Kumkum Bhagya () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic melodrama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.Ekta Kapoor brings another love story on TV with 'Kumkum Bhagya' The Indian Express.Retrieved on 15 September 2014. It aired from 15 April 2014 to 21 September 2025 on Zee TV and digitally streams on ZEE5.Kumkum Bhagya to replace Pavitra Rishta Hindustan Times, Retrieved on 15 September 2014. It starred Sriti Jha, Shabir Ahluwalia, Mugdha Chaphekar, Krishna Kaul, Rachi Sharma, Abrar Qazi, Pranali Rathod and Namik Paul in lead roles. One of the longest running Indian television soap opera, the concept of the show was originally based on Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility.
Plot The series begins with Pragya Arora, a college lecturer, and Abhishek “Abhi” Mehra, a wealthy rock star, whose marriage is arranged through family intervention. Their relationship is initially strained due to manipulations by Abhi’s sister Aliya and his former partner Tanu. The narrative follows repeated misunderstandings, conspiracies, memory-loss incidents, and separations. Despite numerous obstacles, Pragya and Abhi reconcile multiple times. The birth of their twin daughters, Prachi and Rhea, coincides with another major separation, leading to the children being raised apart.
After a twenty-year leap, the story focuses on Prachi Arora and Rhea Mehra, who grow up unaware they are twin sisters. Prachi develops a relationship with Ranbir Kohli, while Rhea’s feelings for him create rivalry. Family interference and concealed truths complicate their lives until the sisters’ true parentage is revealed. Although Abhi and Pragya briefly reunite with their daughters, continued misunderstandings affect the family. Prachi eventually marries Ranbir, but their relationship faces many challenges arising from Ranbir's family, Rhea's obsession for Ranbir and many other misunderstandings.
A further leap introduces Prachi and Ranbir’s daughters, Khushi and Poorvi. Raised in different circumstances due to family conflict, the sisters’ lives unfold amid hidden identities and inherited tensions. Poorvi’s relationship with Rajvansh Malhotra becomes central to this phase. As past grievances resurface, the family once again confronts separation and reconciliation.
Another generational transition introduces new protagonists, including Prarthana Parikh and Shivansh Randhawa, whose lives intersect through family and business alliances connected to earlier characters. Their relationship is shaped by mistrust, rivalry, and concealed motives. While legacy figures appear intermittently, the storyline centres on the younger generation navigating conflicts rooted in the family’s past, continuing the series’ recurring themes of destiny and reunion.
Cast Main Sriti Jha as Pragya Arora Mehra: Raghuveer and Sarla's eldest daughter; Preeta, Bulbul and Shrishti's elder sister; Abhishek's wife; Kiara, Prachi and Rhea's mother (2014–2021; 2023) Shabir Ahluwalia as Abhishek "Abhi" Mehra: Prem and Santoshi's son; Alia's brother; Pragya's husband; Kiara, Prachi and Rhea's father (2014–2021; 2023) Mugdha Chaphekar as Prachi Arora Kohli: Abhishek and Pragya's second daughter; Kiara's younger and Rhea's elder twin sister; Ranbir's wife; Khushi and Poorvi's mother (2019–2024) Krishna Kaul as Ranbir Kohli: Vikram and Pallavi's son; Prachi's husband; Khushi and Poorvi's father (2019–2024) Rachi Sharma as Poorvi Kohli Malhotra: Ranbir and Prachi's younger daughter; Khushi's younger sister; Rajvansh's wife; Prarthana's mother (2023–2025) Abrar Qazi as Rajvansh "RV" Malhotra: Harman and Harleen's younger son; Vikrant's brother; Poorvi's husband; Prarthana's father (2023–2025) Pranali Rathod as Prarthana Parikh Randhawa: Rajvansh and Poorvi's daughter; Shivansh's wife (2025) Namik Paul as Shivansh Randhawa: Smita's son; Prarthana's husband (2025)
