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''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'' (; ''A Lovely Bond'') is an Indian television series which aired on
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from 15 July 2002 to 13 March 2009 in the afternoon slot. It stars
Hussain Kuwajerwala Hussain Kuwajerwala is an Indian television actor, host and model. After several modelling campaigns and commercials, Kuwajerwala landed a role in the popular soap opera ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' which was followed by a lead role in ...
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Juhi Parmar Juhi Parmar (born 14 December 1980) is an Indian anchor, actress, presenter, singer and dancer predominantly known for her work in Hindi television industry. She gained recognition for her portrayal as Kumkum in the long-running soap opera ''K ...
as the lead roles of Sumeet and Kumkum, respectively. It was produced under the company BAG films. The show is currently being reaired on
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Plot

The soap opera tells the tale of the Wadhwa family and its daughter-in-law, Kumkum. She is happily married to Jatin. However, he dies of a brain tumor while she is expecting their first child. The Wadhwas decide to get their young daughter-in-law remarried and find an eligible young man named Vishal. However, when obstacles arise leading and the marriage is called off on the last day, Jatin's younger brother Sumeet impulsively marries Kumkum in order to save her from societal disgrace. Sumeet is plagued by guilt for marrying Kumkum against her will, but she eventually falls in deep love with him while trying to expose Renuka (Sumeet's ex-girlfriend). The crux of the story evolves as a blossoming romance between Sumeet and Kumkum leads them to realise that they are soulmates and how Kumkum being the ideal daughter-in-law of the Wadhwa family protects Sumeet's family despite the adverse circumstances facing them. Manik (an impostor bearing Jatin's face) creates havoc in their lives, but Kumkum exposes his fake identity and unites with Sumeet. Kumkum gives birth to Sharman and Aashka (Sumeet and Kumkum's progeny).


20 years later

Sumeet and Kumkum's story continues with their grown-up kids Dhruv, Sharman and Aashka and Kumkum's role of establishing harmony in the Wadhwa family. Dhruv's wife Antara plans an elaborate ruse to usurp the Wadhwa property and house to herself, but her plans are foiled after Sumeet and Kumkum unveil her truth to Dhruv. Sharman who is in deep love with Neeti gets engaged to her, but when Dhruv refuses to accept Siya on the day of the wedding owing to his feelings for Antara, Sharman impulsively marries Siya. Siya is disappointed and vents her frustration at the Wadhwa family, but she eventually forgives Sharman and confesses her love for him and Sumeet-Kumkum are finally happy to see the Wadhwa family happily settled. Unfortunately both Kumkum and Sumeet die before they complete a ritual that would enable them to be soulmates by Pulkit (Kumkum's ex-stalker) who conspires to kill Sumeet after trailing Kumkum secretly for several days. The shot misses Sumeet, but Kumkum is shot dead and Sumeet punishes Pulkit but still kills himself, unable to bear the separation.


20 years later

Sumeet and Kumkum are reborn as prophesied again without any memory of their past life. In the new life Sumeet and Kumkum initially hate each other, but fall in deep love all over again owing to unusual circumstances, prompting them to be a false husband and wife in front of their family members. When they finally realise their love for each other, they are separated due to a misunderstanding between the Raichand and Mishra families and later by a series of new obstacles but eventually reunite in the end. Sumeet marries Kumkum and Harshvardhan and Rajeshwari Wadhwa accompany them to the sacred pilgrimage site where their lives ended in the previous birth. The show ends with memories of the idealistic couple who demonstrated that love finds a way back and is undying and immortal. Sumeet and Kumkum complete the sacred ritual at this place, finally uniting together forever.


Cast


Main

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Juhi Parmar Juhi Parmar (born 14 December 1980) is an Indian anchor, actress, presenter, singer and dancer predominantly known for her work in Hindi television industry. She gained recognition for her portrayal as Kumkum in the long-running soap opera ''K ...
as ** Kumkum Rai Wadhwa – Balwant's elder daughter; Simran's sister; Jatin's widow; Sumeet Wadhwa's wife; Dhruv, Sharman and Aashka's mother (2002–2008) (Dead) ** Chanda – Kumkum Wadhwa's lookalike (2003–2004) (Dead) ** Kumkum Mishra Raichand – Reborn Kumkum; Chandumal's daughter; Mini's cousin; Sumeet Raichand's wife (2008–2009) ***
Richa Mukherjee Richa Mukherjee is an Indian television actress known for her roles as Uttarā in Mahabharat, Guddi Thakur in ''Begusarai'' and Aarati Srivastav in ''Mere Angne Mein Mere Angne Mein is an Indian soap opera that aired on Star Plus from 15 J ...
as Child Kumkum Mishra (2008) *
Hussain Kuwajerwala Hussain Kuwajerwala is an Indian television actor, host and model. After several modelling campaigns and commercials, Kuwajerwala landed a role in the popular soap opera ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' which was followed by a lead role in ...
as ** Sumeet Wadhwa – Kulbhushan and Veena's younger son; Jatin and Preeti's brother; Kumkum Wadhwa's second husband; Sharman and Aashka's father; Dhruv's step-father (2002–2008) (Dead) ** Sumeet Raichand – Reborn Sumeet; Kumkum Raichand's husband (2008–2009) *** Varun Shukla as Child Sumeet Raichand (2008)


