''Kkusum'' is an Indian television series produced by Ekta Kapoor's
Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms is an Indian company that produces Indian soap operas, reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment, and factual programming in several Indian languages. Balaji Telefilms is promoted by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor and is a ...
which aired on
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony.
SET India's ...
from 14 May 2001 to 30 November 2005.
and directed by Jasbir Bhati. The show follows the journey of a young, hardworking and middle class girl, Kkusum and later, after a 20 year leap on her daughter Kkumud.
The show starred
Nausheen Ali Sardar
Nausheen Ali Sardar is an Indian television actress and model. She has appeared in many television shows and bollywood movies. She was born in Mumbai, India. Nausheen is still remember for her debut show ''Kkusum''
Sardar also appeared in telev ...
in the titular role, and after a generation leap, it was played by
Manasi Joshi Roy
Manasi Joshi Roy is an Indian film and television actress known for her roles in '' Saaya'', '' Gharwali Uparwali'' and '' Kkusum''. She is the wife of actor Rohit Roy, sister of actor Sharman Joshi and daughter of Gujarati theatre actor Arvin ...
and
Shilpa Saklani
Shilpa Saklani is an Indian television actress known for her role as Ganga Sahil Virani in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and Vidhi in '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. She was a contestant on the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 1'' and '' Bigg Boss ...
. Actor
Anuj Saxena
Anuj Saxena is an Indian actor, model, producer, and businessman.
Saxena made his acting debut in the Sony TV soap opera '' Kkusum'' in 2001 and has appeared in eleven TV serials including ''Karm'', ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
''Kumk ...
starred opposite her.
The roles of Kkumud and Kali were essayed by
Aashka Goradia and
Rucha Gujarathi
Rucha Gujarathi (born 1982/1983) is an Indian Bollywood, television actress and model. She has acted in several Bollywood movies, soap operas, music albums and reality shows. She also acted as a child artist in several movies. She is best rem ...
.
Plot
This show is about a middle class girl, Kkusum Deshmukh (
Nausheen Ali Sardar
Nausheen Ali Sardar is an Indian television actress and model. She has appeared in many television shows and bollywood movies. She was born in Mumbai, India. Nausheen is still remember for her debut show ''Kkusum''
Sardar also appeared in telev ...
), everyone in her family is dependent on her. She becomes engaged to Prakash Chitre (Prakash Ramchandani), but Prakash leaves her because she isn't willing to leave her family with their responsibilities. Kkusum's parents are shattered. Then comes Nitin Kapoor (Nitin Trivedi), who asks Kkusum's hand in marriage for his son, Abhay Kapoor (
Anuj Saxena
Anuj Saxena is an Indian actor, model, producer, and businessman.
Saxena made his acting debut in the Sony TV soap opera '' Kkusum'' in 2001 and has appeared in eleven TV serials including ''Karm'', ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
''Kumk ...
) . Kkusum is shocked. But she meets him and puts forth a condition that she'll take her family's responsibilities after their marriage also. Abhay agrees with her. Kkusum is impressed with Abhay's progressive nature. They start meeting each other regularly and Kkusum gradually starts falling for Abhay. He always gifts her something. They happily marry each other.On their wedding night, he shows his weird sparks. He just tells her that he really likes her and pretends to go to sleep. She is confused. Weird incidents happen with the chandelier, snake, fire, etc. and Kkusum does not understand anything. Abhay also is having commitments with other girls. He is a playboy.
Kkusum finds out Abhay's truth but he always lies and saves himself. Kkusum also finds out that Abhay only married her because she is akhandsaubhagyavati (her husband will not die). Kkusum still stays because of her parents' respect. Abhay's friend Aryaman Oberoi (
Aashish Kaul
Aashish Kaul (born July 25) is an Indian television actor, who has been associated with the Indian film and television industry since 1995. He is known for a wide variety of roles in popular Hindi television shows including '' Ghutan'', ''Kkus ...
) befriends with Kkusum. Then later on, a girl named Esha Chopra (
Shweta Kawatra
Shweta Kawatra (born 10 February 1976) is an Indian actress, model and television presenter.
Personal life
She is married to TV actor Manav Gohil. They participated in the dance competition show Nach Baliye where Manav was awarded best dancer ...
