Kumkum (TV series)
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Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan (Hindi pronunciation /kʊmkʊm/) (English Meaning- Kumkum- A lovely relationship) was an Indian television soap opera
that aired from Monday - Friday at 1.00pm on STAR Plus
in India/U.S. and 10:30 am in the UK. Although it's an afternoon soap, certain tracks of Kumkum gained more TRPs than a Prime-time soap. The story took some concepts from some popular Balaji Telefilms
soaps such as Ghar Ek Mandir, Kkusum
and Kutumb
and towards the end it even introduced popular Balaji Telefilms
faces Hiten Tejwani
and Gauri Pradhan Tejwani in the story. The soap ended on March 13, 2009. This show is ranked number 4 on the list of STAR Plus
top 10 shows of all time. Also it is India's fourth longest running serial.
The story falls under family-drama category but can be called more as the love story of the two main characters, Sumit-Kumkum. Sumit-kumkum are considered to be one of Star-Plus's most favourite couples. In fact a huge part of the success of the serial was credited to the chemistry the lead actor Hussain Kuwajerwala
and the lead actress Juhi Parmar
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, with Sumit being very shy and living with a big family in Delhi
and Kumkum being born as a fun-loving prankster with her family in a village. Both hate each other after meeting in college, but due to circumstances they have to pretend to be married in front of their families.
Recently Ratan is scared as he thinks he killed Sumit and his ghost is back trying to get him and there kumkum arranges a party for Sumit's parents in occasion of their 25th anniversary and meanwhile Ratan plans to kill Kumkum as she can be danger to him and his mom's plan to get the property! however that fails as Sumit and kumkum's plan comes to success. Ratan being drunk announces to Sumit who he thought was a ghost why and how he killed him, he was unaware of the people around him whom happened to be listening. Sumit's father finds out about ratan's evil plans and sends him into jail. meanwhile Ratan's evil mother is plotting against them. After all the problems are solved, Kumkum and Sumit live happily ever after.
Some Facts
Indian soap opera
Indian soap operas are soap operas written, produced, filmed in India, with characters played by Indians , with episodes broadcast on Indian television channels/channel chains that are not often limited to the Republic of India itself: often many “serials,” as they’re more commonly referred to as,...
that aired from Monday - Friday at 1.00pm on STAR Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
in India/U.S. and 10:30 am in the UK. Although it's an afternoon soap, certain tracks of Kumkum gained more TRPs than a Prime-time soap. The story took some concepts from some popular Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms is a production house based in Mumbai, India, and is promoted by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Jeetendra and Tushar Kapoor.-History:...
soaps such as Ghar Ek Mandir, Kkusum
Kkusum
Kkusum... Ek Aam Ladki Ki Kahani was a popular daily Indian television drama telecasted on Sony Entertainment Television and produced on Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. It premiered in May 2001 and concluded in November 2005. The show was written by different writers at different times...
and Kutumb
Kutumb
The Kutumb Foundation is a non-profit organisation, that initially began with a set of friends with a common goal - "Working towards the upliftment of the children at Khan Market basti, Delhi "...
and towards the end it even introduced popular Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms
Balaji Telefilms is a production house based in Mumbai, India, and is promoted by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, Jeetendra and Tushar Kapoor.-History:...
faces Hiten Tejwani
Hiten Tejwani
Hiten Tejwani is an Indian television actor from Mumbai, India.-Early life:Tejwani was born and brought up in Mumbai, to a cloth merchant father and a home maker mother. He has two younger brothers...
and Gauri Pradhan Tejwani in the story. The soap ended on March 13, 2009. This show is ranked number 4 on the list of STAR Plus
STAR Plus
STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
top 10 shows of all time. Also it is India's fourth longest running serial.
The story falls under family-drama category but can be called more as the love story of the two main characters, Sumit-Kumkum. Sumit-kumkum are considered to be one of Star-Plus's most favourite couples. In fact a huge part of the success of the serial was credited to the chemistry the lead actor Hussain Kuwajerwala
Hussain Kuwajerwala
Hussain Kuwajerwala is an Indian actor, anchor and dancer. His most prominent roles to date have been Sumit Wadhwa in the soap Kumkum and Chirag Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi...
and the lead actress Juhi Parmar
Juhi Parmar
Juhi Parmar , daughter of Devendra and Hemlata Parmar, brought up in Jaipur in Rajasthan is a well known TV personality and a versatile anchor, actress, Television Presenter, singer and dancer...
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Overview
The soap opera tells the tale of the Wadhwa family and its daughter-in-law, Kumkum. The show used to tell the story of the married couple of Sumit and Kumkum Wadhwa, but in an earlier episode, Kumkum was shot, and in thereafter Sumit killed himself. They were rebornReincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
, with Sumit being very shy and living with a big family in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
and Kumkum being born as a fun-loving prankster with her family in a village. Both hate each other after meeting in college, but due to circumstances they have to pretend to be married in front of their families.