Recurring

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Arun Bali Arun Bali (23 December 1942 – 7 October 2022) was an Indian actor who has worked in numerous films and television series. He played the part of Maharaj Porus in the 1991 period drama '' Chanakya'', Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap oper ...
as Harshvardhan Wadhwa: Rajeshwari's husband; Brijbhushan, Kulbhushan and Sukanya's father; Rahul, Aarati, Jatin, Sumeet Wadhwa, Preeti, Malini and Nalini's grandfather; Keertan, Pooja, Pamela, Dhruv, Sharman, Aashka's great-grandfather; Om's great great-grandfather; Veena and Hemant's father-in-law; Naina, Kumkum and Neeti's grandfather-in-law; Antara and Siya's great grandfather-in-law (2002–2009) * Jyotsna Karyekar /
Rita Bhaduri Rita Bhaduri (4 November 1955 – 17 July 2018) was an Indian film and television actress. she has also worked in Gujarati cinema. She is sometimes mistaken for Rita Bhaduri, sister of actress Jaya Bachchan and wife of actor Rajeev Verma. C ...
as Rajeshwari Wadhwa – Harshvardhan's wife; Brijbhushan, Kulbhushan and Sukanya's mother; Rahul, Aarati, Jatin, Sumeet Wadhwa, Preeti, Malini and Nalini's grandmother; Keertan, Pooja, Pamela, Dhruv, Sharman and Aashka's great-grandmother; Om's great great-grandmother (2002) / (2002–2009) * Paritosh Sand as Kulbhushan Wadhwa – Harshvardhan and Rajeshwari's younger son; Brijbhushan and Sukanya's brother; Veena's husband; Jatin, Sumeet Wadhwa and Preeti's father; Dhruv, Sharman and Aashka's grandfather (2002–2008) *
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. ...
as Veena Wadhwa – Kulbhushan's wife; Jatin, Sumeet Wadhwa and Preeti's mother; Dhruv, Sharman and Aashka's grandmother (2002–2009) * Anuj Saxena as ** Jatin Wadhwa – Kulbhushan and Veena's elder son; Sumeet Wadhwa and Preeti's brother; Kumkum Wadhwa's first husband; Dhruv's father (2002) (Dead) ** Manik – A goon; Jatin's look alike; Kanta's boyfriend; Mr. Jindal and Kamya's murderer (2005–2006) (Dead) * Smita Malhotra as Preeti Wadhwa Khanna – Kulbhushan and Veena's daughter; Jatin and Sumeet Wadhwa's sister; Ashutosh's wife (2002–2005) * Unknown / Bhuvan Chopra / Kuldeep Dubey as Dr. Ashutosh Khanna – Preeti's husband (2002) / (2003) / (2005) *
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/ Vishal Watwani as Dhruv Wadhwa – Kumkum Wadhwa and Jatin's son; Sumeet Wadhwa's step-son; Sharman and Aashka's half-brother; Antara's widower (2006–2007) / (2007–2008) *
Sayantani Ghosh Sayantani Ghosh (born 6 September 1983) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi television serials. In 2012, she also participated in '' Bigg Boss 6''. Early life and career Sayantani Ghosh won the Miss Calcutta beauty pageant and f ...
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Sonia Singh Sonia Singh is an Indian television actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Keerti Mehra in Star One's '' Dill Mill Gayye'', Richa Thakral in '' Parichay'', Sushma "Sush" in '' Bhabhi'' and Antara in ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan '' ...
as Advocate Antara Wadhwa – Dhruv's wife (2006) / (2006–2008) (Dead) *
Gaurav Khanna Gaurav Khanna (born 11 December 1981) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Anuj Kapadia in Star Plus's ''Anupamaa'', for which he won the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor (Editorial). In 2025, he won the first s ...
/ Amit Khanna /
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as Sharman Wadhwa – Kumkum Wadhwa and Sumeet Wadhwa's son; Aashka's twin brother; Dhruv's half-brother; Neeti's former love interest; Siya's husband (2006–2007) / (2007) / (2007–2008) * Karishma Mehta /
Nikita Thukral Nikita Thukral is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly worked in Kannada cinema, Kannada and Telugu cinema, Telugu films alongside a few Tamil cinema, Tamil and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. Early life Thukral was born into a Pun ...
/ Snigdha Srivastav as Siya Garewal Wadhwa – Sharman's wife (2006) / (2007) / (2007–2008) *
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/ Niyati Joshi as Aashka Wadhwa Kapoor – Kumkum Wadhwa and Sumeet Wadhwa's daughter; Sharman's twin sister; Dhruv's half-sister; Vikram's wife (2006) / (2006–2007) *
Mihir Mishra Mihir Mishra is an Indian television actor. He is well known for his role of Dr. Rahul Mehra in Star Plus's show Sanjivani. Career Mishra made his television debut with Star Plus's show '' Sanjivani'', where he played the lead role of Dr. Rahu ...
as Dr. Vikram Kapoor – Aashka's husband (2006–2007) *
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as Brijbhushan Wadhwa – Harshvardhan and Rajeshwari's elder son; Kulbhushan and Sukanya's brother; Rahul's father (2002–2006; 2007) * Prabhat Bhattacharya /
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as Rahul Wadhwa – Brijbhushan's son; Naina's husband; (2002–2003) / (2003–2005; 2007–2008) *
