Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan

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{{for|the Japanese television series|Kum-Kum}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Kumkum{{spaced ndash}}Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
| image = File:Kumkum_Ek_Pyara_Sa_Bandhan_Poster.jpg
| caption =
| picture_format = [[480i]]
| runtime = 21 minutes
| creator =
| writer = Mayah Basle Jayesh Patil Harsha Jagdish Radheshyam Rai Shobhit Jaiswal Binita Desai Mahesh Pandey S Farhan Barry Dhillon R M Joshi Mitesh Shah Kapil Bavad Virendra Shahaney Anshuman Sinha Gayatri Gill Ved Raj Koel Chaudhuri Ranu Uniyal
| director = Aashish Patil Anil V. Kumar [[Arvind Babbal]] Manchan Vikal Paresh Patil Swapnil Shahaney Sanjay Upadhyay<ref>{{Cite web|title="Kumkum Will Give Me That New Identity": TV Actor Juhi Parmar|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k2/actor/juhiparmar.htm|website=Indian Television dot com}}</ref>
| producer = Anuradha Prasad<ref>{{Cite web|title=Soaps drop off air without fanfare|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/Soaps-drop-off-air-without-fanfare/articleshow/4265387.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
| company = BAG Films
| opentheme = "Kumkum" by [[Sonu Nigam]] and Pamela Jain
| starring = [[Juhi Parmar]] [[Hussain Kuwajerwala]]
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| network = [[Star Plus]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2002|07|15}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020707/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Family saga where there is kabhi khushi kabhi gham|website=[[The Tribune]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404170342/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020707/spectrum/tv.htm|archive-date= 4 April 2020}}</ref>
| last_aired = {{end date|2009|03|13}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 1,449<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/telly-hypnotists-what-makes-a-mega-serial-tick-what-keeps-it-running-for-years/300598|title=Telly Hypnotists: What Makes A Mega Serial Tick, What Keeps It Running For Years?|website=[[Outlook India]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404172357/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/telly-hypnotists-what-makes-a-mega-serial-tick-what-keeps-it-running-for-years/300598|archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>
| website = http://starplus.indya.com/serials/kumkum/index.html
| genre = Soap opera
| composer = [[Lalit Sen]]<ref>https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/throwbackthurday-these-awesome-title-tracks-from-indian-tv-serials-are-something-we-miss-today-1168939.html</ref>
}}
'''''Kumkum{{spaced ndash}}Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'''''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kumkum|url=http://apni.tv/serials/kumkum.html|access-date=2020-06-20|website=apni.tv}}</ref> ({{IPA-hns|ˈkʊmkʊm}}; {{Translation}} A lovely bond) is an Indian television series that aired on [[Star Plus]] from 15 July 2002 to 13 March 2009 in the afternoon slot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/celebrities/kumkum-ek-pyara-sa-bandhan-journey-ended-10-years-back/2019/03/17/amp|title=Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan: A journey that ended 10 years back|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404171212/https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/celebrities/kumkum-ek-pyara-sa-bandhan-journey-ended-10-years-back/2019/03/17/amp|archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/4589_star-to-launch-new-programmes|title=STAR to launch new programmes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404173254/https://www.afaqs.com/news/advertising/4589_star-to-launch-new-programmes#bypass-sw|archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> [[Hussain Kuwajerwala]] and [[Juhi Parmar]] played the lead roles Sumeet and Kumkum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/throwback-juhi-parmar-gets-nostalgic-about-her-show-kumkum-ek-pyara-sa-bandhan-see-post/articleshow/68412253.cms|title=Throwback: Juhi Parmar gets nostalgic about her show Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan; see post|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404171345/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/throwback-juhi-parmar-gets-nostalgic-about-her-show-kumkum-ek-pyara-sa-bandhan-see-post/articleshow/68412253.cms|archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> It was produced under the company BAG films.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Newsmaker Anupradha Prasad|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/newsmaker-anurradha-prasad-107032301011_1.html|website=Business Standard}}</ref>

