Kundali Bhagya () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series created by Ekta Kapoor and produced by Balaji Telefilms. A spin-off of Kumkum Bhagya, it premiered on 12 July 2017 on Zee TV and streams digitally on ZEE5. One of the longest running Indian television soap opera, the show featured Shraddha Arya, Dheeraj Dhoopar, Manit Joura, Shakti Arora, Shakti Anand, Paras Kalnawat, Sana Sayyad, Baseer Ali, and Adrija Roy. The series ended on 6 December 2024.
Plot The Arora sisters, Preeta and Srishti, move to Mumbai to fulfill their father’s dying wish of reuniting with their mother, Sarla. Preeta becomes a physiotherapist for Bani Luthra, the matriarch of the Luthra family. While the elder grandson, Rishabh, shares a cordial bond with her, the younger one, Karan, a cricket star, has a strained relationship with her. Preeta and Karan, though initially at loggerheads and bickering, start to slowly develop a friendship with each other that turns into love, though neither confesses their feelings.
Rishabh is set to marry Sherlyn, but Preeta and Karan discover that Sherlyn is having an affair with Preeta's fiancé, Prithvi. Despite their attempts to stop the wedding, Sherlyn manipulates the situation, and Karan, influenced by misunderstandings, starts hating Preeta. On the day of Preeta’s wedding to Prithvi, Karan takes his place, marrying her out of spite but soon abandoning her. Kareena arranges for Karan to marry Mahira, his obsessive childhood friend. Preeta then replaces Mahira and marries Karan to protect his family from Mahira and Sherlyn's plots. Despite their reconciliation, Karan and Preeta face more obstacles as Sherlyn and Prithvi continue to scheme against them.
Three months later, Preeta and Karan adopt a child, Pihu. Sonakshi, Karan’s college friend, tries to separate them due to her obsession with Karan. Sonakshi arranges for a goon to cause an accident that results in Pihu’s death. Preeta is blamed for the accident and removed from the Luthra house, while Karan expels Sonakshi for coercing him into marrying her.
Two years later, Preeta returns to Mumbai from her hometown. She meets Mahesh, who is now mentally unstable after being tortured by Prithvi. She learns that Prithvi has taken control of the Luthra business and is exploiting the family after having married Karan's cousin, Kritika. With Mahesh’s will, Preeta re-enters the Luthra mansion and exposes Prithvi’s schemes and restores the family's wealth. She helps Rishabh return from Dubai, where he had been trapped by Prithvi, and they both expose Sherlyn and Prithvi. Sherlyn and Natasha try to convince Karan that Preeta and Rishabh are having an affair. Karan is manipulated into believing this, and he is later pushed off a dam by Natasha and Roxy. He is presumed dead. Preeta, who is pregnant with Karan's child, marries Rishabh for the child’s legitimacy. Preeta gives birth to a daughter, Kavya.
Five years later, Karan is revealed to have survived the accident but suffered memory loss and undergone plastic surgery. He returns as Arjun Suryavanshi and is engaged to Nidhi Hinduja, who saved him. As Arjun, Karan tries to destroy Preeta and Rishabh, believing they pushed him off the dam. Eventually, after learning Karan's true identity, Preeta and Rishabh prove their innocence through CCTV footage. Karan regains his memory and reconciles with Preeta. He severs ties with Nidhi. After a few months, Karan and Preeta have fraternal twin sons, Rudraksh and Shaurya. Nidhi's sister, Anjali, who is obsessed with Karan, kidnaps Rudraksh. However, after a series of events, she dies in a confrontation. Preeta is once again blamed for the chaos and leaves the family, but she saves Rudraksh. It is presumed by the Luthras that Preeta and Rudraksh have died.
