Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)
Chapters
<table><thead><tr><th>Chapter No.</th><th>Episodes</th><th>Chapter description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Chapter 1</td><td>1 - 26</td><td>Anurag Basu and Prerna Sharma are in love. Mohini, Anurag's mother, wants him to marry Komolika.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 2</td><td>27 – 67</td><td>Anurag marries Komolika due to his mother's emotional blackmail; Prerna is pregnant with his child.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 3</td><td>67 – 108</td><td>Moloy recovers from coma and learns about Anurag and Komolika's marriage.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 4</td><td>109 – 164</td><td>Komolika and Anurag divorce.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 5</td><td>165 – 210</td><td>Prerna marries Rishabh Bajaj to protect the assets of Basu family.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 6</td><td>211 – 276</td><td>Bajaj's wife Menka poses problems for Bajaj as they are not divorced yet.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 7</td><td>277 – 330</td><td>Bajaj disappears after his accident. Prerna and Anurag get engaged and married happily.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 8</td><td>331 – 374</td><td>Bajaj creates problems in Anurag and Prerna's paradise. He clicked intimate photos with Prerna in Pune by making her unconscious, later he used these photos to blackmail her with the help of Mr. Patel, who was also involved in Prem's kidnapping.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 9</td><td>375 – 402</td><td>Prerna and Anurag's son Prem is abducted, due to the irresponsible behaviour of Prerna, who forgot to pick up Prem from school . Prerna had ignored her responsibility towards Prem many times before, because of Kuki, Bajaj's daughter. Prem dies.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 10</td><td>403 – 441</td><td>Anurag and Prerna's marriage fell apart due to misunderstandings and Prem's death. Anurag marries Aparna, leaving pregnant Prerna alone for her misdeed.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 11</td><td>442 – 472</td><td>Prerna is mad at Anurag and moves to Panchmeshwar with her daughter, Sneha.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 12</td><td>473 – 511</td><td>After eight years, Sneha visits Anurag's house. Due to the pressurised situation, Prerna unwillingly decides to engage with Bajaj.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 13</td><td>512 – 572</td><td>Sneha is diagnosed with leukaemia. Anurag and Prerna become closer due to Sneha's illness and have another child named Prem Jr. Bajaj realizes that Prerna only loves Anurag.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 14</td><td>573 – 623</td><td>Aparna's plot to murder Anurag.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 15</td><td>624 – 646</td><td>Prerna is accused of Aparna's murder.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 16</td><td>647 – 685</td><td>Anurag does not show interest in getting back with Prerna, so she decides to marry Bajaj. Madhavi reveals her pregnancy, but Bajaj refuses to accept Madhavi as well as his unborn child.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 17</td><td>686 – 757</td><td>Generation Leap: Shravan avenges his mother Aparna's death.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 18</td><td>758 – 781</td><td>Anurag, Prerna and Bajaj meet with a fatal accident. Prerna suffers from amnesia; she only remembers her marriage with Anurag. After she regains her memory, she accuses Anurag of conspiracy, but she realizes her mistakes and apologizes to Anurag.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 19</td><td>782 – 833</td><td>Bajaj's past comes out. Tanisha is Bajaj's child with Madhavi, whom he refused to accept so he could marry Prerna.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 20</td><td>834 – 873</td><td>Yudi is actually Prem Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 21</td><td>874 – 928</td><td>Yudi's transformation. Prerna takes charge to change Prem.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 22</td><td>929 – 993</td><td>Mukti and Yudi grow closer. Sharad assaults Mukti.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 23</td><td>994 – 1022</td><td>An attempt to take Prerna's life.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 24</td><td>1023 – 1048</td><td>Anurag marries Sampada. Prerna takes the blame for Sneha's offence and goes to jail.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 25</td><td>1049 – 1069</td><td>After five years: Anurag and Sampada are living happily and have taken Prem and Sneha's responsibility. Bajaj destroys his business and leaves his family to suffer alone. He cut all relations with his family after finding out that Prerna can't love anyone but Anurag. Meanwhile, Anurag provides shelter to Bajaj's family. Prerna returns from jail.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 26</td><td>1070 – 1101</td><td>Prem is shattered by Mukti's death.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 27</td><td>1102 – 1163</td><td>Prem is taken to Panchameshwar for treatment.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 28</td><td>1164 – 1202</td><td>Aparna's attempt to murder Prerna.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 29</td><td>1203 – 1250</td><td>Kasak falsely frames Shravan for her condition and manipulates Bajaj against Shravan. Bajaj vows to destroy Shravan. Prerna shoots Anurag.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 30</td><td>1251 – 1300</td><td>Twenty years later, Prerna's granddaughter Prerna (P2) is the protagonist. Anurag returns as Pratham Mittal.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 31</td><td>1301 – 1358</td><td>Sampada confesses her crime. Prerna apologises to Anurag. Anurag exposes Bajaj that he is still alive.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 32</td><td>1359 – 1394</td><td>Anurag exposes Komolika's plan.</td></tr><tr><td>Chapter 33</td><td>1395 – 1423</td><td>Komolika points the gun at Anurag, but Prerna takes the bullet to save Anurag. However, both Anurag and Prerna die in each other's arms. Komolika falls off the cliff and dies. Prerna and Anurag unite in death. Prem writes a book: Kasautii Zindagii Kay on Anurag and Prerna's life. Mr. Bajaj is left alone forever and the two true love birds unite after death.</td></tr></tbody></table>
Development
Ekta Kapoor stated that Anurag was named after her director friend, while Prerna) was named after the daughter of her father's friend, actor Prem Chopra.
Reboot series
A reboot of the show, also titled Kasautii Zindagii Kay), aired on StarPlus from 25 September 2018 to 3 October 2020. However, unlike the original series, the reboot did not sustain the expected ratings. This reboot was also remade in the Kannada language on Star Suvarna, titled Premloka.
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