) comes along. Esha and Kkusum also become very good friends. But Esha starts liking Abhay, Abhay is also attracted to her, they get together, and have an extra-marital affair, Kkusum consummates her marriage when Abhay comes home intoxicated.Kkusum becomes pregnant but Abhay says that the child is of Aryaman. Kkusum slaps Esha and leaves the house when she finds out about Abhay and Esha. She is alone during her pregnancy stages. But Kkusum comes to the Kapoor Industries because her "in-laws" call her. Kkusum doesn't talk to Abhay. But due to some incidents, they become friends. Esha leaves because she thinks that Abhay is neglecting her and even Abhay realizes that he likes Kkusum so he proposes her again. Kkusum and Abhay patch up with each other. But Kkusum finds out that now Abhay cannot be a dad because of an accident that's why he called her back, because she's pregnant. Esha also comes back and befriends with Kkusum again. But Kkusum miscarries and holds Abhay responsible for the same. She again decides to leave the house but her mother-in-law, Sarla Nitin Kapoor (Rupa Divetia) insists her to stay in so Kkusum doesn't leave the house. Abhay is hurt by what Kkusum said so she apologizes to him. They are happy but then on Abhay's birthday she goes to pick him up from a farmhouse where she hears Abhay saying that he still has to act in front of Kkusum that he loves her. Kkusum's phone rings and Abhay and Esha are scared that someone heard them. Then they see Kkusum over there. Kkusum goes away from there to the Kapoor house. She goes there and waits for Abhay when he comes she slaps him twice and leaves saying that she'll never come back but her mother-in-law stops her. She tells Abhay to get out. Abhay leaves the house for sometime.
Meanwhile, there is a marriage proposal that comes to Tanya Kapoor (Ekta Sharma) who is Abhay's cousin sister. (They all love Kkusum and hate Abhay) Kkusum is supposed to do the set up of the pre-marriage but the groom Siddharth Kanwar (
Sandeep Rajora
Sandeep Rajora is an Indian model and actor. Model from the famous song "Raat Din Tere Khayal Aane Lage"
Career
Rajora has appeared in a number of television serials including Balaji Telefilms's ''Kkusum'' as Siddharth Kanwar. He was the winne ...
) falls for Kkusum instead of Tanya. Kkusum marries him despite not wanting to because of some unwanted reasons. Siddharth's paternal aunts, Pamela (Bhumika Seth), Natasha "Tashu" (
Narayani Shastri
Narayani Shastri is an Indian television and theatre actress known for her roles in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as Kesar Anupam Kapadia, '' Piya Ka Ghar'' as Rimjhim Avinash Sharma, '' Namak Haraam'' as Swati Karan Sehgal, Rishton Ka Ch ...
), maternal aunt, Raima (Amita Chandekar), adoptive mother Reema (
Prabha Sinha
Prabha Sinha is an Indian film and television actress. She entered the television scene around the time there was a boom of soap operas. She gained popularity with her performance in Mahesh Bhatt's '' Swabhimaan'' (1995), written by Shobha De.
...
) and biological mother Devanshi (
Krutika Desai Khan
Kruttika Desai is an Indian film, theatre and television actress. In the 90s, she gained initial fame in the serial BUNIYAD and later for her role of Vishkanya in popular fantasy series '' Chandrakanta'', and later in the next 2 decades, she w ...
/ Unknown) are evil so they try to break them up but they fail because Siddharth loves Kkusum. Kkusum also starts to love Siddharth. Tashu announces that she will marry none other than Abhay. Tashu and Abhay marry. Later, It is revealed that Abhay married Tashu so that he could get closer to Kkusum (because Tashu is Sid's paternal aunt). Tashu is also interested in Abhay's wealth only . Now, Abhay wants to cause problems with Sid—Kkusum but fails. Sid's mother takes all of Sid's property so that they're beggars. Sid and Kkusum leave for chawl. Kkusum exposes Tashu and Abhay divorces her. She is kicked out of both her families. Later on, Abhay has brain tumor, and he changes for the good forever, and again due to a series of events, Kkusum and Abhay become friends. Sid starts to suspect them and questions her about her character. Kkusum is deeply hurt because of Sid. They get divorced. Sid goes back to his mom. But he finds out that Kkusum wasn't lying about the brain tumor case so he calls her while driving. He crashes into a car and dies. Kkusum is shattered.
