Woh Toh Hai Albelaa

Woh To Hai Albelaa (transl.He is unique) is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 14 March 2022.[1] It airs on Star Bharat and digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi under Director Kut's Productions,[2] it an official adaptation of Star Vijay's Tamil series Eeramana Rojave. It stars Shaheer Sheikh and Hiba Nawab.[3][4]

Woh Toh Hai Albelaa
GenreDrama
Romance
Created byRajan Shahi
Based onEeramana Rojave
Starring
Music byNakash Aziz
Sargam Jassu
Opening themeWoh To Hai Albelaa
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes336
Production
Producer
  • Rajan Shahi
Running time20-24 minutes
Production companyDirector's Kut Productions
Release
Original networkStar Bharat
Picture format576i
HDTV 1080i
Original release14 March 2022 (2022-03-14) 
present
Related
Eeramana Rojave

Plot

Balwant Sharma and Dhanraj Choudhary are neighbors and best friends like their wives Indrani and Saroj. However, due to a fight between their children Krishna and Sayuri, both families become enemies. Saroj thinks Balwant used Dhanraj only for his business. Balwant denies so and asks what Saroj wants. She demands half of his business, due to which Indrani and Saroj get into a confrontation. Indrani slaps and insults Saroj. Balwant later dies due to his deteriorating health.

18 years later

Saroj is not able to accept Indrani and her family members and hates them for the insult. Sharma's eldest daughter Sayuri is a professor and she hates Krishna (Kanha) because she holds him responsible for all the hatred between the two families. Sayuri and Choudhary's eldest son, Chiranjeev (Chiru) loves each other and wants to get married. They convince their family members, especially Saroj. The wedding preparations start but unfortunately, Chiru meets with an accident and dies on the day of his wedding. Saroj blames Sayuri and Kanha. Meanwhile, Kanha marries Sayuri in order to fulfill the promise he made to Chiru. Both Kanha and Sayuri are unable to accept each other and Saroj does not accept Sayuri as her daughter-in-law. Kanha's former love, Anjali tries to create problems between Kanha and Sayuri because she wants to marry him. Kanha and Sayuri become friends and they start to admire each other and later they realize their love for each other. Saroj is still not able to accept Sayuri. Sayuri later reveals her pregnancy, after which Saroj finally accepts Sayuri as her daughter-in-law.

Kanha's younger brother, Nakul, and Sayuri's younger sister, Rashmi confess their love for each other. Saroj accepts the proposal, after which Nakul and Rashmi get engaged. Rashmi starts feeling jealous about Sayuri's position in the household and starts hating her. Saroj accepts the marriage proposal to Rishi for Kusum, but Rishi tortures and abuses her. After Sayuri and Kanha find out the truth, they sent Rishi to jail. Rishi runs from the jail and kidnaps Kusum. Sayuri takes responsibility and goes to save Kusum from Rishi, who attacks her. Unfortunately, Sayuri suffers a miscarriage. Sayuri's friend Yash and Kusum falls in love with each other. Later, Yash and Kusum and Nakul and Rashmi get married. Rashmi reveals to Sayuri that she can't bear a baby, in order to create problems between Kanha and Sayuri, later Sayuri exposes Rashmi, after which she decides to get rid of Sayuri. When Sayuri, Kanha, Nakul, Rashmi, Yash, and Kusum go for their family deity worship, Rashmi pushes Sayuri off the cliff and she is presumed dead.

1 year later

After a year, Rashmi has several nightmares due to the incident and has given birth to her and Nakul's child. Kanha is still not able to accept Sayuri's death and his relationship with Nakul has suffered. On his way, Kanha meets with an accident, after which Dr. Vikrant saves him. He sees Vikrant's wife Sanchi, who is Sayuri's lookalike with their daughter Komal. He assumes Saachi to be Sayuri and gets delighted. Saachi is in fact Sayuri and she doesn't tell Kanha the truth because her and Kahna's daughter are with Vikrant. Vikrant blackmails Sayuri that if she says anything to Kanha he will harm her daughter. Meanwhile, Kanha decides to find the truth and bring Sayuri back home. Rashmi is shocked to learn that Sayuri is alive.

Cast

Main

  • Hiba Nawab as Sayuri "Sayu" Choudhary (née Sharma) : Indrani and Balwant's daughter; Rashmi and Priya's sister; Bhanumati's granddaughter; Krishna's wife; Kiara's mother and Komal's adoptive mother; Arjun's aunt (2022–present)
    • Fake Sanchi Desai: Vikrant's fake wife; Komal's fake mother (2022–2023)
  • Shaheer Sheikh as Krishna "Kanha" Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's son; Chiranjeev and Nakul's brother; Kusum's half-brother; Tejendra's grandson; Sayuri's husband; Kiara's father and Komal's adoptive father; Arjun's uncle (2022–present)

