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Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
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Created byEkta Kapoor
Written byStory
B M Vyas, Anjana Sood, Mahesh Pandey, Anil Nagpal, Sandiip Sikcand, Kamlesh Pandey, Nim Sood & Sonali Jaffar
Screenplay
B M Vyas, Anand Gandhi, Twinkle, Prabha, Anjana Sood, Mahesh Pandey, Dheeraj Sarna, Radheshyam Rai, Vicky Chandra, Anil Nagpal, Vincent Varghese, Pinky Shah, Usha Dixit, Bobby Bhonsle, Mushtaq Shiekh, Jitesh Patel, Kamlesh Pandey, Samidha - Khaild, Gauri Kodimala, Garima Goyal, Harsha Jagdish, Sonali Jaffar, Gaurav Sharma, Sharad Tripathi, Manish Shrivastav, Vandana Tiwari, Al-Raines, Swati Pande, Divyanna Khanna and Mallika Dutt
Dialogues
Amal Donwaar, Dheeraj Sarna, Shashi R. Singh, Deepti Rawal and Sharad Tripathi
Directed byArvind Babbal, Anil V. Kumar,Ravi Raj, Bharat Bhatia, Garry Bhinder, Rakesh Malhotra, Partho Mitra, Rajesh Babbar, Ravindra Gautam, Santosh Kolhe, Deepak Chavan, Rajesh Sethi, Swapnil Mahaling (Shahane), Anand Raut, Ajay Veermal, Ashish Shrivastav, Anoop Chaudhary, V.G Roy
Creative directorsPrashant Bhatt, Swapna Waghmare Joshi, Mitu Kumar, Sandiip Sikcand Nivedita Basu and Sanchi Bawa
StarringSee Below
Opening theme"Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii" By Priya Bhattacharya
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1661
Production
ProducerEkta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor
CinematographyAnil Mishra, Deepak Malwankar, Sukhvinder Singh, Sanjay Memane and Balu Dahifale
EditorsVikas Sharma, Nishit Shah, Mohd Salim and Rochak Arora
Running time24 minutes
Production companyBalaji Telefilms
Release
Original networkStar Plus
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Original release16 October 2000 (2000-10-16) –
9 October 2008 (2008-10-09)
External links
Website
Production website

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (transl. The story of each house) is a Hindi-language Indian soap opera on Indian television which ran on Star Plus from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008.[1] The soap opera was created by Ekta Kapoor and was produced by her production company Balaji Telefilms which starred Sakshi Tanwar[2]

The show explored the worlds of Parvati, living in a Marwadi joint family where Parvati is an ideal daughter-in-law of Agarwal family. The show also had Ali Asgar who played the role of Kamal Agarwal, Anup Soni who played the role of Suyash Mehra, Shweta Kawatra/ Achint Kaur who played the role of Pallavi Agarwal as the major supporting cast.

Summary[edit]

The show is based mostly on their life and struggles in a joint family. The story, spread over three generations, mostly focuses on Parvati and her struggles as the ideal wife and daughter-in-law, mother and grandmother and depicts how sometimes one must stand against her loved ones to do what is morally right.[3][4] The story ends on the day of Dussehra with the family celebrating and highlighting the triumph of good over evil.[5]

Cast[edit]

Cameos[edit]

Soundtracks[edit]

The music of the series is composed by Priya Bhattacharya while the lyrics of the title track are written by B M Vyas.

