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Kehta Hai Dil (transl. The heart says) is an Indian soap opera that aired on Star Plus channel from 2 July 2002 to 29 March 2005, and is produced by UTV Software Communications. The story is based on the life of a girl named 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. The series was initially based on the American CBS series Picket Fences. However soon the story was entirely deviated from Picket Fences.




Plot


Kehta Hai Dil is the story of a family who lives in the small, idyllic town of Anand Nagar. It is the family of Superintendent of Police (SP) Adityapratap Singh, Dr. Jaya Singh, and their three children - Karishma, Kunal and Kiran. Karishma loves Dhruv who is her childhood friend. Their fathers have also been friends.
SP Adityapratap 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 a fake report alleging that Karishma is having an affair with Nikhil. This forces Karishma to marry Nikhil. It is only after they are married that the Bhandaris' lies is revealed. A devastated Karishma vows to take revenge on every single one of them. The story follows Karishma as she exacts her revenge and exposes the Bhandaris.




Cast


Kamya Panjabi / Pallavi Kulkarni as Karishma Singh / Karishma Nikhil Bhandari (lead role)
Aman Verma / Akshay Anand as SP Adityapratap Singh
Gautami Kapoor as Dr. Jaya Adityapratap Singh
Swapnil Joshi as Dhruv
Manoj Joshi as Mayor Bhandari
Rushad Rana as Nikhil Bhandari: Mayor Bhandari and Lalita's adopted son; Aanchal's elder cousin (2002–2003) (Dead)
Grusha Kapoor as Lalita Bhandari: Mayor Bhandari's wife; Nikhil's adopted mother; Aanchal's mother (2002–2005) (Dead)
Ram Kapoor as Jai Singh
Nivedita Bhattacharya as Mrs. Singh
Manoj Pahwa as Ranbir
Kuljeet Randhawa as Sonia
Mehul Kajaria as Kunal Singh
Tanvi Bhatia as Kiran Singh
Dara Singh as Karishma's Grandfather
Soumya Arya as Dr. Talwar
Kajal Nishad as Priya
Rajeev Kumar as Inspector Vikram
Lata Sabharwal as Constable's Wife
S.P Khere as Ameeta's Father
Reshma Polekar as Ameeta
Suhita Thatte as Sarson
Pamela Mukherjee as Divya
Devanshi as Sonia's Son
Sushmita Daan as Nilanjana
Atul Srivastava as Charandas
Hrishita as Deepti
Shagufta Ali as Jaya's Mother
Rakesh as Pappu
Tina Parekh as Dhruv's Friend
Rajesh Asthana as Inspector
Khyaati Khandke Keswani as Aanchal
Abbas Khan as Chota Pappu
Shadab Khan as Doctor
Sunita Verma as Menka
Rajni Chandra as Nikhil's Mother
Manav Merchant as Ravi
Dinesh Hinge as Judge
Navin Nischol as Pradhan
Natasha Sinha as Manju
Tanvir Roy as Chief Minister
Rahul Lohani as Swayam
Prithvi Zutshi as Professor
Pankaj Mishra as Narayan
Narendra Gupta as Dr. Jain
Salil Ankola as Ranveer Rathore / Sandeep Jain / Shakti Singh
Veerendra Saxena as Bijlani
Nagesh Bhonsle as Inspector Pandey
Sandeep Vohra as Prosecutor
Sunil Verma as Prisoner
Sunil Ghate as Judge
Kavita Vaid
Pooja as Shangrila




Reception


Aired on Tuesdays at prime time, it became the most watched Hindi show in its slot and one of the top ten Hindi GEC overall. Despite deviating entirely from Picket Fences, it was one of the top shows. In third week of August 2004, it garnered 7.1 TVR. Between July and October 2004, it averaged 9.6 TVR with a peak rating of 10.5 TVR. From 20 December 2004 to 15 January 2005 it garnered an average ratings of 11.2 TVR.




Soundtrack


The music for Kehta Hai Dil was composed by Lalit Sen, and the lyrics were penned by Naqsh Lyalpuri. The title track was sung by Kumar Sanu, Mahalakshmi Iyer, and Priya Bhattachariya.




Awards


The series has won the following awards in The Indian Telly Awards of 2003:

Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male) – Manoj Joshi Shared with Mohnish Behl.
Best Actor of the Year (Male) – Aman Verma shared with Shivaji Satam.




References






External links


Kehta Hai Dil Official Site on STAR Plus
Watch Entire Episodes Kehta Hai Dil Online

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• Ruslaan Mumtaz
• Salil Ankola
• STAR Utsav
• Daftar acara Sony Entertainment Television
• Daftar acara Star Plus
• Ram Kapoor
• Kamya Panjabi
• Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
• Alka Yagnik
• Hunar Hali
• Kehta Hai Dil
• Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar
• Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara
• Gautami Kapoor
• List of programs broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television
• Pallavi Kulkarni
• Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
• Rushad Rana
• Vivana Singh
• Ram Kapoor