Recently Ratan is scared as he thinks he killed Sumit and his ghost is back trying to get him and there kumkum arranges a party for Sumit's parents in occasion of their 25th anniversary and meanwhile Ratan plans to kill Kumkum as she can be danger to him and his mom's plan to get the property! however that fails as Sumit and kumkum's plan comes to success. Ratan being drunk announces to Sumit who he thought was a ghost why and how he killed him, he was unaware of the people around him whom happened to be listening. Sumit's father finds out about ratan's evil plans and sends him into jail. meanwhile Ratan's evil mother is plotting against them. After all the problems are solved, Kumkum and Sumit live happily ever after.
Kumkum
Kumkum is the favourite daughter family. First, she was married to Jatin; after Jatin's death she was engaged to Vishal but for some reason Vishal's parents called off the wedding and in the hustle bustle Sumit got angry and confused and applied the "sindur" on kumkum's forehead and so they got married and she had to face Renuka being Sumit's new wife and also had to face the problems and later on they had three kids Druv, Sharman and Aashka. And suddenly she faces a huge problem—so huge that it becomes the reason for her death. But again Kumkum is back after her reincarnation as a "chulbuli" prankster and even in this "janam" she kind of starts "liking" Sumit and due to some consequences, she has to live with Sumit as his wife and helps him in many ways. Recently she has also fallen in love with Sumit, but doesn't want to admit her love to him as Sumit's father, Om Raichand insulted her and her father Chandu Mishra, of wanting to marry Sumit for money.Sumit
Sumit was engaged to Renuka but married Kumkum while Renuka was away. He had much trouble winning Kumkum's love but after much drama Kumkum and Sumit fell in love. Then they tried to overcome problems that came with their children. After the reincarnation he was son of Om Raichand, who always had problems with his son. He grew up with the lack of love from his father. When he fell in love with Kumkum he had the problem that his father would not agree with the wedding. Now he is on the run along with Kumkum.Some Facts
- First Kumkum is married to Jatin after he dies from brain tumor.
- Kumkum is married to Sumit and later on Sumit and Kumkum fall in love.
- Renuka comes back married with Sumit's uncle's fake marriage.
- Later Renuka finds Kumkum's look alike and plans to create misunderstandings between Kumkum and Sumit by changing Kumkum with Chanda (Kumkum look alike).
- She had success in changing them.
Elder Wadhwa Family Members
- Harshwardhan Wadhwa (The family's PatriarchPatriarchOriginally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...
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- Rajeshwari Devi (a.k.a. Rajjo, Harshwardhan's wife)
- Kulbhushan skidmoore (Harshwardhan's and Rajjo's son, father of Sumit Wadhwa)
- Veena Wadhwa (Kulbhushan's wife, mother of Sumit Wadhwa)
Other Wadhwa Family Members
- Brijbhushan Wadhwa (Son of Harshwardhan & Rajeshwari)
- Sukanya Wadhwa (Daughter of Harshwardhan & Rajeshwari)
- Jatin Wadhwa (Brother of Sumit, first married to kumkum, DEAD)
- Druv Wadhwa (Eldest Son of Kumkum & Jatin)
- Sharman Wadhwa (Youngest Son of kumkum & Sumit)
- Siya Wadhwa (Wife Of Sharman)
- Antra Wadhwa (Wife of Druv, mother of Om, DEAD)
- Rahul Wadhwa (Son of Brijbhushan Wadhwa, in jail for killing Antra)
- Aashka Wadhwa (Daughter of Kumkum and Sumit, Sharman's Twin Sister)
- Preeti (Sister of Sumit and Jatin)
Raichand family
- Om prakash Raichand (Sumit's dad, protagonist)
- Yashodhara Raichand (Sumit's mom, protagonist)
- Ratan Raichand(Sumit's cousin and antagonist, jailed)
- Ramola Raichand (Ratan's mother and main antagonist)
- Komal Raichand (Om's sister and Sumit's bua, protagonist)
- Amma (Om & Komal's mother; Sumit's grandmother, protagonist)
Mishra family
- Chandu Mishra (a.k.a Chandu Halwai, Kumkum's father, protagonist)
- Manno Mishra (Kumkum's mother, protagonist)
- Chatru Mishra (Kumkum's uncle and Mini's father, Protagonist)
- Dilasa Mishra (Kumkum's aunt and Mini's mother)
- Mini Mishra (Kumkum's cousin, Gaurav's wife, Protagonist)
Antagonists
- Pulkit (was in love w/Kumkum, killed Kumkum)
- Renuka (was engaged to Sumit, caused much problems for Wadhwas, DEAD)
- Neeti (was engaged to Sharman, married Rahul)
- Salil Patel (tried to help Renuka ruin Kumkum, DEAD)
- Abhay Chauhan (was in love with Kumkum's look alike, Chanda, Prisoned)
- Ratan Raichand (Sumit's cousin in his second janam who wanted full share of the inheritance from his rich uncle and Sumit's father Omi Raichand)
- Ramola Raichand (Ratan's mother who assisted him in his aims in order to be able to attian full power over the Raichand Industries)
Cast
- Juhi ParmarJuhi ParmarJuhi Parmar , daughter of Devendra and Hemlata Parmar, brought up in Jaipur in Rajasthan is a well known TV personality and a versatile anchor, actress, Television Presenter, singer and dancer...
