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Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki (मन्नत – हर खुशी पाने की)

Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki (मन्नत – हर खुशी पाने की), also Mannat: Harr Khushi Paane Ki, is a Hindi Colors TV romantic family drama premiering 6 January 2025, starring Ayesha Singh, Adnan Khan, and Mona Vasu, about an abandoned girl who becomes a chef unaware her employer is her birth mother.

Megha Barsenge

Megha Barsenge (मेघा बरसेंगे) is a Hindi TV drama on Colors TV and JioCinema, premiered 6 August 2024, starring Neha Rana, Neil Bhatt, and Kinshuk Mahajan in a story of a bride abandoned by her NRI husband.

Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali (मेहंदी है रचने वाली)

Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali (मेहंदी है रचने वाली), Hindi remake of Telugu Gorintaku, is a StarPlus romantic drama (15 Feb to 27 Nov 2021, 246 episodes) starring Shivangi Khedkar as Pallavi and Sai Ketan Rao as Raghav Rao.

Mera Balam Thanedaar (मेरा बालम थानेदार)

Mera Balam Thanedaar (मेरा बालम थानेदार) is a Hindi Colors TV romantic drama (2024), a remake of Raja Ranichi Ga Jodi, starring Shagun Pandey and Shruti Choudhary in an underage-marriage story set in Rajasthan, 254 episodes.

Mere Angne Mein (मेरे अंगने में)

Mere Angne Mein (मेरे अंगने में), Hindi Star Plus family comedy-drama serial, 15 June 2015 to 2017, Sphere Origins; Shrivastav family of Mughalsarai, matriarch Shanti Devi versus bride Riya; 770 episodes; streamed on VI movies and tv.

Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi

Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi (मेरी आशिकी तुम से ही), an Ekta Kapoor Balaji Telefilms romantic drama on Colors TV from 2014, starring Shakti Arora and Radhika Madan, about a driver's son's one-sided love for a rich man's daughter, 446 episodes.

Meri Durga (मेरी दुर्गा)

Meri Durga (मेरी दुर्गा) is a 2017-2018 Star Plus Hindi drama about Yashpal Choudhary, an illiterate school peon in Haryana, and his daughter Durga, an aspiring runner. Produced by Paperback Films (Ravindra Gautam, Pradeep Kumar), it ran 383 episodes.

Miley Jab Hum Tum (मिले जब हम तुम)

Miley Jab Hum Tum (मिले जब हम तुम), a Star One Hindi youth romance (September 2008–2010, 580 episodes), followed sisters Gunjan and Nupur at Mumbai's Excel College, starring Mohit Sehgal, Sanaya Irani, Rati Pandey, and Arjun Bijlani.

Molkki (मोल्क्की)

Molkki (मोल्क्की), also called Molkki Rishton Ki Agnipariksha for its 2023 sequel, is a Colors TV Hindi drama about the Molkki bride-buying custom in Haryana, starring Priyal Mahajan and Amar Upadhyay, running 2020–2022 with about 322 episodes.

Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha

Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kaha is an Indian romance and family drama on Colors about a widow, Megha, and crime journalist Mohan, built around widow remarriage.

Naamkarann (नामकरण)

Naamkarann (नामकरण), also known as Namkaran, is an Indian drama series that aired on Star Plus from 2016 to 2018, following Avni Ayesha's fight for identity.

Naira Singhania Goenka

Naira Singhania Goenka is a fictional character in the television series Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, played by Shivangi Joshi from 2016 to 2021 and anchoring the show's second generation.

Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal

Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal (नव्या) is a Hindi Star Plus drama (4 April 2011 to 29 June 2012, 331 episodes) by Swastik Pictures starring Soumya Seth and Shaheer Sheikh as college lovers Navya and Anant, with the Shilpa Rao theme "Bekaboo".

Nimki Mukhiya (निमकी मुखिया)

Nimki Mukhiya (निमकी मुखिया), Hindi serial on Star Bharat 2017–2019, 8:30 PM Mon–Fri; Bhumika Gurung as a Bihar village's first female mukhiya; created by Zama Habib; retitled Nimki Vidhayak in 2019.

Nisha Aur Uske Cousins

Nisha Aur Uske Cousins (Nisha and her cousins) is a Hindi youth drama that aired on Star Plus from 18 August 2014, about seven cousins in a Jaipur joint family, starring Aneri Vajani, produced by Bodhi Tree Multimedia in 269 episodes.

Oh Humnava Tum Dena Saath Mera

Oh Humnava Tum Dena Saath Mera (ओ हमनवा तुम देना साथ मेरा), a 2026 Star Plus Hindi romantic drama starring Sriti Jha and Shabir Ahluwalia, remade from Marathi series Man Dhaga Dhaga Jodte Nava, streaming on JioHotstar.