A while later, everyone figures out that Abhay has brain tumor and then Sarla comes to Kkusum for her son's life. Sarla wants Kkusum to marry Abhay. After a lot of dragging, they marry and go to the states. Abhay is treated there and now he is completely cured of cancer. With the help of medical sciences, he can now become a father as well. One day, They meet Esha. They live with her. Abhay starts to fall for Kkusum (for real this time) and Esha also starts liking Kkusum. But Kkusum can't forget Siddharth. They go back, Esha comes back after sometime, Kkusum starts to fall for Abhay again, they both don't tell each other about their feelings, Esha comes to live in with them and she too falls for Abhay despite knowing that he is married. She tries to get close to Abhay but fails. Kkusum finally confesses to Abhay that she loves him and they consummate. Esha is shattered. Then everyone finds out that Abhay accidentally killed Siddharth when he was having brain tumor attack while driving. For a while, Kkusum is mad at Abhay but later realises that it wasn't Abhay's fault at all. Kkusum still forgives him. Then Kkusum and Abhay find out about Esha so they kick her out. Kkusum becomes pregnant but miscarries again, Esha tells the doctors to declare Kkusum barren, everyone wants an heir that Kkusum cannot give, so Kkusum gets a surrogate mother Mahi (
Poonam Narula
Poonam Narula is an Indian television actress. She is known for her roles in ''Shararat'' and ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2005, she participated in '' Nach Baliye 1'' and became the 1st runner-up.
Career
Poonam started her career on telev ...
), she also falls for Abhay. She creates such situations that Kkusum suspects Mahi and Abhay so she leaves without interrogating. But on the train she finds out that she is pregnant, she goes to tell Abhay but mistakenly assumes that Mahi and Abhay are sharing a bed. She leaves for Ludhiana. But her train crashes and she is presumed dead. Mahi gives birth to her daughter with Abhay, Kali (via surrogacy) and Kkusum gives birth to a slightly younger girl, Kkumud.
Twenty years later
Kkusum (
Nausheen Ali Sardar
Nausheen Ali Sardar is an Indian television actress and model. She has appeared in many television shows and bollywood movies. She was born in Mumbai, India. Nausheen is still remember for her debut show ''Kkusum''
Sardar also appeared in telev ...
) lives in Ludhiana with Kkumud (
Aashka Goradia), Sumitra (
Savita Prabhune) and her family-like neighbour Madhuri ( Alpana Buch) and her daughter Simran (
Jennifer Winget
Jennifer Winget (born 30 May 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television along with Hindi films. She started her career as a child actor with the 1995 film ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' and made her TV debut with ''Shaka Laka ...
). Kkumud secures a scholarship to study in a famous University of Mumbai. Kkusum doesn't allow her to go to Mumbai but later agrees with her as she doesn't want to take any chance with Kkumud's career. Kkumud always has hated her father. She comes to Mumbai along with her friend Simran for the scholarship. Kali (
Rucha Gujarathi
Rucha Gujarathi (born 1982/1983) is an Indian Bollywood, television actress and model. She has acted in several Bollywood movies, soap operas, music albums and reality shows. She also acted as a child artist in several movies. She is best rem ...
) is grown up to be a spoilt brat due Mahi's evil teachings. She will go to any limit to fulfill her obsession. She also studies in the same university where Kkumud has taken admission. Kali tries to rag Kkumud and Simran but is then left shameful by them. She wreaks havoc in Kkumud's life. She leaks exam papers, keeps drugs in Kkumud's bag and accuses her for all these crimes. But Kkumud manages to prove herself innocent. So, Kali joins hands with her boyfriend Nakul (
Karanvir Bohra
Manoj Bohra (born 28 August 1982) known by his stage name Karanvir Bohra, is an Indian actor, producer and designer. He starred in the TV shows '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', '' Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?'', '' Shararat'', '' Naagin 2'' ...
). They accuse Kkumud of molesting him. In the courthouse, Kkusum (who is now replaced by
Manasi Joshi Roy
Manasi Joshi Roy is an Indian film and television actress known for her roles in '' Saaya'', '' Gharwali Uparwali'' and '' Kkusum''. She is the wife of actor Rohit Roy, sister of actor Sharman Joshi and daughter of Gujarati theatre actor Arvin ...
) and Abay meet each other as Nakul is the younger son of Abhay's best friend Aryaman. Still, they don't reunite as Mahi creates even more misunderstandings between them. Nakul is proven to be lying, so Abhay breaks the engagement, Kali is forced to get engaged to Garv (
Chetan Hansraj
Chetan Hansraj (born 15 June 1972) is an Indian film and television actor.
