Kyun Uthhe Dil Chhod Aaye (transl. Why did you leave your heart there?) is an Indian Hindi-language period drama television series. Produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions, it premeried on 25 January 2021 on Sony Entertainment Television and[1] is digitally available on Sony LIV. It starred Gracy Goswami, Anchal Sahu, Pranali Rathod, Zaan Khan, Shagun Pandey, Yash Tonk and Kunal Jaisingh. The show went off air on 20 August 2021.[2]
| Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Screenplay by | S. Manasvi |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Anand Shandilya and Surendra Singh |
| Opening theme | Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 150 |
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| Production locations | Mumbai Amritsar Gujarat |
| Production company | Shashi Sumeet Productions Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Original network | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Original release | 25 January (2021-01-25) – 20 August 2021 (2021-08-20) |
In 1946, Amrit Sahani and Vashma Baig are two best friends in Lahore. Both Sahani and Baig families, despite being from different religions they are the best of friends. While Vashma has a close friendship with Amrit's cousin, Uday, who always support Amrit and Vashma. Amrit is yet to meet her love. Randhir Raizada owns a newspaper and press and publishes stories by 'Ranjhan'. Amrit is a secret writer with the pen name 'Ranjhan', which is only aware by Vashma. Ranjhan and Randhir write each other letters. Soon, they have a chance meeting and Randhir gets attracted to Ranjhan, who is in disguise. As Sahani family has negative views about Ranjhan, Amrit hides her writing. Uday, who is a hockey player, has a strained relationship with his father, Brij. Vashma supports Uday in his passion for hockey.
Brij marries a banjaran Radha, who is young like Uday. Randhir comes to Sahanis' and finds that Amrit is Ranjhan. Randhir's marriage is fixed with Amrit's cousin, Kiran. Both Amrit and Randhir are shocked as they have started to like each other. Uday gets into the National hockey team with Vashma's help. Eventually, Amrit-Randhir and Vashma-Uday fall in love. Kiran's mother, Mogar tries to ruin their relationship, but in vain. After some drama, Amrit's father, Ratan unwillingly fixes Amrit and Randhir's marriage.
Vashma's marriage is fixed with Farooq. Vashma and Uday's relationship is exposed and Vashma is forced to marry Farroq. Randhir saves Amrit and Mogar from a fire accident, after which Ratan accepts Randhir. Amrit finds that Vashma is pregnant with Uday's child while Farooq is desperate to know about Vashma's lover.
On 15 August 1947, Randhir and Amrit's wedding have started. Farooq finds that Uday is Vashma's lover and instigates Vashma's brother, Abrar about the Sahanis' being Hindu and during the partition, they plan to kill them. Partition is announced and violence has started. Abrar and Farooq lead the violent troop. Amrit and Randheer's marriage is halted and Vashma's mother, Zahida lies Abrar and helps Sahanis'. Ratan and Rajshri are killed by riots, leaving Amrit heartbroken. Randhir's parents give him his childhood photo before escaping. Amrit-Randhir, Uday-Vashma, and Brij-Radha manage to escape but are caught by Farooq, who tattoos his name on Amrit's hand. Vashma gives birth to a son, Kabir. Abrar realizes his mistakes and helps Randhir and Uday to save others. Farooq is killed by Vashma and Amrit falls into a coma. Brij is killed by some riots.
After some days, Amrit recovers, and the violence in Lahore has ended. They decide to move to another city. On their way to the borderline, Randhir goes with Vashma to find Kabir, separating from others. They find him but are caught by the police. Randhir gets himself arrested to save Vashma and Kabir, while Amrit, Uday, and Radha are moved to another city.
In 1951, Amrit lives in Delhi with Mogar, who has now reformed. She faces taunts due to her tattoo and awaits Randhir and Vashma. Vashma works in a brothel and is desperate to find her son Kabir while Uday gets selected for an Indian hockey team. Vashma and Uday are not known to each other. Randhir releases from jail and is determined to find Amrit. Amrit's marriage is fixed with Veer Pratap Singh, who is the son of Prime Minister, Nalini Pratap Singh. Veer is blamed for his brother, Prem's death. On the wedding day, Amrit is kidnapped and meets Vashma at a brothel. Vashma reveals to Amrit what happened to Randhir and how she ended up at a brothel after Kabir is stolen.