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as Naina Kulkarni Wadhwa – Rahul's wife (2004–2005) *
Megha Gupta Megha Gupta is an Indian television actress and model. Career Gupta has appeared in television serials such as '' Kkavyanjali'', ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'', '' Mamta'', ''C.I.D. Cid may refer to: * Cid (soil) * Cubic inch (c.i.d., ci ...
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as Neeti Damani – Sharman's former love interest (2006–2007) / (2007–2008) *
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as Sukanya Wadhwa / Sukanya Hemant Malhotra (2002–2008) * Iqlaq Khan as Hemant Malhotra, Sukanya's husband (2002) *
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as Pulkit (2008) (Dead) *
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as Kajal, Pulkit's adopted daughter (2008) (Dead) *
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/ Raman Trikha as Vishal Malhotra (2002) / (2002–2003) *
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as Abhay Chauhan: Abha's elder brother; Chanda's boyfriend; Asit's murderer (2004–2005) *
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as Salil Patel: Akash and Sushma's elder son; Sanket's elder brother; Nalini's murderer; Renuka's one sided obsessive lover (2005) (Dead) * Sameer Soni as Advocate Yash Thakur (2005) * Unknown as Gauri Thakur, Yash's daughter (2005) *
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Eva Grover Eva Grover (born Kareena Grover) is an Indian actress who has played supportive roles in numerous Hindi films and soap operas. Personal life Eva Grover was married to Hyder Ali Khan, who is step-brother of Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir H ...
as Simran (Simi) Rai, Kumkum's sister (2002) / (2002–2003) *
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as Nalini (Nalli) Malhotra (2002–2003) / (2005) (Dead) * Pragati Mehra as Ramola Raichand (2008) *
Hasan Zaidi Hasan Zaidi (born 28 September 1978) is an Indian television actor who is known for his roles in ''Khotey Sikkey'' and '' Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath''. Life and family Zaidi was born in Aligarh and hails from Hardoi near Lucknow, U.P. He spent ...
as Ratan Raichand (2008) *
Aditi Shirwaikar Addite Malik ( Shirwaikar; born 13 October) is an Indian television actress and entrepreneur. She is well known for playing the role of Meeta in '' Shararat'' and Sonu in ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii''. She started her career in the early 2000s. She ...
as Mini Mishra ,Kumkum Mishra's sister,Chandumal Mishra's daughter (2008–2009) *
Surendra Pal Surendrapal Singh (born 25 September 1953) is an Indian film and television character actor who works in Hindi films and TV series. He is best known for his roles of Dronacharya in ''Mahabharat'', Amatya Rakshas in ''Chanakya'', Tamraj Kilvish ...
as Chandumal Mishra (2008–2009) * Mohini Sharma as Omprakash Raichand's mother (2008) * Priya Ahuja as Pamela Wadhwa (2007–2008) * Unknown as Pooja Wadhwa (2007–2008) * Sanjay Swaraj /
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as Inspector Bhupendra Singh (2003) / (2003–2004; 2006–2007) *
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/ Jitendra Trehan as Balwant Rai (Kumkum's father) (2002) / (2002–2003) * Rajeev Kumar as Raj (2002) * Radhakrishna Dutta as Mr. Bajaj (2002–2003) *
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as Inspector Satyadev Tipley (2007) * Phalguni Parekh as Susheela, Neeti's Aunt (2006–2007) * Rohit Bakshi as Sanjay (2007) *
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as Sushma Akash Patel (2005) * Kapil Soni as Sanket Patel (2005) * Nupur Joshi as Mishri (2007) * Sachin Verma as Mahesh (2007) * Vineeta Malik as Dulari, Mahesh's grandmother (2007) * Meenakshi Verma as Mrs. Chauhan (2004) * Pratichi Mishra as ** Mrs. Khanna (2002) ** Bhanumati (Manno) Chandumal Mishra (2008–2009) * Mahru Sheikh as Rukmini Vikram Malhotra (2002–2003) *
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as Vikram Malhotra, Vishal's father (2003) *
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as Dr. Chanchal (2008) *
Gurmeet Choudhary Gurmeet Choudhary (born 22 February 1984) is an Indian actor and martial artist and born in Bhagalpur, Bihar. He is known for his portrayal of Rama in '' Ramayan'', Maan Singh Khurana in '' Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi'' and Yash Suraj Pratap Sci ...
as Ballu (2004) *
Iqbal Azad Iqbal Azad is an Indian film and television actor who works mainly in the television Industry including in serials like ''Nadaniyaan'', ''Tedi Medi Family'' and ''Bepannah''. He has also worked in films like ''Mukt'' (2001), ''340'' (2009), an ...
/ Siraj Mustafa Khan as Aditya Garewal (2006–2007) / (2007) *
