Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2018 TV series)
Kasautii Zindagii Kay (transl. Trials of Life) is an Indian drama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.[1] It premiered on 25 September 2018 on Star Plus.[2] It stars Parth Samthaan, Erica Fernandes, Hina Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Aamna Sharif and Karan Patel.
Kasautii Zindagii Kay | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
Screenplay by |
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Story by | Anil Nagpal |
Directed by | Muzammil Desai |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 425 |
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Cinematography | Deepak Malvankar |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Balaji Telefilms |
Distributor | Star India |
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Original network | Star Plus |
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Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | 25 September 2018 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
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Website | |
Production website |
Plot
Anurag Basu and Prerna Sharma are two individuals meant to fall in love yet forced to go through several trials of life to be together.
Anurag and Prerna study in the same university yet never converse. Fate keeps pulling them towards each other and as they slowly get to know each other, they form a bond of trust, understanding and friendship. Prerna starts falling for Anurag.
Meanwhile, Komolika Chaubey makes her entry. She is arrogant, evil and attracts male attention wherever she goes. While Anurag realises his feelings for Prerna, Komolika starts getting interested in him. Anurag and Prerna confess their feelings and consummate their relationship, planning to marry each other. Seeing them plan a future together, Komolika decides to create misunderstandings between them. She asks Anurag to marry her in order to save Prerna's house. Compelled, Anurag agrees. Unaware of the truth, Prerna is left shocked. Dazed and hurt, she gets hit by a car and is taken to the hospital, where she is revealed to be pregnant.
Hurt and rebellious, Prerna enters the Basu house, successfully exposes Komolika and gets her arrested. Komolika escapes prison and comes back to kill Prerna but instead falls down the terrace and goes missing. Anurag and Prerna reunite and get engaged.
Rishabh Bajaj, a ruthless and cunning businessman enters. He falsely frames Anurag and gets him jailed. Further, he asks Prerna to marry him in exchange of Anurag's freedom. Helpless, she agrees. Heartbroken and devastated, Anurag questions Prerna. She lies to him, hoping he moves on but Anurag remains adamant and refuses to give up on their love. Rishabh starts falling for Prerna. Knowing that Prerna still loves Anurag, Rishabh tries to kill him. Kukki ends up getting hurt while trying to stop Rishabh. Guilty, Rishabh steps back. Anurag and Prerna unite.
Vengeful, Komolika makes a comeback. Prerna reveals about her pregnancy to Anurag and the two rejoice as they get ready to marry. Komolika causes Anurag's accident.
One month later
Anurag loses his memory. Komolika fakes an identity and misuses the opportunity to make Anurag and the Basu's believe that they got married. Prerna discovers Komolika's identity and decides to expose her but chooses to refrain in fear of affecting Anurag's brain and memory. Komolika tries to kill Prerna and her child multiple times but fails.
Prerna gives birth to Sneha and Anurag regains his memory. Komolika threatens to frame Prerna for murder by leaking footage of her pushing Viraj off the cliff. She further asks Anurag to accept her and leave Prerna. Helpless, Anurag pretends to betray Prerna and pushes her off a bridge, but she is saved by Rishabh. Prerna reaches the orphanage where Komolika abandoned Sneha and is devastated to see it on fire. Reeling from shock and heartbreak, Prerna moves to London.
Eight years later
Prerna is a successful businesswoman in London while Anurag's business thrives in Kolkata. Prerna maintains a formal relation with Rishabh, detesting Anurag for his betrayal. Anurag hates Komolika and lives in constant guilt. Komolika has taken over the Basu house. Nivedita and Anupam have separated. Prerna leaves for Kolkata in order to seek revenge from Anurag. Kukki and Kaushik meet and start off by disliking each other, constantly bickering.
Prerna and Anurag meet Sneha, unaware that she is their daughter and feel a very strong connection to her.
