| Ishqbaaaz | |
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| Also known as | Ishqbaaaz: Pyaar Ki Ek Dhinchak Kahaani |
| Genre | Drama Romantic comedy Mystery[1] |
| Created by | Gul Khan |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Lalit Mohan |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Sanjeev Srivastava |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 758 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gorky M |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Rajan Singh |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camara |
| Running time | 22 min approx |
| Production company | 4 Lions Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | StarPlus |
| Release | 27 June 2016 – 15 March 2019[2] |
| Related | |
| Dil Boley Oberoi | |
Ishqbaaaz (transl. Lovers) (international title: Game of Love) is an Indian romantic drama television series that aired from 27 June 2016 to 15 March 2019 on Star Plus.[3] It initially starred Nakuul Mehta, Surbhi Chandna, Kunal Jaisingh, Shrenu Parikh, Leenesh Mattoo and Mansi Srivastava.[4] In December 2018, the show took a generation leap and aired a new season, Ishqbaaz: Pyaar Ki Ek Dhinchak Kahaani starring Nakuul Mehta and Niti Taylor.[5]
Plot
[edit]Kalyani Singh Oberoi, the matriarch of the family has two sons, Tej and Shakti. Tej is married to Jhanvi and they have three children, Omkara, Rudra and Priyanka. Shakti is married to Pinky and has a son, Shivaay, who is the eldest grandson.
This story is about the Oberoi brothers, Shivaay, Omkara and Rudra, friendship and romances.
Shivaay crosses paths with the self righteous Annika, who confronts him for trying to suppress the poor with the misuse money and lineage. To which, Shivaay gives her a bunch of cash. Presuming that he won the conversation, he moves to his car, only to face Annika breaking the glass of his windshield, and returning him the same bunch of cash, earning the nickname "Khidki-tod".
Surprised by the video showing all these incidents, Dadi, Omkara, and Rudra find Annika at the party they had organized for their grandfather's birthday. But Shivaay ignores her there because he has no knowledge about her bloodline or lineage.
Shivaay firmly believes that he doesn't have time for love and hence plans to marry Tia Kapoor as a business deal. Dadi hires Anika as a wedding planner for Shivaay and Tia's upcoming wedding. At first, his relationship with Annika becomes more hostile due to misunderstandings.
After the misunderstandings are cleared, Shivaay starts to understand Annika and they both start to develop feelings for each other. Unaware of the emotions, Shivaay still plans to marry Tia.
Daksh, Shivaay's childhood friend turns up at his door and falls for Annika at first sight, which soon turns into an obsession. Angered after being rejected twice, Daksh lies to Shivaay that Annika agreed to sleep with him for one night in exchange for money, leading Shivaay to hate her.
On Shivaay and Tia's wedding day it is revealed that she is already married to Robin. Due to turn of events Tia runs away from her wedding which leads to Shivaay forcibly marrying Annika.
Meanwhile, Omkara crosses paths with Ishana, who introduces herself as Bela to him. Ishana wanted to marry Omkara to gain all the wealth he has, and invents lies to gain his sympathy. Ishana tries to trick both of them but fails as the three Oberoi brothers try to expose her. Some time later, Riddhima lies and betrays Omkara and collaborates with his father to make Omkara the sole heir of the Oberoi empire. Disheartened, he breaks up with her.
In the meantime, Rudra has a chance encounter with the cute and sweet Soumya, who consoles him as Shivaay's life is in danger. Rudra starts to like Romi, a hot fresher and tries his best to win her. By chance, Soumya also comes to college and is happy to see a familiar face, only to be ignored by Rudra as she is a little fat and that would have reduced his reputation. Due to the turn of events, and under the influence of alcohol, Rudra and Soumya marry, which they decide to conceal and forget.
After a rocky start, Annika and Shivaay clear the misunderstandings between them and eventually fall in love. Together, they expose Tia's marriage and her mother, Mrs. Kapoor's, evil intentions. Later, Shivaay accepts Annika as his wife in front of everyone.
Due to Priyanka's pregnancy, Shivaay fixes her wedding with a police officer, Ranveer Randhawa, who hated Priyanka as she was the reason his sister died. Kamini Khurana Randhawa, Ranveer's adoptive mother, enters. She has a past with Shivaay's father as Shakti is constantly teased by his brother about Kamini. Kamini and Ranveer have an evil plan. Meanwhile, Shivaay's doppelganger kidnaps him and takes his place in the Oberoi mansion. Suspicious, Annika finds out that he is not the real Shivaay, she rushes to find and save the real one.
Together, they expose the fake Shivaay, Mahi. Simultaneously they expose Ranveer and his foster mother, Kamini who is Shivaay's father's former girlfriend. It's revealed that Mahi is Kamini's illegitimate son with Shakti as she wants to use her son for Oberoi wealth. Afterwards, it's revealed that Priyanka isn't pregnant.
