Kehta Hai Dil
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Kehta Hai Dil is an Indian soap opera
that aired weekly on STAR Plus
channel for 3 years. The story is based on the life of a girl name Karishma and portrays the dramatic events that occur in her life, which affect her entire family - who lives in the small, idyllic town of Anand Nagar. Currently, the series is being re-aired on TV Asia
channel in USA.
of 2003:
Indian soap opera
Indian soap operas are soap operas written, produced, filmed in India, with characters played by Indians , with episodes broadcast on Indian television channels/channel chains that are not often limited to the Republic of India itself: often many “serials,” as they’re more commonly referred to as,...
that aired weekly on STAR Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
channel for 3 years. The story is based on the life of a girl name Karishma and portrays the dramatic events that occur in her life, which affect her entire family - who lives in the small, idyllic town of Anand Nagar. Currently, the series is being re-aired on TV Asia
TV Asia
"TV Asia" was the first Asian TV channel to be founded in the UK in 1990. It was Europe's first entertainment and information channel for the South Asian community from the Indian subcontinent. TV Asia was conceptualised & founded by Wasim Mehmood and Mohan Thariyan...
channel in USA.
Story
Kehta Hai Dil is the story of a family who lives in the small, idyllic town of Anand Nagar. It is the family of SP Aditya Pratap Singh, Dr Jaya Singh and their three children - Karishma, Kunal and Kiran. Karishma loves Dhruv who is her childhood friend and Dhruv's father is the friend of SP Aditya. SP Aditya tries to expose the corrupt town mayor Bhandari and his wife Lalita Devi. To take revenge, Lalita makes her elder son Nikhil befriend Karishma and then makes the media print fake report that Karishma is having affair with Nikhil. This forces Karishma to marry Nikhil. Its only after her marriage with Nikhil, her in-laws' cunningness is revealed. A devastated Karishma vows to take revenge on every single of them. The story follows Karishma as she extracts her revenge and exposes her in laws step by step.Characters
- Pallavi KulkarniPallavi KulkarniPallavi Kulkarni is an Indian television actress. She appeared in several television series in the mid 2000s. Her most popular show up to date for which viewers still recognize her is Kehta Hai Dil On Star Plus from 2003 to 2005 in which she played headstrong Karishma for which she received much...
... Karishma - Aman VermaAman VermaAman Yatan Verma is a TV show anchor and an actor. He co-hosted with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television and hosted Zee TV's Zee Cinestars.-Career:...
... Adityapratap Singh - Gautami Kapoor ... Jaya
- Rushad Rana ... Nikhil
- Grusha Kapoor ... Lalita Devi
- Ram KapoorRam KapoorRam Kapoor is an Indian television actor noted particularly for his portrayal of Jai Walia on Kasamh Se' & also for his charecter Ram Kapoor in the very populay daily, Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.He rose to prominence as the host of Rakhi ka Swayamvar'. He is the only actor to win the Indian Telly...
... Jai Singh - Priya Bhattacharya ... Mrs Singh
- Swapnil JoshiSwapnil JoshiSwapnil Joshi is a Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. He is mainly known for his comic roles. He has done lead roles in TV series, Krishna , Hare Kkaanch Ki Choodiyaan , Marathi film Checkmate and Marathi film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai...
...Dhruv - Manoj JoshiManoj Joshi (actor)Manoj Joshi is an India film and television actor. Joshi began his career in Marathi theatre, also putting up performances in Gujarati and Hindi theatre...
... Mayor Sahab - Kamya Punjabi ... Karishma (few episodes)
- Tanvi Bhatia ... Kiran (few episodes)
Awards
The series has won the following awards in The Indian Telly AwardsIndian Telly Awards
The Indian Telly Awards is an annual Indian television production award given in various technical and popular categories to Indian television channels....
of 2003:
- "Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male)" - Manoj JoshiManoj Joshi (actor)Manoj Joshi is an India film and television actor. Joshi began his career in Marathi theatre, also putting up performances in Gujarati and Hindi theatre...
Shared with Mohnish BehlMohnish BehlMohnish Bahl Mohnish Bahl Mohnish Bahl (Hindi: मोह्निश बहल,(born 14 February 1963) is an Indian actor working in the Bollywood film industry. He is currently playing the role of Dr. Ashutosh in the show Kuch Toh Log Kahenge-Personal life:... - "Best Actor of the Year (Male)" - Aman VermaAman VermaAman Yatan Verma is a TV show anchor and an actor. He co-hosted with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television and hosted Zee TV's Zee Cinestars.-Career:...