Cast
Main
- Parth Samthaan as Anurag Basu: Mohini and Moloy's son; Rakhi, Nivedita and Tapur's brother; Prerna's former husband; Sneha and Diya's father (2018–present)
- Erica Fernandes as Prerna Sharma: Veena and Rajesh's daughter; Shekhar, Shivani and Mahesh's sister; Anurag's former wife; Sneha's mother (2018–present)
- Hina Khan/Aamna Sharif as Komolika Chaubey: Siddhant's daughter; Mishka and Ronit's sister (2018–2019)/(2019–present)
- Karan Singh Grover/Karan Patel as Rishabh Bajaj: Samira's former husband; Kukki's father (2019–2020)/(2020–present)
Recurring
- Shubhaavi Choksey as Mohini Basu: Moloy's wife; Rakhi, Nivedita, Anurag and Tapur's mother (2018–present)
- Uday Tikekar as Moloy Basu: Prosenjit's brother; Rajesh's childhood friend; Mohini's husband; Rakhi, Nivedita, Anurag and Tapur's father (2018–present)
- Kanupriya Pandit as Veena Sharma: Rajesh's wife; Shekhar, Prerna, Shivani and Mahesh's mother (2018–present)
- Kali Prasad Mukherjee as Rajesh Sharma: Moloy's childhood friend; Veena's husband; Shekhar, Prerna, Shivani and Mahesh's father (2018–2019)
- Parull Chaudhry as Rakhi Basu: Mohini and Moloy's daughter; Nivedita, Anurag and Tapur's sister; Subodh's former wife; Tanisha and Kaushik's mother (2020–present)
- Pooja Banerjee as Nivedita Basu: Mohini and Moloy's daughter; Rakhi, Anurag and Tapur's sister; Anupam's former wife (2018–present)
- Sahil Anand as Anupam Sengupta: Nivedita's former husband (2018–present)
- Upasana Salunke/Priyal Mahajan/Aastha Abhay/Garima Parihar as Tapur Basu: Mohini and Moloy's daughter; Rakhi, Nivedita and Anurag's sister; Sahil's former fiancé (2018)/(2018–2019)/(2019–2020)/(2020–present)
- Karan Arora as Shekhar Sharma: Veena and Rajesh's son; Prerna, Shivani and Mahesh's brother; Suman's husband (2018–present)
- Antara Banerjee/Ritu Chauhan as Suman Sharma: Shekhar's wife (2018–2019)/(2019–present)
- Charvi Saraf as Shivani Sharma: Veena and Rajesh's daughter; Shekhar, Prerna and Mahesh's sister; Ronit's fiancé (2018–present)
- Mridul Das as Mahesh Sharma: Veena and Rajesh's son; Shekhar, Prerna and Shivani's brother; Kajal's husband (2020–present)
- Minal Mogam as Kajal Sharma: Mahesh's wife (2020–present)
- Adi Irani as Siddhant Chaubey: Komolika, Mishka and Ronit's father (2018–2019)
- Ariah Aggarwal as Mishka Chaubey: Siddhant's daughter; Komolika and Ronit's sister; Anurag's former girlfriend (2018–2019)
- Tarun Mahilani as Ronit Chaubey: Siddhant's son; Komolika and Mishka's brother; Shivani's fiancé (2018–present)
- Aditi Sanwal as Kukki Bajaj: Samira and Rishabh's daughter (2020–present)
- Kunal Thakur/Akash Jagga as Kaushik Chakraborty: Rakhi and Subodh's son; Tanisha's brother (2020)/(2020–present)
- Urfi Javed as Tanisha Chakraborty: Rakhi and Subodh's daughter; Kaushik's sister (2020–present)
- Alka Amin as Sharda Bajaj: Rishabh's aunt; Tanvi's adoptive mother (2019)
- Sonyaa Ayodhya as Tanvi Bajaj: Sharda's adopted daughter; Rishabh's family friend (2019)
- Namik Paul as Viraj Bhardwaj: Prerna's former fiancé; Komolika's accomplice (2020)
- Sanjay Swaraj as Naveen Chandra Chattopadhyay: Ronita and Madhuri's husband; Mohini's namesake brother; Prerna's former fiancé (2018–2019)
- Madhura Naik as Madhuri Chattopadhyay: Naveen's first wife (2018)
- Piyali Munshi as Ronita Chattopadhyay: Naveen's second wife (2018)
- Shahrukh Sadri as Prosenjit Basu: Moloy's brother; Kumud's husband; Mouli's father; Rakhi, Nivedita, Anurag and Tapur's uncle (2019)
- Anjali Gupta as Kumud Basu: Prosenjit's wife; Mouli's mother; Rakhi, Nivedita, Anurag and Tapur's aunt (2019)
