Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum

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Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum
KHKTCard.jpg
Genre Romantic comedy
Drama
Created by Sandiip Sikcand
Screenplay byRitu Goel
Rachel Navare
Niranjan Iyengar
Story byVirendra Shahane
Directed bySameer Kulkarni
Creative directorsSandiip Sikcand
Dolienn Diaz
Dhaval Thakkar
Nimisha Abraham
Starring
Narrated by Saif Ali Khan [1]
Theme music composerShubham Sundaram
Opening themeKahaan Hum Kahaan Tum
ComposerShivangi Bhayana
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes198
Production
ProducersSandiip Sikcand [2]
Veena Sikcand
CinematographySadanand Pillai
EditorSameer Gandhi
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companySOL Productions
Original release
Network StarPlus
Release17 June 2019 (2019-06-17) –
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)

Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum (transl.Where Am I, Where Are You) is an Indian romantic comedy drama television series that aired from 17 June 2019 to 14 March 2020 on StarPlus. [3] Produced by Sandiip Sikcand under SOL Productions, it starred Karan Grover and Dipika Kakar Ibrahim. [4]

Contents

Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum revolves around the lives of Dr. Rohit Sippy and Sonakshi Rastogi, two different individuals belonging to different worlds unaware of the fact that their worlds, though poles apart, are meant to collide.

Plot

Calm and practical, Dr. Rohit Sippy is a heart surgeon, swearing by logic and science. Chirpy and vivacious, Sonakshi Rastogi is a television actress, living in a world of fiction and dreams. The two are broken souls with troubled pasts. Rohit's former girlfriend Raima has been comatose for four years and he blames himself for it. Sonakshi was betrayed by her former boyfriend Karan. Eventually, Rohit and Sonakshi meet but their worlds are poles apart. They bicker and argue, but slowly understand each other's perspective on love and lifestyle and start to see each other in a new light and become friends.

Sonakshi falls in love with Rohit. Unable to move on at first from Raima's memories, Rohit refuses to acknowledge his feelings for Sonakshi but later realises his love for her. Raima finally wakes up from coma. Stubborn and jealous of Rohit and Sonakshi's relationship at first, she later understands their love and leaves. Free from guilt, Rohit marries Sonakshi. He reveals that his father Naren cheated on his mother Veena, by having an extramarital affair with another woman. Pooja who was adopted by Naren's sister Nishi Sippy and her husband Yash Kapoor, treat her like their daughter but in reality, Pooja is Naren's daughter from the extra-marital affair.

Rohit's brother Rohan, whose wife Tanya is pregnant, has an affair with Sonakshi's sister Pari. When this comes out, Veena slaps Pari. Sonakshi and Pari's mother Suman unveils Naren's truth to Veena, shattering her. Naren plans to transfer ownership of his property to Veena and Pooja. Nishi, who is greedy and wants the property at any cost, tries to kill him and blames Sonakshi for the same. Pari turns out to be pregnant with Rohan's child. Tanya miscarries. Nishi blackmails Rohit to divorce Sonakshi using Naren. Helpless, he agrees. Sonakshi believes Rohit betrayed her and loses her faith in love.

4 months later

Sonakshi and Rohit have separated. She loses her job and is searching for work. Rohit has distanced himself from his family. Nishi has taken over the property. Discharged from the hospital, Naren is on a wheelchair. Pari plots to get Rohan back to secure her child's future but Sonakshi reprimands her. Rohit gets affected by a virus and in an attempt to save him, Sonakshi finds out the truth that Rohit had been forced to leave her by Nishi who had also caused Naren's accident. She reunites with Rohit and they expose Nishi and her conspiracy, getting her arrested. Veena throws Rohan out for his infidelity. Aakash and Deepa marry, while Rohit and Sonakshi get remarried and everything ends well.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guests

Production

Development

In May 2019, Saif Ali Khan introduced Karan Grover and Dipika Kakar as Dr. Rohit Sippy and Sonakshi Rastogi. [6]

In February 2020, Grover confirmed about the series going off air on 14 March 2020. [7] The shooting of the series wrapped up on 28 February 2020. [3]

Casting

When I heard the script of Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum, I knew I wanted to be a part of this show. I have always liked projects which make you excited every morning to go to work.

—  Karan Grover [8]

Sonakshi was easy to connect to since I'm a television actress myself and I gave my nod without any second thought.

—  Dipika Kakar [9]

In September 2019, Farnaz Shetty joined the cast as Raima Sengupta. [10] In December 2019, Kishwer Merchant replaced Tanaaz Irani as Nishi Sippy. [11]

Writing

In Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum, we have dialogues which are spoken everyday and even if you are talking about something philosophical, they are not dramatic because that's not how we speak in real life.

—  Niranjan Iyengar [12]

Cancellation

The series maintained its position in top 11 to 20 shows throughout its runtime with a decent viewership. [13] It continuously maintained a trp ranging 1.6 to 1.8. [13] [14]

Producer Sandiip Sikcand speaking about the end of the series said, "The ratings never went above 1.8. The moment we brought in some drama during Sonakshi's wedding, which was very TV— a psychopath lover and all that, the ratings touched 2.3. And everybody was abusing us. So we said wedding is done, let's come back to our normal KHKT storytelling. Again we came down to 1.7–1.8. And then when the whole drama against Sonakshi was going on we touched a 1.9 again. All this analysis has made one thing very clear, that online everyone say, 'excellent show', but that does not translate into ratings." [14] SOL productions founder and managing director Fazila Allana explained, "Star had maintained from the start that they want to break the 2 GRP barrier for the 9pm slot. It is a tough spot and is against a number one show. We came close but couldn't cross it. The channel probably had their own research and decided that they want to experiment with a different kind of story. Even KHKT was an experiment and it worked up to a point." [15]

Soundtrack

Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Shivangi Bhayana
Genre Romance
Soundtrack
Language Hindi

Written and sung by Shivangi Bhayana, Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum is composed by Shubham Sundaram.

Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum: Tracklisting
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum"Shivangi Bhayana2:23

Reception

Times Now said, "Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum is a fresh, never seen before love story between a television actress and a doctor." [16]

Times of India noted, "Dipika and Karan's fresh pairing looks quite interesting. Both of them have perfectly portrayed their inner vulnerabilities." [17]

The Indian Express stated, "Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum is different from what Indian television has to offer now." [18]

The Quint reviewed, "Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum steers clear of melodrama, and takes a more realistic approach. And the ensuing drama is also peppered with a good dose of well-written humour and lighthearted moments. Dipika is very natural, looks beautiful and really owns every scene she is in, proving her versatility as an actor. Karan's expressions and comic timing really work for the show. Karan and Dipika's onscreen relationship is progressive, and their chemistry, in comic, emotional and romantic scenes, is easy and refreshing." [19]

Times of India also appreciated Karan Grover and Dipika Kakar's chemistry. [20]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultReference
2019 Indian Television Academy Awards Best SingerShivangi BhayanaWon [21]
2020Lions Gold AwardsBest Actress (Critics) Dipika Kakar Nominated [22]

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