Woh Toh Hai Albelaa
Woh To Hai Albelaa (transl. Destined By Fate) is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that aired from 14 March 2022 to 14 June 2023 [1] on Star Bharat and is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi under Director Kut's Productions, it starred Shaheer Sheikh and Hiba Nawab in the lead roles. [2] It's an official adaptation of Star Vijay's Tamil series Eeramana Rojave.[3][4]
Woh Toh Hai Albelaa | |
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Genre | Drama Romance |
Created by | Rajan Shahi |
Based on | Eeramana Rojave |
Starring | |
Music by | Nakash Aziz Sargam Jassu |
Opening theme | Woh To Hai Albelaa |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of episodes | 361 |
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Running time | 20-24 minutes |
Production company | Director's Kut Productions |
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Original network | Star Bharat |
Original release | 14 March 2022 – 14 June 2023 |
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Eeramana Rojave |
Plot
Balwant Sharma and Dhanraj Choudhary are neighbors and best friends like their wives Indrani and Saroj. However, due to a fight between their children Krishna and Sayuri, both families become enemies. Saroj thinks Balwant used Dhanraj only for his business. Balwant denies so and asks what Saroj wants. She demands half of his business, due to which Indrani and Saroj get into a confrontation. Indrani slaps and insults Saroj. Balwant later dies due to his deteriorating health.
18 years later
Saroj is not able to accept Indrani and her family members and hates them for the insult. Sharma's eldest daughter Sayuri is a professor and she hates Krishna (Kanha) because she holds him responsible for all the hatred between the two families. Sayuri and Choudhary's eldest son, Chiranjeev (Chiru) loves each other and wants to get married. They convince their family members, especially Saroj. The wedding preparations start but unfortunately, Chiru meets with an accident and dies on the day of his wedding. Saroj blames Sayuri and Kanha. Meanwhile, Kanha marries Sayuri in order to fulfill the promise he made to Chiru. Both Kanha and Sayuri are unable to accept each other and Saroj does not accept Sayuri as her daughter-in-law. Kanha's former love, Anjali tries to create problems between Kanha and Sayuri because she wants to marry him. Kanha and Sayuri become friends and they start to admire each other and later they realize their love for each other. Saroj is still not able to accept Sayuri. Sayuri later reveals her pregnancy, after which Saroj finally accepts Sayuri as her daughter-in-law.
Kanha's younger brother, Nakul, and Sayuri's younger sister, Rashmi confess their love for each other. Saroj accepts the proposal, after which Nakul and Rashmi get engaged. Rashmi starts feeling jealous about Sayuri's position in the household and starts hating her. Saroj accepts the marriage proposal to Rishi for Kusum, but Rishi tortures and abuses her. After Sayuri and Kanha find out the truth, they sent Rishi to jail. Rishi runs from the jail and kidnaps Kusum. Sayuri takes responsibility and goes to save Kusum from Rishi, who attacks her. Unfortunately, Sayuri suffers a miscarriage. Sayuri's friend Yash and Kusum falls in love with each other. Later, Yash and Kusum and Nakul and Rashmi get married. Rashmi reveals to Sayuri that she can't bear a baby, in order to create problems between Kanha and Sayuri, later Sayuri exposes Rashmi, after which she decides to get rid of Sayuri. When Sayuri, Kanha, Nakul, Rashmi, Yash, and Kusum go for their family deity worship, Rashmi pushes Sayuri off the cliff and she is presumed dead.
1 year later
After a year, Rashmi has several nightmares due to the incident and has given birth to her and Nakul's child. Kanha is still not able to accept Sayuri's death and his relationship with Nakul has suffered. On his way, Kanha meets with an accident, after which Dr. Vikrant saves him. He sees Vikrant's wife Sanchi, who is Sayuri's lookalike with their daughter Komal aka Kuku. He assumes Saachi to be Sayuri and gets delighted. Saachi is in fact Sayuri and she doesn't tell Kanha the truth because her and Kahna's daughter are with Vikrant. Vikrant blackmails Sayuri that if she says anything to Kanha he will harm her daughter. Meanwhile, Kanha decides to find the truth and bring Sayuri back home. Rashmi is shocked to learn that Sayuri is alive.
Kanha meets Mittu with Yash's help and later, suspects the truth. Sayuri finds the real Saachi's dead body in the storeroom and realises she was killed by Vikrant. Sayuri and Kanha meet and strategise against Vikrant.
Going by their plan, Sayuri pretends to be in love with Vikrant and asks him bring both Mittu and Kuku to attend their wedding. When Rashmi thinks they would succeed, she makes Vikrant realise Sayuri was fooling him by telling Sayuri in front of him that Kanha was bringing help. Vikrant runs off with Sayuri and Rashmi goes to throw away Mittu, but she crosses paths with Indrani and Nakul. Indrani and Nakul had realised Sayuri was alive and Kanha knew this. Kanha arrives then saying Mittu was his daughter from Sayuri.
