Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
| Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | |
|---|---|
 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai opening sequence | |
| Genre |
Romance Drama |
| Created by | Director's Kut Productions |
| Based on | Fiction Characters |
| Written by |
Saba Mumtaz Bhavna Vyas Ghazala Nargis Munisha Rajpal |
| Directed by |
Romesh Kalra Jai Kalra Ram Pandey |
| Creative director(s) | Vivek Bahl |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai By Alka Yagnik |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi Bengali |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Vivek Jain |
| Producer(s) | Rajan Shahi |
| Editor(s) | Sameer Gandhi |
| Location(s) | Udaipur Bangkok Goa Cape Town Hong Kong Rishikesh |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Star Plus Urdu 1 |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 12 January 2009 – Present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (English: What's this relationship called) is an Indian television drama that premiered on 12 January 2009 on Star Plus. The show, which focuses on the daily happenings within the household of an Udaipur family, is produced by Rajan Shahi's Director's Kut Productions.
Plot
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is the story of a young couple Naitik and Akshara Singhania who live in a Marwari joint family in Udaipur. The story showcases their journey first as a married couple going through adjustment issues, then as parents of young children, and how they learn to love each other and their respective extended families while becoming mature members of their household. In late 2015, the show took a leap of 10 years and now focuses on the lives of their children Naksh and Naira.
Parallel story arcs
In parallel to Akshara and Naitik's stories, the stories of their respective siblings also form significant story arcs in the series. In the past story arcs have been built around the lives of Naitik's sisters Nandini and Rashmi. The series has also has also focused on Naitik's step-siblings. The series has continuously paralleled the story of Akshara-Naitik with that of Varsha-Shaurya. Varsha is Akshara's best friend while Shaurya is Akshara's older brother.
Cast
Main Cast
- Hina Khan as Akshara Naitik Singhania (2009-)(Main Female Lead)
- Karan Mehra as Naitik Raj Shekhar Singhania (2009-) (Main Male Lead)
- Rohan Mehra as Naksh Naitik Singhania (2015-)(2nd Male Lead)
- Shivangi Joshi as Naira Naitik Singhania (2016-) (3rd Female Lead)
Supporting Cast
- Pooja Joshi as Varsha (2009-)
- Sandeep Mehta as Raj Shekhar Singhania (2009-)
- Kshitee Jog as Devyani Raj Shekhar Singhania (2014-)
- Medha Sambutkar as Kaveri Mahendra Pratap Singhania (2009-)
- Anshul Pandey as Naman Raj Shekhar Singhania (2014-)
- Priyanka Udhwani as Karishma Naman Singhania (2014-)
- Aarna Sharma as Mishti Naman Singhania (2015-)
- Sanjeev Seth as Vishambharnath Maheshwari (2009-)
- Lata Sabharwal as Rajshri Vishambharnath Maheshwari (2009-)
- Vineeta Malik as Dadi (2009-)
- Yash Gera as Shaurya Vishambharnath Maheshwari (2013-)
- Akshaya Naik as Ananya Ranveer (2015-)
- Arjun Kohli as Ranveer (2016-)
- Manu Malik as Omkarnath Maheshwari (2009-)
- Neelima Taddepalli as Sunaina Omkarnath Maheshwari (2009-)
- Dheeraj Gumbar as Anshuman Omkarnath Maheshwari (2009-)
- Shirin Sewani as Jasmeet Anshuman Maheshwari (2014-)
- Khushmeet Gill as Nannu Anshuman Maheshwari (2015-)
- Sanchit Sharma as Yash Mohit Agarwal (2015-)
- Neha Saroopa as Rashmi Sameer Desai (2009-)
- Payal Bhojwani as Gayatri Sameer Desai (Gayu) (2015-)
- Mazher Sayed as Sameer Desai (2015-)
- Shamik Abbas as Mohit Agarwal (2009-)
- Nidhi Uttam as Nandini Mohit Agarwal (2009-)
- Nea Srivastav as Girija (2009-)
- Sunita Rao as Rukmini Agarwal (antagonist)
Former cast
- Ashnoor Kaur as Naira Naitik Singhania
- Umang Jain as Nayantara Singh Shekhawat
- Alok Nath as Chandrabhan Singh Shekhawat
- Amal Sehrawat as Sangram Chandrabhan Singh Shekhawat
- Shivam Agarwal as Aditya Chandrabhan Singh Shekhawat
- Vaishali Takkar as Sanjana
- Bani as Baby Naksh Naitik Singhania
- Shivansh Kotia as Young Naksh Naitik Singhania
- Mishka Jain as Baby Naira Naitik Singhania
- Reem Sheikh / Navika Kotia as Prerna Singhania
- Nairitya Chandola as Young Ananya Shaurya Maheshwari
- Zarina Roshan Khan as Muskaan Alok Awasthi
- Amit Dolawat as Alok Awasthi
- Aman Sharma as Anshuman Omkarnath Maheshwari
- Sonali Verma as Gayatri Raj Shekhar Singhania
- Ashish Kapoor as Nikhil Rajendra Deora
- Sanjai Gandhi / Abhijit Lahiri as Mahendra Pratap Singhania
- Rakesh Deewana as Maharaj
- Ather Habib as Shaurya Vishambharnath Maheshwari
- Ali Merchant as Rituraj
- Amardeep Jha as Shankari
- Charu Asopa as Sneha
- Anurag Nigam as Ankit (Chikki's love interest and teacher)
- Sonal Shrivastava as Juhi
- Urmila Sharma as Rukmini Agarwal
Reception and impact
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai was cited for its lack of realism of female characters. The women would dress up in a colorful sari and much makeup to then make breakfast for her family and wash dishes.[1] Its dubbed Telugu version became popular among Telugu audiences causing much distress among the Telugu entertainment industry and calls to ban it and other dubbed shows.[2]
Hina Khan participated in the ‘Power of 49’ campaign in which soap opera actors urged women to vote in elections because of the influence soap operas can have on their viewers.[3]
Shoma Munshi said the show has "simplicity and highly emotional content" and was noted for placing female characters in the historical tradition of a large joint family.[4]
References
- ↑ K. C. Deepika. "Once barefoot and pregnant, she now wears flashy saris to wash dishes". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ neeraja murthy. "It is the real thing". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ SUBHA J. RAO. "The power of a vote". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "Prime Time Soap Operas on Indian Television". google.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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