- Coral Bhamra as Mouli Basu: Kumud and Prosenjit's daughter; Rakhi, Nivedita, Anurag and Tapur's cousin (2019)
- Bhavya Sachdeva as Sahil Sinha: Vikrant's cousin; Tapur's former fiancé (2019)
- Siddharth Shivpuri as Vikrant Sinha: Sahil's cousin; Komolika's former boyfriend; Anurag's business rival (2019)
- Karan Bhanushali as Young Mahesh Sharma: Veena and Rajesh's son; Shekhar, Prerna and Shivani's brother (2018–2020)
- Jia Narigara as Young Kukki Bajaj: Samira and Rishabh's daughter (2019)
- Shivika Rishi as Young Diya Basu: Anurag's adopted daughter (2020–present)
- Sumaiya Khan/Tasheen Shah as Young Sneha Basu: Prerna and Anurag's daughter (2020–present)
- Reema Vohra as Priyanka: Sneha's caretaker (2020–present)
- Siddharth Banerjee as Sid: Anurag's best friend (2018)
- Anju Jadhav/Michelle Shah as Anjali: Prerna's best friend (2018)
- Monica Sharma as Kirti: Prerna and Anjali's best friend; Rohan's wife (2018)
- Naveen Sharma as Rohan: Anurag, Sid, Prerna and Anjali's best friend; Kirti's husband (2018)
- Roopali Prakash as Manisha: Komolika's friend (2018)
- Rohit Sharma as Gaurav: Komolika's former boyfriend (2018)
- Amit Raghuvanshi/Aashish Bhardhwaj as Mohnish: Kaushik's friend (2020)/(2020–present)
- Sabina Jat as Anushka: Kukki's friend (2020–present)
- Neelu Dogra as Rondita: Mohini's friend (2020)
- Kunal Madhiwalla as Rahil Das: Basu Industries' manager (2019)
Guests
- Sidharth Malhotra as Abhay Singh: To promote Jabariya Jodi (2019)
- Parineeti Chopra as Babli Yadav: To promote Jabariya Jodi (2019)
- Vikram Singh Chauhan as Aman Junaid Khan: To promote Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka! (2019)
- Aditi Sharma as Roshni Ahmad: To promote Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka! (2019)
- Ayushmann Khurrana as Karamveer Singh: To promote Dream Girl (2019)
- Nushrat Bharucha as Mahi Rajput: To promote Dream Girl (2019)
- Rupali Ganguly as Anupamaa: To promote Anupamaa (2020)
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Vanraj: To promote Anupamaa (2020)
- Muskan Bamne as Pakhi: To promote Anupamaa (2020)
Production
Development and premiere
Kasautii Zindagii Kay is a reboot of the 2001 series of the same name, which was also produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms for Star Plus.[3]
In February 2018, Ekta Kapoor revealed that she was creating a rebooted version of one of her old series stating,
With a piece of my broken heart I wrote in 2001, 17 years later I reboot it dipping in personal pain and lacing it with experiences of an older me! Bringing back my most successful love saga that ran for 9 years! Again, I’ll take my broken heart & make it into art!
On 4 July 2018, Kapoor had a meeting with Star Plus regarding the reboot.[5] On 21 July 2018, she announced the Kasautii Zindagii Kay reboot by sharing the teaser of the series.[6][7]
In September 2018, Shah Rukh Khan introduced Parth Samthaan and Erica Fernandes as Anurag Basu and Prerna Sharma in the first promo of the series.[8]
Casting
Erica Fernandes was cast to portray Prerna Sharma.[9] Later, Parth Samthaan was confirmed to play Anurag Basu.[10]
I had a few personality traits in mind for Anurag and Prerna. Anurag had to be the kind of man who doesn't scream to get noticed, but once you notice him, he's unforgettable. For me, Parth was an obvious choice because he has unbelievable eyes. I have not seen a man whose eyes reflect that depth even in photographs. Prerna is someone who comes across as light-hearted, but has a lot of depth. When I saw the promo of Erica's show, Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi, I knew I wanted to cast her.
