TV series

Kkusum

2001–2005 · 1 season

A melodramatic soap full of family conflict, betrayals, and emotional twists that keeps you hooked on its over-the-top drama.

Created by: Ekta Kapoor
Genres: Drama, Soap

Overview: Kkusum ... Ek Aam Ladki Ki Kahani was a popular daily Indian television drama telecast on Sony Entertainment Television and produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. It premiered in May 2001 and concluded in November 2005. The show lost ratings because of some drastic changes made in the cast. The lead actress Nausheen Sardar Ali was replaced by Mansi Joshi Roy and then Shilpa Saklani. Although the show was still very popular, it had to go off air. It is India's eighth-longest running serial.

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Created by: Ekta Kapoor
Genres: Drama, Soap

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
betrayal
love
class
redemption
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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