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''Hum Rahe Na Rahe Hum'' is an Indian
romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...
television series that aired from 10 April to 22 September 2023 on
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and streamed on
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. Produced by
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, it is an adaptation of the popular Turkish series ''
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''. It stars Tina Datta and
Jay Bhanushali Jay Bhanushali (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for playing Neev Shergill in Ekta Kapoor's show '' Kayamath'' and winning '' Nach Baliye 5''. He also participated in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2'', '' Kaun Jeet ...
.


Plot

Surili Ahuja Banerjee is a beautiful, simple, jovial, care-free and modern girl from
Colaba Colaba (; or ISO 15919, ISO: Kolābā) is a part of the city of Mumbai, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are Worli, Bandra and Malabar Hill. During the Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was ...
, Mumbai. She owns and runs the Gramophone cafe ever since her parents died. Shivendra Barot is the eldest prince of Ranakgadh. Mature, dedicated, and responsible, he is tied to the traditions that his mother, Damayanti Barot aka the queen asks all her sons to follow.


Cast


Main

* Tina Datta as Surili Ahuja Barot: Owner of Gramophone Cafe; Surjot and Lalit's daughter; Shiv's wife; Mohit's step-mother *
Jay Bhanushali Jay Bhanushali (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for playing Neev Shergill in Ekta Kapoor's show '' Kayamath'' and winning '' Nach Baliye 5''. He also participated in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2'', '' Kaun Jeet ...
as Shivendra "Shiv" Barot: Owner of Barot Industries; Prince of Ranakgad; Damayanti and Chandrabhan's son; Raghav, Maan and Sam's brother; Samar's half-brother; Surili's husband; Mohit's father


Recurring

*
Kitu Gidwani Kaushalya "Kitu" Gidwani (born 22 October 1967) is an Indian actress and model. She has starred in several films and serials on Indian television. Kitu played the role of Svetlana in ''Swabhimaan'' which brought recognition for her. Then she ...
as Damayanti Barot: Queen of Ranakgad; Matriarch of the Barot family; Chandrabhan's widow; Shiv, Raghav, Maan and Sam's mother * Sujay Reu as Manvendra "Maan" Barot: A poet; Prince of Ranakgad; Damayanti and Chandrabhan's son; Shiv, Raghav and Sam's brother; Samar's half-brother * Aabhaas Mehta as Raghavendra "Raghav" Barot: Prince of Ranakgad; Damayanti and Chandrabhan's son; Shiv, Maan and Sam's brother; Samar's half-brother; Swatilekha's husband * Prerna Wanvari as Swatilekha "Lekha" Raizada: Madhumalati and Hariprasad's daughter; Raghav's wife * Mohit Duseja as Samvendra "Sam" Barot: Prince of Ranakgad; Damayanti and Chandrabhan's son; Shiv, Raghav and Maan's brother; Samar's half-brother; Meethi's love-interest *
Karanvir Bohra Manoj Bohra (born 28 August 1982), known as Karanvir Bohra, is an Indian actor, producer and designer. His works include the television series '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', '' Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?'', '' Shararat'', Just Mohab ...
as Samar Barot: Suchitra and Chandrabhan's son; Shiv, Raghav, Maan and Sam's half-brother *
Anita Hassanandani Natasha Hassanandani (born 14 April 1981), professionally known as Anita Hassanandani, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films and Hindi television. She made her acting debut in the television series '' Idhar Udha ...
as Roshni Sahni: Shiv's former girlfriend; Mohit's mother * Shaurya Sankhla as Mohit Barot: Roshni and Shiv's son; Surili's step-son * Cheshta Bhagat as Sasha Ahuja: Pammi's daughter; Surili's cousin; Monty's former wife; Dia's mother * Mamta Verma as Pammi Ahuja: Surjot's sister; Sasha's mother; Surili's aunt * Pahal Chaudhary as Dia Ahuja: Sasha and Monty's daughter; Surili's niece * Gayatri Gauri as Madhumalati Raizada: Hariprasad's wife; Lekha's mother (2023) * Prakash Ramchandani as Hariprasad Raizada: A politician; Madhumalati's husband; Lekha's father (2023) * Rashmi Sachdeva as Ambi Dai: Former head servant at Barot palace; Suchitra's sister; Samar's maternal aunt (2023) * Sarvendra Singh as Veera: Damayanti's right hand; Shiv's mentor (2023) * Aryan Singh as Monty DeCosta: A drug addict; Sasha's former husband; Dia's father (2023) * Khushboo Panjathia / Prerna Khawas as Meethi: A servant at the Barot palace; Sam's love-interest * Sapan Gulati as Bandish: Shiv's assistant and manager at Barot Industries * Jasneet Kaur Kant as Guni: A servant at the Barot palace, who could see the future and warn the queen * Rushi Mistry as Zubin "Zuzu" Nariman: Parinaz's widower; Parvez's father; Surili's neighbor and well-wisher * Shankar Bhejel as Moddu: a student and part-time worker at Surili's cafe * Shankar as Jigushu Chikalia: Governor of Gujarat * Sonal as Surjot Ahuja Banerjee: Pammi's sister; Lalit's wife; Surili's mother * Rajat as Lalit Banerjee: Surjot's husband; Surili's father * Dhananjay Shah as Murad Chacha: Artefact fixer in Purani Gali * Raju as Mr. Talwar: a businessman; Shivendra's former contract partner * ActorsFirdaush as Arnav * Akash as Parvez Nariman: Zubin and Parinaz's son; Surili's former land lord * Sahiba as Parinaz Nariman: Zubin's wife; Parvez's mother