Uday Tikekar, Shubhaavi Choksey, Kali Prasad Mukherjee, Kanupriya Pandit, Pooja Banerjee and Sahil Anand were cast to play prominent roles of Moloy Basu, Mohini Basu, Rajesh Sharma, Veena Sharma, Nivedita Basu and Anupam Sengupta.[12]
In October 2018, Hina Khan was introduced as Komolika Chaubey.[13] In June 2019, Karan Singh Grover was introduced as Rishabh Bajaj.[14] In May 2019, Hina Khan took a break from the series.[15][16] However, in September 2019, Khan confirmed quiting the show and was replaced by Aamna Sharif as Komolika Chaubey in October 2019.[17]
Namik Paul was supposed to enter the series in April 2019 as Vikrant Sinha.[18] However, he chose the lead role in Kavach: Maha Shivratri over Kasautii.[19] Siddharth Shivpuri was then cast to play Vikrant.[20]
In January 2020, Paul finally joined the cast, this time as Viraj Bhardwaj.[21] In March 2020, Karan Singh Grover returned to play Rishabh Bajaj after his break.[22] Post his return, the series took an eight-year leap and introduced various new additions to the cast.[23][24]
In June 2020, when filming was about to resume post the halt owing to the coronavirus pandemic, it was confirmed that Grover will not be returning.[25] On 25 June 2020, Karan Patel was confirmed to be replacing Grover as Rishabh Bajaj.[26][27] Soon after, Sumaiya Khan was replaced by Tasheen Shah as Sneha Basu.[28] Kunal Thakur also decided to not return to shoot owing to the pandemic and was replaced by Akash Jagga.[29][30]
Filming
Kasautii is mainly filmed in Mumbai but certain scenes were shot in Kolkata as the show's storyline is based in West Bengal.[31]
The promo which featured Shah Rukh Khan introducing Parth Samthaan and Erica Fernandes as Anurag and Prerna was shot at Mumbai's Kelve Railway Station.[32]
Parth Samthaan, Erica Fernandes, Karan Singh Grover, Pooja Banerjee, Sahil Anand and Tarun Mahilani flew to Zurich in June 2019 to shoot the Switzerland track.[33]
On 12 July 2020, Parth Samthaan was tested positive for COVID-19 and the shooting of the series was halted.[34] The shooting resumed on 17 July 2020 while the story was tweaked for Samthaan's absence until his return.[35] Erica Fernandes and Aamna Sharif tested negative but were advised to shoot from their respective homes.[36] After a week, Fernandes decided to resume shooting on the sets.[37] On recovering and testing negative, Samthaan quarantined himself for about two weeks and returned to shoot on 6 August 2020.[38][39]
Broadcast
Kasautii Zindagii Kay was supposed to premiere on 10 September 2018, but was postponed to 25 September 2018.[40]
On 19 March 2020, the shoot of the series was indefinitely halted due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[41] After more than three months, the production and filming of the series resumed on 27 June 2020.[42][43] New episodes started airing from 13 July 2020.[44]
Reception
Critical response
Shweta Kesari from India Today said, "Parth Samthaan and Erica Fernandes beautifully fit into the shoes of punctual Anurag and carefree Prerna. The grandeur and magnificence of the show will make your jaw drop. The makers have tried to retain the essence of Kolkata and Bengalis. Overall the show is a complete package of entertainment for soap viewers!"[45]
Soumya Srivastava from Hindustan Times described the show as "louder and garnish" and said, "The background score is excessive. It plays without reason and way too often. Whether the scene demands it or not, a joyful, somber or a comical tone is always there to force your brain into thinking that this is how you are supposed to feel right now."[46]
Times Now commented that, "The reboot takes you in the lives of Anurag and Prerna that were part of our every day lives and the first episode is all about nostalgia of the epic Kasautii Zindagii Kay."[47]
Ratings
Kasautii opened with a rating of 5.5 million impressions in its debut week occupying the tenth position in Hindi GEC urban.[48] However, the following week it dropped to the 15th position with 4.6 million impressions and to the eighteenth position with 4.6 million impressions the next week.[49][50] The following week, the viewership further dipped to 4.3 million, occupying the thirteenth position.[51] Week 43 saw the show gaining 4.9 million impressions and occupying the fifteenth position, followed by the twelfth position with 5.2 impressions the next week.[52][53] In week 51, it entered the top 10 occupying the seventh position with 6.3 million impressions while the following week it dropped to the eleventh position with 5.1 million impressions.