Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna

Ek Bhram... Sarvagun Sampanna
Genre	Drama Thriller
Created by	Dipti Kalwani
Written by	Dipti Kalwani
Directed by	Abinaash Sharma
Creative director	Siddhartha Vankar
Starring	Shrenu Parikh Zain Imam
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	109
Production
Producer	Dipti Kalwani
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	21–23 minutes
Production company	Sunny Side Up Films
Release
Original network	Star Plus
Picture format	576i HDTV 1080i
Original release	22 April (2019-04-22) – 20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)[1]

Ek Bhram... Sarvagun Sampanna (An Illusion... Accomplished In All Qualities) is an Indian television thriller series that aired on Star Plus from 22 April to 20 September 2019.^[2] Produced by Sunny Side Up Films, it starred Shrenu Parikh and Zain Imam.^[3][4]

Plot[]

Janhvi is the respected and accomplished ideal daughter-in-law of the rich Mittal family. Loved by everyone, her decisions are always respected. But Janhvi has a secret vengeance towards the family. PK's younger son, Kabir Mittal is an army officer who returns home after six years. With the widow and son of his colleague who sacrifice his life for the nation.

Janhvi revealed herself to be Pooja Sharma Daughter of Dr. Ashok Sharma. Ashok's House was burnt by PK Mittal. The former managed to save his daughters but died in the fire. Since then Pooja vowed to destroy the whole Mittal family. She got the entire Mittal business and property on her name and ousted the Mittal family from their home.

Thus, starts a cold war between Pooja and Kabir. Kabir kidnaps Pooja's mother and asks Pooja to marry him in order to save her mother's life. Helpless, Pooja agrees and the two get married. Slowly, the two see each other's good side thus softening towards one another. Hesitant at first, they later accept having fallen in love with each other. Rani turns vengeful towards Pooja, unable to accept Kabir with someone else. Eventually, Pooja and Kabir clear through all the plotting and misunderstandings and unite.

Cast[]

Main[]

• Shrenu Parikh as Pooja Sharma: Rani's sister; Kabir's wife. Initially introduced as Jahnvi, the perfect daughter-in-law; later revealed as her true identity, Pooja.
• Zain Imam as Kabir Mittal: Suman and PK's son, Dhruv's brother, Pooja's husband

Recurring[]

• Purva Parag as Suman Mittal: PK's wife, Kabir and Dhruv's mother
• Ayub Khan as Prem Kishan "PK" Mittal: Kishan's son, Suman's husband, Kabir and Dhruv's father
• Tanvi Dogra as Kavya Singhania: Vyom and Kabir's former wife, Arush's mother
• Jyoti Gauba as Anuradha Sharma: Ashok's wife, Pooja and Rani's mother
• Rajiv Kumar as Suhasini "Amma" Devi: Pooja and Rani's adoptive mother
• Karan Mehra as Dr. Ashok Sharma: Anuradha's husband, Pooja and Rani's father
• Ishaan Singh Manhas as Dhruv Mittal: Suman and PK's son, Kabir's brother, Janhvi's fake husband
• Tina Ann Philip as Rani Sharma: Anuradha and Ashok's daughter, Pooja's sister
• Manju Sharma as Chanda Mittal: Sonali and Jay's mother, Kabir and Dhruv's aunt
• Aanchal Agrawal as Sonali Mittal: Chanda's daughter, Jay's sister, Kabir and Dhruv's cousin
• Anshul Pandey as Jay Mittal: Chanda's son, Sonali's brother, Kabir and Dhruv's cousin
• Parikshit Sahni as Kishan Mittal: Patriarch of Mittal family, PK's father, Kabir, Dhruv, Sonali and Jay's grandfather
• Anuj Sachdeva as Vyom Malhotra: Kavya's former husband, Aarush's father, Kabir's colleague and friend
• Vidhaan Sharma / Atharva Sharma as Arush Malhotra: Kavya and Vyom's son

Reception[]

Times Now said, “While it’s very clear in the first episode itself how twisted Jhanvi is, makers keep the intrigue alive with her character. While Shrenu keeps the intrigue alive with her antics in the show, Zain’s character, Kabir, also manages to add to all the drama right before the episode ends.”^[5]

Bollywood Life said, “Veterans like Ayub Khan and Parikshit Sahani bring out a classy performance and Shrenu Parikh matches them well proving that she knows her craft well. The lavish sets lend to the neat storytelling which takes off from establishing each character for what they are, to showing the central character's relationship with each one of them. Shrenu is fantastic with her transitions in expressions.”^[6]

The Times of India stated, "Ek Bhram – Sarvagun Sampanna will keep you hooked to the show with Janhvi’s mysterious unsettled scores."^[7]

India Today said, “Shrenu Parikh is quite convincing as Jhanvi, who can deceive anyone with her perfect bahu act. Ayub Khan fits well into the role of a strict head of the family. Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna looks promising and will keep the viewers hooked with its interesting twists and turns.”^[8]

Production[]

Development[]

The show was launched in a 1000-year-old heritage called Saas–Bahu temple located in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

The initial sequences of the series was inspired from real life incidents of a highly influential Indian family whom the makers maintained confidential. Due to this, they received threat phone calls from some of the families fearing threat to their identity.

In June 2019, the show went through a revamp in its storyline to increase the garnering very low ratings due to which actors Ayub Khan and Tanvi Dogra who played PK Mittal and Kavya Mittal had to exit the show. Speaking about it producer Dipti Kalwani said, “The show is going in for a revamp with the existing cast. Actors are not quitting and will be brought back soon.”

Cancellation[]

Despite the revamp in June 2019, the ratings did not reach expectations and thus, the shoot of the series concluded on 5 September 2019 while the series aired its last episode on 20 September 2019.^[9]

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