Career
Hansraj started his career as a child actor in 1980, doing over 250 press advertisements and 30 ad films, and his debut film ''Kook Doo Koo'' was selected for th ...
), Esha's Godson, who loves Kali, but she still loves Nakul. Kali still secretly meets Nakul. Soon, Garv finds out that Kali doesn't love him so he breaks the engagement. But soon Kali finds that Nakul is just after her wealth and she finds out that she genuinely loves Garv and not Nakul. Abhay finds out that Kkumud is his daughter, Kali feels insecure. Kkumud likes Kshitij (Amit Sareen) who is Nakul's elder brother. Esha plans to avenge Kkusum. She drugs Kkumud and Kshitij and they consummate. Kkumud becomes pregnant with his baby, but Kshitij finds out that he has cancer, so he pretends to hate Kkumud. Kkumud's friend Garv (who is also Kshitij's friend) tells her to forget Kshitij. She does so and marries Garv to get away from the society and also because he offered her to help. On Garv's and Kkumud's wedding day Kshitij finds out that he doesn't have cancer and that it was the conspiracy of his grandmother and Nakul.
He goes to prove it to Kkumud but is then proven guilty by Garv's evil bua (Sumukhi Pendse). Though being married, Kkumud and Garv still stay as best friends rather than being a husband-wife couple.They keep distance from each other. Kali tries to create misunderstandings between them and succeeds, Kali lies to Garv saying that she's pregnant with his child, Garv marries her to take on the responsibility of his child. This comes in front of everyone. Kkumud starts hating Garv to the core. They separate. But after a lot of trials by Kali to get closer to him, Garv finds out Kali's truth that she's not pregnant at all. They also divorce each other. Kkumud apologises to Garv but he decides to move on as they are just best friends. He knows that Kkumud's happiness is in Kshitij. So, He goes abroad. Meanwhile, Nakul and Kali also change into good forever. Nakul realises that he also genuinely loves Kali. He proposes her again but she refuses. She isn't able to forget Garv. So, Garv returns to India and helps Nakul win Kali's trust again. He succeeds in doing so, Kali and Nakul marry each other. Kali and Kkumud accept each other as sisters. Kkumud also decides to marry Kshitij, and she is happy with him, expecting her child. Everything is going well, But then comes a storm in her life. Kshitij dies after falling from a cliff and Kkumud has a miscarriage with the news of Kshitij's death. She is shattered. Her life takes a huge turn as another man, Karan Oberoi (Nasirr Khan) enters her life. Mahi's misunderstandings are sorted. Kkusum (who is again replaced by
Shilpa Saklani
Shilpa Saklani is an Indian television actress known for her role as Ganga Sahil Virani in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and Vidhi in '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. She was a contestant on the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 1'' and '' Bigg Boss ...
)
and Abhay reconcile with each other. But sadly, Abhay also dies in an accident, which worsens the condition of Kkusum and the whole family. Meanwhile, Kkusum discovers that she has blood cancer and she, too is alive for some days only. Her only last wish is that she wants to see both of her daughters happy. Kali is happy in marital life but Kkumud is deeply hurt and unhappy by the demise of her two closely related family members. Kkusum asks Kkumud to marry Karan. She refuses because she thinks that it will hurt Kshitij's soul. She says that she can spend the rest of her life with his memories. But due to Kkusum's strong insist, Kkumud agrees with her. She marries Karan .Initially, they aren't able to cope up with each other but gradually fall in love. Kkumud is pregnant again. After seeing both of her daughters happy, Kkusum dies and gets reunited with her love, Abhay.
''Time lapses by 5 years''. Kkumud is shown happily living with her family and her daughter with Karan, also named as Kkusum. In the end, she puts a garland around the pictures of her parents and her first love, Kshitij. She says that her mother is dead only for the world. But she believes that Kkusum is still around her.
It all began with the tale of a simple girl, Kkusum. Many obstacles came along her path but she never lost her hope. She inculcated her same idealistic values in her daughter, Kkumud. Kkumud also faced a lot of tribulations in her life, from being an unmarried pregnant woman to losing her first love, Kshitij. But with time, she learnt how to deal with situations like Kkusum. Everything in her life sorted when she found her second love, Karan.
Kkusum and Abhay, being each other's soulmate died one after another, only at the gap of a few days . This brings the storyline to a full circle from the start to the end . Kkumud names her daughter with Karan, as KKusum. This starts the story of another "Kkusum”: Ek Aam ladki Ki Kahani.