[54][55] In the first week of 2019, it further decreased to the sixteenth position with 4.8 million impressions and further to 4.5 million impressions the next week occupying the fifteenth position in urban.[56][57] In week 5 it was at the fifteenth position garnering 4.6 million impressions.[58] Soon, the ratings started to increase and it re-entered top ten at week 9 with a TRP of 1.8 and the next week it rose to the eight position garnering a TRP of 2.0.[59][60] The next week it increased to 2.2, occupying the fourth position and to 2.3 the following week at the sixth position.[61][62] In week 13, it garnered a TRP of 2.2 occupying the sixth position and the following week, a TRP of 2.3.[63][64] The next week, it maintained the same position and TRP.[65] It maintained its TRp of 2.2 and 2.3 in the consecutive weeks, until in week 19, when it rose to third position with TRP of 2.6 while in week 20, it topped the list for the first time with 6.5 million impressions and a TRP of 3.0.[66][67][68] However, on week 22, after Hina Khan's exit, it dropped down to fourth position and the following week to the fifth position garnering 5.2 million impressions.[69] On week 24, it further declined to seventh position with a TRP of 1.9.[70] In week 28, it declined to the eighth position and to the tenth position in week 30 with a TRP of 2.1.[71][72] In week 38, it was at the thirteenth position with 4.6 million impressions and dipped further to the fourteenth position with 4 million impressions in week 40.[73][74] In week 42, it increased to 4.3 million impressions occupying the thirteenth position and to 4.8 million impressions the following week.[75][76] In week 46, it dipped to 3.5 million impressions occupying the nineteenth position.[77] It increased to 5.3 million impressions days after Aamna Sharif's entry in week 48 occupying the twelfth position and dropped to 5.1 million impressions occupying the tenth position the following week.[78][79]
Adaptations
In 2019, Kasautii was adapted in Kannada as Premaloka.[80] Starring Vijay Suriya and Ankita Navya Gowda as Surya and Prerna, it airs on Star Suvarna.[81]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Reference |
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2019 | Kalakar Awards | Most Popular Actress | Erica Fernandes | Won | [82] |
Best Actor In Negative Role | Sanjay Swaraj | Won | |||
Best Serial | Balaji Telefilms | Won | |||
Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor In Lead Role (Popular) | Parth Samthaan | Nominated | ||
Best Actress In Lead Role (Popular) | Erica Fernandes | Nominated | |||
Best Daily Series (Popular) | Balaji Telefilms | Nominated | |||
Best Actress In Supporting Role (Popular) | Shubhavi Choksey | Nominated | |||
Best Actor In Comic Role (Popular) | Sahil Anand | Nominated | |||
Best Actress in Negative Role (Popular) | Shubhavi Choksey | Nominated | |||
Best Actor In Negative Role (Popular) | Sanjay Swaraj | Nominated | |||
Best Jodi (Popular) | Parth Samthaan & Erica Fernandes | Won | [83] | ||
Best Actress In Negative Role (Jury) | Hina Khan | Won | |||
Best Actress In Negative Role (Popular) | Won | ||||
Gold Awards | Best Actor Male (Popular) | Parth Samthaan | Nominated | ||
Best Actor Female (Popular) | Erica Fernandes | Nominated | |||
Best Actor Female (Critics) | Won | [84] | |||
Best Onscreen Jodi (Popular) | Parth Samthaan & Erica Fernandes | Nominated | |||
Best Actor In Supporting Role (Male) | Uday Tikekar | Nominated | |||
Best Actor In Supporting Role (Female) | Pooja Banerjee | Nominated | |||
Best Actor In Comic Role (Male) | Sahil Anand | Nominated | |||
Best Actor In Negative Role (Female) | Hina Khan | Won | [85] | ||
Best Actor In Negative Role (Male) | Karan Singh Grover | Won | |||
Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actress (Popular) | Erica Fernandes | Nominated | ||
Best Show (Popular) | Balaji Telefilms | Nominated | |||
Asian Viewers Television Awards | Male Actor Of The Year | Parth Samthaan | Nominated | ||
Female Actor Of The Year | Erica Fernandes | Won | [86] | ||
Soap Of The Year | Balaji Telefilms | Nominated | |||
2020 | Kalakar Awards | Best Actor (Popular) | Parth Samthaan | Won | [87] |
Lions Gold Awards | Best Actress (Critics) | Erica Fernandes | Nominated | ||
Best Actor (Critics) | Parth Samthaan | Nominated | |||
Best Actress In Negative Role | Hina Khan | Won | [88] | ||
Best Actor In Negative Role | Karan Singh Grover | Nominated |
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- "Most watched Indian TV shows: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 continues to top TRP chart". The Indian Express.
