Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum

''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. Produced by Sandiip Sikcand under SOL Productions, it starred Karan Grover and Dipika Kakar.

''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, 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 as Dr. Rohit Sippy: Heart surgeon; Sonakshi's husband; Veena and Naren's son; Rohan and Ajit's brother; Pooja's half-brother (2019–2020)
* Dipika Kakar as Sonakshi Rastogi Sippy: Television actress; 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; Veena's husband; Rohit, Rohan, Ajit and Pooja's father; Sukhmani and Piramal's son; Nishi and Aakash's brother
* Shalini Kapoor Sagar 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 / Kishwer Merchant as Dr. Nishi Sippy: Cosmetologist; YK's wife; Sukhmani and Piramal's daughter; Naren and Aakash's sister; Pooja's aunt and adoptive mother
* Wasim Mushtaq as Yash "YK" Kapoor: Marketing 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; Deepa's husband; Sukhmani and Piramal's son; Naren and Nishi's brother
* Mrinalini Tyagi as Deepa Wadhwani: Lawyer; 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 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 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 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 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

* Saif Ali Khan (2019)
* Divyanka Tripathi (2019)

Production

Development

In May 2019, Saif Ali Khan introduced Karan Grover and Dipika Kakar 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 joined the cast as Raima Sengupta. In December 2019, Kishwer Merchant replaced Tanaaz Irani 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'' said, “Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum is a fresh, never seen before love story between a television actress and a doctor.”

''Times of India'' noted, “Dipika and Karan's fresh pairing looks quite interesting. Both of them have perfectly portrayed their inner vulnerabilities.”

''The Indian Express'' stated, “Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum is different from what Indian television has to offer now.”

''The Quint'' 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'' also appreciated Karan Grover and Dipika Kakar's chemistry.

Adaptations

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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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