Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Explained
(This Is Love) is an Indian romance drama television series that aired from 3 December 2013 to 18 December 2019 on Star Plus. Produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, it starred Karan Patel, Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya, Ruhanika Dhawan and Aditi Bhatia. The story was initially based on Manju Kapur's 2011 novel Custody, with Hindi: Yeh Hai Mohabbatein continuing beyond Custody's story in later episodes.
Plot
Tamil dentist Ishita lyer and Punjabi businessman Raman Bhalla live in Delhi and are neighbours. Due to Ishita being infertile, her mother struggles to find a groom for her while Raman is a divorcee. Ishita forms a motherly bond with Raman's daughter, Ruhi, who was abandoned by Raman's ex-wife, Shagun when she left Raman for his wealthy boss, Ashok Khanna. Ishita and Raman hate each other, and their families get embroiled in quite a few misunderstandings about each other, cultural differences notwithstanding. Eventually, Ishita and Raman marry to help Raman secure Ruhi's custody, calling it a marriage only on papers for Ruhi's sake. With time though they fall in love and consummate their marriage.
Shagun continues to create trouble for the two throughout but later mends her ways. She unites their son, Aditya, with the Bhalla family and becomes the surrogate mother to Ishita and Raman's daughter, Pihu.Nidhi, a scheming lawyer kidnaps Pihu. Ishita rescues Pihu but Nidhi escapes with Ruhi. They are presumed dead in an accident. Raman blames Ishita and break ties with her. Guilt-ridden, Ishita attempts suicide and is presumed dead.
Ishita is still alive and living in Australia with her childhood friend, Mani, and raising his niece Aliya, who is coincidentally working as a secretary for celebrity Ruhaan. Ruhaan is actually Ruhi, who is now an adult and lives with a torturous Nidhi under this new identity. Raman is raising his daughter Pihu, who exactly looks like young Ruhi with Shagun and he hates Ishita for all the past incidents. Ishita finds out about Ruhi and reunites with Raman. Shagun and Mani get married. Aditya falls for Aliya, and they marry. Young Pihu, however, is unwilling to accept Ishita as her mother having grown up with Raman and Shagun.
Shagun, Mani, Aliya, and Pihu are living in Bangkok. Raman keeps a close eye on them. Pihu finally meets Ishita and accepts her as her mother, and they return to India. Pihu accidentally pushes her cousin, Ananya down the stairs, and she dies. Ishita takes the blame to save Pihu and is arrested. Ruhi falls for Nikhil and leaves the Bhalla house.
Raman's sister, Simmi and her husband, Param, torture Raman and Ishita for Ananya's death. However, Ishita is ultimately vindicated. Aditya begins to conspire against Raman and kidnaps Roshni who he was cheating on along with cheating Aliya. Ishita fatally shoots Aditya to save Roshni.
Ishita shelters a pregnant Roshni, who is carrying Aditya's child. She reunites with the Bhallas family, and Roshni delivers a son, who is named after Aditya. Ruhi falls in love with Karan, whose brother Rohan falls for Aliya. The Bhallas meet Aditya's lookalike, Yug. Rohan tries to win Aliya by force, but she is rescued by the family.
Aliya marries Yug to save him from a woman named Neha. They begin to fall in love. Drugged by man named Arjit Saxena, Raman falls into a coma. Later, he fully recovers, returns, and reunites with his family thanks to Ishita's love and care for him. As Karan and Ruhi prepare to marry, Ruhi discovers that she is infertile just like Ishita. Karan's mother Sudha plans to cancel the marriage, but later she accepts Ruhi. Ruhi and Karan marry and adopt a baby girl. Ishita and Raman too marry once again amd on their reception Preesha Srinivasan, a gynaecologist also Ishita's niece visits them who is raising her nephew Saransh alone. The rest of the story continues through Preesha under the banner Yeh Hai Chahatein.
