# Imlie (इमली)
**Imlie** (इमली) is an Indian Hindi-language daily soap opera that aired on Star Plus from 16 November 2020 to 12 May 2024, following a village girl of the same name across three generations of leads.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/hindi-tv-serials/imlie-s134.html) It was produced by Gul Khan and Karishma Jain under 4 Lions Films, with Leena Gangopadhyay credited as creator, and it was adapted from the Bengali serial *Ishti Kutum*.[2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=hi&id=mblazzymedia.pvt.ltd.imliserialnews) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13364380/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Channel and slot | Star Plus, 8:30 PM, episodes of about 30 minutes[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/hindi-tv-serials/imlie-s134.html) |
| Run | 16 November 2020 to 12 May 2024, three seasons[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/hindi-tv-serials/imlie-s134.html) |
| Production | Gul Khan and Karishma Jain for 4 Lions Films; creator Leena Gangopadhyay[2](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=hi&id=mblazzymedia.pvt.ltd.imliserialnews) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13364380/) |
| Original premise | A village girl is forced to marry a journalist, Aditya, after the two shelter in a hut during heavy rain; in the city he learns his engagement still stands[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13364380/) |
| Original leads | Sumbul Touqeer as Imlie and Gashmeer Mahajani as Aditya[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/hindi-tv-serials/imlie-s134.html) |
| Structure | Two generation leaps of 18 and 20 years over the run, each introducing a new lead pair[4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/television/imlie-big-update-sumbul-tauqeer-khan-fahmaan-khan-show-to-go-off-air-after-4-years-1000-episode-2581469.html) |
## Premise
The first story centers on Imlie, a girl from a small tribal community in a village in northern India, and Aditya Kumar Tripathi, a journalist from Delhi played by [Gashmeer Mahajani](https://www.edgepedia.org/gashmeer-mahajani).[5](https://mayapuri.com/hi/entertainment-news/the-story-of-imli-show-and-its-expressions-are-very-simple-there-is-drama-here-but-there-is-no-melodrama-gashmir-mahajani) Aditya visits the village for an assignment, and after the two take shelter in a hut during heavy rain, villagers force him to marry Imlie; back in the city he discovers that his engagement to Malini (Mayuri Deshmukh) still stands, and Imlie finds herself caught between the two.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13364380/) • [6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/imlie) India Today's review column described the setup as a familiar formula, a city boy forced by circumstances or villagers into marrying an innocent village girl while a lady love waits in the city, even as the show sat among the five most-watched Hindi serials.[7](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/imlie-to-mohi-why-do-soaps-turn-forced-weddings-into-fairy-tales-on-wahiyat-wednesday-1801746-2021-05-12)
Sources place the village differently: India Forums' premiere review describes a tribal girl living on the outskirts of [Uttarakhand](https://www.edgepedia.org/uttarakhand), while Mayapuri's launch-day interview places her community on the outskirts of [Uttar Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/uttar-pradesh).[8](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/imlie-sees-sumbul-touqeer-rise-as-a-true-star-but-not-without-stereotypes-as-minor-glitches_171071) • [5](https://mayapuri.com/hi/entertainment-news/the-story-of-imli-show-and-its-expressions-are-very-simple-there-is-drama-here-but-there-is-no-melodrama-gashmir-mahajani) India Today names the village as Pagdandiya and puts Imlie's age at the start of the story at 18.[7](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/imlie-to-mohi-why-do-soaps-turn-forced-weddings-into-fairy-tales-on-wahiyat-wednesday-1801746-2021-05-12)
Gashmeer Mahajani described the show's tone as deliberately restrained, saying in a November 2020 interview that the story and its expressions were simple, that there was drama but no melodrama, and that the series showed only what happens in people's lives with a little drama added.[5](https://mayapuri.com/hi/entertainment-news/the-story-of-imli-show-and-its-expressions-are-very-simple-there-is-drama-here-but-there-is-no-melodrama-gashmir-mahajani)
## Cast changes and generation leaps
Gashmeer Mahajani left the show before it completed its first year, and Fahmaan Khan then entered as Aryan; the pairing of Sumbul Touqeer and Fahmaan Khan proved popular with viewers.[4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/television/imlie-big-update-sumbul-tauqeer-khan-fahmaan-khan-show-to-go-off-air-after-4-years-1000-episode-2581469.html) The serial then used two generation leaps, of 18 and 20 years: Megha Chakraborty and Karan Vohra led the second generation, and Sai Ketan Rao and [Adrija Roy](https://www.edgepedia.org/adrija-roy) led the third.[4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/television/imlie-big-update-sumbul-tauqeer-khan-fahmaan-khan-show-to-go-off-air-after-4-years-1000-episode-2581469.html) • [14](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Imlie_hi?hl=en_CA&id=B40CD1CD7F115CA7SH)
