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from 27 October 1998 until 17 January 2002. It was directed by

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. The series had 169 episodes which starred

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and

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.The serial was first telecasted on every Tuesday at 8.30 pm IST and later shifting to every Thursday at 9 pm IST.

Synopsis

The wedding of Mahesh and Pooja is held with all the pomp and tradition associated with Indian weddings. The night after the wedding, Pooja, a nervous bride, waits for her husband to join her. He comes very late, and when he does, it is to tell her that he is in love with another girl. He tells Pooja bluntly that he never wanted to marry her in the first place and walks out, leaving behind a distraught and confused young bride trying to come to grips with this new reality. Pooja refuses to return to her parents. She continues to reside with Mahesh's family, consisting of his parents and younger brother Ravi. She decides to continue her studies, find a job and get her life back together again. All members of Mahesh's family are supportive and well-disposed towards Pooja. They were unaware of his affair with the other girl. In particular, Pooja gets tremendous moral and emotional support from her brother-in-law Ravi, and an attraction forming between them becomes evident as the serial progresses. Where will this attraction lead them, and what does Pooja do when Mahesh suddenly arrives back into her life? What does Pooja do? What choices does she make? Will she find fulfillment?

Cast

as Pooja *

as Ravi *

as Mahesh *

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as The father of Ravi and Mahesh *

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as The mother of Ravi and Mahesh *

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as Priya *Arpita Pandey / Shweta Gautam as Yogita *Grusha Kapoor as Shalini *

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as Pooja's mother *

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as Pooja's father * Kamlesh as Anil *Sonam Malhotra as Naseem *

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as Varsha *Dhawal Barbhaya/

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as Varsha's father *

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as Varsha's brother *Rakesh Thareja as Anand * Vishwanath/ Ashfaq Khan as Pooja's brother *

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as Dr. Deepak *Nagendra as Advocate *Sudhir Mitoo *Gauri Tonk *Sunita Rajwan *

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* Chand Dhar as Anand's father * Archana as Priya's friend *

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as Pooja's college principal * Ishtiaque Khan as Shami's father *

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as Shami's mother *

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as Shadab *

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as Monk *

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as Irfan *Vikrant as Salim * Lata Haya as Naseem's Aunty * Madhavi Gogate as Anand's Mother *

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as Sneha *

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as Pooja's cousin *

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as Ravi's friend * Rakesh Chouhan as Ravi's friend * Dinkar Verma as Inder's friend * Dinesh Hakku as Ravi's Boss * Anita Pawal as Shalini's Mother

References

External links

* http://www.starindiacontent.com/shows.asp?programid=62 * https://archive.today/20130203055337/http://tvshows.sulekha.com/kora-kagaz_on_star-utsav-tv_home.htm {{Star Plus Shows StarPlus original programming 1998 Indian television series debuts 1999 Indian television series endings Indian drama television series