Kutumb

Kutumb is a Hindi television drama that became a staple of Sony's lineup. It follows Pratham Mittal and Gauri Agarwal, a couple whose romance opens a story about family, duty. The show began in 2001 and ran until 2003, divided into seasons that share the same core pair and the theme of a close knit family. Supporting players thread through both arcs, including Maya Mittal and Choti Dadi, matriarch who anchors the clan. The tone blends romance, misunderstandings and melodrama typical of Indian soaps, with emphasis on relationships over big plot twists. Characters juggle household duties, friendships and misunderstandings, and the series balances warmth with moments of tension that test whether a family stands together.

The show is the work of creator Ekta Kapoor and aired on Sony Entertainment Television. It began on October 29, 2001 and ended on February 7, 2003, continuing to center the same core couple within the broader family drama.

Kutumb helped shape the early 2000s Indian soap landscape by centering a married couple within a sprawling family saga. The ensemble led by Hiten Tejwani and Gauri Pradhan Tejwani became a recognizable on screen pair, with Manorama as Choti Dadi among the familiar faces. Its two season format showed a single family idea can be told in different directions while preserving the core sense of a united Kutumb that audiences knew well.

The show foregrounded themes of love, duty and the ties that bind a family. The Pratham and Gauri storyline provided a lens on balancing personal happiness with responsibility to parents, in laws and siblings. Viewers were drawn to the emotional stakes and the way ordinary conflicts play out against a warm and sprawling family setting. The two separate seasons let the same core ideas breathe in different directions while keeping the Kutumb feel intact.