Kavita (TV series)

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Kavita
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Genre Drama
Developed by Ekta Kapoor
Screenplay bySamidha
Khalid
Dialogues
Sanjoy Shelhar
Story by Ekta Kapoor
Directed byKaushik Ghatak
Starring Ram Kapoor
Smriti Irani
Opening theme"Kavita" by Priya Bhattacharya
ComposerSaurabh V Bhatt
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes78
Production
ProducersEkta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
Production locations Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time24 minutes
Production company Balaji Telefilms
Original release
Network Metro Gold
Release18 October 2000 (2000-10-18) 
6 September 2001 (2001-09-06)

Kavita is an Indian soap opera created by Ekta Kapoor and co-produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms. [1] The series premiered in 2000 on Metro Gold and starred Ram Kapoor and Smriti Irani. [2] [3] Initially airing on Metro Gold, on its closure it was acquired and its airing was shifted to StarPlus. [4]

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Plot

The series revolves around Kavita who is under various veiled attacks just because of her fight for truth and justice. Kavita belongs to middle class family. She is jobless and to fight the financial crises her family faces, Kavita joins a restaurant as a waitress. The series explores the love between Rishi and Kavita and how they fight the circumstances to stand tall for their love.

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References

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