Track listing
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Rishton Ki Puja Jaha Ho (Remix)"  Priya Bhattacharya 3:58
2. "Rishton Ki Puja Jaha Ho (Original)"  Priya Bhattacharya 2:14
3. "Ram Ram Jai Raja Ram"  Anonymous 1:47
4. "Om Jayanti Mangal Kaari Bhadrakali / Parvati Swati Janki Theme of KGGK"  Anonymous 0:58

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Initially, Kahanii was offered to Zee TV. However, when they declined the offer, it was picked up by Star Plus.[7]

Sakshi Tanwar was initially offered the role of a sister in law Parvati by Ekta Kapoor while playing the role of a sister-in-law in Karam Apnaa Apnaa which she rejected as she thought her role of a sister-in-law could not be the lead. Even when she was given narration of the story she rejected again as it required her to play the role of a mother to a teenager. Then, when Kapoor reduced the age of the characters in story by ten years, Tanwar rejected again as she was not willing to shift from Delhi to Mumbai for her daily soap shooting considering her routine would become affected. After discussions with Kapoor she decided to shoot for 15 days in Mumbai in a month for it so that the other days she could stay in Delhi.[8]

When the ratings of the series slightly declined, Kapoor decided and on 15 November 2006, the story took a generation leap of 18 years.[9]

Filming[edit]

Kahaani was initially shot at sets of Balaji House in Andheri.[10] Then, in January 2003, when the story take generation leap it was shifted to Sankraman Studio, studio number eight A at Goregaon and later changed into Killick Nixon studio set number 6 when the story take 18 years leap. In September 2007, due to the dipping viewership, considering the current set location unlucky and the previous set Sankraman lucky, Kapoor decided and shifted it back there.[11] Some sequences of the series was also shot at foreign locations in Australia.[12]

Crossover[edit]

On 19 June 2006, Kahaani had a crossover with Kkavyanjali.[13] In 2007 and 2008, the series had a crossover with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.[14][15]

Reception[edit]

Critics[edit]

The series was critically acclaimed during its premiere for showcasing the actual joint family concept and the problems faced by the new generations in joint family. The way in which the storyline was adopted was widely appreciated.[16]

When it ended, The Telegraph stated both the positive and negative aspects of the show saying, "A by and large credible storyline and identifiable characters. Unlike Tulsi, Parvati, played by Saakshi Tanwar, was human and vulnerable and that endeared her to viewers. Repetitive plot points and too many characters towards the end. The Agarwal family plunged from one crisis to another. The viewer plunged from boredom to frustration."[17]

Ratings[edit]

This series which aired at a night slot of 10:00 pm (IST) was the second-highest rated soap after Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in its run time which mostly dominanted the top positions in Hindi GEC for about seven years. These made StarPlus and Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms reach greater reach at that time.[18][19]

Three weeks after its premiere the show was amongst top three shows on Indian Television the other two being Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kaun Banega Crorepati.[20][21]

The series became one of the most watched shows during 2001 and 2002 with an average TRP of 10+ TVR.[22] In week 24 2002, it was the second most watched Hindi GEC with 10.41 TVR and the following week it became the most watched Hindi GEC with 9.03 TVR pushing Kyunki to second position.[23] During 14 to 20 October 2001 it garnered 11.87 TVR while during the same period in the following year it garnered 9.84 TVR.[24]

In September 2003, the series took a leap of 18 years in the storyline while the ratings spiked around 10+TVR before which it around 9 TVR before leap.[25]

In the Year 2003 and 2004, the series toppled Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi to become the top show on Indian Television.[26][27]

In 2004, after the first generational leap of 20 years the TRP of the show shoot as high as 23+that was a feat achieved by none other show before except Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (which break the record of kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu with 22+tvr)![28] from November 2003 to October 2004 become the number one at the trp list for many months which had the ratings of 10.39 viewership.[29][30]

In 2004 mid day stated that many youngster started watching kahaani Ghar ghar ki just because of the parallel lead Romance Karthik and kashish which was portrayed by actor Akshat sharma and isha deshmukh.