Cast
Main
- Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya as Dr. Ishita "Ishi" Iyer Bhalla: A dentist; Vishwanathan and Madhavi's younger daughter; Vandita's sister; Mihika's cousin; Subramaniam's ex-fiancée; Raman's second wife; Pihu's mother; Aditya and Ruhi's stepmother; Yug's adopted mother; Jr. Aditya's step-grandmother (2013–2019)
- Karan Patel as Raman Kumar Bhalla: A businessman and CEO of Bhalla Group; Omprakash and Santoshi's elder son; Romesh, Simran and Rinki's brother; Shagun's ex-husband; Ishita's husband; Aditya, Ruhi and Pihu's father; Yug's adoptive father; Jr. Aditya's grandfather (2013–2019)
- Anita Hassanandani as Shagun Arora Raghav: Poornima's daughter; Mihir's sister; Raman's ex-wife; Ashok and Manoj's ex-fiancée; Abhimanyu's wife; Aditya and Ruhi's mother; Pihu's surrogate mother; Aliya and Nirvaan's aunt / adoptive mother; Jr. Aditya's grandmother (2013–2019)
- Aditi Bhatia as Ruhi Bhalla Srivastava: Raman and Shagun's daughter; Ishita's step-daughter; Aditya's sister; Pihu's half-sister; Yug's adopted sister; Ananya's cousin; Shravan and Kshitija's step-cousin; Karan's wife (2016–2019)
- Ruhanika Dhawan as
- child Ruhi (2013–2016)
- Pihu Bhalla: Ishita and Raman's daughter; Shagun's surrogate daughter; Aditya and Ruhi's step-sister; Yug's adopted sister; Ananya, Shravan and Kshitija's cousin (2016–2019)
- Abhishek Verma as
- Aditya "Adi" Bhalla: Raman and Shagun's son; Ishita's step-son; Ruhi's brother; Pihu's step-brother; Ananya's cousin; Shravan and Kshitija's step-cousin; Aliya's first husband; Roshni's ex-husband; Jr. Aditya's father (2016–2018) (Dead)
- Gautam Ahuja as child Aditya (2013–2016)
- Yug Bhalla: Aditya's lookalike; Raman and Ishita's adopted son; Ruhi and Pihu's adopted brother; Ananya, Shravan and Kshitija's adopted cousin; Aliya's third husband (2018–2019)
- Krishna Mukherjee as Aliya Venkatesh Bhalla: Upamanyu's daughter; Abhimanyu and Shagun's niece / adopted daughter; Nirvaan's sister; Aditya and Rohan's widow; Jr. Aditya's step-mother; Yug's wife (2016–2019)
- Reyaansh Chaddha as Karan Srivastav: Sudha's younger son; Rohan's brother; Ruhi's husband (2018–2019)
Recurring
- Sumeet Sachdev as Abhimanyu "Mani" Raghav: Shobhana's son; Upamanyu's brother; Ishita's childhood friend; Shagun's husband; Aliya and Nirvaan's uncle / adoptive father (2014–2019)
- Abhay Bhargava as Vishwanathan Iyer: Madhavi's husband; Vandita and Ishita's father; Mihika's uncle; Shravan, Kshitija and Pihu's grandfather; Aditya and Ruhi's step-grandfather; Yug's adoptive grandfather; Jr. Aditya's step-great-grandfather (2013–2019)
- Neena Kulkarni as Madhavi Iyer: Soumya's sister; Vishwanathan's wife; Vandita and Ishita's mother; Mihika's aunt; Shravan, Kshitija and Pihu's grandmother; Aditya and Ruhi's step-grandmother; Yug's adoptive grandmother; Jr. Aditya's step-great-grandmother (2013–2019)
- Kaushal Kapoor as Omprakash Bhalla: Shaila's brother; Santoshi's husband; Raman, Romesh, Simran and Rinki's father; Aditya, Ruhi, Ananya and Pihu's grandfather; Yug's adoptive grandfather; Jr. Aditya's great-grandfather (2013–2019)
- Shahnaz Rizwan / Usha Rana as Santoshi Bhalla: Omprakash's wife; Raman, Romesh, Simran and Rinki's mother; Aditya, Ruhi, Ananya and Pihu's grandmother; Yug's adoptive grandmother; Jr. Aditya's great-grandmother (2013–2019) / (2019)
- Sangram Singh as Ashok Khanna: Suraj's brother; Mihika's ex-husband; Shagun's ex-fiancé (2013–2018) (Dead)
- Shruti Bapna as Vandita "Vandu" Iyer Chandran: Madhavi and Vishwanathan's elder daughter; Ishita's sister; Mihika's cousin; Bala's first wife; Shravan and Kshitija's mother (2013–2017) (Dead)
- Pankaj Bhatia as Bala Chandran: Devyani's elder son; Subramaniam's brother; Vandita's widower; Kiran's husband; Shravan and Kshitija's father (2013–2019)
- Amita Yadav as Kiran Chandran: Bala's second wife; Shravan and Kshitija's stepmother (2017–2019)
- Mihir Arora as Shravan Chandran: Vandita and Bala's son; Kiran's step-son; Kshitija's brother; Pihu's cousin; Aditya and Ruhi's step-cousin; Yug's adopted cousin (2016–2018)