- "TRP Ratings Week 9: 'Divya Drishti', 'Kasautii..' enters top 10 list; 'Kumkum Bhagya' moves OUT!". ABP News.
- "TRP Ratings Week 10: 'Kasautii...' improves further; 'The Kapil Sharma Show' out of top 5!". ABP News.
- "BARC TRP ratings week 11, 2019: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9, Naagin 3, Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 LEAD the list of top ten shows". ABP News.
- "TRP Ratings Week 12: 'Yeh Rishtey...' tops the list in 1st week; 'Rising Star 3' too opens well & 'Kumkum Bhagya' back in top 3!". ABP News.
- "TRP Ratings Week 13: 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' tops the list ; 'Yeh Rishtey...' suffers a drastic fall!". ABP News.
- "TRP Ratings Week 14: 'Kumkum Bhagya' TOPS the list; 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' OUT of top 5!". ABP News.
- "TRP Ratings, Week 15: 'Kumkum Bhagya' maintains lead, 'Naagin 3' back in top 3!". ABP News.
- "TRP ratings week 19: 'Kumkum Bhagya' tops again; 'Kasautii...' re-enters top 3 list!". ABP News.
- "TRP Ratings Week 20: 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' is the new topper; 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' dips further!". ABP News.
- "BARC India Ratings: Week 20 (2019); Kasauti Zindagi Kay overtakes Kumkum Bhagya and Kundali Bhagya". IWMBUZZ.
- "Kasautii Zindagii Kay rating drops drastically post Komolika aka Hina Khan's exit". India Today.
- "TRP Ratings week 24: 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' slips further; No 'Star Plus' show in top 5!". ABP News.
- "TRP REPORT Week 28: 'Kundali Bhagya' Becomes No. 1 Show Again; Shaheer Sheikh's 'Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke' In Top 5!". ABP News.
- "TRP REPORT Week 30: Kundali Bhagya Remains At No 1 Position; Nach Baliye 9 Enters Top 5!". ABP News.
- "Most watched Indian television shows: KBC 11 and The Kapil Sharma Show boost Sony TV". The Indian Express.
- "Most watched Indian television shows: Bigg Boss 13 opens to average numbers". The Indian Express.
- "Most watched Indian TV shows: KBC 10 and Bigg Boss 12 drop down on TRP chart". The Indian Express.
- "Most watched Indian TV shows: Bigg Boss 12 makes an exit from TRP chart". The Indian Express.
- "Bigg Boss 13 climbs the TRP chart, Kapil Sharma's show sees a steep decline". The Times of India.
- "Most watched Indian television shows: Yeh Jaadu Hai Jinn Ka tops TRP chart". The Indian Express.
- "Most watched Indian television shows: Kundali Bhagya regains top slot in TRP chart". The Indian Express.
- "Vijay Suriya in the remake of Kasautii Zindagii Kay". Times of India.
- "New show 'Premaloka' to premiere today". Times of India.
- "Kasautii Zindagii Kay: Erica Fernandes aka Prerna brings back home the 'Most Popular Actress Award'". Pinkvilla.
- "Indian Telly Awards 2019: Winners". The Indian Express.
- "Gold Awards 2019: Hina Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Erica Fernandes win big. See pics". Hindustan Times.
- "Hina Khan, Karan Singh Grover, Sunny Leone win big at Gold Awards 2019". The Indian Express.
- "Erica Fernandes and Harshad Chopda win big at Asian Viewers Television Awards in London". The Times of India.
- "Kalakar Awards 2020: Parth Samthaan and Monalisa win big at the ceremony". Bollywood Life.
- "Lions Gold Awards: Hina Khan, Ananya Panday, Kunal Kemmu and others attend". The Indian Express.