''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum'' (''Where Am I, Where Are You'') is an Indian romantic drama television series that aired from 17 June 2019 to 14 March 2020 on
Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
.
Produced by Sandiip Sikcand under SOL Productions, it starred
Karan Grover
Karan Grover (born 22 June 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2004 with ''Saarrthi'' portraying Arjun Goenka. Grover is best known for his portrayal of Karan Prasad in '' Yahan Main Gh ...
and
Dipika Kakar
Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in ''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 12 ...
.
''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum'' revolves around the lives of Dr. Rohit Sippy and Sonakshi Rastogi, two different individuals belonging to different worlds unaware of the fact that their worlds, though poles apart, are meant to collide.
Plot
Calm and practical, Dr. Rohit Sippy is a
heart surgeon
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal struc ...
, swearing by logic and science. Chirpy and vivacious, Sonakshi Rastogi is a television actress, living in a world of fiction and dreams. The two are broken souls with troubled pasts. Rohit's former girlfriend Raima has been comatose for four years. Sonakshi was betrayed by her former boyfriend Karan. Rohit and Sonakshi meet but their worlds are poles apart. They bicker and argue, but slowly see each other in a new light and become friends.
Sonakshi falls in love with Rohit. Unable to move on at first, Rohit refuses to acknowledge his feelings for Sonakshi but later realises his love for her. Raima finally wakes up from coma. Stubborn at first, she later understands their love and leaves. Free from guilt, Rohit marries Sonakshi. He reveals that his father Naren cheated on his mother Veena, by having an extramarital affair with another woman. Pooja who was adopted by Naren's sister Nishi Sippy and her husband Yash Kapoor, treat her like their daughter. But in reality, Pooja is Naren's daughter from the extra-marital affair.
Rohit's brother Rohan, whose wife Tanya is pregnant, has an affair with Sonakshi's sister Pari. When this comes out, Veena slaps Pari. Sonakshi and Pari's mother Suman reveals Naren's truth to Veena, shattering her. Naren plans to transfer ownership of his property to Veena and Pooja. Nishi, who wants the property tries to kill him and blames Sonakshi. Pari turns out to be pregnant with Rohan's child. Tanya miscarries. Nishi blackmails Rohit to divorce Sonakshi. Helpless, he agrees. Sonakshi believes Rohit betrayed her and loses her faith in love.
4 months later
Sonakshi loses her job and is searching for work. Rohit has separated himself from his family. Nishi has taken over the property. Discharged from the hospital, Naren is on a wheelchair. Pari plots to get Rohan back to secure her child's future but Sonakshi reprimands her. Rohit gets affected by a virus in her attempts to save him. When Sonakshi finds out the truth, she reunites with Rohit and they expose Nishi, getting her arrested. Veena throws Rohan out. Aakash and Deepa marry, while Rohit and Sonakshi get remarried.
Cast
Main
*
Karan Grover
Karan Grover (born 22 June 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2004 with ''Saarrthi'' portraying Arjun Goenka. Grover is best known for his portrayal of Karan Prasad in '' Yahan Main Gh ...
as Dr. Rohit Sippy:
Heart surgeon
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal struc ...
; Sonakshi's husband; Veena and Naren's son; Rohan and Ajit's brother; Pooja's half-brother (2019–2020)
*
Dipika Kakar
Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in ''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 12 ...
as Sonakshi Rastogi Sippy:
Television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
; Rohit's wife; Suman and Ranjit's daughter; Praniti and Pulkit's sister (2019–2020)
Recurring
* Mohini Kewalramani as Sukhmani Sippy: Matriarch of Sippy family; Piramal's widow; Naren, Nishi and Aakash's mother; Rohit, Rohan, Ajit and Pooja's grandmother
* Ashish Nayyar as Dr. Naren Sippy:
Gynaecologist
Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences, spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with ...
; Veena's husband; Rohit, Rohan, Ajit and Pooja's father; Sukhmani and Piramal's son; Nishi and Aakash's brother
*
Shalini Kapoor Sagar
Shalini Kapoor Sagar is an Indian television and theatre actress.
Personal life
Kapoor is married to Rohit Sagar, a theatre and television actor. The couple gave birth to their daughter, Aadya in February 2011.
Career
Kapoor debuted with a Du ...
as Veena Sippy: Naren's wife; Rohit, Rohan and Ajit's mother; Pooja's stepmother
* Anahita Jahanbaksh as Suman Rastogi: Ranjit's widow; Sonakshi, Praniti and Pulkit's mother
*
Tanaaz Irani
Tannaz Irani (née Lal) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Bollywood films and Hindi television serials. She has also been credited as Tannaz Lal, her maiden name, and Tannaz Gupta (during her first marriage).
Career
Tannaz was born to an ...
/
Kishwer Merchant
Kishwer Merchant Rai (born 3 February 1981) is an Indian television actress and model. Merchant is well known for acting in the shows ''Hip Hip Hurray'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'', ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'', '' ...
as Dr. Nishi Sippy:
Cosmetologist
Cosmetology (from Greek , ''kosmētikos'', "beautifying"; and , ''-logia'') is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such as ...