... Kumkum Wadhwa / Kumkum Mishra/ Kumkum Raichand - Hussain KuwajerwalaHussain KuwajerwalaHussain Kuwajerwala is an Indian actor, anchor and dancer. His most prominent roles to date have been Sumit Wadhwa in the soap Kumkum and Chirag Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi...
... Sumit Wadhwa / Sumit Raichand after reincarnation - Anuj SaxenaAnuj SaxenaAnuj Saxena is an actor, producer, and presenter for Bollywood films.-Career:Anuj Saxena, is the Managing Director of Elder Healthcare ....
... Jatin Wadhwa / Karan Jatin Kapoor - Arun BaliArun BaliArun Bali is an Indian actor who has worked in numerous films and television series. He played the part of King Porus in the 1991 period drama Chanakya, Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera Swabhimaan and the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, in the controversial...
... Harshwardan Wadhwa - ? / Rita BhaduriRita BhaduriRita Bhaduri is an Indian film and now television actress. She initially appeared as supporting actress in various Bollywood during the 1970s, 1980's, 1990's and now currently works as television actor...
... Rajeshwari Wadhwa - Paritosh Sand ... Kulbhushan Wadhwa
- Prabha SinhaPrabha SinhaPrabha Sinha is an Indian film and television actress actress. She entered the television scene around the same time there was a boom of soap operas. She gained popularity with her performance in Mahesh Bhatt's Swabhimaan written by Shobha De....
... Veena Wadhwa - ? ... Vishal
- Vivan BhatenaVivan BhatenaVivan Bhatena is an Indian model and actor. He portrayed the role of the vice captain of the India national cricket team, Abimanyu Singh, in the 2007 hit film, Chak De India.-Background:...
/ Vishal Vatwani ... Dhruv Wadhwa - Gagan Malik / Gaurav Khanna / Amit Khanna ... Sharman Wadhwa
- Sonia Singh / Sayantani Ghosh ... Antra Wadhwa
- Niyati Joshi ... Aashka Wadhwa
- Megha GuptaMegha GuptaMegha Gupta is a model and an Indian television actress in India. She has played in many serials like Kkavyanjali,Kumkum, Mamta, CID but her most famous one was Main Teri Parchhain Hoon...
... Neeti - Mukul DevMukul DevMukul Dev is an Indian actor known for his Hindi films and TV serials and music albums. He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in Yamla Pagla Deewana. He has also acted in South-Indian films..He is also a trained pilot....
... Pulkit - ? ... Aditi Wadhwa
- Mihir Mishra ... Dr. Vikram
- Shweta KawatraShweta KawatraShweta Kawatra is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role of Pallavi in the popular television soap opera, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. She has had appearances in a large number of other TV serials, most notable in Kkusum and C.I.D.....
... Nivedita - Shishir Sharma ... Brijbhushan Wadhwa
- Alka Kaushal ... Sukanya Bua
- Tasneem Sheikh ... Renuka Wadhwa
- Aman VermaAman VermaAman Yatan Verma is a TV show anchor and an actor. He co-hosted with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television and hosted Zee TV's Zee Cinestars.-Career:...
... Abhay Chauvan - Kabir Sadanand ... Salil Patel
- Sameer Soni ... Yash Thakur
- Buddhaditya Mohanty ... Akshay
- Aanchal Dwivedi ... Malli
- Pragati Mehra... Ramola Raichand
- Aditi Shirwaikar- Mini Mishra
- Rupam Bajwa- Preeti
- Surendra PalSurendra PalSurendra Pal is an Indian film and television character actor who is best known for his television roles of Dronacharya in Mahabharat, Amatya Rakshas in Chanakya and Tamraj Kilvish in Shaktiman.Surendra Pal was born in 1953....
- Chandu Mishra - Mohini Sharma- mother of Omprakash Raichand