Omkara marries Gauri Kumari Sharma, but hates her and the concept of love (their story is shown more in the spinoff series Dil Boley Oberoi).Rudra at a party falls in love with Bhavya, an undercover ACP on a mission. She later uses him for her mission, Rudra and Bhavya fake a marriage just so she can hide out in the Oberoi mansion.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Nakuul Mehta as
- Shivaay Singh Oberoi: Pinky and Shakti's son; Omkara, Rudra and Priyanka's cousin; Mallika's ex boyfriend; Ragini's fake fiancee; Tia's ex fiancee; Tanya's fake husband; Anika's husband; Shivaansh and Shivani's father
- Shivaansh Singh Oberoi: Anika and Shivaay's son; Shivani's brother; Mannat's husband
- Surbhi Chandna as Anika Trivedi Singh Oberoi: Harshvardhan's elder daughter; Sahil's adoptive sister; Gauri's elder sister; Pooja's fake sister; Daksh ex fiancee; Shivaay's wife; Shivaansh and Shivani's mother
- Nitanshi Goel as Child Anika Trivedi
- Pal John as Shivani Singh Oberoi: Shivaay and Anika's daughter
- Niti Taylor as Mannat Singh Oberoi: Shivaansh's wife
- Kunal Jaisingh as
- Omkara Singh Oberoi: Jhanvi and Tej's son; Rudra and Priyanka's brother; Shivaay's cousin; Dr. Riddhima's ex boyfriend; Ishana's love interest; Svetlana's ex fiancee; Gauri's husband; Radhika's father
- Shrenu Parikh as Gauri Trivedi Singh Oberoi: Harshvardhan's younger daughter; Anika's sister; Omkara's wife; Radhika's mother
- Sharain Khanduja as Radhika Singh Oberoi: Gauri and Omkara's daughter
- Leenesh Mattoo as Rudra Singh Oberoi: Jhanvi and Tej's son; Omkara and Priyanka's brother; Shivaay's cousin; Romi's ex girlfriend; Saumya's ex husband; Bhavya's husband; Dhruv's father
- Mansi Srivastava as ACP Bhavya Rathore Singh Oberoi: Rudra's wife; Dhruv's mother
- Abhishek Singh Pathania as Dhruv Singh Oberoi: Bhavya and Rudra's son
Recurring
[edit]- Navnindra Behl as Kalyani Singh Oberoi: Matriarch of Oberois'; Tej and Shakti's mother; Shivaay, Abhay, Omkara, Rudra and Priyanka's grandmother; Shivaansh, Shivani, Radhika and Dhruv's great-grandmother
- Mahesh Thakur as Tej Singh Oberoi: Kalyani's elder son; Shakti's brother; Jhanvi's husband; Omkara, Rudra and Priyanka's father; Radhika, Kairav and Dhruv's grandfather
- Mrinal Deshraj as Jhanvi Malhotra Singh Oberoi: Tej's wife; Omkara, Rudra and Priyanka's mother; Radhika and Dhruv's grandmother
- Nitin Bhatia as Nandi "Muthu Swami Iyer": Gauri's sworn brother
- Subha Rajput as Priyanka Singh Oberoi: Tej and Jhanvi's daughter; Omkara and Rudra's sister; Shivaay's cousin; Ranveer's wife
- Ayush Anand as Ranveer Singh Randhawa: Police officer and former ACP; Priyanka's husband
- Siraj Mustafa Khan as Shakti Singh Oberoi: Kalyani's younger son; Tej's brother; Pinky's husband; Shivaay and Abhay's father; Shivani and Shivaansh grandfather
- Nitika Anand as Pinky Singh Oberoi: Shakti's wife; Shivaay and Abhay's mother; Shivaansh and Shivani grandmother
- Aryan Prajapati as Sahil Trivedi: Anika's adopted brother
- Avinash Mishra as Abhay Singh Oberoi: Pinky and Shakti's second son
- Vishavpreet Kaur / Shraddha Kaul as Roop Singh Oberoi: Shivaay, Omkara, Rudra and Priyanka's aunt
- Nikitin Dheer as Veer Singh Oberoi: Roop's son
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Dolly Singh Oberoi "Buamaa": Ratan's mother
- Naman Mukul as Mr. Khanna: Oberoi family's bodyguard
- Anup Ingale as Khanna Jr. - Khanna's son, Shivaansh's bodyguard and friend
- Amrapali Gupta as Kamini:
- Anisha Hinduja as Shobhana Kapoor:
- Rishika Mihani as Monali Pratap Chauhan: Veer's fake wife
- Sheeba Chaddha as Maadhuri: a police inspector
- Rahul Dev as Kaali Thakur: a landowner and don of Bareilly, Gauri's ex-fiancee
- Anjali Mukhi as Nayantara: a bar dancer, Annika's fake mother
- Shaleen Malhotra as Siddharth Vikram Rana: Vikram and Ketaki's son, Mallika's fiancee, Shivaay's business rival (2016)