Recurring

  • Kinshuk Vaidya as Nakul Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's youngest son; Chiranjeev and Krishna's brother; Kusum's half-brother; Tejendra's grandson; Rashmi's husband; Arjun's father; Kiara's uncle (2022–present)
  • Rachi Sharma / Dharti Bhatt as Rashmi "Rashu" Choudhary (née Sharma): Indrani and Balwant's second daughter; Sayuri and Priya's sister; Bhanumati's granddaughter; Nakul's wife; Arjun's mother; Kiara's aunt (2022) / (2022–present)
  • Sucheta Khanna as Indrani Sharma: Balwant's wife; Sayuri, Rashmi and Priya's mother; Kiara and Arjun's maternal grandmother (2022–present)
  • Pallavi Pradhan as Saroj Choudhary: Dhanraj's second wife; Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's mother; Kusum's step-mother; Kiara and Arjun's grandmother (2022–present)
  • Suruchi Adarkar as Kusum Jindal (née Choudhary): Sakshi and Dhanraj's daughter; Saroj's step-daughter; Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's half-sister; Rishi's ex-wife; Yash's wife; Kiara and Arjun's aunt (2022–present)
  • Khushwant Walia as Yash Jindal: Sayuri's best friend; Krishna's business partner; Kusum's second husband; Kiara and Arjun's uncle (2022–present)
  • Mehul Buch as Dhanraj Choudhary: Tejendra's son; Sakshi's widower; Saroj's husband; Kusum, Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's father; Kiara and Arjun's grandfather (2022–present)
  • Nayan Bhatt as Bhanumati Sharma: Balwant's mother; Sayuri, Rashmi and Priya's grandmother; Kiara and Arjun's maternal greatgrandmother (2022–present)
  • Somesh Agarwal as Tejendra Choudhary: Dhanraj's father; Kusum, Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's grandfather; Kiara and Arjun's great-grandfather (2022–present)
  • Hazel Shah as Komal "Kuku" Desai: Vikrant and Sanchi's daughter; Krishna and Sayuri's adoptive daughter; Kiara's adoptive sister (2022–present)
  • Prerna Mehta as Kiara "Mithu" Choudhary: Krishna and Sayuri's daughter; Chiranjeev, Nakul, Rashmi, Priya and Kusum's niece; Dhanraj and Saroj's paternal granddaughter; Balwant, Indrani's maternal granddaughter; Tejendra's paternal great-granddaughther; Bhanumati's maternal great-granddaughther; Komal's adoptive sister (2023–present)
  • Deven Jain as Arjun Chaudhary: Nakul and Rashmi's son; Chiranjeev, Krishna, Sayuri, Priya and Kusum's nephew; Dhanraj and Saroj's paternal grandson; Balwant, Indrani's maternal grandson; Tejendra's paternal great-grandson; Bhanumati's maternal great-grandson (2023–present)
  • Priyamvada Kant as Chamanbahar: Choudhary's househelp; Tingu's elder sister; Sayuri's rival (2023–present)
  • Sujata Vaishnav as Archana Choudhary: Saroj and Indrani's aunt-in-law; Chiranjeev, Krishna and Nakul's maternal grandmother (2022–present)
  • Karan Veer Mehra as Dr. Vikrant Desai: Sanchi's husband; Komal's father; Sayuri's fake husband (2022–2023)
  • Vaishnavi Ganatra as Priya "Pia" Sharma: Indrani and Balwant's youngest daughter; Sayuri and Rashmi's sister; Kiara and Arjun's aunt (2022)
  • Anuj Sachdeva as Chiranjeev "Chiru" Choudhary: Saroj and Dhanraj's eldest son; Krishna and Nakul's brother; Kusum's half-brother; Sayuri's ex-fiancé ; Kiara and Arjun's uncle (2022) (Dead)
  • Sachin Tyagi as Balwant Sharma: Bhanumati's son; Indrani's husband; Sayuri, Rashmi and Priya's father; Kiara and Arjun's maternal grandfather (2022) (Dead)
  • Aparna Dixit as Anjali Malhotra: Roma and Amitabh's daughter; Krishna's ex-girlfriend turned obsessive lover (2022)
  • Manish Chawla as Rishi Kumar: Kusum's ex-husband (2022) (Dead)
  • Arup Pal as Amitabh Malhotra: Roma's husband; Anjali's father (2022)
  • Sanjana Phadke as Roma Malhotra: Amitabh's wife; Anjali's mother (2022)
  • Monu Khanojiya as Tingu: Chamanbahar's younger brother (2023–present)
  • Sushmita Singh as Ammu: Nakul's love interest (2023–present)
  • Abhinav Chakshu Kashyap as Rahul: Anjali's friend (2022)
  • Krishnakant Singh Bundela as Panditji

Production

Development

The series is produced by Rajan Shahi under the Director Kut's Productions. Woh Toh Hai Albelaa officially started with a puja on the sets.[5][6]

For a song sequence, Kanha, portrayed by Sheikh recreated Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean.[7]

Casting

Shaheer Sheikh was cast to portray the lead, Krishna.[8] It marks his second collaboration with Rajan Shahi post Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke. He said, "I am very happy to work with Rajan Shahi sir once again. Krishna's character is very cool, allowing me to explore Shaheer Sheikh in reel life too and add my own interpretations to the character."[9] Hiba Nawab was cast as Sayuri, opposite Sheikh. It is her second collaboration with Rajan Shahi after Tere Sheher Mein.[10][11]