- Bhavesh Jaiswal as child Shravan (2013–2016)
- Aly Goni as Romesh "Romi" Bhalla: Omprakash and Santoshi's younger son; Raman, Simran and Rinki's brother; Sarika's ex-husband; Mihika's husband; Jr. Aditya's grand uncle turned adoptive father (2013–2019)
- Mihika Verma / Avantika Hundal as Mihika Iyer Bhalla: Soumya's daughter; Madhavi and Vishwanthan's niece; Vandita and Ishita's cousin; Mihir's ex-fiancée; Ashok's ex-wife; Romesh's wife; Jr. Aditya's grand aunt turned adoptive mother (2013–2016) / (2016–2019)
- Shireen Mirza as Simran "Simmi" Bhalla: Omprakash and Santoshi's elder daughter; Raman, Romesh and Rinky's sister; Parmeet's ex-wife; Subramaniam's ex-fiancée; Ananya's mother (2013–2019)
- Anurag Sharma as Parmeet Khurana: Simran's ex-husband; Ananya's father (2013–2019)
- Kavya Ramnani as Ananya Khurana: Simran and Parmeet's daughter; Aditya, Ruhi and Pihu's cousin; Yug's adopted cousin (2016–2017) (Dead)
- Vineet Raina / Raj Singh Arora as Mihir Arora: Poornima's son; Shagun's brother; Mihika's ex-fiancé; Rinki's widower (2013) / (2013–2016)
- Resha Konkar as Rinky Bhalla Arora: Omprakash and Santoshi's younger daughter; Raman, Simran and Romesh's sister; Mihir's wife (2013–2015) (Dead)
- Anjali Ujawane as Devyani Chandran: Bala and Subramaniam's mother; Shravan, Kshtija and Kartik's grandmother (2013–2017)
- Neeru Agarwal as Neelu: Bhalla family's maid (2013–2018)
- Sweety Walia as Pammi Mehra: Santosh's friend (2013–2018)
- Deep Jaitley as Prateek: Ishita's suitor (2013–2014)
- Yukti Kapoor as Mayura Dunavati: Ishita's colleague (2013)
- Shakti Arora as Ishita's suitor (2013)
- Arti Singh as Kriti: Ishita's college friend (2013)
- Vineet Kumar Chaudhary as Suraj Kumar Khanna: Ashok's brother (2014–2018)
- Sarika Dhillon as Sarika Singh: Romesh's ex-wife; Abhishek's sister (2014–2016)
- Neel Motwani as Advocate Neel Pathak: Bhalla family's lawyer; Trisha's fiancé (2014–2016)
- Garima Jain as Trisha Tandon: Rajeev's sister; Mihir's ex-fiancée; Neel's wife (2014)
- Gaurav Nanda as Rajeev Tandon: Trisha's brother; Raman's investor (2014–2015)
- Shivani Mahajan as Advocate Mrs. Kaul (2014); Ishita hires her for her mother's accident case (cameo appearance)
- Arshima Thapar as Sanjana Arora: Mihir and Shagun's fake sister (2014)
- Bhanujeet Sudan / Amit Tandon as Subramaniam Chandran: Devayani's younger son; Bala's brother; Ishita and Simran's ex-fiancé; Lakshmi's widower; Kartik's father (2013–2015)
- Shahina Surve as Lakshmi Chandran: Subramaniam's wife; Kartik's mother(2015)
- Karishma Sharma as Raina Singh: Bala's blackmailer (2014)
- Vivek Dahiya as Inspector Abhishek Singh: Sarika's brother; Divya's fiancé (2015–2017)
- Hargun Grover as Nikhil Malhotra: Rinki's former fiancé; Pammy's relative (2015)
- Priya Shinde as Dr. Anita: Ishita's psychiatrist (2015)
- Parveen Kaur as Aditi: a psychiatrist (2015)
- Kanisha Malhotra as ACP Shalini (2015)
- Asha Negi as Koyal Ghosh (2015)
- Niyati Joshi as Shaila Vanraj: Omprakash's sister; Neha's mother (2015)
- Gulki Joshi as Neha Vanraj: Raman's cousin; Shaila's daughter (2015)
- Anju Mahendru as Sujata Kumar: Lakshmi's mother (2015)
- Arishfa Khan as Vinni (2015)
- Ruchika Rajput as Vinni's mother (2015)
- Gopal Singh as Chand Mishra (2015)
- Abhilash Chaudhary as Mihika's friend (2015)
- Navina Bole as Dimple: Nikhil's sister (2015)
- Darshan Pandya as Prateek Sharma: Abhishek's friend (2015–2016)
- Manoj Chandila as Dr. Manoj Paul: Ishita's gynaecologist; Shagun's ex-fiancé (2015–2016)
- Swati Kapoor as Sanchi (2016)
- Avdeep Sidhu as Anil Nagpal: Raman's lawyer (2016)
- Lalit Bisht as Amarnath Chaddha: Pallavi's husband (2016)
- Garima Kapoor as Pallavi Chaddha: Amarnath's wife (2016)
- Manish Khanna as Shyam Raichand (2016)
- Zareena Roshan Khan as Ismail's mother (2016)
- Kiran Bhargava as Shobhna Venkatesh: Upamanyu and Abhimanyu's mother; Aliya and Nirvaan's grandmother (2016–2017)
- Pavitra Punia as Nidhi Chhabra: Raman and Ishita's nemesis; Sohail's sister (2016–2017)