==Plot Summary==

The soap opera tells the tale of the Wadhwa family and its daughter-in-law, Kumkum. She is happily married to Jatin. However, he dies of a brain tumor while she is expecting their first child. The Wadhwas decide to get their young daughter-in-law remarried and find an eligible young man named Vishal. However, when obstacles arise leading and the marriage is called off on the last day, Jatin's younger brother Sumeet impulsively marries Kumkum in order to save her from societal disgrace.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/juhi-parmar-writes-emotional-post-for-kumkum-co-star-hussain-kuwajerwala-as-the-show-turns-16-1304163-2018-08-03|title=Juhi Parmar writes emotional post for Kumkum co-star Hussain Kuwajerwala as the show turns 16|website=India Today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404172156/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/juhi-parmar-writes-emotional-post-for-kumkum-co-star-hussain-kuwajerwala-as-the-show-turns-16-1304163-2018-08-03|archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> Sumeet is plagued by guilt for marrying Kumkum against her will, but she eventually falls in deep love with him while trying to expose Renuka (Sumeet's ex girlfriend). The crux of the story evolves as a blossoming romance between Sumeet and Kumkum leads them to realise that they are soulmates and how Kumkum being the ideal daughter-in-law of the Wadhwa family protects Sumeet's family despite the adverse circumstances facing them. Manik (an impostor bearing Jatin's face) creates havoc in their lives, but Kumkum exposes his fake identity and unites with Sumeet. Kumkum gives birth to Sharman and Aashka (Sumeet and Kumkum's progeny).

===20 Years Later===

Sumeet and Kumkum's story continues with their grown-up kids Dhruv, Sharman and Aashka and Kumkum's role of establishing harmony in the Wadhwa family. Dhruv's wife Antara plans an elaborate ruse to usurp the Wadhwa property and house to herself, but her plans are foiled after Sumeet and Kumkum unveil her truth to Dhruv. Sharman who is in deep love with Neeti gets engaged to her, but when Dhruv refuses to accept Siya on the day of the wedding owing to his feelings for Antara, Sharman impulsively marries Siya. Siya is disappointed and vents her frustration at the Wadhwa family, but she eventually forgives Sharman and confesses her love for him and Sumeet-Kumkum are finally happy to see the Wadhwa family happily settled. Unfortunately both Kumkum and Sumeet die before they complete a ritual that would enable them to be soulmates by Pulkit (Kumkum's ex-stalker) who conspires to kill Sumeet after trailing Kumkum secretly for several days. The shot misses Sumeet, but Kumkum is shot dead and Sumeet punishes Pulkit but still kills himself, unable to bear the separation.

===20 Years Later, Sumeet & Kumkum are Reincarnated===

Sumeet and Kumkum are reborn as prophesied again without any memory of their past life. In the new life Sumeet and Kumkum initially hate each other, but fall in deep love all over again owing to unusual circumstances, prompting them to be a false husband and wife in front of their family members. When they finally realise their love for each other, they are separated due to a misunderstanding between the Raichand and Mishra families and later by a series of new obstacles but eventually reunite in the end. Sumeet marries Kumkum and Harshvardhan and Rajeshwari Wadhwa accompany them to the sacred pilgrimage site where their lives ended in the previous birth. The show ends with memories of the idealistic couple who demonstrated that love finds a way back and is undying and immortal. Sumeet and Kumkum complete the sacred ritual at this place, finally uniting together forever.

== Cast ==
===Main===
* [[Juhi Parmar]] as Kumkum Jatin Wadhwa / Kumkum Sumeet Wadhwa / Kumkum Mishra / Kumkum Sumeet Raichand / Chanda (lookalike)
* [[Hussain Kuwajerwala]] as Sumeet Raichand Wadhwa