Vikrant hides with Sayuri and Kanha keeps searching for her. Faiba and Kuku arrive at his doorstep and he takes care of Kuku. With Kuku's help, he finds Vikrant and Sayuri, but Vikrant takes her away at gunpoint. During the chase, Vikrant and Sayuri's car crashes. Just before the car blasts, Kanha saves Sayuri and Vikrant dies.
Sayuri has nightmares after returning to the Choudhary House and taking advantage of this, Saroj hires Ravi, a mask seller, to make Sayuri believe she was mad. Saroj believes Mittu is not Kanha's daughter and wanted Sayuri out of their lives. However, Kanha suspects someone was scaring Sayuri and catches Ravi. Ravi paints Rashmi as the mastermind and Rashmi is sent to jail after Sayuri reveals Rashmi had pushed her off the cliff. Saroj had overheard a conversation between Rashmi and Sayuri and had realised that Sayuri would mistrust Rashmi if she was framed. Nakul becomes a recluse hearing about his wife's misdeeds.
Sayuri brings DNA reports proving Mittu was Kanha's daughter.
Sayuri and Kanha meet Chamanbahar at a jungle and bring her home. They didn't realise it was her plan to enter their home all along. Chaman is given work as a servant, but soon she seizes the house.
Kanha meets with an accident and to save him, Sayuri has to strike a deal with Chaman. Chaman asks Sayuri to sign divorce papers and with noway out, Sayuri signs them. Kanha and the family begins strategising again. They take help from Ammu and succed in getting Chaman and Tingu arrested. Rashmi's involvement is revealed behind the whole game and she gets arrested. Nakul and Ammu get married.
Cast
Main
- Hiba Nawab as Sayuri "Sayu" Choudhary (née Sharma) : Indrani and Balwant's daughter; Rashmi and Priya's sister; Bhanumati's granddaughter; Krishna's wife; Kiara's mother and Komal's adoptive mother; Arjun's aunt (2022–2023)
- Fake Sanchi Desai: Vikrant's fake wife; Komal's fake mother (2022–2023)
- Shaheer Sheikh as Krishna "Kanha" Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's son; Chiranjeev's younger brother; Nakul's elder brother; Kusum's younger half-brother; Tejendra's grandson; Sayuri's husband; Kiara's father and Komal's adoptive father; Arjun's uncle (2022-2023)
Recurring
- Kinshuk Vaidya as Nakul Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's youngest son; Chiranjeev and Krishna's younger brother; Kusum's younger half-brother; Tejendra's grandson; Rashmi's ex–husband; Ammu's husband; Arjun's father; Kiara's uncle (2022–2023)
- Rachi Sharma / Dharti Bhatt as Rashmi "Rashu" Sharma: Indrani and Balwant's second daughter; Sayuri and Priya's sister; Bhanumati's granddaughter; Nakul's ex–wife; Arjun's mother; Kiara's aunt (2022) / (2022–2023)
- Sucheta Khanna as Indrani Sharma: Balwant's wife; Sayuri, Rashmi and Priya's mother; Kiara and Arjun's maternal grandmother (2022–2023)
- Pallavi Pradhan as Saroj Choudhary: Dhanraj's second wife; Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's mother; Kusum's stepmother; Kiara and Arjun's grandmother (2022–2023)
- Suruchi Adarkar as Kusum Jindal (née Choudhary): Sakshi and Dhanraj's daughter; Saroj's stepdaughter; Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's elder half-sister; Rishi's ex-wife; Yash's wife; Kiara and Arjun's aunt (2022–2023)
- Khushwant Walia as Yash Jindal: Sayuri's best friend; Krishna's business partner; Kusum's second husband; Kiara and Arjun's uncle (2022–2023)
- Mehul Buch as Dhanraj Choudhary: Tejendra's son; Sakshi's widower; Saroj's husband; Kusum, Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's father; Kiara and Arjun's grandfather (2022–2023)
- Nayan Bhatt as Bhanumati Sharma: Balwant's mother; Sayuri, Rashmi and Priya's grandmother; Kiara and Arjun's maternal great grandmother (2022–2023)
- Somesh Agarwal as Tejendra Choudhary: Dhanraj's father; Kusum, Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's grandfather; Kiara and Arjun's great grandfather (2022–2023)
- Hazel Shah as Komal "Kuku" Desai: Vikrant and Sanchi's daughter; Krishna and Sayuri's adoptive daughter; Kiara's adoptive sister (2022–2023)
- Prerna Mehta as Kiara "Mithu" Choudhary: Krishna and Sayuri's daughter; Chiranjeev, Nakul, Rashmi, Priya and Kusum's niece; Dhanraj and Saroj's paternal granddaughter; Balwant, Indrani's maternal granddaughter; Tejendra's paternal great granddaughter; Bhanumati's maternal great granddaughter; Komal's adoptive sister (2023)