The series which garnered 11.97 TVR in 2005 decreased to 9.55 TVR in 2006 overall.[31][32]

On 15 November 2006, the series took another generational leap of 18 years when the ratings of the series started to decrease.[33][34] The protagonist Parvati Aggrawal (Sakshi Tanwar) returned from dead as Janki Devi to take the revenge from Trisha (Mita Vashisht) who damaged her family and made the elders of her family - the servants! The series was applauded for enacting such a storyline which had the connect with 21st century![35] One of the episodes aired soon after it garnered 15.34 TVR and its last highest rating before was 12.55 TVR on January 2006.[36][37] The first episode aired on 15 November 2006 after the leap had more than 12 million viewership.[36] Also Sakshi Tanwar was applauded for her portrayal as Janki Devi, a break for her and audience who saw her enacting Parvati Aggrawal for six consecutive years. Even Mita Vashisht was applauded for her portrayal as antagonist Trisha. The ratings of the series rose when Sakshi Tanwar returned as Janki Devi.[38][39]

The ratings of the series maintained consistently mostly since its inception started dropping below 9 TVR since 2007 .[40] In mid 2007,the character karthik aggrawal was dead and returned as mentally challenged kid was really appreciated by the fans and critics which again gained the ratings of the show with the entry of kiran karmarkar it had again become the number one show with the rating of 8.5 till January 2008

During March 2008 , it ranged between 4 and 5 TVR maintaining its top position. However soon, it dipped and ranged between 2 and 2.5 TVR losing its top spot, moving out of top ten programs.[41] On week ending 9 August 2008, it garnered 2.23 TVR being at thirty-seventh position in overall India ratings.[42] On week ending 4 October 2008, it garnered 2.41 TVR occupying ninth position in Hindi GEC.[41]

The decreasing ratings since of the series since March 2008 not being able to maintain its top position made it to go off air on 9 October 2008.[41]

Once, when the TVR had a slight drop of 1 TVR, despite being a top show, Kapoor became so angry that she wanted to shut the show. However, the cast and crew reshot the upcoming sequences for 16 hours so Kapoor was satisfied.[43]

The series went off air on 9 October 2008 after completing eight successful years, where in the last episode, the protagonist Sakshi Tanwar was seen passing on the baton to Puja Banerjee (the protagonist of another show Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna that replaced Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii).[44]

Impact[edit]

Protests evoked by Jagori, a women's group, in May 2002 for depiction of the raping a blind girl Khushi where the rapist justifies the crime as punishment for not respecting him, in the episode aired on 21 May 2002.[45]

In February 2003, The Times of India reported that the people started recreating the grand sets of the series in their homes at Kolkata.[46]

In June 2008, a sequence was in making, reported to be inspired from the ongoing 2008 Noida double murder case then, where the lead character Parvati's granddaughter Tanu played by Akshita Kapoor and her boyfriend Andy were to be murdered.[47] The victim's mother Nupur Talwar requested the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to stop Balaji Telefilms from airing the sequence, saying that the production house was trying to earn TRPs by exploiting a tragedy.[48] However, the production house refused to change the script stating the sequence not being inspired from that case while there were some similarities reported between both.[49][50] The similarities between those reported by Mumbai Mirror were: "The body of Tanu's boyfriend is found inside the house just as the body of the servant was found on the terrace, in Aarushi's case. In the show as in reality, Tanu's ashes will be immersed in Haridwar just like Aarushi's. Also, the drama will focus on a family member's involvement in the murder. Like Aarushi's mother, Parvati will be shown giving interviews to the media. The show has also incorporated the element of the MMS from Aarushi's case and the CBI probe into the case."[47]

When Balaji Telefilms refused to drop the track, NCPCR's member Sandhya Bajaj after Talwar's complaint, in a letter to Information & broadcasting (I&B) secretary Asha Swarup, said, "Balaji Telefilms’ move would glorify the concept of “honour killings”. They should not be allowed to make a serial on Aarushi murder case till the investigations are over. Otherwise, it will amount to influencing the investigation and the final outcome of the case,"[51] Following the complaint and I&B ministry meeting with Star TV, they ordered Star to withhold the episode telecast.[52] Then, Star instructed Balaji Telefilms as per I&B's letter to alter the track accordingly. Soon, the track was altered regarding which Creative head, Nivedita Basu stated, "Well, Andy will not die; only Tanu will be bumped off. So there is no double murder like that of Aarushi and Hemraj. Moreover, we also removed the word 'honour killing' from the episode. Now the track will be of a 'who-dun-it', where every character in the Agarwal family will be a suspect."[53]

