Ishq Kills

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Ishq Kills
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Created by Anirban Bhattacharyya
Written by Shagufta Rafique
Anirban Bhattacharyya
Directed by Vishal Mahadkar
  • Rajat Mukherjee
Presented by Vikram Bhatt
Theme music composerShadaab-Abhik
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
Production
Producers Anirban Bhattacharyya
  • Amar Deb
  • Nita Deb
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time45 minutes
Production companyRowdy Rascals Productions
Original release
Network Star Plus
Release16 February (2014-02-16) [1]  
11 May 2014 (2014-05-11)

Ishq Kills is an Indian crime thriller television show, created by bestselling author and television producer Anirban Bhattacharyya which premiered on Star Plus on 16 February 2014.The show is based on true events and it wrapped up in 13 episodes. [2] The show is produced by Rowdy Rascals Productions and hosted by Vikram Bhatt. [1]

Contents

Plot

Ishq Kills is a collection of 13 stories of love and revenge, sin, and retribution around forbidden relationships.
When love turns sour, it can lead to crime. Ishq Kills revolve around stories about unconventional love stories that started well but eventually went bad and led to criminal activities that could have been avoided by making sensible choices.

Episodes

Episode no.TitleOn air date
1
Shaina & Rajveer's story16 February 2014
2
Raj and Mahi's murderous love23 February 2014
3
An employer, a maid and blackmail2 March 2014
4
Man pushes wife into prostitution9 March 2014
5
A powerful man, a scorned wife16 March 2014
6
Kavita's revenge23 March 2014
7
A sad marriage, a tragic affair30 March 2014
8
A romance, incest and murder6 April 2014
9
The greed of a woman13 April 2014
10
Samar decides to get killed20 April 2014
11
Fatal attraction27 April 2014
12
Doctor or murderer?4 May 2014
13
Greed, murder and the other woman11 May 2014

Storyline

Nanda (Shruti Bapna)who wears her saree exposing her midriff falls in love with her married employer Siddharth (Chandan Anand), not heeding her friend’s warning.One day while she was busy in kitchen Siddharth came to her seduced her by pinching her waist hard to which she denies but Siddharth confesses her.She is lured to get intimate with Siddharth. Anil, the cook, discovers the affair and blackmails her. Siddharth refuses to marry Nanda. What extreme measures will Nanda take now?

Due to huge gambling losses, Devendra (Kapil Nirmal) forces his wife Mihita (Srishty Rode) to get intimate with Neelesh, who pushes her into prostitution. Angered by Devendra, Mihita withdraws all money from the joint account. Soon, an accident results in Devendra being confined to bed

Thirteen years after eloping, Vikrant (Gaurav Bajaj), now a successful politician, ignores Ragini (Heena Parmar), his wife. Ragini soon discovers her husband’s affair with Richa. Vikrant informs Ragini of his intention to get a divorce. Even as Vikrant is appointed Chief Minister, he has to pay the price for his disloyalty to his wife.

Sonia’s parents, Ashok and Kavita (Parul Chaudhary) are separated. Sonia (Neelam Sivia) lives with her father. When Sonia becomes depressed and attempts suicide, Randhir (Tarun Khanna), her step-father protects her by bashing up Neel, her step-brother, for attempted molestation. What deadly consequence will Randhir and Sonia’s relationship have?

Devika (Kiran Thapar) is married to Abhishek (Nitin Sahrawat), but ignored by her husband and lonely. She seeks solace in a neighbour, Prashant (Ayaz Ahmed). The friendship becomes an extramarital affair and Abhishek gets wind of it. Cornered, Devika opts to elope with Prashant. But then both the men in her life let her down and Devika has only one way out.

Romi (Neetha Shetty) and Suchit are in love and he is very possessive of her. Romi confesses to Suchit that her elderly uncle forced her to have an illicit relationship with him. The uncle makes his will, leaving assets to Romi. Suchit shoots the uncle and Romi calls the police. Will there be more killing before the law takes its course?

The Inspector General puts Inspector Ranvijay on the trail of Dilip (Puneet Vashisht), who manages the illegal activities of a powerful minister. Dilip, the womaniser, meets and falls in love with Rashmi (Himanshi Choudhry) and reveals to her the source of his income. When Inspector Ranvijay arrives on the scene, one of them is dead, and the other is missing.

When Gayatri decides to marry her ex-lover Samar’s friend Sid, Samar makes an unsuccessful attempt to take his own life. He then hires a contract killer Tara and asks her to kill him after 48-hours. Even as Samar decides to enjoy his last two days, Tara meets with an accident.

Superstar Aryan’s wife Tanya leaves him because of his workaholic schedule. A lonely Aryan befriends Urvashi. But Urvashi’s obsessive love for Aryan leads to murder and attempted suicide. When Aryan refuses to meet her, she escapes from hospital. How will Urvashi’s mad love story end?

Priya (Priya Bathija) admits her alcoholic husband Akhil (Deepak Wadhwa) to a sanatorium where Dr. Kartik (Aniruddh Dave) is attracted to her. On a rainy day, Dr. Kartik offers to drop Priya home. This leads to an intimate affair between the two. Later, Akhil dies and Dr Kartik is accused of murder by Akhil’s mother. What is the truth?

Rudra (KC Shankar) plans to kill his wealthy wife Neena (Pariva Pranati) and take over her property. Sabrina (Sukhmani Sadana), Rudra’s girlfriend befriends Neena and influences her to kill Rudra. Sabrina tampers with the brakes of his car. The plan works, but then Rudra, presumed dead, tries to kill Neena. He and Sabrina start a new life, but is Neena really dead?

Cast

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