Recurring Mrunal Thakur as Bulbul Arora Khanna: Sarla and Raghuveer's third daughter; Pragya and Preeta's younger sister; Purab's first wife (2014–2016) Supriya Shukla as Sarla Arora: Raghuveer's widow; Pragya, Bulbul, Preeta and Shrishti's mother (2014–2018) Madhu Raja as Daljeet Kaur Arora: Raghuveer's mother (2014–2018) Jasjeet Babbar as Janki: The Aroras' handmaiden; Poorvi's mother (2014–2018) Arjit Taneja as Purab Khanna: Abhi's best friend; Bulbul's widower; Disha's ex-husband; Alia's husband; Sunny and Aryan's father (2014–2016) Vin Rana replaced Taneja as Purab (2016–2021) Madhurima Tuli as Tanushree "Tanu" Mehta: Alia's best friend (2014) Leena Jumani replaced Tuli as Tanu (2014–2021) Akshay Bindra as Raunak Zaveri: Kanti and Smita's son (2025) Kanupriya Pandit as Sweety: Pragya and Bulbul's aunt (2014) Faisal Rashid as Suresh Shrivastav: Rachna's brother (2014–2015) Daljeet Soundh as Daljeet Kaur Mehra: Swarni and Indu's sister (2014–2018) Charu Mehra as Poorvi: Janki's daughter; Pragya and Bulbul's namesake sister (2014–2015) Neel Motwani as Corporator Neil Thakur (2014–2015) Shikha Singh as Alia Mehra Khanna: Santoshi and Prem's daughter; Abhishek's sister; Purab's third wife and Aryan's mother (2014–2020) Reyhna Malhotra replaced Singh as Alia (2020–2023) Shivaani Sopuri as Parminder "Pammi" Kaur Mehra: Ajay's wife (2014–2021) Ajay Trehan as Ajay Mehra: Daljeet's elder son; Prem's brother (2014–2020) Ankit Mohan as Akash Mehra: Parminder and Ajay's younger son (2014–2016) Aditi Rathore as Rachna Shrivastav Mehra: Suresh's sister (2014–2016) Zarina Khan as Inderjit Kaur Suri: Daljeet and Swarni's sister (2014–2020) Radha Israni as Swarni Dasi: Abhi, Alia, Raj and Akash's grand-aunt (2014–2018) Asha Sharma replaced Israni as Swarni (2018–2020) Anurag Sharma as Raj Mehra: Parminder and Ajay's elder son (2014–2021) Samikssha Batnagar as Mitali Mehra: Raj's wife (2014) Swati Anand replaced Batnagar as Mitali (2014–2021) Haelyn Shastri as News Reporter (2015) Nikhil Arya as Nikhil Sood: Tanu's ex-lover (20152017) Rajat Dahiya replaced Arya as Nikhil (20172018) Shaad Randhawa replaced Dahiya as Nikhil (2018–2019) Bobby Khanna as Mr. Mehta: Tanu's father (2015–2017) Roma Lavani as Mrs. Mehta: Tanu's mother (2015–2018) Pratik Parihar as Manohar: Abhi's accountant who schemed against Pragya (2016) Vijay Kashyap as Raghuveer Arora: Daljeet's son; Sarla's husband; Pragya, Bulbul, Preeta and Shrishti's father (2017) Nitin Goswami as Dushyant Rana: Simonica's husband who was accidentally killed by Abhishek (2017–2018) Ruchi Savarn as Disha Singh: Purab's ex-wife; Sunny's mother (2017–2019) Sharhaan Singh as Sangram Singh Chautala: Disha's ex-fiancé (2017–2018) Vivana Singh as Simonica Dushyant Rana: Dushyant's widow (2017–2018) Shwetanshu Singh as Dr. Sheila (2017) Mishal Raheja as King Singh: A rapper based in the UK; Pragya's former boss and one-sided lover (2018–2019) Kaurwaki Vasistha as Kiara Mehra: Pragya and Abhi's eldest daughter; Prachi and Rhea's elder sister (2018–2019) Vedansh Jaju as Sunny Khanna: Purab and Disha's son (2018–2019) Richa Rathore as Neha "Babli" Mehra: Mitali and Raj's daughter (2018) Abeer Adil as Tarun: King's cousin; Neha's husband (2018–2019) Roma Bali as Tarun's mother: King's aunt (2018–2019) Naina Singh as Rhea Mehra: Pragya and Abhi's youngest daughter; Kiara and Prachi's younger sister (20192020) Pooja Banerjee replaced Singh as Rhea (20202022) Tina Philip replaced Banerjee as Rhea (20222023) Mehul Kajaria as Vikram Kohli: Daljeet's eldest son; Vikrant and Arun's elder brother; Pallavi's husband; Ranbir's father (20192021) Rushad Rana replaced Kajaria as Vikram (20212023) Khyati Keswani as Pallavi Kohli: Vikram's wife; Ranbir's mother (2019–2023) Kiran Bhargava as Daljeet "Dida" Kohli: Vikram, Vikrant and Arun's mother; Ranbir, Siddharth and Mihika's grandmother (20192022) Smita Shetty replaced Bhargava as Daljeet "Dida" (2022-2023) Pooja Singh as Mishti Kohli: Vikram and Pallavi's daughter; Ranbir's