Cast
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Nausheen Ali Sardar
Nausheen Ali Sardar is an Indian television actress and model. She has appeared in many television shows and bollywood movies. She was born in Mumbai, India. Nausheen is still remember for her debut show ''Kkusum''
Sardar also appeared in telev ...
/
Manasi Joshi Roy
Manasi Joshi Roy is an Indian film and television actress known for her roles in '' Saaya'', '' Gharwali Uparwali'' and '' Kkusum''. She is the wife of actor Rohit Roy, sister of actor Sharman Joshi and daughter of Gujarati theatre actor Arvin ...
as Kkusum Deshmukh / Kkusum Abhay Kapoor / Kkusum Siddharth Kanwar
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Shilpa Saklani
Shilpa Saklani is an Indian television actress known for her role as Ganga Sahil Virani in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and Vidhi in '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. She was a contestant on the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 1'' and '' Bigg Boss ...
as Kkusum Deshmukh / Kkusum Abhay Kapoor / Swati Abhinav Gautam (After plastic surgery)
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Anuj Saxena
Anuj Saxena is an Indian actor, model, producer, and businessman.
Saxena made his acting debut in the Sony TV soap opera '' Kkusum'' in 2001 and has appeared in eleven TV serials including ''Karm'', ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
''Kumk ...
/
Rohit Roy
Rohit Bose Roy (born 5 April 1969) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his role in Hindi television serials such as '' Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand'' and ''Swabhimaan''. Besides working in television series, Roy has also ac ...
/
Anuj Saxena
Anuj Saxena is an Indian actor, model, producer, and businessman.
Saxena made his acting debut in the Sony TV soap opera '' Kkusum'' in 2001 and has appeared in eleven TV serials including ''Karm'', ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
''Kumk ...
as Abhay Kapoor
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Sandeep Rajora
Sandeep Rajora is an Indian model and actor. Model from the famous song "Raat Din Tere Khayal Aane Lage"
Career
Rajora has appeared in a number of television serials including Balaji Telefilms's ''Kkusum'' as Siddharth Kanwar. He was the winne ...
as Siddharth Kanwar
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Aashka Goradia as Kkumud Kapoor / Kkumud Garv Sachdev / Kkumud Kshitij Oberoi / Kkumud Karan Oberoi
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Poonam Narula
Poonam Narula is an Indian television actress. She is known for her roles in ''Shararat'' and ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2005, she participated in '' Nach Baliye 1'' and became the 1st runner-up.
Career
Poonam started her career on telev ...
as Mahi Abhay Kapoor (Negative role)
* Nasir Khan as Karan Oberoi, husband of Kkumud
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Chetan Hansraj
Chetan Hansraj (born 15 June 1972) is an Indian film and television actor.
Career
Hansraj started his career as a child actor in 1980, doing over 250 press advertisements and 30 ad films, and his debut film ''Kook Doo Koo'' was selected for th ...
as Advocate Garv Sachdev
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Amit Sarin
Amit Sarin is an Indian television actor. His first role was on '' Kkusum'', followed by roles in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', ''Risshton Ki Dor'' and ''Doli Saja Ke'', ''Humse Hai Liife'' .
Personal life
He was born in Varanasi, Utt ...
as Kshitij Oberoi
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Akashdeep Saigal
Akashdeep Saigal is an Indian television actor known for his portrayal of ''Ansh Virani'' and ''Eklavya Virani'' in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as well as participating in '' Bigg Boss 5''.
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Saigal's father and older brot ...
as Trishul Kapoor
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Karanvir Bohra
Manoj Bohra (born 28 August 1982) known by his stage name Karanvir Bohra, is an Indian actor, producer and designer. He starred in the TV shows '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', '' Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?'', '' Shararat'', '' Naagin 2'' ...
as Nakul Oberoi
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Narayani Shastri
Narayani Shastri is an Indian television and theatre actress known for her roles in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as Kesar Anupam Kapadia, '' Piya Ka Ghar'' as Rimjhim Avinash Sharma, '' Namak Haraam'' as Swati Karan Sehgal, Rishton Ka Ch ...
as Natasha Kanwar / Natasha Abhay Kapoor
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Mouli Ganguly
Mouli Ganguly is an Indian Actress, who has worked in both Hindi and Bengali cinema. She shot to fame as Shaina in Ekta Kapoor's popular hit thriller series ''Kaahin Kissii Roz'' that aired from 2001–04 on Star Plus. She played the ti ...
as Vidhi Chopra / Vidhi Trishul Kapoor
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Aashish Kaul
Aashish Kaul (born July 25) is an Indian television actor, who has been associated with the Indian film and television industry since 1995. He is known for a wide variety of roles in popular Hindi television shows including '' Ghutan'', ''Kkus ...
as Aryaman Oberoi
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Karishma Randhawa
Karishma Mookhey is an Indian television and cinema actress.