Kinshuk Vaidya and Rachi Sharma were cast as Krishna's brother Nakul and Sayuri's sister Rashmi respectively. It marks Sharma's acting debut.[12][13] Anuj Sachdeva was cast as the eldest brother, Chiru. His role ended in May 2022.[14] Suruchi Adarkar was cast as the eldest sister Kusum, marking her Hindi TV debut.[15]

In December 2022, Dharti Bhatt replaced Rachi Sharma as Rashmi Sharma Choudhary, who left the show as she did not wanted to play a mother onscreen.[16]

Filming

The series is set in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. It is mainly shot at the Film City, Mumbai. Some initial sequences, including a song were shot at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[17][18]

Release

The series promos were released in February 2022.[19][20] Woh Toh Hai Albelaa premiered on 14 March 2022 on Star Bharat.[21]

Soundtrack

Woh Toh Hai Albelaa
Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by
Released14 March 2022
GenreRomance
Soundtrack
Length4:35
LanguageHindi
LabelStar India
ProducerRajan Shahi
Nakash Aziz and Sargam Jassu chronology
Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii
(2021)
Woh Toh Hai Albelaa
(2022)

Woh Toh Hai Albelaa soundtrack is composed by Nakash Aziz and Sargam Jassu. The first song "Woh Toh Hai Albelaa" is inspired from 1994 film Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa's song of the same name. It is the theme song of Kanha. The second song "Ho Rabba" is the theme song of Kanha and Sayuri.

Woh Toh Hai Albelaa: Tracklisting
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Woh Toh Hai Albelaa" (Male)Nakash Aziz
Sargam Jassu
2:05
2."Ho Rabba" (Male)Nakash Aziz
Sargam Jassu
2:30

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actress (Drama) Hiba Nawab Nominated [22]
Popular Actor (Drama) Shaheer Sheikh Nominated
Popular Serial (Drama) Woh Toh Hai Albelaa Nominated
14th Gold Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Shaheer Sheikh Nominated [23]
Best Actress in a Lead Role Hiba Nawab
Best Television Show (Fiction) Woh Toh Hai Albelaa

References

  1. "Shaheer Sheikh and the cast of Woh Toh Hai Albela visit religious places of all beliefs; fans say, 'The beauty of every religion in our country in just one post' - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Shaheer Sheikh to star in Rajan Shahi and Star Bharat's new TV show 'Woh Toh Hai Albela". ABP News. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. "Woh Toh Hai Albela cast Shaheer Sheikh, Hiba Nawab and Aparna Dixit snapped on the sets; PICS". Pinkvilla. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. Suri, Ridhi (15 February 2022). "Shaheer Sheikh to star in new TV show 'Woh Toh Hai Albela' post father's demise". India TV News. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. "Shaheer Sheikh and Rajan Shahi begin Woh Toh Hai Albelaa on an auspicious note, SEE Photos". Zoom TV. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. "Woh Toh Hai Albela: Shaheer Sheikh and Hiba Nawab get snapped on the sets of the show; PICS". Pinkvilla. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. "Shaheer Sheikh recreates Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow look for new show Woh Toh Hai Albela; see pics". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. "Shaheer Sheikh to star in the new TV show 'Woh Toh Hai Albela' opposite Hiba Nawab". Bollywood Hungama. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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  11. "Hiba Nawab took inspiration from her mother for her role in 'Woh To Hai Albela'". The Times of India. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  12. "If I had brothers, I am sure they would have been like Anuj and Shaheer, says Kinshuk Vaidya of Woh Toh Hai Albelaa". Times of India. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  13. "Rachi Sharma on making her TV debut with show Woh Toh Hai Albela, 'I never thought that in just 3 months I would bag a like this'". Times of India. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  14. "Anuj Sachdeva talks about how he prepped up for the role of an elder brother in Woh To Hai Albela". Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  15. "Suruchi Adarkar: Working for 10 years in the Marathi industry, Hindi TV never crossed my mind". Times of India. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. "Dharti Bhatt on REPLACING Rachi Sharma as Rashmi in Woh Toh Hai Albela and new twist in the show". Zoom TV. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  17. "Shaheer Sheikh on shooting song for Woh Toh Hai Albela: Hope my performance & character is liked by audience". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  18. "Shaheer Sheikh is shooting a special song for 'Woh To Hai Albelaa' in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  19. "Exclusive - Shaheer Sheikh and Hiba Nawab's 'Woh Toh hai Albela': New promo out! WATCH". ABP News. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  20. "Shaheer Sheikh starring in new TV show named 'Woh Toh Hai Albela'; promo out!". Mid Day. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. "Woh Toh Hai Albela actors Shaheer Sheikh and Kinshuk Vaidya on the upcoming sequence". Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  22. "22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Nominations - Vote Now". Indian Television Academy Awards. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  23. "14th Boroplus Gold Awards, 2022: Check Out The List Of Nominees". Gold Awards. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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