Twenty years later, Preeta and Srishti have relocated, and Srishti has raised Preeta’s son, Rudraksh, whom she renamed Rajveer. Preeta, who lost her memories after the accident, suffers from panic attacks. Rajveer, now grown up, learns about his true parentage and returns to Mumbai with a determination to reclaim Preeta’s honor. Eventually, Srishti and Preeta end up in Mumbai as well and she meets Karan, who is delighted to learn that she survived. Nidhi is now married to Karan and she does not want to lose him, hence, she tries to separate Karan and Preeta and prevent Preeta from regaining her memories. Nidhi then attacks Srishti when she learns her truth, who ends up in a coma. Meanwhile, Rajveer gets a job at Karan’s company, and Shaurya grows insecure about Rajveer and plots against him. Rajveer and Palki fall in love, while Nidhi and Shaurya continue to plot against Rajveer and Preeta. The Luthra family slowly begins to accept Preeta again. Kavya's fiancé, Varun, is revealed to be Prithvi and Sherlyn's son, Shelly, who came to take revenge. The relationship is called off. Rajveer is appointed CEO of Luthra Industries. Soon, Preeta realizes Shaurya's scheming, and a confrontation ensues, with Nidhi blaming Shaurya's actions on Rajveer. In a fit of rage, Rakhi and Mahesh end up revealing Rajveer's true identity in front of Preeta, triggering her memory. She collapses into a coma, and the family prays for her recovery. Thus ending the show on a sad and open end note.
Cast Main Shraddha Arya as Dr. Preeta Arora Luthra: A physiotherapist; Sarla and Raghuveer's second daughter (2017–2024) Dheeraj Dhoopar / Shakti Arora / Shakti Anand as Karan Luthra: A cricketer; Rakhi and Mahesh's younger son (2017–2022) / (2022–2023) / (2023–2024) Manit Joura as Rishabh Luthra: Rakhi and Mahesh's elder son (2017–2024) Paras Kalnawat as Rudraksh "Rudra" Luthra alias Rajveer Arora: Preeta and Karan's elder twin son (2023–2024) Baseer Ali as Shaurya Luthra: A rap artist; Preeta and Karan's younger twin son (2023–2024) Sana Sayyad / Adrija Roy as Dr. Palki Khurana: Shailendra and Daljeet's eldest daughter (2023–2024) / (2024)
Recurring Aroras Vijay Kashyap as Raghuveer Arora: Daljeet's son (2017) Supriya Shukla as Sarla Arora: Raghuveer's widow (2017–2022) Madhu Raja as Daljeet Arora: Matriarch of the Arora family; Raghuveer's mother (2017–2023) Jasjeet Babbar / Mehnaaz Shroff as Janki: The Aroras' house help and caretaker (2017–2021) / (2021–2023)
Luthras Neelam Mehra as Bani Luthra: Matriarch of the Luthra family; Mahesh, Suresh, and Kareena's mother (2017–2024) Naveen Saini as Mahesh Luthra: Bani's elder son (2017–2024) Anisha Hinduja as Rakhi Luthra: Mahesh's wife (2017–2024) Mrinal Singh Lal as Ruchika Luthra: Mahesh and Rakhi's daughter (2017) Mrinal Navell Chandra as Kavya "Kavu" Luthra: Preeta and Karan's daughter (2023–2024) Ananya Gambhir as young Kavya (2022–2023) Swarna Pandey as Pihu Luthra: Preeta and Karan's adoptive daughter (2021) Saptrishi Ghosh as Suresh Luthra: Bani's younger son (2021) Shravani Goswami as Parminder "Pammi" Luthra: Suresh's wife (2021) Pyumori Mehta Ghosh / Usha Bachani as Kareena Luthra: Bani's daughter (2017) / (2017–2024) Twinkle Vashisht as Kritika "Kriti" Luthra: Kareena's daughter (2017–2024) Abhishek Kapoor as Sameer "Sammy" Luthra: Rishabh and Karan's cousin (2017–2023) Anjum Fakih as Srishti Arora Luthra: Raghuveer and Sarla's younger daughter (2017–2023) Niya Sharma / Ira Sone / Akanksha Juneja as Nidhi "Nidz" Hinduja Luthra: Anjali's elder sister; later associated with the Luthra family (2022) / (2023) / (2023–2024)
Malhotras Sanjay Gagnani as Prithvi Malhotra: Pawan's brother (2017–2023) Ruhi Chaturvedi as Sherlyn Khurana Malhotra: Sanjana's daughter (2017–2023; 2024) Ashish Trivedi as Shelly "Varun Gill" Malhotra: Sherlyn and Prithvi's son (2023–2024) Kajal Jain as Aliya Malhotra: Shelly's wife (2024) Ankit Gupta as Pawan Malhotra: Prithvi's younger brother (2020–2021)