Career
Karishma started her career with the title role of Dollie in Star Plus's '' Hello Dollie'', produced by Sagar Arts. She has acted in a movie, ''Perfect Husband'' and has pres ...
as Sakshi Aryaman Oberoi
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Rucha Gujarathi
Rucha Gujarathi (born 1982/1983) is an Indian Bollywood, television actress and model. She has acted in several Bollywood movies, soap operas, music albums and reality shows. She also acted as a child artist in several movies. She is best rem ...
as Kali Kapoor / Kali Garv Sachdev / Kali Nakul Oberoi
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Eijaz Khan as Advocate Sohan Kapoor / Varun Raheja
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Shweta Kawatra
Shweta Kawatra (born 10 February 1976) is an Indian actress, model and television presenter.
Personal life
She is married to TV actor Manav Gohil. They participated in the dance competition show Nach Baliye where Manav was awarded best dancer ...
as Esha Chopra / Esha Puri
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Manav Gohil
Manav Gohil (born 9 November 1974) is an Indian television actor. He has been active in the Hindi film industry for more than a decade and is best known for his roles in Hindi television shows, including the soap opera ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', ...
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Hiten Tejwani
Hiten Tejwani is an Indian television actor known for his work in several fictional shows.
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Hiten Tejwani was born into a Sindhi family.
Hiten Tejwani married his ''Kutumb'' and ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' co-star Gauri ...
as Vishal Mehra
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Tasneem Sheikh
Tassnim Sheikh, also known as Tanisha Nerurkar, is an actress, primarily known for her work on television. Currently she stars in '' Anupamaa'' as Rakhi Dave.
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Tasneem Sheik was born to a Muslim family in Jammu and Kashmir Jammu ...
as Jyoti Deshmukh / Jyoti Vishal Mehra
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Smita Singh
Smita Singh (born 16 December 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in the television show ''Bhagyavidhaata'' and is known for her portrayal of leading vamp character Punpunwali. She has also acted in the TV serial '' Kkusum'' and in Zee TV's ...
as Sonali Deshmukh
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Savita Prabhune as Sumitra Vishwanath Deshmukh
* S.K. Batra /
Saurabh Dubey as Vishwanath Deshmukh
* Nitin Trivedi as Nitin Kapoor
* Rupa Divetia as Sarla Nitin Kapoor
* Pratim Parekh as Kapil Kapoor
* Manisha Kanojia / Usha Bachani as Arundhati Kapil Kapoor
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Moonmoon Banerjee
Moonmoon Banerjee, also known as Mohua is an Indian television actress whose role of Sampada Basu in Ekta Kapoor's popular soap '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' for Star Plus brought popularity and appreciation. Apart from it she acted as Panna fro ...
as Ruhi Kapoor
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Mayuri Kango
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While visiting her mother in Mumbai, she c ...
as Sakshi Aryaman Oberoi
* Bakul Thakkar as Lalit Kapoor
* Raymon Singh / Natasha Rana as Nikita Malhotra / Nikita Lalit Kapoor
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Jennifer Winget
Jennifer Winget (born 30 May 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television along with Hindi films. She started her career as a child actor with the 1995 film ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' and made her TV debut with ''Shaka Laka ...
as Simran
* Harmeet Gulzar / Vishal Watwani as Yash Deshmukh
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Simple Kaul
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as Aastha Kanwar / Aastha Yash Deshmukh
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Rajesh Kumar as Shashank Deshmukh
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Shalini Kapoor
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as Sakshi Aryaman Oberoi
* Chandni Toor / Monalika Bhonsle as Priyanka Shashank Deshmukh
* Smriti Shetty as Sonali Deshmukh
* Vishal Puri as Jimmy Tolani
* Puneet Vashisht as Anil Nagpal / Akshay
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Amar Upadhyay
Amar Upadhyay (born 1 August 1976) is an Indian actor. He started his career with modelling and he is best known for his collaborations with Ekta Kapoor in the television shows namely '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2000-2002), '' Kalash' ...
as Dr. Abhinav Gautam
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Abir Goswami
Abir Goswami (21 April 1975 – 31 May 2013) was an Indian actor. He worked in television serials like ''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'', ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'', etc.
