai as Kanika – Minister's wife (2022)
* Utkarsh Gupta as Kunal Jeet Baweja – Ram and Priya's friend; Ram's business partner (2021–2022)
* Aman Maheshwari as Neeraj Bahl – Priya's ex-boyfriend; Maitri's husband (2021–2022)
* Abhay Bhargava as Mahendra Sood – Meera's ex-husband; Rakhi's husband; Saranghi, Priya, Maitri, Sandhya and Raj's father; Eshan and Pihu's grandfather (2021–2022)
* Pranav Misshra as Akshay "Akki" Mehra – Dhirendra and Sarika's son; Saranghi, Priya, Maitri and Sandhya's cousin; Shivina's widower; Virendra and Nandini's son-in-law (2021–2022)
* Sneha Namanandi as Shivina "Shivi" Kapoor Mehra – Virendra and Nandini's daughter; Ram's half-sister; Shubham's sister; Akshay's wife; a spoil brat too (2021–2022) (Dead)
* Vineet Kumar Chaudhary as Shashwat "Shashi" Sahil Babbar – Sahil's elder son, Sid's brother; Vedika's ex-husband (2021–2022)
* Amit Singh Thakur as Sanjeev Garewal – Nandini's brother; Mitali's husband; Shubham and Shivina's uncle (2021–2022)
* Ritu Vashishtha as Mitali "Meetu" Garewal – Sanjeev's wife; Shubham and Shivina's aunt (2021–2022)
* Shantanu Monga as Varun – Sara's ex-husband; Eshan's adoptive father (2022)
* Geetu Bawa as Rakhi Sood – Mahendra's second wife; Raj's mother; Saranghi, Priya, Maitri, and Sandhya's stepmother (2021–2022)
* Ankit Shah as Raj "Bunty" Sood – Mahendra and Rakhi's son; Meera's stepson; Saranghi, Priya, Maitri and Sandhya's half-brother (2021–2022)
* Ajita Kulkarni as Sarika Mehra – Dhirendra's wife; Akshay's mother; Shivina's mother-in-law; Saranghi, Priya, Maitri and Sandhya's aunt (2021-2022)
* Krishna Saajnani as Dhirendra Mehra – Meera's brother; Sarika's husband; Akshay's father; Shivina's father-in-law; Saranghi, Priya, Maitri and Sandhya's uncle (2021-2022)
* Poorti Arya as Twinkle Singh – Priya's friend; Vikrant's ex-wife (2021)

Guest appearances

* Pawandeep Rajan in the song "Bhangra Ta Sajda" and "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain" during Ram and Priya's Sangeet Party (2021)
* Arunita Kanjilal in the song "Bhangra Ta Sajda" and "Bade Achhe Lagte Hai" during Ram and Priya's Sangeet Party (2021)
* School of Kids Choir in the song "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain" during Ram and Priya's Sangeet Party (2021)
* Raftaar to promote the song "Ghana Kasoota" (2021)
* Rashmeet Kaur to promote the song "Ghana Kasoota" (2021)
* Darshan as Kids Manager (special appearance)
* Sriimurali as Muralidhar Singh (special appearance)
* Prabhu Deva as IPS Dildar Pandey (special appearance)
* Sakshi Tanwar as Sheel Chaudhary, to promote Netflix India's series, ''Mai'' (2022)
* Taapsee Pannu as Antara, to promote ''Dobaaraa'' (2022)

Production

Development

In May 2021, it was confirmed that Ekta Kapoor's show, ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'' which was originally broadcast from 2011 to 2014 will return with a fresh cast and different storyline.

Casting

Nakuul Mehta was finalized to play the male lead, Ram Kapoor. For the female lead Priya Sood, Divyanka Tripathi was approached who rejected the offer and eventually, Disha Parmar was signed by the makers. The show marks the second collaboration between Mehta and Parmar as they previously co-starred in ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'' (2012–2014).

Release

The first promo of the series was revealed and released by the show producer Ekta Kapoor on 12 August 2021 featuring Nakuul Mehta and Disha Parmar as Ram and Priya. The first look poster of the upcoming season of the series was unleashed by the show leads Disha Parmar and Nakuul Mehta, at the grand finale episode of ''Indian Idol 12''. The show's premier date was officially announced on 19 August 2021.

Crossover

''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2'' and ''Appnapan – Badalte Rishton Ka Bandhan'' came together for an integration week, called "Mahasangam Saptah". The episodes revolved around Vikrant and Sara's wedding ceremonies, which took place in Meerut.

Reception

Critical reception

Letty Mariam Abraham of Mid-Day stated "Mehta and Parmar put their best foot forward as they carry the show on their shoulders." She also noted that if the series is "relatable without indulging in melodrama ... it may well surpass its original."

Gursimran Kaur of Times Of India stated "Nakuul Mehta steps into the shoes of Ram Kapoor beautifully. He does justice to his part. Disha Parmar takes the cake with her simplicity and genuinity."

Soundtrack

''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2''s soundtrack music is given by Lalit Sen and Nawab Arzoo. The theme song music is composed by R. D. Burman and sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Trijayh Dey.

Awards and nominations

See also

*List of programs broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television

References

External links

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