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Karan Johar's series Nazdeekiyan to draw inspiration from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
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Revolving around two couples, Karan Johar’s upcoming series Nazdeekiyan explores themes of loyalty, duty, and desire, inspired by the filmmaker’s 2006 offering Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Priyanka Sharma (MID-DAY; April 4, 2026)
In March, Prime Video announced Nazdeekiyan, produced by Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment, as part of its 2026 slate. Revolving around two couples, the upcoming series explores themes of loyalty, duty, and desire. Sounds familiar? It did to us, too. Perhaps Johar did not look too far for inspiration when creating this show. Sources have told mid-day that ‘Nazdeekiyan’ is inspired by the filmmaker’s all-star offering, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006).
A source revealed, “The series is a contemporary take on infidelity. ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’, though controversial at the time, aged well, with generations resonating with the four leads’ conflict. The team at Dharmatic was keen to revisit the idea, and from there, the story for ‘Nazdeekiyan’ was fleshed out.”
Director Ruchir Arun’s 20-episode series, however, is not a direct adaptation of the Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji-starrer that told the story of two people finding love outside marriage. Another insider shared, “The DNA is similar, but the situations and setting of the four leads here are different.”
I used to be a macho guy when I was growing up in Delhi-Saqib Saleem
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Saqib, who plays short-tempered alpha male in Unpaused, on how the role resonated with him
Uma Ramasubramanian (MID-DAY; January 24, 2022)
The pandemic upended our lives in ways we had never imagined, hitting some harder than the others. In Unpaused: Naya Safar, five filmmakers come together to tell stories of hope and pain, survival and despair set against this backdrop. For Saqib Saleem, it was love at first narration when director Ruchir Arun offered him Teen Tigada, which follows three small-time crooks who have stolen a truck of electronic appliances. Their plan to sell them off hits a roadblock when a lockdown is announced. The actor says the short-tempered and aggressive Chandan reminded him of his early days.
“He is an alpha male, but at the end of the day, his heart is beating just as fast as [his accomplices’]. I used to be a macho guy when I was growing up in Delhi, and during my college years. So, I drew inspiration from there,” he says, pointing out that the years since have mellowed him. “I don’t think I am an alpha male anymore, and that shows in my choices as well.”
Saleem’s role in the Amazon Prime Video anthology comes as a much-needed change of pace for the actor, who has often been seen playing urban characters. He credits the OTT platforms for bringing forth new stories, and with them, realistic characters that didn’t get screen time earlier. “Here, I play a robber from the heartland of India. So, I felt like somebody saw me in a different [light]. Such roles were not offered to me five years ago. [Most filmmakers] used to feel that this actor is just out of college and [hence, a better fit] for urban roles.”
I relate to Kavya in the third season of Little Things the most-Mithila Palkar
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Mithila traces her three-year journey with Little Things as she is nominated for Best Actor (Female) in the upcoming mid-day and Radio City Hitlist Web Awards
Shaheen Parkar (MID-DAY; February 23, 2020)
In her role of Kavya, who navigates the ups and downs of a live-in relationship in Little Things, Mithila Palkar made people sit up and take notice. Three seasons later, she is a web star in her own right."From being unsure about what she wanted to do in life to finding a work-life balance, Kavya has matured into a responsible adult and a doting partner. I relate to that growth, and relate to Kavya in the third season the most," says Palkar, whose endearing performance in the love story has fetched her a Best Actor (Female) nomination in the upcoming mid-day and Radio City Hitlist Web Awards.
Dice Media's Little Things began on YouTube in 2016, and was later picked up by Netflix. "It had an instant connect with the audience because of its universal story of [two people navigating] a relationship," reasons the actor. The idea for a long-format series came about after Dhruv Sehgal and she did two sketches with FilterCopy. "That's when producer Ashwin Suresh suggested that Dhruv write those sketches to adapt to a longer format."
There have been several fun-filled moments during the shoot. "The tennis court scene in the eighth episode of season three is one of our favourites. It was one of the most challenging sequences to shoot and Ruchir Arun, the director of that episode, was ambitious about it. We spent an entire night filming it," she laughs.
The actor, who featured in the Irrfan and Dulquer Salmaan starrer Karwaan (2018), is hoping to gain a foothold in Bollywood while balancing her digital commitments. There has been talk that a fourth season of Little Things is on the cards. Ask Palkar, and she smiles, "You will know soon."
More About Little Things
- Prateek Kuhad has composed the music for the series
- Lead actor Dhruv Sehgal is also the creator and writer of Little Things
- Dhruv Sehgal and Mithila Palkar first met at the Thespo Youth Theatre Festival after which they worked together in a FilterCopy sketch
Cast Your Vote For The Hitlist Web Awards
Mithila Palkar has been nominated in the Best Actor (Female) category for Netflix’s Little Things 03.
The other nominees are:
- Shefali Shah (Delhi Crime; Netflix)
- Shweta Tripathi Sharma (Laakhon Mein Ek 02; Amazon Prime)
- Rasika Dugal (Out of Love; Hotstar)
- Geetanjali Kulkarni (Gullak; Sony LIV)
- Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven; Amazon Prime)
- Dia Mirza (Kaafir; Zee5)
- Little Things 03 enjoys nominations across five categories, including Best New Season, Best Actor (Male), Best Supporting Actor (Female) and Best Writing.
- There are 14 categories that the public can vote in. Log on to www.hitlistwebawards.com to cast your vote.
- You can also vote via SMS. Send HITLIST <space> category name <space> your choice (a/b/c/d as on the website) to 57575.
- Voting lines close on March 8.
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