Kumkum Bhagya is an Indian romantic drama television series that aired on 15 April 2014 on Zee TV and streams on ZEE5. The plot of the story is based on Jane Austen’s 1811 novel Sense and Sensibility and revolves around the Arora sisters Pragya and Bulbul, and their mother Sarla Arora’s hope to see them married. Sriti Jha and Shabir Ahluwalia are in the key roles from 2014-2021. Currently, Mugdha Chaphekar and Krishna Kaul are in the lead roles. Read on to know Kumkum Bhagya’s serial cast, wiki, story, timing, and more.
| Name | Kumkum Bhagya |
| Language | Hindi |
| Channel | Zee TV |
| Genre | Drama, Family |
| Producer | Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor |
| Main Cast | Sriti Jha, Shabir Ahluwalia, Mugdha Chaphekar,Krishna Kaul |
| Directed by | Ravindra Gautam, Sameer Kulkarni, Sharad Pandey, Jeetu Arora, Deepak Chavan |
| Composer | Not Known |
| Concept | Based On Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen |
| Screenplay | Anil Nagpal, Mrinal Tripathi |
| Story | Anil Nagpal |
| Production House | Balaji Telefilms |
| Dialogue | Dheeraj Sarana, Vikash Tiwari |
| Editor | Not Known |
Kumkum Bhagya Cast
The Kumkum Bhagya series is produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. Let’s have a look at the Kumkum Bhagya serial cast, Kumkum Bhagya actresses actors reel, and real names.
| Sr No | Real Name | Role Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sriti Jha | Pragya Arora Mehra |
Sarla and Raghuveer’s eldest daughter; Preeta, Bulbul and Srishti’s sister; Abhi’s wife; Kiara, Prachi and Rhea’s mother
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| 2 | Shabir Ahluwalia | Abhishek “Abhi” Mehra |
Santoshi and Prem’s son; Alia’s brother; Pragya’s husband; Tanu’s ex-husband; Kiara, Prachi and Rhea’s father
|
| 3 | Krishna Kaul | Ranbir Kohli |
Pallavi and Vikram’s son; Mishti’s elder brother; Sid’s younger cousin brother; Rhea’s ex-fiancé; Prachi’s husband
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| 4 | Mugdha Chaphekar | Prachi Arora Kohli |
Pragya and Abhi’s second daughter; Kiara and Rhea’s sister; Ranbir’s wife
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| 5 | Shikha Singh / Reyhna Malhotra | Alia Mehra |
Santoshi and Prem’s daughter; Abhi’s sister; Purab’s ex-wife; Aryan’s mother
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| 6 | Naina Singh (2019–2020) / Pooja Banerjee ( 2020–2022) / Tina Ann Philip (2022-Present) | Rhea Mehra |
Pragya and Abhi’s youngest daughter; Kiara and Prachi’s sister; Sid’s ex-wife
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| 7 | Madhurima Tuli (2014) / Leena Jumani (2014-2019), 2021) | Tanushree “Tanu” Mehta |
Alia’s best friend; Abhi’s former wife
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| 8 | Kushagra Nautiyal | Siddharth “Sid” Kohli |
Pallavi and Vikram’s nephew and adoptive son; Ranbir and Mishti’s elder cousin brother; Rhea’s ex-husband
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| 9 | Rushad Rana | Vikram Kohli |
Daljeet’s eldest son; Arun’s brother; Pallavi’s husband; Ranbir and Mishti’s father; Sid’s uncle/adoptive father; Abhi’s former friend and business partner
|
| 10 | Khyaati Keswani | Pallavi Kohli |
Vikram’s wife; Ranbir and Mishti’s mother; Sid’s aunt/adoptive mother
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| 11 | Smita Shetty | Daljeet Kohli (Dida) |
Vikram and Arun’s mother; Ranbir, Mishti and Sid’s grandmother
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| 12 | Aparna Mishra | Shahana Sharma |
Pragya’s niece-figure; Prachi’s best friend and sister-figure