Television
Movies
* '' Khakee'' as Photographer
* ...
as Sandeep (Sangu) Gujral
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Vikas Bhalla
Vikas Bhalla (born 24 October 1972) is an Indian film, television actor, singer and producer. Vikas is trained in Hindustani classical music from Allahabad University, under Pandit Jialal Vasant. He appeared as a lead actor in films in the la ...
as Mohnish Manchandani
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Sonia Sahni
Sonia Sahni is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi language films. Her debut film was '' Johar-Mehmood in Goa'' with actors I. S. Johar and Mehmood. Her other notable films are '' Maalik (1972 film)'', '' Buddha Mil Gaya'', '' Bobby'', ''Dhara ...
as Nani Maa
* Amita Chandekar as Raima
* Kanika Kohli as Ruhi Kapoor
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Abhimanyu Singh
Abhimanyu Singh (born 20 September 1974) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bhojpuri films.
Career
Singh made his debut with '' Aks'' (2001), directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He got his first break with the ...
as Ajay Maliya
* Ekta Sharma as Tanya Kapoor
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Amit Behl
Amit Behl is an Indian theatre, television and film actor. Behl began his career in 1994 with a role in India's first daily soap opera '' Shanti''. He later went on to do almost 100 TV serials in Hindi, English, Marathi, Punjabi and Urdu. He ha ...
as Shashank Deshmukh
* Mandeep Bhandar as Sakshi Aryaman Oberoi
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Prabha Sinha
Prabha Sinha is an Indian film and television actress. She entered the television scene around the time there was a boom of soap operas. She gained popularity with her performance in Mahesh Bhatt's '' Swabhimaan'' (1995), written by Shobha De.
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as Reema Raman Kanwar
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Krutika Desai Khan
Kruttika Desai is an Indian film, theatre and television actress. In the 90s, she gained initial fame in the serial BUNIYAD and later for her role of Vishkanya in popular fantasy series '' Chandrakanta'', and later in the next 2 decades, she w ...
/ Unknown as Devanshi Narang / Devanshi Raman Kanwar
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Anil Dhawan
Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He made his acting debut with the film ''Chetna'' (1970) followed by ''Piya Ka Ghar'' (1971). He is also known for his 2018 film Andhadhun.
Now turned activist, Dhawan ...
as Raman Kanwar
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Karishma Tanna
Karishma Tanna Bangera (born 21 December 1983) is an Indian actress, model and anchor who predominantly works in Hindi films and television shows. She made her television debut with ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' in 2001. She is well known ...
as Muskaan Kanwar
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Sonia Kapoor
Sonia Kapoor Reshammiya is an Indian television and film actress who has appeared in many television series and Bollywood films.
She married Bollywood actor, singer, music director Himesh Reshammiya on 11 May 2018 in a private ceremony in Mumb ...
as Naina Bajaj
* Priya Sampat as Simran Kanwar
* Shivani Manchanda as Meghna Yash Deshmukh
* Pratibha Goregaonkar as Sujata, Meghna's mother
* Pratap Sachdev as Mr. Shastri, Sujata's brother and Meghna's maternal uncle
* Malavika Arora as Mrs. Shastri, Meghna's maternal grandmother; Sujata and Mr. Shastri's mother
* Bhumika Seth as Pammi Kanwar
* Akhil Ghai as Rajeev
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Anand Suryavanshi
Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi (15 December 1975 – 11 November 2022), also known as Anand Suryavanshi, was an Indian television actor. He appeared in over 25 Hindi television shows during his 21-year career and was known for his roles in '' Mamt ...
as Gautam Bajaj
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Sandeep Baswana
Sandeep Baswana is an Indian actor.
Personal life
Baswana is in relationship with actress Ashlesha Sawant since 2004.
