Miley Jab Hum Tum

Miley Jab Hum Tum
Genre	Teen drama
Written by	Jay Verma
Directed by	Ravi Bhushan Nissar Parvej Maanav Singh Mukta Dhond Sundeep Sharma
Creative directors	Richa Yamini Animesh Verma Bhawna Bundela Avhiroop Mazzumdar Shabia Ravi Walia Jyoti Tandon Prangshu P Ghosh Poornima Shettygar Sankalp
Starring	Mohit Sehgal Arjun Bijlani Rati Pandey Sanaya Irani
Music by	Shaleen Sharma Hitesh Kewalya
Opening theme	"Miley Jab Hum Tum" by Suraj Jagan & Mahalakshmi Iyer
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	526
Production
Executive producer	Sushmitha Shetty
Producers	Seema Sharma Sudhir Sharma
Cinematography	Hrishikesh Gandhi Abhishek Gandhi
Editors	Ganga Kacharla Sagar Nighojkar Jaskaran Singh Rajanikant Malviya
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Endemol India Sunshine Productions
Original release
Network	STAR One
Release	22 September 2008 (2008-09-22) – 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19)

Miley Jab Hum Tum (transl.When You and I Met) is an Indian Hindi-language teen drama television series that aired from 22 September 2008 to 19 November 2010 on STAR One and is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. ^[1] Produced by Sudhir Sharma and Seema Sharma under Endemol India Sunshine Productions, the series is about falling in love during college and developing relations for a lifetime. The series starred Mohit Sehgal, Sanaya Irani, Rati Pandey and Arjun Bijlani. ^[2]

Plot

The story begins at Excel College with the introduction of basketball champion and college stud, Samrat Shergill (Mohit Sehgal), college diva Dia (Navina Bole), their buddies Benji and Uday, sisters and studios Nupur Bhushan (Rati Pandey) and Gunjan Bhushan (Sanaya Irani), and geeky Greek god Mayank Sharma (Arjun Bijlani). While Nupur loves fashion and is carefree, Gunjan is an introvert, more responsible and spends most of her time studying. Nupur and Mayank fight most of the time but eventually fall in love. Gunjan and Samrat too become friends and fall for each other. Nupur and Mayank get married. The sister also face competition from their cousin Dia, who is jealous of them. After some time, Mayank and Nupur decide to go to the United States. As Nupur, Gunjan, Mayank and Samrat leave for the airport, they get involved in a life-changing accident.

3 years later

The gang is separated and Nupur is presumed dead, for which Samrat is blamed. Mayank is shattered while Samrat and Gunjan are separated. It is discovered that Nupur's obessive lover, Dhruv was behind the accident and that Nupur is alive. After he is punished, Nupur reconciles with Mayank. The show ends with Samrat and Gunjan getting married.

Cast

Main

• Arjun Bijlani as Mayank Sharma: Shilpa's son; Nupur's husband
• Rati Pandey as Nupur Bhushan Sharma: Shashi's daughter; Gunjan's elder sister; Mayank's wife
• Mohit Sehgal as Samrat Shergill: Indrani's son; elder brother of Suhaani.Gunjan's husband
• Sanaya Irani as Gunjan Bhushan Shergill: Shashi's daughter; Nupur's younger sister; Samrat's wife

Recurring

• Navina Bole as Dia Bhushan: Ravi's daughter; Nupur, Gunjan, and Uday sister. Benjamin's love interest
• Jaskaran Gandhi as Uday Bhushan: Ravi's son; Dia, Nupur and Gunjan brother.
• Abhishek Sharma as Benjamin Swami: Samrat’s best friend, love interest of Dia.
• Nishant Singh Malkani as Adhiraj "Adi": Suhaani's love interest
• Anupriya Kapoor as Suhaani Shergill: Indrani's daughter; Samrat's sister; Adhiraj's love interest
• Shraddha Musale as CJ
• Kishwer Merchant as Tamanna Seth: Drama teacher
• Khushank Arora as Ranvijay Rathore:
• Preeti Keswani as Sheena Malhotra:
• Sumeet Soni as Purab Verma: Samrat's friend
• Sreejita De as Ashwini "Ash": Gunjan’s student and namesake sister. Rohan's love interest.
• Nikhil Chaddha as Rohan Singhal: Ashwini's love interest.
• Kriti Sharma as Ria Singhal:
• Meer Ali as Nirbhay Awasthi
• Vaishnavi Mahant as Shilpa Sharma:
• Shishir Sharma / Anang Desai as Shashi Bhushan: Ravi's brother; Nupur and Gunjan's father
• Gireesh Sahdev as Ravi Bhushan: Shashi's brother; Dia and Uday's father
• Jaanvi Sangwan as Ratna Bhushan: Nupur, Gunjan, Dia and Uday's aunt
• Mahru Sheikh as Indrani Shergill:
• Akruti Singh as Chinky: Nupur, Gunjan, Dia and Uday's cousin
• Deepak Pareek as Professor Shukla
• Jaineeraj Rajpurohit as Mr. Saxena: Principal of Excel College
• Amit Jain as Neileswar "Neil" Oberoi: Gunjan's childhood friend
• Melissa Pais as Aha Chand
• Abhinav Kapoor as Yash Devraj
• Imran Khan as JD
• Latesh Sharma as Luv
• Manasvi Vyas as Aparajita Mehta
• Tanvi Thakkar as Ishika
• Neelam Bhagchandani as Vidushi
• Perneet Chauhan as Riya Saxena
• Sudhir Sharma as Lucky / Chunky Mishra
• Gautam Hegde as Chironji Jajotia
• Sachin Nayak as Chinu
• Bakhtiyaar Irani as D4
• Tannaz Irani as Tanya
• Dinesh Mehta as Guru