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| 13 | Abhishek Kumaarr | Jai Bhatt | Ranbir’s best friend |
| 14 | Arjit Taneja (2014-2016) / Vin Rana ( 2016-2021) | Purab Khanna |
Abhi’s best friend and business partner; Bulbul, Disha and Alia’s ex-husband; Sunny and Aryan’s father
|
| 15 | Mrunal Thakur | Bulbul Purab Khanna |
Sarla and Raghuveer’s third daughter; Pragya, Preeta and Shrishti’s sister; Purab’s dead wife
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| 16 | Supriya Shukla | Sarla Arora |
Raghuveer’s widow; Pragya, Preeta, Bulbul and Srishti’s mother; Kiara, Prachi and Rhea’s grandmother; Pihu’s adoptive grandmother
|
| 17 | Madhu Raja | Daljeet Arora |
Raghuveer’s mother; Pragya, Preeta, Bulbul and Srishti’s grandmother
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| 18 | Jasjeet Babbar | Janki |
The Aroras’ handmaiden; Poorvi’s mother
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| 19 | Daljeet Soundh | Daljeet Mehra |
Abhi, Alia, Raj and Akash’s grandmother
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| 20 | Zarina Khan | Indu Dasi |
Abhi, Alia, Raj and Akash’s grand-aunt
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| 21 | Radha Israni (2014-2018)/Asha Sharma (2018-2020) | Swarni Dasi |
Abhi, Alia, Raj and Akash’s grand-aunt
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| 22 | Shivaani Sopuri | Pammi Mehra |
Ajay’s wife; Raj and Akash’s mother
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| 23 | Ajay Trehan | Ajay Mehra |
Pammi’s husband; Raj and Akash’s father
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| 24 | Anurag Sharma | Raj Mehra |
Pammi and Ajay’s son; Akash’s brother; Mitali’s husband; Neha’s father
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| 25 | Ankit Mohan | Akash Mehra |
Pammi and Ajay’s son; Raj’s brother; Rachna’s husband; Abhishek and Alia’s cousin
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Kumkum Bhagya Star Cast
Sriti Jha as Pragya Arora Mehra
Shabir Ahluwalia as Abhishek “Abhi” Mehra
Krishna Kaul as Ranbir Kohli
Mugdha Chaphekar as Prachi Arora Kohli
Shikha Singh / Reyhna Malhotra as Alia Mehra
Naina Singh (2019–2020) / Pooja Banerjee ( 2020–2022) / Tina Ann Philip (2022-Present) as Rhea Mehra
Role: Pragya and Abhi’s youngest daughter; Kiara and Prachi’s sister; Sid’s ex-wife
Madhurima Tuli (2014) / Leena Jumani (2014-2019), 2021) as Tanushree “Tanu” Mehta
Role: Alia’s best friend; Abhi’s former wife
Story
The story starts with the Arora sisters, Pragya and Bulbul. Their mother Sarla Arora always asks them about marriage. Later, Pragya married a rockstar Abhishek “Abhi” Mehra. On the other hand, Bulbul married Abhi’s friend, Purab. Unfortunately, after a couple of years of marriage, Bulbul dies. Abhi and Pragya have a daughter named Kiara Abhi’s dadi died and he blames Pragya for the incident and the duo gets separated.
Kiara starts living with King Singh, a famous rapper in London. Unfortunately, she was killed by her enemies in London. Abhi and Pragya blamed each other for the incidents. Later, Pragya gives birth to twin daughters, Prachi and Rhea. Keep watching the series on the Zee TV channel to know the latest episode.
Kumkum Bhagya Timing & Repeat Telecast Timing
The first episode of the Kumkum Bhagya series was aired on 15 April 2014 on the Zee TV channel. It’s one of the longest-running soap operas and now it telecasts from Monday to Friday at 9 pm on the Zee TV channel and Zee 5 streaming platform.
| Channel | Zee TV |
| Show Timings | 09:00 pm-09:30 pm |
| Show Days | Monday to Sunday |
| Running Time | 22-25 minutes |
| Starting Date | 15 April 2014 |
| Final Episode | Ongoing |
