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Top 5 off air daily soaps of Indian television

Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?


IPKKND was one of the hit daily soaps of Star Plus. Barun Sobti and Sanaya Irani were playing the lead roles. The last episode aired on 30 November 2012. While the show was running, it was one of the top shows with high TRP ratings and was also dubbed in many languages including English and Urdu. There was also second an third season, which were Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?...Ek Baar Phir and Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3.

Diya Aur Baati Hum

Diya Aur Baati Hum had a total of f 1,487 episodes, which was aired on Star Plus. Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh were in the lead roles. Diya Aur Baati Hum was on the no 1 position on the rating charts from the beginning and also had 14.5 TVM, which is extremely good. The show also had good viewership number in the UK.

Dill Mill Gayye

Dill Miss Gayye aired on Star One, a sequel to Sanjivani - A Medical Boon, which aired on Star Plus. The showed had two seasons and even though the lead actress was changed thrice, the show still was liked by audiences. It was a cult youth show and lead actor Karan Singh Grover became a teenage icon. It was one of the best show aired on Star One.

Balika Vadhu

Balika Vadhu aired on Colors TV, which was about a Rajasthani child bride from childhood to womanhood. The show last aired on 31 July 2016 with 2245 episodes. Balika Vadhu had two seasons with different tag line "Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte" for first season and "Lamhe Pyaar Ke" for second season. It was dubbed in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalm.

Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara

PKDHMMPP aired on Star Plus from 18 June 2012 till 1 November 2014. Disha Parmar and Nakuul Mehta were playing the lead roles in the show and was Disha Parmar's debut on TV. The on screen couple were loved by viewers.

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