# Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey

Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey (transl.  Sometimes by Chance) is an Indian drama television series that premiered on 3 January 2022. It was aired on StarPlus and is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. It stars Yesha Rughani and Manan Joshi. It is a loose Hindi adaptation of Star Jalsha's Khorkuto. The series went off-air on 20 August 2022.

## Premise

Riddhima "Gungun" Kulshreshth lives with her father, Riddhesh and her aunt, Garima, so she does not know the joy of living in a big family like Anubhav "Anu" Kulshreshth. Anu and Gungun have somewhat opposite personalities; but fate still wants them to complete the love that; they are lacking in their lives.

## Cast
### Main

* Yesha Rughani as Riddhima "Gungun" Kulshreshth (née Bhatnagar): Riddhesh and Maya's daughter; Garima's niece; Anubhav's wife; Chief Editor and CEO of Jeet Network (2022)
* Manan Joshi as Dr. Anubhav "Anu" Kulshreshth: Chandragupt and Sargam's son; Khushi's elder brother; Yug, Rasika and Chhavi's cousin; Gungun's Husband. Scientist of the Year and International Scientist of the Year (2022)

### Recurring

* Kanwarjit Paintal as Charudutt "Charu" Kulshreshth: Chandragupt, Kiran and Chanchal's elder brother; Sunanda's husband; Yug and Rasika's father; Patriarch of the Kulshreshth family (2022)
* Yamini Singh as Sunanda Kulshreshth: Charudutt's wife; Yug and Rasika's mother (2022)
* Rajeev Kumar as Chandragupt "Chandru" Kulshreshth: Charudutt, Kiran and Chanchal's brother; Sargam's husband; Anubhav and Khushi's father (2022)
* Nishigandha Wad as Sargam Kulshreshth: Chandragupt's wife; Anubhav and Khushi's mother (2022)
* Mehul Nisar as Chanchal "Golu" Kulshreshth : Charudutt, Chandragupt and Kiran's brother; Divya's husband; Chhavi's father (2022)
* Naina Gupta as Divya Kulshreshth: Chanchal's wife; Chhavi's mother (2022)
* Delnaaz Irani as Kiran "Goli" (née Kulshreshth) : Charudutt, Chandragupt and Chanchal's sister; Yug, Rasika, Anubhav, Khushi and Chhavi's aunt; Pratyush's wife (2022)
* Sandeep Rajora as Dr. Riddhesh Bhatnagar: Garima's brother; Maya's husband; Gungun's father (2022) (dead)
* Rushali Arora as Dr. Maya Bhatnagar: Riddhesh's widow; Gungun's estranged mother (2022)
* Shilpa Kadam as Garima Saxena (née Bhatnagar): Riddhesh's sister; Shankar's estranged wife; Akriti's estranged mother; Gungun's aunt (2022)
* Anuj Khurana as Yug Kulshreshth: Charudutt and Sunanda's son; Rasika's brother; Anubhav, Khushi and Chhavi's cousin; Neeti's husband (2022)
* Sonia Sharma as Neeti Kulshreshth: Yug's wife (2022)
* Priya Rore as Khushi Das (née Kulshreshth): Chandragupt and Sargam's daughter; Anubhav's younger sister; Yug, Rasika and Chhavi's cousin; Ankit's wife (2022)
* Gourav Raj Puri as Ankit Das: Khushi's husband; Anubhav's brother-in-law (2022)
* Akshita Tiwari as Chhavi Kulshreshth: Chanchal and Divya's daughter; Yug, Rasika, Anubhav and Khushi's cousin; Gungun's friend (2022)
* Riya Bhattacharjee as Akriti Saxena; Garima and Shankar's daughter; Gungun's cousin sister (2022)
* Saim Khan as Ranvijay "Ronny" Saxena: Gungun's namesake boyfriend; Mithilesh and Poonam's son (2022)
* Romanch Mehta as Shankar Saxena: Garima's estranged husband; Akriti's father (2022)
* ActorsFirdaush as Rishi (2022)
* Shivani Mahajan as Dr. Kamini: Maya's friend; Sarwar's mother (2022)
* Sheel Verma as Dr. Sarwar: Kamini's son (2022)
* Imran Khan/Rohit Mehta as Pratyush: Kiran's husband (2022)
* Abha Parmar as neighbor (2022)
* Sharik Khan as neighbor (2022)
* Siddharth Dhawan as Terrorist Group Leader (2022)
* Riyaz Panjwani as Mithilesh Saxena: Poonam's husband; Ranvijay's father (2022)
* Unknown as Poonam Saxena: Mithilesh's wife; Ranvijay's mother (2022)
* Ankit Bathla as Armaan Shah: Former Chief Editor and CEO of Jeet Network (2022)
* Krishnakant Singh Bundela as Panditji

### Guest appearances

* Ayesha Singh as Sai Joshi from Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin
* Neil Bhatt as Virat Chavan from Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin

## Production
### Casting

The casting commenced in October 2021 and actors Delnaaz Irani and Rajiv Kumar were the first to be cast as pivotal recurring characters. Later, Mehul Nisar, Kanwarjit Paintal, Shilpa Kadam and several others actors too were roped in to play pivotal roles.

### Development

The pre-production began in July 2021. Shooting commenced in October 2021 and various sequences were shot in Lucknow.

### Release

The first promo was released on 1 November 2021, featuring the leads Yesha Rughani and Manan Joshi.

## Soundtrack

The song ‘Aate Jaate Khoobsurat’ was reverbed in a newer version as the title track for the show. It is sung by Shaan and Neeti Mohan.

## Adaptations

| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Bengali | Khorkuto খড়কুটো | 17 August 2020 | Star Jalsha | 21 August 2022 | Original |
| Tamil | Namma Veetu Ponnu நம்ம வீட்டு பொண்ணு | 16 August 2021 | Star Vijay | 25 March 2023 | Remake |
| Marathi | Thipkyanchi Rangoli ठिपक्यांची रांगोळी | 4 October 2021 | Star Pravah | 18 November 2023 | Remake |
| Malayalam | Palunku പളുങ്ക് | 22 November 2021 | Asianet | 30 December 2022 | Remake |
| Hindi | Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey कभी कभी इत्तेफाक से | 3 January 2022 | StarPlus | 20 August 2022 | Remake |
| Kannada | Jenugudu ಜೇನುಗೂಡು | 21 February 2022 | Star Suvarna | 30 September 2023 | Remake |