International broadcast[edit]

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii was dubbed in Sinhala language and broadcast on Sirasa TV.[54]

Sequel[edit]

Main article: Kahaanii Iss Ghar Kii

Awards[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient Role
2002 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in Lead Role[55] Kiran Karmarkar Om Aggarwal
Best Actress in Lead Role[55] Sakshi Tanwar Parvati Aggarwal
Best Actress in Negative Role[55] Shweta Kawatra Pallavi Aggarwal
Best Drama Series[55] Ekta Kapoor
2003 Best Actor[56] Ali Asgar Kamal Aggarwal
Best Playback Singer (Female)[56] Priya Bhattacharya
2004 Kalakar Awards Best Actor[56] Kiran Karmarkar Om Aggarwal
Favorite Actress[56] Sakshi Tanwar Parvati Aggarwal
2006 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor in Supporting Role[57] Ali Asgar Kamal Aggarwal
2008 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor in Supporting Role[58] Ali Asgar Kamal Aggarwal
2010 Indian Television Academy Awards ITA Milestone Award[59] Deepak Qazir Kejriwal
Kiran Karmarkar
Sakshi Tanwar
Ali Asgar
Chetan Hansraj 		Vishwanath Aggarwal
Om Aggrawal
Parvati Aggrawal
Kamal Aggarwal
Sasha

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Sakshi bids farewell to Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii". Rediff.
  2. ↑ "The Best of Television, 2007". Rediff.com.
  3. ↑ Sakshi Tanwar on playing Parvati in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii: I look at a range of emotions while reading the script in Kahaani!
  4. ↑ Sakshi Tanwar on Kahaani taking generational leap: The revamp trend will stop the day viewers stop seeing old shows!
  5. ↑ "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii bids adieu, actors turn nostalgic". Hindustan Times.
  6. ↑ "Trishna is back!". Rediff.com.
  7. ↑ "There and back again: Subhash Chandra and the Zee TV story". Live Mint.
  8. ↑ "Her own women". India Today.
  9. ↑ "'Kahani...' takes a generation leap!". Daily News and Analysis.
  10. ↑ "'Kyunki...' storyline moving to Australia". Indian Television dot com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009.
  11. ↑ "The Big swap". Mumbai Mirror.
  12. ↑ "Adding to the content". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Two 'K 'serials to overlap today". Hindustan Times.
  14. ↑ "A merger, TV 'ishtyle'". Daily News and Analysis.
  15. ↑ "Kyunki Kahani main hai K-rossover!".
  16. ↑ YearEnder 2001: Star Plus ends the year high with 'Kyunki Saas' and 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii's blockbuster ratings!
  17. ↑ "The End". The Telegraph.
  18. ↑ "Balaji shows likely to go off air". Business Standard.
  19. ↑ "Television's prime time slot gets redefined". Hindustan Times.
  20. ↑ Channels on Year End Mission; Star to celebrate the success of Kyunki, Kahaani and K shows!
  21. ↑ Star Quality at Star Parivaar!
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  26. ↑ 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' takes generation leap | Show continues to lead the TRP Charts!
  27. ↑ Star Plus celebrates another winning year
  28. ↑ Kyunki, Kahaani, Kasautii - The 3Ks and their sustaining power!
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  34. ↑ "Ekta Kapoor: Parvati Bhabi is my favourite bahu". Rediff.com.
  35. ↑ 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' takes another interesting generational leap
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  38. ↑ Sakshi Tanwar reveals that Ekta Kapoor had such a bad temper that she decided to shut down Kahaani despite it being generating a TRP of 12+
  39. ↑ Sakshi Tanwar continues to keep the audience glued with her portrayal as 'Janki Devi'
  40. ↑ "Zee closes in on Star Plus top spot". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021.
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 "The End". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020.
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  58. ↑ "Winners of Indian Television Academy Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010.
  59. ↑ "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Team honoured at ITA Milestone Awards". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
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