- Deven Jain as Arjun Chaudhary: Nakul and Rashmi's son; Ammu's step-son; Chiranjeev, Krishna, Sayuri, Priya and Kusum's nephew; Dhanraj and Saroj's paternal grandson; Balwant, Indrani's maternal grandson; Tejendra's paternal great grandson; Bhanumati's maternal great grandson (2023)
- Priyamvada Kant as Chamanbahar: Choudhary's househelp; Tingu's best friend/ love interest; Sayuri's rival (2023)
- Sujata Vaishnav as Archana Choudhary: Saroj and Indrani's aunt-in-law; Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's maternal great aunt (2022–2023)
- Karan Veer Mehra as Dr. Vikrant Desai: Sanchi's husband; Komal's father; Sayuri's fake husband (2022–2023)
- Vaishnavi Ganatra as Priya "Pia" Sharma: Indrani and Balwant's youngest daughter; Sayuri and Rashmi's sister; Kiara and Arjun's aunt (2022)
- Anuj Sachdeva as Chiranjeev "Chiru" Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's eldest son; Krishna and Nakul's elder brother; Kusum's younger half-brother; Sayuri's ex-fiancé; Kiara and Arjun's uncle (2022) (Dead)
- Sachin Tyagi as Balwant Sharma: Bhanumati's son; Indrani's husband; Sayuri, Rashmi and Priya's father; Kiara and Arjun's maternal grandfather (2022) (Dead)
- Aparna Dixit as Anjali Malhotra: Roma and Amitabh's daughter; Krishna's ex-girlfriend turned obsessive lover (2022)
- Manish Chawla as Rishi Kumar: Kusum's abusive ex-husband (2022) (Dead)
- Arup Pal as Amitabh Malhotra: Roma's husband; Anjali's father (2022)
- Sanjana Phadke as Roma Malhotra: Amitabh's wife; Anjali's mother (2022)
- Monu Khanojiya as Tingu: Chamanbahar's friend (2023)
- Sushmita Singh as Ammu Choudhary: Nakul's second wife; Arjun's stepmother (2023)
- Sapan Chaudhary as Ranjeet: A film director; Ammu's friend (2023)
- Abhinav Chakshu Kashyap as Rahul: Anjali's friend (2022)
- Krishnakant Singh Bundela as Panditji (2022)
Production
Development
The series is produced by Rajan Shahi under the Director Kut's Productions. Woh Toh Hai Albelaa officially started with a puja on the sets.[5][6]
For a song sequence, Kanha, portrayed by Sheikh recreated Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean.[7]
Casting
Shaheer Sheikh was cast to portray the lead, Krishna.[8] It marks his second collaboration with Rajan Shahi post Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke. He said, "I am very happy to work with Rajan Shahi sir once again. Krishna's character is very cool, allowing me to explore Shaheer Sheikh in reel life too and add my own interpretations to the character."[9] Hiba Nawab was cast as Sayuri, opposite Sheikh. It is her second collaboration with Rajan Shahi after Tere Sheher Mein.[10][11]
Kinshuk Vaidya and Rachi Sharma were cast as Krishna's brother Nakul and Sayuri's sister Rashmi respectively. It marks Sharma's acting debut.[12][13] Anuj Sachdeva was cast as the eldest brother, Chiru. His role ended in May 2022.[14] Suruchi Adarkar was cast as the eldest sister Kusum, marking her Hindi TV debut.[15]
In December 2022, Dharti Bhatt replaced Rachi Sharma as Rashmi Sharma Choudhary, who left the show as she did not wanted to play a mother onscreen.[16]
Filming
The series is set in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. It is mainly shot at the Film City, Mumbai. Some initial sequences, including a song were shot at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[17][18]
Release
The series promos were released in February 2022.[19][20] Woh Toh Hai Albelaa premiered on 14 March 2022 on Star Bharat.[21]
Soundtrack
Woh Toh Hai Albelaa
Original Sound Track | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 14 March 2022 | |||
Genre | Romance Soundtrack | |||
Length | 4:35 | |||
Language | Hindi | |||
Label | Star India | |||
Producer | Rajan Shahi | |||
Nakash Aziz and Sargam Jassu chronology | ||||
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Woh Toh Hai Albelaa soundtrack is composed by Nakash Aziz and Sargam Jassu. The first song "Woh Toh Hai Albelaa" is inspired from 1994 film Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa's song of the same name. It is the theme song of Kanha. The second song "Ho Rabba" is the theme song of Kanha and Sayuri.
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Woh Toh Hai Albelaa" (Male) | Nakash Aziz Sargam Jassu | 2:05 |
2. | "Ho Rabba" (Male) | Nakash Aziz Sargam Jassu | 2:30 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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