Pandya Store

Pandya Store (पंड्या स्टोर) was a Star Plus Hindi soap opera (25 January 2021 to 26 May 2024), an official remake of the Tamil serial Pandian Stores, produced by Sphere Origins, starring Kinshuk Mahajan and Shiny Doshi as Gautam and Dhara, and later Priyanshi Yadav and Rohit Chandel.

Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil (परदेस में है मेरा दिल)

Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil (परदेस में है मेरा दिल) was a 2016-17 Star Plus romantic drama by Balaji Telefilms starring Drashti Dhami and Arjun Bijlani; 170 episodes, inspired by the 1997 film Pardes, popular in the UK but a ratings failure in India.

Parineetii (परिणीती) (TV series)

Parineetii (परिणीती), an Indian Hindi TV drama on Colors TV (2022–2025) from Balaji Telefilms, created by Ekta Kapoor. Stars Anchal Sahu, Tanvi Dogra, and Ankur Verma in a love triangle where two best friends unknowingly marry the same man, Rajeev; a 20-year leap reset the cast in 2025.

Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi (परवरिश – कुछ खट्टी कुछ मीठी)

Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi (परवरिश – कुछ खट्टी कुछ मीठी), also called Parvarish, is a Sony TV Hindi family drama (2011–2013) about sisters Sweety and Pinky raising children with strict versus friendly parenting styles; a second season ran 2015–2016.

Patiala Babes

Patiala Babes (पटियाला बेब्स) is a Hindi TV drama on Sony TV, 27 Nov 2018 to 27 Mar 2020, 349 episodes, 2 seasons; Ashnoor Kaur as Mini pushes mother Babita (Paridhi Sharma) toward independence in Patiala, Punjab.

Pavitra Rishta (पवित्र रिश्ता)

Pavitra Rishta (पवित्र रिश्ता), "Pure Relationship," is a Hindi Zee TV romantic family drama by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, airing June 1, 2009 to October 25, 2014 across 1,424 episodes, starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande as Manav and Archana, with a 2021 ZEE5 sequel.

Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil (फिर भी ना माने...बदतमीज़ दिल)

Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil is an Indian musical romantic television series starring Pearl V Puri and Asmita Sood that premiered on Star Plus in 2015.

Piyaa Albela (पिया अलबेला)

Piyaa Albela (पिया अलबेला), also spelled Piya Albela, is a Hindi Zee TV drama by Rajshri Productions' Sooraj Barjatya, aired 2017–2018, starring Akshay Mhatre and Sheen Das as Naren and Pooja, a modern Vishwamitra–Menaka love story.

Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (प्यार का दर्द है मीठा मीठा प्यारा प्यारा)

Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (प्यार का दर्द है मीठा मीठा प्यारा प्यारा) is a Rajshri Productions Hindi drama on Star Plus, 2012–2014, 663 episodes, starring Nakuul Mehta and Disha Parmar; title from the 1981 film Dard song.

Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (प्यार तूने क्या किया) (TV series)

Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (प्यार तूने क्या किया) is a Hindi anthology TV series on Zing, premiered 23 May 2014, hosted by Meiyang Chang and Surbhi Jyoti, telling tragic youth love stories where passion meets crime, distinct from the 2001 film of the same name.

Qubool Hai (क़ुबूल है)

Qubool Hai (क़ुबूल है) is a Hindi Zee TV romantic drama (2012–2016) by 4 Lions Films, set in Bhopal's Muslim milieu, starring Surbhi Jyoti and Karan Singh Grover; also a 2021 ZEE5 sequel and a 2026 Kuku TV micro-drama.

Ram Bhavan (राम भवन)

Ram Bhavan (राम भवन) is a Hindi-language Colors TV family drama that premiered 29 January 2025, set in a Prayagraj haveli, starring Mishkat Varma, Khushbu Rajendra, and Samiksha Jaiswal; a remake of the Tamil serial Deivamagal, it ended after five months in July 2025.

Rangrasiya (रंगरसिया)

Rangrasiya (रंगरसिया), also Rang Rasiya, is an Indian Colors TV drama (2013–2014) starring Ashish Sharma and Sanaya Irani, set in border village Birpur, Rajasthan, about BSD officer Rudra and village girl Paro, produced by Nautanki Films.

Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya (रिश्ता लिखेंगे हम नया)

Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya (रिश्ता लिखेंगे हम नया), also known as Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya serial, is a Sony TV Hindi drama (2017–2018, 149 episodes) starring Tejasswi Prakash as Diya and Rohit Suchanti as Ratan, a restructured successor to Pehredaar Piya Ki.