Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala

Sikander loses his memory in an accident and due to some misunderstandings Chandan Chor takes the place of Sikandar. Sikander lives with a divorcée Dr.Nandini who finds Sikander at the accident spot and takes him to the hospital but she was unable to cure him. Now Sikander lives with Dr.Nandini and her daughter Pakhi. Dr.Nandini calls him Bhola as he doesn't know anything about himself. As Nandini is a divorcée she tells Pakhi that Bhola is her father. Sikander regains his memory when Kullfi tries to remind him about his past in a music school by singing about his past. Chandan kidnaps Amyra but Sikander finds her and the family reunites. During a concert, Sikandar confesses to the world that Kullfi is his daughter. Amyra is happy to have Kullfi in her life forever.

Just after that, Lovely is somehow proven guilty for killing Nimrat by Sikandar and Gunjan due to which she is prisoned for the next 8 years. Jimmy is introduced. He causes chaos in Sikandar, Kullfi and Amyra's lives, getting them evicted out their home and Amyra kidnapped.

Kullfi and Sikander save Amyra with Lovely's help who fled from jail to help them. Sikandar learns his health is deteriorating and he will die soon so he tries to make things better for Kullfi and Amyra. Kullfi learns the truth and get him treated. Later, they get their home back from Jimmy with Lovely returning back who wants get rid of Kullfi once again.

Lovely and her mother Cutie turn Amyra against Kullfi. They blame her for Sikandar's deteriorating health. Lovely herself is the culprit. Meanwhile, Kullfi meets Chalu who aids her in exposing Lovely, reuniting with Amyra and treating Sikandar.

In a last attempt to kill Sikandar, Jimmy tries to shoot him. Realising her mistakes, Lovely comes in between, gets shot and dies. The show ends with Sikandar happily singing with Kullfi and Amyra as they stare up to the stars where Kullfi says their mothers are among stars now.

• Aakriti Sharma as Kullfi Singh Gill: Nimrat and Sikandar's daughter; Lovely's step-daughter; Amyra's step-sister (2018–2020)[5]
• Mohit Malik as Sikandar Singh Gill: Nimrat's former husband; Kullfi's father; Lovely's husband; Amyra's step-father (2018–2020) [6]
• Anjali Dinesh Anand as Loveleen "Lovely" Sikandar Singh Gill: Tevar's former girlfriend; Amyra's mother; Kulfis step-mother; Sikandar's wife (2018–2020) (Dead)[7]
• Myra Singh as Amyra Singh Gill: Lovely and Tevar's daughter; Sikandar's step-daughter; Kulfi's step-sister (2018–2020)[8]

• Shruti Sharma as Nimrat Kumarr Kaur: Sikandar's former wife; Kullfi's mother (2018–2019) (Dead)[9]
• Romanch Mehta as Sittu Kumar: Nimrat's brother; Nihalo's husband; Kullfi's uncle (2018–2020)
• Pallavi Rao as Nihalo Kumarr Kaur: Sattu's wife; Kullfi's aunt (2018–2020)[10]
• Vidya Sinha as Sushila Devi Gill: Mahinder and Sikandar's mother; Kullfi's grandmother (2018–2019)
• Rudra Kaushish as Mahinder Singh Gill: Sikandar's brother; Kullfi's uncle (2018–2020)
• Ishrat Jahan as Gunjan Singh Gill: Mahinder's wife; Kullfi's aunt (2018–2020)
• Sunila Karambelkar as Cutie Chaddha: Lovely's mother, Amyra's grandmother (2018–2020)
• Mehul Buch as Tony Chadda: Cutie's husband, Loveleen's father (2018–2020)
• Ashwin Mushran as Roshan Kumar: Music director (2018)
• Vishal Aditya Singh as Tevar Singh: Loveleen's former boyfriend; Amyra's father (2018)[11]
• Shafaq Naaz as Niyati Khanna (2018)[12]
• Kanishka Soni as Redkar (2018)[13]
• Iris Maity as Dr. Nandini (2019)
• Priyamvada Kant as Namrata: Gunjan's cousin; Sikandar's Lover (2019) [14]
• Mrinmai Kolwalkar as Minty: Lovely's friend
• Mallika Nayak as Ammaji: Boarding school head (2019)
• Viraj Kapoor as Rocket Bhai: Kullfi's friend (2019)
• Hemant Choudhary as Advocate Adi Irani: Lovely's lawyer
• Rajeev Bhardwaj as David D'Souza: Susan's husband; Kullfi's kidnapper (2018)[15]
• Sudeepta Singh as Susan D'Souza: David's wife (2018)
• Riney Aryaa as Irina:(upcoming actress)(2019)
• Rajat Sharma as Gaitonde: Videographer
• Mona Vasu as Mia (2019)
• Romit Raj as Vikram Ahuja (2019)
• Sulakshana Khatri (2019–2020)
• Vindhya Tiwari as Chalu (2020)

• RJ Pritam Singh as host for Independence day concert (2018)[16]
• Sunidhi Chauhan[17]
• Nakash Aziz[18]
• Sukhwinder Singh[17]
• Kumar Sanu (2019)[19]
• Udit Narayan as host of the singing show Little Superstar (2019)[20]
• Usha Uthup as host of the singing show Little Superstar (2019)[20]