Amrit is married to Veer. Soon, she meets Randhir, who is heartbroken learning about her marriage. Uday reunites with Vashma and helps her to become a teacher, promising to find Kabir. Later, Randhir is revealed to be Nalini's long-lost son, Prem Pratap Singh after finding his childhood photo. Veer accepts Amrit and Randhir and is killed by his step-father Vijendra and his son, Naman. After many encounters, Nalini finally accepts Amrit and Randhir, who later get married.
Vashma finds that Mohan (Randhir's uncle)'s son, Manak is her long-lost son, Kabir. She confronts Mohan for hiding the truth but is attacked and falls into a coma. Eventually, Uday, Amrit, and Randhir find that Manak is Kabir. They expose Vijayendra, Kaveri, and Naman, who are responsible for Veer's death. Later, Vashma recovers and hands over Kabir to Mohan and Bindu. Uday and Vashma have another child and Uday becomes the National Hockey team captain. Finally, Amrit and Randhir too have a child and they write stories about getting women empowered.
Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye is produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions. It is based in the pre-partition era.[2]
The makers of the show hired a special dialect coach to train the lead actors to speak fluently in Punjabi and pronounce the Urdu Laheza correctly.[3]
Gracy Goswami was cast to portray Amrit, a writer opposite Khan,[4] while Anchal Sahu was cast to play Vashma, a dancer opposite Pandey.[5] Pranali Rathod was cast to portray Radha, a banjaran opposite Tonk.[6]
Zaan Khan was cast as Randhir, a newspaper editor opposite Goswami.[7] Shagun Pandey was cast as a hockey player, Uday opposite Sahu.[8] Yash Tonk was cast a Brij opposite the much younger Rathod.[9]
Kanika Maheshwari was cast as the negative lead, Mogar.[10] Charu Asopa was roped in to play a cameo role of a brothel lady.[11]
In March 2021, Kunal Jaisingh was cast in a grey shade opposite Gracy Goswami's character.[12]
The series is set in Lahore. It is mainly shot at the Film City, Mumbai. Some initial sequences were shot in Amritsar. The cast and crew of the show also visited the Golden Temple before the release of the show.[13]
On 13 April 2021, Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra announced a sudden curfew due to increased Covid cases, while the production halted in Mumbai from 14 April 2021.[14]
The production location was soon shifted temporarily to Surendranagar, Gujarat.[15] The team shot at the Ambika Niwas Palace. After two months of shooting in Gujarat, the team shifted back to Film City, Mumbai on 20 June 2021.[16]
Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye premiered from 25 January 2021 to 20 August 2021 on Sony Entertainment Television.[17]
The series went off-air on 20 August 2021 due to low viewership.[18]
Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye received mostly mixed to positive reviews. It received praises for its story, cinematography, performance of the cast and music. Critics pointed that the narrative is simple but the language is heavy for the audiences to understand.[19][20]
India
The series had a TRP of 0.5 in its opening week. While initially it maintained a good rating, gradually the ratings declined in the later months.[21]
UK
The series had good ratings in the UK.[22] On its first day, it was watched by 15.5 K viewers, while on its second day it was watched by 24.2 K viewers.[23]
In March 2021, it was one of the most watched show[24] with 19.6 K viewers on 1 March and 32.2 K viewers on 3 March.[25]
| Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye Original Sound Track | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 25 January 2021 |
| Genre | Romance Soundtrack |
| Length | 14:17 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Sony Entertainment |
| Producer | Shashi Sumeet Productions |
Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye's soundtrack has been composed by Uttam Singh, lyrics are penned by Dev Kohli. All the songs have been sung by Javed Ali and Bela Shende.[26]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye(title track)" | Javed Ali, Bela Shende | 04:13 |
| 2. | "Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye(female version)" | Bela Shende | 04:13 |
| 3. | "Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye(male version)" | Javed Ali | 04:13 |
| 4. | "Gazab Ki Thi Wo Lali(female version)" | Bela Shende | 00:58 |
| 5. | "Gazab Ki Thi Wo Lali(male version)" | Javed Ali | 00:58 |
| 6. | "Kahaan Ye Khel Seekha(female version)" | Bela Shende | 00:58 |
| 7. | "Kahaan Ye Khel Seskha(male version)" | Javed Ali | 00:58 |
| Total length: | 05:11 | ||
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