; YK's wife; Sukhmani and Piramal's daughter; Naren and Aakash's sister; Pooja's aunt and adoptive mother
*
Wasim Mushtaq
Waseem Mushtaq (born 21 April 1984) is an Indian television actor.
Personal life
Mushtaq is originally from Srinagar. He auditioned for Indian Idol where judge Anu Malik
Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian mus ...
as Yash "YK" Kapoor:
Marketing
Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...
head; Nishi's husband; Pooja's uncle and adoptive father; Rohit, Rohan and Ajit's uncle; Sulochna's son
* Vicky Thawani as Aakash Sippy:
Restaurateur
A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspec ...
; Deepa's husband; Sukhmani and Piramal's son; Naren and Nishi's brother
* Mrinalini Tyagi as Deepa Wadhwani:
Lawyer
A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...
; Aakash's wife (2019–2020)
* Alice Kaushik as Praniti "Pari" Rastogi: Suman and Ranjit's daughter; Sonakshi and Pulkit's sister; Rohan's ex-girlfriend (2019–2020)
*
Abhishek Malik
Abhishek Malik (born 23 May 1990) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2012 with '' Chhal- Sheh Aur Maat'' portraying Rishi Shekhawat. Malik is best known for portraying Harshad Saxena in '' Kai ...
as Rohan Sippy:
Builder; Veena and Naren's son; Rohit and Ajit's brother; Pooja's half-brother; Tanya's husband; Praniti's ex-boyfriend (2019–2020)
* Dhwani Shah as Tanya Sippy: Jewellery Designer; Rohan's wife (2019–2020)
*
Pravisht Mishra
Pravisht Mishra is an Indian television actor best known for his portrayal of Anirudh Roy Choudhary in ''Barrister Babu'' and Yuvan Singh Rathod in ''Banni Chow Home Delivery''.
Personal life
Pravisht Mishra was born in Prayagraj, Uttar Prade ...
as Dr. Pulkit Rastogi: Suman and Ranjit's son; Sonakshi and Praniti's brother (2019–2020)
* Paras Zutshi as Ajit Sippy: Veena and Naren's son; Rohit and Rohan's brother; Pooja's half-brother (2019–2020)
* Kashish Rai as Pooja Sippy: Naren's daughter; Nishi and Yash's adoptive daughter; Rohit, Rohan and Ajit's half-sister (2019–2020)
*
Farnaz Shetty
Farnaz Shetty is an Indian actress who primarily works telugu films “.She is known for playing Indu” in Film Induvadana
Early life
Shetty has stated that her mother had wanted her to pursue a career in aviation or acting. She was approache ...
as Raima Sengupta: Tanushree's daughter; Rohit's former girlfriend (2019)
*
Simmi Ghoshal as Kanu: Mantri Ji's daughter (2019)
* Romil Chaudhary as Karan Khanna: Sonakshi's former boyfriend; Dolly's boyfriend (2019)
* Hemaakshi Ujjain as Netra Singh Anand: Sonakshi's film producer (2019–2020)
* Deepak Singh Sandhu as Sumit Khanna: Sonakshi's co-actor (2019–2020)
* Vineet Kumar Chaudhary as Mahesh Yadav: Sonakshi's obsessive fan and stalker (2019–2020)
*
Shivani Gosain
Shivani Gosain is an Indian television actress, who appeared in Mythological Serials like Jai Ganga Maiya As Devi Uma, Jai Mahalakshmi as Devi Saraswati & various other serials like Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Rang Badalti Od ...
as Rani Verma: Sitara's mother (2019–2020)
* Sangeeta Adhikary as Vimmi: Sippy family's househelp (2019–2020)
* Parmeshwar Shah as Hari: Sippy family's househelp (2019–2020)
* Saba Khan as Muniya: Rastogi family's househelp (2019–2020)
* Subodh Gupta as Ravi: Rohit's driver; Sunita's boyfriend (2019–2020)
* Manisha Soni as Sunita: Sonakshi's hairstylist; Ravi's girlfriend (2019–2020)
* Atul Singh as Shankar: Sonakshi's driver (2019–2020)
* Manisha Chitrode as Dr. Dimpy Rai: Doctor at Sippy Hospital (2019–2020)
* Snehal Borkar as Tulsi Fernandes: Nurse at Sippy Hospital (2019–2020)
* Aasya Wagh as Simmi Bhushan: Nurse at Sippy Hospital (2019–2020)
* Sultan Warsi as Sultan: Sonakshi's director (2019–2020)
* Subhlaxmi Das as Tanushree Sengupta: Raima's mother (2019)
* Sanket Walia as Ashish Mhatre: Politician; President of IPI Party (2019)
* Tanisha Wagh as Sundari Hingorani: Naren's cousin sister (2019)
* Smitha Mohan as Dolly Dsouza: Karan's girlfriend (2019)
* Garima Verma as Tapasya Udyavar: Reporter at City Times (2019)
* Aayesha Vindhara as Preeti Sharma: Rohit's patient; Sonakshi's fan (2019)
* Hema Sharma as Mrs. Sharma: Preeti's mother (2019)
* Naina Gupta as Dr. Chhabra(2019)
* Rahul Singh as Dr. Vishal Bhargava: Rohit's colleague and friend (2019)
* Aman Gandhi as Akhil: Rohit and Sonakshi's wedding planner (2019)
* Mayanka Sharma Patel as Amrita Sethi: Organiser of Miss Dazzling Diva (2019)
Guests
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Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
Khan ma ...
