Kkusum
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Kkusum... Ek Aam Ladki Ki Kahani (कुसुम) 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. The show was started off by writer Bharvi Shah, then moved on to Anil Nagpal, then Mahesh Pandey & then to Jainesh Ejardar (Jai) after which it was taken over by Bharvi Shah till the show ended. The show lost ratings because of some drastic changes made (example: The character of Kkusum being changed three different times and a not-so-well advertised showtime change.) Although the show was still very popular, it had to go off air. Also it is India's eighth longest running serial.
In addition, Kkusum later finds out that Abhay cheated on her with a woman named Esha, which for a while separates her from Abhay. After leaving Abhay, Kkusum marries Siddarth, whom she does not love at first, but later realizes she does when Abhay returns into Kkusums life to get her back. Abhay is then a negative character, but his attitude gradually begins to change and he no longer tries to ruin Siddarth and Kusum's marriage. Unfortunately, Siddarth dies in a tragic car accident, and Kkusum once again marries Abhay.
Kkusum loses her child due to a miscarriage. Desperate to give the family an heir she brings in Mahi to be the surrogate mother. Due to various misunderstandings, Kkusum is forced to leave the Kapoor house and is shocked when she realises that she is pregnant. She dedicates the next eighteen years to bring up her daughter Kumud and inculcate in her the idealistic values she's held close to heart herself.
Meanwhile, Kkusum's husband Abhay brings up his daughter Kali with Mahi's help. Amidst all the doting over and pampering Kali grows up to be a spoiled brat. Kali forces Abhay to get married to Mahi. Destiny brings Kkusum and Abhay face to face, but its too late. Kali and Kumud go through their youth abhoring each other, and fall in love with Garv and Ksitij. Their fates cross paths when Kumud ends up marrying Garv instead of Kshitij. Kkusum watches helplessly as Kali tries to woo Garv back and Kumud tries to save her married life.
The two half sisters come to loggerheads again and this time, Kkusum decides to take charge of the situation. With ups and downs, Kkusum sees Mahi die and then come back to live. During this time she is on the run form the police and is hurt badly and needs plastic surgery to correct her face. Thus a new actress to play her
Abhay becomes ill and his mental age is reduced to 5, seeking a friend Abinaf's help, Kkusum takes Abhay to Malaysia to help him recover there she gets trapped as the person who has the same face as her (Swathi Gothum) was a serial killer, she is forced to kill someone but this doesn't happen and everything turns out alright. Until the day they are due back. As Abhay is better now he boards the plane but Kkusum is caught with drugs in her bag and is detained in Malaysia and sent to prison for 5 years.
Meanwhile Abhay is furious with Kkusum, as he thinks she has run off with Abhinaf after an affair (although she hasn't). In anger, he announces that Kkusum is dead to him. Driving extremely fast in a rage, Abhay crashes into a Lorry and dies as a result.
When Kkusum returns to India 5 years later, her family have disowned her but her mother still believes in her. They finally persuade the family of Abhay of what has really happened. She is diagnosed with a heart condition and as a result is taken into hospital many times. She gets her daughter Kumud re-married and then that night she dies in her sleep. Kumud has a daughter and they name their daughter ... (obviously) Kkusum who they show into a 5 year leap. And that's how the show ends.
Sony Entertainment Television (India)
This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
and produced on Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Jeetendra Kapoor is an Indian TV and film producer. She is the Creative Director and Joint Managing Director of Balaji Telefilms, her production company.-Biography:...
of 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:...
. It premiered in May 2001 and concluded in November 2005. The show was written by different writers at different times. The show was started off by writer Bharvi Shah, then moved on to Anil Nagpal, then Mahesh Pandey & then to Jainesh Ejardar (Jai) after which it was taken over by Bharvi Shah till the show ended. The show lost ratings because of some drastic changes made (example: The character of Kkusum being changed three different times and a not-so-well advertised showtime change.) Although the show was still very popular, it had to go off air. Also it is India's eighth longest running serial.
Plot
Kkusum is a middle class Indian woman, who upholds family values and duties who marries a man, Abhay, from a rich, high class family. Kkusum, however, does not know of Abhay's pre-marital flings, who come back to seek revenge from Abhay. Also, Kkusum is apparently married to Abhay, because she has an auspicious effect (called Akhanda Saubhagyavati yog- Eternal luck) in her horoscope, which will help to nullify an effect in Abhay's horoscope, which is unlucky for him and can lead to his death.In addition, Kkusum later finds out that Abhay cheated on her with a woman named Esha, which for a while separates her from Abhay. After leaving Abhay, Kkusum marries Siddarth, whom she does not love at first, but later realizes she does when Abhay returns into Kkusums life to get her back. Abhay is then a negative character, but his attitude gradually begins to change and he no longer tries to ruin Siddarth and Kusum's marriage. Unfortunately, Siddarth dies in a tragic car accident, and Kkusum once again marries Abhay.
Kkusum loses her child due to a miscarriage. Desperate to give the family an heir she brings in Mahi to be the surrogate mother. Due to various misunderstandings, Kkusum is forced to leave the Kapoor house and is shocked when she realises that she is pregnant. She dedicates the next eighteen years to bring up her daughter Kumud and inculcate in her the idealistic values she's held close to heart herself.
