Gustakh Dil (transl. Audacious Heart) is an Indian television soap opera which premiered on 5 August 2013 and ended on 4 November 2014.[1] It is a remake of Bengali series Bou Kotha Kao and was aired on Life OK during weekdays.[2] It showed the stories of Laajo, Nikhil and Ishana.

Gustakh Dil
GenreDrama
Created byRavi Ojha Productions
Written byMitali Bhattacharya
Directed byRakesh Kumar
Inder Das
StarringSana Amin Sheikh
Vibhav Roy
Parvati Sehgal
Ankush Arora
Soni Singh
Meghna Malik
Rajiv Kumar
Shritama Mukherjee
Rumi Khan
Scott Adkins
Opening themeGustakh dil
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes334
Production
Executive producersTapasya
Farheen Amber
ProducersMitali Bhattacharya
Ravi Ojha
EditorJanak Chauhan
Running time24 Approx.
Production companyRavi Ojha Productions
Original release
NetworkLife OK
Release5 August 2013 (2013-08-05) –
4 November 2014 (2014-11-04)
Related
Bou Kotha Kao

Laajo is a simpleton from a village, and Nikhil is a cool guy who is madly in love with his childhood sweetheart Ishana. Laajo becomes a second woman in Nikhil's life.[3]

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Nikhil plans to celebrate his birthday in Sonbarsa where Nikhil's grandfather and aunt (bua) live. He plans to go with his childhood sweetheart Ishana but she refuses. There he meets a challenging but simple girl named Laajo who lives with her mother and sisters. Nikhil and Laajo clash playfully on several occasions. A number of circumstances lead Nikhil to unwillingly marry Laajo and bring her to the city with him.

Laajo struggles to fit in with Nikhil and his family, unaware of how things in a modern house work. Gradually, she tries to build an equation with him and his family.

Nikhil becomes annoyed with Laajo for not informing him about her trip to Sonbarsa. Kunal wishes to get engaged to Ishana. Nikhil reads Laajo's letter becoming dejected on learning that Laajo has left him so he can reunite with Ishana. He visits Sonbarsa and after many attempts, wins Laajo's heart. The two are deeply in love while Barkha has sworn to never let Laajo return to her house. Laajo becomes a star with the help of Sagar and Anjali. She takes up the stage name of Trishna. At last Barkha accepts Laajo. Ayesha marries Adhiraj.The show ends on a happy note with Radha and LD coming to promote their show Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali which replaced Gustakh Dil.

Cast

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Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Bengali Bou Kotha Kao
বৰ কথা কও
5 January 2009 Star Jalsha 14 January 2012 Original
Marathi Man Udhan Varyache
मन उधाण वाऱ्याचे
27 July 2009 Star Pravah 1 October 2011 Remake
Hindi Gustakh Dil
गुस्ताख दिल
5 August 2013 Life OK 4 November 2014

References

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  1. ^ "New show to present wife as third wheel". Zee News. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "From 'Bhutu' to 'Sreemoyee': Bengali shows which are remade in other languages". The Times of India. 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Payal Rajput & Garima Shrivastav in Gustakh Dil - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "'Ammaji' Meghna Malik goes modern in 'Gustakh Dil'". Zee News. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ^ Maheshwri, Neha. "People still get shocked when they see me in real life: Meghna Malik - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Indraneel opposite Meghna Malik in Gustakh Dil - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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