Guest appearances

• Rohit Khurana as Dhruv Verma: Nupur's obsessive lover
• Karan Singh Grover as Dr. Armaan Malik from Dill Mill Gayye
• Shilpa Anand as Dr. Shilpa Malhotra from Dill Mill Gayye
• Karan Wahi as Dr. Siddhant Modi from Dill Mill Gayye
• Drashti Dhami as Geet Maan Singh Khurana from Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi
• Gurmeet Choudhary as Maan Singh Khurana from Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi
• Sidharth Shukla as Veer Vardhan Singh from Jaane Pehchaane Se... Ye Ajnabbi

Production

Development

Miley Jab Hum Tum was produced under the Endemol India and the Sunshine Productions, by Sudhir Sharma and Seema Sharma. It tells the story of two sisters, their journey to big city, falling in love during college and developing relations for a lifetime. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2010, the show took a three year leap, after which new characters were introduced. Producer Sudhir Sharma said, "We’ve done almost 400 episodes and now I feel that we need to revamp it to bring back the enthusiasm we had when we first started. We want the youth to be able to connect with the show. I wouldn’t say that the audience is bored, but as a precaution, it’s better if we give them something fresh." ^{[5] [6]}

Casting

Rati Pandey and Sanaya Irani were cast as the lead sisters, Nupur and Gunjan. ^{[7] [8]} Arjun Bijlani and Mohit Sehgal were cast opposite them as the leads, Mayank and Samrat respectively. The show marked Sehgal's acting debut. ^{[9] [10]} Rohit Khurana was cast as Dhruv, Nupur's obessive lover, in a cameo. ^[11]

In 2010, Pandey left the show after her character's death before the leap. But, she re-joined the show in a few months, after the trp declined due to her absence. ^[12]

Filming

The series is primarily set in Mumbai. Some portions of Excel College were shot at Sophia College for Women, Mumbai. Some scenes were also shot at Kanjurmarg. ^{[13] [14]}

Reception

Critical reception

Miley Jab Hum Tum is considered among the most popular youth and college dramas. It received positive reviews from the critics and audience. ^[15] Raya Mehnaz of The Daily Star stated that it became a fan favourite due to its "college setting and engaging storylines" and noted, "Miley Jab Hum Tum while adhering to the western tropes that are common in coming-of-age stories in college settings, also subverted the same tropes in ways that were uncommon." ^[16]

The Times of India added Pandey and Bijlani in its "Evergreen Romantic Couples" list and said that Nupur and Mayank's sizzling on-screen chemistry took the show to new highs. ^[17]

Ratings

Miley Jab Hum Tum was the no.1 show of Star One from 2008 to 2009, and often topped the trp charts. ^{[5] [18]}

Soundtrack

Miley Jab Hum Tum Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by Shaleen Sharma
Released	22 September 2008
Genre	Romance Soundtrack
Length	1:20
Language	Hindi
Label	Star India
Producer	Sudhir Sharma Seema Sharma

Miley Jab Hum Tum title track was composed by Shaleen Sharma, while it was sung by Suraj Jagan and Mahalakshmi Iyer.

Miley Jab Hum Tum: Tracklisting ^[19]

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Miley Jab Hum Tum" (Duet)	Suraj Jagan, Mahalakshmi Iyer	1:20

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2008	Indian Television Academy Awards	Gr8! Performer Of The Year - Female	Sanaya Irani	Won	[20]

References

1. Time leap in Star One's Miley Jab Hum Tum 3 June 2010 Times of India Retrieved 29 September 2016
2. Farzeen, Sana (24 March 2020). "The actors of Miley Jab Hum Tum: Where are they now?". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
3. "12 TV Shows That Best Portrayed College Life!". Desi Martini. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
4. "Five must watch Hindi teen dramas". India Today. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
5. "New faces to revamp popular show". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
6. "A new twist in Star One's Miley Jab Hum Tum". The Times of India. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
7. "Rati Pandey: Miley Jab Hum Tum was one of the benchmarks in my career". The Times of India. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
8. "Not Gunjan, Sanaya Irani reveals that she wanted to play Nupur in Miley Jab Hum Tum". Zoom TV. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
9. "Arjun Bijlani's heartwarming journey with Miley Jab Hum Tum". The Tribune India. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
10. "Mohit Sehgal recalls his Miley Jab Hum Tum days". The Times of India. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
11. "Rohit Khurana to play a cameo in Miley Jab Hum Tum". The Times of India. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
12. "Who says I was kicked out: Rati Pandey on her exit". The Times of India. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
13. "Location scouting: Mumbai's prettiest college is also one of the most film-friendly". Scroll.in. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
14. "TOI Special: The good old TV shows that will remind you of your childhood days". Times of India. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
15. "Dill Mill Gayye, Miley Jab Hum Tum, Remix: Television shows that defined every 90's kid's teenage years". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
16. Raya Mehnaz (December 2021). "Why I miss Miley Jab Hum Tum, 11 years after it ended". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
17. Ano Patel (25 January 2013). "A salute to some evergreen romantic couples". Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
18. "Star One is the number three GEC in the country in ratings". 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
19. "Five youth shows we miss on television". The Indian Express. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
20. "GR8! TV Magazine - The Indian Television Academy Awards, 2008". www.gr8mag.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links

• Miley Jab Hum Tum on IMDb
• Miley Jab Hum Tum on Hotstar