Meanwhile, Kkusum's husband Abhay brings up his daughter Kali with Mahi's help. Amidst all the doting over and pampering Kali grows up to be a spoiled brat. Kali forces Abhay to get married to Mahi. Destiny brings Kkusum and Abhay face to face, but its too late. Kali and Kumud go through their youth abhoring each other, and fall in love with Garv and Ksitij. Their fates cross paths when Kumud ends up marrying Garv instead of Kshitij. Kkusum watches helplessly as Kali tries to woo Garv back and Kumud tries to save her married life.
The two half sisters come to loggerheads again and this time, Kkusum decides to take charge of the situation. With ups and downs, Kkusum sees Mahi die and then come back to live. During this time she is on the run form the police and is hurt badly and needs plastic surgery to correct her face. Thus a new actress to play her
Abhay becomes ill and his mental age is reduced to 5, seeking a friend Abinaf's help, Kkusum takes Abhay to Malaysia to help him recover there she gets trapped as the person who has the same face as her (Swathi Gothum) was a serial killer, she is forced to kill someone but this doesn't happen and everything turns out alright. Until the day they are due back. As Abhay is better now he boards the plane but Kkusum is caught with drugs in her bag and is detained in Malaysia and sent to prison for 5 years.
Meanwhile Abhay is furious with Kkusum, as he thinks she has run off with Abhinaf after an affair (although she hasn't). In anger, he announces that Kkusum is dead to him. Driving extremely fast in a rage, Abhay crashes into a Lorry and dies as a result.
When Kkusum returns to India 5 years later, her family have disowned her but her mother still believes in her. They finally persuade the family of Abhay of what has really happened. She is diagnosed with a heart condition and as a result is taken into hospital many times. She gets her daughter Kumud re-married and then that night she dies in her sleep. Kumud has a daughter and they name their daughter ... (obviously) Kkusum who they show into a 5 year leap. And that's how the show ends.
Cast
- Nausheen Sardar AliNausheen Sardar AliNausheen Ali Sardar is an Indian television actress and model. She started in Ekta Kapoor's daily soap opera, Kkusum, which aired on Sony Entertainment Television.-Biography:...
- Kkusum (2001–2003)
- Mansi Joshi Roy - Kkusum (2003–2004)
- Shilpa Saklani - Kkusum (2004–2005)/ Swati Gutam
- Anuj SaxenaAnuj SaxenaAnuj Saxena is an actor, producer, and presenter for Bollywood films.-Career:Anuj Saxena, is the Managing Director of Elder Healthcare ....
- Abhay Kapoor (2001–2003)
- Rohit RoyRohit RoyRohit Roy is an Indian television star known for his role in Hindi television serials, such as Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand and Swabhimaan. Besides working in television series, Rohit has also acted in some of the Bollywood movies, such as Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, Plan, etc...
- Abhay Kapoor (2003–2005)
- Ashish Kaul - Aryaman
- Savita Prabhune - 'Aai'/ Kkusum's Mother
- 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....
- Siddharth's Mother
- Narayani ShastriNarayani shastriNarayani Shastri is an Indian television and theatre actress.Shastri was educated at Symbiosis College in Pune, and later moved to Government Law College in Mumbai.Narayani had dated boyfriend Gaurav Chopra.-Career:...
- Tashu
- Eijaz KhanEijaz KhanEijaz Khan is an Indian television actor.He lost his mother early, now living in Mumbai with his father and a younger brother Imran and a sister who lives in Hyderabad....
- Sohan Kapoor
- Raymon Kakar - Nikita Kapoor 1
- Aashka Goradia - Kkumud Kapoor / Deshmukh
- Rucha GujaratiRucha GujaratiRucha Gujarati is an Indian actress. Gujarati started her career as a child artist in movies like Dancer, Shabzade, Hum Hain Kamal Ke, Kanyadan, Shikari. She has featured in Music Albums by Gurdas Man, Pankaj Udas, Vaishali Samant...
- Kali Kapoor
- Manoj Bohra - Nakul Oberoi
- Amita Chandekar - Raima
- Chetan Hansraj - Garv
- Amit Sareen - Kshitij Oberoi
- Poonam Narula - Mahi Kapoor
- Shweta Kwatra - Esha Singhania
- Nattasha - Nikita Kapoor 2
- Jennifer WingetJennifer WingetJennifer Winget is a Bollywood Indian actress and model and anchor. She is well known for her roles in Dill Mill Gayye, Kasauti Zindagi Ki, Sangam.-Early life:...
- Simran
- Sandeep RajoraSandeep RajoraSandip Rajora is an Indian model who has also acted in a number of television serials.- About Him :He studied in the Army Public School, New Delhi. Since his father was in the Army, the family had to shift he had to shift to Pune and he completed his MBA from Pune University. Then he got his first...
- Siddharth
- Karishma TannaKarishma TannaKarishma Tanna is an Indian television and theatre actress. She is well known for her role in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Indira 'Indu' Gandhi...
- Siddharth's sister
- Aakashdeep Saighal - Trishul
- Manav GohilManav GohilManav Gohil is an Indian television actor and anchor. He was one of the presenters in the Indian television show, Fame Gurukul which ended on 20 October 2005...
- Vishal 1
- Hiten TejwaniHiten TejwaniHiten 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...
- Vishal 2
- Tasneem Sheikh - Jyoti Deshmukh