Dinesh Kaushik Dinesh Kaushik (born 27 May 1957) is an Indian actor. He is a post graduate in Indian theatre from the Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has worked with professional theatre groups in Mumbai. He has appeared in many advertisements, television ...
as Mr. Acharya (2007) * Manasvi Vyas as Sudha Acharya (2007) * Manasi Jain as Chutki Acharya (2007) *
Purbi Joshi Purbi Joshi (born 19 August 1974) is an Indian television actress and voice-dubbing actress who speaks Hindi, comedian, performer and anchor of television shows. Biography Purbi Joshi is a daughter of actors Pravin Joshi and Sarita Joshi. S ...
as Amandeep (2007) (Dead) * Yash Mittal as Child Nimbuda (2007) *
Sanjeet Bedi Sanjit Bedi (8 May 1977 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian television actor. He was majorly known for playing the role of Dr. Omi Joshi in Indian television show '' Sanjivani''. He began his career as a model, before transitioning into theatre and, ...
as Mohit, Neeti's ex-fiancé (2006–2007) * Ajit Mehra as Dr. Karan Roy (2002; 2005) * Vikram Sahu as Dr. Shah (2002; 2005) * Raja Kapse as Ashok Mehta / Doctor / Dr. Sinha / Mr. Gupta / Kumkum Sumeet Wadhwa's Fake Father *
Neha Bam Neha Bam is an Indian actress. She was born and raised in Kolhapur. She began her acting career with Avishkar group on stage while also working as a model, beginning with print ads for pharmaceutical companies. After several years working at co ...
as Doctor (2003) * Nilofer Khan as Madhu Rastogi, Rahul's girlfriend (2003) (Dead) * Bharat Arora as Rajat Talukdar (2003) * Vishal Saini as Teju (2004) (Dead) * Seema Pandey /
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 and various other serials like Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Rang Badalti O ...
as Komal Raichand (2008) / (2008–2009) * Avantika Salian as Dilasa Shatru Mishra (2008) * Monaz Mevawala as Pinky Rai (2004) * Ahmed Khan as Dhanpat Rai (2004) *
Aadesh Chaudhary Aadesh Chaudhary () is an Indian television actor. He is known for his role of Vikrant Mehta in the TV show ''Sasural Simar Ka'' on Colors TV. Early life Chaudhary comes from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his education in Engineering an ...
as Avinash (2008–2009) *
Manini Mishra Manini De is an Indian film and television actress who rose to stardom by playing the role of Katiya in '' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai,'' Pari Kapadia in '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. She is also known for her role as Dr Sonali Barwe in ''C.I.D.'' She ha ...
as Anita (2004) *
Raj Arjun Raj Arjun is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi cinema. He has also worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of Zee Cine Awards for Best Actor In A Negative Role and Indian Television Academy Awards for Best ...
as Jagannath (2004) * Dinesh Thakkar as Manohar Shah (2004–2005) * Sunil Nagar as Mr. Garewal (2004) * Bhumika Seth as Chandni (2004) *
Sulabha Deshpande Sulabha Deshpande (; 1937 – 4 June 2016) was an Indian actress and theatre director. Apart from Marathi theatre and Hindi theatre in Mumbai, she acted in over 73 mainstream Bollywood films. She also performed in art house cinema such as '' Bh ...
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Usha Nadkarni Usha Nadkarni (née Kalbag; born 13 September 1946) is an Indian actress. She predominantly works in Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi industry. She is best known for her role of Savita Deshmukh in the show ''Pavitra Rishta''. She participa ...
as Viju (2004) / (2004) * Ali Khan as Madan (2008–2009) * Nasir Sheikh as Inspector Sharma (2002) * Rajesh Dubey as Hotel Manager / Inspector Rajesh Rathore * Pramatesh Mehta as College Vice Chancellor (2002) * Rajan Kapoor as Doctor / Tina's Father * Deepak Advani as Advocate Goel (2006) * Sanatan Modi as Advocate (2003) * Kuldeep Sareen as Murad Khan (2004) *
Imran Hasnee Imran Hasnee (born 1 December 1972) is an Indian actor and paranormal investigator. who has worked in the Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Known for films '' A Mighty Heart'' and ''Slumdog Millionaire'', ''Paan Singh Tomar''. ...
as Naina's Boss (2004) * Badrul Islam as Chamanlal (2009) * Unknown / Unknown as Tara Verma / Tara Rahul Wadhwa (2003) / (2003) * Shravani Goswami (2004) *
Mithilesh Chaturvedi Mithilesh Chaturvedi (15 October 1954 – 3 August 2022) was an Indian film and theatre actor. Biography Chaturvedi worked in '' Koi... Mil Gaya'', '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'', ''Krrish'', ''Satya'', '' Mohalla Assi'', and web series like '' S ...
(2004) *
Shweta Shinde Shweta Shinde is an Indian actress and producer, known for Lagira Zala Ji's producer and ''Doctor Don''. She launched Vajra Production with Film director Sanjay Khambe in 2016. Personal life Shweta Shinde married to Sandeep Bhansali in 200 ...