Production


Development

''Hum Rahe Na Rahe Hum'' is an adaptation of popular Turkish series ''
İstanbullu Gelin ''İstanbullu Gelin'' (''Bride of Istanbul'') is a 2017 Turkish television series signed by O3 Medya. The first episode was broadcast on March 3, 2017, directed by Zeynep Günay Tan and Deniz Koloş. The final episode aired on May 31, 2019. It ...
'', also known as ''Bride of Istanbul''. Announced by
Swastik Productions Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian entertainment production company founded by Siddharth Kumar Tewary in 2007. The company focuses on adapting Indian stories for television. Swastik Productions has produced several notable shows in Indi ...
in March 2023, it was initially rumoured to be titled ''Mere Apne''.


Casting

Tina Datta,
Jay Bhanushali Jay Bhanushali (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for playing Neev Shergill in Ekta Kapoor's show '' Kayamath'' and winning '' Nach Baliye 5''. He also participated in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 2'', '' Kaun Jeet ...
and
Kitu Gidwani Kaushalya "Kitu" Gidwani (born 22 October 1967) is an Indian actress and model. She has starred in several films and serials on Indian television. Kitu played the role of Svetlana in ''Swabhimaan'' which brought recognition for her. Then she ...
were cast as Surili Ahuja Banerjee, Shivendra Barot and Damayanti Barot. The show is Datta and Bhanushali's first collaboration in fiction. The two previously participated in the same season of the stunt reality series '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7''. Datta said yes to the show because she related to the character of Surili who is a modern-day girl from
Colaba Colaba (; or ISO 15919, ISO: Kolābā) is a part of the city of Mumbai, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are Worli, Bandra and Malabar Hill. During the Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was ...
. She revealed there are a lot of similarities between Surili and herself which made her connect to the character. Bhanushali returned to a fiction television show after more than a decade. Similarly, Gidwani returned to a daily fiction show after about two decades. She signed ''Hum Rahe Na Rahe Hum'' because she found her role interesting, unique and strong to play. In May 2023,
Karanvir Bohra Manoj Bohra (born 28 August 1982), known as Karanvir Bohra, is an Indian actor, producer and designer. His works include the television series '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', '' Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?'', '' Shararat'', Just Mohab ...
was cast as Samar Ahluwalia Barot. He said he loved the shades of the character which is why he said yes to it. In July 2023,
Anita Hassanandani Natasha Hassanandani (born 14 April 1981), professionally known as Anita Hassanandani, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films and Hindi television. She made her acting debut in the television series '' Idhar Udha ...
was cast as Roshni.


Filming

The series is set in
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and the fictional town of Ranakgadh. Filming began in March 2023 and the sets are based in Film City as well as
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,
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.


Release

The first promo of the series released on 10 March 2023 and the featured the protagonists. The second promo of ''Hum Rahe Na Rahe Hum'' released on 14 March. The promos were well received by the audience, and media. Datta, Bhanushali and Gidwani appeared on the finale of '' Indian Idol 13'' to promote the show.


Reception

Sukarna Mondal of
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praised the series for its fresh pairing and interesting storyline.


See also

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References


External links

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