- Naved Aslam as Vikram Rana: Ketaki's husband, Siddharth's father (2016)
- Manasi Salvi as Ketaki Rana: Vikram's wife, Siddharth's mother (2016)
- Aashish Kaul as Mr. Chhabra: Mrs. Chabra's husband, Dev and Reyaan's father (2016)
- Anandi Tripathi as Mrs. Chhabra: Mr. Chabra's wife, Reyaan's mother, Dev's step-mother (2016)
- Hiten Meghrajani as Reyaan Chhabra: Mr. Chabra and Mrs. Chabra's son, Dev's half-brother, Saumya's ex-boyfriend (2016)
- Ish Thakkar as Dev Chhabra: Mr. Chabra's son, Mrs. Chabra's step-son, Reyaan's half-brother, Priyanka's ex-fiancé (2016)
- TBA as Zakir: Shivaay's close friend (2017)
- Zain Imam as Mohit Malhotra, Nancy's husband, Shivaay's ex-friend (2018)
- Mandana Karimi as Nancy Malhotra - Mohit's wife (2018)
- Prakhar Toshniwal as Viraj (2018)
- Kiran Janjani as Abhimanyu Raheja (2018)
- Srishty Rode as Fiza Khan (2018)
- Ankit Siwach as Farhan Khan (2018)
- Malhar Pandya as Jay Kothari: Priyanka's husband (2018)
- Veena Mehta as Kalyani's older sister (2018–2019)
- Abhishek Tewari as Nikhil - Anika's ex-fiancée (2018)
- Saransh Verma as Avi - Shivaansh's manager and friend (2018–2019)
- Supriya Pilgaonkar as Nandini Dixit - the police commissioner, Shivaansh's mother-figure (2018)
- Manisha Singh Chauhan as Asiya - Shivaansh's publicist and friend (2018–2019)
Guests
[edit]- Shivangi Joshi as Naira Singhania Goenka, for advertising wedding Sequence
- Mohena Singh as Keerti Goenka Singhania, for advertising wedding Sequence
- Arjun Bijlani as Raghav, special appearance
- Drashti Dhami as Naina, special appearance
- Barun Sobti as Advay Singh Raizada - Shivaay's close friend, a special appearance to promote his show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 (2017)
- Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rajkummar Rao to promote their film Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017)
- Badshah as himself, a special appearance for Shivaay-Anika's Haldi ceremony (2017)
- Aakriti Sharma as Kullfi, a special appearance to promote her show Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala (2018)
- Supriya Pathak as Hansa Parekh, to promote her new show Khichdi Returns (2018)
Production
[edit]On 18 June 2018, a reboot version, Ishqbaaaz: Redux, was launched with a new love story of the leads from the beginning.[6]
Cancellation
[edit]Owing to its declining viewership ratings, it took a leap in December 2018 which starred Nakuul Mehta and Manjiri Pupala.[7] As it failed to increase the ratings, Pupala's character was turned negative, resulting in her resignation.[8] Eventually, Niti Taylor was hired to play Mannat Kaur Khurana.[9] The expected ratings were not delivered and it went off air on 15 March 2019.[5]
Spin-off
[edit]Dil Boley Oberoi, premiered on 13 February 2017. The show focused on the lives of Omkara and Rudra. It is the first Indian soap to have a spin-off. On 7 July 2017, Dil Boley Oberoi ended and the storyline was merged into Ishqbaaaz.[10] In Dil Boley Oberoi, Shrenu Parikh was introduced as Kunal Jaisingh's character's love interest.[11]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Ishqbaaaz Original Sound Track | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Sanjeev Srivastava | ||||
| Released | 7 August 2016 | |||
| Genre | Romance Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Star India Screen Journal SoundCloud | |||
| Producer | Gul Khan | |||
| Sanjeev Srivastava chronology | ||||
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The Ishqbaaaz soundtrack was written by Shaheen Iqbal and composed by Sanjeev Srivastava. Sanjeev Srivastava had composed the original songs and background score for the show. The original version of the album was released on 7 August 2016. "O Jaana", the theme song of the serial was performed by Pamela Jain and Bhaven Dhanak.