- Gaurav Wadhwa as Sohail Chhabra as Sohail Behl: Nidhi's brother; Ruhi's ex-lover (2016–2017)
- Sid Makkar as Vidyut: Raman and Ishita's friend (2016–2017)
- Deepak Wadhwa as Gaurav Bajaj: Simran's ex-lover (2016–2017)
- Anupama Solanki as Shweta: Raman's personal secretary (2016–2019)
- Benazir Shaikh as Divya: Abhishek's fiancé (2017)
- Ribbhu Mehra as Nikhil: Ruhi's former lover; Pooja's former husband; Riya's father (2017–2018)
- Vidisha as Roshni: Aditya's ex-wife; Jr. Aditya's mother (2017–2018)
- Gagan Anand as Gagan: Chandan's brother (2017)
- Hritu Dudhani as Pooja: Nikhil's former wife; Riya's mother (2017)
- Drishti Hemdev as Riya: Nikhil and Pooja's daughter; Pihu's friend (2017)
- Alefia Kapadia as Bhavna: Paranormal Expert (2018)
- Charu Mehra as Sonakshi Gupta/Aarushi Gupta (2018)
- Sharat Sonu as Keshav Kumar Dalmiya (2018)
- Ankit Bhatia as Sudha's lawyer (2018)
- Dinesh Mehta as Vijender (2018)
- Lankesh Bhardwaj as Police Inspector
- Varun Parashar as Dr. Rajat Srivastav: Sudha and Koko's brother (2018)
- Abhishek Malik as Rohan Srivastav: Sudha's elder son; Karan's brother; Aliya's second husband (2018–2019) (Dead)
- Sudha Chandran as Sudha Srivastav: Koko and Rajat's sister; Rohan and Karan's mother (2018–2019)
- Ajay Kumar Nain as Sahil Shah: Muskaan's brother; Shaina's husband; Samar's father (2019)
- Hemaakshi Ujjain as Muskaan Shah: Sahil's sister (2019)(Dead)
- Mithil Jain as Arjit Saxena: Neeti's father (2019)
- Chaitanya Choudhury as Shardul Sinha: Ishita's friend; Natasha's husband (2019)
- Sapna Thakur as Natasha: Sunny's sister; Shardul's wife (2019)
- Ansh Kukreja as Sunny: Natasha's brother (2019)
- Anuja Walhe as Dr. Sunita (2019)
- Unknown as Mr. Kakkar; owner of Kakkar Jewellers and Bhalla family's jeweller (2013–2019)
Guest appearances
Production
Development and premiere
Kapoor said, "I created Divyanka's character as a dentist in '', as I was having a lot of tooth trouble those days. My dentist sorted my problems a lot, so I brought that character alive"[4]
The show was initially titled Custody as it was based on Manju Kapur's 2011 novel Custody.[5] It was renamed to Mera Tera Rishta Purana before again being changed to .[6] The production began about a year before its premiere, but the launch was delayed due to creative differences and desired time slots being unavailable.[7]
In November 2019, Ekta Kapoor revealed, "When I started, I remember going to Gaurav Banerjee from Star Plus and asking him for a non-prime time slot because I wanted to do a show on a social issue. I had stopped watching much television and I wanted to make YHM without the trappings of a TRP driven show. A show about a woman who cannot have children, a stepmother who according to Indian terms is considered bad! Words in India like barren and evil stepmother got used so often and labelled women in the worst poss way. This show got so much love that it went on for six years. And from a non-prime time slot to a prime-time slot."[8]
In September 2014, Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor were to promote their film Finding Fanny, which also starred the Hindi: Yeh Hai Mohabbatein lead Tripathi Dahiya and Patel.[9] Patel was unable to make the shooting, and so the script was changed in his absence at the last minute, as Deepika and Arjun could not reschedule.[10]
On 11 May 2016, during filming of the wedding sequence of characters Romi and Mihika, the shoot was stalled owing to a fight between the production house and workers union.[11] On 25 July 2018, the shoot was stalled for a while during bandh in Mumbai.[12]
Casting
Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya was selected by Kapoor to play Ishita Iyer Bhalla.[13] Cezanne Khan was first approached to play Raman Bhalla opposite Tripathi Dahiya but was replaced by Karan Patel.[14] Child actor Ruhanika Dhawan was chosen to play Ruhi Bhalla.[15] Sayantani Ghosh was initially considered but Anita Hassanandani was selected to play Shagun Arora.[16] Other cast members then chosen were Aly Goni, Mihika Verma, Shruti Bapna, Neena Kulkarni, Shahnaz Rizwan, Kaushal Kapoor, Abhay Bhargava and Gautam Ahuja.[17] [18]