(2019)
*
Divyanka Tripathi
Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya ( Tripathi; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Vidya Pratap Singh in Zee TV's ''Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'' and Dr. Ishita Iyer Bhalla in StarPlus, Star Plus's ''Yeh Hai Moh ...
(2019)
Production
Development
In May 2019,
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
Khan ma ...
introduced
Karan Grover
Karan Grover (born 22 June 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2004 with ''Saarrthi'' portraying Arjun Goenka. Grover is best known for his portrayal of Karan Prasad in '' Yahan Main Gh ...
and
Dipika Kakar
Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in ''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 12 ...
as Dr. Rohit Sippy and Sonakshi Rastogi.
In February 2020, Grover confirmed about the series going off air on 14 March 2020. The shooting of the series wrapped up on 28 February 2020.
Casting
In September 2019,
Farnaz Shetty
Farnaz Shetty is an Indian actress who primarily works telugu films “.She is known for playing Indu” in Film Induvadana
Early life
Shetty has stated that her mother had wanted her to pursue a career in aviation or acting. She was approache ...
joined the cast as Raima Sengupta. In December 2019,
Kishwer Merchant
Kishwer Merchant Rai (born 3 February 1981) is an Indian television actress and model. Merchant is well known for acting in the shows ''Hip Hip Hurray'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'', ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'', '' ...
replaced
Tanaaz Irani
Tannaz Irani (née Lal) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Bollywood films and Hindi television serials. She has also been credited as Tannaz Lal, her maiden name, and Tannaz Gupta (during her first marriage).
Career
Tannaz was born to an ...
as Nishi Sippy.
Writing
Cancellation
The series maintained its position in top 11 to 20 shows throughout its runtime with a decent viewership.
It
continuously maintained a
trp ranging 1.6 to 1.8.
Producer Sandiip Sikcand speaking about the end of the series said, “The ratings never went above 1.8. The moment we brought in some drama during Sonakshi's wedding, which was very TV— a psychopath lover and all that, the ratings touched 2.3. And everybody was abusing us. So we said wedding is done, let's come back to our normal KHKT storytelling. Again we came down to 1.7-1.8. And then when the whole drama against Sonakshi was going on we touched a 1.9 again. All this analysis has made one thing very clear, that online everyone say, 'excellent show', but that does not translate into ratings."
SOL productions founder and managing director Fazila Allana explained, “Star had maintained from the start that they want to break the 2 GRP barrier for the 9pm slot. It is a tough spot and is against a number one show. We came close but couldn't cross it. The channel probably had their own research and decided that they want to experiment with a different kind of story. Even KHKT was an experiment and it worked up to a point.”
Soundtrack
Written and sung by Shivangi Bhayana, ''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum'' is composed by Shubham Sundaram.
Reception
''
Times Now
Times Now is an English news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group. The channel launched on 23 January 2006 in partnership with Reuters. It is a pay television throughout India. Until 2016, it was India's most popular and the m ...
'' said, “Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum is a fresh, never seen before love story between a television actress and a doctor.”
''
Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...
'' noted, “Dipika and Karan's fresh pairing looks quite interesting. Both of them have perfectly portrayed their inner vulnerabilities.”
''
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split betw ...
'' stated, “Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum is different from what Indian television has to offer now.”
''
The Quint
''The Quint'' is an English and Hindi language Indian general news and opinion website founded by Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur after their exit from Network18. The publication's journalists have won three Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Aw ...
'' reviewed, “Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum steers clear of melodrama, and takes a more realistic approach. And the ensuing drama is also peppered with a good dose of well-written humour and lighthearted moments. Dipika is very natural, looks beautiful and really owns every scene she is in, proving her versatility as an actor. Karan's expressions and comic timing really work for the show. Karan and Dipika's onscreen relationship is progressive, and their chemistry, in comic, emotional and romantic scenes, is easy and refreshing.”
''
Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...
'' also appreciated
Karan Grover
Karan Grover (born 22 June 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2004 with ''Saarrthi'' portraying Arjun Goenka. Grover is best known for his portrayal of Karan Prasad in '' Yahan Main Gh ...
and
Dipika Kakar
Dipika Kakar Ibrahim (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is known for playing Simar in ''Sasural Simar Ka'' and Sonakshi in ''Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum''. She participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 12 ...
's chemistry.
Adaptations
Awards and nominations
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt10351232
Indian romance television series
Hindi-language television shows
StarPlus original programming
2019 Indian television series debuts
Indian television soap operas
Serial drama television series
Television shows set in Mumbai