# Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (बड़े अच्छे लगते हैं)
**Bade Achhe Lagte Hain** (बड़े अच्छे लगते हैं; "It Feels So Good") is a Hindi-language romantic family drama television series which aired from May 2011 to July 2014 and was among the most-watched Indian television series of its time.[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-s-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-completes-10-years-see-ekta-kapoor-s-note-1808668-2021-05-30) It starred [Ram Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/ram-kapoor) and [Sakshi Tanwar](https://www.edgepedia.org/sakshi-tanwar) as two single people past the usual marriageable age who accidentally discover love after getting married.[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-s-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-completes-10-years-see-ekta-kapoor-s-note-1808668-2021-05-30) The franchise later continued with the 2021 sequel *[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-2)* and further seasons streaming on Sony LIV.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-broke-stereotypes-season-2-nakuul-mehta-disha-parmar-ekta-kapoor-7478449/) • [3](https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-1700000190)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original run | Premiered 30 May 2011 on Sony Entertainment Television; aired to July 2014[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-s-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-completes-10-years-see-ekta-kapoor-s-note-1808668-2021-05-30) • [4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain) |
| Slot | Monday–Thursday at 10:30 pm on Sony[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/bade-achhe-lagte-hain/) |
| Leads | Ram Kapoor as Ram, a portly businessman in his 40s; Sakshi Tanwar as Priya Sharma, a TOEFL tutor in her 30s[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/bade-achhe-lagte-hain/) |
| Basis | The Gujarati play *Patrani*[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-s-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-completes-10-years-see-ekta-kapoor-s-note-1808668-2021-05-30) |
| Episode count | 644 episodes telecast against an initial plan of 150, as reported by IndianPedia[4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain) |
| Ratings peak | Fourth most-watched show in India with a TVR of 4.30 in the 48th week of 2011, as reported by IndianPedia[4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain) |
| Legacy | Credited with kickstarting the trend of mature love stories on Hindi television[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-broke-stereotypes-season-2-nakuul-mehta-disha-parmar-ekta-kapoor-7478449/) |
## Premise and characters
The story centers on a marriage of convenience between business tycoon Ram and middle-class Priya, who accidentally discover love after getting married; the leads' chemistry drove the show's massive viewership.[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-s-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-completes-10-years-see-ekta-kapoor-s-note-1808668-2021-05-30) As written, Priya Sharma is in her 30s and teaches at TOEFL tuitions, the ambitious daughter of a former Miss Bhubaneshwar; Ram is in his 40s, portly and single, a globe-trotting businessman living with a stepmother and stepsiblings who has given up hope of marriage.[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/bade-achhe-lagte-hain/)
The premise departed from typical Hindi serial plots. A contemporary Indian Express review noted that for once the story was about the loneliness and social barbs two seemingly over-the-hill single people face, their concerns and fears, and the way they begin to accept their single status once their marriageable age passes, rather than about teenyboppers.[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/bade-achhe-lagte-hain/) The same review praised Ram's self-deprecatory humor, asking which other actor would allow others to call him "fat" on screen.[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/bade-achhe-lagte-hain/) Beyond the leads, the cast included [Sumona Chakravarti](https://www.edgepedia.org/sumona-chakravarti), Samir Kochhar, and Chahatt.[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-s-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-completes-10-years-see-ekta-kapoor-s-note-1808668-2021-05-30)
## Production and broadcast history
The serial aired Monday through Thursday at 10:30 pm on Sony, with Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar, Renuka Israni, and Eva Grover in the principal cast.[5](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/bade-achhe-lagte-hain/) It was based on the Gujarati play *Patrani*.[1](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-s-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-completes-10-years-see-ekta-kapoor-s-note-1808668-2021-05-30) For Ekta Kapoor, whose [Balaji Telefilms](https://www.edgepedia.org/balaji-telefilms) was known for saas-bahu family soaps, the show was an unconventional detour.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-broke-stereotypes-season-2-nakuul-mehta-disha-parmar-ekta-kapoor-7478449/)
According to the specialist reference IndianPedia, the serial was initially intended to run for 150 episodes but went on to telecast a total of 644, going off-air in July 2014.[4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain)
