''Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' is a Hindi television serial that aired on Zee TV from 16 July 2007 – 18 April 2008. It was based on the story of 3 girls: Prarthna, Sidhhi, and Sanskriti. Even though they all have different lives and a different outlook of life, destiny is not always on their side, and when the unexpected happens their dreams, hopes and desires come crashing down.

Concept

First, the story focuses on the lives and different belief systems of the three main protagonists - Prarthana, Siddhi and Sanskriti. Prarthana (

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) is an orphan nurtured by her uncle and aunt. Her only desire is to have a traditional arranged marriage into a happy joint family. Prarthana hopes that one day she will walk into a house that is full of warmth and love. Prarthana's cousin Siddhi (Aanchal Anand) is a vibrant and independent girl who has lived abroad most of her life. Siddhi cannot understand the concept of an arranged marriage, nor can she tolerate being surrounded by people all the time. She believes that one must marry one's true love. Sanskriti (

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) is a model by profession, very straightforward and blunt in her attitude. Sanskriti can't understand the concept of marriage at all. She doesn’t believe that marriage can hold two people closer than love can. She vouches for a live-in relationship.

Cast

as Prarthana Singh / Prarthana Akshay Thakral * Aanchal Anand as Siddhi Gyan Kapoor *

as Sanskriti Thakral *

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as Akshay Thakral * Nasirr Khan as Vishal Thakral * Puneet Sachdev as Rajeev * Rio Kapadia as Ranveer (Rio) Thakral *

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as Swarna (Su) Ranveer Thakral *

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as Prem Thakral * Shabnam Sayed as Tarana Vishal Thakral * Ridheema Tiwari as Shalini Prem Thakral *

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as Gyan Kapoor *

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as Baldev Kapoor * Niyati Joshi as Mrs. Kapoor, Baldev's wife & Gyan's mother *

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as Khan Chacha *

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as Mohini * Rocky Verma as Tapori-Gunda * Piyush Sahdev as Varun * Shweta Gautam as Gyan's Aunt *

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as Mr. Singh * Vineeta Malik as Mrs. Singh *

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as Renuka Alok Singh * Sonali Naik as Mrs. Ashok Singh

Re launching and branding

The serial was re launched with new episodes on 7 September 2013 on Colors channel. It was produced by the Indian division of BBC Worldwide and featured homes of such celebrities as

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, Sakshi Tanwar and

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among others. The new show also introduces the viewer to a new host,

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. In 2014

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released a commercial which was focused on the joys of homemaking in the world of ''Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai''. The 22 seconds long commercial episodes were produced by Ogilvy India agency in partnership with Bang in the Middle. Following the commercials, it revealed by

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that they bought the rights on airing the first season of the serial on their own

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, with second and third seasons released in 2015.

References

External links

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Official Site
{{Zee TV Programmes 2007 Indian television series debuts 2008 Indian television series endings Indian television soap operas Zee TV original programming