Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani (translation: This Is a Story of Love) is an Indian supernatural television series produced by Ekta Kapoor that aired on STAR One from 18 October 2010 to 15 December 2011. Developed under the working title "Fanaa", it was regarded as one of the more ambitious projects by producer Ekta Kapoor. Starring Vivian Dsena and Sukirti Kandpal, the show was the first youth-centric supernatural series in India inspired by The Vampire Diaries and the Twilight Saga. Vivian Dsena's portrayal of a vampire helped establish his public notability.
Plot The story follows Abhay, a 200-year-old vampire who falls for a human Piya, who resembles his soulmate when he was human, princess Maithili.
The series begins with Piyali/Piyashree Jaiswal, a bright girl from an orphanage receiving a Harrison scholarship for a prominent college in Dehradun, the Mount College. Piya and her mother Sugandh Jaiswal were abandoned by her father, Arnab Dobriyal, when she was a child. After her mother's death due to cancer, she lived in the orphanage for ten years. When she reaches Mount College, she is befriended by Misha Dobriyal, who introduces her to Kabir Singh Rathore, and his ex-girlfriend Tanushree Ambolkar, also known as T. Kabir falls in love with Piya at first sight. The first day, as the four go mountain rappelling, Piya falls, and an unknown person saves her. Misha introduces her elder sister Panchi Dobriyal and her mother Madhu Dobriyal to Piya. At a party that night, she meets Panchi's fiancé Danish Singh Rathore who is Kabir's cousin. T insults Piya at the party and Piya leaves the venue. In the forest, she meets her unknown saviour for the second time. Piya's roommate plots against her in a case of drugs. Misha requests her father to save Piya. Piya's hostel mistress discovers the plot and takes the culprits to the police station.
When Piya sees Misha's father, she is shocked to learn that he is her father. Arnab however does not recognise Piya, having last seen her during her childhood and also believes that Sugandh and Piya died in an accident. Piya realises that Madhu is her stepmother and Panchi and Misha are her half-sisters. The next day, Misha introduces her to Ruhi Juneja or Tracker, her friend. An unknown guy she met earlier when arriving in Dehradun is revealed to be Abhay Raichand, who comes to seek admission into the college. The Raichands become a big name in the city as they arrive, buying an old empty house on the outskirts, and transact many deals with prominent businesspeople like Mr. Dobriyal. Abhay is rude and arrogant, and when the principal does not give him admission, the family has the principal replaced.
Panchi is the director of a skit in which Piya plays Juliet and Kabir, Romeo. Abhay wants the role of Romeo which leads to a contest that Abhay wins. The Raichands host a party, where Abhay excludes Piya's name as he doesn't want her in the party but Misha forgets her invitation card in her room and asks Piya to bring it over. When Abhay sees Piya in the party, he hurts and insults her. Haseena Raichand, Abhay's mother, asks him to apologize. Abhay does so in front of the guests and asks her to dance with him, which makes Kabir jealous.
The next day when Piya visits the Raichands' house to give sweets to them for her birthday, Abhay's father, Chand Raichand is shocked to see her face as she resembles Abhay's ex-girlfriend. Abhay and Piya collide several times and fight every time. Kabir writes a love letter to Piya and tells her that if she reciprocates, she should wear a yellow dress the next day. Instead of putting the letter in Piya's locker, he drops it into Misha's. Misha is shocked to read the letter and places the letter beside T's locker which makes T believe that Kabir still loves her. The letter then reaches Tracker by mistake. Misha tries the next day to hide from Kabir. Piya accidentally spills juice on her, and gives her a yellow top to wear. Misha reluctantly agrees to wear it. Kabir sees Piya wearing a yellow skirt, and assumes she likes him too, which makes Abhay jealous. When they both are rehearsing their roles, Abhay is mesmerized by Piya because her straight hair is like that of his ex-girlfriend Mathili.
A new roommate, Maya Sharma, arrives and befriends Piya but hides something from her. In Misha's birthday party Piya, Misha and Panchi learn that Maya is pregnant and being abused by her boyfriend. Due to certain misunderstandings, Piya thinks Abhay is her boyfriend, and Maya does not contradict this. Although Piya is charmed by and attracted to Abhay, his rudeness and attitude make her believe that he is the culprit. In the party, Kabir confess his love to Piya in front of everyone. Abhay asks Piya to accept Kabir's proposal and eventually she agrees. Abhay makes T stay away from Piya. One day in a club party Piya accidentally falls into Abhay's arms and Abhay remembers his past with Mathili.