===Recurring===
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* [[Arun Bali]] as Harshvardhan Wadhwa
* Jyotsna Karyekar / [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Rajeshwari Harshvardhan Wadhwa
* Paritosh Sand as Kulbhushan Wadhwa
* [[Prabha Sinha]] as Veena Kulbhushan Wadhwa
* [[Vivan Bhatena]] / Vishal Watwani as Dhruv Wadhwa
* [[Sonia Singh]] as Advocate Antara Dhruv Wadhwa
* Karishma Mehta / [[Nikita Thukral]] / Snigdha Srivastava as Siya Garewal / Siya Sharman Wadhwa
* [[Gaurav Khanna]] / Amit Khanna / [[Gagan Malik]] as Sharman Wadhwa
* [[Megha Gupta]] / [[Iira Soni]] as Neeti Damani
* Niyati Joshi as Aashka Wadhwa / Aashka Vikram Kapoor
* [[Sayantani Ghosh]] as Advocate Antara Dhruv Wadhwa
* [[Chahatt Khanna]] as Aashka Wadhwa / Aashka Vikram Kapoor
* Prabhat Bhattacharya as Rahul Wadhwa
* [[Shishir Sharma]] as Brijbhushan Wadhwa
* [[Alka Kaushal]] as Sukanya Wadhwa / Sukanya Hemant Malhotra
* Ikhlaq Khan as Hemant Malhotra, Sukanya's husband
* [[Mukul Dev]] as Pulkit / Dev
* [[Soni Singh]] as Kajal, Pulkit's adopted daughter
* [[Mihir Mishra]] as Dr. Vikram Kapoor
* [[Shweta Kawatra]] as Nivedita Mittal
* [[Buddhaditya Mohanty]] as Akshay Saluja
* [[Tasneem Sheikh]] as Renuka Bajaj
* [[Abhimanyu Singh]] as Vishal Malhotra
* [[Anuj Saxena]] as Jatin Wadhwa / Karan Kapoor / Manik
* [[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]] as Abhay Chauhan
* [[Kabir Sadanand]] as Salil Patel
* [[Samir Soni]] as Advocate Yash Thakur
* Vijay Bhatia as Uday, Abhay's assistant
* [[Kuljeet Randhawa]] as Simran (Simi) Rai, Kumkum's sister
* [[Kunal Kumar]] as Uday, Abhay's assistant
* Smita Malhotra as Preeti Wadhwa / Preeti Ashutosh Khanna
* Aparna Bhatnagar as Aarti Wadhwa
* Kuldeep Dubey as Dr. Ashutosh Khanna, Preeti's husband
* [[Malini Kapoor]] as Malini (Malli) Malhotra
* Pragati Mehra as Ramola Raichand
* [[Hasan Zaidi]] as Ratan Raichand
* [[Addite Shirwaikar]] as Mini Mishra
* [[Surendra Pal]] as Chandumal Mishra
* Mohini Sharma as Omprakash Raichand's mother
* Priya Ahuja as Pamela Wadhwa
* [[Harsh Vashisht]] as Rahul Wadhwa
* Sanjay Swaraj / Hemant Choudhary as Inspector Bhupendra Singh
* Yusuf Hussain / Jitendra Trehan as Balwant Rai (Kumkum's father)
* Rajeev Kumar as Raj
* Radha Krishna Dutt as Mr. Bajaj
* [[Eva Grover]] as Simran (Simi) Rai, Kumkum's sister
* [[Imran Khan (TV actor)|Imran Khan]] as Professor Naren / Rajeev Oberoi
* Raman Trikha as Vishal Malhotra
* [[Akhil Mishra]] as Vrinda's father
* Puneet Vashisht as Veerendra (Veeru) Sachdev
* [[Kavita Kaushik]] as Naina Kulkarni / Naina Rahul Wadhwa
* [[Rajesh Kumar (actor)|Rajesh Kumar]] as Sushant, Naina's ex-husband
* [[Ami Trivedi]] as Vrinda
* [[Abir Goswami]] as Asit Sengupta
* [[Surbhi Tiwari]] as Abha Chauhan
* [[Shalini Khanna]] as Malini (Malli) Malhotra / Malini Inder Kashyap
* [[Tarana Raja]] as Nalini (Nalli) Malhotra
* Gautam Chaturvedi as Akash Patel
* [[Rushad Rana]] as Dr. Rohit Kapoor
* [[Shagufta Ali]] as Gul
* [[Pankit Thakker]] as Krishnakant (Krish) Wadhwa
* Dimple Inamdar as Kamya Verma
* [[Anang Desai]] as Advocate Ashwin Vanjera
* [[Nimai Bali]] as Inspector Satyadev Tipley
* Falguni Parekh as Sushma, Neeti's Aunt
* [[Rohit Bakshi (actor)|Rohit Bakshi]] as Sanjay
* [[Sonia Kapoor]] as Inspector Revati
* Akshita Garud as Child Roshni Mehra
* [[Aashish Kaul]] as Shatru Mishra
* Varun Shukla as Child Sumeet Raichand
* [[Richa Mukherjee]] as Child Kumkum Mishra
* Hemant Thatte as Ashwin
* [[Faisal Raza Khan]] as Sarjan Singh
* [[Ajay Chaudhary]] as Ustad
* [[Gauri Pradhan Tejwani]] as Aditi Kapoor
* [[Rajesh Khattar]] as Kishan Katara
* [[Hiten Tejwani]] as Ranveer Singh
* Jayant Rawal as Basheshwar Kapoor
* [[Prithvi Zutshi]] as Rakeshnath Kapoor / Pakiya
* Roma Bali as Preeto Kapoor
* Sai Ballal as Mr. Mittal, Nivedita's father
* [[Meghna Malik]] as Sushma Akash Patel
* Kapil Soni as Sanket Patel
* Nupur Joshi as Mishri
* Sachin Verma as Rakesh / Mahesh
* Meenakshi Verma as Dulari
* Pratichi Mishra as Bhanumati (Manno) Chandumal Mishra / Mrs. Khanna
* Mahru Sheikh as Rukmini Vikram Malhotra
* [[Mehul Buch]] as Vikram Malhotra, Vishal's father
* [[Indraneel Bhattacharya]] as Omprakash Raichand
* Utkarsha Naik as Yashodhara Omprakash Raichand
* [[Jaya Bhattacharya]] as Devyani
* Pratap Sachdev as Mr. Verma
* [[Simple Kaul]] as Dr. Chanchal
* [[Gurmeet Choudhary]] as Ballu
* Iqbal Azad as Aditya Garewal
* [[Dinesh Kaushik]] as Acharya
* Manasvi Vyas as Sudha
* [[Purbi Joshi]] as Amandeep
* [[Sanjeet Bedi]] as Mohit, Neeti's ex-fiancé
* Ajit Mehra as Dr. Karan Roy
* Raja Kapse as Ashok Mehta / Dr. Sinha / Mr. Gupta
* [[Neha Bam]] as Doctor
* Nilofer Khan as Madhu Rastogi, Rahul's girlfriend
* [[Nattasha Singh]] as Malini (Malli) Malhotra
* Bharat Arora as Rajat Talukdar
* Vishal Saini as Teju
* [[Shivani Gosain]] as Komal Raichand
* Avantika Salian
* Monaz Mevawala as Pinky Rai
* Ahmed Khan as Seth Dhanpat Rai
* [[Aadesh Chaudhary]] as Avinash Wadhwa
* [[Manini Mishra]] as Anita
* [[Raj Arjun]] as Jagannath
* Dinesh Thakkar as Mr. Shah
* Sunil Nagar as Mr. Garewal
* Bhumika Seth as Chandni
* [[Sulabha Deshpande]] as Viju Tai
* Ali Khan as Madan
* Bhuvan Chopra as Dr. Ashutosh Khanna
* Nasir Sheikh as Inspector Sharma
* Rajesh Dubey as Inspector Rajesh Rathore
* Pramatesh Mehta as College Vice Chancellor
* Rajan Kapoor as Doctor
* Badrul Islam as Chamanlal
* [[Shweta Shinde]]
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==Production==
After 780 episodes, on 10 April 2006, the storyline of the series took a leap of 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fast forward: 20 years plus|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/fast-forward-20-years-plus/cid/1667559|website=The Telegraph}}</ref> Then it took another leap of 20 years in 2008 where the leads were shown reincarnated with a new family.<ref name=":1" />

