Ishqbaaaz | |
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Genre | Drama |
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Directed by | Lalit Mohan |
Starring | See below |
Country of origin | India |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 200 as of 3 February 2017 |
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Cinematography | Rajan Singh |
Production company(s) | 4 Lions Films |
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Original network | Star Plus |
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Original release | June 27, 2016 | – present
Ishqbaaaz (English: Lovers) is an Indian drama television series which is broadcast on Star Plus. It premiered on 27 June 2016 and airs Monday to Saturday at 10:00 PM IST. Nakuul Mehta, Kunal Jaisingh and Leenesh Mattoo respectively portray Shivaay, Omkara and Rudra, the three heirs of the Oberoi family. The show initially focused on the tale of three brothers, later become centered on the love story of Shivaay and Annika (Surbhi Chandna); with the story of Omkara and Rudra being shifted to the spinoff series Dil Boley Oberoi.
The story is about the lives of a rich business family in Mumbai, the Oberoi family who face difficult and challenging situations from time to time. Kalyani Oberoi is the matriarch of the family who resides in Oberoi mansion with her two sons and their family. The elder brother Tej has a wife, Jhanvi who has a drinking addiction because of Tej's illicit affair with his secretary, Svetlana. Tej and Jhanvi have three children. Their elder son is Omkara, a sculptor and a self made billionaire who also has a history of drug use. He is an understanding person and hates his father. He was also involved a relationship with a girl named Riddhima but broke up with her later on. Tej and Jhanvi's second child, Rudra, is a flirtatious guy and a playboy who is a fitness freak and loves partying and women, however, he does not believe in the concept of marriage. He is very friendly in nature. They also have a daughter, Priyanka whom everyone calls 'Prinku'. She is a quiet and simple girl who gets nervous really easily because of her social anxiety disorder but gets involved with her opposite; the brash ACP Ranveer. Tej has a younger brother, Shakti who is married to Pinky. They have one son, Shivaay, who is the eldest son and the face of the Oberoi's industry. He is a business tycoon with a strict personality that matches his uncle, Tej. He is arrogant, snobbish and judges people on the basis of their lineage and social status, rather than their personality or work. He does not believe in love but is engaged with a girl named Tia Kapoor because of her high class and status. Shivaay has a sense of loyalty towards his family name. Both, Tej and Pinky, want their respective sons to inherit the business and thus end up fighting each other. Even after everything the three cousins share an unusually strong bond with each other.