Filming location at Mumbai

Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala is an adaptation of the Bengali show, Potol Kumar Gaanwala.[21] The production company, 4 Lions Films deals with Shree Venkatesh Films to remake the show in Hindi under the distributor of Star India. Hotstar streaming services distributor is under of Novi Digital Entertainment.[22] The show is directed by Pradeep Yadava and Yashraj Shukla.[23] The show's production staff were able to generate an episode in about three weeks. The director of photography are Sandeep and Yadav Mohseen Swan, who provided cinematography for every episodes. The crew used 5 small, special cameras for Visual Effects and the Multiple-camera setup was installed in 180 degrees.[24] Currently, this show set in Mumbai and Pathankot. Actor Mohit Mallik said about Gul Khan's production, "I have worked with Gul Khan before on Suvreen Guggal. We have wanted to work together for a long time. She is a creative person and just a call away."[25]

In January 2020, a leap in storyline was decided while Mohit Mallik decided to quit.[26] But soon it was cancelled and he did not quit. The report stated, "Star Plus auditioned several girls to play Kullfi and Amyra and also men for Sikandar’s role. However, they couldn’t zero down suitable actors to play the lead roles in the show. As of now, ‘Kulfi Kumar Bajewala’ won’t take a leap."[27]

The show's main characters, Kullfi and Sikandar Singh Gill, were the core of the concept for Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala.[28] These characters are taken from original television series Potol Kumar Gaanwala's Poteshwari and Sujon Kumar Malik. Kullfi's child character role is played by Aakriti Sharma. She was selected for her acting talent. Producer Nilanjana Purkayasstha said, "Aakriti is a very enthusiastic and fearless child."[29] Otherside, Amyra character's role was decided to play by Spandan Chaturvedi but due to date issues, she was replaced by Myra Singh. Myra said, "It's my first time on television and I'm really excited to play this role."[30] Actor Mohit Malik said about his role, "I have the signature rockstar look in Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala."[31] Dhhai Kilo Prem's actress, Anjali Anand is playing Lovely Kaur character, who is Amyra's mother. She said, "Character matters the most to me and this character is extremely challenging and fun at the same time."[32][33] Aakriti's brother, Hardik Sharma was going to join this show, debut as Kullfi's friend but later it delayed for script.[34] Barun Sobti, who recently played on Gul Khan's Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3, decided to play on this show debut as a Rockstar, Sikandar's competitor and Amyra's music teacher role.[35] According to source, "Gul wanted to Barun in a significant role for this show. The makers are in talks to get Barun on board."[36] Barun said, "It is exhausting. I am back in the grind. So we are in that zone where we are putting in everything that we have and hoping that people will like it."[37] Later, due to issues, Barun was replaced by Vishal Aditya Singh, as Tevar Singh. Vishal said, "I am really excited to be a part of the show which is already being loved by the audience."[11] Rajeev Bhardwaj, who had performed on Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, has done major role for this show. He said, "Doing a cameo is like batting in a T20 match where you have to put in more effort and do more homework."[38] Gul roped Priyamvada Kant for a significant role. Kant statement, "My previous show was historical and I wanted a major shift for my next role."[14]

On 14 February 2018, the first promo of the show was released, with the title song. On 28 February 2018, the second promo of the show was released which is based on Kullfi, wished Happy Holi.[46] Soon after, the promo began trending on Twitter with the hashtag #Kullfi.[47] On 24 February 2018, child artiste Aakriti Sharma and actress Shruti Sharma welcomed the production team, media and public with colours of Holi, location at Lucknow.[48][49] On 10 March 2018, a musical concert was organized by Gul Khan at Chandigarh, Punjab. The musical concert was performed by child artiste Aakriti Sharma, Punjabi singer and songwriter, Gurdas Maan, the Nooran Sisters and Rajasthani young maestros, the Langa Kids.[50][51]

The show replaced the prime time slot of Ikyawann, but Panorama Entertainment's production producer Suzana Ghai confirmed that Ikyawann was not going to air off, it replaced the time slot of Meri Durga, which was aired off.[52][53] On 19 March 2018, The show first released on the Hotstar streaming service, for the premium viewers of India. Later, this show broadcast on the Star Plus. In countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom broadcast on the original release date. On 20 March 2018, the show was released in United States.[54]

Owing to its declining trp ratings, it was shifted to the evening time slot 6:30pm from its prime time slot 8:30 pm (IST) and was replaced by Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka! on 14 October 2019 produced by the same production house.[55] On 23 December 2019, it was shifted to 7:00pm (IST) replacing Namah.[56]

The show has got many positive reviews from critics. Bollywood Life's Urmimala Banerjee praised about the show, "Kullfi Kumar Bajewala seems to be a refreshing story centered around a child protagonist. The village set up looks very realistic and makes for a pleasant watch."[60]

In its first week, the show was ranked in the top sixteen in India.[61] The show has received a number of Target rating point, 4323 impressions, which means more than 4.3 million viewers watched this show in its first week.[62] This show was ranked in the top one in the United Kingdom. More than 98,000 viewers watched this show in the UK. Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala had taken Yeh Hai Mohabbatein position, which was previously the premier Hindi show in the UK.[63] During the third week, this show catapulted to eighth position,with 4.8 million impressions in India.[64] During the sixth week, this show climbed up to sixth place in India.[65] During the ninth week, this show has reached at the top fifth position with 4500 impressions.[66][67] During thirtieth week, the show received 6731 impressions with fourth position.[68]

In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings or ranks and the red numbers represent the highest ratings or ranks.