Madhu learns that Piya is Arnab and Sugandh's daughter. The next day in a boxing match in college, Abhay has the better of Kabir but deliberately loses as he is smitten by Piya who worries about Kabir's injury. Madhu meets Piya and tells her she knows that Piya is Arnab's daughter and asks her to not inform Misha and Pancho. Maya has a miscarriage and Piya thinks that Abhay orchestrated it. At Danish and Panchi's engagement Maya confesses to Piya that an innocent Abhay repeatedly saved her life, Danish is the real culprit and not even Abhay knows. Piya asks Abhay why he accepted the blame and he replies that he wants everyone, including Piya, to hate him. They realize their feelings for each other. When Piya confronts Danish, he threatens her, and Abhay arrives just in time to save Piya. Abhay finds a photo of Maya with Danish but she destroys the proof. Danish goes to Piya's hostel to hurt her but she is saved by Abhay. Piya then goes to his house and finds about Abhay's ex-girlfriend. She faces immense humiliation the next day as Abhay's parents, Chand and Haseena, arrive at the college to oust the girl who spent the night at their home, but she is saved by Abhay and Arnab. Piya tries to tell the Dobriyals the truth, but Danish instead blames her, saying that she kept throwing herself at him. An angry Arnab tries to slap Piya but is saved by Abhay.
Misha becomes suspicious of Danish because of a check given by Danish to Maya around November at which time he apparently did not yet know her. She also wonders if Piya is telling the truth. Abhay predicts an earthquake before the students sense one. Piya tells Abhay that Misha might get stuck in the locker room. Abhay breaks the wall and saves Misha. Misha tries to finds out the truth with the help of Piya's phone which had the recorded confession, but it gets thrown into water. Abhay does not like Piya telling everyone that he saved Misha but soon he learns that T was taking credit for saving Misha. Piya finds Mathili's photo in Abhay's wallet and straightens her hair just like Maithili's. Misha apologizes to Piya for her actions and both seek to hide their friendship. Abhay is shocked to see Piya's new look, while Piya asks him why he keeps Maithili's photograph in his wallet. Abhay learns that Misha and Piya have become friends again and of their plan to expose Danish. Maya confesses the truth to Kabir in front of Piya and Misha. Abhay, in his anger, ends up calling Piya 'Maithili'. Piya and Maya dress up as ballet girls to dance at Danish's bachelor's party. With the help of Kabir, they reveal the truth. Danish tries to stab Piya but she is saved by Abhay. Piya follows Abhay as his hands were bleeding but is shocked to witness the blood vanishing. Abhay goes to a grave which Piya finds out is Mathili's.
Panchi apologizes to Piya for her ill-treatment. Kabir also visits the Dobriyal house to apologize to her. Piya forgives Kabir but tells him that their relationship is at an end and they will only be friends. In a college picnic, Misha learns that Angad, Kabir's best friend, loves her. Danish who gets bailed by the Raichands, tries to kidnap Piya but kidnaps Tracker mistakenly. Abhay and Piya find Tracker but are later surrounded by wolves. He scares the wolves away but Piya gets afraid and runs away too. Next day, they go to Pandher castle. Abhay is afraid of entering it and runs from there. Kabir tells Piya about the history of Pandher and asks her to accompany with him while returning to Dehradun but she refuses and instead gets stuck in the castle. Danish tries to kill Piya but Abhay realizes that Piya is in danger and saves her. In the castle, Piya sees Mathili's painting and is shocked that she was a princess of Pandher 200 years ago. Abhay tells her that he is writing a book on Pandher and that is why he keeps Mathili's picture in his wallet. Abhay brings Piya's silver chain which she lost in the castle, but when the chain falls into his hands, they bleed. Piya has seen Abhay do several things which are beyond comprehension. She questions him, but he misleads her.
Panchi gets a new job and Misha and Panchi plan to bring Abhay and Piya closer. On the other hand, Sugandh's lawyer informs Arnab that Sugandh died because of cancer and Piya is still alive; Arnab is shocked because he was told both Sugandh and Piya died in a car accident. Piya discovers that Arnab has learnt the truth, but doesn't tell him that she is his daughter. Piya finds a book in the college library which is on Pandher but is unable to read it because it is written in an old language. Piya visits the castle again and meets an old man who tells her that the book is written in Pandher's language to hide the secrets of Pandher. He narrates the story of Princess Mathili to her and tells her that the princess was in love with a pauper Abhayendra Singh. When king learnt of it, he punished his own daughter by burning her alive and Abhayendra who tries to rescue her perishes in the fire too. Piya thinks that she and Abhay are both reborn, as Abhayendra's face is similar to Abhay's. Piya gifts Abhay a book on his birthday party which contains Maithili's photo.
Piya learns that Abhay is the adopted son of Chand and Haseena. Abhay abducts Piya when she dresses up like Maithili in a party and questions his and Maithili's connection. He leaves her in a cave but retrieves after realizing his mistake. Chand and Haseena find out about Piya's quest and decide to leave the city. Piya meets with an accident and Kabir takes her to the hospital and informs Misha. Arnab donates blood to Piya and Madhu decides to disclose the truth about Piya to Arnab. Abhay realizes that Piya is in danger and visits the hospital secretly, healing her wounds with his power. Abhay visits Piya's hostel to see her. Piya realizes her love for Abhay and decides to uncover the truth of Maithili and him. She goes to an old cottage where Mathili was burnt alive but gets stuck in the cottage as it catches fire. Abhay tries to rescue her but is unable to. Having lost Maithili similarly, he decides to assume his vampire form to save Piya. Piya is shocked to witness it and contemplates running away but returns when she realises that she loves him. Abhay decides to stay away from Piya as he doesn't want her to become part of his world.