In March 2018, Charu Mehra was supposed to join the series during the filming in London, however, she was unable to due to visa issues.[19]
Filming
Based on the backdrop of Delhi, the series is mainly filmed in Andheri, Mumbai.[20] [21] Some sequences were filmed abroad, including in Adelaide, Budapest and London.[22]
Spin-off
See main article: Yeh Hai Chahatein. Yeh Hai Chahatein premiered on 19 December 2019, replacing . It focuses on Ishita's niece Preesha Khurana (Sargun Kaur Luthra) opposite Abrar Qazi as Rudraksh Khurana.[23]
The story revolves around a famous rockstar, Rudraksh Khurana, and a gynaecologist, Dr Preesha Srinivasan who fall in love after raising their respective siblings' son together.
International Broadcast
Sri Lanka
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein was aired in Sri Lanka on Sirasa TV dubbed in Sinhala under the title of මේ ආදරයයි (This is Love) from June 2014 to October 22, 2021. Tthe cast of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein was invited to visit the country by Sirasa TV and on 13 February 2016 they held a special Valentines Day concert for the Sri Lankan audience.[24]
Awards and nominations
Reception
Despite first airing in the late night slot 11:00pm (IST), received better ratings than expected and ranked as the fourth most popular show on Star Plus.[38] In 2014, on audience request, it was moved to a dual slot of 7:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. (IST). Star Plus SVP marketing Nikhil Madhok stated that the move was made after audiences' feedback that a section of viewers found the 11:00 p.m. slot too late. He further explained, "This was a show where repeat viewing the next day or viewing on online digital medium is very high. So the dual airing will not only help the existing viewers who love the show to watch it twice but also add a whole new set of viewers".
Starting in January 2017, the show fell in the TRP ratings when the show's focus shifted to the new generation.[39] The show remained popular in the UK, being the most-watched Indian show there.[40] [41] The climax of the arc involving Ruhi and Nikhil, leading to Ananya's death, brought a sudden spike in the ratings in the first week of November 2017 (week 44) and the series secured a place amongst the Top 10 shows after almost a year off this ranking.[42] With the Budapest arc and the focus back on the main leads, the show reached the Top 5 in the second week of November 2017 (week 45).[43] [44] In week 46 of the year 2017, the show further climbed to the fourth spot on the TRP chart, thus becoming the most-watched show on StarPlus.[45] In week 47 of the year 2017, the show remained at 4 on the TRP charts and continued to be the most-watched show on StarPlus. The show continued to do well maintaining its No. 1 position on StarPlus in the following weeks. In week 51 of 2017, emerged as the most-watched show across all Hindi GECs. (General Entertainment Channels)[46]
In week 8 of the year 2018, the show remained at 3 on the TRP charts and continued to be the most-watched show on STAR Plus.[47] In May 2018, the show was shifted to 10:30 p.m. from 7:30 p.m. which led to a fall in TRPs. Roshni's baby arc was received poorly by fans, which led to a further downfall in TRPs. StarPlus intervened, asking the producer, Ekta Kapoor, to change the storyline of the show while also giving it a 6-month deadline to increase the ratings. Ishita's fake death drama to expose Param led to the show re-entering the top 20 shows in week 31 of the year 2018 occupying 18th place with 3889 million viewership.[48] After the change in show timings to late night TRPs have dropped ranging from 1.2 to 1.4 mostly but had been the slot leader since then. After being unable to pull up the TRP and lack of constructive story, the show went off air on 18 December 2019, giving space to the spin-off called Yeh Hai Chahatein.