Khuranas Charanjit Kaur as Sukhwinder Khurana: Shailendra and Gurpreet's mother (2024) Farukh Saeed as Shailendra Khurana: Sukhwinder's son (2023) Roma Bali as Daljeet Khurana: Shailendra's wife (2023–2024) Rose Sardana as Mahi Khurana: Shailendra and Daljeet's daughter (2023) Shalini Mahal as Shanaya "Sona" Khurana: Shailendra and Daljeet's daughter (2023–2024)
Bajwas Niju Machhan as Gurpreet Khurana Bajwa: Sukhwinder's daughter (2023–2024) Sohil Singh Jhuti as Mohit Bajwa: Gurpreet's son (2023–2024)
Gills Gayatri Soham / Naina Gupta / Mayanka Sharma Patel as Dr. Roma Gill: Gautam's wife (2023) / (2024) / (2024) Farooq Khan / Rajesh Sharma as Gautam Gill: Shelly's fake father (2023) / (2024) Guneet Sharma as Rahul Gill: Son of Gautam and Roma; Shelly's fake brother (2023)
Others Sahil Phull as Deepak: Preeta's ex-fiancé (2017) Shyn Khurana as Malishka: Karan's ex-girlfriend (2017) Sanjana Phadke as Sanjana Khurana: Sherlyn's mother (2017–2022; 2024) Roma Arora as Sofia: Karan's former girlfriend (2017–2018) Mahira Sharma as Monisha Sharma: Karan's ex-fiancée (2018–2019) Aman Gandhi as Ritvik: Monisha's boyfriend (2018) Swati Kapoor as Mahira Khanna: Ramona's daughter (2019–2021) Kasturi Banerjee / Geetanjali Mishra as Ramona Khanna: Mahira's mother (2019–2020) / (2020–2021) Akshay Raj Jawrani as Shiv: Karan's friend; one-sided lover of Preeta (2019) Saurabbh Ravi Dutta as Harsh: Karan and Rishabh’s office employee (2021) Aashish Mehrotra / Mukul Harish / Naveen Sharma as Akshay Ahuja: Mr. and Mrs. Ahuja's son (2017) / (2018) / (2021) Girish Thapar as Mr. Ahuja: Akshay's father (2017–2018; 2021) Parveen Kaur as Mrs. Ahuja: Akshay's mother (2017–2018; 2021) Ruchita Anchor as Megha Ahuja: Akshay's wife (2021) Mansi Srivastava as Sonakshi Raichand: Yashvardhan's daughter; Karan's college friend and obsessive lover (2021) Hemant Choudhary as Yashvardhan Raichand: Sonakshi's father (2021) Giriraj Kabra as Rajat Bedi: Sonakshi's fiancé (2021) Sonal Vengurlekar as Anjali Hinduja: Nidhi's younger sister; Karan's obsessive lover; Rajveer's kidnapper (2022–2023) Rishika Nag as Natasha Khurana / Payal: A con woman; Sherlyn's fake cousin (2021–2022; 2023) Vipin Sharma as Nagre: Prithvi's advocate (2021–2022) V S Prince Ratann as Operator: CCTV Footage Operator (2023) Pankaj Bijlani as Inspector Surya: Yash's father; Karan's rival; Narcotics Bureau officer (2023–2024) Saif Moin Khan as Anshuman Pandey: Karan's business rival (2024) Pulkit Jain as Sunny: Shaurya's childhood friend (2024)
Production
Filming The production and airing of the show was halted indefinitely in late March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the outbreak, the filming of television series and films was halted on 19 March 2020 and expected to resume on 1 April 2020 but could not and the series was last broadcast on 24 March 2020 when the remaining episodes were aired. After three months, the production and filming of the series resumed on 29 June 2020 and broadcast to resume from 13 July 2020.
Casting In late November 2020, Manit Joura's character Rishabh Luthra was temporarily written out of the story while he filmed another Balaji show, Prem Bandhan for Dangal TV. After wrapping up the Dangal TV show and a brief hiatus, he returned to Kundali... in February 2021. Again in November 2021, he made an impromptu decision to officially quit the show as he felt he given everything to the character and there was no creative growth left. After an absence of roughly 7 months, he officially re-entered the show in 16 May 2022 after being impressed by a revamped script of creative changes and fresh story arcs for Rishabh.