Production

After 780 episodes, on 10 April 2006, the storyline of the series took a leap of 20 years. Then it took another leap of 20 years in 2008 where the leads were shown reincarnated with a new family. In February 2009, the channel informed the production house to terminate the series by 13 March 2009. As per the channel's instructions the series ended on that day.


Reception

It received the highest ratings in the afternoon slot and is regarded as one of the longest ran Indian soap during afternoons. After a time change from 3:30 pm to 1:00pm (IST) in November 2002, it started receiving ratings ranging 6 to 7 TVR in March 2003, becoming the most viewed afternoon show, overcoming the other highest rated afternoon shows like ''Bhabhi'' and ''
Shagun ''Shagun'' is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired every Monday to Thursdays 2:30pm and later at 2pm on Star Plus from 15 January 2001 to 29 April 2004. It is the story of fortune's twists and pitfalls that tear asunder the liv ...
''. On 25 March 2004, it received the highest ever afternoon rating of 13.12 TVR, overtaking some prime time soaps. It started to re-air in edit version from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm.


Accolades

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Indian Telly Awards The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they a ...
2005: Best Actor critic (Female)
Juhi Parmar Juhi Parmar (born 14 December 1980) is an Indian anchor, actress, presenter, singer and dancer predominantly known for her work in Hindi television industry. She gained recognition for her portrayal as Kumkum in the long-running soap opera ''K ...
- Won *
Indian Telly Awards The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they a ...
2007: Style Icon of the Year:
Hussain Kuwajerwala Hussain Kuwajerwala is an Indian television actor, host and model. After several modelling campaigns and commercials, Kuwajerwala landed a role in the popular soap opera ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' which was followed by a lead role in ...
- Won *
Indian Telly Awards The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they a ...
2007: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)-
Hussain Kuwajerwala Hussain Kuwajerwala is an Indian television actor, host and model. After several modelling campaigns and commercials, Kuwajerwala landed a role in the popular soap opera ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' which was followed by a lead role in ...
- Nominated


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Indian television soap operas 2002 Indian television series debuts StarPlus original programming 2009 Indian television series endings Television shows about reincarnation