On February 2009, the channel informed the production house to terminate the series by 13 March 2009. As per the channel's instructions the series ended on that day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saat saal baad|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/Saat-saal-baad/articleshow/4194176.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Reception==
It received the highest ratings in the afternoon slot and is regarded as one of the longest ran Indian soap during afternoons.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/shanti-to-kumkum-5-afternoon-shows-we-loved-to-watch-juhi-parmar-mandira-bedi-lifetv-968591-2017-03-30|title=Shanti to Kumkum, 5 afternoon shows we loved to watch|website=India Today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404171523/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/shanti-to-kumkum-5-afternoon-shows-we-loved-to-watch-juhi-parmar-mandira-bedi-lifetv-968591-2017-03-30|archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>

After a time change from 3:30 pm to 1:00pm (IST) in November 2002, it started receiving ratings ranging 6 to 7 TVR in March 2003, becoming the most viewed afternoon show, overcoming the other highest rated afternoon shows like [[Bhabhi (TV series)|''Bhabhi'']] and ''[[Shagun]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/apr/apr2.htm|title=Kumkum claims top spot in afternoon band|website=Indian Television}}</ref> On 25 March 2004, it received the highest ever afternoon rating of 13.12 TVR, overtaking some prime time soaps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/apr/apr99.htm|title=BAG films afternooner on Star Plus Shoots up|website=Indian Television|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404171726/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/apr/apr99.htm|archive-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
*[[Indian Telly Awards]] 2005: Best Actor critic (Female) – [[Juhi Parmar]] - Won<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/indian-telly-awards-2005-list-of-winners/|title=Indian Telly awards 2005 list of winners|website=Biz Asia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404172003/https://www.bizasialive.com/indian-telly-awards-2005-list-of-winners/|archive-date=4 April 2020|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[Indian Telly Awards]] 2007: Style Icon of the Year:[[Hussain Kuwajerwala]] - Won<ref name=2007Telly>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantellyawards.com/y2k7/winners-list.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617131115/http://www.indiantellyawards.com/y2k7/winners-list.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-06-17|title=Winners List|website=Indiantellyawards.com}}</ref>
*[[Indian Telly Awards]] 2007: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)-[[Hussain Kuwajerwala]]- Nominated<ref name=2007Telly/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hotstar.com/tv/kumkum-ek-pyara-sa-bandhan/8873 Kumkum: Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan] Streaming On [[Hotstar]]

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