"O Saathiya", the theme song of Dil Boley Oberoi, the album released on 1 May 2017. Firstly, the song was made for Omkara and Ishana, but after Ishana left, the song was not used at Ishqbaaaz. When Dil Boley Oberoi aired on, the female version by Pamela Jain was released, but now it also used on this show for Omkara and Gauri, after merging with Ishqbaaaz.
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Jaana" (Female) | Pamela Jain | 04:24[12] |
| 2. | "O Jaana" (Male) | Bhaven Dhanak | 04:25[13] |
| 3. | "O Jaana" (Duet) | Bhaven Dhanak & Pamela Jain | 04:23 |
| 4. | "O Jaana" (Acoustic) | Bhaven Dhanak & Pamela Jain | 02:30 |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Saathiya" (Female) | Pamela Jain | 06:55 |
| 2. | "O Saathiya" (Male) | Bhaven Dhanak | 07:00[14] |
| 3. | "O Saathiya" (Duet) | Bhaven Dhanak & Pamela Jain | 06:58[15] |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lafzon Ka Ye Rishta Nahi" (Family Song) | Various Artists | 02:00 |
Adaptations
[edit]| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | Ishqbaaz | 27 June 2016 | StarPlus | 15 March 2019 | Original |
| Kannada | Satyam Shivam Sundaram | 7 August 2017 | Star Suvarna | 23 April 2020 | Remake |
Awards
[edit]
Asian Viewers Television Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Best Actor | Nakuul Mehta | [16] |
| 2017 | Best Actor | Nakuul Mehta | [17] |
| Best Actress | Surbhi Chandna | ||
| Soap Of The Year | 4 Lions Films | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress | Surbhi Chandna | [18] |
| Soap of the Year | 4 Lions Films |
Gold Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best Actor (Jury) | Nakuul Mehta | [19] |
| Best Onscreen Couple | Nakuul Mehta and Surbhi Chandna | ||
| 2018 | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Nakuul Mehta | [20] |
| Stellar Performer of the Year (Female) | Surbhi Chandna | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Kunal Jaisingh |
Kalakar Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Actor | Nakuul Mehta | [21] |
Indian Television Academy Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Best Actor - Popular | Nakuul Mehta | [22] |
| Best Serial - Popular | 4 Lions Films | ||
| 2018 | Best Actress - Popular | Surbhi Chandna | [23] |
Indian Telly Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Nakuul Mehta | [24] |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kunal Jaisingh | [24] |
References
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- ^ Aggarwal, Rashi (17 June 2016). "Boys are back". The Hindu.
- ^ "Video: After confirming Surbhi Chandna aka Anika's exit, Gul Khan now bids good-bye to the 'Super Six' of 'Ishqbaaz'". Daily News Analysis. 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Ishqbaaz to go off air on March 15; lead actor Nakuul Mehta writes an emotional post - Times of India". The Times of India. March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Ishqbaaaz to present Shivaay and Anika's new love story". The Indian Express. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Actress Manjiri Pupala to romance Nakuul Mehta in Ishqbaaz post leap". India Today.
- ^ "Manjiri Pupala aka ACP Aditi CONFIRMS quitting Nakuul Mehta's 'Ishqbaaaz'!". Abp Live. 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan star Niti Taylor to make TV comeback with Ishqbaaz. Details inside". India Today. 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Indian television's first spin-off show 'Dil Bole Oberoi' to go off air?". 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Viewers get to see more of Oberoi family with Star Plus' spin-off stunt". 28 February 2017.
- ^ Screen Journal (23 August 2018). "Ishqbaaz - O Jaana New Song Female Version Full". Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Screen Journal (25 August 2018). "Ishqbaaz - O Jaana New Song Male Version Full". Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Screen Journal (15 August 2016). "O Saathiya Jo Na Keh Sake Tum Ishqbaaz - Dil Bole Oberoi - Ishkara Full Song - Kunal Jaisingh". Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Screen Journal (3 February 2018). "O Saathiya - Ishqbaaz Song - Rikara Romance - Omkara and Gauri - Shrenal - Screen Journal". Retrieved 2 February 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Baddhan, Raj (26 November 2016). "AVTA 2016: Winners list". BizAsia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Asian Viewers Television Awards 2017 Winners List: Bigg Boss & Ishqbaaz Bag Awards (PICS)". FilmiBeat. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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- ^ Baddhan, Raj (5 July 2017). "ZEE Gold Awards 2017: Winners list". BizAsiaLive. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "ZEE Gold Awards 2018: Winners list". BizAsia. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Ravi, Surya (21 January 2019). "Kalakar Awards 2019 : Here's The Winners List – In Pics! | Fuzion Productions". Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "ITA Awards 2017 winners list: Jennifer Winget, Nakuul Mehta, Helly Shah win big". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "ITA Awards 2018 winners list: Surbhi Chandna, Divyanka Tripathi, Harshad Chopda win big". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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