Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi by Priya Bhattacharya
Country of origin
India
Original language
Hindi
No. of episodes
1,833
Production
Producers
Ekta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
Cinematography
Raju Halasagi
Sudesh Kotian
Deepak Malwankar
Sanjay Malwankar
Ashok Salian
Sanjay Memane
Editors
Dharmesh Shah
Sanjeev Shukla
Sagar S Naighojkar
Running time
22 minutes
Production company
Balaji Telefilms
Original release
Network
Star Plus
Release
3 July 2000 (2000-07-03) – 6 November 2008 (2008-11-06)
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Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (transl. Because even a mother-in-law was a daughter-in-law once) is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired from 3 July 2000 to 6 November 2008 on Star Plus.[3][4] The show was co-produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.[5]
The show revolved around an ideal daughter-in-law, the daughter of a pandit married to the grandson of business tycoon Govardhan Virani. The role of Tulsi Virani was played by Smriti Irani, who holds the record for winning 5 consective Best Actress-Popular awards from Indian Television Academy Awards and 2 Indian Telly Awards. Debuting alongside Kaun Banega Crorepati on July 3rd, 2000 on StarPlus, Kyunki... was the most successful serial at it's time, garnering double digit TRPs Television Rating Points for six continuous years, peaking at 22.4 in May 2001. Kyunki... marked a turning point for producer Ekta Kapoor and StarPlus, and resulted in iconic serials Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series), forming the big 3 for the channel through the 2000s. The show won 5 consecutive Best Serial-Popular awards from ITA and 6 consecutive Best Continuing Serials from Indian Telly Awards.
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