## By the numbers
The ratings trajectory reported by IndianPedia runs as follows. The show debuted with a Television Rating (TVR) of 1.3, rising to 3.7 ten weeks later. In the forty-eighth week of 2011 (25 November to 1 December) it became the fourth most-watched television show in India with a TVR of 4.30. In the twenty-ninth week of 2012 (15–21 July) it was the second most-watched fictional Hindi show with a TRP of 4.2, up 0.5 points from 3.7 the previous week. In early January 2013 the TRP fell to 2.3.[4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain)
## Music and title track
According to IndianPedia, the serial's title track had lyrics by Nawab Arzoo, was sung by [Shreya Ghoshal](https://www.edgepedia.org/shreya-ghoshal) and Trijayh Dey, with music by Lalit Sen, and incidental music by Abhishek Singh and Mintu Jha.[4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain)
## Reception and awards
IndianPedia credits the show with the Kalakar Award for Best Serial in 2012, plus six [Indian Television Academy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-television-academy-awards), three Star Guild Awards, five Indian Telly Awards, three FICCI Frames Excellence Honours, and two [People's Choice Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/peoples-choice-awards).[4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain) The Hindu noted that the Hindi original had won many awards.[6](https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/engaging-family-entertainers/article5504546.ece)
For Sakshi Tanwar, the role marked a break from the "pativrata patni" (devoted wife) image she carried from *Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki*, through the contemporary, practical character of Priya.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-broke-stereotypes-season-2-nakuul-mehta-disha-parmar-ekta-kapoor-7478449/)
## Adaptations and dubbing
According to IndianPedia, the serial was dubbed in Telugu as *Nuvvu Nachhavu*, an afternoon soap opera that premiered on [Gemini TV](https://www.edgepedia.org/gemini-tv) on 9 April 2012.[4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain) The Tamil dub, *Ullam Kollai Poguthada*, premiered on Polimer TV on 10 December 2012 with some of the characters' names changed.[4](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain) [The Hindu](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hindu) reported that the Tamil version was popular among Tamil television viewers, with its lead Ramkumar as popular as Gopi of *Nadhaswaram*.[6](https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/engaging-family-entertainers/article5504546.ece)
## Legacy and what has changed since 2023
Retrospective coverage credits the show with kickstarting the trend of mature love stories on Hindi television, portraying a 40-something man romancing a woman in her 30s with all the frisson reserved for teenyboppers; some later attempts worked and some did not, but in this view no one could recreate the magic of the original pair.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-broke-stereotypes-season-2-nakuul-mehta-disha-parmar-ekta-kapoor-7478449/) The show's famous on-screen lip-lock between Ram and Sakshi's characters, as they consummated their marriage, drew both praise for progressive viewing and fan criticism, and TRPs declined afterwards.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-broke-stereotypes-season-2-nakuul-mehta-disha-parmar-ekta-kapoor-7478449/)
The franchise continued with *Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2*, starring [Nakuul Mehta](https://www.edgepedia.org/nakuul-mehta) and [Disha Parmar](https://www.edgepedia.org/disha-parmar), whose launch in 2021 prompted the tenth-anniversary retrospective of the original.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-broke-stereotypes-season-2-nakuul-mehta-disha-parmar-ekta-kapoor-7478449/) The series streams on Sony LIV, the platform of original broadcaster [Sony Entertainment Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/sony-entertainment-television), which promotes it as returning "with a fresh twist" through a season following Bhagyashree, a single independent woman afraid of love after a painful betrayal, who meets a free-spirited Rishabh.[3](https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-1700000190)
## References
1. [Ram Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain completes 10 years. See Ekta Kapoor's note, India Today (30 May 2021)](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ram-kapoor-sakshi-tanwar-s-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-completes-10-years-see-ekta-kapoor-s-note-1808668-2021-05-30)
2. [Ahead of Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2, revisiting Ram Kapoor-Sakshi Tanwar's show that broke stereotypes but was hurt by a kiss, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-broke-stereotypes-season-2-nakuul-mehta-disha-parmar-ekta-kapoor-7478449/)
3. [Watch Bade Achhe Lagte Hain: Romantic TV Show Online, Sony LIV](https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/bade-achhe-lagte-hain-1700000190)
4. [Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, IndianPedia](https://indianpedia.org/wiki/Bade_Achhe_Lagte_Hain)
5. [Bade Achhe Lagte Hain.. (contemporary review), The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/bade-achhe-lagte-hain/)
6. [Engaging family entertainers, The Hindu](https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/engaging-family-entertainers/article5504546.ece)
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