Kora Kagaz (TV series)

For the 1974 Hindi film of same name, see Kora Kagaz.

Kora Kagaz
Directed by	Asha Parekh
Starring	Renuka Shahane Salil Ankola Amit Behl
Opening theme	"Zindagi Kuch To Bata" by Sadhana Sargam
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of episodes	169
Production
Producer	Asha Parekh
Running time	approx. 30 minutes
Production company	Akruti Productions
Original release
Network	STAR Plus
Release	27 October 1998 (1998-10-27) – 17 January 2002 (2002-01-17)

Kora Kagaz (Blank Paper) is an Indian television series which ran on Star Plus from 27 October 1998 until 17 January 2002.^[1] It was directed by Asha Parekh.^[2][3] The series had 169 episodes which starred Renuka Shahane, Salil Ankola and Amit Behl.^[4][5] The serial was first telecasted on every Tuesday at 8.30 pm IST and later shifting to every Thursday at 9 pm IST.

Synopsis

The wedding of Mahesh and Pooja is held with all the pomp and tradition associated with Indian weddings. The night after the wedding, Pooja, a nervous bride, waits for her husband to join her. He comes very late, and when he does, it is to tell her that he is in love with another girl. He tells Pooja bluntly that he never wanted to marry her in the first place and walks out, leaving behind a distraught and confused young bride trying to come to grips with this new reality.

Pooja refuses to return to her parents. She continues to reside with Mahesh's family, consisting of his parents and younger brother Ravi. She decides to continue her studies, find a job and get her life back together again. All members of Mahesh's family are supportive and well-disposed towards Pooja. They were unaware of his affair with the other girl. In particular, Pooja gets tremendous moral and emotional support from her brother-in-law Ravi, and an attraction forming between them becomes evident as the serial progresses. Where will this attraction lead them, and what does Pooja do when Mahesh suddenly arrives back into her life?

What does Pooja do? What choices does she make? Will she find fulfillment?

Cast

• Renuka Shahane as Pooja
• Salil Ankola as Ravi
• Amit Behl as Mahesh
• Anil Dhawan as Naresh The father of Ravi and Mahesh
• Uttara Baokar as Sharda The mother of Ravi and Mahesh
• Smita Bansal as Priya
• Arpita Pandey / Shweta Gautam as Yogita
• Grusha Kapoor as Shalini
• Ashalata as Tania Pooja's mother
• S. M. Zaheer as Krishnakant Pooja's father
• Kamlesh as Anil
• Sonam Malhotra as Naseem
• Iira Soni as Varsha
• Dhawal Barbhaya/Jagdeep as Ramkishan Varsha's father
• Dilip Joshi as Pratap Varsha's brother
• Rakesh Thareja as Anand
• Vishwanath/Ashfaq Khan as Karan Pooja's brother
• Anuj Saxena as Dr. Deepak
• Nagendra as Advocate Vijay Khanna
• Sudhir Mitoo as Satish Kulkarni
• Gauri Tonk as Shraddha
• Sunita Rajwan as Sarita
• Imran Mallick Sher Khan
• Chand Dhar as Jagdish Anand's father
• Archana as Geeta Priya's friend
• Meena Nathani as Anuja Pooja's college principal
• Ishtiaque Khan as Shami's father
• Kanika Shivpuri as Shami's mother
• Soumya Arya as Shadab
• Shri Vallabh Vyas as Monk
• Arfan Khan as Irfan
• Vikrant as Salim
• Lata Haya as Naseem's Aunty
• Madhavi Gogate as Sangita Anand's Mother
• Eva Grover as Sneha
• Dev as Mr. Kriplani
• Prashant as Kuber Pooja's cousin
• Inder Kohli as Kabir Ravi's friend
• Rakesh Chouhan as Raj Ravi's friend
• Dinkar Verma as Rakesh Inder's friend
• Dinesh Hakku as Jai Ravi's Boss
• Anita Pawal as Ananya Shalini's Mother

References

1. "Asha Parekh's new serial Kora Kagaz, to be started on Star Plus". India Today. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020.
2. "Bring them back: 25 Indian TV shows we loved and why". Hindustan Times. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
3. ""My character in Kora Kagaz was tolerant yet not a doormat," says Renuka Shahane". Hindustan Times. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
4. "10 TV shows we wish were remade now". The Times of India. 15 July 2016.
5. "TV shows which deserve to be re-aired during lockdown period". The Indian Express. 5 May 2020.

External links

• http://www.starindiacontent.com/shows.asp?programid=62
• https://archive.today/20130203055337/http://tvshows.sulekha.com/kora-kagaz_on_star-utsav-tv_home.htm