## Ratings and reception
**Early performance was strong.** Within weeks of its launch the serial entered the top 10 Hindi shows.[4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/television/imlie-big-update-sumbul-tauqeer-khan-fahmaan-khan-show-to-go-off-air-after-4-years-1000-episode-2581469.html) The December 2020 BARC rankings are reported differently by two outlets: India Today places *Kundali Bhagya* second with 7.23 million impressions and Imlie just behind it with 7.07 million, while TV9 Hindi reports that Imlie overtook *Kundali Bhagya* to jump into second place.[9](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/top-stories/story/anupamaa-tops-tv-rating-war-tough-fight-between-kundali-bhagya-and-imlie-1754881-2020-12-31) • [10](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/check-out-barc-52-week-tv-serials-trp-for-december-2020-453573.html) A Times of India report on the show's first anniversary said it had held a standing place in the top 5 since its 2020 launch.[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/gashmeer-mahajani-and-sumbul-touqeer-khan-starrer-imlie-celebrate-completion-of-1-year/articleshow/87766966.cms)
Ratings declined in the later generations. By April 2024, TV9 Hindi reported that the show, which usually stayed in the top 5, had seen its TRP (television Rating Point; weekly measure of a show's viewership) fall considerably and that Star Plus had issued an off-air notice; it went off air in May 2024 after more than 1,000 episodes and two generation leaps, and a new serial starring [Ankit Gupta](https://www.edgepedia.org/ankit-gupta) and Rutuja Bagwe was set to replace it.[4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/television/imlie-big-update-sumbul-tauqeer-khan-fahmaan-khan-show-to-go-off-air-after-4-years-1000-episode-2581469.html) On IMDb the series holds a rating of 3.6 out of 10 from about 1.7 thousand users, with 3 wins and 7 nominations listed.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13364380/)
The show's handling of its central triangle drew both criticism and qualified praise. India Today's Wahiyat Wednesday column grouped it with serials that glorify forced marriages.[7](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/imlie-to-mohi-why-do-soaps-turn-forced-weddings-into-fairy-tales-on-wahiyat-wednesday-1801746-2021-05-12) A Broadcasting Content Complaints Council decision record, by contrast, noted that the show takes a strong stance against Aditya's assault: Imlie becomes his biggest supporter when he seeks justice and takes Malini to court, and the show does not endorse Malini's actions or the subsequent marriage as a solution.[12](https://www.ibdf.com/sites/default/files/DECISIONS-updated-till-124th-meeting.pdf)
## Adaptation lineage
*Ishti Kutum* itself ran for 1,331 episodes in a single season on the Bengali-language streaming catalog.[13](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/ishti-kutum)
## Episode counts
Sources disagree on the total number of episodes. Filmibeat lists 1,396 episodes across three seasons (its page has also shown 1,277 and 1,398 at different times), [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists 579 episodes in season 1, 370 in season 2, and 21 in season 3, and IMDb lists 1,177.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/hindi-tv-serials/imlie-s134.html) • [6](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/imlie) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13364380/) TV9 Hindi's report of more than 1,000 episodes at cancellation is consistent with all of these figures.[4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/television/imlie-big-update-sumbul-tauqeer-khan-fahmaan-khan-show-to-go-off-air-after-4-years-1000-episode-2581469.html)
## References
1. [Imlie Serial | Star Plus Imlie TV Serial, Cast & Crew, Story, Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/hindi-tv-serials/imlie-s134.html)
2. [Imli Serial News, Google Play (MbLazzy Media)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=hi&id=mblazzymedia.pvt.ltd.imliserialnews)
3. [Imlie (TV Series 2020–2024), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13364380/)
4. [4 साल, 3 लीप और 1000 एपिसोड के बाद टीवी से विदा ले रहा है ये मशहूर सीरियल, TV9 Hindi](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/television/imlie-big-update-sumbul-tauqeer-khan-fahmaan-khan-show-to-go-off-air-after-4-years-1000-episode-2581469.html)
5. ['इमली' शो की कहानी और उसके भाव बहुत सहज हैं, Mayapuri interview with Gashmeer Mahajani](https://mayapuri.com/hi/entertainment-news/the-story-of-imli-show-and-its-expressions-are-very-simple-there-is-drama-here-but-there-is-no-melodrama-gashmir-mahajani)
6. [Imlie, watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/imlie)
7. [Imlie to Mohi, why do soaps turn forced weddings into fairy tales?, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/imlie-to-mohi-why-do-soaps-turn-forced-weddings-into-fairy-tales-on-wahiyat-wednesday-1801746-2021-05-12)
8. [Imlie sees Sumbul Touqeer rise as a true star but not without stereotypes as minor glitches, India Forums](https://www.indiaforums.com/article/imlie-sees-sumbul-touqeer-rise-as-a-true-star-but-not-without-stereotypes-as-minor-glitches_171071)
9. [Anupamaa tops TV rating war, tough fight between Kundali Bhagya and Imlie, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/television/top-stories/story/anupamaa-tops-tv-rating-war-tough-fight-between-kundali-bhagya-and-imlie-1754881-2020-12-31)
10. [TRP Report: कुंडली भाग्य को मात देते हुए 'इमली' ने भरी उड़ान, TV9 Hindi](https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/check-out-barc-52-week-tv-serials-trp-for-december-2020-453573.html)
11. [Gashmeer Mahajani and Sumbul Touqeer Khan starrer 'Imlie' celebrate completion of 1 year, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/gashmeer-mahajani-and-sumbul-touqeer-khan-starrer-imlie-celebrate-completion-of-1-year/articleshow/87766966.cms)
12. [Decisions taken by the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council, updated till 124th meeting, IBDF](https://www.ibdf.com/sites/default/files/DECISIONS-updated-till-124th-meeting.pdf)
13. [Ishti Kutum, watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/ishti-kutum)
14. [Imlie (hi) - TV on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/tv/show/Imlie_hi?hl=en_CA&id=B40CD1CD7F115CA7SH)
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