Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2018 TV series)

Main

• Erica Fernandes as Prerna Rajesh Sharma: Female Lead, Anurag's Lover
• Parth Samthaan as Anurag Moloy Basu: Male Lead, Prerna's Lover
• Hina Khan as Komolika Chaubey: Main Antagonist

Recurring

• Uday Tikekar as Moloy Basu:^[8] Mohini's husband, Nivedita, Anurag and Tapur's father, Anupam's father-in-law, a publisher by profession and Rajesh's close friend.
• Shubhavi Choksey as Mohini Moloy Basu:^[8] Moloy's wife, Nivedita, Anurag and Tapur's mother, Anupam's mother-in-law, a high-class egocentric party queen.
• Pooja Banerjee as Nivedita Anupam Sengupta: Moloy and Mohini's oldest daughter, Anurag and Tapur's elder sister, Anupam's wife.
• Sahil Anand as Anupam Sengupta: Nivedita's husband, Moloy and Mohini's son-in-law, Anurag and Tapur's brother-in-law.
• Sanjay Swaraj as Naveen Bajaj: Mohini Basu's foster brother.
• Madhura Naik as Malini Naveen Bajaj; Naveen's wife.
• Upasana Salunkhe as Tapur Basu: Moloy and Mohini's youngest daughter, Nivedita and Anurag's younger sister.
• Kali Prasad Mukherjee as Rajesh Sharma:^[8] Veena's husband, Shekhar, Mahesh, Prerna and Shivani's father, Suman's father-in-law, Moloy's close friend as well as editor in his publishing company.
• Kanupriya Pandit as Veena Rajesh Sharma:^[8] Rajesh's wife, Shekhar, Mahesh, Prerna and Shivani's mother, Suman's mother-in-law, a self-made entrepreneur.
• Antara Banerjee as Suman Shekhar Sharma: Shekhar's wife, Veena and Rajesh's daughter-in-law, Prerna, Mahesh and Shivani's sister-in-law, a greedy woman.
• Chhavi Saraf as Shivani Sharma: Veena and Rajesh's youngest daughter, Shekhar, Mahesh and Prerna's younger sister.
• Sidharth Banerjee as Sid:^[9] Anurag's best friend and confidante.
• Adi Irani as Sidhant Chaubey / Majumdar: Komolika's father
• Roopali Prakash as Komolika's friend
• Monica Sharma as Kirti: Rohan's wife, Prerna's friend.
• Naveen Sharma as Rohan: Kirti's husband, Anurag and Prerna's friend.

Critical response

Urmila Banerjee of Bollywood Life stated, "Ekta Kapoor introduces Parth Samthaan and Erica Fernandes as the iconic Anurag Basu and Prerna Sharma with Sanjay Leela Bhanshali's grandeur and epic background score. Kasautii Zindagii Kay is technically a very good product from Balaji Telefilms. In fact, it is one of their finest so far."^[11]

Shweta Kesari from India Today said, "Parth Samthaan and Erica Fernandes beautifully fit into the shoes of punctual Anurag and carefree Prerna. The grandeur and magnificence of the show will make your a jaw drop. The makers have tried to retain the essence of Kolkata and Bengalis. Overall the show is a complete package of entertainment for soap viewers!"^[12]

Soumya Srivastava from Hindustan Times described the show as "louder and garnish" and wrote that, "The background score is excessive. It plays without reason and way too often. Whether the scene demands it or not, a joyful, somber or a comical tone is always there to force your brain into thinking that this is how you are supposed to feel right now.^[13]

Times Now commented that, "The reboot takes you in the lives of Anurag and Prerna that were part of our every day lives and the first episode is all about nostalgia of the epic Kasautii Zindagii Kay." ^[14]

Priyanka Bansal from The Quint wrote "The chemistry between Parth and Erica seems to be lacking. The coming episodes will be a testament if these two can come anywhere close to the benchmark scintillating chemistry Khan and Tiwari shared on screen."^[15]

Ratings

In its debut week, the series opened with 5589 million impressions in urban areas thereby being 10th most-watched show during the week.^{[16][17][18][19]}

In UK in its second week, the series was the top most watched show on Thursday with 101100 views.^[20]