Career
Baswana made his television debut with the show '' Kuchh Jhuki Palkain'' and followed up with '' Kkoi Dil Mein Hai''. ...
as Kamal
* Chinky Jaiswal as Child Simi Gautam
* Vinay Jain as Devkant Sahay
* Apurva Gupta as Child Sohan Kapoor
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Shakti Anand
Shakti Anand (born 23 September 1975) is an Indian television actor. He appeared in various television shows like Tenali Rama (TV series), '' Saara Akaash'', '' Sambhav Asambhav'' and ''Ek Ladki Anjaani Si''. The actor also hosted the first se ...
as Party Host (Episode 821)
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Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar as Sharmila, Kkusum's office colleague and friend
* Kusumit Sana as Suzanne
* Talat Rekhi as Yash Raichand
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Neelam Mehra
Neelam Mehra is an Indian television and film actress. She presently is playing Karan, Rishabh, Sameer, and Kritika's grandmother, Bani Luthra in the television series ''Kundali Bhagya''.
Filmography
* '' Nagin''
* ''Dulha Bikta Hai''
* ''Zaman ...
as Mrs. Raichand
* Saurabh Arya as Harry
* Deepak Dutta as Shabbir
* Preeti Puri as Jenny
* Aliraza Namdar as Jagmohan Agarwal
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Anju Mahendru
Anju Mahendru is an Indian actress. She is best known as Reeva in ''Kahiin to Hoga'', Kamini Gupta in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and Beeji in ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai''.
Personal life
Mahendru was briefly engaged to cricket player Gar ...
as Neelam Oberoi
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Sudha Shivpuri as Jimmy's grandmother
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Tarana Raja
Tarana Raja, (born 24 January 1977) also known as Tarana Raja Kapoor, is an Indian actress, dancer, television anchor, and radio host.
She is a co-host of a popular radio show in Mumbai, "Jaggu and Tarana", alongside Ashish Jagtiani (aka Jagg ...
as Sonia Jhulka
* Shabnam Sayed as Mallika Bedi
* Kiran Dubey as Shivani Hinduja
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Kuljeet Randhawa
Kuljeet Randhawa (29 January 1976 – 8 February 2006) was an Indian model and actress. She is best known for her work in TV series '' C.A.T.S.'', '' Special Squad'' and '' Kohinoor''.
Early life and career
Randhawa was born on 29 Janua ...
as Shaila Khan
* Nilofer Khan as Geetika Mathur
* Shraddha Sharma as Preeti Mathur
* Kaushal Kapoor as Judge
* Sumukhi Pendse as Priya Sachdev, Garv and Garima's Paternal Aunt
* Rio Kapadia as Vikram Sachdev
* Reshma Modi as Meenakshi Garv Sachdev
* Prakash Ramchandani as Prakash Chitre
* Anuj Gupta as Mack
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Kunal Kumar
Kunal Kumar (born 6 December 1978) is an Indian Bollywood Actor Well known for his role of Balu in India's First Silent comedy ''Gutur Gu''.
Television
* School days (1999)
* '' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai'' - Khel Khel Mein (2001) as Rahul (Episode 13) ...
as Cyrus
* Manmeet Gulzar as Radheshyam (Guddu)
* Rajesh Sabharwal as Rahul Kapoor
* Ritu Deepak as Poonam Rahul Kapoor
* Afshan Khan as Monica
* Jayant Rawal as Ramakant
* Faizan Kidwai as Manik
* Bobby Bhonsle as Bobby
* Sujata Sanghamitra as Vandana Vishal Mehra
* Madhur Arora as Agnivesh
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Anand Abhyankar
Anand Abhyankar (2 June 1963 – 24 December 2012) was an Indian Marathi film, television and theatre actor. He starred in films such as ''Spandan'' (2012), ''Balgandharva'' (2011), ''Matichya Chuli'' (2006), '' Vaastav'' (1999) and '' Jis De ...
as Priyanka's father
* Utkarsha Naik as Uma (Priyanka's mother)
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Kishori Godbole
Kishori Godbole is a Marathi TV and film actress. She is the daughter of Marathi singer Jaywant Kulkarni. She is known for her role as Mrs. Vibhavari Suhaas Tendulkar in '' Mrs Tendulkar''. She is also a well known theater actress of many pla ...
as Kkusum's Younger Sister
* Darshan Dave as Mohit Srivastav
* Rocky Verma as Kidnapper
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Rishina Kandhari
Rishina Kandhari is an Indian actress whose major roles include Princess Khyati on ''Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev'', the Goddess Laxmi in ''Tenali Rama'' and Shanti Madam on '' Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai''. Her father, Ashok Awasthi is also a telev ...
as Sonia
Adaptations
References
External links
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