sister (2019) Jaanvi Sangwan as Beeji: A nurse who took Pragya in after the latter's exile; Shahana's paternal grandmother (2019) Aparna Mishra as Shahana Sharma: Beeji's granddaughter; Pragya's niece-figure; Prachi's sister-figure; Aryan's love interest (2019–2023) Zeeshan Khan as Aryan Khanna: Alia and Purab's son; Sunny's half-brother (20192021) Pulkit Bangia replaced Khan as Aryan (20222023) Naveen Sharma replaced Bangia as Aryan (2023) Ashlesha Sawant as Meera: Rhea's foster mother and Abhi's ex-fiancé (2019–2021) Manmohan Tiwari as Rohit "Sanju" Gill: A local gangster of Hoshiarpur; Prachi's obsessive one-sided lover (2019–2020) Ashwini Tobe as Dimpy: Rhea's friend (2019–2020) Shivali Choudhry as Shaina: Rhea's friend (2019–2022) Neena Cheema as Sarita Ben: A Gujrati women who gave refuge to Pragya and Prachi; Rishi's maternal grandmother (20192020) Rupa Divetia replaced Cheema as Sarita Bengaluru (20202021) Gautam Nain as Rishi Dhaval: Sarita's grandson (2019) Kajal Chauhan as Priyanka Rane: Abhi's friend's daughter; Rishi's obsessive lover (2019) Sonali Joshi as Chief Minister Vasudha (2019) Ribbhu Mehra as Ritik: Disha's friend and secret lover (2019) Farida Dadi as Baljeet Mehra: Abhi, Raj, Akash and Alia's grand-aunt (2020–2021/2023) Rose Khan as Maya Choubey: Ranbir's ex-fiancée (2020) Manish Khanna as Dushyant Singh Choubey: Maya's uncle (2020) Bhupendra Khuranna as Mr. Choubey: Maya's father, Dushyant's younger brother (2020) Anuradha Sharma as Mrs. Choubey: Maya's mother (2020) Naina Yadav as Palak: Prachi and Shahana's friend (2021) Gagan Anand as Digvijay: Abhishek's business rival (2021) Gazala Silawat as Pari: Rhea's friend (2021) Rohit Choudhary as Pradeep Khurana: Tanu's ex-husband (2021) Dolly Sohi as Sushma Tandon: A rich businesswoman and Pragya's mentor (2021) Vineet Kumar Chaudhary as Gautam Thapar: A businessman; Sushma and Pragya's business partner; Pragya's one-sided lover (2021) Jatin Shah as Gaurav Thapar: Gautam's elder brother (2021) Riyaz Panjwani as Mr. Thapar: Gaurav and Gautam's father (2021) Kushagra Nautiyal as Siddharth "Sid" Kohli: Vikrant's son; Mihika's brother and Rhea's ex-husband (2021–2023) Shamik Abbas as Arun Kohli: Daljeet's youngest son; Vikram and Vikrant's younger brother (2021) Mridula Oberoi as Teji Kohli: Arun's wife (2021) Abhishek Kumar as Jai Bhatt: Ranbir's best friend (2021–2022) Gulshan Shivani as Stanley: Ranbir's assistant (2022) Aishana Singh as Mihika Kohli: Vikrant's daughter; Siddharth's sister; Ranbir's cousin sister (2022–2023) Veronica Talreja as Mili: Aryan's ex-girlfriend and friend (2022) Mimicharve Khadse as Mauli: a girl whom Prachi loved as her own after she lost Panchi (2023) Aalisha Panwar as Kaya Malhotra: Ranbir's former boss and Prachi's friend (2023) Simran Budharup as Khushi "Panchi" Kohli Randhawa: Ranbir and Prachi's elder daughter; Poorvi's elder sister and Armaan's Wife (20232024) Jyotsna Chandola replaced Budharup as Khushi (2024-2025) Trisha Rohatgi as child Khushi (2023) Abhishek Malik as Akshay Tandon: Ashok's son; Mihika's brother (2023) Aafreen Dabestani as Mihika Tandon: Ashok's daughter; Akshay's sister (2023) Mallika Nayak as Manpreet Tandon: Ashok's second wife (2023–2024) Kaushal Kapoor as Ashok Tandon: Prachi's former boss and father figure; Vishakha's brother (2023–2024) Utkarsha Naik as Vishakha Tandon: Ashok's sister; Divya's mother (2023–2024) Riya Kapoor as Divya Tandon: Vishakha's daughter; (2023) Mahira Sharma replaced Kapoor as Divya (2023–2024) Purvi Pawar as Neha Tandon: Akshay, Mihika, Abhay and Divya's cousin (2023) Sparsh Kotwal as Abhay Tandon: Akshay, Mihika, Neha and Divya's cousin (2023) Vishal Solanki as Satinder: Prachi's rival colleague (2023) Pallavi Mahara as Damini: Aryan's suitress (2023) Sharika Ahluwalia as Laali: A poor, greedy woman who raised Panchi/Khushi (2023) Mohsin Khan as Balbira: Laali's boyfriend (2023) Ipsita Jena as Priya: Prachi's assistant (2023)