Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji

Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji is an Indian drama television series created by Gul Khan under 4 Lions Films and available on Disney+ Hotstar.^[1] The series aired from 15 January to 9 August 2019 on StarPlus and starred Jasmin Bhasin, Donal Bisht, Ansh Bagri and Rohit Purohit.^[2][3][4]

Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji
Created by	Gul Khan
Directed by	Arif Ali Ansari
Starring	Jasmin Bhasin Ansh Bagri Donal Bisht Aru Krishansh Verma
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	148
Production
Producers	Gul Khan Nilanjana Purkayasstha Karishma Jain
Production location	Mumbai
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	22 min approx
Production companies	4 Lions Films Invictus T Mediaworks
Original release
Network	StarPlus
Release	15 January (2019-01-15) – 9 August 2019 (2019-08-09)

Plot

Happy Mehra is a free-spirited middle-class girl. Rocky Khosla is a playboy and an arrogant goon. His kind-hearted elder brother Chintu falls in love with Happy and befriends her. Happy constantly fights with Rocky. She and Chintu get married as she learns about his feelings. However, he dies in an accident.

Chintu and Rocky's father, Kulwant, blames Rocky and disowns him. Rocky sets up a hotel to fulfill Chintu's dream. Happy joins him; they slowly become friends. Ranvijay Shroff, a dapper famous lawyer fighting for righteousness of society starts falling for Happy. Rocky is falsely accused of molesting Happy's sister, Smiley l, and jailed for ten years.

3 years later

Happy is running the hotel successfully and has a friendship with Ranvijay. After escaping, Rocky is jealous seeing them together and proves his innocence. He realises his feelings for Happy and decides to confess these. Obsessed with Happy, Ranvijay kills his brother Ranveer and girlfriend Anaya. After believing everyone she knows is dying because of her, Happy fakes her death to leave the city and to send Ranvijay to jail. Rocky is heartbroken.

6 years later

Happy is a RJ, known as Khushi (which is the Hindi word for "Happy"); Rocky has a wife, Harleen, but hates her and still mourns Happy. Harleen hates their son, Honey, as she never wanted a child. Honey runs away and meets Happy, who looks after him. She finds out about him being Rocky's son. Rocky learns that Happy is alive. Kumar tries to shoot Honey. Harleen comes in between to save him and dies. Happy proposes to Rocky and they get married.

Cast

Main characters

• Jasmin Bhasin/Donal Bisht as Happy mehra - Sandhya and Harshdeep's elder daughter, Smiley's sister, Dinky, Neha, Anjali, Kajal and Rupinder's cousin, Chintu's widow, Rocky's wife and Honey's adoptive mother.
• Ansh Bagri as Rocky khosla

Madhu and Kulwant's adopted son, Chintu, Simmi and Guggi's foster brother, Harleen's widower, Happy's husband and Honey's father.

• Aru K Verma as Chintu Khosla - Madhu and Kulwant's son, Rocky's foster brother, Simmi and Guggi's brother, Daddu's cousin and Happy's first husband.
• Rohit Purohit as Ranvijay "RV" Shroff - Ranveer's brother, Anaya's ex-boyfriend, Happy's first husband.
• Purvi Mundada as Harleen Rocky Saluja - Rocky's first wife and Honey's mother.
• Ajinkya Mishra as Honey Rocky Saluja - Harleen and Rocky's son, and Happy's adoptive son.

Recurring characters

• Iris Maity as Anaya Grover - Sanjay's daughter and RV's girlfriend. (dead)
• Geetu Bawa as Sandhya Mehra - Harshdeep's widow, and Happy and Smiley's mother.
• Ankushi Gagneja as Smiley Mehra - Sandhya and Harshdeep's younger daughter, Happy's sister, Dinky, Neha, Anjali, Kajal and Rupinder's cousin, and Daddu's fiancé.
• Geetanjali Singh as Diana "Dinky" Mehra - Jasvir's daughter, Anjali and Neha's sister, and Happy, Smiley, Kajal and Rupinder's cousin.
• Aruna Irani^[5] as Sushmita Devi Khosla - Brijwant's widow, Kulwant and Balwant's mother, Chintu, Simmi, Daddu and Guggi's grandmother, and Rocky's foster grandmother.
• Satyajit Sharma as Kulwant Khosla - Sushmita and Trilok's elder son, Balwant's brother, Madhu's husband, Chintu, Simmi and Guggi's father, and Rocky's adoptive father.
• Rudrakshi Gupta as Madhavi "Madhu" Khosla - Kulwant's wife, Chintu, Simmi and Guggi's mother, and Rocky's adoptive mother.
• Sejal Sharma as Simran "Simmi" Khosla - Madhu and Kulwant's daughter, Chintu's sister, Guggi's twin sister and Rocky's adoptive sister.
• Khushi Mishra as Gurdeep "Guggi" Khosla: Madhu and Kulwant's daughter, Chintu's sister, Simmi's twin sister and Rocky's adoptive sister.
• Minoli Nandwana as Anjali Mehra
• Neha Luthra as Neha Mehra
• Akshita Vatsayan as Kajal Mehra
• Karan Singh Chabbra as Timmi
• Shubham Chandna as Sachin
• Hitanshu Jinsi as Baldeep Khosla
• Karan Taneja as Rupinder Mehra^[6]
• Manish Khanna as Shyamnik Bhatia
• Shresth Kumar as Ranveer Shroff
• Akansha Sareen as Sania Shyamnik Bhatia
• Anang Desai as Sanjay Grover
• Deepali Pansare as Meenu - Kabir's wife
• Romanch Mehta as Kabir - Meenu's husband

Development

Talking about her show Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji, Jasmin Bhasin stated, “In a time when supernatural dramas are taking charge, Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji is a slice-of-life story. I have grown up watching such shows and I am sure the audience will love it too. We are making it with full honesty and heart. I am sure everyone will relate to it and enjoy it.”^[7]

In June 2019, on introduction of a 6 years leap in storyline, Jasmin Bhasin was uncomfortable playing a mother and thus she was replaced by Donal Bisht.^[8] Producer Gul Khan confirmed, "Jasmin was not okay bonding with a child in the show. Even though she had agreed on the story line, on scene level she was uncomfortable. We do not want any actor to be uncomfortable or unhappy while shooting. So we amicably parted ways. We wish her all the best."^[8] The show was aired as Happy Hearts on Star Life of Africa

References

1. Anusha Iyengar (18 December 2018). "Dil To Happy Hai Ji promo: Jasmin Bhasin comes back with another happy-go- lucky character – watch video". Times Now. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
2. "Donal Bisht disappointed with abrupt ending of Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji: It's heartbreaking". India Today. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
3. "Jasmin Bhasin, Ansh Bagri, Aruna Irani at the launch of Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji". The Times of India. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
4. "Jasmin Bhasin took inspiration from this popular actress for her role in Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji". India Today. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
5. "Aruna Irani set to play grandmother in Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji". Mid-Day. IANS. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
6. "Karan Taneja: The show will add another wish to your bucket list". The Times of India. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
7. "Jasmin Bhasin: Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji will present a slice-of-life story". Indian Express. 15 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019.
8. "Unhappy with her role, Jasmin Bhasin quits Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji. This actress to replace her". India Today. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019.