Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji

Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji is an Indian drama television series co-produced by Gul Khan's banner 4 Lions Films and available on Hotstar.[1] It was telecasted from 15 January to 9 August 2019 on Star Plus.[2] It stars Jasmin Bhasin, Ansh Bagri, Rohit Purohit and Aru Krishansh Verma.[3] Bhasin was later on replaced by Donal Bisht.[4]

Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji
Directed byArif Ali Ansari
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Hindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes148
Production
Producer(s)Gul Khan
Nilanjana Purkayasstha
Karishma Jain
Production location(s)Mumbai
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time22 min approx
Production company(s)4 Lions Films
Invictus T Mediaworks
DistributorStar India
Release
Original networkStar Plus
Picture format576i
1080i HDTV
Original release15 January (2019-01-15) –
9 August 2019 (2019-08-09)
External links
Hotstar
Production website

Plot

Free spirited, Happy Mehra hails from a middle-class family. Arrogant goon Rocky Khosla is a playboy and has a elder kind-hearted brother Chintu. Chintu falls in love with Happy and they become friends but Happy constantly gets into fights with Rocky. Happy and Chintu get married as Happy learns about his feelings. However, he dies in an accident leaving the whole family and Happy shattered. Chintu and Rocky's father Kulwant blames Rocky and throws him out the house. Rocky sets up a hotel to fulfill Chintu's dream. Happy joins him, and they slowly become friends. Ranvijay Shroff enters; he is a dapper famous lawyer fighting for the righteousness of society but starts falling for Happy. Rocky gets falsely accused of molesting Happy's sister Smiley and is sentenced to jail for ten years.

3 years later

Happy is running the hotel successfully. Rocky escapes. Happy and Ranvijay develop a friendship bond. Rocky is jealous seeing them together and successfully proves his innocence. He realises his feelings for her and decides to confess it. Obsessed with Happy, Ranvijay dies after killing his brother Ranveer and girlfriend Anaya. Happy fakes her death to go out of the city, leaving Rocky heartbroken.

6 years later

Happy is a RJ, known as Khushi. Rocky is married to Harleen but hates her and still mourns Happy. Harleen hates Honey as she never wanted a child. Frustrated, Honey runs away and meets Happy who looks after him and finds out about him being Rocky's son. Rocky learns about Happy being alive. Kumar tries to shoot Honey. Harleen comes in between in order to save him and dies. Happy proposes Rocky and they get married in the end.

Cast

Main
  • Jasmin Bhasin/Donal Bisht as Happy Mehra; Sandhya's daughter, Smiley's elder sister, Rocky's wife, Honey's adoptive mother
  • Ansh Bagri as Rocky Khosla; Madhu's son, Chintu's brother, Harleen's former husband, Honey's father, Happy's husband
  • Rohit Purohit as Ranvijay "RV" Shroff; Ranveer's brother; Anaya's former boyfriend, Happy’s former love interest
  • Purvi Mundada as Harleen Khosla; Rocky's former wife, Honey's mother

Recurring
  • Ajinkya Mishra as Honey Khosla; Rocky and Harleen's son, Happy's adoptive son
  • Iris Maity as Anaya Grover; Mr. Grover's daughter, RV's former girlfriend
  • Geetu Bawa as Sandhya Mehra; Happy and Smiley's mother
  • Ankushi Gagneja as Smiley Mehra; Sandhya's daughter, Happy's younger sister
  • Geetanjali Singh as Dinky; Happy's cousin sister, Daddu's fiancée
  • Aruna Irani[5] as Mrs. Khosla; Rocky's grandmother
  • Aru K Verma as Chintu Khosla; Rocky's adoptive brother, Happy's former husband
  • Satyajit Sharma as Kulwant Khosla; Madhu's husband, Chintu's father, Rocky's adoptive father
  • Rudrakshi Gupta as Madhu Khosla; Kulwant's wife, Chintu and Rocky's mother
  • Sejal Sharma as Simmi Khosla; Chintu's sister, Rocky's adoptive sister
  • Khushi Mishra as Guggi Khosla; Chintu's sister, Rocky's adoptive sister
  • Minoli Nandwana as Anjali Mehra; Happy and Smiley's cousin
  • Neha Luthra as Neha Mehra; Happy and Smiley's cousin
  • Akshita Vatsayan as Kajal Mehra; Happy and Smiley's cousin
  • Karan Singh Chabbra as Timmi; Rocky's friend
  • Shubham Chandna as Rocky's friend
  • Hitanshu Jinsi as Daddu Khosla; Chintu and Rocky's cousin, Dinky's fiancée
  • Karan Taneja[6] as Rupinder Mehra; Happy and Smiley's cousin brother
  • Manish Khanna as Mr. Bhatia; Saniya's father
  • Shresth Kumar as Ranveer Shroff; RV's younger brother
  • Akansha Sareen as Saniya Bhatia; Rocky's former friend
  • Anang Desai as Mr. Grover; Anaya's father, Happy and Rocky's client
  • Romanch Mehta as Kabir

Development

Talking about her show Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji, Jasmin Bhasin stated, “In a time when supernatural dramas are taking charge, Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji is a slice-of-life story. I have grown up watching such shows and I am sure the audience will love it too. We are making it with full honesty and heart. I am sure everyone will relate to it and enjoy it.”[7]

In June 2018, on introduction of a 6 years leap in storyline, Jasmin Bhasin was uncomfortable playing a mother and thus she was replaced by Donal Bisht.[8] Producer Gul Khan confirmed, "Jasmin was not okay bonding with a child in the show. Even though she had agreed on the story line, on scene level she was uncomfortable. We do not want any actor to be uncomfortable or unhappy while shooting. So we amicably parted ways. We wish her all the best."[8]

References
  1. Anusha Iyengar (18 December 2018). "Dil To Happy Hai Ji promo: Jasmin Bhasin comes back with another happy-go- lucky character - watch video". Times Now. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "Donal Bisht disappointed with abrupt ending of Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji: It's heartbreaking". India Today.
  3. "Jasmin Bhasin, Ansh Bagri, Aruna Irani at the launch of Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji". The Times of India. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Jasmin Bhasin took inspiration from this popular actress for her role in Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji". India Today. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. IANS (3 January 2019). "Aruna Irani set to play grandmother in Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji". Mid Day. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. "Karan Taneja: The show will add another wish to your bucket list". The Times of India. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. "Jasmin Bhasin: Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji will present a slice-of-life story". Indian Express.
  8. "Unhappy with her role, Jasmin Bhasin quits Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji. This actress to replace her". India Today.
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