Notes and References
- http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/salman-khan-shakes-a-leg-on-ye-hai-mohabbatein/ Salman Khan shakes a leg on 'Ye Hai Mohabbatein'
- News: 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein:' Emraan Hashmi to promote 'Azhar;' actor shoots with the team. Ankita Mehta. 5 May 2016. International Business Times. 20 May 2016. 24 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230424205552/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/yeh-hai-mohabbatein-emraan-hashmi-promote-azhar-actor-shoots-team-677521. live.
- Web site: When Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon's Barun Sobti met Divyanka Tripathi and Karan Patel. 2 July 2017. 2 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170702193146/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/when-iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doons-barun-sobti-met-divyanka-tripathi-and-karan-patel-lifetv/1/992424.html. live.
- Web site: TRP of my shows suffered every time Sachin Tendulkar played. India Today. 29 July 2020. 29 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729112908/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/trp-of-my-shows-suffered-every-time-sachin-tendulkar-played-951659-2017-06-28. live.
- Web site: Ekta's next based on the popular novel 'Custody'? – The Times of India . . 4 January 2013 . 1 November 2015 . 28 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221228123822/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Ektas-next-based-on-popular-novel-Custody/articleshow/17887732.cms . live .
- Web site: Not happy with the name, Ekta Kapoor changes show title thrice. Maheshwri. Neha. 22 November 2013. The Times of India. 2018-08-28. 21 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321173544/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Not-happy-with-name-Ekta-Kapoor-changes-show-title-thrice/articleshow/26155368.cms. live.
- News: Ekta's next based on popular novel 'Custody'?. The Times of India. 4 January 2013. 19 March 2021. 5 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605092819/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ektas-next-based-on-popular-novel-custody/articleshow/17887732.cms. live.
- News: Ekta Kapoor bids adieu to Yeh Hai Mohabbatein; introduces Ishima's niece in spin-off Yeh Hai Chahtein. Times Of India. 28 November 2019. 28 November 2019. 18 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230718082856/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ekta-kapoor-bids-adieu-to-yeh-hai-mohabbatein-introduces-ishimas-niece-in-spin-off-yeh-hai-chahtein/articleshow/72271952.cms. live.
- Web site: Television's Top Controversies of 2014. Rediff.com. 7 July 2020. 7 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200707183002/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/televisions-top-controversies-of-2014/20150101.htm. live.
- Web site: Karan Patel bans media on the set of Ye Hain Mohabbatein; Divyanka Tripathi stands for media. Daily Bhaskar. 7 July 2020. 11 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711183548/https://mdaily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-karan-patel-bans-media-on-the-set-of-ye-hain-mohabbatein-co-star-divyanka-tripat-4743988-NOR.html. live.
- Web site: When 'Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' shoot was stalled. International Business Times. 13 May 2016. 29 July 2020. 29 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729114357/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/when-yeh-hai-mohabbatein-shoot-was-stalled-678602. live.
- Web site: Mumbai bandh: Yeh Hai Mohabbatein shooting stalled midway. India Today. 29 July 2020. 29 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729103732/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/video/mumbai-bandh-yeh-hai-mohabbatein-shooting-stalled-midway-1295943-2018-07-25. live.
- Web site: Money is important but not at the cost of my dignity. Rediff.com. 29 July 2020. 29 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729103613/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-money-is-important-but-not-at-the-cost-of-my-dignity/20131126.htm. live.
- Web site: After male lead, Ekta replaces dog in her show!. Trivedi. Tanvi. 29 November 2013. ETimes. 2018-08-28. 22 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322073907/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news/After-male-lead-Ekta-replaces-dog-in-her-show/articleshow/26530286.cms. live.
- Web site: Keshri . Shweta . 3 December 2013 . Ekta's latest show . https://web.archive.org/web/20141016001953/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131203/jsp/t2/story_17635586.jsp . dead . 16 October 2014 . 2018-08-28 . The Telegraph.
- Web site: 7 February 2013. Sayantani Ghosh approached for Balaji's Custody. The Times of India. 23 May 2018. 20 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230520055851/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Sayantani-Ghosh-approached-for-Balajis-Custody/articleshow/18382966.cms?referral=PM. live.
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